Thinking Day 2010

Happy Thinking Day!

Please note: WAGGGS Thinking Day Crest 2010 is now at the Guide Shop for $1.25.  A limited quantity is available so don’t be disappointed and get yours early! Call, email, fax or drop in!

What is Thinking Day?

Each year, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts throughout the world celebrate Thinking Day on February 22. On this important date Girl Guides and Girl Scouts give special emphasis to international friendship. February 22 was chosen because it is the birthday of both our Founder, Robert Baden-Powell, and the World Chief Guide, Olave Baden-Powell.

How does Girl Guides of Canada-Guides-du-Canada celebrate Thinking Day?

WAGGGS and GGC are focusing on the Millennium Development Goals and the WAGGGS Global Action Theme (GAT) messages.  Each year one goal (one GAT message) will be chosen as the focus for that year.  In 2009 we focused on stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.  For 2010, the theme is “end extreme hunger and poverty”.

World Thinking Day is a chance for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to think about their peers in other parts of the world and put thoughts into action by raising funds for the World Thinking Day Fund.

The Fund is used by WAGGGS to develop the Movement in places where it does not currently exist and to develop leadership and other skills in all 145 Member Organizations that are currently members of WAGGGS.

Resources:

• Girl Guides of Canada - Thinking Day page
• WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) Thinking Day page
• Both of the new National 2010 service projects fit well into this year's Thinking Day theme
  • 100 in 100 Challenge
  • GGC National Service Project - Eradicate Poverty and Hunger
• There's also the Alberta CWFF (Canadian World Friendship Fund) challenge you can fundraise for on Thinking Day - see below for further information:

NEW CWFF Crest - Information for 2010