“Bohemian Rhapsody – Scouting Style”

A Scoutmaster’s Blog has a great post featuring Bohemian Rhapsody – Scouting Style. I could really see this happening at one of our camps. Classic!

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First Aid – no more ‘kiss of life’?

Experts call to end first aid’s ‘kiss of life’
In a controversial move, the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine has recommended that mouth-to-mouth ventilation be abolished from national cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines and replaced with chest compressions only, saying the move would save more people.The recommendation comes after two prestigious overseas studies found patients were [...]

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Cuboree 2008 – Pack 405 – Notes 7

We are almost there
ONLY 1 sleeps until Cuboree 2008 “World of Wonders” starts!
1. The tents are up, the wall is hung

Gateway frame – Welcome to the reef (2008-03-29)
A BIG thanks to everyone who helped setup the site yesterday, things went together pretty well and the Cubs should be impressed as they walk into camp [...]

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Cuboree 2008 – Pack 405 – Notes 6

1. Cuboree 2008 Theme Song
Seems to be a fair bit of interest in this question. I guess people may need the lyrics to practice? Oh well, it looks like We’re All In This Together …
2. European Wasps!
I have just been told by our Scout Leaders that did Straddy at Gilwell that they had a [...]

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Cuboree 2008 – Pack 405 – Notes 5

Crush: Dude? Dude? Focus dude… Dude?
[Marlin wakes up]
Crush: Oh, he lives. Hey, dude!
Marlin: Oh… What happened?
Crush: Saw the whole thing, dude. First you were all like “whoa”, and we were like “whoa”, and you were like “whoa…”
Marlin: What are you talking about?
Crush: You, Mini-Man, takin’ on the jellies. You’ve got serious thrill issues, dude. Awesome.
ONLY [...]

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Cuboree 2008 – Pack 405 – Notes 4

AAAARRGH! ONLY 13 sleeps until Cuboree 2008 “World of Wonders” starts!
Dory: Hey there, Mr. Grumpy Gills. When life gets you down do you wanna know what you’ve gotta do?
Marlin: No I don’t wanna know.
Dory: [singing] Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.
Marlin: Dory, [...]

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ICE – In Case of Emergency

BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD 1. Health – First Aid
# Explain how to use a mobile phone and a public phone and discuss the steps you would take to make an emergency call.

ICE – In Case of Emergency
Nearly all of us carry a mobile phone with names & numbers stored in its memory but [...]

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Cuboree 2008 – Pack 405 – Notes 3+

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Cuboree 2008 – Pack 405 – Notes 3

1. ) Pack 405 Logo
Attempting a Pack logo after seeing the cool logo for Pack 904 – Lab Rats
Where do we use them?:
* Small versions with name & address on back for luggage labels
* Header for who’s in this tent signs
* T-shirt/dilly bag screen print
* Top of Gateway
* Tattooed onto your arm

B&W Template:

2.) Bus Details [...]

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New Chums: The Cub Promise

Scouting Resources: New Chums
THE CUB PROMISE
There are two versions of the Cub Scout Promise. Individuals (with the assistance of parents) may choose to use either of the following Promises
Version 1:

On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to my God, and
To the Queen of Australia
To help other people, and
To [...]

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