Blackwall Girl Guides Group hosted their awards evening on Monday, 26 April to help celebrate the importance of girls ‘speaking up’.
The night involved a series of ‘promise ceremonies’ for four new girl guides and a new leader of the group.
District manager, Belinda Player, also known as ‘Lorikeet’, was recognised on the night for her contribution and dedication to the Girl Guides group.
Player was presented with the Boronia Award in Guiding which is designed to be a statement for ‘good service in the local area’.
Chair of the Blackwall Girl Guides, Angela Chaperon, said Player was a worthy recipient as ‘she is a wonderful role model to Guides, volunteers and the local community’.
“She has tirelessly worked on activities and events and demonstrated effective leadership and provided encouragement for Girl Guides Australia to grow on the Central Coast,” Chaperon said.
“Her recognition of service to Guiding is through consistently achieving the outcomes of her volunteer District Manager role since 2018, as well as providing support on a regular basis to other volunteers.”
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, who was in attendance, said it was great to see young women and girls have a space on the Peninsula to connect and de-stress after school.
“Teaching young women and girls to use their voice to talk on the issues that they care about is essential, and it’s great to see the excellent role models they have in Girl Guides to pass on that knowledge.”
The group said they are always looking to grow their community and need new young leaders to help provide education and friendships for young women.
For locals wanting to get involved in the Girl Guides group, the group said people are welcome to try out and come into the meetings which are held every Monday.
Anyone interested is encouraged to contact Girl Guides leader Ronnie Joyce on 0412 773 623.
Maisy Rae