1st Durham Guides

Girl Guides has always been a leader in safety, so you can be confident safety will be our priority this year. We’re working hard to ensure girls have an amazin...g experience. We’ll continue to adapt and innovate the way we deliver the fun, adventure, and connection we’re known for so that girls can always enjoy the best of Girl Guides. We’re ready to safely welcome girls back, learn more: https://bit.ly/3gRnR0j

Planning has been happening all summer.let us know if you are interested in coming back or starting up with us this year.Girls and adults Protocols will be followed for keeping the girls safe as per Guiding outline in regards to Covid. Dont hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you all.

You can design your own WAGGGS badge in our latest competition! Following our series of positivity patrol challenges, we invite you to use blank badges to draw... your design! Once you're done, send a picture to us and your design could be chosen for a brand new international badge! www.wagggs-shop.org/en/products/badges/creative-badge-kit

Summer is here and we’re ready to keep on Guiding! Every week we'll be sharing a new Guiding @ Home video so you can stay inspired, engaged and connected w...ith Guiding. Whether you’re a girl looking to get creative; a family looking for things to do together, or a Guider who’d like to keep on Guiding; we have something for you! First up, Catch the Sun. Let the sunshine in with colourful hanging art create your own suncatcher and show us what you come up with! https://experience.girlguides.ca/node/262716

Happy Canada Day from Girl Guides! While celebrations may look different this year, we can still celebrate everything that makes Canada great peace, compassion and cultural diversity! Show us your Canadian spirit how will you be celebrating #CanadaDay?

Registration for the 2020-2021 Guiding Year is now OPEN for everyone!! If you have a girl in your family who will be 5+ before December 31, 2020, she can join Girl Guides of Canada this year! Groups are for the following ages:... Sparks (ages 5 & 6 - Kindergarten/Grade 1) Brownies (ages 7 & 8 / Grades 2 & 3) Guides (ages 9 - 11 / Grades 4 - 6) Pathfinders (ages 12 - 14 / Grades 7 - 9) Rangers (ages 15 - 17 / Grades 10 - 12) To register, visit our website: www.girlguides.ca/Join_us

You’re invited to the Great Canadian Camp-in! Girl Guides of Canada in partnership with @DavidSuzukiFDN is inviting families across Canada to explore the outdoo...rs from home! Set up your tent, get cozy in your sleeping bag, and huddle around the virtual campfire! Get ready for s’mores, sing alongs and a special campfire story with David Suzuki on June 6th at 7pm EDT Register today and download our free DIY camp-in kit: www.girlguides.ca/greatcampin

This week Girl Guides of Canada is hosting an Advancement Ceremony at the Virtual Campfire on Thursday, May 28th at 7pm. While we can’t celebrate in-person we c...an still come together and honour all of your wonderful achievements this year! Check out this and other amazing GGC events at: https://bit.ly/2WZE1xM

We’re having a very special campfire next week and we want YOU to be part of it! Next Thursday we’re hosting a virtual advancement ceremony and we’d like to inc...lude your photos and stories. While we can’t celebrate in-person we can still come together and honour all of your wonderful achievements this year! Let us know why advancement ceremonies are so special, share your favourite photos and memories below. Let’s keep the Guiding light going strong!

Are you ready for s’more campfire fun? Join Suzanne, the Manitoba Youth Forum and Dr. Krysta Coyle for this week’s virtual campfire. You’ll find it here at 7:00 pm EDT, the lyrics are posted on our Events page https://bit.ly/2xG7KlQ

If your child is a member of Girl Guides and wants to return to the same unit in September, registration for you opens TODAY at 10am (Eastern)! Head to our webs...ite later to get your spot for next fall: www.Girlguides.ca Changing units or branches here in Ontario and Nunavut? Don’t worry your time will come on June 1st!

Get your marshmallows ready and start warming up your singing voice! Join Suzanne, Ella from National Youth Council, and Brandi, the PC from Newfoundland and Labrador, as they share stories and sing songs from across the country.

Warm your hands around your monitors tonight at our Virtual Campfire! Tonight at 7:00 pm EDT we're excited to see you on Facebook Live https://bit.ly/3cVw167