Once again the Charleville Girl Guides (and a couple of Scouting friends) got up early and participated in Clean Up Australia Day. The girls spent the morning searching and collecting rubbish and recyclable cans and bottles. It was handy that there was a local football competition the night before, so there was lots of recyclables to gather. BRAVO Guides!
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Members of 1st Charleville Girl Guides joined the Charleville Scout Group to conduct the 2019 Charleville ANZAC Youth Vigil: guarding the Charleville Cenotaph through the night of 24th April until the dawn service on 25 April. Participants conducted 30 minute long shifts to guard the cenotaph, standing behind the stone statues at the corners, with many during multiple shifts through the night. While not on guard participants completed communication related activities such as Morse code, semaphore, using two-way radios and more. All then attended the Dawn Service with many returning later in the morning to participate in the town march and attend the morning service. BRAVO to all the Guides and Scouts involved in this challenging but important event.
The Charleville Guides and Scouts got together again today to work together and clean up the local High School, Racecourse and Showgrounds. The environmentally conscious members started bright and early at 6.30am and collected a range of rubbish as well as recyclable cans and bottles. Participants celebrated their efforts with a sausage sizzle at the Showgrounds. BRAVO to all the Guides who were involved.
Members of 1st Charleville Girl Guides joined the Charleville Scout Group to conduct the 2018 Charleville ANZAC Youth Vigil: guarding the Charleville Cenotaph through the night of 24th April until the dawn service on 25 April. Participants conducted 1 hour long shifts to guard the cenotaph, standing behind the stone statues at the corners, with many during several shifts through the night. While not on guard participants completed an ANZAC Wide Game involving bandaging, painting, weaving, jet designing, bandage rolling and generally spending time together. All then attended the Dawn Service with many returning later in the morning to participate in the town march and attend the morning service. BRAVO to all the Guides and Scouts involved in this challenging but important event.
Last year some of the 1st and 2nd Charleville Girl Guides folded stars for the One Million Stars Against Violence Project. One of these Guides was lucky enough to visit the display of all the stars in Brisbane this week. For more on the project visit: http://www.onemillionstars.net/ Thanks to Davida M for her assistance with this project.
For the third year in a row, the Charleville Girl Guides have joined the Scouts to perform a Youth Vigil, guarding the Charleville Cenotaph from 6pm on ANZAC Eve to 4am on ANZAC Day.
The ANZAC Eve Youth Vigil stems from the military tradition of ‘holding ground’ whereby a reconnaissance patrol would find and hold strategic position in preparation for the arrival of their army. This would often involve an all-night vigil, keeping awake on watch, alert that the area of battle is secured against threat. Guides and Scouts, ranging from 5 to 17 years old (including two Olave members), each took turns at standing guard in silence at the four corners of the monument. With shifts lasting up to an hour and a half each, some Guides did 2 or 3 shifts throughout the night. All the Guides then attended the Dawn Service and the town's march to continue their service to ANZAC Day. Our 2nd Charleville (Lone) Guides also commemorated ANZAC Day in their own ways - some attended the Youth Vigil, Dawn Service and March in Charleville, others marched in the local parades or held their own special ceremonies at home to remember the ANZACs. Congratulations to the 9 girls from 1st Charleville Girl Guides who attended the early morning clean up from the Murweh Shire Pool. Two of our older girls organised the day and even spoke to the media about the importance of giving service to our community. The girls found some interesting items including: a toy car, twenty cents, a dead bird and lots of cans and glass.
The Charleville Guides undertook a walk-a-thon to help raise money for the Queensland Country Women's Association's Public Rural Crisis Fund. The money raised will be used to assist our sisters and their families in rural and remote areas that are 'doing it tough' on the land due to drought, flood and fires. Guides walked 5.6 kilometres each along the Warrego River Walk in the two hour time limit on a lovely day with wonderful views.
If you would like to make a donation to this worthy cause please visit Girl Guides Queensland. Charleville Guides raised just under $300 - BRAVO girls! |
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