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The
Chief Scout's Award
The 15th Burlington
and East Burlington Troops are proud of these youth who, over the years, have achieved the Scout program's
highest honour. The list was
compiled
from the records of the Burlington
Area.
The obligation of every Scouting program is to offer every participant in the Troop the chance to achieve the Chief Scout's Award. However, participation in the Troop does not guarantee the automatic presentation of this level's highest achievement. A recipient of the Chief Scout's Award has demonstrated the personal desire to reach a little farther, to work a little harder and to put even more back into the community. A holder of the Chief Scout's Award has earned the highest achievement level of the Scouting program, the Pathfinder Award. In addition, there are several more tasks to be accomplished before this final step is acknowledged. By the time a Scout is ready to qualify for the Chief Scout's Award, they have performed over 30 hours of service in the community, many of it self-directed. They have met with a local service agency and together have discussed and made plans for future improvements in the community. Additional work on the World Conservation Badge exposes a Chief Scout Candidate to the many environmental issues of today, and they have taken an active role in promoting those issues with the public. Chief Scout candidates amass more than 100 kilometers in hiking camps and they spend time as trainers helping their fellow Scouts work on their own badge levels. Having done all of that, the recipient of a Chief Scout's Award must submit their work for judgment by their fellow Scouts, their Troop Scouter, and their Patrol Counsellors. Canadian Chief Scout's Award recipients have gone on to travel in space, and become political leaders. Some have been recognized worldwide as authors and scientists. -adapted from information from the 1991 Scout Leader's Handbook, and from London District Council
Current Requirements for Chief Scout's Award
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