Ontario Girl Guides of Canada

• Ceremony should include the presentation of Canada Cord or Trail Blazer Leadership Award - Gold Award to eligible girl or youth members.
• Other awards that can be presented include: Lady Baden-Powell, Outstanding Youth Award, Bronze/Silver/Gold Merit Award, Medal of Merit, Ontario Award, Honorary Life Award, National GGC Awards, Recognition of Members with 50, 55, 60 plus years of membership.
• Encouraged to be girl-focused
• Must be multi-unit
• Must take place in spring 2024

• Local Recognition Ceremony Application for Funding form
• The deadline to apply for funding for a spring 2023 ceremony is March 25, 2024.
• Applicants will be notified of the approval by April 5, 2024.
• Note: There are funds for one ceremony per community. You may be asked to work with other Guiders to combine your events.

Ontario Council will subsidize up to $650 for each event.

Recommended expense allocation:

• No more than $300 for venue fee
• $350 for food, decorations, programming and miscellaneous items
• Funds not spent on venue CAN be used for other materials

The funding will not cover:

• Canada Cord and Trail Blazer Leadership Award - Gold Award pins (this is a unit expense)
• Travel/mileage
• Phone calls

The funds will be reimbursed after expense forms and receipts are submitted. Venue rentals that require a signed contract must be submitted using the Contract Submission form and direct payment to the venue can be requested. You may request a pcard for event expenses.

• How many girls/units would you like to invite?
• What theme should the ceremony have?
• Where and when will it be?
• How long will the ceremony be?
• Who will we invite?

Ontario Council is not currently able to provide certificates from government agencies.

If you wish to invite your mayor or other local dignitary, it would be the responsibility of the planning team, Ontario Council is not able to support these requests. You may also consider inviting a member of Ontario Council. To submit an invitation, complete the Council and Youth Forum Invitation.

Do you want contact information for units that are local to you? You can access some of this yourself by clicking on "My Roster" on MemberZone. There you will find a list of local units and their contact information.