For every 100 girls who join Guides...

Four will earn the Queen's Guide Award - the highest award for girls.

Twelve will have their first contact with a church.

Only rarely will one be brought before juvenile court.

One will enter the clergy.

Eighteen will develop hobbies used during their adult life.

Eight will enter a vocation that was first learned through the badge programme.

Seventeen will be future Guide leaders.

One will use her Guiding skills to save a life.

One will use her Guiding skills to save her own life.

That is a pretty good return on an investment in Guiding!

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