By Camille Aubin
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Shannon Kokko has launched a local Sparks organization for girls ages 5 and 6 years old, in collaboration with the volunteers.
Sparks are part of Girl Guides Canada, and key goal for the group is the growth and development of confidence for its members. It provides girls with the opportunity to take the initiative and explore new challenges.
Due to current indoor meeting restrictions, the group meets outdoors every Thursday at the Lake Windermere & District Lions Club Community Park, better known locally as Spiderweb Park. As soon as the rules are eased, the Girl Guides will meet indoors in the Invermere Seniors Hall, which has been made available to them as a venue.
Kokko has help from five other volunteers in running this group. “I am lucky to have volunteers who were there on Thursday (April 22) helping us pick up litter for Earth Day,” expressed Kokko.
At the moment, the group is working on projects related to the current theme “Into the Outdoors,” which includes nature discoveries, camping skills and adventures and our shared planet, explained Kakko, adding that the Girl Guides Sparks unit will also explore other thematic such as “Take action!”, “Be well”, “Connect and question,” and “Experiment and create.”
“We are excited to continue our learning about our planet and nature, which will take us through till the end of June, and then we start back up again in September with the chocolate/vanilla Girl Guides cookie fundraiser. Currently, we do have boxes of mint chocolate girl guides cookies for sale at $5 per box with proceeds going directly to our unit,” explained Kokko.
For more information about the Girl Guides Sparks unit or to register a girl into this group, visit: www.girlguides.ca. To contact Shannon Kokko, email her at: [email protected].
