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By Sheila Stewart Colchester Trefoil Guild met on Monday, March 20, 2017 in Sobeys’ Community Room, Robie Street, Truro. In spite of the predicted nasty weather and the prevalence of colds and flus, there was a good turnout; we knew that the rest of the group was with us in spirit. Remembering this is Canada’s 150th year, we began our meeting with the singing of “O Canada” and the repeating of our Trefoil Prayer. Donna Taylor had set up a display of the Emergency Care items members of the group brought in for Transition House in Truro. Items ranged from tooth- brushes and paste to face- cloths and soap to scissors and makeup. As well, Donna had made fabric bags for recipients to use to hold the items they receive. Delivery to Transition House will be made later this month. We were delighted to learn one of our Colchester Guiders, Lorena Fortune, is the in-coming Provincial Commissioner for Nova Scotia. She will be installed in her position at the Nova Scotia Council Provincial Annual General Meeting in June. A big thank you was extended to our member Caroline Blair who alerted us to the play Brothers Grimm Speculation at the Dal AC campus in mid-March and arranged for several of our Guild to attend. Debbie Mellish, Nova Scotia Deputy Commissioner and a wonder- ful Guiding friend, was front and centre in the play, acting the parts of several charac- ters, much to our delight! It is the time of year for us to take note of the years of service given by our mem- bers. Hats off to Goldie Chisholm with 50 years of service and Kay Mattatall with 57 years of service. In total, our small group has put in over 400 hours enjoying the fun and fellowship of Guiding! We were saddened to learn that Girl Guides of Canada have found it neces- sary to ban travel for Girl Guide events to and through the United States. Hopefully alternate plans can be made. Plans are in place for a few of us to travel to the Provincial Trefoil Annual General Meeting taking place in late April in Centreville, NS, a long drive but worthwhile as we visit old friends, make new friends, and meet the new Provincial Trefoil Liaison and her team. It will also give us a chance to say a fond farewell to Trish MacDonald as she retires as Provincial Trefoil Liaison, a job she has fulfilled with skill, tact, under- standing and humour. Our meeting concluded with a program celebrating the 90th anniversary of the iconic Girl Guide Cookie. Using the information found in the Winter 2017 Canadian Guider, we discovered, in 1927, Guider Chis Riespman of Regina, SK began baking cookies for her Guides to sell at 10 cents a bag in order to raise funds to cover camp fees and travel for their Guide Company. Cookie selling gained pop- ularity across the country, appearing in a variety of flavours – sugar, maple, peanut butter, shortbread and finally vanilla and chocolate sandwich and chocolatey mint – and became Guiding’s most important source of funding. Money raised has been used to provide pro- grams and activities, to main- tain Guiding properties, to offer training and to fund travel and today 5.3 million boxes are sold annually. Girl Guide cookies are now peanut and nut free and have been certified Kosher. Boxes of GG cookies were given to each Canadian sol- dier as they arrived in Saudi Arabia to fight in the Gulf War. Astronaut Roberta Bondar juggled cookies in space! As we enjoyed our snack of cookies (not Girl Guide ones but ones similar), the story behind the Girl Guide cookie made the snack that much sweeter. Now, we are told, this year’s Girl Guide cookies have arrived, sales are ramp- ing up - and we are eager to sample some fresh cookies! Sheila Stewart, Vice-Coordinator, Colchester Trefoil Guild on behalf of Goldie Chisholm THE SHORELINE JOURNAL - APRIL, 2017 - PAGE 17 SPECIAL OFFER ACT NOW AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR $ 5,000 MOVE-IN ALLOWANCE ! USE IT ANY WAY YOU WISH Contact us just to chat, arrange a tour or for a free trial stay. Phone: 902-897-9607 Email: [email protected] Website: www.macleodhouse.ca Comfort and care that feels like home. MacLeod House assisted living in Truro is a smaller, private facility with a family-like atmosphere and the available support of personalized, assisted care. You can socialize with others as much as you like, while we take care of everything, 24/7/365 – delicious, home-cooked meals, laundry and housekeeping. Interested? Call Donna at 902-897-9607 to arrange a tour or a free trial stay. 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Transcript of Comfort and care that feels like home. - The Shoreline Journal
By Sheila Stewart Colchester Trefoil Guild
met on Monday, March 20,2017 in Sobeys’ CommunityRoom, Robie Street, Truro. Inspite of the predicted nastyweather and the prevalenceof colds and flus, there was agood turnout; we knew thatthe rest of the group waswith us in spirit.Remembering this is Canada’s150th year, we began ourmeeting with the singing of“O Canada” and the repeatingof our Trefoil Prayer.
Donna Taylor had set up adisplay of the EmergencyCare items members of thegroup brought in forTransition House in Truro.Items ranged from tooth-brushes and paste to face-cloths and soap to scissorsand makeup. As well, Donnahad made fabric bags forrecipients to use to hold theitems they receive. Deliveryto Transition House will bemade later this month.
We were delighted tolearn one of our ColchesterGuiders, Lorena Fortune, isthe in-coming ProvincialCommissioner for NovaScotia. She will be installed inher position at the NovaScotia Council ProvincialAnnual General Meeting inJune.
A big thank you wasextended to our memberCaroline Blair who alerted usto the play Brothers GrimmSpeculation at the Dal ACcampus in mid-March andarranged for several of ourGuild to attend. DebbieMellish, Nova Scotia DeputyCommissioner and a wonder-ful Guiding friend, was frontand centre in the play, actingthe parts of several charac-ters, much to our delight!
It is the time of year for usto take note of the years ofservice given by our mem-bers. Hats off to GoldieChisholm with 50 years ofservice and Kay Mattatallwith 57 years of service. Intotal, our small group has putin over 400 hours enjoyingthe fun and fellowship ofGuiding!
We were saddened tolearn that Girl Guides ofCanada have found it neces-sary to ban travel for GirlGuide events to and throughthe United States. Hopefully
alternate plans can be made.Plans are in place for a few
of us to travel to theProvincial Trefoil AnnualGeneral Meeting taking placein late April in Centreville, NS,a long drive but worthwhileas we visit old friends, makenew friends, and meet thenew Provincial Trefoil Liaisonand her team. It will also giveus a chance to say a fondfarewell to Trish MacDonaldas she retires as ProvincialTrefoil Liaison, a job she hasfulfilled with skill, tact, under-standing and humour.
Our meeting concludedwith a program celebratingthe 90th anniversary of theiconic Girl Guide Cookie.Using the information foundin the Winter 2017 CanadianGuider, we discovered, in1927, Guider Chis Riespmanof Regina, SK began bakingcookies for her Guides to sellat 10 cents a bag in order toraise funds to cover campfees and travel for their GuideCompany.
Cookie selling gained pop-ularity across the country,appearing in a variety offlavours – sugar, maple,peanut butter, shortbread andfinally vanilla and chocolatesandwich and chocolateymint – and became Guiding’smost important source offunding. Money raised hasbeen used to provide pro-grams and activities, to main-tain Guiding properties, tooffer training and to fundtravel and today 5.3 millionboxes are sold annually.
Girl Guide cookies arenow peanut and nut free andhave been certified Kosher.Boxes of GG cookies weregiven to each Canadian sol-dier as they arrived in SaudiArabia to fight in the Gulf War.Astronaut Roberta Bondar
juggled cookies in space! Aswe enjoyed our snack ofcookies (not Girl Guide onesbut ones similar), the storybehind the Girl Guide cookiemade the snack that muchsweeter. Now, we are told, thisyear’s Girl Guide cookieshave arrived, sales are ramp-ing up - and we are eager tosample some fresh cookies!Sheila Stewart, Vice-Coordinator,
Colchester Trefoil Guild onbehalf of Goldie Chisholm
THE SHORELINE JOURNAL - APRIL, 2017 - PAGE 17
S P E C I A L O F F E R ACT NOW AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR$5,000 MOVE-IN ALLOWANCE!
USE IT ANY WAY YOU WISH
Contact us just to chat, arrange a tour or for a free trial stay.
Phone: 902-897-9607 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.macleodhouse.ca
Comfort and care that feels like home.MacLeod House assisted living in Truro is
a smaller, private facility with a family-like
atmosphere and the available support of
personalized, assisted care. You can socialize
with others as much as you like, while we take care of everything, 24/7/365 –
delicious, home-cooked meals, laundry and housekeeping.
Interested? Call Donna at 902-897-9607 to arrange a tour or a free trial stay.
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Colchester Trefoil Guild Members enjoy a cookie snack as theylearn the 90 year history of the Girl Guide Cookie. (Submitted)
Donna Taylor displays theEmergency Care items that
were donated by Guildmembers to be donated toTransition House, Truro.
(Submitted)
Trefoil Members Donate to Transition House
This photo shows ice on the river at Whitehall, Parrsboro. (Lawrence R. Nicoll Photo)
When the moon dictates the tides will be higher than normal, the roads near the Aboiteau inParrsboro are flooded to varying degrees. (Lawrence R. Nicoll Photo)
