It has been a busy year for the girl guides, leaders and support group and they held a celebration last week to acknowledge a few groups of people that have made significant contributions to the Warwick Girl Guides this year.
Early in the year, the leaders and support group discovered the possibility of replacing the tired and worn floor covering in the hut. It was decided that as they didn’t have adequate funds, they would apply for a grant from the Federal Government’s Rural and Regional Renewal foundation. After completing the process of seeking quotes and references and fulfilling the written requirements, they were awarded close to $10,000 for the ‘Tackling Tough Times Together’ grant.
They quickly realised as the flooring was being replaced, it would be a good opportunity to paint the interior of the hut. A working bee was held at the beginning of May and guiding families cleaned the exterior and interior of the hut. The Warwick Women’s Work Camp group painted the interior of the hut in addition to the ground maintenance work that they already do for the Girl Guides.
Girl Guides would like to thank them for their fantastic job and their ongoing support.
The Warwick Friendly Society very kindly funded the painting costs with a donation of $1400. Bunnings Warehouse and Olsen’s Home Hardware generously contributed to their painting needs. The refurbishment project was completed by the leaders with the rehanging of the guides memorabilia.
The improvements are continuing at the hut. In June, the support group completed a second grant process and last month Girl Guides received notification from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund and have been awarded $38,500 to upgrade their facility. Some of the improvements include replacement of the gutter guard for all buildings, a new roof, new paint, and carpet for the Dorothy Tilley hut, air conditioning in the main hut, exterior paint for the Trefoil hut and new smoke alarms.
This has been an amazing accomplishment and has only been achieved through the hard work of the diligent support group team. Girl Guides are hoping that through these improvements they can establish regular revenue opportunities as other community groups hire their hut and share their revitalised facility.
As the region begins to enjoy more freedoms again, Girl Guides are striving to attract new members. They truly believe that through the program their amazing and dedicated leaders provide, they have so much to offer young girls in the Warwick community.
“The Warwick Girl Guides is a vibrant, safe and fun organisation for the young girls of the Warwick district,” they said.
