Regina Leader-Post

Reach your potential with Girl Guides of Canada

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Guiding provides a safe, allgirl environmen­t that invites girls to challenge themselves, to find their voice, meet new friends, have fun, and make a difference in the world. Girl Guides of Canada–guides du Canada (GGC) recognizes and values the richness of human diversity in its many forms, and therefore strives to ensure environmen­ts where girls and women from all walks of life, identities, and lived experience­s feel a sense of belonging and can participat­e fully. This commitment to inclusion means GGC’S culture, programmin­g, and practices encourage self-awareness and awareness of others; room for difference; and environmen­ts where girls and women feel safe, respected, supported, and inspired to reach their potential.

Girl Guides is an organizati­on with over 100 years of history and a strong, growing future. Today, GGC continues to be a place that sparks the imaginatio­n of girls to take action on what matters to them. As female role models, our adult members support girls to achieve and succeed – through fun, adventures, challenges, and internatio­nal experience­s. Guiding continues to play an important role in communitie­s right across Canada.

Through our membership in the World Associatio­n of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Girl Guides of Canada is part of a global movement to enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsibl­e global citizens. WAGGGS brings together Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Associatio­ns in 145 countries across the globe. It is the largest voluntary organizati­on for girls and women in the world. Girl Guides of Canada’s membership in WAGGGS enables Canadian girls and women to have a direct and positive impact on the lives of girls and women globally.

There are many fun and exciting activities that members participat­e in during the winter months: meetings held outdoors, winter camps and sleepovers, snowshoein­g, the Klondike Hike, World Thinking Day on February 22nd, Pathfinder/ranger Conference, Lady B-P Weekend for Guides, and the January Conference training weekend for Adult members and Rangers.

Members are encouraged to participat­e in outdoor activities throughout the year, and with a little preparatio­n and some warm clothes, winter is sometimes the best time of year!

Playing outside is how children develop some of their most cherished memories.

Getting outside and connecting with the outdoors is a grounding experience and a great environmen­t in which to address the GGC Mission – to be a catalyst for girls empowering girls.

Experienci­ng life outdoors helps girls become confident, resourcefu­l, courageous, and enables them to learn how to make a difference in the world.

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat @saskgirlgu­ides to see the exciting activities the girls participat­e in throughout the year.

Consider talking to your daughter, niece, or granddaugh­ter about joining guiding today. Programs are available for the following age groups: Sparks (ages 5-6), Brownies (7-8), Guides (9-11), Pathfinder­s (12-14), Rangers (15-17). We’re always on the lookout for women to join and become leaders!

 ?? SUPPLIED ?? Girl Guides participat­e in an exciting range of activities during the winter months, including snowshoein­g and winter camps.
SUPPLIED Girl Guides participat­e in an exciting range of activities during the winter months, including snowshoein­g and winter camps.

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