Pincher Creek's Girl Guides hold strawberry tea

Strawberry cake
T. Lucas photos

Toni Lucas, Pincher Creek Voice

Pincher Creek's Girl Guides held a Strawberry Tea at the old Field Store location in the Ranchland Mall on the evening of Monday, April 29.  Every level of Girl Guides was represented.  They gathered and celebrated with exuberance.

Girl Guides are all ages.   Sparks are 5 - 6 years, Brownies are 7 - 8 years, Guides are 9 - 12 years, Pathfinders are 12 - 15, and Rangers are 15 - 17 years old.

5 yr old Spark Ashley serving cake

They all served guests, cleaned up, fund raised, visited, and had fun.  This year  Girl Guides of Alberta is celebrating 100 years.  There was even an enthusiastic sing along to razzle-dazzle the crowd.

"One of the biggest things they get out of being in Guides is I think that they become courageous leaders," said Tracy Burton, who has been involved in Guides for 26 years, since she was a young child.

Sing-along in progress

Burton is a Leader with the local Guides.  She talked about how the children learn skills and social development through play, programs, activities and interaction.    Burton was excited that Guides will be starting a unit in the Crowsnest Pass in the fall.  She encourages anyone who is interested in joining or volunteering to visit www.girlguides.ca where information about unit placement, volunteering, history and the purpose of the guides can be found.

Emilie Brien and Kiana Neumann

The Pathfinders and Rangers were selling homemade dog treats and toys  to help raise funds for two Provincial Girl Guide camps they are eligible to attend, Camp Okeekun in Fort MacLeod and Camp Tangletrees in Edmonton.

Cookies
If anyone would still like some Girl Guide Cookies they can contact Sue Leong - Neumann at 403-627-5717.  Dog treats and toys can be purchased at emiliebrien@hotmail.com.

Billie Co-op Bakery Manager Billie