FAMILY FUN: Youth learn about nature, leadership through Scouting and Guiding

Did you know 17 of the 23 Apollo astronauts who went to the moon were Scouts?

According to the Girl Guides of Canada website, Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut as also a former Girl Guide – and she juggled Girl Guide cookies in space.

It’s not hard to see that Scouting and Guiding can literally take you out of this world!

“Many of our leaders, movers and shakers in the world had their leadership development and confidence started in Scouts,” says Howard Eaton, Nova Scotia Council commissioner for Scouts Canada.

Eaton says the mission of Scouting is to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.