For more than 100 years Girl Guides have been changing lives through service to others and Nowra and North Nowra Girl Guides is no different.
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Both groups are working working together towards earning their Service Flash 1.
This requires girls to complete a minimum of nine hours of regular service over a three month period.
They began with a visit to Jumbunna Children's Centre, where the Girl Guides made playdough, helped with gardening and cleaning, and read and played with the children.
On May 17 they hosted an afternoon tea for the CWA at the Nowra Guide Hall in Marriott Park.
Devonshire Tea was served and the groups sang traditional Guiding campfire songs.
Unit leader Nadia Dillon from Nowra Girl Guides said the event showed appreciation for the Nowra CWA.
"We wanted to thanks the ladies of the Nowra CWA for their dedication to supporting our community," she said.
Other service activities the Guides will be completing include visiting the West Nowra Rural Fire Brigade, SALT Ministries and National Tree Day.
Nowra Girl Guides caters to girls aged seven-14 years old and meets on Tuesday afternoons at Marriott Park Hall. For more information contact Nadia Dillon on 0438 562 642
North Nowra Guides caters to girls aged five-10 years old and meets on Thursday afternoons at the North Nowra Hall, Rockhill Rd, North Nowra. Contact Julie McQuarters on 0412 162 661.
Nadia said Girl Guides provide a values-based, dynamic and flexible non-formal educational program for girls and young women in a fun and supportive girl's only environment.
"Girls develop leadership skills and a sense of personal responsibility and a shared purpose to make the world a better place," she said.
About Girl Guides
The very first Girl Guides were advocates. In 1909, a Patrol of girls and young women turned up at a Scouting Rally at Crystal Palace, London, and demanded a place for them in the Scouting family.
Guiding emerged as a result of this brave stance, changing the lives of millions of girls around the world.
The movement strives to increase the involvement of young girls and women in their own community; this differentiates Guiding from many other activities available to girls and young women.
One of the seven fundamentals of the Australian Guides Program is service. The Service Flash challenges demonstrate a commitment to helping other people and being responsible citizens within the community.
Guides complete a series of service challenges that must be above and beyond what is normally done at home, school or in Guiding. Girls identify service opportunities that will make a difference in their local communities.
