A Thinking Day Ceremony

Use any method of production you wish-----one idea would be to have the individual letters on posterboard, with the readings accompanying them attached to the back so the girls could read them as they held the cards.

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 Thinking Day is celebrated February 22nd. This is the birthday of Lady and Lord Baden-Powell, who organized and did so much for scouting.

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 He, Lord Baden-Powell, founded Boy Scouting in 1907. At a boy rally in 1909, girls appeared, who were most interested in the movement. They wanted in too.

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 In 1909, as a result of the Boy Scout rally, Lord Baden-Powell founded the Girl Guides of England, out of this grew our own Girl Scouts.

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 Nothing went very smoothly at first, small companies were formed who did mostly Boy Scout drills and badges. In 1912 the girls had their own handbook.

K   

 Knowing little about Girl Guiding, Princess Mary did have an interest and inspected companies on different occasions. She gave many gifts of money to help Girl Guides really get on their feet.

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 International Council was founded in 1928. This helped bind the Guides closer together. In wars they have done quite a good many things. Their biggest aid was in hospitals and telegraph offices.

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 No one can ever forget Juliette low, who founded our Girl Scouts here in America in 1912. She had lived in England and had received her interest there. She was a good friend of Lord and Lady Baden- Powell.

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Great was this organization started in Savannah, Georgia, Mrs. Low’s main wish, at first, was to have an International Conference in the United States. In May, 1926, at Camp Macy, in New York, twenty-six different countries had this conference.

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Day by day this movement, started by Lord Baden-Powell , has increased, not only in size, but also in its activities. Even though girls from different countries do not wear the same color or style uniform, their interest and activities are very similar.

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And let us remember that the word “Friendship” means much to all, and “International Friendship” means even more.

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 You are a part of this, so let us all join hands in a friendship circle with wishes for all that is good for all Girl Scouts and Girl Guides the world over.


For a closing girls form a friendship Circle and sing “Girls Scouts Together” or “World Song”

Thinking Day is also a good time to contribute to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. The money goes to provide opportunities for the international exchange programs which enables a widening of friendship around the world. It makes it possible for those who are enthusiastic about scouting, have worked hard in their respective communities but, because of finances are unable to afford such an extensive trip to places such as Our Chalet, Macy’s, Our Cabana, Olave House and Sangam.