The Scouting Stuff Podcast

Scouts help refugees, a king is crowned...and what SHOULD you expect at a Jamboree?

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From Fundraisers to Advocates: Norwegian Guides and Scouts Transform Lives of Young Refugees

Scout Camp in a Refugee Camp: How Scouting is Helping in Malawi

Arab Parajamboree sets the bar for hosting inclusive Scout events

Scouts support King Charles III’s Coronation at Westminster Abbey

Scouts design TransLink’s first-ever scout badge

Westfield Scouts live motto “Be Prepared” at Memorial Day Ceremony

100 YEARS AND COUNTING: 1st Port Perry Scouts to mark century milestone in June

8 things to know before the World Scout Jamboree

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Upbeat Rock (Good News), by Alex Grohl

Some brief thoughts on how to prepare your Group (or Contingent) for Cultural Day at whatever Jamboree you’re attending.

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Cultural Day has become a staple of Jamborees, and it’s important to be prepared for it. As Scout.org notes:

"In the middle of Sunday, each unit puts on a demonstration illustrating the culture of their country, region, or locality. The camp is closed to visitors. This is your opportunity to cook, sing, dance, or offer an experience from your country that will make a memory for your guests.

I remember watching Scouts getting henna tattoos at the India camp, eating amazing kimchi with the Koreans, sampling hákari with Icelanders (think twice about this!), and vegemite with the Australians.

Have your unit throw a party that your guests will remember. Take turns staffing your unit party by wandering around the sub-camp."

Ken and Colin discuss Ken’s own preparations for the Cultural Day taking place at Kander100, including food ideas, games, music, and various other representations of what Canada is like!

Shout-Outs

Firstly, a shout-out to the Mannofield Explorer Scouts; we wish you all the best with your musical fundraiser!

We’d also like to give a shout-out to Andrew Obee and Liam Burns, the latter of whom we will have to arrange to bring on the podcast at some point!

And finally, a big “thank you!” to Joe Vantour, Andrew Waddington, Robert Kelly, Andrew Rice, and Leah Marie for their interest in our new stickers. Leah, especially, was instrumental in finalizing the design of them!

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Drive Acoustic Rock, by ArtMusic

Explorer Scouts fundraise with an album, and Scouts Canada launches a helpline.

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Straight Outta Mannofield

Scouts Canada launches free helpline for all your camping calamities

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Upbeat Rock (Good News), by Alex Grohl

What happens when you let a bunch of Venturer Scouts run a Cub camp?

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Scouter Andrew returns with another recorded interview, this time with members of the 1st Bow Valley Venturers and Rovers, who recently hosted a Cuborama in southern Alberta.

Shout-Outs

A big shout-out to the 1st Bow Valley Venturers and Rovers for agreeing to this interview, and for putting on what sounds like a fantastic Cuborama.

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Drive Acoustic Rock, by ArtMusic

The trials and pitfalls of being a Jamboree Contingent Lead.

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Ken and Colin discuss the upcoming Kander100 Jamboree, taking place at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre in (where else?) Kandersteg, Switzerland, this summer.

Actually, this episode is mostly a banter/catch-up session, but there is a fun and (potentially) challenging meeting idea for Scouts to be found near the end.

Shout-Outs

First, Scouter George from the 1st Cobble Hill Scout Group wrote in with some follow-up on a podcast review that was discussed previously:

"Thank you for your support of Scouts and Scouters across Canada with your podcast. I hope you get a chance to have Liam join, maybe after his cross-country listening tour?"

If Liam is interested in coming on an episode of the podcast, we’d be happy to have him! It’s always nice to add guest voices.

Additionally, speaking of reviews, Scouter Chris from the UK left us one a while ago:

"Recently discovered your podcast. I am a Scout Leader in the UK and am enjoying listening to you guys. From listening to just a few episodes, already spotted a few differences in Canadian and UK Scouting but also a lot we do the same. Scouting rocks no mater where we roam!"

Thanks for the kind words, Chris!

And finally, a big “thank you” to Tim Blair for allowing his recorded session on registration waitlists to be used as an episode!

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Drive Acoustic Rock, by ArtMusic

A presentation given on Scouts Canada’s Workplace site, detailing how to say yes to youth waiting to join your Scout Group.

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This week’s episode comes from a presentation given on Scouts Canada’s new Workplace site (Workplace is Meta’s business product, essentially Facebook for work teams) by Tim Blair of the 11th Seymour Scout Group.

The title of the presentation is "Can you say yes to your waitlist?", and deals with strategies for bringing more youth into your Scout Group even when your registration rolls are currently full.

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Slow Burn, by Kevin MacLeod

How do you handle turnover in your Group Committee?

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Ken and Colin discuss how to carry out an effective Group Committee transition. It’s not as easy as just electing a new treasurer or group commissioner; a Group should make sure to have all of the infrastructure in place ahead of time to ensure an orderly handover of documents, email accounts, and other pertinent information and materials.

If a Group has gone through the process of getting itself online, organizations like TechSoup (or TechSoup Canada) can help a Group expand from just having a registered domain into having a full-fledged team and document management solution (e.g. Google Workspace, Microsoft 365)...often for free, or for a vastly reduced non-profit-friendly price. Getting set up with solutions like these can facilitate both easier sharing and storing of important documents and records, but also smoother handovers of same between individuals.

Shout-Outs

Liam, from the 2nd Airdrie Scout Group, left us a review online:

"As a scout this is interesting to listen to."

Thanks for the kind words, Liam! We love getting reviews, especially 5-star reviews...and we’re glad that you’re finding the podcast interesting.

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Slow Burn, by Kevin MacLeod

The Girl Scout cookie crumbled this year. Here’s what happened

Scouts coming together in Maple Ridge for rally day

Squamish Scouts presented with the Duke of Edinburgh gold award

Scout makes 3D printer prosthetic limbs in Mexico

Young People Called to Innovate as the first Africa Rover Moot Opens

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Unexpected Hoedown in Bagging Area, by Doctor Turtle

Jamborees and Moots, Religious Symposiums...and Emergency Response.

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1st Africa Rover Moot, Kenya 2023

Interreligious Symposium Unites Scouting in the Central African Republic

Scouts Mobilise to Support Cyclone Freddy Emergency Response

How Anna realised that happiness can be found even in the darkest of times

10,000+ Scouts Gather for 32nd Asia-Pacific and 11th National Scout Jamboree in Bangladesh

Two hospitalised as scout group caught out by Storm Noa in Wicklow Mountains

Boy Scouts' record $2.46 bln sex abuse settlement upheld by judge

10th Welland Scouts pound the pavement to help neighbours

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Unexpected Hoedown in Bagging Area, by Doctor Turtle

Scouter Andrew from the 4th Elks Triwood Scout Group (based in Calgary, Alberta) is back this week with another group discussion.

In mid-March, Scouters from across Canada met in Ottawa for a weekend workshop about The Big Opportunity, the grassroots volunteer recruitment and encouragement initiative that the podcast has been covering over the last few episodes. After this workshop, Andrew sat down with a few Scouters he met there – Emma, Alicia, and Anna – for another discussion of The Big Opportunity and how to make it work.

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Slow Burn, by Kevin MacLeod