Girl Greatness noun - Girl Guides of Canada

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Girl Greatness noun
1. Awesome acts of confidence, resourcefulness, courage and making a difference by Canadian girls.
2. What Girl Guides of Canada is all about.
3. An award recognizing the great personal achievements of Canadian girls.
4. You!
You do amazing things every day. You leap into action, overcome obstacles, come up with brilliant ideas, and
pretty much add a little bit of awesomeness to the world around you. Now it’s time to be recognized!
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Girl Guides of Canada’s new Girl Greatness Awards is all about applauding girl Members accomplishing great
things in their lives and in their communities. Inspired by Girl Guides of Canada’s Mission, the awards recognize
one girl per branch who has excelled in one of the following award categories:
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Each of the 20 Girl Greatness Award recipients will receive an Award pin.
All nominees will also receive a certificate signed by the Chief Commissioner.
YOU are Girl Greatness. It’s time to let the world know it.
Submit your nominations now. Visit girlguides.ca
Nominations:
• Girls can nominate another girl Member or self-nominate (on their own or, for younger girls, with the assistance of their
parent/guardian or Guider)
• Nominations open March 5 to March 31, 2012.
Online Voting: May 1 to May 25, 2012
Open to all girl and adult Members of GGC.
A selection of finalists will be announced at the end of April for voting to take place from May 1 to May 25, 2012 (final dates TBD).
Winners Announced: May 30, 2012
Award winners will receive an Award pin. Final recipients will be profiled in Canadian Guider and girlguides.ca.
Nomination Criteria and Contest Requirements
• You must be a current GGC girl Member to nominate yourself or another girl Member. Each submission requires an iMIS number.
• Girls under the age of consent (age 14) must inform their parent(s)/guardian(s) and Unit Guider of their self-nomination. Girls
under the age of consent who are nominating another girl must inform her peer’s parent(s)/guardian(s) and Unit Guider. If the
nominee is over the age of consent, they must be notified of the nomination.
• Multiple submissions for one girl, made by the same individual, will not be considered.
• Incomplete submissions may be disqualified. Finalists will be selected in each category based on merit and in consideration of
age appropriateness. Finalists in each category will be open to GGC Membership for online voting.
• You must be a current girl or adult GGC Member to vote. One vote per person/computer per category.
• By submitting a nomination you permit GGC, in their sole discretion, to use the submission or excerpts of the submission along
with nominee’s first name and residence (city or province only) and photo in whatever manner desired, without compensation.
Children will only be identified by first name, residence and age. All personal information collected will be used in accordance
with GGC’s privacy policy. Submissions may be used by GGC for marketing/promotional materials, Canadian Guider,
newsletters, blog posts, media relations and on girlguides.ca to help promote Guiding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I don’t know my iMIS Number. Can I still submit a nomination?
A: No. You need to have your iMIS number to submit a nomination. Your parent/guardian or Guider should have this information.
Q: I don’t know my nominee’s iMIS number. Can I still submit a nomination?
A: No. You need to have your nominee’s iMIS number in order to complete the nomination form. If you don’t know your nominee’s
iMIS number, contact your Guider.
Q: Can I nominate more than one person?
A: Yes. You can nominate as many girl Members as you would like. Please note, you can only nominate a girl once per category.
Each nomination requires a separate submission.
Q: Can I submit the name of a girl multiple times in the same category?
A: No. You can only nominate a girl once per category. Selection of finalists is based on the quality of the submission, not the number
of times a girl is nominated.
Q: I’m concerned about my daughter’s privacy. Can someone nominate my daughter without my knowledge?
A: No. A nominator must have the nominee’s iMIS number and attest that the parent of the nominee has been notified, in order to
complete a submission. If a nominee becomes a finalist, the nominee (ages 15 and older) or their parents (of girls ages 14 and under)
will be contacted to ensure their consent for online posting.
Q: How many times can I vote?
A: You can vote one time per category. Remember, you need your iMIS number to vote.
Q: Is this fair? How can a Spark be up against older girls for an award?
A: Each nominee will be considered as compared to other girls in her own branch for each award category.
Q: Isn’t this just a popularity contest? My daughter is from a small Unit and won’t be able to rally as many votes.
A: The selection committee will be determining finalists based on merit and how compelling the submission is. In order to not influence
outcomes, the finalists’ regions and last names will not be published for online voting. There is only one vote per person/computer per
category.
Q: Several of us worked together on a project. Can we submit a nomination for our Unit?
A: No. The Girl Greatness Awards are for individual achievement. The nomination must name only one person.