Whitby District Scouts Lighthouse

March 7, 2002

Upcoming Dates:

Mar 23 Regional Beaver Sharing Session
Mar 27 District Council Meeting, St. Mark's Church
Apr 6 Road & Trail Clean-up
Apr 18 District Council Meeting, St Bernard's
Apr 20 WhiteTail Slap
Apr 21 Regional Kub Kars Finals, Whitby
Apr 27 Scoutrees
May 11 JOTT Jamboree on the Trail
May 24-26 Cuboree at Fort York, Toronto
May 25 Log Jam, Brooklin Fairgrounds
Jun 1 Canoe Tripping Course
Dec 28-Jan 8 World Jamboree, Thailand

Who We Are:

Whitby District covers the communities of Whitby, Brooklin and Ashburn. We currently have 17 groups and about 1,400 members. We run age-specific programs for youth from ages 5 to 26. New adult volunteers are needed.

Join us.

Mar 27 Next District Council meeting, St. Mark's Church. Council meetings are normally held at St. Bernard's Catholic School on the Third Thursday of the month at 7pm. Meetings are open to everyone.

Kub Kars Come to a Conclusion

District finals were held Saturday at Iroquois Park Arena where winners from the District event were presented with trophies. The top winners are slated to compete in the April 21 regional competition at Heydenshore Pavilion at the Whitby lakeshore.

Food Drive Totals Now Due

PLEASE weigh how much you collect so we can report this to the regional co-ordinator. Pass your totals onto Karen Granville .

Scouts Canada - Structural Re-organization

Vertical servicing will be in full implementation across the country as Scouts Canada converts districts into areas and re-structures the Region. The new model transfers full responsibility and accountability of Scouting programs to the paid staff and commissioners (appointments by Scouts Canada.) By doing this, the corporation hopes to clarify lines of authority, improve communication to the members, reduce liability and most importantly free up adult volunteers to work with the youth!

Scoutrees Site Selected

Trees this spring will be planted in the area of the Cranberry Marsh - Lynde Shores Conservation Area between Victoria Street West and Lake Ontario. More details should be available at the next District Council meeting on March 28th.

Take Your Scouts Out for the Night

The Putting Edge Glow-in-the-Dark Mini-Golf in Whitby offers a great deal for Scout/Guide groups. The cost is $5.00 per person. It is a great way to have a fun evening. For more information contact Trent Price at .

Adult Volunteer Development (previously Wood Badge)

The course for Beaver, Cub & Scout leaders has been re-engineered to help facilitate delivery of the modules in easy-to-build sessions, to be held over a period of time. The idea is that you will be able to achieve the wood badge while continuing "on-the-job-training". So far there is no time limit on how long it takes to complete the modules. The first modular session will take place in April. Contact Trish Lewis, ADC Training for details. If that isn't the best time for you, contact Trish who can direct to many other courses held in the area. Email Trish at or check out the schedule on the website: http://www.whitbyscouts.org/training.html.

Cubs Off to Fort York for Taste of History

The volunteer team has big plans for the Cubs as they venture off to Old Fort York, Toronto for the weekend of May 24 to 26. More information will be coming our soon to the Cub section leaders from Scouter Dick Kauling. For an interim update, contact Dick at .

To submit updates to this newsletter, phone 905-720-6567 or fax 905-430-8716 or email .