Mabel’s Labels Fundraiser

Get rid of the dreaded lost and found pile! 

Mabel’s Labels are personalized, peel & stick, super-durable labels that safely go in the laundry, dishwasher and microwave.  They’re loved by parents and kids alike as they are perfect for all your kids’ stuff!  From shoes & clothes to water bottles, lunch boxes, backpacks, camping gear and more!

There are no order forms to keep track of!  Buyers simply go to the Mabel’s Labels webpage and search for our group so we get credit.  Our group gets 20% of all sales, and you get 90% of the group share directly for your trip to World Jamboree or Europe in 2019!

First step?  Share this link =>
https://mabelslabels.com/c/?type=fundraiser&b=8086&cur_website=base

That will direct supporters to the Mabel’s Labels website and flag our Scouting Group to receive the proceeds.  In order to get credited for the sale your supporters must email you (or print) their receipt so you can forward your receipts to Scouter Claudette (coake@hotmail.com) or bring them to Scouter Claudette at Cubs on Wednesday nights from 7:15-8:30pm.  Any unclaimed sales will be deposited in the General Fund for the trips.

This is an ongoing fundraiser with no end date, so get started!


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Say HI to Buddy Wasisname!

Based on our 2015 experience at the Haarlem Jamborette we are all expecting a mascot of some kind to come down the pipes.  Last time we had our egg (affectionately named “Eggbert” by our Scouts) that we took with us to all of our pre-camp adventures.  Our egg grew into an avatar, and that avatar nearly took first place at camp (short only 100 DQS or so from first place… and our Scouts may or may not have been carrying more than 200 DQs on them when we left camp early…. oops!)… ANYWAY, in the interim before we get our official mascot we have invested Buddy Wasisname the Moose into the 4th Grand Falls Scout Group!  Buddy is going to be traveling with us on all our misadventures leading up to camp.

When we do get our official mascot from our RED subcamp team we are going to send Buddy to go hang out with some other Canadian troops who are preparing to attend the 2019 Jamborette, and then eventually we’ll have him shipped to go hang out with our subcamp team in the Nethlerlands to await our arrival.  Hopefully Buddy can set up a tent because it would be REALLY handy to have those up before we arrive! (keep in mind that in 2015 we brought with us the worst summer storm the Netherlands had experienced in a century!).

So welcome Buddy Wasisname the Moose! Hope you enjoy your time with us 😀


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Recycling Blizzard… I mean Blitz…

“So how badly do you want to go to Europe?”  – I can tell you the youth we had out this weekend recycling REALLY want to go to Europe/WJ’19!!  At times the weather was only mind numbingly freezing cold while the rest of the time it was a blizzard!  Some of the most extreme weather we have ever seen on a blitz and also some of the best numbers!  Like I said, we have some kids who REALLY want to go! There were times over the weekend watching the kids literally lean in to the wind to push through then losing sight of them in the snow – I thought we would call it quits early, but then the youth would come back to the van laughing and chatting about what they are most looking forward to in Europe and it quickly made it all worth it!  Our Scouts understand that the only way to succeed is through hard work and they are NOT affraid of hard work!

From our recycling king Scouter Mark: “Great job this weekend all, we canvased many areas that haven’t had visits in a while and it showed. In addition to the 369.5 dozen of bottles already cashed in and donations, and a full trailer of recyclables we also have 11 extra tote sacs full. It won’t be a record breaker, but it’s a great story for those travelling in 2019 and a great kick off for the 2018 recycling campaign. We will be out again in about three months, likely the first weekend in April. I will post to the calendar when the trailer is confirmed…”

Great job everyone!


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New Adventure, New Blog!

Well we had the very best of intentions with our Expedition Europe 2015 blog, but to be honest we simply had too much fun in Europe to keep up with the posting!  Really a shame though as it would be super great to be able to look back on our posts now considering how AMAZING a trip it was!

We learned a few things since then, and one is to make sure we schedule in the time for pictures, videos and trip reports 🙂  Scouter Shanlee did an AMAZING job documenting our Expedition Ontario 2015 trip through Facebook, and we want to build on her success as we look ahead to our 2019 return to Europe and of course the World Jamboree!

So consider this the transition post saying goodbye to our very much incomplete 2015 blog, and opening up a brand new adventure to look forward to!

#bringontheadventure


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