More Fundraising and some Frustrations
Mar. 23rd, 2018 04:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smallhobbitFirstly, the frustrations. Brown Owl has definitely decided to finish at the end of the summer term - I'm not surprised, she's done a whole year more than she originally planned and feels that after a great number of years it's time to stop. When she finishes Sparkly Owl (her daughter) will leave too. I'm happy to continue, but not as the main leader (I have quite enough to do without the administrative side).
So, I went to a district meeting - where a group of units (Rainbow, Brownie and Guide) join together within an area. And I explained how we really wanted the pack to continue, because we're right in the middle of a growing housing estate with masses of potential. All I was met with was two other packs who are short on number of girls appealling for parents to be encouraged to send their daughters there. Whilst at least one of the packs would be happy to merge, they want to keep to their village meeting place. To get there our girls would need transport - I know probably two-thirds of the girls come to us by car, but one-third walk because either there's no car, or there's one car which the other parent will use for work. And when, after the meeting, I stressed I would not take on the leadership, I was lectured on working as a team. It is all very frustrating.
But onto better matters. Last week we held a sponsored silence to raise more money for Gloucestershire Bundles. For one hour, amazingly, all our Brownies stayed silent. They designed posters encouraging people to support the work of Bundles. Some of the spelling is original, but that only adds to the charm and no-one's going to judge an 8 year old for asking for donations of toylotries. I dropped the posters off earlier this week, together with another three bags of clothing which had been donated. In total, with the cake and book sale, sponsorship money, plus a donation from our funds, we have raised £250. Brown Owl will go shopping during the Easter break and we will hand over the purchases at the beginning of next term.
Last night was the final week of this term, so they made spring wreaths out of paper and card. It was an easy craft which actually did prove easy, but kept the Brownies happily absorbed, and gave them something cheerful to take home. We also gave them an Easter egg each.
So, I went to a district meeting - where a group of units (Rainbow, Brownie and Guide) join together within an area. And I explained how we really wanted the pack to continue, because we're right in the middle of a growing housing estate with masses of potential. All I was met with was two other packs who are short on number of girls appealling for parents to be encouraged to send their daughters there. Whilst at least one of the packs would be happy to merge, they want to keep to their village meeting place. To get there our girls would need transport - I know probably two-thirds of the girls come to us by car, but one-third walk because either there's no car, or there's one car which the other parent will use for work. And when, after the meeting, I stressed I would not take on the leadership, I was lectured on working as a team. It is all very frustrating.
But onto better matters. Last week we held a sponsored silence to raise more money for Gloucestershire Bundles. For one hour, amazingly, all our Brownies stayed silent. They designed posters encouraging people to support the work of Bundles. Some of the spelling is original, but that only adds to the charm and no-one's going to judge an 8 year old for asking for donations of toylotries. I dropped the posters off earlier this week, together with another three bags of clothing which had been donated. In total, with the cake and book sale, sponsorship money, plus a donation from our funds, we have raised £250. Brown Owl will go shopping during the Easter break and we will hand over the purchases at the beginning of next term.
Last night was the final week of this term, so they made spring wreaths out of paper and card. It was an easy craft which actually did prove easy, but kept the Brownies happily absorbed, and gave them something cheerful to take home. We also gave them an Easter egg each.
