HATS OFF ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Hats off to Sherrill Berg, Eagle Mountain PR Adviser. In December, Vancouver Aquarium President, Dr. John Nightingale, rewarded member Sherrill Berg for her outstanding efforts as a Site Coordinator for their national initiative, the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Sherrill coordinating a group of 70 eager Girl Guides to cleanup Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam, BC. She was one of three national winners to receive recognition for their efforts. Congratulations, Sherrill!
Submitted by Kate Hill, Lougheed Area PR Adviser

Hat's Off to the Area iMIS Advisers who worked so hard to get everything input prior to census cutoff.

Hat's off to Velma Trowbridge and Ethel Abiera for all the assistance they gave to the Areas to ensure that all updates were completed prior to census. A special thanks to Velma for monitoring her email over the weekend to ensure that last minute entries could make it into the system.

To the Guides and Brownies of Ladner and Tsawwassen for delivering a poinsettia and goodies to Mr. Ronald Foster, a Meals on Wheels client. He appreciates the children's work and wants them to know they made his Christmas more special.

Hats off to Barb Aven, Delrey Area Camping Adviser! Barb went out to Lougheed Area and co-taught a session on food at snow camp at the Snow Camp training.
Submitted by Lougheed Area.

A tip of my camping hat to Lorraine Clemis, our Guide Store Manager, and Camping Challenge Crest Elf. Thanks for getting those recently arrived Fall Camping Challenge crests out to the girls for their enrollment!!
Submitted by Karen Griffiths, BC Camping Committee Deputy Adviser

Hats off to Pat Stavem, the incoming Mundy Lake District Commissioner for organizing a great barbeque at the Coquitlam Farmers Market. Pat and her team cooked and sold hotdogs, bratwurst, and veggie burgers. Despite the rain, a good time was had by all, and our Guiding profile was once again front and center in our community.
Submitted by Karen Griffiths, BC Camping Committee Deputy Adviser

Hats off to Adelaide Ferreira for a job well done as Mundy Lake District Commissioner. We have had three years of laughter and fun with you at our helm. As you settle into your new home in Vancouver, please know that your Coquitlam Sisters in Guiding miss you.
Submitted by Karen Griffiths, BC Camping Committee Deputy Adviser

Hats off to Joan Crouch, Sheila Jack and all the other Mission Guiders who rallied together to 'lend a hand' in a very special way so that a girl in their community, who might not otherwise have been able to, was able to go to SOAR 07. Great job, ladies!
Submitted by Karen Griffiths, BC Camping Committee Deputy Adviser

Hats off to all the Guiders who worked at SOAR 07 - It was the best yet! - and Hats off to Tim and Dave for building the incredible Pirate shipwreck for the stage at SOAR. More about it in the upcoming Pipeline (BC's Guiding Newsletter).
Submitted by Karen Doolan, Delrey Area Commissioner

Hats off to Delrey Pathfinders who received their Canada Cord this year. Well done, girls!
Submitted by Karen Doolan, Delrey Area Commissioner

The 86th Hands Across The Border held on Sunday, June 9th was a great success with over 10,000 attending. The Peace Arch Association, International President, Sue Head and BC Girl Guides International Committee would like to thank all the units that participated in another great event. Thank you also to the Canadian flag raisers, Sonya Vallis from Vancouver Area and Rachel McGown from Peace Arch Area, and to all the girls who carried flags. They looked awesome blowing in the wind. And thanks to Lilac Jung from Burnaby Royal, Marion Sampson, Chantel Jokhu and Nicole Sampson from Peace Arch Area, for helping with the set-up, distribution, and putting away of flags and sashes. Plans are already underway for 2008. See you next year!
Submitted by Claire Pallen, Deputy Provincial International Adviser

Hats off to Lougheed Area's 1st Port Hammond Pathfinders: My daughter Kyra Mainer is a 1st Port Hammond Girl Guide. The 1st Port Hammond Pathfinders extended an invitation to the 1st Port Hammond Girl Guides to join them in assisting the senior citizens moving in to Bailey House adjacent to the Ridge Meadows Hospital. My daughter was the only Girl Guide of her unit able to attend, but was made to feel very welcome by the 1st Port Hammond Pathfinders. Kyra took both great pleasure and great pride in representing the Girl Guides of Canada in assisting these elderly people in moving in, and having a celebration on their new home. Kyra understood how important it was to make these very elderly people feel comfortable in their new homes, and how important it was to the Girl Guides as a whole that Kyra and the Pathfinders act in a caring and respectful way, for their actions reflect on the movement as a whole, not just on their own units. Hats off to the 1st Port Hammond Pathfinders not only for their own work, but for inviting the 1st Port Hammond Girl Guides along for this important community service.
Submitted by John T Mainer, Maple Ridge, BC

Hats off to Mid Island Trefoil member Miriam Gunn who purchased a new red Senior Branches shirt for Sharnelle Jenkins-Thomspon who was chosen by BC Girl Guides to attend Spectrum of Colour- Sangam 2007. A huge Guiding sister hug to Miriam who has never even met Sharnelle!
Submitted by a very thankful mom and Guider Jennifer Jenkins

Hats off to 1st Wellington Pathfinders of Nanaimo-Piper District for collecting two baskets full of pet food for the Nanaimo SPCA Christmas Campaign.
From Guiders Jennifer Jenkins and Joelene Akitt

Hats off and many thanks to Deanna Cain-Hewitt, Juan de Fuca Division PR Adviser (SVI Area) for coordinating "Girl Guide Cookies for the Gulf" where 180 boxes of cookies donated by BC Council and various cards and gifts were to be sent to the HMCS Ottawa currently stationed in the Persian Gulf at "wrapping event" planned with the media and Member of Canadian Forces and Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC). The event has been cancelled twice due to the treacherous driving conditions. Deanna was instrumental in gathering and now wrapping the cookies the along with paperclip angels made at the Program Advisers workshop and compiling them with cards and a paper chain made from Members of Southern Vancouver Area for delivery through MFRC to the ship in December.
Submitted by Marsha Richie, Provincial PR Adviser

Hats off to Guiders Jennifer Jenkins and Chris Federici and 1st Wellington Pathfinders Haylie, Rachel, Nicole, Miranda and Daley, along with their Junior Leaders Sharnelle and Courtenay for selling Poppies for Royal Canadian Legion 256 for two full days. The unit was awarded a certificate from the legion at a appreciation luncheon on November 19th.
Submitted by JL Sharnelle Jenkins-Thompson of Nanaimo (Piper District)

Hats off to Unit Guider and Provincial PR Committee member Michelle McCormick. Michelle has been a leader for the past four years with the 50th Vancouver Guides. She revived a unit that had no members, starting with just one Guide and herself, and building from there. This year we are expecting 20+ girls! She has also been very involved in PR in Vancouver. She frequently dedicates all of her weekends to Guiding endeavors of one kind or another! Michelle took me under her wing when I joined as a Guider and has become both a mentor and a friend. She is leaving us to find more adventures in Texas... and we will miss her greatly! I want to wish her GOOD LUCK, and say thanks for her dedication to the girls and the Guiding movement. We'll miss you!
Submitted by Aline Levasseur, 50th Vancouver Guide Unit

Hats Off to Trudine Wilson, Division Commissioner of Juan de Fuca for a fabulous five years of leading Guiders to a great time! She brought true Guiding to life in the Division and was always there for each event the Division or Districts had!! Also she was Santa's favorite reindeer!
Submitted by Ann Friesen, Former PR Adviser for Juan de Fuca Division

Marsha Richie, Provincial PR Adviser, would like to extend a 'thank you' to Sarah Beairsto, Allison Fleischer, Vicky Ford, Ann Hosein and Debra Legge for their assistance and expertise with readying 500,000 Grow Guiding flyers for distribution to local BC newspapers on August 8 & 9. Your help is much appreciated!

Hats Off to Returning Guiders and Welcome to New Guiders. Hat's Off as well to Guiders and Senior Branches girls who worked at BC Girl Guide camps this summer. Thank you for your commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of girls and young women in BC.

Hats Off to Judy Maurice, BC Provincial Commissioner. Judy was a winner of Volunteer Vancouver's "Community Service - Individual" Award, presented at Volunteer Vancouver's 19th Annual Volunteer Recognitions Award ceremony on April 24. This award acknowledges Judy's work in providing mentorship and management for approximately 20,000 Guiding Members. Congratulations, Judy!

Hats Off to Laity, Port Hammond and Chimo Districts' Guiders and Girls for selling daffodils for the Canadian Cancer Society in March 2006, raising money for a great cause. Great Service project, everyone; nice job!!
Submitted by Darlene Kent, Lougheed Area PR Advisor

The tradition continues! This is approximately the 15th year that Alcan District (Peace River Area) has presented "Future Guider" t-shirts to baby girls born during Thinking Week. Pictured here, Cynthia Stevenson, on behalf the Trefoil Guild, with mom, Lala, and newborn daughter Lala "Jadyn". See you in five years, Jadyn!

Jeanette Landry, Peace River Area, is dedicated to increasing our Area's donation to CWFF.
Jeanette holds a draw at every Area meeting (it costs a loonie a ticket) and the lucky winner goes home with a craft that Jeanette has put together - it might be a candy bouquet or a basket of goodies. She personally made the cutest yarn kittens and is selling them to Members with all proceeds going to CWFF. We're watching the temperature rise on her hand drawn thermometer as donations come in. Great job, Jeanette!

Hats off to Aurora District Girl Guides (Peace River Area). These Guides made special valentines and hand delivered them along with two cookies to each of the seniors in all three facilities in Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupe.

BC Council extends a big 'Hats Off' to Lynn Waller, who has stepped down from the role of Provincial Product Marketing Adviser ("Cookie Diva") after four years. Thank you, Lynn, for all your hard work, enthusiasm and dedication to promoting Girl Guide Cookies in BC!

Hats off to Girl Guides from the 2nd Alaska Highway Guides, who created special Valentine's Day cards to share with our local Veterans to show their appreciation for our Veterans and for their many sacrifices. Members of the 2nd Alaska Highway Guides are pictured below with 2nd World War Veterans Ken Hunter and Bill Thompson. Click on the pictures to see larger images.