DAPTO SCOUT GROUP: 2011 finished with a BANG!

26 January 2012

2011 finished with a BANG!

Wattle, our Group Leader for over 25years resigned and we had a small party for him at Mt Keira Scout Camp in December, he was presented with his 25 year service badge the same night..On the Friday we had a leaders Suprise retirement party at Dapto Leagues Club and we managed to keep the surprise so he was suitably embarassed and humbled with the turnout..leaders and scouts from days gone past as well as the current serving Scout members..all up it was a fantastic night and we wish him well in the future...

We will still see Wattle at camps and various functions around the place, he assured that he has retired but will still keep in touch..

We also had two important awards handed out at the end of last year...

Ebony Allan got her GreenCord after many months of hard work...

Nick Allan received his Grey Wolf award in December, the cub leaders are all very proud of him..

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About Scouts

Baden Powell founded Scouts in 1907. We also refer to him as BP. Each year we celebrate his birthday which we call Founders Day.

Baden Powell, started up the movement for young boys to come and learn the skills that they would not learn any where else. Some of these are navigation, survival in the bush, basic knotting, first aid and camping. The first ever scout camp was held in 1907 at Brownsea Island. His wife Olave started the Girl Guide movement in 1916.

By the time that BP was an old man, scouting had spread to most of the world, he was getting on in age but did manage to speak to his boys at a Jamboree (gathering of scouts from all over a particular land, or the whole world).

Baden Powell came to the 1st Australian Jamboree which was held in 1934 - 35. He died a few years later at the age of 84, on the 8th of January 1941. And on his grave head you will find the Scout sign. And below the writing which reads ;Robert Baden Powell Chief Scout of the World Born 22nd February 1857 Died 8th January 1941. You can find a tracking sign which is a circle inside a circle. this means "gone home" ;.
Scouting came to Australia in 1908.