For our girl-led meeting this week, we will be baking cupcakes. 

This is what you will need: 

Materials list:

CUPCAKES

• 2 1/2 cups (325g) all purpose flour
• 2 cups (414g) sugar
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup (240ml) milk
• 1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (240ml) water*

VANILLA FROSTING 

• 1/2 cup (112g) salted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (95g) shortening
• 4 cups (460g) powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2–3 tbsp (30-45ml) water or milk

Baking equipment

• measuring cups
• Mixer
• Cupcake liners
• Muffin tray
• Icing bags and tips, or a medium-sized Ziplock and a pair of scissors

Recipe from: https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/moist-vanilla-cupcakes/

N recommends that everyone pre-measure their ingredients so we will have enough time.

*** TECH UPDATE ***

We are also switching online meeting platforms to MS Teams, starting this Wednesday! Here is the meeting information, which you can also access on the Calendar posting:

Microsoft Teams meetingJoin on your computer or mobile app

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Or call in (audio only)+1 647-738-5322,,866651472#  

Canada, Toronto Phone Conference ID: 866 651 472#

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Plan to start logging in around 6:40 pm, in case you run into any tech hiccups as you prepare for tonight’s meeting. Email Karla if you run into issues are you are preparing!

This week, we’re doing arts online tomorrow night to rest, relax, and get creative!

Make sure you have the following materials available in advance of the meeting start:

• pencils
• colouring materials – coloured pencils, markers etc.
• paper
• a comfortable place/surface to sit, such as a table or desk

See you online at 6:45 pm!

At our meeting on January 12, we decided on three service projects we’re going to do as a unit this year:

1. Collect personal care items and donate to a local agency that supports women or families (personal care products can include new, unused hotel or commercial sized toiletries in their original packaging: lotion, shampoo, conditioner, soap, body wash, razors, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, sunscreen, make-up, hair products/appliances, and assorted beauty supplies)
2. Collect used books and donate to a local agency that distributes books to people in need (books could include fiction or non-fiction, books for children or adults)
3. Collect bottles and cans that have a deposit, return them, and donate the fund to the Canadian World Friendship Fund to support Guiding in other parts of the world. (Check out this website for information about all of the different types of containers that have deposits on them! Rinse before storing to avoid smelly, sticky situations)

Please start gathering up the items above, as we’ll bring all of our items for donation together when we reconvene as a group in a few weeks.

Given the current situation with COVID 19, we’re going to pivot our meetings for the next few weeks to be online. Thank you all for your patience, understanding, and collaboration as we look to get through this phase of the pandemic together, and in service of our communities.

Take a look at the Calendar invite for this Wednesday’s meeting for the Zoom link.

We hope everyone enjoyed the winter break!

We’ll be meeting online on January 5th for the first meeting of the year to plan for some winter adventures and our Thinking Day/WAGGGS activity, and check in on girl-led meetings that the 3rd years will be running over the coming weeks.

Check the Calendar booking for the Zoom meeting information and see you tomorrow online!