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The Bahamas Girl Guides Association

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The Bahamas Girl Guides Association
CountryThe Bahamas
Founded1915
Membership2,303
AffiliationWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20090227064425/http://www.bahamasgirlguides.org:80/
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The Bahamas Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of the Bahamas. It serves 2,303 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1915, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1975.

Program and ideals

The association is divided in four sections according to age:

  • Sunflowers – ages 5 and 6
  • Brownies – ages 7 to 10
  • Guides – ages 10 to 14
  • Rangers – ages 14 to 18

Guide Promise

I promise that I will do my best,
To do my duty to God,
To serve the Queen and my country,
To help other people
and to keep the Guide Law.

Guide Law

  1. A Guide is loyal and can be trusted
  2. A Guide is helpful
  3. A Guide is polite and considerate
  4. A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides
  5. A Guide is kind to animals and respects all living things
  6. A Guide is obedient
  7. A Guide is cheerful and has courage in all difficulties
  8. A Guide makes good use of her time
  9. A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other people
  10. A Guide is self-controlled in all she thinks, says and does

See also