What is the purpose of Girl Guides?

Through fun, friendship, challenge and adventure we empower girls to find their voice, inspiring them to discover the best in themselves and to make a positive difference in their community. More than 240,000 girls already meet regularly as Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers.

How did Girl Guides help in the war?

In 1939, World War II began. Girl Guides across Ontario helped support the war effort in a variety of ways, such as sewing insignia onto uniforms, making bandages, and raising money for the Red Cross.

What does Girl Guides of Canada do?

Girl Guides of Canada–Guides du Canada (GGC) empowers every girl in Guiding to discover herself and be everything she wants to be. In Guiding, girls from 5-17 meet with girls their own age in a safe, inclusive space to explore what matters to them.

What are Girl Scouts called in Canada?

Girl Guides of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada (GGC; French: Guides du Canada) is the national Guiding association of Canada. Guiding in Canada started on September 7, 1910, and GGC was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1928.

What is the Girl Guide promise?

All Girlguiding members are invited to make the same Promise. “I promise that I will do my best, to be true to myself and develop my beliefs, to serve the Queen and my community, to help other people and to keep the (Brownie) Guide Law.” We do have a shorter version for our youngest group, Rainbows.

What is the Girl Guide motto?

Be Prepared
The Motto. The Motto, ‘Be Prepared’, shares the Founder’s initials and is a practical reminder of the educational purposes of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting.

How did guides help in ww2?

Guides knitted socks for soldiers and helped in the national campaign to “dig for victory”. And refugees and evacuees were assigned to Guide companies.

What did the guide international service assist with during war times?

We can be very proud of the enormous efforts made by so many members of the Movement, both in Great Britain and Australia, who supported those volunteers over many years by raising money, collecting food and clothing and other necessities, to help in the re- building of a war-shattered world.

Can a boy be a Girl Guide?

Yes – you’ll still have your unit Leaders and Young Leaders. Can boys join now? When we asked girls like you what they’d like, they told us they wanted Girlguiding to still be just for girls. So no boys allowed!

What are the different levels of Girl Guides?

Q. What are the different levels of Guiding?

• Sparks – 5-6 years.
• Brownies – 7-8 years.
• Guides – 9-12 years.
• Pathfinders – 12-14 years.
• Rangers – 15-17 years.

What do Girl Guides say?

“I promise that I will do my best, to be true to myself and develop my beliefs, to serve the Queen and my community, to help other people and to keep the (Brownie) Guide Law.”