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Ontario Gilwell Reunion

If you’ve never heard of, or been to, an Ontario Gilwell Reunion. Check out the link on the right side of this page. You wont believe what you’ve been missing.

The name “Young Gilwellian Representative” has got to change?

Fellow Gilwellians (no matter your age)
Since the creation of the YGR at the 2008 Reunion the Committee has requested multiple changes to the position that I hold. As your representative!
The Committee would like the YGR to now represent all “New Gilwellians” AND “Young Gilwellians” (under 30.)

If this happens the position will need a new name. As we all know Many if not most New Gilwellians are over the age of 30.

I’d like to discuss this topic with YOU.

Visit our Facebook Group to participate in this discussion.

“Young Gilwellians of the Ontario Gilwell Reunion” is the name.

New look

I hope everyone likes the new look of this blog. I think a change was due. If you’re not moving forward you’re moving back right? Hey, if you really don’t like it just say so.

Young Gilwellians Now on Facebook

Young Gilwellians (under 30 years of age) – of the Ontario Gilwell Reunion

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Basic Info

Name:	Young Gilwellians (under 30 years of age) – of the Ontario Gilwell Reunion
Category:	Organizations – Clubs & Societies
Description:	Group created by the YGR (Young Gilwellian Representative) of the Ontario Gilwell Reunion Committee. Providing a place for Gilwellians young in age, and heart, to communicate openly.

Souvenir edition of the Log ‘N’ Beads available HERE!

Visit

http://blog.scouter.ca/pdf/Gilwell2009.pdf

For this years Souvenir Log ‘N’ Beads in its entirety.

Don’t forget to tell friends you found it HERE first.

WOW – 3 Sleeps to Reunion – Pizza Tickets will be sold on Friday night

Everything is falling right into place!

For those Gilwellians who were not able to get a pizza order onto their Contingent’s registration form.

Tickets will be sold AT Reunion.

Visit the new “Welcome to Your First Gilwell” table to purchase pizza tickets (Sales will be friday only. The welcome table is open on Saturday as well though) price is $2 per slice. Choice of either Vegetarian or Peperoni.

Tickets will be redeemed on Saturday night at the pizza parlour in and around the KEKE (the white building in the main field beside the flag pole. This building is also the location of the camp store.)

Only 49 more sleeps ’til Reunion!!

Having recently returned from Scotia Jamb, where I was an OOS member, I’ve  only now been able to sit down and clearout my 4 Scouting email addresses, no guff. “You might be a Leader if” (See my previous post) LMAO

The Reunion Committee is hard at work preparing for this year’s upcoming Gilwell Reunion (The best ever. Is what I’ve heard). We’ve got some strong numbers for pre-registrations that have come in so far. Which is cooler than the other side of the pillow. Bet we could do even better if we ALL get out and promote.

One other item is the ever growing list of Young and or New Gilwellians to our Mailing List. Please dyb dyb dyb to get the word out about this Blog and the Fun that everyone has in store for them when we see each other in September.

Off to bed. Tomorrow it’ll only be 48 more sleeps……

“You just might be a Leader”

Ø      If you purchased a second hard drive for your computer, just to hold all the Scouting clipart…

Ø      If you’re favourite colours are tan and navy blue…

Ø      If you’ve got a Michael’s Craft Store credit card…

Ø      If you have a box at home labeled “Pipe-cleaners too small to save”…

Ø      If you’ve taught “Alice the Camel” at your workplace board meeting….

Ø      If your clothing is in a laundry basket so your dresser can be used for egg cartons, rubber bands, string, rope and pine cones…

Ø      If you can devise an impromptu ice-breaker game using 3 paper clips, 4 kleenex and a magic marker…

Ø      If you have a line of credit at the dollar store…

Ø      If you’ve skipped dinner on meeting nights for the past ten years…

Ø      If you brag about how many marshmallows you can stuff in your mouth and still say “Chubby Bunny”…

Ø      If you have campfire songs on your I-pod…

Ø      If the bumper sticker on your car reads “My other car is a canoe”…

Ø      If there’s always a spare roll of toilet paper tucked away in your vehicle…

Ø      If you’ve ever dried wet canvas in your living room…

Ø      If you know the location of a Tim Hortons in any town…

Ø      On your family’s vacation, if you’ve asked your own children where their permission slips are…

Ø      If your real job interferes with your meeting time…

Ø      If you’ve ever thrown up the Scout sign at work to have everyone “quiet down”…

Ø      If today’s lunch at work is yesterday’s camp leftovers…

Ø      If you’ve ever shocked strangers when they ask how many kids you have and you say “Around 20 but it depends on the week”…

Ø      If you still laugh at a campfire skit you’ve witnessed 50 times…

Ø      If the nurses in the Emergency room know you by your first name…

Ø      If you’re single, but drive a mini-van….

Ø      If you can’t cook for less than 16 people…

Ø      If you have a coffee cup hooked to your belt…

      >    If you immediately stick out your left hand to introduce yourself to strangers…

  

And finally….

Ø      If your favourite cologne is “Deep Woods Off”…

Thanks to Bob Prentice – Gilwell Reunion Committee Executive -for putting this together.

Full Version of the 2009 Spring Log n Beads now available

Take a look

http://www.scouts.ca/cec/OGR/downloads/2009%20SpringLog.pdf

Pfft! Everybody thought they’d say no. LOL

Well, another successful Reunion Committee Meeting for ALL Gilwellians.

Let me start by saying,  this year’s Committee is determined to make the upcoming Reunion one of the best yet. Let’s make #58 Rock.

I’ll also let you in on a little secret this years theme is

“The Game of Scouting – Growing up is Optional”

To YG’s. A few matters for us specifically.

• Meet and Greet committee will be working to create a tour for Young and New Gilwellians
• Hazing:  The committee will once again ask contingents to discontinue the use of “hazing” of new Gilwellians and instead, encourage them to celebrate their presence at Reunion.
• The Reunion Committee has plans to increase awareness of the Reunion. More details to follow as I get them.
• There was a motion by David Coutts, seconded by Brian Powell that the Young Gilwellian position be extended to 3 years, with the person coming in to shadow the position, would do so in the last year of that term.  The motion was carried.  A binder for this position will also have to be created.

Ok here it is, the part we’ve been waiting for.

 The YGR suggested a new late night activity for Saturday night.  A “Pizza Parlour” will occupy the Keke once the store has been packed away on Saturday night.  This will be an activity that begins late at night for those that stay up into the a.m. hours of Sunday morning. There was a motion by Jack Welsh, seconded by Bruce Wannamaker that YG’s committee be fronted startup funds for the pizza parlour.  The motion was carried. 

 Woo Hoo!!!

Reunion Committee Meeting – A Success

Of course there were many things discussed this past weekend. Something must come from a 6 hour meeting.  ; )

The highlights:

We’ve got the Committee’s support for a late night Pizza Parlour on the Saturday of Reunion.

A list of suggestions, that were put together by the YG Task Force, was presented to the Committee with overwhelming success.   

The 2009 Gilwell Reunion’s theme will be “Growing Up is Optional.”

Next Reunion Committee meeting is set for February 7, 2009