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Page 8The Sacred ElementsAboriginal people have told us for years thatthe earth is our Mother, and that’s notmetaphoric or poetic, they mean it literally.The earth is our Mother because we arecreated out of the four sacred elements:earth, air, fire and water.When every one of us left our mothers bodythe very first thing we needed was a breathof air. And from that point on we need air tillthe last breath we take before we die. Wedon’t even think about it. Every time youinhale you take in 2 to 3 litres of air deepinto the most intimate, warm, moist parts ofour body, the lungs. Immediately carbondioxide rushes out, oxygen and what everelse is in the air rushes in to our body,hemoglobin molecules and red blood cellsgrab on to the oxygen and each beat of ourheart pumps that oxygen to every part ofour body. And when we breathe out wedon’t breath all of the air out of our lungs, ifwe did our lungs would collapse, about halfof the air stays in your lungs even when weexhale.April 2011Now the point I am trying to make is thatyou cannot draw a line and say air endshear and I begin there. There is no line, it’sin us, it’s stuck to us, and it’s circulatingthrough our bodies. You and I are air, thereis no distinction, and if you are air and I amair then I am you! And we are embeddedwith each other, not only all human beings,but all the trees and the birds and wormsand snakes that are all using the same thinlayer of air. We are air.Every one of us is at least 60% water byweight, we are all basically a big blob ofwater with enough thickener added we don’tdribble away on the floor. We are losingwater all the time; it comes out of our skin,our eyes, and our mouth and if we don’treplenish it we will die in about 4 days.When you have a drink of water, do youthink it is Hamilton water? The hydrologiccycle says water cartwheels around theplanet. Any drink you take will have watermolecules that have come from all of theoceans of the world and have evaporatedoff of the canopies of every forest on theplanet. We share the water on this planetThe Scouter’s Dispatchwith all living things. We are water.We are earth because every bit of our foodthat we eat to make up our bodies was oncealive, and the bulk of it was plants grown inthe soil. We are the earth through the plantsthat feed our bodies. We are earth.We are fire because all the energy in ourbodies that we need to move and grow andreproduce all of that is sunlight. Sunlightcaptured by plants through photosynthesisand converted into chemical energy. Wethen eat the plants or eat the animals thateat the plants and capture that energywhich we store in our bodies, and when weneed that energy to move we burn thosemolecules and release the sunlight backinto our bodies. We are fire.As animals we have an absoluterequirement for clean air, clean water, cleansoil and clean energy if we are to surviveand remain healthy. And we forget thatthose are our most fundamental needs, andthat we should value and protect themabove everything else.Adapted from the Legacy lectures given by DavidSuzuki.Submitted by Marty AlbertExperience the new ScoutsCanada Brand CentreKids in Scouts have fun adventuresdiscovering new things and experiences theywouldn't encounter elsewhere. Along theway, they develop into capable, confident andwell-rounded individuals, better prepared forsuccess in the world.Scouts is the start of something great.It starts with Scouts.In a nutshell, this is the promise that ScoutsCanada makes to all of our audiences, andexpressing that promise with impact andconsistency starts with the Scouts Canada BrandCentre – now live and available to you from the homepage atscouts.ca.To help you showcase Scouts as Canada's leading youthorganization, we've built a user-friendly Brand Centre that provides awide variety of professional materials that you can customize tomeet a broad range of council and group communications andmarketing needs.The Brand Centre's architecture features two maincategories: "Brand Awareness," which sets the stage for buildingbrand awareness and expressing our promise of value, and "Toolsand Resources," the physical location of all communications andmarketing materials that have been produced to date.This section will grow over time as we continue to monitor thesuccess of the various materials and gather your input on newcommunications tools that will help Scouts Canada grow andprosper.Posters, ads, flyers, displays and much more are all ready for use!Take a tour here at www.scouts.ca/dnn/brand-e.For more information, or to provide feedback, emailmarcom@scouts.ca and our Marketing and Communications teamwill quickly follow up with you.It starts with Scouts...and the Scouts Canada Brand Centre.PROGRAM IDEA!Museums of BurlingtonBadge & Youth Programswww.museumsofburlington.comIreland House at Oakridge Farm2168 Guelph LineBurlington ON L7P 5A8905-332-9888, 1-800-374-2099CUB SCOUTS• ABORIGINALAWARENESS BADGEExplore traditional Iroquois lifethrough a hands-on exercisewith artifacts. Discovertraditions of the Iroquois people.Cubs make a Voyageur pouchto take home.• CANADIAN HERITAGEBADGECubs tour the museum, learn aCanadian folk lore tale,complete a map of Canada andlearn about a famous Canadian.• ARTIST BADGECubs visit the historic IrelandHouse and view portraits.Activities include making apotato print greeting card, paint/draw a landscape, portrait andstill life.• HANDICRAFT BADGECubs tour Ireland House anddiscuss toys and handicrafts ofJoseph Brant Museum1240 North Shore Blvd. E.Burlington ON L7S 1C5905-634-3556, 1-888-748-5386the 19th century. Cubs work ona toy from recycled materials, adiorama, 3 natural sourcedcrafts and a jumping jackpuppet.BEAVERS SCOUTSMice in the House & A Day inthe Life. A special tour ofIreland House just for the weefolks! Children enjoy baking onthe open hearth whilediscovering life in the 1800s.Children create heritage craftsand participate in parlourgames. Be immersed inPioneer ‘chores’ and heritagefun!SCOUTSCOOKING BADGEWhile Scouts visit Ireland Houseat Oakridge Farm they areimmersed in the surroundings ofthe 1800s. They participate inbaking a historic recipe over theopen hearth.
The Scouter’s Dispatch April 2011 Page 9At our Annual Honoursand Awards Banquet heldMarch 7, 2011, severalyouth were recognized.Chief Scout’s Award RecipientsMark Bissesar - 74th HamiltonMatthew Burr - 74th HamiltonWilliam Carmichael - 26th HamiltonHayden Kowal - 3rd AldershotJennifer Lee - Ancaster ScoutsJordan Morris - 3rd AldershotYichao Pan - 3rd AldershotJennifer Potter - 75th HamiltonJacob Sabourin - 3rd AldershotCody White - 26th HamiltonQueen’s Venturer Award RecipientWilliam Barretto - 3rd AldershotSUMMER CAMPOPPORTUNITYVenture Camp provides children withinteractive projects that allow them toexplore their potential and expand theirknowledge in new areas. Venture consistsof two streams that offer uniqueexperiences: Engineering and Science, andComputers and Technology. Both streamsprovide campers with hands-on activitiesthat introduce them to the many fields withinengineering and science. Venture campersalso have opportunities to learn fromGraduate Students, the Engineering Facultyand Industry through mentor presentationsand lab tours.Session DatesVenture summer camp runs for 8 weeks(July 3 to August 26). Please note thatWeek 5 is a holiday week (marked with a*),which consist of four days of camp. Therewill be a reduced rate for the Holiday Week.Each camp day is from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m.visit our web site http://venture.mcmaster.caLinda CoughlinMcMaster UniversityEngineering Alumni Office905-525-9140 ext 24906JHE-A201D1280 Main Street WestHamilton ON L8S 4L7Take it Outside!What is it?Exciting Day of Environmental Activities for Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and RoversA day full of environmental activities, including:Tree planting; building picnic tables; tour of the fishhatchery; and other surprise environmentalactivities.Where is it?Glen Haffy Conservation Area, 19245 Airport Rd, CaledonHome to a trout pond stocked with rainbow trout, Glen Haffy alsooffers recreational fishers a great way to enjoy a summer afternoon, close to the city. Thispark is also home to a fish hatchery. Each year, thousands of rainbow trout are raised forstocking the ponds here and at Heart Lake Conservation Area. The proceeds generated byangling fees help fund the fish rearing program.When is it?Saturday, April 30, 2011; 9 am - 4 pmSeparate TRCA nursery tour and program May 7, 2011; 10 am - 2 pmHow much does it cost?$10 Youth; $5 Leaders, includes lunch and a crestHow can I find out more?Contact Don Ford at (905)792-2390, or email at donald_ford@rogers.comJOTT 2011JOTT @ Blue Springs Scout Reserve(Chickadee Pavilion @ Blue Heron Camp)Saturday, May 7 th 2011 from 10 AM to 3 PMCost is $10.00 and includes snack & two badgesStructured hikes* lead around Blue Springs to participate in JOTT**This is a JOTT day event but we encourage you to take advantage of Blue Springs and stayfor the weekend. If you do stay for the weekend please register at Blue Springs - as well asregistering with us. Please register online athttp://www.blue-springs-scout-reserve.ca/index.phpFor more information contact: Lynda Koudys at (905) 560-9160 or e-mailLKOUDYS@mountaincable.net* Activities offered for ALL sections, with some that can be applied to the new EnvironmentalAward for Pack and Troop. An Environmental Award Weekend will be offered Sept 23-25 atBlue Springs. *Venturers will be hiking along the old radial railway trail, stopping for lunch,doing plant ID and rail history and possibly be hooking up with the Venturer coordinator'sVenturer Company along the way.ALL SECTIONS CAMPHosted by South Waterloo AreaAll Scouting Groups are invited to attend.Camp Impeesa June 10 -12thJoin us for an incredible weekend ofScouting fun while challenging your skills.Since this is an ALL sections camp, we willbe offering amazing activities for ALLsections. Canoeing, archery, orienteering,pioneering, rafting, woodworking and waterjousting, are just some of the events we willhave available to you. The water activitiesare off site, but we will be providingtransportation to and from all activities!Leaders can just sit back and enjoy the ride.Camp will open on Friday June 10th, at 12noon. On site activities will be open at 2pm,along with the Grandma's Cafe andOasis. Camp opening is scheduled for 7pm.Check out the web site information: http://survivethechallenge2011.webs.com/Shelley Dyet,12th CambridgeRECYCLING!Frank Warran of the 447 cadets MountHope is looking for a Scouting Groupthat needs or are collecting pop cansfor fund raising. They have many to getrid of at the *Wing* which is the oldLee's Restaurant.His number is 905-388-2621A little extra spaceWhen we put the Dispatch together for April we endedup with a little extra space, so we’ve included this joke:Cow’s AdviceA man's car stalled on a country road. When he got outto fix it, a cow came along and stopped beside him."Your trouble is probably in the carburetor," said the cow.Startled, the man jumped back and ran down the roaduntil he met a farmer. He told the farmer his story."Was it a large red cow with a brown spot over the righteye?" asked the farmer."Yes, yes," the man replied."Oh! I wouldn't listen to Bessie," said the farmer. "Shedoesn't know a thing about cars."
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