World Trefoil pin for each girl; flannel board with detachable parts of the pin.
Each girl is given a World Trefoil pin to hold in her left hand. Girls form a horseshoe with each girl having a partner. Parts of the pin are placed near the flannelboard. Two girls are involved in each section of the ceremony; one to read and one place a part of the pin on the flannelboard.
Sing: "Make New Friends" or another appropriate song.
Leader reads:
We are one with the Girl Scouts and Girl Guides in other parts of the world, and we wear a special pin as a symbol of our friendship and unity. The World Trefoil pin is always worn above each nation’s Promise pin - to signify that the World Association is larger than individual members.
First girl reads:
The gold stands for the SUN which shines over us all.
Second girl reads:
The blue symbolizes the SKY above us all throughout the world.
Third girl reads:
The gold trefoil is the symbol of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides in all countries of the world. The three leaves stand for the THREE PARTS of the PROMISE.
Fourth girl reads:
The star on the right stands for the GIRL SCOUT LAW.
Fifth girl reads:
The star on the left stands for the PROMISE which all Girl Scouts and Girl Guides try to keep.
Sixth girl reads:
The vane in the center is a COMPASS NEEDLE that guides us all.
Seventh girl reads:
At the base of the trefoil is a FLAME of international friendship which burns in all our hearts.
Leader reads:
Will partners now pin the World Trefoil pin on each other and then give the Girl Scout handshake.
Sing "The World Song" or Girl Scouts Together."
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