Did You Know: TSA Edition #20

Did You Know........

In 2012 Scouting was voted the UK's most inspirational and practical charity.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #19

Did You Know........

Singer and DJ Jarvis Cocker donated the platinum disc for Pulp's biggest ever album, Different Class, to his old Scout Group in Sheffield.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #18

Did You Know........

The first World Scout Jamboree in 1920 was attended by 8 thousand Scouts from 34 countries as well as an alligator from Florida, a baby crocodile from Jamaica, a lioness cub from Rhodesia (AKA Zimbabwe), monkeys from South Africa, a baby elephant and a camel.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #17

Did You Know........

Each day 100 thousand people in the UK take part in Scouting activities............more than the capacity of Wembley Stadium.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #16

Did You Know........

Liam Payne from world-dominating boyband One Direction is a former Scout, as is "reem" ankle watch-wearing TOWIE star Joey Essex.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #15

Did You Know........

Gilwell Park, the scouts' UK Headquarters is home to part of the old London Bridge designed in the 19th Century by John Rennie. The rest is in Arizona.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #14

Did You Know........

Scouts were the original Olympic Games Makers. During the 1948 "Austerity" Olympics in London, Scouts were described as "The Oil within the Wheels of the Olympic Games Organization".........performing tasks like serving tea, running messages and carrying placards in the Opening Ceremony.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #13

Did You Know........

The only five countries in the world that do not have scouting........China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Andorra.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #12

Did You Know........

To mark the Centenary of Scouting in 2007, Scouts planted half a million trees across the UK.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #11

Did You Know........

There's a Scouting poster in both the EastEnders and Coronation Street Cafes.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know" TSA Edition #10

Did You Know........

In January 2012, Scout Bryony Balen became the youngest ever Briton to ski to the South Pole at 21.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #9

Did You Know........

In the past one hundred years, over half a billion men and women have taken the Scout Promise.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #8

Did You Know........

Roller Stones rocker Keith Richards credits Scouts with nurturing his music career. "I got to be Patrol Leader within six weeks.............I just shot to the top. Once I had a bunch of guys together, it doesn't matter if it was Scouts or a band, I could see my way clear to pull all their various talents together".

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #7

Did You Know........

Baden=Powell's Scouting for Boys has sold 150 million copies since 1908, making it the fourth best book of all time after The Bible, The Koran and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #6

Did You Know........

Scout Groups in Merseyside hold the current world record for the longest handshake chain.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #5

Did You Know........

31 million people are active in Scouting across the world........that's equal to the population of Peru.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You know: TSA Edition #4

Did You Know........

During World War II over 50 thousand Scouts trained to undertake National War Service jobs including acting as Police Messengers, Firemen, and Stretcher bearers.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #3

Did You Know........

David Bowie's first public musical performance was at a Scout Camp on the Isle of Wright in 1958. David accompanied his friend George Underwood while George played washboard bass and sang.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #2

Did You Know........

Herge's legendary character Tintin is based on a Scout.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.

Did You Know: TSA Edition #1

Did You Know........

David Bowie's first performance happened at Scouts.

Source:

http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/

Yours in Scouting Service

Mark West
Eagle Scout
ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669
Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics
Council Program/Training/Camping


If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional. If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer. If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.