2012 Prize-giving, Farewell & Christmas Party
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN
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Thanks to all the mums and dads who made a special effort with their food for supper - there were plenty of oohs and aahhhs
International Day of the Girl
Thanks to all the girls, Leaders (and caregivers) for giving up an hour of the school holidays on Thursday 11 October to be part of the National initiative celebrating the International Day of the Girl.
Girls from all over the country were invited to gather and perform Girl Jam and Glenfield were joined by Victoria and her girls from Devonport District. Thanks to Nathan and Noah who were happy to support us by waving our placards and dancing with their mum. Thanks too to Chrissy for organising the meet and Gill for providing the music.
Check out ours and other photos on the national GGNZ facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/GirlGuidingNZ/photos_stream
Girls from all over the country were invited to gather and perform Girl Jam and Glenfield were joined by Victoria and her girls from Devonport District. Thanks to Nathan and Noah who were happy to support us by waving our placards and dancing with their mum. Thanks too to Chrissy for organising the meet and Gill for providing the music.
Check out ours and other photos on the national GGNZ facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/GirlGuidingNZ/photos_stream
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DISTRICT CAMP - July 2012
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Otimai was home to the District for four days during the holidays as girls worked towards various badges and certificates. Skits were performed and damper made while focussing on Heritage...
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Pippins giving their performance of the Rainbow with sock puppets they made
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Evie and Sami try their hands at damper making
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Emily, Madison and Michelle completing the Guiding time-line highlighting significant events in the past 100 years
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Scrapbooking pages for unit logbooks - all part of the Then & Now badge
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Making fire-starters from egg cartons, lint and parafin wax - and they worked!
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Charlotte learns how to fold a heritage uniform and successfully completes the task
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Indoor campfire with songs from yester-year
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Written and first performed at Otimai in 1926, the Otimai Play was re-enacted by our Guides and Rangers
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Proof positive that shoe polishing is alive and well, so no excuses for dirty school shoes now!
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Dressing as their sisters did 50-100 years ago, the general consensus was that today's uniforms are better
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Quartermaster Duane kept us fed and watered
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and we made our own butter - just like they did in the olden days
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Guides Own - our Sunday morning service
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Final parade and presentation of badges and certificates
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Happy Birthday Ma'am
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Glenfield Pippins celebrated Queen's Birthday with a High Tea fit for a Queen!
The girls made their own lamingtons then were seated in the Long Gallery for Tea. Little fingers were crooked, and glasses were raised in a Happy Birthday toast. 
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Glasses were also raised and jam & cream sponge devoured at the District Leader's meeting
(yes, it was only apple juice!)
Mother's Day
 Leader Susan flying the flag for Oxfam
Our 2nd Annual Mother's Day event was held in conjunction with one of our Girl Guide Awareness Month community activities to raise funds for Oxfam. Twenty seven girls made a felt brooch and card for their Mum, Aunt, Grandma or Caregiver before tucking in to the pot luck desserts table. The lucky recipient of the Chrysalis make up consult raffle was Leanne.
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ANZAC DAY 2012
A beautiful day at the Glenfield War Memorial with a huge crowd and a good turnout from our girls and Leaders. Well done to the girls who sold poppies and handed out the orders of service. Thank you for sitting through the service while squinting into the sun - you made us proud.
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Emily, Amy and Charlotte helping the RSA
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Marching in the Glenfield parade
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District Co-ordinator reading the Binyon's Ode
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our Official Party
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Vienna, Sami & Olivia laying the wreath
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representing GirlGuiding Glenfield
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St Patrick's Day BBQ & Fancy Dress
What a fun night of food, games and laughter we had, there were green leprechauns everywhere! Thirty girls, 5 Leaders and 3 parents enjoyed the evening and we had some extremely well presented costumes in the parade.
Our "Rose of Tralee" - Rosie (by coincidence) placing first in the fancy dress parade
Ruby was our 2nd place getter in the fancy dress parade
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Hot Potato
Pin the Shamrock on Shamus
Leprechaun Limbo
More smiling faces: Kiara, Hannah & Katelyn
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Thinking Day - February 22nd
A day to remember our 'sisters' around the world and to celebrate the joint birthdays of our founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell and his wife Lady Olave (former World Chief Guide).
Fifty two girls from Glenfield, Sunnynook and Birkenhead districts gathered with their Leaders, parents and other well-wishers on Wednesday evening to commemorate the day with songs, thoughts and games. Emails and postcards were received from our Guiding friends in Leicester and Cardiff, and the money raised has been forwarded to the World Thinking Day Fund. |
Weaving their crepe paper streamers into the World Trefoil.
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Dargaville Bra Chain - World Record Beaten
2012 started really early (in the morning) for our Leaders Linda, Cheryl, Susan; Guide Emma and supporter Sue... they travelled to Dargaville to be part of the world record setting bra chain event. Starting around 5am on Saturday 18th February, and in the fog, our little team strung together 10,001 bras during the course of the day to assist with the final total of near 170,000 bras - beating the record held by the Australians, and ending a two year campaign to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. Thanks gals!
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Up before dawn and starting with a blank (grass) canvas
The final count
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The year that was... 2011
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Glenfield Santa Parade
A fair representation of girls and leaders turned out to walk in the annual community Santa Parade. The weather was kind with a beautiful sunny morning and cooling breeze for the hour-long walk from High Road to McFetridge Park. Brownies and Pippins from Hillcrest and their District Co-ordinator Jillian joined us as Hillcrest do not have a community parade of their own. Brownies waved handmade flags, Guides carried the Guiding and New Zealand flags, Pippins carried Crystal their mascot doll, and all chanted their way along the route, ably led by Brownie Leader Amanda. A number of our girls demonstrated their talents by also performing with their school and Church groups in Kapa Haka, Choir and Dance. Well done girls, you looked very smart and got lots of public support.
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JOTA/JOTI
Hundreds of Scouts & Guides descended upon Camp Maynard in Albany during the weekend of 15-16 October to take part in the annual Jamboree on the Airwaves and Internet. Contact was made with local and overseas groups and there were plenty of fun activities to keep the kids busy for hours. Thank you to the Glenfield girls, families and Leaders who supported this event.
Emma awaiting her turn at the Comms caravan
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Kiara and Susan on the internet
Branding leather blanket patches
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Father's Day Pot Luck BBQ Kiara and Strickland at dinner
A den full of Dads is an unusual sight but a most welcome one as girls celebrated Father's Day with dinner, games and activities. Congratulations to Roy who won the Father's door prize, and to Janae who took home the daughter's prize.
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 Making personalised photo frame gifts  Les and Aisha enjoying dessert |
Mid-winter Disco
44 Girls donned their masks (some of which were beautifully handmade) to attend the Masquerade Disco.
The BBQ dinner was well supported and the games, prizes and dancing kept everyone on their toes. Congratulations to Alicia who won the door prize. A big thank you to mums Betty, Debbie and Lisa, Leaders Sandie and Susan and Rangers Christie-Lee and Gemma for your invaluable assistance, and to Jeff for security and Duane for music and photos. |
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Regional International Day
Pippins, Brownies and Guides from across the North Shore region gathered at Taitamariki for a day of fun and activities.
Up first in the morning session, girls from Glenfield joined with girls from Birkenhead, Takapuna/Devonport and Whangaparaoa making such crafts as magnetic ribbon dragons, Japanese Kimono Dolls, hanging ocean-inspired dioramas and potting sunflower seeds. The girls even got to try sushi. Thank you Leaders for giving up another Saturday to make this event a success. |
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Mother's Day Pot Luck Dinner
Forty two members of the District celebrated Mother's Day with a shared dinner at the Den on Friday 6th May.
In between courses the girls 'swapped Mums' and were assisted with making gifts of shrink plastic keyrings and paper carnation gift tags. An extra Happy Mother's Day to Rachael, Amelia and Cheryl who won the main prize draws. |
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Film Stars! - Feb 2011
Filming has finished for the day, well our part has anyway...
Members of GirlGuidingNZ Glenfield and Birkenhead Districts, had the opportunity of being involved in the filming of an episode of “Bryan & Bobby”, a children’s television programme produced by Suzy Cato. Bryan & Bobby is a primary school age television series that focuses on matters that may affect our children during their young years. It certainly was fascinating to see the crew at work and to see just how long it takes to get a scene right! Our Guiding girls were “the innocent parties” as Bobby played his tricks, trying not to get caught out by Constable Bryan.
CLICK HERE for the Bryan & Bobby Homepage
CLICK HERE for the Bryan & Bobby Homepage
 The Director putting Bobby through his paces. |
 Bryan, Bobby, Suzy,
Amy, Emily, Emma,
Aisha, Katie Rose, Charlotte, Maddy |
Camping @ Kaipara Kapers - Jan 11 Guides: Emma, Hannah & Maitreyi
New Zealand's first ever Zone camp, hosting more than 300 girls from Hauraki to Northland. With activities such as Archery, Rock-climbing, Horse riding, Swimming, Kayaking, Crafts, Campfires and Community Service, the girls were able to fill in five days quite happily. The sun shone and so did everybody involved.
 Low-lying fog at 6am - not something many of the girls would have seen! The camp was eerily quiet at that time of the morning. |
 Ranger Steph hailed form Woozle Valley  The girls were enthralled for an hour - everyone had a drum and the whole session was led by actions only. |
