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– Members of Irish Girl Guides invite the public to join them in doing good turns during National Good Turn Week –
Dublin, 22/04/2018 – Members of Irish Girl Guides from every county will be carrying out a good turn each day during National Good Turn Week (23-29 April). With 12,000 members, that adds up to a whopping 84,000 good turns in one week!
They hope that members of the public will join them in their initiative that will see kindness and goodwill impact on communities throughout Ireland.
Younger Irish Girl Guides (IGG) members will help their parents with chores around the home (without being asked!) and share their lunch with their friends while older girls may offer to help an elderly neighbour with shopping, donate money or toys to charity or hold a bake sale to raise money for charity. Some girls are opting to do good turns for the environment, like walking or cycling to school or turning the tap off while brushing their teeth, with some IGG units organising litter picks in conjunction with An Taisce’s Spring Clean.
“A good turn is a kind act to help another person without being asked and without receiving payment for it,” says IGG Chief Commissioner Helen Concannon. “By carrying out good turns daily, the value of volunteering is impressed upon our members from a young age. Our youngest members from age five-plus learn about different ways they can help others at home and at school while our older girls get involved in community action projects and learn to use their voices and their skills to improve the world around them.”
Encouraging members of the public to do good turns each day too, Ms Concannon says: “It doesn’t matter what the good turn is – visiting someone in the community, listening to a friend in need or supporting a charity – once it’s something kind for someone else. Focussing on good turns helps us to see opportunities in everyday life and to become active citizens.
“We hope that thousands of people throughout Ireland will join us in doing good turns and we’re asking everyone to share their kind acts on social media using the hashtag #GoodTurns. Let’s do what we can to spread a little kindness!”
Irish Girl Guides welcomes new members from age 5+ and volunteer Leaders from age 18+. To find out more, see www.irishgirlguides.ie or telephone 01 6683898.
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Contact:
Fiona Murdoch, Communications Officer, Irish Girl Guides
Tel: 085 8570565
Email: communications@irishgirlguides.ie
Notes for editors:
Irish Girl Guides has approximately 12,000 members. Guiding started in Ireland in 1911 and operates throughout the 26 counties with 1,800 volunteer leaders providing an informal educational programme of fun and challenging activities that foster confidence and leadership skills in girls and young women, enabling them to develop to their full potential and to become responsible citizens. Girls from age 5+ can choose to earn a wide range of badges, including Community Action, Cultural Diversity, Disability Awareness, Drug Awareness, Online Surfer, Science Investigator, Engineering and Global Traveller.