Scouts, Cubs and Beaver populations booming in area
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With over 100% membership growth last year, the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts of the 1st Stroud Scout Group are looking forward to another action-packed year, beginning with their registration night being held on Monday, Sept. 14.
Dirk Seis, the group’s recruitment chair, said that there are two reasons for this explosive growth.
“The first is that our leaders make it fun and make sure that every event and meeting is a learning experience wrapped in a safe and enjoyable package.
“The second is that we have over 20 adult volunteers working to run our exciting programs and manage our organization in Stroud, and most of them are parents of our youth members."
This year’s Scout troop has some fantastic events planned for the coming year.
Brian Shoebridge, one of the troop’s leaders, said the successful outdoor programming of last year will be repeated with experiences in survival skills, canoeing, camping and another biathlon competition.
Two of the scouts have actually signed up to attend the World Jamboree in Sweden next year and will be fundraising in the community throughout the year to help get there.
Scouting programs are designed for youth between the ages of 11 and 14 and they will meet Tuesday evenings at Sunnybrae Public School.
The 1st Stroud’s Wolf Cub Pack, for youth aged 8 to 10, will be planning lots of hiking, games and crafts with at least three camps: fall, winter and spring.
According to Kevin Ashby, the pack’s ‘Akela', this year the will be focus ‘Creativity and “Observation'.
The key will be to creativity in a fun way through a variety of areas — such as art, building things, dancing, skits, air bands — or anything to broaden their pallet of experiences and allow them to try things they might not get to otherwise.
Cubs will meet Wednesday evenings at Sunnybrae Public School.
The Beaver colony has an exciting year in store as they are launching a new ‘Footprints’ program from overseas, which will see the youth enjoy credits for such things as making their bed, doing a good deed and knowing their promise. David Brennan, the colony’s ‘Hawkeye’ and a pilot with Westjet Airlines, said a major highlight of the year will be a sleepover at the Ontario Science Centre.
There will also be geocaching excursions, a trip to the airport and an unlimited number of crafts to ensure our youth are ‘Busy Beavers’. The Beaver program runs Monday evenings for youth aged 5-7 at the United Church on Victoria Street.
Area youngsters are encouraged to join in the fun. Registration night is Monday, Sept. 14 at the United Church (2230 Victoria St.) from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with a short information presentation beginning at 6:45.
