It all began when the Guides talked about the possibility of going abroad. 1st Chislehurst Guides is 2.5 years old now, with a thriving membership and long list of girls wanting to join. Like many units, we are in need of more Leaders to help us to develop and grow. Girlguiding offers wonderful opportunities for girls and young women and I would highly recommend becoming involved if you are not already. If you are reading this, you probably already are, so well done, and read on...
We started researching some ideas. I was very keen that no-one should be put off by the cost. No-one has any spare money these days and often as soon as you say 'international' people shut down and say they can't afford it. And they're probably right. Which is why we embarked on a major fundraising effort to raise what we needed for the trip. Each Guide was to pay £50, Leaders £75, and we would fundraise the rest. I wanted to make the trip accessible to every Guide in the unit who wanted to attend. Once everything has cleared and outstanding monies received, we will have done it - we will have raised over £3,500 in 3 months. I'll write more how we did it later, as I want this to inspire other Leaders to do the same, as it can be done.
I'm off to post 5 boxes of books, CDs, DVDs, computer games and a package of postage stamps, but come back later and there will be more... we fly to Luxembourg (why Luxembourg? I'll explain later) tomorrow morning. We can't wait. International neckers at the ready, and plenty of warm clothing!
Come back soon! And write nice comments if you wish.
An inspiring achievement to raise £3,500 in such a short timeframe. Thank you so much for showing that cost should never be a barrier to international travel with Girlguiding.
ReplyDeleteHave an amazing adventure in Luxembourg!
Yay! 1 st Chislehurst Guides are airborn! I hope! Onwards and upwards ladies, have a great time and we look forward to hearing about your adventures in LUX.
ReplyDeleteHohoho, love from Viv and Steve Grimes xx