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).

2008 Weston Santa Claus Parade

On Sunday November 23rd, 2008 the 433rd will be participating in the Weston Santa Clause Parade as the guests of the 1st Weston who are organizing the float.

If you are looking for the OTHER Santa Claus Parade, they're over here.

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This is an optional all sections event. Please let your section leaders know if you plan to attend.

Here is a map to the parade.

Parade Times:

• Arrive - before 1pm due to Road Closures for Parade
• Meet at Float (Weston & Church, North of Lawrence) @ 1pm
• Float enters parade @ 2pm
• Parade ends (estimated) @ 3:30pm
• Pizza and hot chocolate at/near Sidney Belsley Cres School (est. 3:30-4pm)
• Pickup (est.) 4-4:30pm
  

Just a word, I just got caught in the road closure last year. Everything from Royal York/St. Phillips down past Sidney Belsey is closed. The only way in after that is to crawl through the traffic from near the Super Centre or from the Jane/Lawrence side.

Parents should be able to pickup their kids near the school as the roads open after the parade ends.

Please ensure that all participants are in uniform and dressed appropriately for the weather

2008 Christmas Tree Sales

For more than three decades, the 433rd Toronto Scout Group has been selling Christmas trees to raise funds to support their Scouting programs offered to Etobicoke boys and girls. This year our trees will once again come from the renowned Drysdale Tree Farms and we will have four beautiful varieties for you to choose from:

•• Fraser Fir •• Balsam Fir •• White Spruce •• Douglas Fir ••

Please support our Scouting programs by buying your Christmas tree from the 433rd Toronto Scout Group. This is one of two major fundraising activities we conduct throughout the year and is how we can keep delivering successful programs for the 433rd Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers.

Where:

St. Luke’s United Church Parking Lot
Southeast corner of Kipling and The Kingsway

When:

Last weekend in November and the first 3 weekends in December

• Saturdays: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
• Sundays: 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm

For information about the 433rd Toronto Scouting programs please visit our web site at www.433rd.com and our blogs.

For a printable version of this notice please click here.

Again we are seeking parent volunteers to help with sales. Please click here for a printable information sheet.

Christmas tree sales (and Apple Day) are the two major annual fund raisers for our group. Unlike our annual registration 100% of funds raised through these campaigns go to our group. Here are some of the things that these donations get used for:

• purchase and maintenance camping equipment
• subsidizing group events, outings, and camps
• purchasing badges and crests

We need your help to make it happen.

Hobby Show Crest Design Competition

Every year for the Humber West Hobby Show, the Cubs are asked to design the crest.

• hand drawn designs
• 4 inches in diameter
  
• 3 foreground colours
• include Scouting symbols
  
• Don't add the lettering in the design
  

I've included some examples of crests from previous years. The centennial year crest was special and used more colours.