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World Thinking Day February 22
A Thinking Day Message
from the World Chief Guide, September 1976
(last message before her death) |
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"Well, here we are approaching Thinking Day again, and I wonder how many of you Guides will
remember what that date means, and does. MOST of you will know that it was the Founder's Birthday, as well as being mine,
and it was decided that Guides everywhere should be invited to THINK hard, and thankfully, about what our movement is and
does, and do something to help it to fulfill its mission in the world.
Our kind thoughts take wings, and fly off from country to country, far and wide across the
seven seas and, as our numbers increase each year, so the strength of our feelings of friendship are expanding, and all thoughts
of goodwill are of unstinted value in this disturbed world in which we live today.
Thinking leads to action, and I feel sure that you Guides will be taking some form of celebration
for Thinking Day itself, in small numbers or in big occasions, and what you give in the way of money will help our sisterhood
to grow and expand for the greater good of numbers of girls like you.
I start when I first wake up on 22 February by going through the names of countries that I
have visited and where I know that the Guides will be thinking of me!
I begin by calling in on the small group of Guides in Austria, fairly near at hand, and then
I fly to Australia, with its big number of towns, where Guides will be gathering together for some "Thinking Day" ceremony
on this special day.
Then I hop over to little Belgium, so near at hand, and then away across the sea to Brazil.
And after that comes the vast stretch of Canada with Guides in the big cities, as well as
in the isolated Arctic regions.
Little Denmark comes next, hand in hand with the small island of Dominica, and next I "call
in" on the Guides of Egypt and Eire and Ethiopia, with Finland, France and far-off Fiji coming next.
Germany and Greece come next into my mind, followed by Holland and far-off Hong Kong, whilst
I spend quite a long time calling in, in mind, on Iceland, Italy and Israel, and seeing in my mind's eye numbers of Guides
and Bulbulsthe Brownies of all shapes and sizes all over that vast sub-continent of India.
And so it goes onas I think lovingly of all the Guides and Girl Scouts in all the other countries
too, who, in their turn, as the hours go by, will be holding meetings, having birthday parties, and also many groups who will
be on their knees, thanking God for the movement, and what it means to them in fun and friendships, and great "good turns"
to be done for people who are less fortunate than we are ourselves.
SoGuides and Girl Scouts, I wish you every happiness on this coming "Thinking Day", with all
of us drawn together through belonging to this great fellowship and tied by the Law and the Promise that we have all made,
and all the efforts and work that you do for the World Association is of great and lasting value.
I offer my admiration for all your fine achievements, and my best wishes for a HAPPY THINKING
DAY are with you all."
Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, World Chief Guide
Troop 834 has chosen Italy this
year
| Front of Troop 834 postcard |
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Thinking Day Postcard Exchange 2003In 2002, we had 2214 US Troops and 428 International Units from 34 countries participating.
In 2001, 1200 US troops; 175 International units from 22 countries
Come join the fun!
| Back of Troop 834 postcard |
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Thinking
Day 2003
Please join us as we come together to
celebrate the birthdays of both Lord Baden-Powell and Lady Baden-Powell, February 22nd. Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all over
the world celebrate this day in international friendship and world peace.
This project was designed to
help Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world learn about their sisters in scouting. In this project you will exchange
postcards with other troops and units to learn more about them and what they do. Registration is two part. First you send
me your information which is listed below then, you must create a yahoo id if you don't already have on. A yahoo id is free
of charge and can be created a www.yahoogroups.com.
Please read all the rules for
the exchange.
RULES AND ETIQUETTE - PLEASE READ THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY - it will answer your questions.
· PLEASE DO NOT use
last year's list. We have to start fresh every year asking for troops who want to participate. Please help us keep this project
successful by following these guidelines.
· PLEASE DO NOT post
messages to the other lists asking for postcard exchanges. The postcard exchange is a very large activity and there have been
complaints of cluttering the other lists. Please use the postcard discussion list to make inquiries. I will make necessary
posts to the other lists on a few occasions when needed.
· The postcard you send
should reflect the area in which you live. Check with your local stores because some may be willing to donate cards to your
troop. You should send one card per troop that you trade with. Each troop makes their own decision on how many cards they
want to trade with based on the finances of the troop. Ask each parent to bring in 5 stamps (or however many you want) so
that you can trade with more troops.
· SAFETY!! - DO NOT
put the last name of the girls in your troop on your postcards. Only use their first name. Please use all areas of caution
when girls are using the internet.
· Put something about
your troop on the postcard and not just names. We all love to learn about other troops. (You could type up something on labels
and put a label on each card then have the girls sign the card.) Be sure to PRINT, in black or blue ink, the address the card
is going to so that the postmaster can read it.
· IMPORTANT!!! Make
sure leader name and email address are on the card so you can be notified when the other troop receives your postcard. Also
include your return address. There is nothing worse than getting a card and not knowing who it is from. Make sure your state
is spelled out in full so that International Units will know where you are from. Our state abbreviations are not well known
internationally.
· Each person will be
responsible for contacting troops by email then giving them their mailing address so the exchange can happen. This will ensure
that trades have been approved by both parties.
· ACKNOWLDEDGE ALL EMAILS
you receive requesting trades. Even if you can't trade please let them know so they don't continue to wait for your response.
Email me when you are ready to stop trading and I will take you off the list.
· Once you agree to
trade, please send the cards out within a reasonable time frame. Make your trades and mail your postcards now so that troops
can receive their cards and make their displays before Thinking Day.
· For ease in tracking,
keep a list of troops, with mailing and email addresses, that have agreed to trade with you. When you mail your postcard put
the date you mailed it next to the troop info. When you receive a postcard from that troop put the rec'd date by the troop
info.
· Units from other countries
are now listed in the main database. Please be on your Girl Scout Honor and only trade with 5 international units so that
others can have an opportunity also. A few have asked that Joan do their trading and in this case she has left the email space
blank. Please email Joan for inquiries.
· Due to the tremendous
amount of work involved in running this exchange, I Jan will not be exchanging postcards this year. So, if any of you
would like to mail a postcard out of the goodness of your heart, please email me for our mailing addresses. = )
· I have set up a discussion
list for use during the trade. You will automatically be added once you join the exchange. This list is where I will post
info that troops/units need to know during the exchange. Towards the end of the exchange, the list will be open for everyone
to post the states they need to complete their displays.
To
join the exchange, email me Jan with the information below. PLEASE make sure to
send the info in the exact format as below without the labels, just your information. Once I have received ALL of the following
information:
· Leader name
· Council name
· Troop level and number
· Leader mailing Address,
City, State, Zip
· Email address
your troop will be added to the Postcard Exchange list and you will be emailed the web address for the list
of troops particiating.
Once you received the site, check out the list of troops participating and start emailing troops you would like
to swap with. Please let's all use our best courtsey.
· Please help us to
help others. As you will see, there are several states that do not have troops represented or just a few troops. If you know
of someone or locate a troop from one of these areas, please invited them to join the exchange and have them email me so I
can add them to the list. Jan
· The Event Patch -
May take a few minutes to load. All patch orders will be taken on a first come basis until the patches are gone. To place
and order please call the council shop at 1-800-750-6468 with the quantity you need. Patches are $2.05 each (this includes
postage) plus (if payment made by check or money order) a MANILLA or PADDED Self Addressed Envelope to return them to you
in. I WILL NOT send out more than 5 patches in a regular white envelope, they are not sturdy enough.
· Preferred method of
payment is with a credit card or debit card by calling the council shop at 800-750-6468
Or, I will accept a money order or personal check (in US currency). $25 fee for returned checks.
If paying by check or money order, you can mail your payment and request to Daisy's Garden, 127 Abercorn Street Suite 400, Savannah, Georgia 31401
· · If you have any questions email me Jan McKinney or Joan Beitman
· Have Fun and Come back often, the list grows daily!
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WAGGGS Countries
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,Barbados, Belarus, Belgium,
BelizeBenin, People's Republic of Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada Central Africa Republic, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands,Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica,Domincan Republic, Ecuador, ArabRepublic
of Egypt,El Salvador,Estonia, Fiji,Finland,France,Gambia,Germany,Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,Guinea,Guyana,Haiti,Honduras, Hong Kong,Hungary,Iceland,India,Indonesia, Ireland,Israel,Italy,Ivory Coast,Jamaica, Japan,Jordan,Kenya,Kiribati,Korea,Kuwait,Latvia, Lebanon Lesotho,Liberia,Libya,Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Madagascar,Malaysia Maldives,Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,Monaco,Namibia,Nepal, Netherlands,AntillesNetherlands,New Zealand,Nicaragua,Nigeria,Norway,Sultanate of Oman,Pakistan,Panama,Papua,New Guinea,Paraguay,PeruPhilippines, Poland,Portugal,Romania,RussianFederation, Rwanda,SaintKitts& Nevis,SaintLucia,Saint Vincents and The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino,Senegal,Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak Republic,Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa,Spain,Sri Lanka, Sudan,Surinam, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand ,Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen Republic, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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