Thank You to our National Volunteers
Celebrating You — Connecting Communities, Guiding with Heart 💙
Dear friends,
During this Volunteer Week, we want to express our thanks for everything you do as a Girl Guide volunteer. This year’s theme, “Connecting Communities”, speaks directly to the heart of what Guiding is all about — and what you help make possible.
Through your leadership, mentorship, and unwavering support, you don’t just help girls grow into confident, capable individuals — you help them feel seen, valued, and connected. You bring girls, families, guiding communities together, creating safe spaces where girls can thrive, and friendships can flourish.
Your dedication — whether in unit meetings, camps, special events, governance meetings, fundraising activities, property maintenance, or quiet moments of encouragement with other volunteers — builds more than skills. It builds belonging. And in doing so, you help shape a kinder, more inclusive world, both in our Guiding community and in the wider world.
Thank you for the countless hours you give, the energy you share, and the example you set. You are a vital thread in the fabric of our Guiding community, and we are endlessly grateful.
Happy Volunteer Week — and thank you for connecting communities, one girl, one volunteer, one family, and one spark of Guiding spirit at a time.
With heartfelt appreciation
Helen Reid, Chief Commissioner, Kate Alcorso, Board Chair and Melissa Collins, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Girl Guides Australia