Tonight’s excursion was to the Support Group Meeting at the local Girl Guides group. Not sure if I’ve mentioned this recently, but I got elected President (by default) last year and have been helping out as best I can on and off with whatever comes up… especially sausage sizzles 🙂
Lots of stuff going on… but luckily not much I can really help with.
The *main* problem other than the chronic shortage of funds, is a paucity of leaders. All the leaders are volunteers, and all the guides have parents… yet few if any of the current crop of parents are volunteering to be leaders. In fact there are only four or five regulars at the support group meetings… I’ve managed to miss the last three so I can’t be too critical of them.
But at least I do *go* and help where I can. At the last sausage sizzle we ran, we made $1,000 profit… without any help from the other parents at all. Not one turned up.
I’m not sure what can be done about this. Trouble is I sympathise and identify entirely with them… I’m doing this under duress really… because the kids love guiding and I want to do my best for them. BNut given the choice I’d stay home.
So… what to do. Lay a major guilt trip on people? That just may drive them away. Any ideas greatly appreciated.
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