eagleeyes

I am a Canadian Scouter and would like to speak to this issue. Scouting in Canada is not dead yet. I do not take credit for what follows but received it in an email about a week ago from another Scouter Here is a little bit of what has happened in Scouts Canada since 1968: (1) The Scouting program, in general has been watered down to a mere shadow of what it once was. (2) Membership has dropped to less than half of what it was. (3) Staff and employee expenses at Scouts Canada have ballooned way out of proportion with the membership. So much so that the organization will

Actually the friendship sticks I am looking for are a plain stick with a leather lace onto which beads of different colors are placed to represent different things. I am looking for the story that tells what order the beads go on and what each color represents.

My group is interested in making friendship sticks so I am looking for the instructions and story that describe what the different beads represent. Can anyone help me.

My group is interested in making friendship sticks so I am looking for the instructions and story that describe what the different beads represent. Can anyone help me.(This message has been edited by eagleeyes)

I have 2 sons involved in scouting and it seems that at somepoint during the year they both seem to want to quit. My response always has been you can quit after this year, but you must finish what you started . Amazingly come June they don't want the year to end and are so looking forward to the following year they can't wait for summer to be over. It's amazing what making them stick to it can accomplish.

I know scouts canada has forms they use for international travel and medical release forms you can check out their sight at www.scouts.ca