Saturday, March 04, 2006

UK Girl Guides shed church image to attract minorities

Thought this British news article was interesting - not sure that in Canada Girl Guides has really had much of a "church image" lately (at least around here, most groups seem to meet in schools or community halls, though some are in churches), but GGC certainly is trying also to expand membership amongst ethnic minorities.

(I think the church image is fostered by the fact that Scout groups, to my understanding, have to be "sponsored" by someone, which often ends up being a church or other religious group ... not the same for Guides).

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