Whitby Area Scouts News

Whitby invites all Durham Region Beaver Scouts and their families to lace up your skates and join Whitby Area for our Annual BEAVER FAMILY Skate Party. Saturday March 10, 2012 1:30-3:30 pm @ GM Centre Oshawa - Main Bowl. Cost: $40.00 per colony (Flat Fee no matter how many youth/parents). Youth must wear protective helmets and be accompanied by a parent on the ice.
Mascots will be there for pictures and all Beavers registered by February 1 also receive an event crest. Contact Jacqueline D Forget whitby9thbeavers@hotmail.com to register your Colony.

Whitby Area Woodbadge Part I Training

Come out, join in and become a member of the Worldwide fraternity of Woodbadge Trained Scouters. And have a lot of fun!!
Date: March 9-11, 2012
Location: Camp Samac, Oshawa
Cost: $80.00
Theme: 50’s Rock & Roll
For more information, please contact: Alastair Taylor 905-837-5499 Consult4ideas@aol.com

Join Scouting in Whitby Area

Scouting has programs for young people from 5 to 26 years old (both male and female), and lots of fun for leaders, too. Check out our "Group Locater" page for more information about times and locations available. You may also contact Brian Wick, Membership volunteer: membership@whitbyscouts.org. Registration fee for the 2011-2012 school year is $175 per child plus local or group assessments of $10 to $35 depending on fundraising goals and expectations.

Gilwell Dance and Fundraiser set for March 31st

Join us on March 31st for a fun evening for members, guest and the public as we celebrate another Scouting year at the annual Gilwell Club Dance, Saturday night at the Whitby Legion Hall, 117 Byron St. S., Whitby. DJ this year is Mike's Music with a great reputation for getting the energy going in the room. Featured will be a silent auction, lots of door prizes and late-night buffet, all for only $15 or $25 per couple. Tickets can be obtained by contacting Scouter Brian Wick 905-922-5678, bwick@brooklinsigns.com

Winter Cub Scout Day - Camp Samac

This year’s event “The Amazing Race – Samac”. The event will be held at Camp Samac on Saturday, February 4, 2012 and will run from 9:00 am through to 3:00 pm with a hot lunch being served indoors from 12:00-1:00.
Registration will be on a first come, first served basis and spots will not be allocated to groups until both the registration form and payment have been received. Completed forms and cheques can either be dropped off in the Winter Activity Day folder at the Scout Shop or they can be mailed directly to: Ian Baxter, 642 Coldstream Dr, Oshawa, ON L1K 2T6. The cost again this year is $10 per youth and leaders are free. Crests will be supplied to leaders at the ratio of 6:1 and additional leader crests may be purchased for $5.00 while supplies last. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ian Baxter 21st Oshawa 905-576-5020 or 21st.Oshawa.Cubs@gmail.com

Operation Alert - OA 2012: Video Games

Troop Camp with Cub Scout Activities: A weekend earlier this year - April 20-22, 2012. Registration & Website.

2012 Cuboree Theme - War of 1812

Cuboree is being held, as always, the last full weekend in May which in 2012 is May 25-27. It is being held at Pleasant Bay Camp in Prince Edward County, south/west of Trenton. Cuboree has been held there several times in the past and has served us well.
This year Cuboree is having a special theme. 2012 is the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812. Ontario is gearing up for many events and re-enactments over the next couple of years. Cuboree at one time included Fort York in it's rotation. The use of a fort has become logistically more difficult (especially in 2012 with a lot of events going on) so instead we are bringing the "Fort" to Cuboree. See the attached flyer. More information and details will be available over the next couple of months with registration planned to be in full swing for the new year.

Beyond our Borders International Camporee on July 6 to 8, 2012 at Langley Park

This camp ties into the 2nd Peterborough Group's 100th Anniversary, and to welcome the contingent of Mexican Scouts & Venturers who will be visiting this summer. Bring your Trading Badges! Info & Registration PDF

Venturer Scouts Document Adventures via Facebook Photo Album

Members of the 9th Whitby Venturer Company have been captured in action on the Facebook site of Lewis Williams. I encourage you to follow the link and see what they are up to!

Scouting's Honours & Awards for Volunteers

Wouldn't it be nice to be recognized for your volunteer years, special efforts and hard sweat? We have a co-ordinator to help you with just that. Scouts Canada has a wide range of awards and pins to show thanks to it's volunteers but it needs you to initiate the process. You can suggest a name, write out what you know about the Scouting efforts of the individual, then submit it to the committee for consideration. For more informaton about awards, contact Viola Tebble , 905-668-6303.

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