On Saturday October 1st the Girls Guides had a tea party to reunite the new and the old Girl Guides, and to honour two outstanding members of the organisation.Special recognition was given to former Island Commissioner Denise Woodhouse, for outstanding service to Girlguiding in Bermuda.She was presented with the Laurel Award, the highest award that can be given.The Baden Powell Challenge award was given to Ranger Guide Reem Bushara by guest of honour the Governor’s wife, Lady GozneyThe evening started with the welcoming of guests to the tea party, and everyone sat down to enjoy the meal.Among the Ranger Guides helping to serve the tea was Reem Bushara, who goes to BHS and has been a Girl Guide since she was ten years old.Since she became a Ranger Reem has learned more about respect, cooperation and has learned more about the community and most of all having fun.When she first started she was nervous to join.That afternoon Reem received the Baden Powell Challenge Award. Reem said: “I feel that I have worked real hard to get this award and I have done the best I can.”As the tea party went on a few of the older, former Girl Guides spoke about what the Girlguiding had meant to them.Felicity Lunn said: “Being a girl guide means friendship.”Dorothea Emerson said: “As a girl guide it helped me to meet different people.”Jance Dill said that it helped her to prepare for the future, while Shelly Swan said that Girl Guides taught her how to make friends.Rosamund Daniels said she had learned how to interact with others, and to do different things.Rachael Soares, one of the Rangers, said when she first started at the age of seven, she was shy and she has since learned a lot of skill such as sewing, camping and other skills.They learn songs that make you feel happy and energetic. She wanted to make it clear, however, that Girlguiding is not just about doing girly things.Later on Lady Gozney said it had been a very fun and enjoyable afternoon, and we had very wonderful entertainment from the young Rangers, emcee Tim Taylor and the Girlguiding leaders.