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Guiding’s highest honour, the Queen’s Guide award, will go to Ōrewa Ranger Chanel Porter-Reidy in the New Year.
Brownie and Ranger leader, Kathleen Sunderland, says it is quite rare for a unit to have a Queen’s Guide, but Ōrewa Rangers Sophie and Freya Herbison received theirs earlier this year and now Chanel has earned one too.
Chanel, 18, joined the unit as a Pippin at the age of five.
The Kingsway College student says obtaining the Queen’s Guide medal is a long-held goal.
It requires completing a four-year programme that includes community service, leadership certificates, outdoor adventures, advocacy and interest certificates. It takes dedication, perseverance and commitment.
Chanel lives in Ōrewa and is enrolled to do a Bachelor of Business at Massey University next year, double majoring in marketing and management.
She says that completing the Queen’s Guide award has been a significant part of her journey, and is a great honour.
The award will be presented at Government House in Wellington by the Governor General. It is signed by His Majesty King Charles III, but the award retains the Queen’s name as a mark of respect.
