Girl Guides of Canada-BC

Provincial Membership Adviser: Roni Carson at bc-membership@girlguides.ca

The Provincial Membership Committee

The purpose of the BC Membership committee is to recruit, retain, recognize and reward new and current adult and youth members. The committee is comprised of BC Council Membership Adviser(s), Awards Adviser, BC iMIS Support, Link Liaison, Trefoil Guild Liaison, and Area Membership Advisers.

BC Membership Committee

• Provincial Membership Adviser: Roni Carson at bc-membership@girlguides.ca
• BC IMIS Adviser: Sheralynne Muirhead at bc-imis@girlguides.ca
• BC Awards Adviser: Robi McKnight at bc-awards@girlguides.ca
• Link Co-Advisers: Carissa Konesky at bc-link@girlguides.ca
• Trefoil Guild Adviser: Brenda Fraser at bc-trefoil@girlguides.ca

Learn more about membership resources available to you from the membership committee, on Member Zone – information, resources, newsletters, forms and so much more!

Support

• 2023-2024 Adult Membership Renewal form
• BC Membership Resources page
• BC Welcome Back booklet
• BC Membership Frequently Asked Questions
• BC Membership Challenges
• National Guider Handbook (Requires login to Girls First platform)
• Police Records Check (PRC) renewals

Recruit

• Membership Procedures - the principles and procedures regarding our member screening
• Non-Member Volunteer Process - To be eligible to attend GGC events, applicants will need to apply as a non-member and submit the following:
  • A7 Non-Member Application Form
  • IR1. Image Release form 
  • Police Records Check (PRC)  - My BackCheck online process for completing a PRC
  • Submit the completed and signed A7 and IR1 forms to  screening@girlguides.ca
• A Guide to Booth Etiquette – Hints and advice about how to present yourself, and Girl Guides of Canada, at trade shows and community events
• Put Some Sparks In Your Life Kit - Although this Kit is designed to assist you in recruiting Spark leaders, it is full of hints and ideas that can easily be adapted to recruit leaders for any branch

Retain

• BC Welcome booklet -  An excellent resource for Guiders to use when starting up the Guiding year!
• BC Membership Challenges:
  • One by One by One Challenge - A youth and Guider challenge designed to recruit new members updated
  • Welcome to My District Membership Challenge - A youth and adult challenge that focuses on Guiding, Community, Area and District, and world activities
  • CaMPR Challenge - a Camping, Membership and Public Relations challenge that uses camping and the outdoors to recruit and retain members

Recognize / Reward

All you need to know about the formal awards that are available can be found on the BC Awards page.

• The Membership Pin - the Membership Pin celebrates the length of time a person is a member of Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada, and the fact that she has contributed from youth to adult.