Continue to be humans and obey your Ten commandments.
Sister Zdena Krejčíková (née Kürbisová) joined the restored Junák immediately after the end of the Second World War in June 1945. During the war she had been a member of the club Silver Horseshoe, which was inspired by the books of Jaroslav Foglar and whose secret meetings involved scouting activities. Zdena subsequently joined the 34th Girl Guide troop in Prague-Pankrác in Zelená Liška, which was led by Milena Michalcová, and later by Dagmar Zinková. Zdena Krejčíková took her oath on June 12, 1946 in the crypt of St Wenceslas Church in Stará Boleslav. After the dissolution of Junák (Czech Scouting organization, transl.’s note), the Girl Guides’ meetings continued in secret, but their activities gradually diminished. Zdena completed her studies at a nursing school, from which she graduated in 1951, and received her compulsory job placement to hospital in Cheb. She became involved in sports and theatre there, and she was in touch with local Scouts in Cheb. In 1968 she returned to Prague and in the ensuing political situation she participated on the restoration of Junák in Prague 4. She gathered former members of the girls’ troop and together they agreed to restore the 34th troop, with daughters of former Girl Guides forming the majority of its members. In April 1970 she became the leader of the 34th unit Ostříž (“Merlin”). She continued working with young people even after the second ban on the activities of Junák. Her troop became part of Sokol Lhotka and later of the ČSTV (Czechoslovak Sports Association), where she and other officials developed the Tourist Youth Clubs (TOMs) under its hiking department. She served as a leader of TOM Prague for about four years. During this period, she led 26 camps and she organized other activities related to hiking and outdoors. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989 she was actively involved in the third restoration of Junák in Prague 4 and its 34th unit and troop. She is also a member of Svojsík’s troop, of Velen Fanderlik’s troop and of the patrol Guards of Svojsík’s Grave.
