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Spring 2020
 Issue No: 657

                                           #EACHFOREQUAL
                                            - CELEBRATING
                                            INTERNATIONAL
                                            WOMEN'S DAY

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NEW Q&A FOR LEADERS - #EACHFOR EQUAL - CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - Irish Girl Guides
From the
                                                                          Chief
                                                                    Commissioner
           Spring 2020 Issue No: 657

                                                                    Hi all,

                                                                    In December 2019 I had the
                                                                    pleasure of taking over the role of
                                                                    Chief Commissioner from Helen
                                                                    Concannon. I was presented with a
                                                                    Gold Trefoil pin and I am honoured
                                                                    to have this valuable piece of our
                                                                    history and tradition entrusted into
                                                                    my care. My leadership journey
                                                                    takes on a new path and will be
                                                                    shared and supported by many
                                                                    amazing women along the way,
                                                                    just as you are supported on your
                                                                    leadership journey in your Units on
                                                                    a weekly basis.

                                                                    The role of the Chief Commissioner
                                                                    involves ensuring the strategic
                                                                    direction of the organisation
                                                                    and that we are meeting the
                                                                    relevant standards in the charity
                                                                    and youth work sectors. Over
                                                                    the years this has involved IGG in
                                                                    change management processes
    ABOVE: (Top) Helen Cahill hands the role of Brown Owl           to ensure that certain regulations
    with Dundrum Brownies over to Niamh Moore-Cherry.               and safety standards are met
    (Bottom) Lorna Finnegan, Sophie Cassidy and Mena
    Timoney in Warsaw for the last planning weekend before
                                                                    e.g. Safeguarding processes and
    Eurojam 2020.                                                   maintaining secure data under
                                                                    GDPR. There will continue to be
                                                                    standards that we must meet as an
    Published By
    Irish Girl Guides, Trefoil House, 27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4.   obligation for being a charity and
                                                                    these will be closely monitored and
    Printed By                                                      evaluated.
    MMS Mailing Services Ltd., Portside Business Centre, East
    Wall Road, Dublin 3.
                                                                    As we approach World Thinking
    The Editorial Team of Trefoil News reserves the
    right to edit material submitted.
                                                                    Day 2020 and the celebrations
                                                                    that this entails, it reinforces for me
    Submit your articles, photos or queries to
    trefoil.news@irishgirlguides.ie

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CONTENTS
                                              Message from the Chief Commissioner..........................                                2

                                              Contents and Editor’s Note................................................                   3

                                              Trefoil Guild and Noticeboard............................................                    4
                                              IGG Diary and "This might be a silly question but..."                                        5
                                              "This might be a silly question but...".............................                         6
                                              Out and About.........................................................................       7
                                              IGG in the Media...................................................................... 8
                                              Unit Spotlights.........................................................................     9
                                              Financial Assistance Form..................................................                  10
                                              Octagon 2021...........................................................................      11
                                              International Women's Day Campaign...........................                                12
                                              IGG links to the SDGs............................................................            12-13

                                              Ladybird Resources...............................................................            14-17
                                              Executive News.......................................................................        18
that leadership is a shared journey           Unit Accounts Package 2020 Guidelines......................                                  19-22
that empowers us to work together             Mindfulness...............................................................................   23
and bring a positive change. This
                                              Brownie Resources................................................................            24-27
years’ WAGGGS' World Thinking
                                              Guide Resources..................................................................            28-31
Day theme encourages us to explore
the world from the perspective                Senior Branch Resources.....................................................                 32-34
of others, fostering inclusion and            International.............................................................................   35-38
equity, and celebrating diversity.            Your support network...........................................................              39
This coming together in celebration
is a fantastic opportunity for girls
to meet new and old friends, for
younger members to look up in awe
                                                               Editor’s Note...
at the girls in their yellow, blue or   Dear Leaders,
navy jumpers, for the Senior Branch     On this opening page of this edition of Trefoil News, you
members to reminisce about being        can enjoy the first message for Leaders from our new
a Brownie or a Ladybird, and for        Chief Commissioner, Amanda O'Sullivan. On the centre
                                        pages we feature a very useful four-page pull-out with
Leaders to support each other in this   guidelines for using the 2020 IGG Unit Accounts Package.
shared journey of empowerment.          We recommend you get started now in order to keep on
                                        top of your 2020 accounts.
I was delighted to have the             Branch activities range from the themes of Cycle Safety
opportunity to meet so many             and Drug Awareness to special occasions such as
of our fantastic Leaders at the         International Women's Day and World Book Day. There's
recent Branch Weekend training          lots to celebrate with your Units at this time of year and,
event in Athlone. I hope that you       in particular, don't forget the Outdoor Challenge (details
                                        in autumn 2019 edition and on OGM). The Challenge ends
have returned to your Regions,          in June.
Areas, Districts and Units with
a reinvigorated enthusiasm for          We're introducing a new Q&A piece for everyone
                                        (pages 6-7), with answers to many of the questions we
presenting the programme and lots       receive from Leaders. You may find answers to your own
of new ideas which you can share        questions in there.
with others.
                                        Have some fun with the International Women's Day
                                        campaign, #EachforEqual - check out the campaign pose
Regards,                                on page 12 and send us your photos.
Amanda
                                        Happy reading!

                                        Claire de Jong
                                        trefoil.news@irishgirlguides.ie
Amanda O'Sullivan
chief.commissioner@irishgirlguides.ie        ON THE COVER: A Ladybird tucks in! The winning
                                             entry to our #Guidingmemories competition
                                             submitted by Faye Hendricks, Leader with Boyle
                                             Ladybirds.
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IGG DIARY AND "THIS MIGHT BE A SILLY QUESTION BUT..."

                       DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
     FEBRUARY                22         World Thinking Day and a-WEAR-ness Day
                             29         NPT meeting
     FEBRUARY 29 - MARCH 6 Engineers' Week
     MARCH                   1          World Book Day
                             7          Brownie Sixer and Seconder Day
                             8          International Women's Day
                             17         St. Patrick's Day
                             22         Mother's Day
                             28         Executive Committee meeting
     APRIL                   3          ATOC Camp Training
                             3-5        Patrol Leaders' Weekend
                             4-6        Senior Branch Mystery Trip
                             18         Go Global
                             18         International Permit Training
     JUNE                    30         Deadline for National Guide Award applications
     OCTOBER                 10         National Guide Awards
                             31         Deadline for Financial Assistance grant applications

"This might be a silly question but..."
Q:    We have one child who can’t sit still, but
      she refuses to take part in games. What
                                                            ring to say she is not coming, and sometimes
                                                            she doesn’t ring at all. What should I do?
can we do?

A:    You may need to try a number of different
      options in order to see which may work
                                                            A:    Have a Unit Leadership Team meeting
                                                                  and discuss with the Leader how you can
                                                            support her to ensure she can attend meetings.
when including the child.                                   Perhaps there is a family/work scenario that is
1. Allow her the opportunity to pick the game               leading to her not being able to attend. Explain
   that will be played.                                     the importance of her letting you know well
2. Talk to her and/or her parents and see if                in advance to ensure that you have enough
   there is a reason behind her sitting out of the          Leaders in place at every meeting to cover Irish
   games.                                                   Girl Guides’ required ratios of Leaders to girls.
3. Play games that involve working with a
   partner as she may feel more comfortable
   participating with a partner/buddy.
4. If she is a younger girl, try and pair her up
   with an older girl in the Unit to see if having
                                                            Q:    We have a fabulous photo of the girls
                                                                  which we’d love to send to the papers but
                                                            two of them are not in navy tracksuit bottoms.
   an older girl would support her.                         Can we use the photo?
5. If she is an older girl, try and pair her up with
   a younger girl in the Unit to see if having the
   responsibility of helping someone younger
                                                            A:    Could you look at cropping the photo
                                                                  to ensure that the trousers the girls are
                                                            wearing are not visible in the picture? If you
   may encourage her to become involved.                    know someone with Photoshop, perhaps they
6. Play the same game for a few weeks in a                  can alter the photo for you. Alternatively, you
   row to see that, when she becomes fully                  could send the photo to the Communications
   confident of the rules, perhaps she’ll join in.          Officer at communications@irishgirlguides.ie,
                                                            she may be able to do something with it. When
                                                            taking photos, it is a good idea to keep the

Q:    One of our Leaders is not very reliable.
      Half an hour before the meeting she will
                                                            uniform in mind.

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"THIS MIGHT BE A SILLY QUESTION BUT..."

      "This might be a silly                              she can then progress to Guides alongside
                                                          other Brownies from the Unit or perhaps there
    question but..." continued                            would then be enough interest in looking at
                                                          opening a Guide Unit in the area.

    Q:     A couple of our girls often miss out on

                                                          Q:
           paying subs. I know the families are                 My other Leaders have left. I am on my
    struggling as both parents are out of work. I               own. Can I keep the Unit open?

                                                          A:
    am worried the other kids will notice. Should I             Contact your local Commissioner, RDO
    insist on them paying?                                      and/or Regional Commissioner in order
    A:     As scenarios like this depend on each
           Unit, it is important that you have the
    discussion as a Leadership Team and develop a
                                                          to gain the necessary support to keep the Unit
                                                          open. A parents’ meeting may need to be held
                                                          in order to try to gain new Leaders as a Unit
    plan of action that works for the Leaders, girls      cannot run with only one Leader present.
    and the girls’ parents going forward. Here are
    some suggestions that may work for your Unit:

                                                          Q:
    1. If other children question it, you can say                I don’t have Excel. It is too expensive to
        that they have paid upfront for the full                 buy. How can I do the accounts package?

                                                          A:
        term.                                                   There are two options available to
    2. Allow the girl to put any amount of money                Leaders. (1) Either go to www.libreoffice.
        into the money box, unquestioned, even if it      org/download/download/ and download, free
        is not the full weekly amount.                    of charge, a copy of Libre Office suite or (2)
    3. Apply to your Region for the Financial             contact National Office to order a copy of
        Assistance grant.                                 Microsoft Office for a reduced fee. For further
                                                          details contact Matthew via techsupport@
                                                          irishgirlguides.ie
    Q:   What is the cut-off date for new girls and
         Leaders paying membership?
                                                          Unit funds could be used to support you in
                                                          buying a Microsoft Office license or speak
    A:   All members of Irish Girl Guides (IGG)
         who are registered on Online Guide
    Manager (OGM) between 1 January and 31
                                                          to your District/Area Commissioner about
                                                          possible funding to allow you to purchase a
                                                          license. Alternatively, you could ask if a parent
    March pay an annual membership fee to IGG.            of a child in your Unit has Excel and would be
                                                          prepared to help out with the accounts.

    Q:     A girl is six and a half. She wants to join

                                                          Q:
           our Brownie Unit since there is no local             My laptop has died. My accounts are on
    Ladybird Unit. Can she join?                                it. What do I do?
    A:    All information regarding minimum
          joining ages, normal transfer ages etc.
    is available in the IGG Handbook. In the case
                                                          A:    We recommend you ensure that your Unit
                                                                Accounts are backed up regularly and
                                                          that a working copy is saved to a hard drive or
    where there is no appropriate Unit available          a cloud-based storage system.
    to a girl, once the Leadership Team have
    discussed the matter and they are happy to

                                                          Q:
    take the girl into their Unit at a slightly younger          ETB have offered equipment grants in
    age than recommended, this can be allowed.                   our area – can I buy a laptop or tablet for
    However, remember that Branch activities are          my Unit? It would make it easier to use OGM
    based on the recommended age bracket for              and do accounts.

                                                          A:
    each Branch so, as a result, some activities                In 2019, Education and Training Board
    may not be appropriate to younger girls. If this            (ETB) equipment grants could be used
    issue arises frequently within an Area/District it    towards the purchase of IT equipment (See
    would be worthwhile contacting your Regional          extract below from 2019 ETB Application
    Development Officer (RDO) and discussing the          Form). As with all grants, it is important in the
    feasibility of opening another Branch Unit.           years going forward to check what equipment
                                                          the grant will cover as this may vary each year.
                                                          The scheme is focusing on the provision of
    Q:     A girl in Brownies is 10, nearly 11. She
           wants to stay with IGG but her nearest
    Guide Unit is 20 miles away. What can I do?
                                                          small-scale equipment grants to local youth
                                                          clubs/groups. Grants may cover equipment
                                                          such as: storage, IT equipment, electrical
    A:    The normal transfer age from Brownies
          is between 10 and 11, however, there is
    flexibility with this at a local level. Perhaps
                                                          equipment, sporting equipment, arts and
                                                          drama equipment etc. (Source: http://www.
                                                          ddletb.ie/apply-now-for-local-youth-club-
    allowing her to stay another year would mean          equipment-grant-scheme/)
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OUT AND ABOUT

                     GUIDES COMPLETE WATER SAFETY BADGE

        Cú Chulainn Guides, Drogheda, earned their first badge of 2020 when
      they visited the Boyne Fisherman’s Rescue and Recovery boathouse. They
     completed their Water Safety Interest Badge and part of the First Aid badge.

     JOINT ENROLMENT OF KENMARE LADYBIRDS AND BROWNIES

              COFFEE MORNINGS AND COOKIES

    St. Nicholas Collegiate Guides in Galway held two coffee
  mornings in 2019 showcasing their baking and hostess skills
   and developing their entrepreneurial skills selling their IGG
  Cookies! They raised lots of money for the Unit to help them
  grow and develop even more skills in the future. The girls are
  also seen here taking a well-earned break from ‘shop’ duties.

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IGG
      IGGininthe
              theMedia
                  Media
         Spotted on Social Media.....
                 Christine Vinciguerra Cumiskey - Irish Girl Guides         Ennis Tidy Towns @EnnisTidyTowns - Jan 19
                 21 hrs                                                     A huge thank you to the Ennis @IrishGirlGuides who helped us
           Boyne Valley Guides enjoyed their Australia Day by learning      litter pick the Post Office Field this morning in preparation for
           about Australia and the bushfire crisis, making posters of
           support for the Australian Girl Guides and trying fairy bread!   our new #biodiversity project! @ClareCoCo @volunteerclare @
           #GirlGuidesAustralia                                             mrstidytowns @clare_ppn @BioDataCentre @BSBI_Ireland @
                                                                            visitennis1

                                                                                                Dublin Gazette
                                                                                                December 20, 2019
      Ruth Cosgrave @vialutea - Jan 11
                                                                                          A Lucan Girl Guide Leader has been appointed Chief
      @IrishGirlGuides @BTYSTE Hanna Walsh (r) Boherbue Senior Branch
                                                                                          Commissioner of Irish Girl Guides (IGG), having already held
      with her partner Johanna Pigott, Coláiste Threasa, joint winners of their
                                                                                          several senior positions in the organisation.
      category.

                                               .....and making the Headlines.....
    Indian adventure 2019 highlight for Girl Guides – Drogheda Independent and Mid-Louth Independent,
                                                                                           14 January 2020
                            Local leaders ready to make a difference – Cork Independent, 9 January 2020
         Guide leader Beth has ‘unique experience’ in Oman – Lucan, Tallaght, Ballyfermot and Clondalkin
                                                                      editions of The Echo, 9 January 2020
                            Howth Guide takes part in global seminar – Northside People, 8 January 2020
                                              Guides at The Gaiety – The Meath Chronicle, 4 January 2020
                                                       All set for the panto – Offaly Topic, 2 January 2020
                  Guiding from the front – Galway City Tribune and Connacht Tribune, 27 December 2019
      Lucan Leader appointed Irish Girl Guides’ Chief Commissioner – Liffey Champion, 21 December 2019
                    Convoy Guide leader set to make positive impact – Donegal News, 19 December 2019
                   Lucan’s Amanda becomes chief of the Girl Guides – Dublin Gazette, 19 December 2019
              Galway Guide leader passes on the mantle of Irish Girl Guides’ top role – Galway Advertiser,
                                                                                         19 December 2019
                                        Fascinating trip for Katharine – Dublin Gazette, 19 December 2019
         Guide Leader Emily’s delighted to play her part to help girls – Dublin Gazette, 19 December 2019
                     Girl Guide Leader Amy attends international seminar in Co Meath – Laois Nationalist,
                                                                                         17 December 2019
                      Killarney Guides embody spirit of Christmas giving – Kerry’s Eye, 12 December 2019
      Gormanston Park hosted Girl Guides from across the globe – Drogheda Independent and Mid-Louth
                                                                            Independent, 19 November 2019

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UNIT SPOTLIGHTS

             Unit Spotlights                        If your Unit has done something interesting that
                                                    you would like spotlighted, drop an email to
                                                    communications.igg@gmail.com with a couple
            of lines about what you did and a good quality photo or two with the girls in full uniform.

            We love to hear what impact the activity or trip had on the girls so quotes or pieces
            written by the girls are always welcome. You never know, your contribution could make
            it into the next Trefoil News or the ‘Latest News’ section of the IGG website. To check out
            previous blogs, follow this link https://bit.ly/2OPlu1W.

  Here are some Spotlights we received since the last Trefoil News
Clogherhead Brownies and Guides
Clogherhead Units embarked on selling cookies this year and, instead of selling to family and friends
as they had done before, they decided to sell locally. The girls came up with a few locations as
possibilities including school, the Credit Union and the local shop. We had plans to sell on Friday
evening, Saturday and Sunday mornings. The roster was done out and the girls were excited about
selling.
However, the Friday evening sales went so well, they started running out of cookies! There was a last
minute scramble to fellow Leaders in Drogheda to 'borrow' cookies so they would have something
for the girls to sell the next day. Sales on the Saturday morning also went better than expected and
more cookies had to be sourced! By Sunday morning they had almost sold out. The Ladybirds sold
the remaining packets at their meeting. Overall it was a positive experience for the girls. It was great
to see their confidence grow the more they interacted with the public. They counted the money and
used the profits towards their trip to the Gaiety panto.

Tivoli Guides
Tivoli Guides sold cookies at the Design Centre in Dún Laoghaire
(which is owned by a past Tivoli Guide) in aid of two charities. They
broke up some biscuits as tasters to encourage sales. The older
Guides were asked to nominate a charity and the rest of the Guides
voted for which they would like to support. The vote was very close
so they decided to choose two charities: a) The Alzheimer Society -
one of the Guides had experience of the support they give to families
as she had two grandparents die this year that had Alzheimer’s and
b) The National Association for Housing for the Visually Impaired
(NAHVI) - two of the Guides have a sister who is visually impaired, has
an intellectual disability and is living in housing provided by NAHVI.

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORM

                        Grant Application Form for
                       Financial Assistance for Units
                                                  (formerly known as Special Needs Grant)

     Financial assistance funds should be used by Units to enable your members to participate fully in
     your Unit activities e.g. help with purchase of uniforms and payment of membership fees. Where
     possible please consider improving your own Unit’s facilities and equipment and holidaying locally
     to save money.

     Please ensure that your application is absolutely necessary - apply if you think it will really help to
     keep a girl involved in your Unit who may otherwise be having difficulties.

     If you wish to avail of this grant, complete the form below and send it with a covering letter to your
     Regional Commissioner by 31 October 2020. You’ll find Commissioner names and contact
     details on OGM under ‘My Support Network’. Applications received after the closing date will not
     be considered.

                                                             Grant Application Form for
                                                         Financial Assistance for Units 2020
     UNIT NAME: .........................................................................................................................................................................................

     AREA: ...................................................................................... REGION: ..........................................................................................

     UNIT CONTACT PERSON: .................................................................... PHONE NO.: ...........................................................

     ADDRESS: ............................................................................................................................................................................................
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     PURPOSE FOR WHICH MONEY IS REQUESTED: ............................................................................................................
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              Last date for receipt of completed Application Forms is 31 October 2020.
                Forms and covering letter to be sent to your Regional Commissioner.

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OCTAGON 2021

                                        Octagon is IGG’s International Guide
                                            Camp which will be held in
                                        Clongowes Woods, Clane, Co. Kildare
                                             from 1 to 8 August 2021.

                                    The camp will begin on the Sunday of the August Bank
                                    Holiday until the following Sunday and will see 2,000
                                    members of IGG and our
                                    international friends camping in
                                    the beautiful wooded grounds
                                    of the college. It will incorporate
                                    a wide variety of fun activities
                                    across eight skills zone.

We will also celebrate IGG’s 110th Birthday at camp on
Wednesday 4 August with a giant birthday cake which
each Unit will make on site!
We have a mailing list which you can join by emailing
octagon21@irishgirlguides.ie and further information is available
on the Octagon link on the homepage of the IGG website or on
our Facebook and Instagram.

Bookings opened at the beginning
of February and you can book in as a
Unit or as a member of the Volunteer
Crew who will run the activities and site
during camp. All booking information
and costs are on the website.

If you want to get involved before
camp, there are lots of administrative
and planning roles available and we
would welcome volunteers for the Camp
Team. Drop an email to octagon21@
irishgirlguides.ie if you have an interest
in a particular area.

Our first piece of camp merchandise
was Octagon socks, which went on sale
before Christmas. We have heard of 12
countries that they have travelled to
already! Here is a photo of a group of
girls in Newfoundland Canada wearing
theirs! Thanks to Clarice for sending it to
us.

    Watch out for our next piece of
clothing which will be available before
             the summer!

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY CAMPAIGN AND IGG LINKS TO THE SDGS

     Join in the International Women's Day Campaign #EachforEqual
      This year's theme for International Women's Day is #EachforEqual. Be sure and get photos of
      your girls and Units striking the #EachforEqual pose (in their full uniform) and email them to
                                     communications@irishgirlguides.ie
                   See some of our Units demonstrating the pose below and check out
                         https://www.internationalwomensday.com/2020Theme
                        for more great photos and information on the campaign.

             The Sustainable Development Goals
     The world has been given just 15 years to achieve the aim of the Sustainable Development Goals.
     With almost five years up, there’s still a lot of work to do. We’ve put together some ideas for how you
     can link the SDGs with all areas of Guiding. We can work together as an organisation in achieving the
     goals and teaching more people about them.

     At go-goals.org you will find a free downloadable board game that teaches all about the SDGs and
     resources are also available at https://developmenteducation.ie/resources/sdgs/
     and https://www.howdoyouwrapthat.com.au/

     Why not do a project on the progress of a goal with your girls? In 2018, the UN compiled a progress
     report which shows everyone how far we have yet to go. Find the report here: https://bit.ly/35yGa4V

                BADGE LINKS
     SDG         (INTEREST &                          PROGRAMME LINK WITH SDG
               SPECIAL FOCUS)
             Money Matters,              Highlighting the areas where people are less well-off; girls will learn about
             Independent Living          the different types of poverty and how they can contribute to eradicating
                                         poverty in their local area.

             Cook, Farmer                Encouraging girls to be mindful when consuming food, finding out where it
                                         comes from, and the differences between countries.

             Healthy Body, Healthy      Girls will learn how to take care of themselves as well as keep an eye out for
             Mind, Healthy Friendships, others around them.
             Drug Awareness, First Aid

             Special Focus Badge:
             SDG 3

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IGG LINKS TO THE SDGS

           BADGE LINKS
SDG         (INTEREST &                         PROGRAMME LINK WITH SDG
          SPECIAL FOCUS)
        Science Investigator,      Girls will learn a wide range of subjects and skills which will help them to be
        STEM, Book Lover,          better global citizens.
        Performing Arts, Writer

        Healthy Friendships,       Increasing awareness of how women are portrayed in the media; encouraging
        Entrepreneur, Aviation,    girls to become aware of the inequalities faced by women in all aspects of life
        Healthy Mind               and to become advocates for gender equality.

        Environmental              Understanding the importance of conserving water, its many uses, and how
        Awareness, Camping,        vital sanitation is in our everyday lives.
        Campers Way Gold

        Environmental              Girls can look at the different types of energy, the ways in which they are
        Awareness, Science         used, and how to work towards ensuring our energy use is sustainable and
        Investigator               affordable for all.

        Chocolate                  Informing girls about fair trade and how it is important to ensure things we
                                   buy come from sustainable sources as much as possible.

        Entrepreneur,              Showing girls how to become their own boss, manage their time and invest
        Engineering, Science       in materials to invent and develop new techniques which will make their lives
        Investigator               easier.

        Cultural Diversity,        Highlighting that key to reducing inequalities is teaching people to embrace
        Disability Awareness,      differences and to ensure equal opportunities for everyone.
        Discovering Faiths,
        Europe
        Community Action,          Girls are encouraged to engage with their local communities and find out
        Care of the Elderly,       how to make their areas more sustainable. Girls can look at their areas and
        Engineering, Road Safety   choose a place which they think could be improved. Ideas could include
                                   working with the local council to improve recycling facilities, tidying up a
                                   park/beach or reducing paper and plastic waste within their school/Unit.
        Environmental              Showing girls how to be responsible citizens as they consume natural and
        Awareness, Farmer,         manmade goods and services and produce a variety of outputs such as
        Independent Living,        waste, talent and goods.
        Outdoor Cook
                                   With the global climate crisis only getting worse, girls will learn what they
        Special Focus Badges:      can do to ensure our planet is protected and how they can combat climate
        SDG 12 and SDG 13          change.

        Nature Observer,           Encouraging girls to respect all forms of life and appreciate the work that’s
        Green Fingers, Bird        needed to care for life on land and in water.
        Watcher, Environmental
        Awareness, Farmer,
        Flower Lover, Tree Lore

        Europe, Team Player,       Girls will learn about the European Union, a strong institution that is working
        Voting, World Guiding      towards the SDGs; they will have a better understanding of how large-scale
                                   partnerships work.

                                   Showing girls that working together towards a goal can achieve greater
                                   outcomes.

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LADYBIRDS
                                      Dear Ladybird Leaders,

       It was great to see so many of you at the recent Branch Weekend and we hope a lot of Units will
       enjoy the new Ladybird Sleepover Interest Badge. Spring time is the perfect time to get out and
       about and work on the new Outdoor Challenge badge. You’ll find the criteria in the autumn 2019
                   edition of Trefoil News and on OGM in the Special Focus Badges section.

       The theme in this edition of Trefoil News is Cycle Safety and Drug Awareness so we will be giving
      you some ideas on how to work on these areas together with Mother’s Day, International Women’s
                                       Day and St. Patrick’s Day activities.

                                   Ladybird Branch Committee

      Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a...                            Women at Work
           Rainbow Handprint                                      An International Women's Day activity

                                                                 Materials:
     Materials:                                                  • sheets of paper
     • coloured card (all the colours of the rainbow)            • pencils
     • glue                                                      • colouring pencils/crayons
     • scissors
     • pencils                                                   Instructions:
                                                                 On a sheet of paper let the Ladybirds
                                                                 draw a picture of their idea of the
                                                                 following occupations:
                                                                 1.    a Nurse             6.   a Politician
                                                                 2.    a Doctor            7.   a Gardner
                                                                 3.    a Firefighter       8.   an Artist
                                                                 4.    a Scientist         9.   a Pilot
                                                                 5.    an Astronaut
                                                                 Ask the Ladybirds to sit in a circle
                                                                 and discuss their drawings whilst
                                                                 comparing them to those of the other
                                                                 Ladybirds. See how many Ladybirds
                                                                 have placed a woman in those
     Instructions:                                               professions.
     1. Give each Ladybird one of each of the coloured
         cards.
     2. Ask them to trace out their hand using the pencils.
     3. Get the Ladybirds to cut out their handprints and
         write their name on the back of the card.
     4. As a nice touch, the Ladybirds could share/swap
         their handprints and have a mixture of handprints on
         their rainbow.
     5. Using the glue, glue one end of the hand to the next
         in the colour of the rainbow.
                                                                      Niamh Shaw is a performer, writer and
     6. These could be hung around the hall or the
                                                                       communicator and is currently IGG's
         Ladybirds could bring them home.                             Ambassador. Niamh has trained as an
                                                                          Astronaut and has set herself
                                    Badge link: Ladybird STEM           "a life's mission to get to space as
                                                                                  artist and citizen".

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LADYBIRDS

Cycle Safety for Ladybirds                                       Air vs Water
                                                                   (Leader Demonstration)
Materials:
• a cycle safety
                                                           Materials:
   worksheet for each
                                                           • two balloons
   Ladybird (available
                                                           • two candles
   on OGM)
                                                           • water
• pencils
                                                           Instructions:
Instructions:
                                                           1. Fill one balloon half full of water
Give each Ladybird a
                                                               and blow up the other balloon. Both
copy of the worksheet
                                                               balloons should be of the same size.
and ask them to find
                                                           2. Light the two candles and separate
all the words which are
                                                               them.
listed along the side.
                                                           3. Gather the Ladybirds around the
                                                               table so that they can all see.
With all things in society, there are many rules that we
                                                           4. Hold the two balloons to the
must follow. There are some rules for cycling which
                                                               candles (not too close) and see how
are very important to ensure all our Ladybirds are
                                                               they react to the heat.
safe when out cycling. Now is a perfect time to go
through some of these with your Ladybirds:
                                                           Note for Leader: The air balloon will
                                                           pop and the water balloon won’t.
Top bicycle safety rules:
1. Always wear a properly fitted bicycle helmet to                        Badge link: Ladybird STEM
   protect your head, every time you cycle.
2. Use a bicycle that is the appropriate size for you,

                                                              Inverted Balloon
   not one that is too big.
3. Before you cycle make sure that you don’t have

                                                              in a Bottle
   any loose clothing or shoelaces that can get
   caught in the chain.
4. Ask an adult to check the air in your tyres and           (Leader Demonstration)
   that your brakes are working before you cycle.
5. Always wear bright clothes so that you can be           Materials:
   seen at all times.                                      • a glass bottle
6. Stay alert at all times and never listen to music.      • a balloon
   Pay attention to all vehicles and people around         • a pot of water
   you.                                                    • oven gloves
7. Don’t cycle in the dark. If you must, wear              • heat-resistant surface
   reflectors and ensure your bike has reflective
   lights.                                                 Instructions:
8. Always check both sides of the roads before you         1. Put a small amount of
   pull out onto a new road.                                   water into the glass
9. Learn and follow the rules                                  bottle.
   of the road.                                            2. Place the bottle into the
                                                               pot of water.
The rules of the road are as
                                                           3. Boil the water in the pot
follows:
                                                               to ensure the bottle is good and
• When cycling on the
                                                               hot.
    road, always cycle on the
                                                           4. Take the bottle from the pot and
    left-hand side (the same
                                                               place on the heat-resistant surface.
    direction as the traffic).
                                                           5. Place the balloon over the mouth
• Obey traffic laws, including
                                                               of the bottle and watch how it gets
    all the traffic signs and signals.
                                                               sucked into the bottle and increases
• Cycle in a straight line and don’t weave in and out
                                                               in size.
    of traffic.
• If cycling on the footpaths, always respect
                                                           Note for Leader: This would be an ideal
    pedestrians. Ring your bell to make them aware of
                                                           activity to open a Ladybird meeting
    you.
                                                           with as the Ladybirds can return to it
• Watch the road to avoid anything that could
                                                           and watch how it has grown.
    cause you to fall off your bike.
                                                                          Badge link: Ladybird STEM
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LADYBIRDS

        Mother’s Day Crafts x 2                                           Ladybird
     Everyone is special, but no one is more special than your         Medicine Safety
     Mother. So, to make all the Ladybirds’ Mums feel extra special,
     we have included two different card ideas that you can use to
     make your Mother’s Day craft.

     Craft Option 1
     Coloured Paper Cards
     Materials:
     • coloured card
     • coloured paper
     • pritt stick/glue                                                         What is
     • scissors
     • a photo of each Ladybird                                                medicine?
        pretending to hold a flower
                                                                       Materials:
     Instructions:                                                     • list of questions (available on
     1. Fold the card in half.                                            OGM; two sample questions
     2. Glue the flower stem to the left of the centre of the cover       below)
         page.
     3. Glue the photo of the Ladybird on so that her hand is on       Introduction:
         the stem.                                                     Plan a discussion with the
     4. Give each Ladybird a sheet of coloured paper and scissors      Ladybirds on medicine safety
         and ask them to cut stripes from the shorter length of the    and be mindful of anyone in the
         page.                                                         group who may be taking regular
     5. Let them create a circle from the stripes by gently folding    medication for asthma, allergies,
         them in half and gluing them in a circle.                     diabetes etc. The initial discussion
     6. Cut out a circle for the inner piece of the flower.            is to establish what medicine is
     7. Let the Ladybirds write their own special message on the       by focusing on answers to the
         inside.                                                       questions - who, what, where,
                                                                       when, why, how.
     Craft Option 2                                                    Instructions:
     Fingerprint Cards                                                 Ask the Ladybirds the list of
                                                                       questions (examples below),
     Materials:                                                        listen to their responses and
     • poster paints                                                   then respond with the answers
     • strong plastic plates                                           after each question taking into
        that can be reused                                             consideration the Ladybirds’
     • strong coloured card                                            answers.
     • brown card/paper
     • glue                                                            1.   What are medicines?
     • warm water                                                           Medicines are drugs such as
     • hand soap                                                            tablets, capsules, inhalers,
     • old towels                                                           antiseptic creams, gels or liquid
                                                                            medicine.
     Instructions:
     1. Lay out the paints on the plates.                              2. Why should we take
     2. Let the Ladybirds choose which colour they want for their         medicines? Sometimes
         hand print.                                                      if we are sick with a high
     3. Using their fingerprints, let them decorate the flowers at        temperature or are sick in
         the tips of their fingers.                                       hospital we need medicine to
     4. Ask the Ladybirds to wash their hands between paints so           help us get better. If someone
         as not to mix the colours for the other Ladybirds.               has asthma, hayfever or
     5. Get the Ladybirds to cut out whatever shape flower pot            diabetes they are likely to need
         they wish to glue to the bottom.                                 medicine on a regular basis.
     6. You can pre-print flower pots with a Mother’s Day poem          Badge link: Ladybird Medicine Safety
         or you can let the Ladybirds write their own poem.                                         Option 1
     7. The Ladybirds can write their special message on the
         back of the page.
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LADYBIRDS

                                  The Medicine Relay
Materials:
• a set of empty and clean medicine containers such as plastic bottles, packets, boxes enough for
   each group of Ladybirds
• a set of pictures consisting of tablets, capsules, cream/gel and liquid medicine, enough pictures
   for each group of Ladybirds (Make sure the pictures match the containers)

Introduction:                                               them closed. Also, take the time to read
Discuss with the Ladybirds what medicines are               some of the labels on the containers and
using one set of pictures.                                  explain to the Ladybirds when medicine
                                                            should be taken.
To play the relay game:                                7.   Discuss how some of these medicines are
1. Divide the Ladybirds into groups of three                kept and how they should be stored in a
    or four for each relay team with each team              press or cabinet that’s high up on the wall
    standing at one end of the meeting room.                out of the reach of children.
2. Place a set of medicine containers at the
    other end of the meeting room, opposite                   Badge link: Ladybird Medicine Safety Option 2
    each team.
3. Explain that when the Leader calls out
    a type of medicine, the first Ladybird in
    the group should run down to the set of
    containers opposite them and collect the
    container that might be suitable to store
    that particular medicine, before running
    back to join the end of the group. For
    example, when the Leader calls out ‘tablets’,
    the Ladybird should run down and bring
    back the plastic bottle.
4. Continue until all the containers are
    collected.
5. Next, give each group a set of pictures to
    match up to the containers.
6. Allow the Ladybirds to try and open the lids
    on the bottles and explain about keeping

Safety rules for medicine
Introduction:
Following the discussions on what medicine is (see
opposite page), the associated risks and ways to
keep it safe, ask the Ladybirds to think of rules that are necessary for medicine and listen to their
suggestions. The rules should resemble the following:

Safety rules for medicine:               given to you by your             •   All medicine should be
• Medicines are not sweets.              parent or an adult whom              kept up high and out of
• Always tell a parent or                your parent has given                the sight of children.
   adult if you are not feeling          permission to.                   •   Medicines should usually
   well. You won’t always            •   The cap should be put                be kept in a cool place.
   need medicine to make                 back on a medicine bottle        •   Any medicine that needs
   you better. For example,              after the medicine has               to be kept cold should be
   if you have been doing                been taken.                          kept up on a high shelf in
   a lot of running around,          •   Always tell a parent or an           the fridge.
   you might be feeling very             adult if you feel unwell         •   Any leftover medicine
   hot. You might just need a            after taking medicine.               should be returned to the
   drink of water to cool you        •   Always tell a parent or              chemist by parents or
   down.                                 an adult if other children           adults.
• You should never take                  are playing with or taking
   medicine that is not                  medicines.                           Badge link: Ladybird Medicine
                                                                                             Safety Option 1

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EXECUTIVE NEWS

          Executive News                                Growth
                                                        IGG has promoted itself by emphasising our
     A meeting of the Executive Committee was           ‘girl only’ policy, incorporating technology
     held on Saturday 7 December 2019.                  into the programme, encouraging Units to be
                                                        seen out and about in the community, training
     Irish Girl Guides CLG                              links with An Cosan and online trainings,
     Gillian Finan advised that IGG is in the process   Recruitment and Retention Help Sheets and
     of registering the CLG with the Charities          local supports.
     Regulatory Authority.                              The question was then posed as to what else
                                                        IGG can do and what other initiatives we can
     Online Training Courses                            have to support Leaders to increase numbers.
     Amanda O’Sullivan advised that three courses       This will be on the agenda going forward.
     were now available through the IGG website.
     These courses are IGG Safeguarding and Child       CIGA
     Protection Refresher Training for Leaders, IGG     A new CIGA neckerchief was approved by
     Safeguarding and Child Protection Course           the committee. The necker is to be worn at
     for Under 18s in a Leadership Role, and the        CIGA joint organised events including travel to
     Assistant Leader Warrant. The pass rate            and from the event. It can also be worn as an
     needed for these courses is 90%.                   informal necker at European Conferences etc.
     If anyone or any committee has a wish list for     The neckers will be ordered for Eurojam 2020
     other courses to be made available online,         and the World Conference.
     please contact Jenny Gannon. Thanks were           Alison Cahill also reported that Nuala Cooke
     expressed to all who worked to get our first       had completed her term of office on CIGA.
     online courses up and running.                     Helen added her thanks on IGG’s behalf to
                                                        Nuala and Margaret Wynne who had recently
     New National Training Centre                       finished on CIGA for their years of service.
     Helen Concannon reported that the planning
     application will be in the newspapers next
     week. The architect, Gareth Maguire, is also
     going to do some 3D drawings for us to
     help with the graphics for promotion and
     fundraising.

     DCYA
     Maureen Murphy reported that herself and
     Annemarie Harte had attended a meeting
     with the DCYA. They are asking members for
     input into the agenda and are pushing for          Strategic Plan for 2020-2022
     youth work in rural Ireland. DCYA are going to     This was circulated at the meeting and
     develop a new process for grant applications       included the additions proposed by P&T. The
     from July 2020.                                    Ladybirds Sleepover pack will be completed
                                                        and Senior Branch have events planned for
     Charities Governance Code                          their 100th birthday in 2020. Senior Branch
     Helen reminded the committee of the six            will also be running trainings in the Regions.
     principles of the Charities Governance Code        There will be a Patrol Leaders’ day in 2020 and
     which are 1) advancing its charitable purpose,     a Patrol Leaders’ weekend in 2021. ATOC are
     2) behaving with integrity, 3) leading people,     running a Qualifications and Skills training in
     4) exercising control, 5) working effectively      April 2020.
     and 6) being accountable and transparent.
     A report regarding our compliance will be          New Vision
     completed in 2020.                                 Helen Concannon reported that the votes for
     Trust Corporation                                  the new IGG vision had been counted. Aine
     Emer O’Sullivan reported that Joe Willis,          Divilly then announced that the winning vision
     Andrea Lazenby-Simpson and Mary McHale             was ‘Today there can be a place for girls to be
     have been appointed as Directors of Trust.         themselves, a place where there is diversity,
     Helen Concannon has agreed to stay on the          equality, a place to make a difference, and that
     committee for the duration of the Tallaght         place is Girl Guides’.
     property project and, as the incoming Chief
     Commissioner, Amanda O’Sullivan has also
     been appointed as a Director of Trust.

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UNIT ACCOUNTS PACKAGE 2020 GUIDELINES

Irish Girl Guides(IGG) Unit Accounts
Package Guidelines the latest
                         Be sure to download
                              2020 Unit Accounts
                                                            Package from ‘National
1.0 REQUIREMENTS                                             Resources’ on OGM

The IGG Accounts Package is a bespoke programme which requires Microsoft Excel to function.

Download a copy of the Unit Accounts Package on an annual basis from Online Guide Manager (OGM). This is located
under the Unit Admin tab, National Resources, IGG Accounts Package. Save a copy to your hard drive with the following
heading, as appropriate:
                                Unit Name, Unit ID Number, Accounting Year e.g.
                                   Rainbow Brownies Unit ID 333 Accounts 2020

Throughout the spreadsheets, use the ‘Tab’ key in preference to the ‘enter’ or ‘return’ key
(this will move the cursor to the permitted areas).

The principle behind this Accounts Package is that you only need to make any entry
once, everything else is automatically filled in.

The following instructions refer to the various worksheets within the package. Instructions can also be
viewed while using the package by hovering over the red comment arrows/dot throughout the
package (as illustrated below):

2.0 INFORMATION WORKSHEET

 Title/Unit details                    Enter the name of your Unit and Unit ID number. This information
                                       is available on OGM under Unit Admin.
                                       This information will be automatically brought to the top of the
                                       page and any relevant cells of the worksheet.
 Year                                  Accounting period (Jan-Dec)
 Unit Contact Person                   Enter the name of the Unit Contact Person (UCP)
 Unit Leadership Team                  Enter the name of all other Unit Leadership Team members
 Opening Balances                      Enter the Cash and Bank balance figures at the start of the year.
                                       [Note: these figures are critical]
 Camps/Outings/Events                  Enter the title of any events being held this year (numbered one
                                       to six). These will be accounted for individually on the separate
                                       event sheets.
 Financial Institute Account           Enter the relevant details regarding the Unit financial institute
 Details                               account (bank, Credit Union, post office account).
                                       Full financial institute details (name, sort code and account
                                       number) to be recorded on OGM.
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UNIT ACCOUNTS PACKAGE 2020 GUIDELINES

     3.0 INCOME WORKSHEET
     The first box will reflect the current position as far as both cash balance and bank balance are concerned, at
     any time, and will automatically change when any entries are made throughout the package.

     The second box contains the pre-installed analysis headings:

     THE FOLLOWING FIVE HEADINGS ARE THE ONLY COLUMNS THAT REQUIRE AN ENTRY:

     Date                     Enter date in format Date/Month, e.g. ‘2/2’ will show as ‘02-February-20’

     Details                  Enter the description of the transaction e.g. IGG Distribution Centre. Should
                              one line not be sufficient, use as many lines as required and show the figure
                              against the last line.
     Reference (Ref)          Enter your unique ‘Receipt Number’ that you give for filing and finding purposes.
     Cash & Cheques            Enter value of income received by either method. This needs to be lodged
                               by the Unit Leader into the Unit’s financial institute account.
     Online                   Income lodged directly into the Unit account by a parent or from another source.

     Code                     Refer to the ‘analysis codes’ at the top of the page and enter the appropriate
                              code number [e.g. Membership Fees – enter 2].
                              [NOTE: There is no need to enter a value in any of the analysis columns – the code will
                              direct the amount entered to the correct place]

     4.0 EXPENDITURE WORKSHEET
     The Expenditure page follows the same format as Income, with three exceptions:

      Analysis
      Codes
                          There are thirteen
                          analysis codes.

      Cash Only           Items purchased from float (petty cash)

      Other               Online/debit card/cheque payments
     © IGG January 2020                              Unit Accounts Package                                               2
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5.0 BANK WORKSHEET
5.0 BANK WORKSHEET
5.0     BANK
        BANK WORKSHEET
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5.0
              of the cash/cheques as they are physically lodged into the Unit’s financial institute
                   WORKSHEET
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6.0 EVENTS WORKSHEETS
6.0
There EVENTS
      are six pagesWORKSHEETS
                    to record all items relating to a particular holiday/camp/Day Out/event etc.
6.0
6.0   EVENTS
      EVENTS       WORKSHEETS
                   WORKSHEETS
There are six pages to record all items relating to a particular holiday/camp/Day Out/event etc.
There is no need to duplicate the entries from these pages into the main sections i.e. income and expenditure
There are six pages to record all items relating to a particular holiday/camp/Day Out/event etc.
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                               all items relating to a particular
                                     automatically                holiday/camp/Day  Out/event   etc.
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                                                                                            i.e. income       the current
                                                                                                         and expenditure
balance
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                                                             pages   into the main sections i.e. income  and expenditure
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                                                                     into the main     and will
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worksheets
balance      as the figures will automatically update the appropriate column and will also update the current
        figures.
worksheets as the figures will automatically update the appropriate column and will also update the current
balance figures.
balance figures.

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