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  1. I just came back from urSPRUNG 2010-Austrian Jubilee Jamboree in Laxenburg (near Vienna) just a few days ago. We had 6.600 Scouts (boys and girls) from 28 countries and 4 continents (Europe, Africa, Asia, North- and South America). It was great. Scouting was in the media again (TV, Radio, Newspapers), high ranking business men, high ranking representatives of the Catholic Church, of the Jewish and Muslim Communities, diplomats, politicians including Dr.Heinz Fischer,President of Austria visited our camp. On visitors Sunday 20.000 people visited the camp site. There is
  2. Welcome and Scout Greetings from the heart of the Alps.
  3. Welcome back in Scouting and Welcome to the Forum. Scout Greetings from Austria
  4. Welcome and Greetings from an Austrian brother Scout. Working with Cubs is great. I served as an ACM for several years.
  5. Welcome, and its great that you are back in Scouts again. Scout Greetings from Austria
  6. Welcome, and its great that you are back in Scouts again. Scout Greetings from Austria
  7. Welcome and Scout greetings from Austria. Enjoy to see your son grow. Its great that you support the movement as a MBC and if you like you can get more invoved.
  8. Hi Jenny, greetings from Austria and enjoy the adventure. I am a Scout since 1992. In 2003 I became a Cub Scout Leader and served until 2006 in this position. Since 2006 I am a Boy Scouts Leader. I am also our Councils International Representative. There is always something new and exiciting in Scouting (i.e. International camps, trips aboard, World Scout Jamborees, new friends...)
  9. Welcome to the virtual campfire and Scout Greetings from Austria. Yours in Scouting phips
  10. Welcome and Scout Greetings from Austria. Enjoy the spirit-Once a Scout always a Scout.
  11. Frederick Russell Burnham is a fascinating man with an impressive biography. Thanks for sharing. Reminded me about what Ive read several times ago. There is a drawing from B.P. of Frederick Russell Burnham, which is included in editions of Scouting for Boys. He should have his place in the history of the Scouting movement.
  12. In our association in Austria the interpreter strips are no longer available. I would need Czech for one of our boys. And English, French and Italian for adults volunteers and Scout leaders. And Latin of course, would also be nice. I learned it 5 years in school. Eagle92: De bello Gallico was one of the first original texts vom the Roman times we read at school. We are thinking to produce them on our own.
  13. I wear the campaign hat or my navy blue Scout beret. Most of our Scouts and Leaders wear the campaign hat, but our Rovers and Leaders also can choose to wear the beret.
  14. Hello PackChair, I am in Scouting since 1992. Started as Cub Scout, became Boy and Explorer Scout and a Rover. I am a Scoutleader since 2003.
  15. Great site. Our Scout group: http://www.pfadfinder-wattens.at Our campsite: http://www.tpz-igls.at
  16. phips

    Atheism

    New WOSM puplication from March 2010: published by the World Scout Bureau Education, Research and Development: Guidelines on Spiritual and Religious Development You can download as a pdf file or read online. http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/library/spiritual_development/guidelines_on_spiritual_and_religious_development There are WOSM NSOs, who dont refer to God or a higher power in their law and promise. Such as Junk in the Czech Republic: I promise on my honour that I will do my best: To serve the Highest Truth and Love, faithfully at all tim
  17. Take a look at: Wiliam D.Boyce New unit Organizer award include The steps to organize a new unit and further materials. http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/04-515.pdf Good luck for your plan we need more traditional Scout units in the spirit of our founder.
  18. Welcome and Scout greetings from Austria 30 years of Service that is a long time.-Respect. Have you been a Scout as a youth member, too?
  19. Welcome and Scout greetings from Austria
  20. Dear brothers and sisters in Scouting and Guiding, last weekend I was elected as Council International Representative. My Council is Tyrol of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scout of Austria (WOSM, WAGGGS member). I am very interested in contacts with other International Representatives and Comissioners. I am also interested in events of the BSA esp. TAC where our Scout troops and crews can get involved. Yours in Scouting and brotherhood
  21. I got today a postcard from our postcard campaign. Its from a German Catholic Girl Scout. Scout and Guides from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg took part in this Thinking Day project. It was organized by the Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbnde, Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbnde, Ltzebuerger Guiden a Scouten,Pfadibewegung Schweiz, Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins and Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen sterreichs.
  22. Well spoken OldGreyEagle. Happy Birthday.
  23. Welcome and enjoy Scouting. Enjoy the adventures with the cubs in the jungle with Baloo,Akela and the wolves. Chil former Assistant Cubmaster Trained Cubmaster
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