Our meeting began early this morning, with a special flag ceremony and a reflection that highlighted the creation of WAGGGS and the beginning of Sangam. Aruna, the House and Property Manager, performed an aarti and blessed us all.
Then we had a full day of meetings. We went over minutes and goals, evaluated performance, and brainstormed ideas for promoting the centre.
We discussed WAGGGS's 3-year plan and it's mission and themes for the triennium. Check out http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/about/100years for information about the celebrations going on for the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides, and how you can get in on the action. GSUSA will host an international event in 2012 in addition to the centenary festivities. There definitely seems to be some exciting things ahead.
In addition to a productive meeting, we also met all of the Sangam staff at morning tea (chai and Tim-Tams!), got to hang out some more at teatime in the afternoon and evening (gotta love the thrice-a-day teatime), met the local Girl Guide group who performed some songs for us, and played a roaring game of trivia at night. And one team member showed us a video of "The Girl Effect" which mirrors some of our goals.
There are still some spaces left in Sangam events later this year. Trust, me, they're amazing. Check out the 2010 and 2011 schedules. And visit the website at the end of this month for even more info.
And, check out the homepage of the Sangam website--you might see a familiar photo!
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