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              Home and Country Summer 2005

C o o l Crafts Girls Club Achievement Day & Camp
Wilma Hansen

"Aloha" Girls' Club Hawaiian Team Weekend a Success
Wilma Hansen

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ool Crafts Girls' Club hosted their Achievement Day on March 20, 2005 at the Cottonwood - Gordon Hall. There was a public speaking competition, music competition, and a display of judged crafts and baking, followed by afternoon tea. Our Mistress of Ceremonies was Maria Hansen. The Girls' Club members would like to extend our appreciation to the public speaking, and music judges, for generously sharing their time, interest, and helpful comments. The junior/intermediate judges were: Charlene Pfiel, Tanya Staheli, and Suzanne Telford. The senior judges were: Carol Nixon, Jenni Leier, and Helen Marshall. The music judges were: Karen Heit and Betty Anderson. Congratulations to all 13 speakers, and 5 musicians, for doing an awesome job of entertaining us with very interesting speeches and musical selections. Club public speaking results are as follows: Senior (ages 12 +) Junior (ages 6 - 8): 1st: Melissa Anderson 2nd: Rael Blain 1st: Danielle Lohmann 2nd: Amanda Waters 3rd: Catherine Sapizak Intermediate (ages 9 - 11): 4th: Tied: Desiree Gerber Jacalynn 1st: Jade Marshall Lohmann 2nd: Celine Gerber Club music results are as follows: 3rd: Ashley Cunningham 1st: Ashley Cunningham 4th: Sabrina Sapizak 2nd: Jade Marshall 3rd: Tied: Sabrina Sapizak Catherine Sapizak This year art, baking, handicraft, menus, penmanship, photography, poetry, sewing, and written articles were judged. We appreciate the generosity of the Achievement Day judges who donated an extra day to help judge the 110 items in these categories. The Achievement Day judges are: Christine Scott, Barb Scarlett, Sharon Blain, Blanche Cunningham, Susanne Hansen, and Win Waters. Club High Point ribbons were awarded as follows: Intermediate: 1st: Sabrina Sapizak Junior: 1st: Rael Blain 2nd: Jade Marshall 2nd: Melissa Anderson 3rd: Celine Gerber Senior: 1st: Tied: Catherine Sapizak 4th: Ashley Cunningham Maria Hansen 2nd: Rebecca George 3rd: Amanda Waters 4th: Katelin Cunningham We appreciate our organizing committees for making this event happen; Achievement Day Committee: Leona Marshall, Cindi Sapizak and Regi Gerber. Public Speaking Committee: Leona Marshall, Michelle Waters, and Mona Blain.wi

he AWI Cool Crafts Girls' Club hosted the annual year end camp on May 13 - 15, 2005 at Camp Caroline. There were a total of 55 participants at the "Hawaiian Team Weekend 2005" from three Clubs; Cool Crafts, ( Cottonwood - Gordon and Innisfail area), Tomahawk, (Tomahawk area), and Round Valley, (Drayton Valley area). This year the camp committee developed a Hawaiian theme using activities to develop leadership, group initiative, team co-operation and awareness of team members. The Girls' Club members were divided into six groups, given their group colours using bandannas, a Hawaiian Island name, and a passport to learning through teamwork. Throughout the weekend they learned interesting facts about the Hawaiian islands. They developed leadership skills, fellowship with members of other clubs, an awareness of the importance of the team support through various activities planned: high ropes, group initiative obstacle course, sand volleyball, swimming, hikes, crafts, and teamwork games. With the support of their team many of the girls were able to "go above and beyond" their own comfort zone, particularly at the high ropes activity, where they were harnessed and climbed high over the ground to the "fear factor" activities as the Cat Walk, Canoe Climb and Leap of Faith. The high ropes was one of the highlights of our awesome weekend. When asked, many of the girls expressed a wish to do more of this activity. Camp Caroline provided a lovely facility. Lane Elliott and all the staff at Camp Caroline were wonderful in providing their help, encouragement, and support for this weekend getaway. Bouquets of roses go out to the camp committee: Trina Cunningham, Cindi Sapizak, and Maggie Peckham for all their tremendous work in setting up and making the camp an unforgettable experience for the girls.wi

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