Issues of Volunteer Screening in Scotland

Apparently in Scotland , new legislation requires that volunteers working with children be screened for prior criminal offences - something that Girl Guides of Canada already does.

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Girl Guide cookie drive in Brampton ON

This article not only mentions cookies, but is a good PR article about Guiding in Canada.

"These programs and activities give young girls and women an opportunity to develop teamwork skills, leadership, independence, strength, confidence and a desire to help others and the environment. This then allows them to lead empowering and responsible lives as inspirational citizens and role-models for younger generations to come."

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Girl guiding keeping up with the times - in Malaysia

This article from Malaysia demonstrates that other countries face many of the same issues as does Girl Guides of Canada - being perceived as "too traditional", girls having other options for activities, and declining membership as a result.

This article is about uniform in Malaysia, and this one provides more information about Guiding in general.

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Link Member from Kingston in Macleans' magazine "Best and Brightest"

From May 2004, Julielynn Wong was named one of Macleans' magazine's "Best and Brightest", a listing of 25 future stars, for her medical research endeavours.

Mint Cookie Sales in Oak Bay BC

Here's a photo and caption from the Oak Bay News about an optical shop owner challenging other Oak Bay businesses to buy Girl Guide Cookies.

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Engineering organization brings Girl Guides to Queen's University campus

This article describes an "Engineering Explorers Girl Guide Day" held in Kingston, and sponsored by the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) organization. (Ideally, Link members on university campuses would be able to partner with such groups to promote such events for girls in Guiding).

"The unfamiliar chatter of young girls echoed through the halls of Beamish-Munro Hall on Saturday. About 100 girls, aged 9 to 11, participated in the first ever Engineering Explorers Girl Guide Day, organized by Women in Science and Engineering (WISE).
The girls took part in a myriad of activities related to science and engineering.
“We’re hoping to introduce science and engineering in a way that’s fun for the girls,” said Marnie Ham, Ph.D ’06, who organized the event."

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