Juniors

August Action is here!

August Action, Gumnuts, Juniors, Seniors, Service, Sleepover

August Action is a chance for you to fundraise for things that are important to
you. The money we will raise will go to two places. Half of the money will go to a
Central Charity that all the Guides around Victoria will be fundraising for – in
2015 this charity is ROMAC. The other half of the money will go where ever
our Unit decides – start thinking……….

Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC)

ROMAC has been in operation for over 25 years. Assisted by many Australian and New Zealand surgeons who generously donate their time free for the treatment of our patients, this humanitarian program has provided over 350 children from more than 20 developing countries with urgent medical treatment that has given them new hope.
Mission
To provide medical treatment for children from developing countries in the form of life
saving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country.
Objectives
To provide hope where there is no hope
To restore dignity to human life
To save or transform the lives of children from developing countries.
To provide the best possible medical and surgical expertise
www.romac.org.au 

Promise Cermony – Junior Guides

Juniors, Promise Ceremony

Hi Junior Guides! 

Promise Ceremony Tuesday Night – full uniform from all junior guides (& gumnuts). 

Junior Guides arrive at 6:15. Parents/Grandparents arrive at 6:45 & stay till 7:30. 

Promise Cermony for 7 new junior guides!!! Then Hands Badge for them……. (Information was handed out at guides last week, or on our website for details). 

If you are awaiting any uniform from guide shop – we now have all orders so available at beginning of night. 

Tuesday night will be a busy night, any other badges or challenges will need to wait till the following week. 

Bickie

  

Free Being Me Program (Please take time to read this post & parent letter attached)

Juniors, Program, Seniors

(Please take time to read this post & the parent letter that is attached)

Empowering girls through improving body confidence. WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts), Dove and Girl Guides Australia have worked hard to develop a program that is girl-led, fun and relevant to the needs of girls and young women.

 

The “Free Being Me” has been written especially for the age groups of our units. It is an educational program that engages with exploring ideas about body confidence & beauty that will affect them as they grow up. Free Being Me shows participants that there isn’t just one way to be beautiful & that what is inside them matters the most.

Girl Guides who have taken part in the Free Being Me activities and done a Take Action project that reaches two others can receive a Free Being Me badge. Giving these badges is a great reward for the participants, and helps the World Association count out how many have taken part in the activities worldwide.

Please take a moment to read the attached letter about this program.

Parent Letter for Free Being Me Program

Request for Parent Roster (Junior / Gumnuts)

Gumnuts, Juniors, Parent Help, Program

Hi All,

Junior / Gumnuts Guides need a parent helper to organise parents for our program for Term 3. Parent help makes our night run smoother

Duties include: –

  • Establishing parents for roster
  • Be a parent contact if helpers need to swap nights
  • Ensure parents attend for duties
Girl Guides Victoria have a policy for Working With Children Check (WWC) & Police Checks. A female adult who volunteers on an occasional basis in an activity in which her child ordinarily participates is exempt from the Working with Children Check. However, this adult must not be unsupervised when working with other children. If you have a WWC (please present a copy to Tamara (Bickie) for our records) or we can arrange for a WWC to be done through Guides Victoria at no charge. 

Girl Guide Biscuits – Patterson Lakes Shopping Centre Saturday 13th June

Biscuits, Gumnuts, Juniors, Seniors, Service

Hi All – Girl Guide Biscuits at Patterson Lakes SC – any guide who attends will be able to have their action guide section signed off & receive a “Girl Guide Biscuit” badge for their guide blanket or guide bag.

When: Saturday 13th June
Time: 9am till 3pm (if you are coming after 1pm, please call Tamara (Bickie) to make sure we haven’t sold out!
Where: Patterson Lakes Shopping Centre (outside the main entrance to Woolworths – near Chemist)
Wear: Full Guide Uniform please!

 

If you can attend, please post a comment on the link below so we can see who will be attending this event. Your reply will be your response to this event will be visible by all other members commenting & please nominate a time (please make sure you nominate a time where gaps are – we would love to see guides there all day – parents welcome to stay & help)

Times nominated are: –

9:00 -10:30

10:30 – 12 noon

12 noon – 1:30

1:30 – 3 (please call Tamara on day – to check biscuit supplies)

Guide Biscuit Article in Leader May 2015