Submitted by the GSCO Global Action Committee
On Friday, July 31, Our Chalet celebrates its 88th Birthday! Girl Scouts of Colorado sends their best wishes to Our Chalet, one of the five World Centres of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. This is going to be an exciting and fun week with five days of celebration for this birthday! Do you like it when your birthday celebrations spread out over more than one day? If so, watch the GSCO Blog each day so you can celebrate with girls from all around the world.
Today, July 31 , Our Chalet celebrates its 88th birthday! How do you like to celebrate your birthday? Our Chalet is 88 years old this year! Could you put 88 candles on a cake? That would be dangerous. So, let’s do a chocolate or a cheese fondue instead. Your girls can do these with a little help from an adult. So, have fun and celebrate Our Chalet’s big birthday!
Hope you have enjoyed the week of visiting Our Chalet and Switzerland.
Now, here are eight more reasons why EVERYONE should visit Switzerland and the Swiss Alps!
Skiing — top spots for skiing in the world. The World Cup has been held on the slopes just outside Adelboden.
Scenery — Mountains, lakes, blue skies. 38 peaks more than 13,000 feet
Culture —
Alpenhorns, yodeling, cows and cowbells, cuckoo clocks
Yodeling has evolved from a way to communicate between goat herders in the mountains to a form of music often associated with Switzerland. The alpenhorn was also used by shepherds and almost disappeared but is now a national symbol and entertainment for tourists
Hiking — Lots of trails measured by the time it takes to hike from one place to another not measured in miles
Quaint Alpine Villages
Food — Cheese fondue, Chocolate
Matterhorn — World’s most photographed mountain
Top of Europe — To get to the top of the mountain, one takes a train to the highest railway station in Europe to view the two peaks — the Jungfrau and Monch
Travel
Now, maybe you have gotten the travel bug yourself! Did you know that you can travel with Girl Scouts? It’s a big world. Girl Scouts love to dream about where they can travel—from the field trips they might take as Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors to the global adventures available as Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors. If you love exploring different places and cultures, you can experience all that our country has to offer, and you can plan even bigger adventures around the world, traveling with other Girl Scouts who share your dreams and love of adventure. Interest in the world has been an integral part of our movement since the very beginning. As Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA stated:
“Girl Guiding and Girl Scouts is the magic thread which links the youth of the world together.”
If you would like to know more about travel and adventures go to: forgirls.girlscouts.org /travel
This blog has been brought to you by the members of the Girl Scout of Colorado Global Action Team. If you have any questions or comments please direct them to gscoloradoglobal@gmail.com.
RESOURCES FOR MORE GLOBAL GIRL SCOUTING INFORMATION
World Centres Websites
World Centres Facebook
Our Cabana: https://www.facebook.com/OurCabanaMexico
Our Chalet: https://www.facebook.com/OurChalet
Pax Lodge: https://www.facebook.com/PaxLodge
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