A special donation has been made to the GirlGuiding Taranaki archives this week by Stratford resident Sheena Wicksteed.
Sheena has donated a medal of Fortitude that was presented to her daughter Denise over 40 years ago.
The Fortitude Medal is awarded to a registered GirlGuiding member who has shown great courage and endurance in adversity. Denise became ill at aged 13 and was bed-ridden until her passing at 18, but was still actively working towards her GirlGuiding badges.
Current Stratford Girl Guides Jenna Johnson (10) and Brianna Jury (10) were at Marire Resthome on Friday afternoon to accept the medal.