World Thinking
Day is a day of friendship, advocacy and fundraising for 10 million Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts around the world.
Thinking Day was first created in 1926 at the
fourth Girl Guide/Girl Scout International Conference. Conference attendees
decided that there should be a special day for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from
around the world to "think" of each other and give thanks and
appreciation to their "sister" Girl Scouts. The delegates chose February
22 as the date for Thinking Day because it was the mutual
birthday of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, and his wife,
Olave, who served as World Chief Guide.
In 1932, at the seventh World
Conference, held in Poland, a Belgian delegate suggested that since birthdays
usually involve presents, girls could show their appreciation and friendship on
Thinking Day not only by extending warm wishes but by offering a voluntary
contribution to the World Association. This is how the World Association's
Thinking Day Fund began. The fund helps offer Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting to
more girls and young women worldwide.
Above, you can see an Indian
stamp issued in 1970 for the Diamond jubilee of Girl Guide Movement.
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