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The Guiding 2010 Centenary will comprise celebrations around the world in which Girl Guides and Girl Scouts celebrate 100 years of the world Guide and Scout movement.
National Guide and Scout movements will add local celebrations in addition to the international ones. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member associations are starting to make announcements about their 2010-2012 centenary celebrations.
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[edit] Centenary Celebration Days
There will be three Centenary Celebration Days. On 10 April each year, a celebrations will be held around the world under a unifying theme. The theme for 2010 is plant. The theme for 2011 is grow, and the theme for 2012 is share.
[edit] Girlguiding UK
Girlguiding UK started its Centenary celebrations on 4 September 2009.[1] The Centenary Camp will be held from 2010-07-31 to 2010-08-07 at Harewood House. In September 2009, a maze to celebrate the beginnings of Guiding at Crystal Palace opened in Crystal Palace Park.
The tall ship Lord Nelson is making a 100 day voyage around the coast of the UK to celebrate the centenary. The Lord Nelson set sail from Glasgow on 7th June 2010.[2] She has called at Oban, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Boston, London, Chatham, Portsmouth, Falmouth, Milford Haven and Whitehaven.[3] At each port she took on new crew, many of whom had never sailed before.
[edit] Girl Guides Australia
Girl Guides Australia will be celebrating celebrating 100 years of Guiding across Australia from September 2009 to February 2011.
The Australian Centenary Event (ACE) will be held 3–9 January 2010 just outside of Melbourne, Victoria. It will be an international camp for 2500 girls, with another 500-700 leaders attending . Pippa Penguin is the mascot for ACE. ACE was to be held at Britannia Park, but was moved after high risk of bushfire.[4]
Other Nation-wide Centenary events include simultaneous 100 Downunder activities on May 23 and Promise renewals on 10-10-10 at 10am.
The Australian Government has named 2010 the 'Year of the Girl Guide' in honour of the centenary celebrations. They will also be issuing a commemorative $1 coin into circulation as well as 3 postage stamps to celebrate the event.
The Chain of Campfires event was held on June 19. Units across Australia lit campfires between 5pm and 9pm.
[edit] Girl Guides of Canada
Guiding Mosaic 2010 was held from July 8-17 at Guelph Lake Conservation Area in Southern Ontario. Over 2,500 girls and women attended the camp.[5] Participants came from across Canada as well as from many countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Japan, New Zealand and the United States.
[edit] Girl Scouts of Korea
The Girl Scouts of Korea (GSK) is hosting the 13th Girl Scout International Camp in commemoration of the Centenary of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting. The camp will run from 25 to 31 July 2011 at Goseong World Jamboree campsite, Korea.
[edit] Girl Scouts of the USA 2012 Centennial
GSUSA is in contact with museums, businesses and organizations to join with the Girl Scouts in showcasing Girl Scouts.[6] GSUSA will have celebratory T-shirts and accessories, including jewelry and hats embellished with the 100th Anniversary logo available by mid-2011. [7]
President Barack Obama signed the "Girl Scouts of the USA Commemorative Coin Act" for the 100th Anniversary celebration. The act authorized the minting of 350,000 silver dollar coins in honor of Girl Scouts and the achievements of the 50 million women influenced by Girl Scouting during the last 100 years. [8]
The celebration of the Anniversary will be kicked off by participating in the world famous Pasadena, California Rose Parade of 2012, featuring the GSUSA 100th Anniversary float. A multi-award winning float design company is donating their services to design the float, which will be constructed and decorated totally by GSUSA Volunteers of all ages. [9]
Colorado is staging a vigorous campaign to create a special license plate to honor the Girl Scout Centennial. The campaign has gone national with the Girl Scouts asking for votes at their website. [10]
[edit] Postage stamps
Many countries have issued postage stamps honouring the Guiding and Girl Scouting's centenary. These include:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Centenary". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20080618164323/http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.905/qx/whoweare/article.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ "Girlguides set off on first of 100 Day tall ship adventure". 2010-06-07. http://www.jst.org.uk/news/girlguides-set-off-on-first-of-100-day-tall-ship-adventure.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ Barwise, Jenny (2010-09-07). "Youngsters help Guide Tall Ship into Cumbrian Harbour". News and Star. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/youngsters-help-guide-tall-ship-into-cumbrian-harbour-1.755088?referrerPath=news. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ http://www.guidesvic.org.au/home/content.asp?pageID=382&l1=209&l2=322&l3=382
- ^ "Guiding Mosaic 2010". Seaway News. 2010-09-02. http://www.cornwallseawaynews.com/Living/2010-09-02/article-1719600/Guiding-Mosaic-2010/1. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ http://alumnae.girlscouts.org/?Article2
- ^ http://www.girlscoutshop.com/gsusaonline/GSProductListing.aspx?subCatId=Girl-Junior-ApparelAccessories&menuItemId=Girl.4.3
- ^ http://www.girlscouts.org/news/news_releases/2009/obama_signs_girl_scout_commemorative_coin_act.asp
- ^ http://www.girlscoutsla.org/pages/events/TOR_parade.html
- ^ http://alumnae.girlscouts.org/news/56230/Scouts-need-help-in-getting-license-plate-approved.htm
- ^ "'Awesome' stamps mark Guernsey Guides 100th anniversary". BBC News. 2010-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/guernsey/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8715000/8715624.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Jersey Post's first stamps of 2010 celebrate Girl Guiding centenary". 2010-01-12. http://www.ifcfeed.com/jersey-articles/Jersey-Post%27s-first-stamps-of-2010-celebrate-Girl-Guiding-centenary.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
