Friends and Scouting
Interchange - Spring 2007
A Quaker Camporee!
The Friends Committee on Scouting of the Friends World
Committee for Consultation announces its annual meeting.
When: Friday, April 13, 2007 thru Sunday, April 15, 2007
Where: Plainfield Meeting, Plainfield, Indiana
Who: 12 years and older accompanied by an adult
How Much: $25 per person, tent camping, (your
tent), plus $5.00 extra if you wish dorm accommodations
(your own linen or sleeping bag). Cost includes
tent site, indoor plumbing, all meals, patch, hiking
maps, fun and fellowship.
What: Worship with Scout Friends, hikes, business,
discussions of Scouts and Friends, Quaker Scout
religious awards, the 2005 National Jamboree,
campfire, etc. (lots of etc.!)
Call: John Norris at 765.395.7730
Mail: John Norris, PO Box 157, Amboy, IN 46911
Email: Dan Nelson at dxy@sympatico.ca
BYM contact: James Lehman, Sandy Spring at
301.774.7561
Interchange, Spring 2005
The Scout programs (both boy and girl) and the Campfire USA program
encourage their young members in their religious faiths by offering
awards appropriate to the specific faith. Each religion has their
own requirements for their award. For Quakers, the Friends World
Committee for Consultation sponsors the Friends and Scouting Committee,
which set the requirements for the Friends awards. The "That
of God" award is for Scouts fifth-grade-and-younger. The "Spirit
of Truth" award is for sixth-graders and older.
The study and work necessary to earn these awards brings the young
Friend to a greater understanding of Quaker history and beliefs.
If you have a young Cub or Boy Scout, Brownie, Cadette or Campfire
Kid, please call Jim Lehman, a Cubmaster, former Eagle Scout and
member of Sandy Spring: (301) 774-7561.
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