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| Beaver
Scouts is the youngest section in the Scout Group in the United Kingdom and
is for boys and girls from 6 to 8 years old. |
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in learning about Scouts from the United Kingdom? You can go to: |
www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/beaver/ |
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and get more information
about Scouting for young boys and girls where it all began or… you can do
what Pack 101 did! |
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The BEARS of Pack 101 hosted a guest from the
United Kingdom in May 2010. |
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Bertie and his mother, Millicent, came to
Northwest Ohio to visit her parents who live in Monclova (that's our district
alright !). Having just joined the
BEAVERS where he lived, Bertie's mother thought it would be great for him to
see what Cub Scouts are like in the United States. Bertie lives in Stockton Heath (Warrington,
UK) which is just outside of Manchester or about a |
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2 hour ride to London
(London SSE of Stockton Heath - see the map below). |
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| You may remember that the
100th Anniversary of Scouting was celebrated in 2007 in Chelmsford. |
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| Bertie's mother contacted
the District to see if there would be any Cub Scout activities taking place
while they were visiting. After a few
inquiries, Pack 101's BEAR Den (they just became BEARS this spring) said they
were having an end of the year meeting that Bertie would be more than welcome
to participate in. |
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| Cubmaster
Roger Burke and BEAR Den Leader Tom King not only had an end of the year
meeting, but used this as a chance to help educate their Scouts. A Union Jack or, more properly, a Union
Flag was made available for the meeting so Roger could show his BEARS what
Bertie's national flag looks like. |
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| Roger's
intention was not only trying to teach them about one anothers' flag, but to
teach them about how they should show respect for the the flag of other
countries. |
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Whether
it's because they have a guest, such as Bertie, or they are the guest
elsewhere he wanted them to understand (hopefully) that flags are
symbols of not only their country, but others and that they should
therefore show respect. |
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Lastly, Roger also explained that the
actual Flag of England is the St George's Cross, it's just that most people
are familiar with the Union Flag which is really the Flag of the United
Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). |
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St George's Cross |
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With a
little help from his mother, Bertie explained to his hosts what BEAVER SCOUTS
are; which he just joined not too long ago. |
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| Bertie wore the
Turquoise uniform shirt of the BEAVERS so he would fit right in at the
meeting by wearing his uniform too! |
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THEN… Then came the outdoors part of the meeting with hot dogs, chips and
outdoors FUN ! |
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Special
Thanks to the Swanton Alliance Church for loaning Pack 101 their Union Jack
for Bertie's visit. |
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