Important Dates

Wouldn't it be great if there was a place you could always go when you needed information about upcoming 8th Newmarket events?

Yeah, we thought so, too! That's why we added a brand new tab along the top of this blog called 8th Newmarket Calendar. This page will be updated throughout the year with details of camps, special events, and more. You can scroll through the months and click on specific dates for further details when an event is mentioned. And for those of you who use Google Calendar, one click will add an event to your own schedule. (By the way, if you know of an event that should be noted, please email us with the details.)

Speaking of important dates, here are some that you might want to pencil into your calendar right now:

Sunday August 26 (10am to 4pm) at Scout Hall -- Uniform fitting and drill practice for those registered for Fort George

Thursday September 20 (6:30pm) -- First Scout and Cub meeting of the year

Friday September 21 - Sunday September 23 -- Fort George camp

Wednesday September 26 (6:30pm) -- First Beaver meeting of the year

Thursday September 27 -- No Scouts or Cubs tonight due to MLPS "Meet the Teacher BBQ"

Friday September 28 - Sunday September 30 -- "All Section" Fall camp at Scanlon Creek

And remember...

Registration for the 2012/2013 Scouting year is happening NOW. Please email or call for more information.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

It Starts With Scouts

Are you familiar with the Scouts Canada logo and tagline?  No?  Well, there it is, down near the bottom of the page on the right...go ahead and take a look.

The logo is meant to resemble a tent, which ties in to our relationship with the outdoors.  Beneath the graphic and the words SCOUTS CANADA, is our tagline: It starts with Scouts.  Maybe this phrase makes you wonder: What starts with Scouts?!?

Well, all kinds of things, actually.

Here's a pretty cool statistic - according to the website The Scouting Pages, eleven of the twelve men who have walked on the moon were once Scouts.

Now, maybe that's a coincidence...but we don't think so.

So - what starts with Scouts?  Anything you can imagine.