Scouts Canada and Canadian Youth need YOUR help!

Scouts Canada is competing for a $100,000 grant in the Pepsi “Refresh Everything” campaign. They are looking for organizations with ideas that will have a positive impact on communities. Scouts Canada’s submission is to send more children and youth across Canada to Scout Summer Camps. The idea with the most registered votes by August 31st will win the $100,000 grant.

The idea just moved into the # 1 spot with only days left. This is a good cause that will help Canadian kids get outside and camping!  Please check it out and help make a difference.

It will only take a few minutes of your time to:

1. Go here - http://www.refresheverything.ca/sendkidstoscoutcamp
2. Register once
3. Please vote everyday!
4. Help get the word out via email,  twitter, facebook, or any other tools you have.

Copy the originator when you forward this to let them know you’ve made a difference!

More on the project.  Pepsi is giving away 10 grants ranging from $5,000 to $100,000.  You can vote once per day for each grant.  There are lots of good causes worth supporting.  Many benefit kids. Check out the leader board for more.

433rd Scouts at Queen's Park

The 433rd Scouts have been working on their citizenship badge and visited the Provincial Legislature for a tour.

They had the good fortune to meet the speaker of the house Stephen J. Peters.  A few of the even got to take his chair! (But he asked for it back.)

433rd Spring Events Update

Spring events are now posted for the 433rd groups:

• Beavers
• Cubs
• Scouts

2010 Tri-Area Scouting Hobby Show

Come one come all! It's time again for the annual Tri-Area Scouting Hobby Show and Venturer Digital Competition.

Open to all Scouting sections and groups in The Alders, Humber West, and Old Mill.

• Time: Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Location: St. Luke's United Church, 516 The Kingsway (at Kipling Avenue)

There are 28 classes of entry with multiple sub-classes. Literally hundreds of awards and honourable mention ribbons will be awarded.

Downloads below:

• Full Package (contains all pages)
• Venturer Digital Competition for individual Venturers and Venturer Companies
• General Rules
• Class List for Entries
• Judging Rules
• Entry Form

Pirates on the Grand!

The 433rd Venturers first outing of the season was a one night camp and canoe outing on the Grand River. Provisioned by Grand Experiences, we embarked on a leisurely 24 km trip known as the Tuscarora run from Glen Morris to Paris and finally to the Brant Conservation Area.


On route, the company honored International Talk Like A Pirate Day (arrr, avast, and shiver me timbers too), guarded a wedding site (no plunderin lads) for our good turn, and enjoyed snacks, lunch, and awesome comradeship.

Awards could have been handed out for the following:

• Most outrageous boasting
• Best self-extraction from a grounding
• Best pirouette in a swift
• Greatest distance paddled backwards
• Backwards traverse of a swift
• Least likely to drown on dry land
  

A grand time was had by all.

433rd 2009-2010 registration and information updates

Please checkout our main web site for registration and event updates for the 2009-2010 season!

More updates will be coming throughout the season.

Light of the Peace Video!

The AVSC Scouts made a video of peace from Scouts all over the world.  Check it out at Ciao Padua - Welcome the Light of the Peace!

Thanks from Romero House!

The folks at Romero House sent us a nice thank you for the coats we sent!

Upcoming Camps and other Event Dates 2008-2009

Here's a list of dates for the 2008-2009 season:

• Last meeting of 2008
  • Beavers - December 17 (*)
    
  • Cubs - December 16 (*)
    
  • Scouts - December 10
  • Venturers - December 16 (*)
    
• (*) Bring food bank donations of non-perishable goods to last meeting
  
• First meeting of 2009
• Beavers - January 7
• Cubs - January 13
• Scouts - January 7
• Venturers - January 5 (To be confirmed)
  
• Cubs - Bowling Night - January 13
  
• Beavers - Bowling Night - January 14
• Beavers - Skating Night - February 4
  
• Cubs - Winter Camp & Operation Snowman at Woodland Trails - January 30-February 1
• Everyone - Church Parade at St.Luke's - Sunday February 22 or 29 (To be confirmed)
• Cubs - No Meeting - Februray 24 17
  
• Everyone - Annual Baden-Powell Banquet -Wednesday February 25 18
• Everyone - March Break - No Meetings - March 16-20
  
• Everyone - Hobby Show - Saturday April 4
• Beavers - Loblaw Outing - April 15
  
• Everyone -Year-End Swim-Up camp at Rocky Ridge Riding Camp - June 12-14

Or you may find the Events listed by section:

• Beavers
• Cubs
• Scouts

2009 Hobby Show Date and Details

The annual Hobby Show for The Alders, Humber West , and Old Mill will be on Saturday, April 4th from 1-3pm at St. Lukes United Church.

The Hobby Show is open to all sections. There are individual and group projects. Only one project can be entered per category - there are over 120! Youth compete within their section and age. There will be lots of awards.

For details about the hobby show click here.

The package above includes:

• Hobby show flyer
• Details on the classes (categories)
• Details on the Venturer Digital Challenge
• Details on the competition rules

We will be receiving entries the evening before the show. (Time to be updated).