Loves good food, stylish gifts, hill walking , travelling and Girlguiding. Continually supporting Lochaber Mountain Rescue in memory of my late fiance Dave.
Penny, a Brownie in @GirlguidingSWE, baked cupcakes & made hot chocolate to raise £43.15 for @FoxiesFuture toward their fully-funded >£4m bid to #SaveFoxlease.
If @GirlguidingCEO can't #TellUsWhy the bid was rejected, maybe she can explain to Penny her hard work wasn't enough?
A rainbow raised an amazing £200 for @FoxiesFuture by setting up a hook-a-duck stall in her local park.
If @Girlguiding won't #TellUsWhy they rejected fully-funded, above asking price bids to #SaveWaddow and #SaveFoxlease, perhaps @Chief_Guide can explain to this rainbow?
Waddington Brownies from @Girlguiding_LE designed an "our happy home" badge and donated their pocket money to support @WaddowHallTrust's fully-funded bid to #SaveWaddow.
Can @Girlguiding & @GirlguidingCEO explain to them why their contributions weren't "best value"?
#TellUsWhy
"I'm also currently questioning if I want to be associated with an organisation that disregards its members so openly." - Louisa, @Girlguiding volunteer
More and more members feel this way. #TellUsWhy you don't value the £millions young members and volunteers have raised...
.@Girlguiding says it is seeking "best value and outcomes".
What is the value of reputational damage, @GirlguidingCEO?
What is the value of volunteer goodwill, @TracyFoster268?
What is the value of missed life opportunities, @SallyKettle?
#TellUsWhy
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Yet another @Girlguiding leader, commissioner, and trainer told us that they are considering leaving.
Volunteers repeatedly told us that it was the lack of transparency around the decision not to sell #Foxlease & #WaddowHall to @FoxiesFuture & @WaddowHallTrust. Just #TellUsWhy!
"Everyone from Brownies to local businesses had pitched in with the fundraising and the group was hopeful it had put together a successful bid. But the winning bidder is not @WaddowHallTrust."
Read how @Girlguiding "gazumped" their own volunteers in this week's @PrivateEyeNews.
"This was never discussed by members, and it makes me feel like we don't matter." - a @Girlguiding volunteer on the decision not to sell the activity centres to @FoxiesFuture and @WaddowHallTrust.
Members want to be heard & they want @GirlguidingCEO & @Chief_Guide to #TellUsWhy
"We are the ones week in, week out giving up our time. I know we get something out of it, but it leaves me feeling unsupported from the top and that they do not care."
@GirlguidingCEO, @Chief_Guide, @SallyKettle: Please #TellUsWhy@Girlguiding volunteers shouldn't feel this way.
The decision to refuse bids from @FoxiesFuture and @WaddowHallTrust left this @Girlguiding Leader & Trainer feeling "incredibly sad and disappointed".
Volunteers told us there is "no transparency" & the charities making bids had no feedback on why bids were refused. #TellUsWhy