http://crystalluxmore.com/2009/04/30/killing-me-softly-girl-guides-of-canada-on-its-deathbed/ on journalism, thrift and other miscellany Mon, 21 May 2012 07:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://crystalluxmore.com/2009/04/30/killing-me-softly-girl-guides-of-canada-on-its-deathbed/#comment-1812 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:19:04 +0000 http://crystalluxmore.com/?p=618#comment-1812 I think the guides have gone downhill because they got away from the few things that made guiding special. The uniform is no longer worn, instead our societies tendency to underdress has taken it’s place. I have memories of getting to wear my brownie uniform to school some days and I felt special and part of something. Customs like saying the guide oath, the set-up of the meeting – with formal opening’s and closing have been thrown out, and group names like fairies, pixies etc are often no longer encouraged. And the guide manual no longer exists. I tried to be a leader but the parents dont want to acknowledge the rules/customs set out by the organization. If guides got back to the core beliefs, I think you’d see a resurgence.

]]> http://crystalluxmore.com/2009/04/30/killing-me-softly-girl-guides-of-canada-on-its-deathbed/#comment-1725 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:26:20 +0000 http://crystalluxmore.com/?p=618#comment-1725 For all of those reasons, I am a GIrl Guide Leader. To give the next generation those same memories we all had. Where are all of you?
Get out and volunteer. We need you.

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