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18TH GUELFH BOY SCOUT GROUP
ANNUAL REPORT 1969 =

The 18th Guelph Boy Scout Group is sponsored by the Kirk Session

~ cf Westminster-St. Paul's Presbyterian Church under charter from the
Boy Scouts of Canade.

The Group is supervised by e committee of interested edults end
perents ebly assisted by e very active Mothers! Auxiliary. The Group
provides scout treining for epproximetely 50 boys ege 8 to 20 yeers
old. The Group operetes four sections, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers end
Rovers under the cepable leedership of seven leader advisors.

The Group is finencielly self-supporting due to verious fund-
reising projects euthorized by the Wellington District Council - Boy
Scouts of Cenede.

In addition tc the verious hikes end cemps held by e11 sections
during the pest yeer, our Scout section sent three Petrols to the
North Peel Invitation Cemporee end ceme awey with one Tetrol fini-
shing second over all end ancther finishing third over ell, end with
two "A" stendings end one "B" stending, from e total of 65 petrols.

The Venturer section hed the honour of sending one of their mem-
bers, Bob Hopkins Jr., to the netionel Venturers convention in Ottewe
lest yeer es the representetive of Wellington District.

The 18th Venturer Compeny wes also instrumentel in orgenizing
end plenning the first Co-Ed Cemp in this eree with approximetely
fifty Rengers (Girl Scouts) end Venturers in ettendence. From ell re-

3 perts this proved to be © very successful venture thet wes enjoyed by
all,

1 While the mein object of our progrem has elways been the boy,
our greetest highlight of the pest yeer centers on e former leader
who hed been with the 18th since it wes first issued © cherter. lir.
Doug Bolster was ewerdert the "Silver Acorn" by the Boy Scouts of
Caneda. This ewerd hed never been presented in this eree before end
represents the third highest service award in world-wide Scouting.
Congratuletions, Doug!

The Group would like to teke this opportunity to thenk all those
who heve helped us in any way during the pest year.

We would elso like to thenk cur devoted leeders on behelf of the
Church, the parents end the boys. Without their unselfish gift of
time end telent our Group would not heve enjoyed the meesure of success
we heve hed in the pest yeer.

Respectfully submitted,
18th Guelph Sccut Group
W. G. Gowen, Cheirmen

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