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THE SCOUTER’S DISPATCH
February 2015
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February 2015
UPCOMING EVENTS
FEBRUARY 2015
12 BATTLEFIELDS AGM, SCOUT HOUSE, 8 PM
13-15 SNOW MOOT
15-22 SCOUT-GUIDE WEEK
58TH HAMILTON AT STONEY CREEK SANTA PARADE
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MARCH 2015
2 ANNUAL SCOUT BANQUET, MICHELANGELOS
TICKETS ON SALE AT THE HELP DESK FEB 3-21
7 BIG RIGS
12 BEAVER / CUB BOWLING
20-22 OUTDOOR SKILLS WORKSHOP
27, 28, 29 LLAMA MOOT
28 & April 4 FIRST AID COURSE (TWO SESSIONS)
APRIL 2015
4 FIRST AID COURSE continued
10-12 and 24-26 WB PT 2 CAMP WETASKIWIN
18 WOODBADGE PART 1, INTERACTIVE, NEMO
25 - May 3 GOOD TURN WEEK
MAY 2015
2 CHOPPEREE
1-3 J4E 2015 CAMP WETASKIWIN, ST CATHARINES
15, 16, 17, 18 VICTORIA DAY CAMPOREE
JUNE 2015
12 - 14 CUBOREE
13, 14 RIDE TO CONQUER CANCER
JULY 2015
11 - 17 SJ15 SCOTIAJAMB CAMP NEDOOAE
11-18 PACIFIC JAMBOREE, BC - Scouts of all ages
AUG 2015
16 - 22 CUBS INDAVA, CAMP IMPEESA
OCT 2015
23 - 25 SCOUTS BASICS SCOUT CAMP
24 CUB FUN DAY
SCOUT HOUSE BOOKINGS
1ST & 3RD TUESDAY: Optimist Club
2ND & LAST TUESDAY: Rovers
2ND THURSDAY: Battlefield Council, 6:30 PM
4TH THURSDAY: H-W Area Meeting, 7 PM
DISPATCH DEADLINES
Aug. 10 for the Sept 1 Dispatch—Issue 1
Sept 10 for Oct 1 Dispatch—Issue 2
Nov. 10 for the Dec. 1 Dispatch—Issue 3
Jan. 10 for the Feb. 1 Dispatch—Issue 4
March 10 for the April 1 Dispatch—Issue 5
June 1 for the June 15 Dispatch—Issue 6
Email alinchan@rogers.com
BEAVERS & CUBS - YOUR PHOTOS NEEDED, PLEASE!
2015 BANQUET
THE THEME FOCUS FOR THE 2015 BANQUET WILL BE THE
BEAVER AND CUB PROGRAMS.
Each year at the Honours & Awards Banquet, a photo display is presented on the main screen during dinner. This year, our Banquet theme is to
honour the Colonies and Packs in our Area. Your photos of our Beavers
and Cubs in action, are needed for the creation of this
visual presentation. To date, NONE have been submitted! EVERY Colony and Pack is asked to submit 5
or more of their best photos before Feb. 21st. Photographs may be dropped off at the Help Desk (youth
names are not needed), or large size high resolution
shots may be emailed to Linda Sargeant sargelj@yahoo.ca.
YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED!
Read about what is happening in Scouting. Visit the HW website.
http://www.hwscouting.ca/
BATTLEFIELDS CALENDAR look under EVENTS http://bat.scouts.ca/
CAMP BOOKINGS https://swocamps.ca/
BATTLEFIELDS TRAINING http://bat.scouts.ca/ca/training
RECOGNISE SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB
http://scouts.ca/thanks/
Battlefields Calendar – Information to be posted can be
sent to Marianne Thiessen thiessens@quickclic.net
Please send as much detail as possible; location, date and
times, contact information, explanation of acronyms.
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SCOUTERS,
TONY’S COMMISSIONER’S CORNER WILL BE BACK NEXT ISSUE.
Yours in Scouting & Friendship,
Tony Mizzi Hamilton-Wentworth Area Commissioner
tonymizzi@bellnet.ca
BEING THANKFUL
As we move into the winter/spring seasons, we can look back on the SUCCESSES that we had in
the Fall and take the opportunity to THANK those who made it possible. The community parades,
the Ti-cats game and Apple Day gave us great visibility in the community. We affirmed to Hamilton that Scouting is still here and will be for many years to come.
As we continue to concentrate on RECRUITING new volunteers, it is also our duty to thank our
current volunteers. Pressing the ‘THANKS’ button is one of the easiest ways in Scouting to say
"thanks". Think of the great area camps we have had so far - Scout Basics and Cub Fun Day, remember who ran and helped out, then please, don't forget to say thanks.
To our SUPPORT SCOUTERS who run the committees and sit on them, spend hours making sure the back end of scouting is
running smoothly; to the volunteers who staff the HELP DESK, SCOUT STORE AND CAMP, we need to remember that most
do this above and beyond their 1.5 weekly hours of Scouting, so when their help goes above and beyond, don't forget to say
thanks.
On behalf of the Hamilton-Wentworth area, I personally want to say thanks to all the Area
Scouters that keep Scouting going - our program is nothing with out you.
YiS,
Kevin Bouchard Hamilton - Wentworth Area Deputy Commissioner
kevin.bouchard@hotmail.com
SPICES and the Canadian Path
This fall, Scouts from across Canada were introduced to the Canadian Path, Scouts Canada’s revitalized program. It’s been a remarkable
start to the Scouting Year, with a great deal of enthusiasm expressed
for the Four Elements of the Canadian Path: Youth-led, Plan-DoReview, Adventure and SPICES. The Canadian Path has been developed by youth and Volunteers to provide all Sections with terrific
ideas and resources to help them make the most of their Scouting
program.
Our most recent addition to Canadianpath.ca is a brand new video
on the SPICES. The SPICES concept gives the Scouts Canada program a useful framework to ensure well-rounded program offerings.
At each Section level, Scouters use the Canadian Path to support
youth development and growth in each of the following areas: social, physical, intellectual, character, emotional and spiritual. We
don’t plan Adventures around the SPICES, but we try to foster these
attributes as they emerge.
The SPICES objectives are the same for every Section, but our approach needs to be age-appropriate. To help get you started, we’ve
created some great SPICES resources that you can find on the Canadian Path website (Canadianpath.ca).
We'll see you on the Path!
LARGE WOODEN BEAVER PUZZLE
NOW LOCATED AT SCOUT HOUSE
IT CAN BE BOOKED THROUGH THE
HELP DESK
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HERE WE GROW FOR 2015
Each year, parents determine which programs they will place their children in, usually by season. The Winter/Spring session is upon us and now is the time to be on the parents mind to enrol their children in scouting! A great way to show case our program is by hosting an “OPEN HOUSE EVENT ” or a “BRING A
FRIEND EVENT”.
Essential to a successful Open House are two key elements, the group must possess:
PRIDE IN THE DELIVERY OF THEIR PROGRAM
and A DESIRE TO SEE MORE YOUTH BENEFIT FROM A SCOUTING PROGRAM
It is worth remembering that, other than Scouts Canada, no program can provide the depth of education, adventure and lifeskill activities. Scouts Canada’s impact transcends the soccer fields, ice rinks and gymnasiums as it enhances both the individual
and the community year round. With that understanding, it has to be the mission of all members to expand Scouting’s reach in
their neighborhood.
Please join us in these efforts and get the message out now.
I am also offering sections/groups a prize for a draw at their events, if they use the materials in the Jumpstart to Growth resources that are available at:
http://www.scouts.ca/js2g/open-house.html and http://www.scouts.ca/js2g/bring-a-friend.html
Help your group run a successful Open House or Bring a Friend event!
Catriona McCready
Area Support Manager|Scouts Canada Cell:905.818.4227|BB PIN:321A977F
cmccready@scouts.ca www.scouts.ca/
It starts with Scouts!
Say thanks to an outstanding volunteer! http://www.scouts.ca/thanks/
GOOD TURN WEEK
April 25th to May 3rd
PATROL CORNER
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE (WITH THANKS TO DEREK ANDERSON FOR INSPIRATION)
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE RUNS FROM NORTHWESTERN CANADA ALONG THE CREST OF THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS TO NEW MEXICO. Then, it follows the crest of Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental. In South
America, the Continental Divide lies along the Andes. Every continent except for Antarctica has a continental divide.
When crossing the Continental Divide, some people have remarked on how little things seem to have
changed from one side to the other. The animal and plant life is largely the same. The weather is also similar, but something fundamental has changed. WATER KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE. Precipitation falling on the west side of the
Divide drains to the Pacific Ocean, while precipitation falling to the east of the Divide flows down to the Atlantic Ocean.
I HAVE SEEN SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPEN IN SCOUTS. We have all had Scouts that have been consistently disruptive to the
Troop, yet over time there is a change which is barely perceptible at first glance. AS THEY LEARN LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK, THE SAME STIMULUS THAT USED TO TRIGGER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR NOW FLOWS IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. They
are the same Scouts with the same personalities, but now the stimulus flows towards order rather than anarchy; towards cooperation rather than egocentric action. Make no mistake; we do make a difference in the lives of our future leaders.
Yours in Scouting,
John (Blade) Wilkinson, Deputy Area Commissioner Troop (Hamilton Wentworth),
bladescout7@aol.com
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MOUNT NEMO SCOUT CAMP
HELLO ALL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you all had a great holiday season and you’re ready to get back to Scouting for the rest of the
year.
In this issue of the Camp Connection, I would like to give you some camp updates and a couple of
reminders.
REMINDERS:
I ask that everybody take a look at your camp bookings to ensure that you are aware of the dates that you have booked at Camp
Nemo. This can be easily done by logging into the camp booking site www.swocamps.ca/. Log in. Then the first page that appears will show all the bookings you have at Nemo. I suggest you let your Group Commissioner know your bookings. Keep in
mind if you've moved from one section to another. Group Commissioners: I suggest you check in with your section volunteers
to ensure they are aware of all the bookings they do have.
As the deep cold of winter is upon us, double check that your youth are properly prepared. Do they have all the equipment necessary to handle the cold weather at camp?
UPDATES:
I'd like to bring to everyone's attention some of things that have happened over the last month or so at Camp Nemo. Everyone
may not be aware of the work done or actually see it.
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Cam Napholc has been busy at camp, with our heating contractor, giving all the furnaces and stoves their yearly check-up.
Cam cleaned any parts that were needed and also set the valves to operate correctly. Thank you, Cam, for doing this.
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Cam and his son Michael have also been busy at Confederation Lodge taking care of the urinals - not a job that anyone
would really like. They have brought them to better operating condition including repacking the valves and clearing out the
urinal drain lines so they will drain properly again. A HUGE thank you to Cam and Mike for taking on this job.
Speaking of Confederation Lodge, I ask that anyone using Confederation Lodge during the winter months use
the KYBOs during the day and as much as possible in the evening. The septic system at Confed is 47 years old
and at this time of year, with the deep-freeze, the draining of the septic system is much slower. In a typical
residential septic system, there's generally no problem with the septic system draining. In our situation at
camp, we have a large influx of people during the weekend sometimes up to 40 people in Confederation
Lodge, all using the bathrooms throughout the day and night. This puts a huge strain on the old system during this deep-freeze. The result of this can, at times, cause the drain to backup and this creates a big mess, not
to mention unpleasant smell. The system will slowly drain once the campers have left at the
end of the weekend. Thank you in advance for your understanding and doing your part to help out.
Another project that has been looked after at camp was the ladders and top rails for all the wooden bunks in all
the leaders rooms. A group of volunteers came out on the Tuesday during the Christmas break to help install
the top rails and ladders. The turnout was great and enabled us to finish all the bunks in one day and in less time
than anticipated. We will still need to varnish them in the late spring or summer. Big thanks to Kevin Bouchard,
Doug French, Paul “Chewie” Goodman, Paul Phillips, Bruce Riddiough, Rod Ausher, Geoff Macquire and Tammy Mac Donald.
Back in November I sent all Group Commissioners a list of projects that need to be done at camp. If you or your youth are interested in helping, just ask your Group Commissioner for the list or send me a message and I can send the list on to you.
In closing I would like to thank Sandra Taylor for her great job as last year’s coordinator for Nemo’s “Camp Makeover”
(formerly known as Camp Clean-Up). This year, Laura Kentie has taken on the coordinator role this year. I look forward to
working with Laura and I know that you will all give her your support by pitching in on April 11 th 2015.
See you out at Camp!
Yours in Scouting and Friendship,
Gino Sferrazza, Property Camp Manager
Nemo / Ragged Falls
HW Scout House
Battlefields Council
gsferrazza@scouts.ca 905-512-4558
It Starts With Scouts!
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The Battlefields Council planning calendar
contains additional training opportunities. See
your Commissioner for details.
VOLUNTEER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
WOODBADGE PART 1
INTERACTIVE
SATURDAY APRIL 18TH
8 AM—8 PM, $15
CAMP NEMO - APPLE DAY LODGE
OPEN TO LEADERS WHO HAVE WOODBADGE PART 1
PRE-REQUISITE: Leaders must already have their
Woodbadge Part 1
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Information will be shared and participants will
learn from everyone, not only the support staff.
Leaders can come on the Friday, if they wish,
but must be self sufficient
There will be no sleeping accommodation indoors
This is the first workshop to help leaders who
have their Part 1 but are looking for more practical help before taking their Woodbadge Part 2.
There will be a campfire at the end of the day
Bring a brown bag lunch - coffee, snacks, supper
will be provided
There will be no pre–registration forms
Leaders must bring a copy of their registration
forms with them (available from GC )
Fee can be paid on arrival
Space is limited so please let us know you are
coming by email dscaum@rogers.com
Dawn Scaum
Deputy Area Commissioner, Volunteer Development dscaum@rogers.com 905-385-1552
Gear-up for Scout-Guide Week
Bring a Parent!
SCOUT-GUIDE WEEK - FEBRUARY 15–22 — is an important
part of our proud tradition and an opportunity to recognize the
great work that our dedicated volunteers and Scouting youth
do in communities across Canada. Given the special events, banquets and
ceremonies that most Scout Groups
hold during Scout-Guide Week, it's
also a natural opportunity to encourage
parents to get engaged in their child’s
Scouting activities. During Scout-Guide Week 2015, let’s show
Canadians that for tens of thousands of Canadian children and
youth, Scouts is the start of something great.
Hamilton Wentworth Area publishes the SCOUTER’S DISPATCH six times a year.
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BATTLEFIELD COUNCIL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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Company/Crew:
Camp Dayhondaylaquah
Apr. 24 - 26 and May 8 - 10.
Contact Anne Piper Thorne
anne.piperthorne@niagarawarehouse.com
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Battlefields Council Outdoor Skills,
Camp Nemp Mar 20 - 22
Contact Nicolas DesRoches
nndesroches@gmail.com
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By invitation: TD1 at Camp Nemo on Feb 6 - 8, 2015
WOODBADGE II
Colony, Pack, Troop.
Camp Wetaskiwan Apr. 10 - 12 and Apr 24 - 26
Contact Anne Piper Thorne
anne.piperthorne@niagarawarehouse.com
Contact Joan Barty at jbarty@cogeco.ca or rmclean@scouts.ca
Rob McLean,
DCC Learning and Support, Battlefields
Council
FIRST AID COURSE
ST ANDREWS UNITED CHURCH
Cor. Upper Paradise & Mohawk Rd W.
MARCH 28 & APRIL 4
(2 DAY COURSE - YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH)
9:30 AM - 5 PM / $75
BRING A BAGGED LUNCH
Contact Chris McCready
billchris@cogeco.ca
905 637 8432
3rd Llama Moot! March 27, 28, 29/ 2015
Camp Wetaskiwin, St. Catharines
Llama Moot is a gathering of Venturers & Rovers, ages 14–
26, looking for a Rover Moot experience.
The organizing committee consist of
members of the League of Llamas, a collections of friends from multiple smaller
Battlefields Council Venturer and Rover
groups that enjoyed many moots together.
Anthony van Troost
llamamoot@hotmail.com
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Youth Grades 6, 7, 8, 9
Friday February 6th 2015 7pm-10pm
@ Delta United Church
(Corner of Maple Ave and Ottawa St.)
Tickets $10
Sponsored by 31st Hamilton Scout Troop
31sthamiltonscouts@gmail.com
SNOW MOOT 2015
FEBRUARY 13 - 15, 2015
CALLING ALL ROVERS AND LEADERS
HICOP
NOW IN ITS 7TH YEAR!
OPEN EVERY SATURDAY FOR DROPIN VISITS
10AM – 5 PM
Scouters Marty, John, Linda, Elaine, Debbie and Nancy
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Indava 2015
Cub Camp
Sunday, August 16 - Saturday, August 22, 2015
This is a week long camp that Brant Area hosts every three years.
A Cub might only have one chance in a life time to attend this camp!!
PLACE:
Camp Impeesa, Drumbo, ON
THEME: A-HOY MATES….OUR PIRATE SHIP IS A SAILIN’
COST:
$350.00 per Youth / $175.00 per Leader
REGISTRATION PACKAGES: available on web-site
Includes Camp Fees, in Camp Programs, Out trips to Major Attractions, busing, In-Camp Cuboree,
all meals, t-shirt, hat, camp crest (plus a week of incredible memories!)
CREST:
There will be a crest design contest.
The winner of the crest contest will receive a free week at Camp.
See contest submission outline on the web-site and submit your entry.
OUT TRIPS: Ever wondered what it looks like at the base of Niagara Falls?
Ever watch an elephant get a bath?
Ever see a ship’s elevator?
Ever wonder what it would be like to lay on a bed of nails?
Indava: http://www.brantscouting.ca/indava.html
Brant Area: http://www.brantscouting.ca/index.html
Indava Registration Contact: Kim Clarke
kclarkeagain@gmail.com
519-753-1138
The Pacific Jamboree, hosted by BC-Yukon Councils, is held every four years and participation is open to all youth of Scout age
who are registered members of Scouts Canada, L’Association des Scouts du Canada and Scout Units from National Scout Organizations who are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Offer of Service (OOS) is open to
Venturer Scouts, Rover Scouts and Volunteers including former members who wish to participate. We look forward to seeing
you for July 11-18, 2015! Visit the website for registration information http://pj2015.ca/
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In 2014 Scouting in HamiltonWentworth received a donation in
memory of the following loved ones
who have gone home and are being
fondly remembered.
Victor Aubin
Barbara O’Connor
George Bailey
Pauline Paynter
Beverly Bluhm
Aaron Urquhart
Marion Brazier
Fred Whiskin
Linda Cameron
Andrew Whitwell
John Madill
Lincoln Wilson
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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT?
LOOK NO FURTHER! BECOME
A TENT VOLUNTEER!
Come pitch a tent on June 12th and/or 13th
(and come back on the 14th to take it down!)
When someone you know goes home and a donation to the
charity of your choice is suggested, please remember
Hamilton Scouting. All donations go to support Mount
Nemo Scout Camp unless otherwise directed by the family.
A letter of acknowledgement is sent to the family (please
include an address and their relationship to the person). As
well as a tax receipt and thank you letter to the donor.
Tom Evanoff
Tent Volunteers set up and take down the sleeping tents that
create the overnight accommodations for each Participant on
the Ride to Conquer Cancer.
E-mail Scouter Theresa at tayoung.10@gmail.com
to register yourself and others.
We are looking for Scouts, Venturers, Rovers, and Scouters!
SJ’15 - JULY 11-17TH, 2015
CAMP NEDOOAE LOCATED IN ELDERBANK, NS. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES FROM HALIFAX.
CHECK THE
DISPATCH FOR
OTHER EVENTS.
Big Rigs March 7
J 4 E M ay 1 - 3
C h o p p e r e e : M ay 2
CUBOREE: June 12 - 14
VICTORIA DAY CAMP May 15 -1 8
CUB FUN DAY: Oct. 24, 10 AM - 3 PM, $7
COST: The registration fee for Participant’s prior to January
31st, 2015 is $550 per person. After that date, the fee is $600. A
deposit of $125 per participant is due upon registration and the
final payment is due May 15, 2015.
Scotia Jamboree is about THE ADVENTURE OF BEING A
SCOUT. You will be challenged, you will try new things, and
you will have memories you will cherish for a lifetime. It will be
the best scouting experience you will ever have!
www.scotiajamb.ca
November 30, 2014
Andrew Rupert WHITWELL
Father of Gilwellian / Scouter Ken Whitwell
Andy will be remembered as a proud Veteran of the Canadian Military and
long standing employee of American Can Company and a retired Binbrook
farmer. He was a proud 25 year member of the Binbrook Volunteer Fire Dept. and served on the Binbrook
School Board and Township Council.
Andy was also one of the charter members and signatories on the first 1 st Binbrook Charter, in 1958. He was a big supporter of
Scouting in the rural and mountain areas of Hamilton-Wentworth.
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HELP DESK
905-528-5711
375 James St. S. Hamilton ON L8P 3B9
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IF THE HELP DESK IS CLOSED
You may leave mail in the slot in the door.
You may send email to scouts@interlynx.net
You may leave voicemail at 905-528-5711.
You may contact your commissioner directly.
You may phone Scouts Canada, London 519-432-2928
NORMAL HOURS OF OPERATION
Tuesday & Wednesday 10 AM—4 PM
Thursday
1 PM—7 PM
Friday
1 PM—4 PM
Saturday
10 AM—1 PM
Sunday & Monday
Closed
MARCH BREAK
Closed Friday March 13 at 4 PM
re-opening Tuesday March 24 at 10 AM.
EASTER HOURS
Closed Thursday, April 2 at 7 PM,
Re-opening Tuesday, April 7 at 10 AM.
HOURS OF OPERATION
Thursday & Friday 3 PM - 9 PM
Saturday 10 AM—4 PM
Closed April 3 - 4 for Easter
OPEN MARCH BREAK
hamiltonshop@scouts.ca
905.528.4662
The SCOUT SHOP carries a full line of camping
and outdoors supplies and equipment - brand
names, at prices you will not likely beat anywhere
else, both on in-stock, and special order items.
Any residual profit supports Scouting directly.
Scout House is the home of the "HELP
DESK". The Help Desk is a service provided by
experienced Scouting Volunteers. The purpose of
the Help Desk is to answer and to help find answers to questions about Scouting.
BOOKING EQUIPMENT AT THE HELP DESK?
Speak with a Help Desk Volunteer who will en-
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Your advertisement will reach hundreds of Scouting adults in
the region.
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Email us to discuss options—you can put in a business-card
sized ad for $50 for 6 issues, you can also have your ad enlarged at a slightly higher fee. The possibilities are endless.
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We will also design your ad for you at no extra charge.
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Your ads help with the expenses associated with the publication of the Scouting Dispatch.
ADS MUST BE PAID BY AUGUST 15 TO START WITH
THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE SCOUTING YEAR. THOSE
NOT PAID BY THEN WILL BE REMOVED BY THE FIRST
ISSUE.
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Advertisements for ‘items for sale’ can be inserted at $10 per
issue.
PENNY PINCHERS CLUB
A big left hand shake thank you to the following 2014 Penny Pinchers for their coin banks for Camp Nemo:
Tom & Peggy Evanoff
Bill & Chris McCready
Kevin O’Halloran
Remember, when your bank is full or even
if it is only partly full, drop it off at the
Help Desk with your name and address
and don’t forget to pick up another empty one. If you don’t
have one, why not give it a try and see how it works. We
will count it, roll it and send you an income tax receipt, it
isn’t any easier than that. Remember all the money raised
goes to Mount Nemo Scout Camp and remember a nickel is
but 5 pennies, dimes are but 10 pennies.
This is a much smaller list than normal, let’s see
how much bigger we can make the list of donors next year. Please join in for Camp Nemo.
YIS, Tom Evanoff 905-523-4619
tevanoff@cogeco.ca
HELP - WANTED AREA EVENT CRESTS
I am always trying to add to or complete my displays of area events. If
you have any of the following crests that you can spare, please contact me.
Also if you need crests, something along this line yourself or other things
like Scoutrees, Area Camps or Apple Day that you are missing, contact me
I might have it to spare. I have bags of them, so please ask.
Tom Evanoff 905-523-4619 swappertom@gmail.com
Area Events I am in NEED of:
VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND: 1965, 1967, 2010, 2011
KLONDIKE: 1980, 81, 1983, 84, 1987, 88, 89, 1991, 1993, 2006, 2012, 2014
CUB FUN DAY: 1981, 2004, 2013, 2014
CHOPPEREE: 1980, 1982, 1990, 2013, 2014
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RUN WITH THE BIG RIGS!
MARCH 7TH, 2015
$7 admission, includes lunch, beverage, crest & prizes
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Double Trouble - and the 16th Annual running of
the Scout Truck Rigs!
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Takes place at Hamilton or Welland - Dual locations
running, supporting more troops on the same day!
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Snack bar, drinks available throughout the day.
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Scout classes, support many unorthodox & creative
classes... it's not just about the standard box.
One Kilo Max!
Prizes for creative work as well.
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ULTIMATE CLASSES - for Venturers, Rovers, and Adults... (keep 'yer hands off the Scouts
trucks, make yer own!!)
... max weight here, hits 3 kilos, and motors allowed... ;-)
It's all in good fun, come on out and make a day of it with other Scouts from
the Council and nearby areas!
(sorry, no Beaver Buggies or
KubKars allowed, this is SERIOUS Scout racing)
Email Bigrigrun@gmail.com to register!
Visit www.hwscouting.ca/bigrigrun for all the details, rules, etc.
2015
J4E PATROL CAMP IS ON AGAIN!
1st weekend in May, is the date, of the annual James Elliot Memorial Patrol
Competition Camp, aka the J4E.
Patrols arrived self-contained and are sent off to their sites. Old friends meet
up again, and the noises of a good old-fashioned Scout camp will be heard
everywhere!
Challenges to the patrols will be made, and they will rise to it!
Plus… the Iron Chef will be back with a twist, and may result in some very pleased Venturer stomachs
(no stomach pumps needed, I swear!).
Groups who brought one patrol last year, will bring two this year. That’s what its all about. We’re on
the right Path, together.
In the end last year... the 8th Niagara Wolverine patrol proved themselves most worthy, and carried the
honour (and the trophy) forward - can you take it from them?
Want to see a few more snippets? Google “scouts j4e” and you will get the site, plus the YouTube video.
Have a patrol?
Have a desire to see them succeed and grow?
Join us – 1st weekend of May. (May 1-3, 2015)
Put it on your calendar now.
Have a patrol challenge? Bring it on! Companies and Crews are encouraged to do the same.
It’s the way the old man intended it, and it works - oddly enough.
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THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN
WAITING FOR IS HERE!
The 2016 Western Canada Moot will take
place at Camp Impeesa in Alberta
August 19 to 28, 2016
LOCATION
Camp Impessa near Pincher Creek Alberta
The venue has access to kilometres of
wilderness hiking trails, archery, obstacle
course, tomahawk range, lake-wide zip line
and much more.
STONEY CREEK SANTA CLAUS PARADE
photos by Dave Wands, 58th Hamilton
https://www.facebook.com/WesternCanadaMoot2016
Chris ‘Spanky’ Kivell • DAC Crew H-W
spankytherover@hotmail.com
289-407-7813
23rd World Scout Jamboree
Kirara-hama, Japan
Date: July 28 – August 8, 2015
Join us in Hong Kong and Japan for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree Location: Kirara-hama,
(23WSJ) in 2015.
Yamaguchi City,
Journey into tomorrow for the experience of a lifetime, which will
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
include a fantastic Pre-Jamboree stop in Hong Kong, beginning on
July 24, 2015. From there, we will head to Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan on
July 28, 2015 for 11 days of incredible programming and a unique Scouting cultural exchange that can only
be experienced at a World Jamboree. Your 23WSJ experience won’t be complete, however, without experiencing the Home Hospitality program being offered.
See more at: http://www.scouts.ca/japan2015/index.html#sthash.itpqpFcm.dpuf
The Canadian Contingent is comprised of Scouts from l’Association des Scouts du Canada as
well as Scouts Canada, and will contain Jamboree participants, members of the International Service Team, as well as organizers of the Canadian Contingent. Get in early by signing up for our
mailing list.
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February 2015
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CURLING BONSPIEL 2015
As always, a good time was had
by all.
Photos by Doug French
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