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That's how the Oxford Dictionary describes "adventure." We wanted a daring, winter hiking and camping adventure that would test our skills safely. Our Venturers experienced an exciting challenge by climbing Mount Marcy (1,629 m) and Mount Colden (1,530 m) in New York State's Adirondack Mountains. Advisor Ken Coull accompanied Venturers Gavin Schwier, James Prince, Bryan Gale, Bill Prince and Dawson Bridger on the hike. Because Jeff Coull and Antony Zeegers (both former company members) had winter camped and hiked in these mountains for many years, they came along as guides.

"Lefs head out for Mount Marcy" We couldn't postpone getting up any longer. At 8 a.m. each hiker climbed out of his warm sleeping bag, slipped into the hiking clothes, made a hot breakfast location and readied equipment We had decid• of each over• ed to tackle Mount Marcy first because night lean-to (a log a snowstorm was coming our way. The cabin open to the ele• trek to Marcy would be easier before ments on one side), we chose the extra snow arrived. our alpine route to Mount Marcy. Leaving camp at 9:30, we headed The trailhead, a lodge operated by down the trail. Indian Falls lay many Snow the Adirondack Mountain Club, pro• kilometres ahead and 1,000 metres All Over! vided a good spot to park our vehicles. above us through thick forest and deep Mounts Marcy On December 28 we unpacked our snow. Marcy's summit soared even and Colden stand near cars, loaded gear in packs, strapped higher above us. ^ the town of Lake Placid, cho• on snowshoes and started up the Breaking frail on snowshoes proved E sen for two Winter Olympics be• mountain to our base camp — a lean- a tiresome task, but switching leaders s cause of its cold temperatures and plen• to near Marcy Dam. The 5.5 km hike regularly made the job easier. At first I tiful supply of snow. Throughout our took three hours. We pitched our tents the trail rose gradually, and followed =~ four-day trip temperatures swung be• near the lean-to, cooked supper and several ridge lines. Then it steepened. |[ tween -3°C and ~22°C. During this time turned in at 9 p.m. (We used this base The higher we climbed the steeper the ^ it snowed an amazing 60 cm! camp lean-to for cooking and eating grade tilted. 1 After getting a large scale map only. Our tents were easier to heat for Within several hours we could js of the area showing all of the trails and sleeping.) see the peak. Our determined group «§

4 THE LEA DER, January 1999 in- spiring view. Two huge peaks with sheer vertical rock if faces on each side of the water dwarfed the lake. After crossing Avalanche Lake, the trail snaked ever-upward. Finally, having The topped a high ridge, we peered through arduous the trees and saw our route climbing 23.8 km trip at a 70-degree incline. Plodding forward had taken us eight with many rest breaks, we reached hours — a ten-hour trip the top by mid-afternoon. Descending in summer said the guide• proved almost as difficult as the ascent book. Few people climb Mount Early in the evening we stumbled into Marcy in winter, and even fewer go camp and quickly devoured a huge above the tree line. helping of spaghetti. ^^^^^^ achieved ft Mount Colden Climb the last 200 Nature Has the Last Word The expected snowstorm hit during metres to the sum• On New Year's Eve we slept in until the night. A thick blanket of snow mit mostly on hands 8:30 a.m., then hustled out of our sleep• greeted us as we opened sleepy eyes and knees, scrambling up ing bags, made breakfast (porridge, next morning. the steep grade against fierce hot chocolate and hot orange juice), "Should we hike to Colden while this winds. It felt as if we would get blown and packed up. Some of our members storm is still raging?" someone asked. right off the mountainside. The wind still yearned for more climbing so they pelted our faces with ice and snow; it Getting lost or wet in this environ• scaled the steep roof of our snow- felt like razors against our cold skin. ment might prove fatal. After a short covered lean-to. Within an hour we discussion, we decided to go. The trail headed back to our cars and civilization. On Top of the World would be visible even in heavy snowfall During the trip we had climbed and At 1:16 we reached the summit The and all of us wore excellent cold-weath• hiked 51 km through an incredibly view was spectacular. Perched above er clothing. Our planning had been so demanding winter wonderland. All of the fleeting clouds, we felt as if we extensive that we had practised many us returned with an intense feeling could reach upwards and literally touch emergency procedures and knew that of achievement and comraderie. We the sky. Incredible! No wonder native this test was well within our limits. had survived some of the crudest people call Marcy 'Tahawus", meaning While the climb was not as long or weather nature could fling at us. We cloud-splitter. The clouds below us split as high as the one leading to Mount felt great! Real conquerors. aside as if the mountain were sailing Marcy, it actually turned out more dif• through a sea of white vapour. ficult. The grades proved steeper, and Several days later the Ice Storm of For several minutes we cheered, the snow fell in ever-deeper piles. the Century hit Eastern Ontario. King• clapped each others' backs, and ad• Our route to Colden took us along ston (our home) lay directly in its path. mired the fabulous view. To the east Avalanche Lake which provided an awe- Nature had the last word! A lay the Green Mountains; southwest lay the source of the Hudson River. But this was no day for tourism. A dangerous snowstorm was blow• Mount ing in fast; time to head back to base camp. Before leaving, we fortified our strength by cooking a hot lunch in a sheltered area just below the summit Going down proved easier than our tlxe clouds ascent, but Jeff broke a snowshoe strap. Fortunately, we had spent many hours bramstorming every conceivable emergency and problem. He had a spare strap in his pack. Arriving back at camp four hours later, we prepared a hot supper and climbed into our sleeping bags elated.

THE LEADER, January 1999 by Hazel Hullgren

[January, February and popsicle sticks. Our Beavers coloured each stick yellow, black, brown, red March are great months for and white. Glue cotton or strands of string to the top of the stick (rep• sleepovers. Many colonies resenting hair). Next Beavers wrote f>H5K their name on the stick, tied a string hold theirs at museums (e.g. di• to it, and gave the stick to a child they nosaur or aircraft), community MR didn't know very well. (See 'diagram) They wore the friendship sticks centres or Scout camps. Here are around their necks for the rest of the sleepover. some field-testedidea s that are bound to add excitement to any Cosmopolitan Travellers Invite some Cubs to your Beaver mid-winter sleepover. sleepover and get them to make and .3 &'fitt*MSttl'm--& organize balloon games. Ask them to Ask a Cub pack to join your colony; share their favourites. Do they know any balloon games from different parts use it as a linking event. With slight of the world? adaptations, many of these activities are excellent for Cub-aged youth. Lawn bowling is very popular in Australia. Cub helpers might set out a bowling field and blow up balloons for Start your sleepover by gathering their Beaver friends to roll. everyone's teddy bear into one central location. Call this area "the zoo." Ask With help, your Cubs could cut each child to tell the bear's name, openings in boxes for the Beavers to where they got the animal, and what toss bean bags through. Let them paint makes the teddy special. colourful pictures on the boxes. One box could have an Amazon "feed the googly eyes, string and coloured crocodiles" theme with many open Wood Chip Name Tags markers. mouths (cut holes) for the bean bags. This is an excellent gathering activ• Make your friendship sticks with Another might have a large hole with ity for any sleepover because it directs two side-by-side eyes (one brown and a cloth tongue hanging out — an Beaver energy away from thinking one blue, representing different races African hippo. Yet another might have about how homesick they might be• in the world) at the top of the wooden a kangaroo with a single small pouch. come during the weekend. Some Beavers might even want to make ex• tra name tags to give as gifts to friends. Our wooden chips came complete with a pin, hot-glued onto the back; a leader had cut each name tag into the shape of Canada. Beavers glued their names onto the chips with alphagetti letters to personalize them. Then they added glitter and colourful red and white paint (the colours in our flag). if 'J Be My Buddy Homesickness can sometimes dampen the enthusiasm of Beavers and Cubs. Friendship sticks may help litrift cement old friendships and kindle new ones. Group members may want to make several to give to friends. Make yours early in the weekend. The ma• terials needed include popsicle sticks,

6 THE LEADER, January 1999 Make a Stuffed Teddy Bear guards, the "honey pot" which: eight or ten small patterns for various A child can never have enough stays in front of him on the floor.- types :,of iteddy bears (average size stuffed teddies. Ask everyone to bring To start, a leader points to one about;4*2\cm high). Some should be a big, old sock to the sleepover to make Beaver who gets up and creeps to the sfcmdingfteddies,. while others are sit• a stuffed animal. (Leaders should bring honey pot very quietly. If the Beaver . ting antidumping. One or twoteddy pat• several extra socks in case some Bea• (Bear) in the "centre hears approaching • terns could be eating from a honey pail vers forget theirs.) sounds, he "growls" and."points in'the oryfalkiiigwith a,backpack. For-each-stuffed animal you'll need a-pair of large googly eyes, stuffing material (e^g: remnant cloth, cotton), sewing needles, white glue, string, [fa sBeaLmg; Beaver pieces of'cbloured felt,- ribbons.and markers.? " " ' j Stuff the sock until if s bulging. Sew •reacLes iLe Lraey' it shut at the top. (Perhaps Cubs could help younger Beavers.) Tie a piece of Leiiiig laeairil, iLe clLiM ;:|i)'e€©inme§ string around the sock tightly with string at the neck.'Beavers might want to tie a second string,aroundthe waist e Bew oeair.-. of the teddy. . Cut out ears,' a round nose, a smil- ingmouth, arms and legs! Sew or glue direction where the sound originated. Chobsing*from several -patterns, these pnin the appropriate places. (See If correct the Bear stays guarding the Beavers trace their favourite bears onto diagram) Let the glue dry before play• honey pot. If the Bear, is mistaken, he construction paperand.cut them,out: • ing with the teddy." rejoins the circle with the other chil• Get your Beavers' to cqlbur'their ted• dren. If a sneaking Beaver reaches the dy, then glue a smalijbaseUo^each;

Goldilocks Drama honey pot without being, heard, the (See diagram) :- 1 Ask Beavers who are-interested to child becomes the new Bear. Continue When each child'has five or six, organize a^Goldijocks play. Be sure to until all children have had a chance to. arrange>the teddiesUn a bowling pin have some.makeup and play clothes guard the honey pot formation and iet'the'childreh roll mar• for them to dress up in. You might bles toward'\fteir, targets. wantto even make a cardboard set Teddy Bear Bowling Older children' might wanttb make Three Beavers can play the three Using thin cardboard, make up a cardboard: bowling alley from a large bears, while one can play Goldilocks. Ask your Beavers if they'd like to put , a Ibizarre, unusual twist on the story to catch people by surprise at the end. Giye;themtime to practise, then' perform'before^lie entire assembly. Perhaps Keeo would-like to be the narrator. ? '

r * I The.Bear Jand the Honey Pot ! This quiet game is excellent when you want to prepare your group for ibedtime.Jt requires absolute silence. ' -You'll need a blindfold, and a "honey p6t"Any^^^ 'ey pot. 'Cover" it with^yeildwVor gold papen(represe^^ write the word;"honey^;bri'it y ^ ! - > Sit;your Be'ayers j&Vaiajrly large! ((spaced ;puf) 5 circle^BMdfoida^BeaverV who sitsUn centre — -the Bear. This- • -i • i . THE LEADER, January 1999. 7 box. (Here's a perfect activity where words to make your own wacky ren• Dear Lord, Keeo or other Cubs could help.) Get dition of a song. For instance, "There Thank you for the beasts so tall, several Beavers to work on the project. Ain't No Flies on Us" is easily chang• Thank you for the creatures small. They could turn the box over and cut ed to 'There Ain't No Bears on Thank you for all things that live, out one side so it forms a room-like Us." Another possibility is "The Ants Thank you God for all You give. A structure. With markers, construction (Bears) Go Marching." paper and imagination they can trans• 'The Bear Went Over the Moun• Program Links form the box into a bowling alley with tain" or 'Teddy Bear's Picnic" are two Cubs: Handicraft Badge, several lanes, an audience viewing guaranteed favourites. Entertainer Badge stand and more. (See diagram) Closing Prayer Tune Up Your Vocal Cords This prayer would fit into a teddy — Hazel Hallgren is a cuddly Beaver Songs are excellent for settling bear sleepover program in several leader from Red Deer, AB. children before bed, while others are places: during closing ceremonies or good for working off energy. Adapt the as a goodnight/lights out prayer.

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Mlarrt the bear facts? After sharing WW these thoughts, give out a wildlife series badge to each child — perfect for putting on a campfire blanket. Stuffed • Grizzly and black bears are omni- vores. That means they eat flesh or vegetable matter - - whatever will provide a nutritious meal. Ante and insects even provide an im• portant food source for bears.

• Polar bears are great swimmers. They eat mostly seals that they ~ find along coastal areas of north• ern Canada. Sometimes they swim far out onto ice floes to hunt.

• Black bears (the most common and widespread bear in Canada), may also be brown or cinnamon coloured. These bears live in coniferous and deciduous forests, as well as in swampy habitats. They even live in mountains,

• Churchill, Manitoba Is the polar bear watching capital of the wpUd, It is right on Hudson's Bay. fiach year large groups of polar beafs lebbif hew cutout (i) gather here to forage fooefl

• After 200-225 days gestation, usually two cubs are? b0rft to a fe• male bear in January or February. (he side oprn^ Cubs leave their rftotHer- after about one year. During winter, bears sleep in dens; they/don't truly hibernate. ; • - •

8 THE LEADER, January 1999 invit t, "? to Your Sleepover / \ by iaun Cunningham V /

Hide piles of gummy bears (one And you jiggle it all about eavers love gummy bear for each child in your (twist and turn hand wildly) lodge) around the room. Your Beavers You do the Gummy Bear Boogie (2X) eating gummy bears. must find them by following your di• That's what ifs all about! rections. Here's an_example: 'The gum• Here's how to combine my bears are against the west wall." Your left paw.... this tasty treat into an en - When the children have run to the Your squiggly ear... west wall, say: 'Turn south and walk Your jelly belly.. tire evening program or three paces and search there." Your gummy tail... . When the Beavers understand v Your whole self.... sleepover. north, south, east and west, introduce four more compass points:'northeast, Herman the worm Gummy Bear northwest, southwest and sbutheast. Action Story Now play the game again using these Challenge Game v directions. - - Tell this story after talking about You'll need gummy bears, tooth• , how we take care of the world. Get all picks (one for each Beaver and some the Beavers to do the actions with you. Gummy extras), and dice for-each lodge. Bear Loda ® Craft One Beaver starts off with a tooth• White icing, chocolate icing, pret• Sittm' on a fence post (Move around pick and a large selection of gummy zels (small size), cookies (round oat• as if you're sitting on a fence trying bears spread out over a table. A leader meal or arrowroot type), and gummy to get comfortable.) or another Beaver rolls the dice. The hears are what youTl need for this craft- Munching my gummy bear (Slowly first Beaver is allowed to pick up as Spread some white icing on a cook• and deliciously eat a gummy bear.) many gummy bears as he can (and eat ie. Use the pretzels to make a beaver Playin' with my yo-yo (Do the motions.) them) with the toothpick until another dam. The chocolate icing represents I was yawning and looking for some- the mud mat holds the logs (pretzels) Beaver or leader rolls a 5 or a 3. (Bea• , - thing to do. (Yawn and look around.) .together. Decorate with gummy bears. vers may pick gummy bears up only Along came Herman the Worm. (Look one at a time.) Continue until all Bea• , down at Herman below you.) vers have had a turn to roll the dice Gummy Bear Herman was this big! (Everyone in the and eat gummy bears. Fridge Magnets colony mimics the storyteller by reach• ; You'll need white glue, gummy ing up as high as possible into the sky) Gummy Bear Relay bears, and round magnets (available at And he was this round (Show how line your Beavers up behind one an• craft stores). round with your arms.) other in two lines facing each other. Glue several gummy bears to each He was enormous! I said, "Herman Give each child a popsicle stick or : magnet. Don't put too much glue on what happened?" (Mouth the words.) tongue depressor. With a gummy bear the magnet Cover your table with He said, "I ate a Beaver. "(Lick your fin• placed on their popsicle stick, the first newspapers before starting. gers all over, slowly and deliciously) Beaver must walk or run to the person , A story or song would come in ...A. Cub (Lick your fingers all over, in the opposite line and transfer the : handy about now. How about the Gum• slowly and deliciously) gummy bear from their stick to the next my Bear Boogie Song? ...A Scout (Lick your fingers all over, and so on until everyone is finished and slowly and deliciously.) sitting down. When finished, reward The Gummy Bear \ ...A leader (Lick your fingers all over, your Beavers for their effort with their Boogie Song slowly and deliciously) choice of gummy bear colour. After making crafts and hearing a Then I barfed! story, an action song will shake out any "Which Way is North?" excess energy that might have been A successful sleepover program can This lodge activity introduces Bea• building up in your colony. Try this one. come from almost any idea. Adapt vers to magnetic directions. , games, change words to songs, think In big, block letters, write the four You put your right paw out up a different angle for a craft and compass directions (north, south, east (thrust hand out) youVe got a great program! Most of all... and west) on large pieces of cardboard. You put your right paw in •. make it fun for both kids and adults. A Put these on the four walls of your (pull hand close to body) meeting room. Explain the directions You put your right paw out —Lauri Cunningham is a Beaver lead• er who loves eating gummy bears. to your Beavers. (thrust hand out) THE LEADER, January 1999 9 "IT'S ANOTHER NOTE FROM ir LAST MONTH'S SLIMY HE'S THE GUY V/E TRIED TO LOCK UP detective theme piqued your in• «4i FINGERS

DETECTIVE IDENTIFICATION All undercover police investigators ers will make any identification card feel catalogues to paste onto the poster, carry identification. It's easy to create more authoritative. (See diagram) Display all the posters when done. your own badges or identity cards. Just make cardboard cutouts of various WANTED POSTERS DETECTIVE HEADQUARTERS types of police badges, then cover them Make up some wanted posters. You Cubs from the 2nd Sechelt Pack, with aluminum foil. (See diagram) might decide to stick to the "olde west" BC, built several detective headquar• For identity cards, use stiff recipe style of poster with the word "Wanted!" ters with large cardboard refrigerator cards, and cut to the size you want. at the top, the person's picture in the boxes. "Allow half an hour for the Cubs Write high-sounding words on the card middle, and the amount of reward at to transform their boxes into detective like, "The holder of this card is an un• the bottom, or, Cubs might have their offices," says Scouter Bruce Morris. dercover official tasked with a most own ideas. Give them watercolour paint, markers, secret assignment." Paste on a small Provide lots of construction paper masking tape and string. A leader can school photo in one corner and laminate and markers to make the job easier. help them cut out windows and a door. the card. Clear plastic bank book hold- Cubs may want to cut out pictures from CLAY FOOTPRINT MOLDS Sometimes when detectives reach the scene of a crime they find sus• picious footprints. They must make a clay mold of the prints to find out more about the criminals who made them. A good detective can identify the type of boot, age of person (a sneaker im• plies a younger suspect), body weight, and more.

Make your own footprint molds by getting a tray of sand and stepping into

10 THE LEADER, January 1999 it while wearing your favourite shoes or sneakers. With stiff paper or thin cardboard, form a small enclosure Which around the print by pushing the stiff paper into the sand near the print. Elnferprints (See diagram) Pour plaster of pans into the depression left by your foot. Match? Wait until it dries before taking it out an your investigative Cubs Cdiscern the subtle differ• FINGERPRINTING MAGIC ences in the following thumb prints? Make a photocopy of About one hundred years ago sci• these prints and give one to entists realized that everyone has dif• each member of your pack to ferent patterns on their fingerprints. scrutinize. g h Some people have swirling patterns, others have circles, or hills and valleys. Many people have a combination of MASTER OF DISGUISES WHAT'S THE: PASSWORD? these. Today, police are often able to Sometimes detectives must use Passwords are very important for identify criminals when they leave their disguises to find out secret informa• undercover detectives. Here's a fun fingerprints at a crime scene. tion. Here are some items you could game with a secret password. With washable ink and several stamp ask Cubs to make or bring with them. Blindfold all players. They walk pads, show Cubs how to roll each indi• A paper bag would serve as a suitable around your meeting room very slowly vidual finger on the ink pad, then roll it holder. When they gently bump into someone (just once!) on a piece of paper. A police else they must whisper, "Sorry," then officer might be willing to demonstrate • Dark sunglasses. Big ones or continue their aimless journey. this skill. Try not to smudge the ink. those with mirror finishes One wanderer is the secret pass• Before your sixes fingerprint each are best. word carrier. When this person bumps other, make up some fingerprint pages. into someone else she says the secret (See diagram) Each Cub should get Q Costume jewellery: rings, word: "Sausages." The player who col• three or four. bracelets, earrings. lides with her may then take off his blindfold and silently walk to the police After all Cubs have been fingerprint• • Soft wax for making scars. station (along the side). ed, get them to compare the marldngs Redden the wax with on their fingers. Is there a dominant type marking pens. Leaders who are not supervising in each six (i.e. most people have swirls)? the police station, should watch out for • Baby powder. Pour some into a straying wanderers and ensure the MAKE FINGERPRINT KITS sock and use this like a giant game continues calmly. The game con• powder puff over your face, tinues until all players have discovered Ask each youth to bring a mascara hair and eyebrows. the password. brush from home, a roll of clear tape, and a small, empty box for their kit. Q Wide brimmed hats TRY OTHER IDEAS When Cubs arrive, have several or ski masks. This theme gives Cubs a chance bowls of white flour and brown cinna• to experiment with tape recorders, mon waiting for them on a table. Place • Eyeglasses. Use the frame of instamatic cameras, video machines several clean glasses beside these. Put broken sunglasses as regular (security cameras), codes, micro• a thumb print on a glass. Dip a mascara glasses. scopes and secret writing. You might brush into the flour (or cinnamon) and even let them practise interviewing very gently brush it over the print. • Simple costume makeup will help suspects. It could build up their public Be careful! Too much pressure will change your appearance and age. speaking skills. A destroy the fingerprint. • Long overcoats. Detectives can "lift" the fingerprint off the glass by putting clear tape over • Canes, umbrellas, triangular Program links it, then pulling the tape off. Now they bandages. Practise hobbling Cubs: Artist Badge, Photography can examine it under a microscope at stooped over with the cane Badge, Handicraft Badge, Tawny Star. their leisure. or umbrella.

THE LEADER. January 1999 11 BRIDGE THE GAP Welcome to Our New Column!

by Bryon Mfce

proaches. Quick summaries, questions Book Review elcome to our and stories from parents and teachers, and role plays reinforce the messages. new column, How To Talk So Kids Can Learn Topics of particular interest to leaders include: Bridge the Gap. f you're trying to help young mem• Ibers learn skills, read How To Talk • Praise and criticism What will this column So Kids Can Learn, by Adele Faber and • How to deal with feelings Elaine Mazlish (Fireside Publishers, that interfere with learning New York, 1995). I highly recommend feature? Expect to see plenty this book. • Encouraging cooperation Building on their previous down-to- • Alternatives to punishment of ideas — sometimes a real earth best-seller (How To Talk So Kids that lead to self-discipline Will Listen And How To Listen So Kids H Solving problems together through mishmash — about how to Will Talk) the writers continue their creativity and commitment "respect kids" theme. work effectively with cliildren Adele and Elaine offer adults alter• • Freeing children from native methods to help youth become playing roles and youth. We'll share self-directed and self-disciplined. Their • Parent-teacher partnership latest book is based on the idea that • The value of investing in children everything from leadership parents and teachers need to know the difference between words that demor• tips to insights into how the alize and words that give courage; be• This excellent book provides easily tween words that trigger confrontation applicable and straightforward tips on and words that keep children from how to help children learn. Apply their younger generation thinks. thinking or concentrating. They claim tips and you're sure to relax and have that some words inspire a natural de• more fun. Do you have ideas that sire to learn. Based on their real life expe• you'd like us to consider? We rience as educators and parents, the authors give hope to adults '*mm Jmt, , invite your input on the who are losing faith in today's e Heeisl youth. Do you find yourself content of this new, dynamic blinking kids are out of control and rude to adults? If yes, you're sure to benefit from the column. Gather ideas from authors' suggestions on deal• ing with feelings that inter• youth members in your fere with learning. If you seek first to understand a section. What are they talking child's feelings about a situ• ation, you build respect and about? What are their current open the door to progress. Acknowledging a child's interests and concerns? Send feelings builds self-esteem and self-confidence. The authors explain the con• your comments to Bryon nection between a child's behaviour and feelings. in .„„ Milliere c/o the Leader de, Simple illustrations of ^, e Faber & Ma typical scenarios bring Same zUsh Magazine. Help others their message to life. Readers quickly see the KllkWIII-r-,, bridge the generation gap. dynamics of different ap• 'Melon!

12 THE LEADER, January 1999 Quiz Time! and followers in the games? Can they What Makes a Great think of other times when they are lead• Leader or Teacher? ers and followers? Ask your youth members for an an• From your Beavers' point of view, swer to this question. Find creative what makes a good teacher? Without Says... ways of checking the perspective of naming individuals, what do the Bea• young members on their ideas of lead• vers like and dislike about teachers and he average child spends 24 hours ership, both in the section and in gen• other child-care providers they have per week watching television. That's eral. Younger members may see pro• had? Highlight qualities taught in the what Dr. Milton Chen says in his book gram leaders more as teachers than program, such as sharing (knowledge, The Smart Parent's Guide to Kids' TV. Do the math and you'll find that 24 hours a week adds up to 18,000 hours by the time that child graduates from Seek first to understand high school! What are your children watching? Your child wiil likely see 100,000 acts of violence, including before trying to be 8,000 murders, on television by the 6th grade! Children's (and their parents') purchasing preferences are shaped by understood. 20,000 commercials per year. This powerful medium is shaping the values and beliefs of your child. leaders. This opens up an interesting skills, time), respect (listening, using Take an active interest now! Children discussion about how everyone can be people's names, playing or leading fair• don't watch television passively as a leader and a teacher at different ly, giving a second chance to do things) many adults do: they get "wired" or times. Seek to understand the young and cooperation (helping Beavers learn, "glued" to the set. Watch some of their perspectives. encouraging, telling them when they favourite programs with them, then en• do a good job). Try drawing pictures courage them to talk about what they Beavers showing Beavers as teachers, leaders see. Remember, seek first to under• Play a couple of cooperative and or followers. End with an action song. stand before trying to be understood. leader/follower games such as "Follow Find more on the Net, at: www.talk- the Leader" and "Simon Says." After the Wolf Cubs ingwithkids.org/television2.html. games, ask your Beavers what they Cubs are old enough to brainstorm think a leader is. Who were the leaders (in sixes) the qualities of a good section

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THE LEADER, January 1999 13 leader, community leader and teacher. desirable qualities (e.g. Did the leader and encouraged the learners). Ask A poster depicting words such as fair, listen to the Cubs? Did the Cubs pay Cubs to think about one situation mean, greedy, considerate, respectful, attention to the leader?). Play a coop• where they can be teachers and one honest, patient, etc. will get them tnink- erative game such as line tag where where they can be leaders (at home, ing. Help them with words they don't tagged Cubs join hands after being school, Cubs, sports or just with understand. Circle or check the posi• tagged. Stop the game and provide friends). tive qualities, and put a line through some tips on working together by using the negative qualities. Now what are better communication and setting Scouts the qualities of a good sixer or second? goals. Focus on individual members In a large group, ask Scouts to offer Then try the "list" approach to describe when you offer the tips, then restart names of great leaders in history or in a good follower. the game. the news. Who are their most respect• ed teachers? Enlist the help of patrol leaders to lead discussions, perhaps in a competition between patrols. Gather The best leaders avoid judgemental the patrol leaders and give them ques• tions to ask patrols mixed by age. For comments. Accept the youth for example, list five qualities of a great teacher. Each patrol leader rims to his group, makes the list and runs back. who they are. Look for the good Once all patrol leaders have returned, ask them to report to the large group. in their ideas and thoughts. List the qualities that the large group accepts as good (e.g. leaders should be patient and encouraging). Devise simple role plays with situa• Back in sixes, review how the Cubs Run the sequence again identifying tions a sixer may face (e.g. a sixer is acted before and after the explanation. the qualities of a great teacher. Or• showing leadership by leading a dis• Who showed leadership among the ganize a cooperative challenge such cussion about what badge require• Cubs? What did he or she do? What did as trying to get the entire patrol on a ments the six wants to do, while other the section leader do to be a good newspaper-sized piece of plastic. Fold members of the six take part in the dis• teacher (e.g. stopped the activity, got the plastic sheet in half and try again. cussion). Ask those observing the ac• everyone's attention, gave praise for Keep folding the sheet until a patrol tion whether the role players showed progress, gave tips for improvement, wins. In patrols, Scout counsellors can

FROM TO THE BOARDROOM SCOUTING INVOLVEMENT CAN IMPROVE HIREABILBTY ccording to research by the ^Conference Board of Canada, employers seek a balance between academic, personal management skills, and teamwork skills. The high tech sector ranked interper• sonal skills and the ability to influ• ence above technical knowledge in a survey by industry conducted by Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Flexibil• ity and the- ability to lead and man• age were the next most critical competencies. From Beavers to Rovers, as well as through leadership roles, Scouting provides opportunities for individuals to develop these valued qualitiea

14 THE LEADER, January 1999 ask, "What did we notice about the pa• trol that won? How did they demon• strate leadership within the group? Was anyone a teacher in the process?" Ask them to think about a situation where they are leaders and teachers in Scouting, at home, at school or oth• er places. What did they learn that they can apply to such situations? After you've given time for Scouts to reflect, encourage a few to share their thoughts.

Venturers/Rovers Recruit one or more youth to run an evening's program relating to the differences between a leader and a teacher. Include some real life exam• ples. Start with a challenging activity requiring cooperation and communi• cation to provide a common, relevant experience. (Why not use the plastic CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE sheet folding activity found in the by Dorothy Low Wo/ite Scouts section?) f you're tasked with organizing some activity during a Scouter's Club meeting, spend five minutes talking in small groups about each thought below. Think up ex• What are the qualities of effective amples to illustrate each point. leaders and followers? How is a lead• er's success determined by the abili• "1. If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. ties of the followers and vice versa? 2. If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. What is the difference between a lead• 3. (fa child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. er and a teacher? Review opportuni• 4. If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty. ties to develop leadership skills and 5. If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient. qualities through Scouting. Ask them 6. If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence. to think about times when they are 7. If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate. leaders, teachers and followers, and 8. If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice. encourage members to set goals on 9. If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith. developing at least one quality for 10. If a child lives with approval, he learns to fike himself, each over the next month. A 11. If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world. Use this list during personal reflection. Ask yourself what impact adults have on children through their daily interactions and example. Think of specific encounters you've had with children in the last week. Replay the less positive exchanges in your mind too, or share them with a friend, so you can improve your service to youth. Co-ed Scouting Motion

National Cmtadl approved the following motion at its November 21,1998 meeting:

1. In accordance with its Principles and Mission, Scouts Canada and its members reaffirm that it is a co-ed organization and that it shall not discriminate on the basis of gender.

2. That the National Management Board be tasked to review the policies, procedures and programs of Scouts Canada, including its relationships with national sponsors, to ensure appropriate assistance to its members to implement the motion with a report to be prepared for presentation to the next meeting of National Council.

3. For greater certainty, the authority provided to local groups as contained in the motion of National Council of November 21, 1992, to decide whether that group should remain male only is superseded by this motion.

THE LEADER, January 1999 15 ave you sent the Leader 'In Your Face' Shooting around a rain puddle so you can shoot Most snapshots of people are taken a picture of an interesting reflection. H .your best photographs for too far away from the subjects. With a camera brought from home, Slide Show our Scouting Is... photo contest? get each child to compose a group Working in sixes or patrols, let your shot of friends so the Cubs or Scouts Cubs and Scouts assemble all the slides Deadline for submissions is Jan• fill the entire picture. Leave no space your group has shot of activities over uary 31,1999, so get shooting! around the edges where trees or the past year. Tell them to put them to• ground appear. Note: Find out if your gether in themes of five or six pictures camera has a minimum focus distance with a "bridge" picture that leads on to We're offering 45 prizes, includ• of one or two metres. If it does, practise another subject theme. For example, ing a tent, a backpack, a two-burn• getting as close as possible to the smil• if a five- to six-shot segment of the slide ing faces before shooting pictures. show describes a bird-watching hike, er Coleman stove, Scout knives, Organize a competition to see who show a handful of people shots from the hike (not too many or you might bush hats and winter tuques. See can take the closest group shot. (Of course everyone must be in focus.) bore your audience), then lead into the October Leader for details. your next segment of shots dealing di• Distorted Image Shooting rectly with birds by using a "bridging" Wide-angle lenses (24 mm, 28 mm picture — a shot showing hikers filling Shoot 'em Up! or 35 mm) can distort facial expressions a bird feeder or hikers setting up feed• Use the following photography or features if you get too close to a per• ers. Follow this with close-ups of birds program ideas while youth members son. A nose can appear half the size of you saw. are shooting for the contest. (Yes, the a face if shot at a particular angle. Just Your next segment might deal with contest is open to all members regard• for fun, experiment with cameras to see interesting rocks or plants you saw, or less of age!) Perhaps your Cubs or which six or patrol can make the fun• you might lead into a favourite camp. Scouts can prepare something special niest picture just by using the distortion Keep using "bridge" shots to help your for Scout-Guide Week festivities. caused by the wide-angle lens. audience make the transition to anoth• Try close-up shots of mouths, noses, er subject easier. Professional Photographer eyes, cheeks. Change lenses (if possible) Ask a professional photographer and re-shoot the shot to see how differ• Official Set Maker to visit your group and show some ent wide-angle lenses affect the picture. If you want to stage some of your slides — not all of them should be well- Get various types of textured glass photos, decide if you need a set maker composed, outstanding examples. from a glass store and try shooting to build props, etc. This is a fun project Specifically, ask him to explain colour, portraits or scenes through the glass. for someone who likes carpentry. You focus, depth of field, how to compose You might even try positioning yourself might need birdhouses or other props. a good picture, and how to use a flash. Ask your guest to describe how lines can lead a viewer's eye into a pic• ture and out. Make sure he explains that light areas draw the viewers eye to them, while dark areas seem to disappear into the background. Find out how to give a picture a three dimensional "feel" to it. Do this by putting objects in the foreground, t or by framing the picture with trees so viewers have to "look through" to see other objects. After the photographer has shown his slides, ask young members to cri• tique them one by one. Ask: How could this picture be improved? What works? What doesn't work? Is it over-exposed (too bright)? Is the camera angle right? Could you improve the shot by shifting left or right?

16 THE LEADER, January 1999 Make-Up Artist highly creative. Find ways for those in A make-up artist could accentuate your group to express themselves on expressions so they become more vivid film, then use their photography art• PICTURE TAKING TIPS and interesting. work during Scout-Guide Week activi• vA»id stiff, posecf pictures. Get ties and banquets. • yoursubjetife'dding something Script Writer And don't forget our Scouting Is... Your slide show might need a script photo contest! A fun or relating trj each other* writer. Either give this task to one Cub f, Get as 'cjpse to your subjects or a group of them. Make sure your Program links script writer knows exactly what pic• Cubs: Photography Badge, Artist (. .as possible. Fill the frame with, tures you have. Gather together for a Badge, Carpenter Badge, Can• faces, but WQ\U distortion team meeting so everyone knows your adian Arts Award, Tawny Star, unless that's part of the story slide show's overall theme or focus. Collector Badge you wariid convey. Scouts: Photography Badge, Sketch Your Picture Builder Badge, Collector Badge, Keep the baglkgrOurtd Before Shooting Individual Specialty Badge 3. uncluttered. Many young photographers get so excited about shooting pictures that they pay little or no attention to what they are shooting. One way to counter• act this tendency is by getting them to draw the image they want to photo• graph. Make sure they include all the details: wrinkles on the leaf, bird in a tree, background clutter that should not be in the picture, dew on grass. Help them to really see and plan the picture. This will increase their aware• ness and photographic sensitivity. opening as dhown- If s a Frame-Up! "This picture doesn't really show the beauty of the sunset!" Hold cardboard up to help isolate the various parts of a scene. Have you heard these disappointed words before? What happened? Usual• ly, the photographer didn't isolate the one part of the picture that really ap• pealed to her. At the time she thought the entire scene was striking, while in reality her brain was just focusing on the beauty of one corner of the sunset A Help Cubs and Scouts isolate differ• ent parts of scenes before them by making small cardboard frames. (See diagram) Artists use this technique all the time. Make the frames various sizes. Then ask your members to hold the frames up in front of them and iso• late three nice "pictures" in the scene before them. They'll soon find that in• stead of just one big picture, theyH sud• denly see many smaller lovely pictures. See your October '98 Fun, But Also Creative Leader magazine Taking pictures isn't just fun, it's for prize details.

THE LEADER, January 1999 17 Scout-Guide Week: February 21 to 28 SCOUT - GUIDE WEEK Building Membership GUIDES CANADA Momentum and Great PR by John Rietveld

Weekly newspapers can provide super Ecumenical services, participation in panning eight days publicity. Our clipping files contain your local congregation's or sponsor's Sin February, Scout-Guide front page photographs, special sec• events and photos or articles on church Week provides a wealth of oppor• tions and stories of local reunions, all bulletin covers all add moments for from weekly papers. Talk soon to your members to share their excitement tunities for your group. Together local editor (who may once have been about Scouting. with other Scout and Guide sec• a Scout or Guide). If you give them Mall displays, store windows and tions, you might use these days to: enough planning time, editors are often movie theatre lobbies all make ideal happy to support local Scouting groups. locations for an effective Scouting S" Celebrate Scouting and Guiding message. Your council office can pro• achievements around the world. vide banners sporting the Scout-Guide Strut your Week logo. Don't forget to add your sr Help members understand phone number so potential new mem• Scouting's Principles. Scouting bers can contact you. Remember Lord and Another often-forgotten method Lady Baden-Powell. of publicity, especially during Scout- Guide Week, is to offer speakers to S" Raise Scouting's public profile. stuff local service clubs. You might provide a youth speaker, a recent jamboree February 21 to 28 participant, a member of the service Scout-Guide celebrations are always club who is also a leader, or perhaps held during the week of February 22. your local commissioner. It's one great • Why this week? Lord and Lady February! way for Scouting's message to reach Baden-Powell were both born on key leaders in your community. February 22. Their work establishing Scouts and Guides has affected the Tradition at its Best lives of millions of people around the Many business publications will open• The practice of holding Scout-Guide world. On their shared birthday, we ly support Scouting during Scout-Guide Week in Canada isn't new. During the honour the first Chief Scout and Chief Week. They appreciate stories about 1940s it was called "Boy Scout and Girl Guide of the World. Today, internation• their employees who volunteer as lead• Guide Weeks." By 1949 so many spe• ally, Scouting and Guiding Movements ers with either organization. Find out cial weeks crowded the calendar that boast 25 million active members! the publication schedule, and provide it was dropped. Girl Guides observed Across Canada, this week in February information in plenty of time for their "Thinking Day" on February 22. Vari• allows us to generate excitement deadlines. ous Scouting groups and districts con• among members and a strong under• Television reaches many more peo• tinued to recognize the week on their standing of our principles. ple than do other media. A popular own, and within a few years it became These eight days also offer excellent method of gaining publicity during a national event again. Scout-Guide occasions to raise our public image. Scout-Guide Week is to invest a local Week continued in many communities. During the winter, early darkness and news anchor or weather reporter In 1970, after talks between the two indoor meetings reduce people's aware• in Scouting. Do this by "woggling" movements, it was re-introduced as ness of Scouting. By snagging good them — presenting them with a group a national celebration. public relations during Scout-Guide necker and woggle, then putting it What's the main ingredient in a suc• Week, youTl show your community that on the celebrity. cessful Scout-Guide Week? Coopera• the Movement is alive and flourishing. tion: willingness on the part of Scouting You may also increase your group's Keep those Ideas Popping people from various groups and Guide membership, improve your funding Radio can give Scouting a great units to work together for the benefit base and generate enthusiasm among boost, too. If your council has partic• of both organizations. Mix in generous your youth. ipated in Trail's End popcorn sales, quantities of fun and public relations. drop by a local radio station during Warm everyone until toasty — then How Can You Highlight Your Group Scout-Guide Week do deliver Trail's watch those February blues melt away. During Scout-Guide Week? End chocolate caramel crunch. You'll Plan special activities, then find cre• have your disk jockey smacking his Plan your Scout-Guide Week activity ative ways to "toot your group's horn." lips while he talks about Scouting! now. And don't forget to send us your You'll find a number of ideas below; (Well, perhaps he'll simply munch clippings later! Happy Birthday Scouts your kids and leadei"s may offer others. during the commercial breaks.) Canada! A

18 THE LEADER January 1999 Jamboree on the Trail '98 Get prepared for this year's hike by Judy harcus HE 1ST ANNUAL with Boy Scouts of America Troop 54 1st Shelbourne (Ontario) Colony en• from Buffalo. joyed a "Hug-a-Tree-and-Survive" pro• Jamboree on the Trail Other Scouting groups just wanted gram that was built into their hike. 1998 OOTT'98) was a fan• to get outside. "Our pack members After learning what to do when lost in T the woods, the children broke up into tastic success! Ontario Scouter yearned to increase our exposure to nature as well as experience true groups and followed instructions to Dave Wiebe originally suggested Scouting," said Tim Haggith, a leader find Keeo (a simulated lost victim). the idea of a "hiking day" to a with the 1st Glencoe (ON) Cubs. Their search and rescue activity taught them many exciting lessons. lfWhat Scouting e-mail list. After some Many Beaver colonies hiked to beaver ponds where they learned more about an excellent simulation!" said leader discussion, a national (and inter• beavers, dams and lodges. Manitoba's Barb Rohlmann. national) Scouting event was 1st Teulon Cubs braved the Narcisse Several groups studied local history Snake Pits. Here they saw three dif• during their JOTT hikes. Youth from born. The 2nd Annual JOTT is ferent snake dens during their 2 km the 1st Robson Group, BC, biked along scheduled for May 15, 1999. hike; everyone got a chance to handle the old Columbia & Western rail bed Check future issues of the Lead• snakes and learn how they live. from Rossland to Warfield. During the trip they saw some historic points and er for details. learned the importance of the railway Enviro-Hike to their local area. Beavers from 2nd Many JOTT participants collected Last April, 19,000 Scouts Canada Waverley "A" Colony, NS, learned about garbage along the trails and in their members hit the trails for JOTT '98; the gold mining history of their com• communities. Cubs from the 1st Ayl- an additional 6,000 Scouting members munity as they hiked the Dam Road mer (QC) Pack cleaned up garbage participated in the United States, the from Rocky Lake Road to Lakeview. United Kingdom, Switzerland, New and downed branches (left from Ice Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Storm '98) along hiking trails around Experience It! JOTT provided program activities the Otter Lake Scout Camp. 1st United JOTT '98 was a fun experience for and ideas galore! Church Cubs from King's Point, NF, all, but JOTT '99 promises even greater Some JOTT '98 hikers learned biked to the community outdoor skat• excitement! about the worldwide fellowship of ing rink and cleaned up broken glass, Mark May 15,1999 in your calendars Scouting. Bob Cano, a 36th Ottawa plastic, bottle caps, and other debris. now. Cub leader, said: "I wanted to give our JOTT provided many opportunities Register your group's hike by con• youth an idea that their Cub pack to practise Scouting skills. Scouts from tacting: Dale Kelly, 389 Poplar Drive, is not an isolated entity, but part of the 1st Dickson Troop, AB, spent 2 V2 Dartmouth, NS, B2W 4K8, 902-434- a larger movement." hours on an 8 km hike through bush 3960, ddkelly@sprintca; or Dave Wiebe, and swamp using topographical maps Many groups used JOTT as an op• 6105 McLeod Road, Apartment 303, Ni• and compasses. The 25th Assumption portunity to get together with other agara FaUs,ON, L2G 3E7,905-353-0800, Beaver Colony (Saint John, NB) par• Scouting members; some made it a [email protected]. Surf to http:// ticipated in an orienteering challenge family outing. The 1st New Maryland www.scoutscan.net/jott for more info. Beaver "A" Colony, NB, invited a Bea• at Rockwood Park. They hiked over You can also order JOTT '99 crests ver colony from St. Andrews, NB, (150 trails following hilly paths and flat for $1.50 each. Be sure to register km away) for a fun day which included roads. "This event covered all sections your hike and order your crests by hiking on the Trans-Canada Trail near — Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers. March 5, 1999. Fredericton. They also made woggles, Rovers — even Brownies and Guides. played games, told stories, and shared We ran into them all," said leader See you on the trail! A snacks and lunch. The 33rd St. Cath• Catherine Walsh. arines, ON, troop travelled to Mayville, Some participants practised survival —Judy Harms is a hike-happy Venturer New York, for an international hike and safety skills. Beavers from the advisor from Powell River, BC.

THE LEADER, January 1999 19 one of the cards, run back to the lodge, "I promise to and say the name before! the next Beaver may repeat the action. After the game discuss various love God and names for God and why we should re• spect other people's religious views. help take care Explain to group members that we don't judge someone because they have different hair colouring than we of the world." do, or their parents drive a different r — Beaver Promise style of car. So why would anyone look down on someone else because they Who is God? What is God? worship a different God? These are very difficult questions IT and ones that young children frequent• Visit Worship Places ly ask. I'm not sure if anyone has all Have you ever wondered what goes the answers, but take time in January on behind the scenes at a church or to think about these questions and the other place of worship? With a member idea of honouring our Beaver Promise. of the clergy, visit several places of While you do, play this game. worship that are not where most colony members attend. Avoid public worship The Name of God Game days. Do your opening and closing ex• Many different religions and cul• ercises at the place of worship, asking tures believe in a supreme being. Of the clergy to join in. course, they use different names During Scout-Guide Week, get your for this being. Make a list of as many Beavers involved in a Beaver's Own. DXiXl different names for God that you can. Make sure your little ones take part in Yours might include: the formal service. by Leslie Fcrvfcird • God Love God • Allah The Bible says we should love God • El Shaddai (El-shad-eye) with all of our heart and soul and mind • Jehovah and strength. • Everlasting Father But how do we learn to love God? Ask your Beavers for ideas. One • Manitou way they could start is by noticing the • Wonderful Counsellor good things around us. Thank God for • Prince of Peace these one by one. MS • Holy Spirit Next, Beavers could take care of God's world and the things in it. Make Write each name on a separate card. a list of all the things your Beavers can Find as many names as possible. Divide do, starting in your neighbourhood. the colony into lodges. Beavers must Think up one project they could tackle run (one at a time) to a spot, retrieve in the next several weeks.

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20 THE LEADER, January 1999 Recycling Ideas Part of looking after God's world and loving Him involves becoming better caretakers of what we have. Find a pair of old, worn out jeans you have lying around the house. They might not be fit to wear, but you can still make During Scout-Guide Week tell your Beavers something from them. all about Lord Baden-Powell and how he start• ed the Scouting Movement. Help the Beavers Money Pouch or Soap Carrier to draw, colour and decorate "Thank You" Cut out the old pockets, leaving the cards with B.-P.'s picture on them. Display these back part of the denim material at• cards in your meeting place. tached. Cut out an extra piece of denim for the top. (See diagram) Help Beavers You may prefer to make a colony "Thank sew on a snap fastener, then attach a You Banner," with each Beaver contributing string to the pouch. There! Your Bea• artwork and colourful hand prints. vers now have a money bag that's perfect for holding weekly dues or Reuse 'Garbage' Around the Home Partially fill the bottle with kitty litter allowance. Ask youi" Beavers to bring craft or sand. Fasten the bottle top. Form the You can readily adapt this design to materials or a lunch to the meeting in newspaper into a ball and place it in the make a Beaver soap carrier for camp• a container designed for another use. centre of a scrap of fabric. Place this ing or sleepovers. Simply cut out the They might bring crayons in a mar• on top of the bottle and tie in place with jeans pocket (as above) and stick in a garine tub, in an old shoe box, or even yarn. Cover the bottle with an interest• bar of soap. an old sock! ing patchwork design of fabric. Glue in Get them to bring other 'junk' that place. (See diagram) Create a face us• A Blue Jeans Grocery Bag might prove useful. An old water bottle ing bottle caps. Add yarn hair. Your Beavers can recycle old jeans might turn into a juice container for and make a stylish grocery bag at the snacks; soup cans could become mugs Sharing Our Wealth same time. Cut the legs off near the (be sure to file sharp edges); aluminum During Scout-Guide Week, think of crotch. (See diagram) Sew the legs pie plates can become serving dishes. others who are less fortunate. Beavers together. Beavers hate to throw anything out Put are very compassionate and are always Using thick wool, show your Bea• this recycling strength to good use. ready to lend a hand. With their help, vers how to braid handles for their gro• collect food for a local food bank; ar• cery bags. Attach the handles to the Bedroom Door Stop range an outing so your Beavers can belt carriers. Presto! Now Beavers can Let's make a door stop. For each deliver these items to the bank. help with the groceries, too. It also one youH need a four litre plastic bottle, Other organizations help overseas makes a fashionable book or craft sup• one sheet of newspaper, fabric, yarn relief efforts, too. Which ones operate plies carrier. scraps, and "new" kitty litter or sand. in your community (e.g. Lions Club

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THE LEADER, January 1999 21 eyeglass collection program)? A repre• This is how we reuse things (3X) sentative from a group might be happy This is how we reuse things, to visit, bring a globe, and show where in God's big beautiful world. your gifts can be used best Wherever we live, Canadians are for• We all promise to love our God (3X) tunate citizens. We all promise to love God, and help take care of His world. A Shovelling Party 1999 is the International Year of the Thank You Message to God Senior Citizen. As a colony, love God While we're helping to take care of and take care of His world by helping the Lord God's world, why not thank a senior living nearby. Him for the universe and our planet. February is usually a snowy month Try this method... when many seniors need help to re• move snow from walks and driveways. Hey God! Arrange for your Beavers to clear Did you really make all those stars snow from a willing senior's driveway, and great big moon that looks so fat? then return to your meeting place for And did you reaMy make planets like hot chocolate. Don't be shy! Open and Mars and Saturn and Venus? plete the task during the week (e.g. close your meeting under the heavenly Hey God! recycle papers, pick up litter on way light of God's stars and moon. Did you really make fluffy, wobbly- to school, plant a tree), the child gets legged puppies and kittens and ducks leaves for the branch. When all trees Make A Promise Tree and jumpy frogs? are covered in leaves, plan a Beaver With markers, construction paper And did you really make goldfish Promise party complete with treats. and crayons, each Beaver should draw and guppies and creepy crawly things a tree with several branches. (See dia• beneath old logs? Let's Sing a Caring Song gram) On each branch Beavers write Hey God! It's lime to tune up the vocal cords down various "do-able" ideas for taking Did you really make mud so it by singing a song called, 'Taking Care care of God's world. would squish, and rainbows to chase of God's World." (Tune: Here We Go At each meeting, your Beavers must that can't be caught? 'Round the Mulberry Tree) choose one thing to do during the week And did you really make clams and from the list written on their tree starfish? This is the way we plant the trees, plant branches. If a Beaver manages to com- You did?! the trees, plant the trees. Well, thanks Lord God! Thanks a lot! This is the way we plant the trees, I'd like to learn to love you more. in God's big beautiful world. Please show me. This is the way we help each other (3X) January is Wonderful! g This is the way we help each other, BACK Who says January is a dull, cold life- J in God's big beautiful world. less month? Let your creativity loose! ^ ISSUES Make January the best month of the ^ This is how we reduce the junk (3X) year with these program ideas. A ^ Available back to Jan. 1980. This is how we reduce the junk, $2 each, pre-paid cheque in God's big beautiful world. or money order. — Leslie Forward comes from Carbon- ear, Newfoundland. Canadian Leader Magazine This is how we recycle things (3X) PO Box 5112, Stn LCD - Merivale This is how we recycle things, Ottawa, Ontario in God's big beautiful world. K2C 3H4 Act Today! They go fast! NO LONGER AVAILABLE the /Wwu$e Twe' 1980 March; Aug/Sept 1981 April; May; Aug/Sep 1982 March 1883 November; December 1984 January; February; December 1985 Aug/Sept 1986 February; March 1987 March; April; December 1988 Aug/Sept 1989 April; May; November; December 1990 February; November 1991 January; February; Aug/Sept; November 1993 April; Aug/Sept 1994 May; Aug/Sept

22 THE LEADER, January 1999 SHARING

• - . rv^ 3r Celebrate 25 Years of Beaveringi by Ross fsands

appy Birthday, Beavers! Beaverees, sleepovers and other special To help groups celebrate the an• events. (See our feaUire piece on sleep- niversary, we're preparing a Beaver H Over 58,000 Beavers are overs, starting on page 4.) Birthday JUMPSTART package. Many colonies have sent us some great pro• ready for a year-long party in gram ideas that well include in the Leader throughout the year. If you have celebration of Beaver's 25th any celebratory program ideas, send Anniversary. them in and we'll share them.

Twenty-five years. It's incredible! If s Twins! Since its official Canadian beginning Looking for other Beaver colonies in 1974, Beavers has touched the lives to share in your birthday celebrations? of over 1,675,000 childrenl Today's Our "twinning" program will help Beaver program is as dynamic as it share wonderful Beaver ideas and pro• was in its infancy. A1998 Angus Reid grams across the country. A colony Survey commissioned by Scouts Can• from a prairie town could use the twin• ada tells us that: ning program to learn more about life in a coastal fishing village. Colonies will 94% of Beavers are satisfied be able to exchange videos, pictures, with their involvement in ANNIVERSARY CREST web site addresses and postcards. the Beaver program. ational Retail Services has produced How will this work? 98% of Beaver parents would Na 25th Anniversary Crest and orna• Simply fill in the twinning registra• encourage other parents to ment to help with the celebration. Check tion form below. Indicate where you are involve their children in your Scouts Canada catalogue, or the from and the area of Canada you would Scouting. November Leader inside front cover for like to twin with (e.g. East: Newfound• land, Prince Edward Island, Nova Sco• 95% of Beaver parents believe more information. tia, New Brunswick; Central; Quebec, that Scouting provides good Beavers only may wear the crest on Ontario; or West. Manitoba, Saskat• value for the money. the back of their vest from January, 1999 chewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and to June, 2000. After June, put jt on a 95% of Beaver parents believe the three territories.) Well match you campfire blanket. that their child is learning with a colony from that area. valuable life skills. ^ The average Beaver is seven years old. TORM ^ 93% of Beaver membership is male. Yes, I want to twin with another Colony in Canada Beaver colony's name; Be proud, Beaver leaders; these are Contact person's name: • terrific figures! Most businesses would Address: . . kill for ratings this high.

What Are Your Party Plans? E-mai\: Beaver colonies (along with district, regional, and provincial councils) from Phone: coast to coast are planning dynamic Fax: _ celebrations to mark the anniversary. Location you wish to twin with: 1st choice East • West • Central • Beavers will enjoy birthday parties,

THE LEADER, January 1999 23 Our staff will process twinning re• Colony, came up with this excellent take home a Beaver Bag for a week. quests from January 1999 to June 1999 idea: "The Beaver Bag." Their colony They bring the Beaver Bag, stuffed on a first-come-first-served basis. We'll uses the bag to help teach parents Beaver and book back to the following also keep a twinning map in the Muse• about the Beaver program. If s a hand• meeting (along with a new treat) for um of Canadian Scouting at the Nation• made book bag with carrying handles, the next lucky Beaver. Three new al Office showing all colonies in Canada and includes a stuffed Beaver (from names are picked every week until all participating in the twinning program. their local Scout Shop), a Friends Beavers have taken the Bag home. of the Forest book, a note to parents Thanks to Jack Lauzon (Tic Tac Sharing Great Ideas: explaining the Bag and its contents, with the 1st Newcastle Group, ON) for The Beaver Bag and a nutritious treat for the Beaver. sending us this idea. What would your Two Beaver leaders, Grace Vieira The colony has three bags. Every colony include in its Beaver Bag? A and Donna Smith (Bubbles and Sun• week, three names are drawn at ran• shine) from the 1st Newcastle (ON) dom, and these lucky Beavers get to

A A A THE BEGINNING OF BEAVERING 1L K k

eavers began as an experimental program. After many brainstorming In May 1972, National Couhcil ap• B program at St. Cuthbert's Anglican sessions, a casual chat at a coffee break proved Beavers as a three-year experi• Church In Winnipeg in the fall of 1971. created the Beaver concept, with children mental program. It was the brainchild of two dedicat• meeting in "lodges" and "colonies." From After two years of wildly successful ed Scouters: Jim Gillis (President of the these basic ideas, Harry and Alan devel• colonies, National Council unanimously Winnipeg Region), and Harry McCartney oped the Promise, Objectives and other approved Beavers as an official pro• (Executive Director, Manitoba Provincial program elements. Harry began to write gram section of Scouts Canada in Council). They saw a need for a program Friends of the Forest, and the first colony November 1974. for pre-Cub aged youth after witnessing opened. Since its beginnings, the Beaver pro• several children being turned away from Other groups quickly followed. Harry gram has been fine-tuned to remain cur• Cubs because they were too young. continued to write Friends of the Forest, rent with Scouting's Mission and Prin• Harry enlisted one of his Field Ex• uniforms were designed and by December ciples, and to continue to meet the ecutives, Alan Jones, to help design a 1971 they had reached 500 members! needs and interests of Canadian youth.

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24 THE LEADER, January 1999 PAKSAK

The Promise, Low and Grand Howl Translated

by Ross Francis

UBS WORKING ON M Scouts Canada sends them a letter dian Heritage Badge won't be such with the information written out, or an onerous task. the Canadian Heritage B Someone translates the material for Please photocopy these pages and Badge frequently want to them, or put them in your Cub Leader's Hand• • Cubs purchase French handbooks book; then you'll "be prepared" for know the words for their Promise, from fiie local Scout Shop. the next time a Cub asks for this Law and Grand Howl in French. information. Let's make the process easier. Following is the French version But there's a problem. Only three Below you'll find all the necessary of pages 24 to 30 of the Cub Hand• practical ways exist for them to information from the French Cub book (English publication). They are Handbook — the Promise, Law and taken directly from the French Cub get this information. Either: Grand Howl. Now earning the Cana• Handbook.

Prom esse tous ses habitants; la couronne quelle porte est un sym- bole d'autorite. Nous sornmes fideles a la Reine et a notre Void la Promesse des louveteaux : pays lorsque nous observons les lois. 1. Je promets de faire de mon mieux, 2. pour aimer et servir Dieu, Lorsque nous observons les lois de la securite routiere 3. accomplir mon devoir ewers la Kerne, et respectons la propriete d'autrui, nous sommes fideles 4. observer la loi de la meute dee louveteaux, a la Reine et a tous les Canadlens. Chaque fois que nous 5. et de faire une bonne action pour travaillons a faire du Canada un pays meilleur, en pro- quelqu'un chaquejour. tegeant notre environnement ou en aidant notre prochain, nous sommes fideles a la Reine. 1. Je promets de faire de mon mieux 4. Observer la loi de la meute Lorsque tu promets de faire quelque chose, cela veut dire des louveteaux , que tu vas faire tout ce qu'll y a en ton pouvoir pourtenir ta La Loi de la meute des louveteaux dit: parole. Faire de son mieux veut aussi dire que lorsque tu fais quelque chose d'important, comme aider.quelqu'un a accom• plir une ta'che, tenir une promesse oujouer un.jeu, tu ne dois Un louveteau respecte le Vieux Loup; pas laisser tomber, meme si cela devient difficile. Tu fais de Un louveteau ee reepecte. ton mieux, mais parfois tu fais des erreurs..Cela veut dire qu'il faut faire plus d'efforts la fois suivante et toujours con- Quand Mowgli vivait avec les loups dans la jungle, il a tinuer a faire de ton mieux chaquejour. appris que les loups devaient ehasser ensemble et obeir aux directives d'Akela, le Vieux Loup, pour assu-rer leur survie. 2. Pour aimer et servir Dieu Tout comme la Reine represente le Canada et son peuple, le Vieux Loup represente les louveteaux et la meute. Le Meme s'H'y a''differentes croyances et fagons d'adorer respect des lois assure ['unite de la meute et leur pertnet Dieu, toutes les croyances enseignent ['importance d'almer, de s'amuser. de prendre soin et de le respecter de son prochain. Quand tu acceptes les principes de ta foi et les mets en pratique dans la vie quotidienne, tu montres comment aimer et Imagine ce qui se produirait dans ta meute si tous les servir Pieu. louveteaux faisaient ce qui leur passe par la tete. Cela ferait beaucoup de bruit et de va-et-vient, mais n'accompli- 3. Accomplir mon devoir rait rien. Tu ne pourrais pas faire des choses amusantes, comme partir en randonnee, aller camper, travailler a gagn- envers la Reine er des etoiles, faire des travaux d'artisanat et connaTtre la Lorsque tu fais partie d'un groupe comme une famille, satisfaction de travailler en equipe. une meute ou un pays, tu dois suivre certaines regies pour aider les gens a vivre ensemble et en harmonic Voila pourquoi, dans' ta meute de louveteaux comme dans une vraie meute de loups, tous les louveteaux et les La Reine Elizabeth est notre Reine et les lois du Canada jeunes loups doivent faire leur part pour suivre le Vieux Loup sontfaites en son nom. La Reine represente notre pays et et lui obeir. L'union fait la force de la meute et ses membree

THE LEADER, January 1999 25 s'amusent ainsi beaucoup a faire diffe re rites choses. Fais le Grand hurlement Si tu accomplis ta part du travail, tu respectes Akefa, le avec les autres louveteaux. Vieux Loup, et tu aides la meute a demeurer ensemble et tu as du plaisir en le faisant. Tout comme Mowgli et les loups se rassemblaient autour du rocher du conseil pour saluer en hurlant Akela, Les lois ou les reglements existent pour le bien de le Vieux Loup, les louveteaux dans ta meute forment un la meute. Quelquefois, tu peux croire qu'une loi de la cercle et rrient le Grand hurlement pour accueillir ton meute n'est pas juste ou qu'il existe une meilleure Akela. Voici ce qu'ils hurlent: manlere de faire quelque chose. Fuisque tes idees sont importantes, essaie de suggerer une facon d'amellorer une loi ou un reglement, en discutant de ta suggestion avec Akela ou avec les autres louveteaux de ta sizaine. Lorsque la meute aura consideree ta suggestion, efforce-toi de respecter sa decision, mSme si aucun changement n'a ete apporte. Le respect est tres impor• tant lorsque tu fais partie d'un groupe comme une meute de louveteaux.

Si tu desires en savoir plus sur les lois, lis le chapitre 5 qui explique comment obtenir ton badge de la connais- sance de la loi. « A-h-h K-e-e L-a-a Nous ferons de notre mieux I F-A-T-M-l, F-A-T-M-I, F-A-T-M-l, F-A-T-M-l (sur le ton d'un hurlement) 5. Et de faire une bonne action Nous frons mieux, mieux, mieux I » pour quelqu'un chaque jours (petits aboiements sees) Faire une bonne action veut dire alder quelqu'un juste pour lui faire plaisir sans attendre une recompense en FATMI veut dire, « Fais de ton mieux ». « Nous frons retour. Une bonne action peut etre aussi extraordinaire mieux, rnieux, mieux », e'est I'abreviation de « Nous ferons que sauver la vie de quelqu'un, ou aussi simple que sourire de notre mieux ». a quelqu'un ou faire la vaisselle sans que personne ne te le demande. Habituellement, tu auras seulement {'occasion Akela, un autre chef ou ton sizenier te montrera com• de faire de simples bonnes actions; par contre ce q&nre ment t'accroupir pour faire le Grand hurlement, quand d'occasion se presentera souvent, car il y a tellement de sauter et comment placer tes mains. bonnes actions a faire. Tant que tu es une « patte-tendre », tu parttciperas au lorsque tu fais une bonne action, meme dee plus sim• Grand hurlement; tu auras cependant besoin d'une occa• ples, tu es fidele a Dieu et a la Reine, parce que tu con- sion de le pratiquer avec les autres pattes-tendres. Apres tribues a faire du Canada un pays meilleur, et le monde un avoir ete investi et etre devenu louveteau, on fera le Grand meilleur endroit ou vivre. hurlement en ton honneur. A

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26 THE LEADER, January 1999 OUTDOORS

Let's Get Active, Here's How!

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Why Physical Activity Is Important Did you know that physical inac• What Are the Benefits People need to be active to be tivity is as dangerous to your health of Regular Activity? healthy. Our modern lifestyle and all as smoking! When you are regularly active you the conveniences we've become used Add up your physical activities dur• can expect to have made us inactive, and that's ing the day in periods of at least 10 dangerous for our health. Sitting minutes each. If you're already doing /C Better health around in front of the television or some light activities, move to more Improved fitness the computer, riding in the car for even moderate ones. Start slowly... and * a short trip to the store, and using build up. A little is good, but more is Better posture and balance elevators instead of stairs or ramps all better if you want to achieve real contribute to our bactivity. health benefits. * Better self-esteem Thinking of ways to improve your health? There are a rainbow of activi MICRO WIZARD'S ties to choose from. FAST TRACK Kub Karffl Timers * Variety of Electronic Timers ir Satisfaction Guaranteed ir Custom-fit to your track up t r To six lanes 3 Let us Mail or Fax I you more information:

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What Do the Experts Playing It Safe Say You Have to Do? When trying to build up endurance, begin with light ac• Three types of activities keep your body healthy: tivities and progress to moderate and vigourous activities endurance activities, flexibility activities, and strength later, if you like. This will prevent or minimize any muscle activities. Do a variety from each group to reap the most soreness you might experience when starting out. health benefits. The Guide offers you a rainbow of activi• ties to choose from; we've reproduced it in this article. • Use comfortable footwear that provides Look at it as you read further. good cushioning and support. • Wear comfortable clothing that suits your activity, and the weather. • Wear safety gear approved by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) whenever appropriate (e.g. a helmet for cycling and in-line skating, along with knee, elbow QUICK DELIVERY & and wrist protectors; protective eye goggles for squash).

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\ emember those spy movies if we are talking frankly — so when I came across R\ where the secret agent receives a message a book on secret codes I found it intriguing. from his boss, reads it, and then destroys it so the Imagine a Scout meeting based on secret codes! bad guys can't read it? This is usually done, of These ideas will get you started. Try them with course, by eating the piece of paper. Well, I've nev• patrols; they're sure to provide a very interesting er had much of an appetite for paper — nor liver troop meeting.

14-21-13-2-5-19 3-15-4-5 14-21- Begin by forming patrols into relay 13-2-5-19 15-14-5 teams at one end of a field. At the Begin your meeting with a very other end place boxes containing simple code; itH spark interest in your messages which you've cut into sep• Scouts. This first code (used in the arate words and jumbled. At a signal, title above) simply assigns a number one player from each team runs up, to each letter of the alphabet (i.e. A=l, picks a word out of his box, and re• B=-2, C=3,etc). < turns it to the patrol leader. Then the As a gathering activity, circulate next player runs to get another word, copies of a note that explains the theme and so on. of the meeting, written in code of The team tries to sort the words course, for your Scouts to try decipher• into a message. Each message should ing. They'll find it easier to work on require a specific action such as: graph paper, so have lots on hand. "When you have deciphered this Provide sharp pencils, good erasers message, put the paper with the mes• and a pencil sharpener. sage on it, pencil and words into your After your Scouts get used to the Message Relay Game box and deliver them to your Scout code they may want to assign different For this game youll need one mes• counsellor." numbers or alphabet letters to each sage per patrol (cut into pieces), one The first team to obtain all the letter, just to make the code less pre• box per patrol, and paper and pencil words, decipher their message and dictable. for each patrol. complete the action wins.

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30 THE LEADER January 1999 Skills Session IN THE MARKET Set up a number of stations where Scouts can explore many different types of codes and ciphers.

Station #1: Number Codes A B C 0 E What's Hot in We've used one number code already. Here's another F G H 1 J example. (See grid) To use this grid, read the row number first, K L M N 0 then the column (A=ll, H=23, etc). Here's a hidden message P 0 R S T for Scouts to practise on. It's in U V W X Y CQTJT1NG IS THE TRAINING GBHUHD FOE FAMILY CAMPERS. the form of a grocery list. SMany kids experience their first cajnp-crHts with us, and later become adults who take their own ehijdren on Joseph Buloctn & Sons, Grocers. 48 Liberty Street outdoor adventures. Scouting is well-positioned to build Please accepl my order for ihe following and deliver at once: on the growing interest in foifiily camping. Here are Some 44 cans besL sardines @ 150 tips on super equipment to help you tap Into this interest. 34 boxes soap flakes @140 23 large boxes napkins @ 15p 32 large cans peaches @41(! Call Your Stomach Willing * b r Yours truly, Sam While wilderness provides the calling, your stomach provides the will. Cooking tasty* nutritious meals is not Station #2: Position Codes only a necessity, but a delight for cat campers and hikers In these codes if s the position of a line or dot that counts. alike. Marry people use propane because ifs easy and gives Try figuring out this one. Here are two hidden messages high output Most Scout Shops carry Coleman two-burner for your Scouts: propane camp stoves. With the right attachment, you can even hook up your propane lantern. A B C N 0 P If you organize large-group camping, you might need a high BTU stove, such as those produced by Camp Chef. D E F Q R S These excellent ranges can cook enough chicken fajitas G H 1 T U V in about 20 minutes to feed 30 people. You'll only have to clean the griddle when you've finished eating. Ask .at your • ZILJ^n >JUEH nDJJE vrjQE Scout Shop for information. To find outdoor clothing twenty years ago, you would jqdvu nnurj n^iunn have shopped either at a rustic, outdoor specialty store or the Army surplus dealer. Now, outdoor clothing enjoys ujcar zu< mainstream popularity because of its rugged look, and its durability. Many Scouting groups provide families with Station #3: Agents at Work a chart showing what uniform parts to buy. In the same Allow time for each patrol to devise its own secret code. vein, try sending home a chart showing how children They should also pen a hidden message at this time, for should dress in layers for outdoor aciviaes. Youll educate another patrol to decipher later. youth as well as their parents. %bu may even prevent kids from wearing sneakers to your next winter camp-out! Corner Dodge Ball Game Scouts will probably need a rousing, active, steam-off TJse the Right System game at mis point. Corner Dodge Ball will provide a change Many Scout Shops now carry "system" clothing. This from your troop favourites. means clothes that adapt for different seasons or uses. Start the game with players arranged in four groups, Youll find jackets, for example, with removable fleece lin• each standing in a different corner. One to three players ers. These are more cost effective than one-piece jackets, stand in the centre armed with soft (e.g. Nerf) balls. You and more versatile for outdoor activities. Scout Shops also might also try rolled-up(clean), socks instead. On a signal, carry our great line of fleece vests suitable for home or players must move to a new corner without being hit; office wear. Don't forget to ask your Scout Shop manager only allow hits below the knees. Players may not return about waterproofing products as, well. to the corner from which they have just come. Finally, child-sized packs prove essential for children Once hit, players must switch places with those in the to enjoy huting. Often, parents think they can get by with middle, or keep score (how many times have they been a cheap pack, forgetting that their kids wiU have to carry hit). Alternatively, you may ask them to leave to answer it. The be^i way to turn kids and adults off outdoor ac• a skill question, after which they may return. Do not have tivities is by giving them unsuitable equipment. Scouts Scouts sit out. Canada's tj^o lines of backpacks are designed with chil• dren in mind, and will provide years of comfortable use. Patrol/Troop Time Get patrols to exchange their coded message (made Call the FVofessionafe > up earlier) with another patrol. Allow a few minutes for For sound advice on all outdoor essentials, contact your Scouts to solve the code before having the patrol your teed Scout Shop. Our expert staff understand what who constructed it reveal the code and message. Make Scouting members need, and how to help families enjoy sure each code gets "cracked." Share the many codes with the outdoors. A the entire troop. A

THE LEADER, January 1999 31 VENTURER LOG

Finger Lickin' Good? by Ion Mitchell / Remove the biscuits from the tube, sep• Spread each slice of bread with enturers have a very sick arate them and carefully cut each one peanut butter. Using clean fingers sense of humour. That's in half. Then, using clean hands, sculpt (optional), pull marshmallows apart so the pieces into "dump" shapes. they form many, tiny spit wad-sized no secret Add the dumps to the beef broth. pieces. Press the marshmallow wads Place the dumps and broth over medi• onto the peanut butter. Put together So let's 'feed' their bent hu• um heat, and cook until the mixture (wad sides facing each other), and en• mour with these recipes from comes to a boil. Turn the heat to low, joy. Serves one spit wad loving teenager. cover the pan with a lid, and simmer a book called Gross Grub, by for 15-20 minutes. Check the broth level Sick-o Serving Suggestion often; don't let it boil dry. The dumps With a pencil, write each Venturer's Cheryl Porter. Give your Ven• should be cooked, but not falling apart name on torn pieces of notebook paper. turers a copy of this book be• Pour the chicken broth (diaper Place a small amount of vegetable oil fluid) and one can of water into the sec• in a bowl; dip the paper into it until the fore their next camp. If these ond saucepan. With a slotted spoon, paper is completely covered. Crumple carefully transfer the cooked dumps papers into balls and place one spit ball tasty morsels of road kill don't from the beef broth and place in the on each plate. Venturers must open the make their stomachs churn, chicken broth pan. Heat the chicken spit wads (using clean fingers) to find broth according to the directions on the out where they are sitting. If they don't nothing will! can. Serves four. open their name, they crumple the paper back together and go on to the Sick-o Serving Suggestion next plate When you've finished eating, place DIAPER DUMP a container of baby wipes on the table PORRIDGE for Venturers to clean up with! NOSE BLOW SPIT WAD BURRITOS SANDWICHES

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You'll need one can (10 oz) beef broth, one tube refrigerated biscuits, These tasty burritos are a guaran• and one can (10 oz) chicken broth. teed hit. They require two medium Gather together two small saucepans, tomatoes, 1 lb ground beef, one pack• a knife, a slotted spoon, a soup ladle Besides a butter knife and plate, age burrito or taco seasoning mix, one and four soup bowls. each sandwich requires two slices of can retried beans, eight to ten burrito- Pour the beef broth into a saucepan. bread, creamy peanut butter, and two size soft flour tortillas. 8 oz guacamole, Set aside and don't add any water. large marshmallows. and 16 oz sour cream.

32 THE LEADER January 1999 Youll need a knife, a cutting board, Place the dumps in an ungreased three bowls, frying pan, five spoons, a baking pan so they don't touch each spatula and a small saucepan. CAT UTTER other. (Use two pans if they don't all Dice the two tomatoes into small fit.) Bake the dumps for about 20 min• pieces and place in a bowl. Put the CASSEROLE utes or until they are all brown and ground beef into a fry• slightly crusty. ing pan, sprinkle with the While the meat cooks, burrito seasoning and put all four litter ingredients saute over medium heat into a large saucepan. Heat until it's well browned. the water on "high" until it Drain grease, cover and £y comes to a boil. Stir, turn the set aside. heat to low and cover the pan. Cook (he refried beans Simmer for 14 minutes with• in a saucepan over low out lifting the cover. heat, stirring occasional• Remove the saucepan ly. When the beans are from the stove and carefully hot, gently combine them (to avoid having your face with the ground beef in melted away by the steam), a clean bowl. lift off the cover. Break apart To build the burrito (or "fluff) the rice, and set beaks, set one tortilla on the pan aside. a dinner plate. Spoon ap• When the dumps are cook• proximately one and one ed, carefully transfer them half inch wide strips of onto paper towels to drain. guacamole dip (rancid mucus) down For this casserole youll need some Spoon the rice and dumps into the centre of each tortilla. On top of dumplings. To make them, gather one the now-empty baking pan, leaving that, spoon a strip of sour cream (fresh cup Bisquick mix, one cup shredded some dumps partially uncovered— mucus). Add layers of ground beef, re- cheddar cheese, and 1 lb ground beet the way Kitty does when she's in a fried beans, and the chopped tomatoes turkey, pork or sausage. hurry. Use your pooper scooper to (pieces and chunks). The litter ingredients are two cups serve. This recipe feeds eight to ten Tightiy fold the left and right sides long grain rice, three and three quar• Utter box lovers. A of the tortilla over your ingredients, ters cups of water, two teaspoons salt, then tuck the lower third of the whole two tablespoons butter or margarine. burrito under itself, making a nose For kitchen tools, gather one large shape. Use a knife to cut out two large mixing bowl, a rectangular baking pan, holes for nostrils. Gently squeeze the a deep saucepan with lid, a fork, paper GOOD RECIPES burrito so the ingredients start to ooze towels, large spoons and a stainless f you liked these recipes, get the .book out the "nose." steel pooper scooper. Gross Grub, by Cheryl Porter. It will Preheat the oven to 350° K Using I really spice up your outdoor cooking. Sick-o Serving Suggestion clean hands, mix together the dump in• Copyright © 1995 by RGA Publishing Instead of napkins, set each Ventur• gredients in a large bowl. Mold pieces of this mixture into various dumpling Group, Inc. Reprinted by permission of er's place setting with an individual the publisher, Random House Inc. packet of facial tissues. sizes and shapes.

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THE LEADER, January 1999 33 FOR VOLUNTEERS Understanding Our Principles and Mission: Part 1 horn Rob Stewart

Duty to Self @~ A spiritual reality that gives meaning ften, people ask us Each person has a duty to develop and direction to your life. to define Scouting's Princi• his or her autonomy and assume re• w To discover meaning in spiritual val• O sponsibility for individual actions. In ues, and to live your life following ples and Mission. Scouting, this includes: these values. Have you ever been inclined to @- Taking responsibility for your own When Scouting members make simply recite the Principles as, "duty development (physical, intellectual, these three simple principles truly part to self," "duty to others," and "duty emotional, social and spiritual). of their life and adhere to them closely, to God"? Perhaps you've described w Striving to live life in a way which it will preclude any form of fanaticism. respects yourself as a person (e.g. our Mission simply as, "To contribute taking care of your health, standing What's Coming Next Month? to the development of young people up for your rights as a human being, Is this helpful? in achieving their full physical, intel• making decisions that you feel are Next month, well explore details and lectual, social and spiritual potential right for you as a person, etc.). background relating to our Mission. as individuals, as responsible citizens Please use the information in tins article and as members of their local nation• Duty to Others in training sessions, as well as discus• In broad terms, this involves your sions with other Scouters and youth. A al and international communities responsibility towards everything ma• through the application of our Prin• terial that is not yourself. It means: ciples and Practices." w Recognizing and taking into account From the Great! That's done) Next queslion. the way you live your life. Recogniz• Ahh— I beg your pardon? You ask, ing that you aren't the only impor• "What does that mean?" Ahh... well, tant person on Earth, and that each Awards File isn't it self-explanatory? person has rights, feelings, hopes, by Rob Stewart Sometimes it isn't Given a bit of time needs, etc. to think, we could all provide some form (F Recognizing that people are inter• atthew Lambert's dad lay trapped of answer or opinion to someone asking dependent. Everyone needs relation• M and severely injured under part the question, however, staff at the World ships to fulfil themselves as persons, •f his car, on December 2, 1997. He Bureau have come to our rescue. and everyone can benefit from the had been working on an old automobile They've written a magnificent document contribution that each person makes outside his home, and was unable to entitled. "Scouting: An Educational to the world. communicate verbally with his son be• System." Over the next months I hope cause his head was pinned under the to share some with you. Let's start right Each person has a responsibility to• vehicle. Matthew remained calm. In• now with our Principles. These form wards others. This involves: terpreting his dad's hand signals, he the very foundation of the Scouting pulled a heavy, 60 kg jack into place Movement. s_ Respecting each person's dignity. to lift the car off his father's body, ©- Playing an active and constructive the accident took place just as the Fundamental Beliefs role in society, and malting a person• family was preparing for dinner, so after Every movement has a number of al contribution to it. helping his father to the house, Matthew fundamental beliefs which: @~ Helping in times of need, and de• finished cooking dinner and served it fending the defenceless, whether to his younger brothers and sister. (His sr Underline the purpose of its exis• they are your next door neighbour mother drove the father to a hospital.) tence. or whether they live on the other "If quick and appropriate action w Orient what it seeks to achieve. side of the world. had not been taken at the time of the (T Describe how it goes about achiev• ®~ Recognizing, and taking into ac• accident/' said the attending doctor, ing its goal. count the way you live your life, and "this man's life could have been lost, However, a movement must offer the integrity of the natural world. or permanent brain damage could have clear guidelines which help "orient the occurred." development" of the young person to• Duty to God For his quick actions during this cri• wards these goals. Scouting's Principles Each person has a responsibility to sis situation, Matthew was awarded the provide these guidelines. They form search beyond the material world for Medal for Meritorious Conduct. The Gov• the basis of the value system which a force higher than ours. This involves ernor Genera] of Canada presented his governs the Movement as a whole. seeking: award in November 1998.

34 THE LEADER, January 1999 SCOUTER'S 5 RECIPES

Your State of Mind ometimes all it takes to breathe more life ; (into camp menus is a new cooking tech• o ere's an optimistic, "think positive" poem O s nique or tip. Guy Mandeville (ADC Training Hthat will encourage Cubs and Scouts. Ask for Trenton District/White Pines Region) shares them to read it over several times. (Perhaps some some of his culinary words of wisdom. may want to mime it.) How do they "feel" when they act confident? Fish Tales Do they feel as confident when they act uncertain? If you're looking for an mteresting new coating o Are there any statements in the poem that are O when frying fish, try this tasty idea. misleading or untrue? (Hint: Do we all have Mix one cup of corn flour, 5 mL salt, 5 mL the same opportunities to succeed? Is luck ever paprika and a generous shake of garlic powder. a factor in success?) What's the basic truth this Roll fish fillets in the mixture, then pop them poem offers for everyone, regardless of where in the frying pan. o they live, their education, or family background? o Fillets or whole fish keep several days longer if dipped in vinegar and drained before storing If you think you'll lose, you've lost. in an ice chest. For out in the world youll find, .\ Success begins with a person's will. Add Zest to Your Meals Put peeled sections of one garlic bulb in a small It's all in the state of your mind. bottle and fill with salad oil. Cap the bottle and keep it cool. A few drops of this magic mixture Think big and your deeds will grow. adds excitement to any dish, sauce or dressing. Give gravy a special flavour and colour. Think small and you fall behind. Add 250 mL of leftover coffee as part of the Think that you can and liquid. Never waste anything when camping, o you probably will. o especially coffee! If s all in the state of mind. A Pinch of Salt Sour fruits and berries taste sweeter if you stir Life's battle doesn't always go, a pinch of salt into the fruit along with the sugar. o To the stronger or faster man. o A little salt is always better than too much. When cooking, be stingy with the salt. Have But sooner or later, a salt shaker on the table so people can decide the person who wins, on their own how much salt goes into their food. Is the one who thinks he can. Avoid lumpy gravy by stirring a pinch of salt o into the flour before adding water. It works almost — Thanks to Linda Kish, Lethbridge, AB. o every time.

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THE LEADER, January 1999 35 Food's Running Out? A Closed Hand Can't Receive No Problem! closed hand can't receive. The one who will not share himself with his neighbour receives Stir a bit of chopped, leftover meat or vegeta• A little friendship in return. The tight parental grip bles into scrambled eggs to extend the eggs and that holds a child too closely defeats its own add an interesting taste. purpose in the end. Want to thicken your soup? If s easy to do while Is it an accident that in many countries the sym• also increasing the nutritional value. Add mashed bol of dictatorship is a clenched fist thrust upward potatoes (instant or regular) to the simmering pot away from others? It's the same hand we offer until you have the right consistency. openly to others for a warm greeting. Use crackers, hard tack or melba toast later All people need to open up, to make themselves on in your trip. These will keep for a long time vulnerable to others. It is a necessary ingredient (much longer than bread), are light and can be in all real friendships. Before we can sow seeds mixed or used with many other foods. Store them we must open our hand, and clearly we must in metal containers or airtight plastic bags. do this before we can harvest. This simple truth doesn't stop with our illus• Useful Cooking Tips tration. Before we can possess wisdom or knowl• s~ Drain fried foods into a brown paper bag, then edge, we must open our minds. Those who want use the saturated bag to start your next camp- to receive love must offer it; to do this, people need fire. Do not keep these bags lying around to have an open heart. a campsite for long! They may attract hungry Look around and you'll see the truth of these animals. five words shining everywhere: fl~ Before opening a can of beans (or other dense• A closed hand can't receive. ly packed tins) shake the container vigorously. The contents will pour out more freely when It can't receive partly because it is shut and you follow this method. nothing can get in. But mosdy, a closed hand can't ®" Sour milk works as well as sweet milk in pan• receive because it has nothing to give. cakes. Just dissolve a pinch of soda in water, Open your Scouting hands and hearts to together with the sour milk, and stir it into your others. Let love and peace pour forth like crystal• pancake batter. line water tumbling down a mountain stream. Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with us. ®~ If you doubt the freshness of cream, beat in a pinch of soda. The cream will not curdle, even — Submitted by Guy Mandeville, Trenton, ON. in hot coffee.

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was very disappointed to read that Lena Wong's last "Fun What's a Sugar Hangover? at the Pond" column was published in the October '98 ( issue. For the past years I have gained immensely from n the October '98 Leader you wrote: "Children who her ideas. In recognition of her contribution, I've penned a I eat too much sugar at Halloween may suffer from sugar short poem to Lena. hangovers. The symptoms include headaches, listlessness and aches." I have never met you, but I know you. As a general practitioner, I have never heard of a "sugar I have never seen your face hangover" before. Certainly sugar causes serious problems But I know your smile, for I have eeen it for sufferers of diabetes. Sugar also causes tooth decay if people don't brush their teeth. on a hundred Beaver faces. A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine I have never heard your voice disproved the commonly heard belief that too much refined But I have heard your laughter in sugar makes children "hyper." People hold the Scouting a hundred 3eaver voices. Movement in high regard; they may not question statements I have never watched you draw that appear in the Leader Magazine — statements that But I have eeen a hundred of your unique leaver crafts. are not scientifically grounded. I have never watched you play Unless you can find a description of a "sugar hangover" But I have heard the excited screams in a textbook dealing with internal medicine or endocrin• ology, or in a medical journal, please retract your warning of a hundred 3eavere being chaeed. about sugar hangovers. A I have been greatly enriched by your — Robert Shepherd, MD, CM (Venturer Advisor, Gloucester, ON) contributions to the Leader Magazine. I have never met you | Editor's Note I Thank you for pointing out this discrepancy. At the Leader Magazine we strive for But I am a much better leader accuracy We also want to protect children from unhealthy eating practices and lifestyles. for knowing you. We obtained this information from a pharmacist who noted that eating excessive amounts of sugar can cause these symptoms. I'm starting my fourth year as a Beaver leader and have constantly relied on Lena's ideas for weekly meetings. Her craft ideas are creative, stimulating and economical. Her many games are challenging and great energy burners. Be Prepared for All the best in the future, Lena. You have greatly enriched the lives of a lot of Beavers all around the world. — Gerry Ryan, Ottawa, ON.

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38 THE LEADER, January 1999 THE LAST WORD

Yes We're Changing... For the Better!

by David Huestis

committee chair at Lancaster Baptist more visible to our communities, lead• Change Church (NB). The success of our Move• ers, MPs and senators, provincial and ment takes place at the group level — municipal officials, corporate Canada The very word suggests diffi• trained, well-supported and caring and our sponsors. We have a wonderful cult, challenging and even some• leaders providing programs for young story to share. Lef s get out there and what Mghtening times. Scouts people. Our values-driven programs tell it! help youth to become responsible Canada is facing change at all lev• citizens in our wonderful country. Structure els, and it is my privilege as Pres• We must communicate the-proposed ident to help lead the Movement Expanding Scouting's membership structure changes to our members is oar critical goal (see the December Leader for details), as we enter a new era. Our chal• and obtain their support and "buy- lenge is to change, not challenge in." We all need to put aside our "turfs," the change. and move forward to a more efficient, faster-responding structure. A new Scouting must change now, not sim• structure will eliminate duplication, and ply for the sake of change, but to trans• put emphasis on helping leaders and form the organization into a much groups provide innovative and exciting more efficient, cost-effective operation. programs. We must re-focus our efforts from that of administrative support to pro• •A Management Board gram delivery. Scout Canada's national board must To achieve our Mission and expand be centred on our youth members and our membership base, we must concen• the dedicated leaders that provide pro• trate our limited human and financial grams. All of our decisions and discus• resources on improving our programs, sions must focus on how we can better program delivery, and providing the ap• Several other issues go hand in hand support our members. propriate and necessary resources to with membership and leader support. support programs and our leaders. Over the next two years I will focus on Look Forward to the Future! Expanding our membership is the them. They include: finance, internal We Canadians are a very blessed critical issue facing Scouts Canada to• communications, public awareness, nation. I hope I can share some of my day. The changes that Scouting is un• structure, and the Management Board. time, talents and resources to help dergoing (and will continue to under• Scouts Canada face the challenging go) are designed to deal with this vital Finance times ahead. In spite of the difficult issue and make the Movement more We need a financially vibrant Move• decisions we face, I intend to enjoy attractive and relevant for today's youth. ment We need enough funds coming my new role. I've always appreciated in so we can provide the necessary sup• sharing my Scouting involvement with The Business of Scouting port to our members without worrying other dedicated leaders and volunteers. We must improve the way we do where the next dollar will come from. Scouting is a wonderful experience for the "business of Scouting." With very We should also be in a financialpositio n youth and adults. few exceptions, the way Scouting has to respond to exciting new initiatives. You are part of a very special group been managed and delivered has not of people. Together, we can turn mem• changed in the 20 years I've been Internal Communications bership around and make sure all involved as an adult We've often debat• Our communications up and down leaders are better supported. We can ed and discussed change, but ultimate• the line must be more effective and make Scouting a part of more young ly dismissed it. We've been afraid to efficient A national database, or access people's lives and better serve our do things differently; that has cost us. to all members, will allow us to keep in Mission and Canadian society. I look Our membership continues to erode, regular contact with current and form• forward to the future. meaning we fulfill our important er members. It will also help further Good Scouting! ^ Mission with fewer and fewer young ongoing research with our members. "J people each year. 3 I know the importance of supporting Public Awareness *|r local groups; I've been a volunteer at We need to do a better job of spread• g all levels of Scouts Canada. In fact, I ing the good news of Scouting to the David Huestis £ continue my local involvement as group public. Scouts Canada must become National President

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