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Olympia Badge 2008 launched

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29 Enero 2008

The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association and WAGGGS have designed a new Olympia badge to celebrate that the Games of the XXIX Olympiad which will be held in Beijing in August 2008. The aim of the badge is to promote the WAGGGS message to “discover your potential” in many different ways, including sport. 

The resource pack, which you can download from this page, includes a range of activities for Brownies, Guides and Rangers. By taking part in the activities, you can learn about people in China, the Olympic sports, the athletes’ preparation and the peace and friendship between countries that the Olympic Games promote.

The Games of the XXIX Olympiad – Beijing 2008 will take place from 8 to 24 August 2008. Approximately 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in the Games, which include 28 different summer sports.

The first Olympia Badge was designed by Soma Hellinikou Odigismou  (The Greek Girl Guides Association) to remind people of the original purpose of the Olympic Games and to mark its return home to Athens in 2004.

Distribution
A limited number of fabric Olympia Badges are available in Bronze, Silver and Gold levels for free, but a charge for postage and packing is payable to WAGGGS. The badges will be available in April/May. 

Member Organizations

Member Organizations can order fabric badges in bulk by contacting Kate Buchanan.

Leaders

If you are the leader of a Girl Guide or Girl Scout group, you can get your badges from your Member Organization. Please contact them directly.

If you are a member of Girl Scouts USA or Girlguiding UK, please note that all free badges have now been allocated.

Badges available to buy soon!

Badges will be available for purchase from Our Shop on the main WAGGGS website in May. They will cost 40 pence each plus P&P and will be sold in packs of ten.

We have created a special certificate that you can use if you are waiting for fabric badges. Please fill it out and present it once the girl guide/girl scout has completed the relevant activities.