Walkathon and fun competitions!

Dear Girls,

So far I have only received one walkathon card from Kinyu ($53). The HQ is going after us for the cards already. Please return the cards to either Ms Chan or Ms Geja by FRIDAY 18/4/2008.

Please also take note of the walkathon date. There will be some fun competitions going on at the walkathon itself. Let us win some prizes back!

1) FUN DRESS COMPETITION
2) CHEER
3) PEACE MESSAGE

Details can be found below. We will plan these together when we meet after MYE.

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Letter from HQ:

GGS Walkathon 21 June 2008

Thank you for your submission of the walkathon cards and money. If you have not done so, we would appreciate it if you do so soonest possible, with Mrs Esther Ling at Guide House, as we need to tie up this administrative detail.
We are happy to share with you the exciting details for our Walkathon on Saturday, 21 June 2008. This is planned with a committee that includes our former President Guides and trailblazers, Sophia, Theresa and Divya.

PROGRAMME:

0730 Arrival of Brownies, Guides, Young Adults, Guiders, Trefoil Guild, Council and ExCo members
0750 Arrival of President, GGS, Mrs Joy Balakrishnan
0800 Arrival of Guest of Honour, Ms Kit Chan
0805 Address by Chief Commissioner, Ms Yvonne Lim
0815 Flag off by Guest of Honour, Ms Kit Chan
Walk along the route in Bishan Park with stops along the way to enjoy the many fun activities planned for you!
0915 Rest and Recover@Guide House
1000 Departure of Guest of Honour, Ms Kit Chan
In alignment with GGS theme for 2008 “Discover your potential- Every Guide a leader” and the peace initiative, we will focus on Leadership and Peace.

We invite you to participate in the many fun-filled activities that have been lined up for all.

Please refer to the pointers below for the different activities you and your Guides and Brownies can look forward to participating in.

1. “FUN Dress” challenge

Everyone enjoys dressing up for parties, how about dressing up for the Walkathon? We invite all Guides and Brownies to take part in this “FUN Dress” activity of the Walkathon. Each unit may send a representative as the mascot, but have as many girls may dress up as a character and walk together.

Theme: Woman Leaders Past and Present
Idea: You may want to dress as leaders that have inspired you. Put on your creative juices and be original.

For instance portray Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Queen Victoria, Mother Teresa, Mu Lan, Power Puff Girls, Athena, Maria Sarapova, Pink Ranger, Wonder Woman etc.

Criteria for judging: Creativity, Congruence with theme on leadership, Attractiveness and Appeal, Materials used for costume (Recycled or environmentally friendly materials)

*Be spotted by our roving camera and you might stand to win a surprise gift*

2. CHEER

Share your thoughts on “leadership” in the form of a cheer… create an original cheer routine accompanied with some movements with your cheers relevant to the theme “leadership”.

Rules: 1) Cheer routines will be NON-STUNTING (no elevation and human tosses)

2) The cheer should not be longer than 3 minutes.

3) The cheer should be performed in English only.

4) Props can be used to enhance the performance.

Criteria for judging: Creativity of cheers and routine, Congruence with theme, Positive message, Clarity of Cheers

3. Peace Message

Design a peace message for a patch on an A4 size paper and explain the meaning of the peace patch in no more than 10 sentences on another A4 paper.

Criteria for judging: Congruence with theme on peace, Creativity, Design, Explanation