MF>  And very well done, according to the leaders involved.  That good that
 MF>  im already being asked for next year, to make it a regular camp...
 DB> Congratulations!
 
 :-) It went ok.  Just lucky that I also hold my amateur radio license
 :) (And can run an internet connection - JOT*I* went down well this
 year)
 DB> 11 years old WEBELOS.  Boy Scouts run through 11 - 
 DB> 18 years old.  There
 DB> are Explorers  and Varsity for the older boys.
 MF>  You have a very wide gap for Scouts. Wouldnt it be hard to find
 MF>  activities where you can integrate the age levels?
 DB> Sometimes there are problems.  There is usually one patrol for new
 DB> boys.  The  older boys hold leadership positions and teach the younger
 DB> boys.  There are  Explorer and Varsity programs for the older boys to
 If you can find boys mature enough, that suits me fine :)
 DB> expand the interest as the  boys get older.  We do have a problem with
 DB> keeping the boys after they start  dating and drive cars (~16 years
 DB> old). 
 Of course. Similar things happen here - probably the reason that the
 Venturer section in NZ is so much smaller than the scout section.
 YIS - and Merry Xmas!
 
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