Global GEMS Day

TOP 10 WAYS TO CELEBRATE GLOBAL GEMS DAY 2022

1. Download, Post, and Share the “I’m Celebrating #GlobalGEMSDay22” PDF. Take a picture of yourself with your sign and share it using hashtag #GlobalGEMSDay22.
2. Donate. Help us reach our goal to raise $85,000. Together, we can help more girls belong and be loved.
3. Sport Global GEMS Day merch. Check out the great Global Day merchandise in the GEMS store in the US or Canada. Limited quantities. Purchase with a purpose!
4. Nominate a GEMS Girl and GEMS Leader of the Year. We want to celebrate and honor inspirational GEMS girls and leaders. The winner may be from your club. By May 19, complete this online form for GEMS Girl of the Year and/or GEMS Leader of the Year. Winners will be announced at the Online Program, on June 6 at 8 PM ET.
5. Share Your GEMS Story. Whether you’re new to GEMS this year or have been serving for decades, we want to celebrate you. Email your story and pictures or a video of you or your girls to testify@gemsgc.org. (As always, if you have girls pictured, secure parental permission slips before sending them to GEMS.) Your GEMS story may be shared online during GEMS Global Week.
6. Join the Online Celebration. You and your family and friends are invited to join us on June 6 for an Online Program hosted on the @GEMSGirlsClubs Facebook page from 8-9 PM ET. Games, prizes, fun, and more!
7. Attend the GEMS Open House. Join us at the GEMS Global Office (1333 Alger St SE, Grand Rapids, MI) from 2-4 PM and/or 6-8 PM to connect with GEMS staff, browse merchandise, shop sale merchandise, tour the global office, and join us in celebrating what God is doing through GEMS. Oh, and ice cream too! We ask that you kindly RSVP here.
8. Share the LOVED. June 10 is “Share the LOVED” Day. Go into your community and share free LOVED cards, yard signs, shirts, random acts of kindness, and more. Download the “Share the LOVED” Day PDF for fun and meaningful ways to overwhelm the world with the message, “You are LOVED.”
9. Showcase your GEMS girls. Use a past GEMS song to make a video showcasing your girls and their creativity. You can choreograph a dance, hold up posters, show off crafts, make a stop motion video, etc. Whatever you can create, we’d love to see it! Submit your video here by May 15 and it may be showcased during the Online Program.
10. Get social. Social media is the one place we can all gather from north to south, east to west to celebrate what God is doing at GEMS. Celebrate locally in person and globally through social media using #GlobalGEMSDay22. We are eager to gather with you!