A commited team

The Gingerbread Guild is growing thanks to the combined energies of a Board of Directors and the members of five committees formed from business people, teachers, writers and artists. These dedicated volunteers share with the guild their talents and expertise.

· The Board of Directors administers, and has ultimate responsibility for, the educational and financial activities of the Guild.

· The Committee of Wisdom is formed of the Godfathers/Godmothers of the Guild. The participants are public figures who support the Guild with their moral endorsement. They share their personal network of friends and acquaintances and are precious allies within the visible face of the community. In short they are the Guild's ambassadors.

· The Advisory committee is responsible for providing the board with recommendations for long-term strategy which are reviewed and updated on a regular basis. This broad mandate extends to include all Guild activities both educational and financial. The Advisory committee works in collaboration with the educational and fund raising committees as and when necessary.

· The Education committee supervises the content of the Guild's workshops, the engagement and formation of workshop leaders, the development and distribution of didactic materials, which accompany the books donated to our young readers. The committee subsection "Educators without Borders" is responsible for activities undertaken beyond the borders of Canada which are directed at countries where pedagogic aid is required for children having little or no schooling.

· The Editorial committee is responsible for the planning, composition and publication of The Gingerbread Slice and The Small Slice. The committee enlists the aid of the children themselves in the preparation of each issue. The Gingerbread Slice, The Small Slice and www.gingerbreadguild.org are the principle tools used to convince people with heart of the necessity of investing in education without borders.

· The Fundraising committee is responsible for the maintenance of sufficient income flow emanating from the guild's workshops, products and special events in order that the established goals of the Guild be reached.