Where has the summer gone? It feels like just yesterday I was wrapping up our year-end Guide camp and final meetings in June.
I've been shopping for some basic admin supplies - new markers, pencils, my planning notebooks and have started to figure out what I'm going to need in our first order from the Guide Store (Patrol Emblems, dues books, badges/insignia, enrollment pins and certificates, etc.) Not very exciting I know, but somehow this is how I start every Guiding year and once I've done the basics, getting down to planning and arranging activities comes easily!
We've been doing some planning for Guides and have lots of ideas for Pathfinders and Rangers - of course, everything depends on what the girls want to do.
For Guides, we have an Open House on September 10th to hopefully encourage new members to join. We're planning to work on the Hiking, Performing Arts, Event Planning, Astronomy and Tasty Treats badge this fall. Activities so far include an urban hike, a trip to the planetarium, celebrating the International Day of the Girl, an Enrollment ceremony, Talent Show, craft night, and Hallowe'en party.
Pathfinders and Rangers have a camp scheduled for September and we're hoping to be able to do the Challenge Course and Archery, along with some outdoor cooking, hiking and social time. We will also be starting to work on a service project, sell cookies to raise funds for our activities, and building team work skills.
The Rangers have a weekend in Toronto to look forward to, in addition to a start of the year BBQ, cookie sales, working on the Cookie Campaign Challenge and camping with the Pathfinders.
