"Good afternoon,
In case you do not remember me I am [***] with Troop [***]. You helped me complete a merit badge.
I was able to finish all 141 merit badges today, I wanted to thank you for helping me along my scouting and merit badge journey.
I truly appreciate all you have helped me with."

Yes, I was the Merit Badge Counselor for "Mining in Society" and "Nuclear Science"; always happy to help, even remotely.

#Scouting

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rtlnieuws/115762852370976056

A 55-year-old man from Rotterdam has been arrested on suspicion of {sex} crimes at a Rotterdam scouting {group}. The police received information last month that a number of underage children may be victims of this. The scouting volunteer was arrested today.

As a Scouting America volunteer I wonder how other organizations try to protect young members from molestation.

#scouting #safeguardyouth

I cleaned my allotment boots - something I've been forgetting to do for ages - and my mind turned back 60 years to when I was a Cub (Cub Scout, although we weren't called that then) and Bob-a-Job-Week when nieve young boys were launched on unsuspecting householders to perform household tasks for a nominal shilling (5p to you youngsters).

Of course it was often a simple job for a couple of shillings, but sometimes a big job and all you'd get was a single shilling.

I recall frequently polishing shoes but what the other jobs we did I really can't remember.

I'm sure it was a useful thing on a few levels. It supported the Scouting movement by doing useful stuff and raised the profile of scouting, and kept a lot of young boys out of mischief.

I'm equally sure it held potential for disaster on many levels. Young boys randomly knocking on strangers doors, often alone? Young boys scoping out houses for older siblings / parents? Cleaning chemicals?

#scouting #nostalgia

📰 Man (55) verdacht van zedenmisdrijven bij scouting in Rotterdam

https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1rc5

🕛 11:53 | RTL Nieuws
🔸 #Minderjarig #Vrijwilligers #Scouting #Arrestatie #Misdrijf

𝗠𝗮𝗻 (55) 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝘇𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗷𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗷 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺

Een 55-jarige man uit Rotterdam is aangehouden omdat hij wordt verdacht van zedenmisdrijven bij een Rotterdamse scouting. De politie ontving afgelopen maand informatie dat een aantal minderjarige kinderen hier mogelijk slachtoffer van is. De vrijwilliger van de scouting is vandaag aangehouden.

https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5546367/scouting-rotterdam-zedenmisdrijven-man-aangehouden

#Zedenmisdrijven #Scouting #Rotterdam

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