Bridging Rivers Area Girl Guides  

    Making A Difference

Service is an integral part of Guiding values. All of our Units can or are making a difference in their neighborhoods, schools, homes, and even worldwide. You can make a difference in many ways both large and small. Tell us how your unit has or is "Making a Difference" so we can post it on this page to become an inspiration to others. 

	Need some ideas to get you started on what  your Unit can do to make a difference?
Units Making A Difference .... Click here to submit your Making A Difference story.
	Operation Christmas Child, Valentines for Vets, CWFF - Nov 2011
	Flowers to brighten your day!
	Violence Against Women awareness themed sleepover
	Friendship Inn's 40th Birthday Celebration - Spring 2009
	Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box  - Nov 2009
	Annual Warman Christmas Craft and Bake Sale - Nov 2009
	Town of Warman Winterfest - Nov 2009 Collection for the Friendship Inn - Dec 2009
	Eamer Court - Dec 09 Valentine's Day cards for Seniors - Feb 2010 Food/Clothing/Other collection - Feb-Apr 2010 Operation Christmas Child/Eamer Court-Dec 2010

Service may seem like an old fashioned word. Usually phrases like "do a good turn", "lend a hand" or "help others" are used instead of the word service but the meaning is still the same.

While Guiding members cannot fundraise for other charitable organizations on behalf of Girl Guides of Canada, we can certainly help those organizations in other ways. Saskatoon Area promotes the idea of service at all levels of Guiding.  It can be as simple as cleaning up the litter in the school yard or as involved as learning to knit blankets for a homeless shelter. 

In the book “Girl Guiding/ Girl Scouting: A Challenging Movement”,  which is produced by World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), lists the Good Turn as a symbol of unity.  It states;

The Good Turn symbolizes the service given by all

members of the movement to the community.

Younger girls think of ways they can do a Good

Turn every day, whilst older girls develop this

further into service projects at local, national

and international levels (page 28).