Membership

The membership committee has eighteen members: fourteen area membership advisers, the awards adviser, the diversity adviser, the iMIS adviser and the provincial adviser. The purpose of our committee is to recruit, retain, recognize and reward new and current Members. To learn more about this committee and what we do, click here.

Learn more about membership resources available to you from the membership committee below.

Contact the Provincial Membership Adviser Marion Rex. You can send questions for the Diversity and iMIS Advisers to this email address as well. 

Member Zone – information, resources, newsletters, forms and so much more!

Recruit:

• I Belong! 2009-2010 - Are you wearing your 2009-2010 I Belong Crest? Read all about the Distribution Process and the Letter to Unit Guiders
• She Belongs Too! 2009-2010 - This is a new initiative for Alberta Council – If you recruit an adult or youth member to Girl Guides, you can earn the She Belongs Too! badge.
• National Registration Week - newly posted resources for recruitment (you will need your iMIS number and password to get into Memberzone)
• “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.   
• "You Really Impress Me" Cards – A great idea, courtesy of BC membership, that allows you to recruit anyone, anywhere, anytime.  

Retain:

• Guiding Units – A “How To” Guide for Multibranch Units – Do you want to start a unit in your community but don’t have enough girls for one branch? Start a Guiding Unit with several branches meeting and working together. This booklet tells you how to do it.
• Guiding Unit Planner – The Manitoba Program Committee put together this wonderful tool listing how all the girls programs interface. A must have for anyone with a Guiding Unit!
• Start a Unit Kit - Do you need to open a new unit but you're not sure how to go about it? This kit contains step-by-step information including how to obtain financial assistance.
• Welcome booklet - An excellent resource for Guiders to use when starting up the Guiding year! Thanks to BC membership for sharing this useful tool.  
• Adult and Volunteer Support Services Module 5 Awards - National Awards booklet on Memberzone. You'll need your iMIS number and password to sign on to Memberzone.

Recognize/Reward:

• Awards Booklet - for Adults -  - All you need to know about the formal awards that are available. Remember, anyone can nominate a sister Guider for an award
• Adult and Volunteer Support Services Module 5 Awards - National Awards booklet on Memberzone. You'll need your iMIS number and password to sign on to Memberzone.
• 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,
• “Cookies and Milk” – stories by us, about us and for us. We are putting together a booklet of stories about our experiences in Guiding, both as girl and adult Members. They are funny, thoughtful, embarrassing and always entertaining. Some will be featured here for you to enjoy, but we are always looking for more. If you have a story you would like to share, please send it to membership@albertagirlguides.com  
  • We ALL Have Stories to Share
  • Bats on My Mind
  • Brown Owl's First Meeting
  • We'd Like S'More Please!
  • A Moo-ving Story
• Informal Appreciation Awards – Some simple and fun ways to say “Thank you!”
• Fun Appreciation Awards - Here are some silly awards Guiders will love and laugh at. They are easy to do, inexpensive and will be much appreciated by those who receive them.

Diversity:

• The Diversity Challenge - The Diversity Challenge is intended to help Members learn more about themselves as well as others in their units, community, province, and around the world. It is branch specific with different activities for each group. It has been developed in three parts, which can be completed each year or independent of the others. Parts 1 and 2 are available now with Part 3 coming out in the fall of 2008. A special crest, which can be purchased from the Provincial Office, has been designed for each part of the Challenge. The crests can be worn individually or joined together to make one large extraordinary crest. 
  • Diversity Challenge Part 1
  • Diversity Challenge Part 2
  • Diversity Challenge Part 3
• Nondenominational Graces – Five graces set to simple melodies that you can use with both girls and adults.

IMIS:

• Making it Work for You - to get what we want out, we have to put the right “stuff” in. Here are some hints and tips to help you with forms, training recognition and lots more.
• Forms – to get to the forms without having to use a password, use the link to forms. 

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