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Thinking Day

22 February

Water is the World Thinking Day theme for 2008. This year, girls voted and selected Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Italy and Madagascar to represent the five regions of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)--Asia/Pacific, Western Hemisphere, Arab region, Europe, and Africa. In keeping with this theme, Heidelberg Girl Scouts will present booths that focus on these five countries for Thinking Day.  All will feature water as it affects each country’s lifestyle and include the use, enjoyment, dependency, conservation, and/or threats from water.

 

Booths will be divided into three types:  Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Italy, Madagascar

World Thinking Day was first created in 1926 at the fourth Girl Guide/Girl Scout International Conference, held at Girl Scouts of the USA's Camp Edith Macy (now called Edith Macy Conference Center). Conference attendees decided that there should be a special day when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all around the world think of each other and give thanks and appreciation to their "sister" Girl Scouts. The delegates chose February 22 as the date for Thinking Day because it was the mutual birthday of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, and his wife Olave, who served as World Chief Guide.

In 1932, at the seventh World Conference, held in Poland, a Belgian delegate suggested that since birthdays usually involve presents, girls could show their appreciation and friendship on Thinking Day not only by extending warm wishes but by offering a voluntary contribution to the World Association. This is how the World Association's Thinking Day Fund began. The fund helps offer Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting to more girls and young women worldwide. Girl Scouts of the USA, through its Juliette Low World Friendship Fund, gives to the Thinking Day Fund.

To emphasize the global aspect of Thinking Day, members at the 30th World Conference, held in Ireland in 1999, changed the name Thinking Day to World Thinking Day.

 

AGENDA FOR 2008 EVENT                   FLYER FOR 2008 EVENT

 

A Guide to Thinking Day
A good basic introduction to books and websites

Thinking Day 2008 Resource Guide

World Thinking Day Activities

*Daisy/Brownie

*Junior/Middle School

*High School

Postcard Exchange 2007-2008

Invitation to link to Thinking Day video on YouTube

Posted by: "brooklin2ndguides" dmlh@sympatico.ca   brooklin2ndguides

Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:10 pm (PST)

The 2nd Brooklin Girl Guides invite all TD Postcard Exchange members to
view our video on YouTube at the link below

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=dYeen7ywRX0

We have recorded three of our favourite campfire songs for you to
enjoy. If anyone would like the lyrics to the songs, please email me
and I would be happy to send you a Word file with the words. Happy
Thinking Day!

Mary Lou a.k.a. Firefly

2nd Brooklin Girl Guides
Brooklin, Ontario, Canada

 

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