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'''The Scout Association of Jamaica''', the national [[Scouting]] organization of | '''The Scout Association of Jamaica''', the national [[Scouting]] organization of Jamaica, was founded in 1910, and became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in 1963. The coeducational Scout Association of Jamaica has 6,396 members as of 2004. | ||
The 1952 First [[Caribbean]] Jamboree was held in Jamaica. | The 1952 First [[Caribbean]] Jamboree was held in Jamaica. | ||
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[[Community service]] is a major part of Jamaican Scouting. There are camps held for disadvantaged youngsters, literacy campaigns, cleanups, tree planting and relief work during natural disasters. | [[Community service]] is a major part of Jamaican Scouting. There are camps held for disadvantaged youngsters, literacy campaigns, cleanups, tree planting and relief work during natural disasters. | ||
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* [[The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica]] | * [[The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica]] | ||
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[[Category:WOSM member organizations|Scout Association of Jamaica]] | [[Category:WOSM member organizations|Scout Association of Jamaica]] | ||
[[Category:Scouting in Jamaica|Scout Association of Jamaica]] | [[Category:Scouting in Jamaica|Scout Association of Jamaica]] | ||
Revision as of 16:25, 9 December 2009
The Scout Association of Jamaica, the national Scouting organization of Jamaica, was founded in 1910, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1963. The coeducational Scout Association of Jamaica has 6,396 members as of 2004.
The 1952 First Caribbean Jamboree was held in Jamaica.
In 1965, Jamaica's Mr. Leslie R. Mordecai was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. Other honorees include Donald A. Fitz-Ritson in 1973.
Community service is a major part of Jamaican Scouting. There are camps held for disadvantaged youngsters, literacy campaigns, cleanups, tree planting and relief work during natural disasters.
See also
| Members of the Interamerican Scout Region |
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Full members: Argentina | Aruba | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Bolivia | Brazil | Canada | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Curacao | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Dutch Caribbean | Ecuador | El Salvador | Grenada | Guatemala | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | United States | Uruguay | Venezuela |