SUPPORTING
SCOUTING

Each year, Scouts Canada’s supporters and community
partners help us further our Mission of helping to develop
well-rounded youth, better prepared for success in the
world. Support of Scouts Canada fundraising campaigns
and initiatives combined with our dedicated volunteers
and staff give youth across Canada the opportunity to
grow, learn and discover, experiencing incredible
adventures they can only find in Scouting.

FUELLING GREAT ADVENTURES

2020-2021 saw Scouts Canada provide Groups with more
opportunities to fund their adventures.

Scout Seeds

Scouts Seeds

This was the second year for the Scouts Seeds fundraiser and it was a huge success! This summer gardens across the country sprouted everything from carrots and beans to cilantro and dill, all in support of great Scouting adventures.

  • Campaign Dates: February 1 to March 31, 2021
  • 327 Groups/Sections participated
  • Over $200,000 in gross revenue
  • Over $70,000 went directly to participating groups
  • The No One Left Behind fund received $30,000!
A tin coffee mug printed with the saying

Scout Coffee

Launched in the fall of 2020 as a pilot fundraising campaign, Scout Coffee proved it had the beans! Run entirely online, the campaign proved so popular that it is now back as an on-going campaign, helping to fund great adventures one mug at a time.

  • Campaign Dates: Oct 15-Nov 22, 2020
  • 590 Scouting Sections and Groups registered
  • 22,000 packages of coffee sold
  • 25,000 lbs of coffee!
  • Almost $550,000 Gross Revenue
  • Over $140,000 returned directly to groups
  • $50,000 for Scouts Canada No One Left Behind program
A bag of Scout Popcorn

Scout Popcorn

Traditionally run each fall, this was the first year that the Scouts Popcorn campaign was run in the spring. With a new Canadian supplier on board and loads of great popcorn to choose from, the spring Scout Popcorn fundraising event proved to be a winning combination.

  • Spring Scout Popcorn campaign dates: April 15 to June 15, 2021
  • 400 Groups from across Canada participated
  • Groups sold over $450,000 in product
  • Group profits totaled almost $100,000
  • The No One Left Behind program also received over $60,000

No One Left Behind

Every young person deserves to experience the world of fun, friendship and self-development Scouting offers. While Scouting is generally affordable to most families, there are many families across the country that face economic barriers, hindering youth from participating in Scouting adventures. The No One Left Behind (NOLB) program serves to subsidize membership fees and related cost so youth get to enjoy Scouting and all the fun it has to offer.

  • In 2020/21 NOLB Donations exceeded over $470,000
  • Over 2,500 youth were directly supported by the NOLB program.

SUPPORTING SCOUTING

The 32nd Richmond Scouts

32nd Richmond Scouts

Over the summer, the 32nd Richmond Scouts organized their own community project. They collected board games and bookmarks for KidSafe Project. We love supporting others in our community!

The Venturer Scouts with 1st Hastings organized a bottle drive to help fund their white-water rafting trip.

1st Hastings Venturer Scouts

The Venturer Scouts with 1st Hastings organized a bottle drive to help fund their white-water rafting trip. Door knockers were dispersed throughout the town of Hastings and then the Company of Venturer Scouts went around town and collected the donations. Being resourceful and creative is what funds great adventures.

SAFE SCOUTING

A boy scout wearing a safety helmet climbing to the top of a climbing wall.

SCOUTS CANADA'S SAFE
SCOUTING TEAM

Every year the Safe Scouting team supports Scouters, youth & staff in providing a safe environment for great adventures. The Safe Scouting team provides support to the membership and organization to ensure all are safe from harm. This includes managing health and safety incidents (such as injuries and injury incident reviews), responding to youth protection and welfare concerns, operating our 1-800-339-6643 emergency line (24h) for major incidents and providing support resources such as webinars or lessons learned to our membership.

  • 2020-2021 saw the team pivot to a virtual environment to deliver training to thousands of Scouters across the country through webinars & online ScoutCons.
  • As a leader in youth protection and safety, Scouts Canada was honoured to participate in the World Organization of Scouting Movement Inter-America 'Safe From Harm' conference where members of the Safe Scouting team shared best practices with International Scouting Organizations.The Scouts Canada Safe Scouting team was also featured at the World Organization of the Scouting Annual Conference highlighting key safety initiatives from a youth perspective. Scouts Canada was pleased to share our journey to a culture of safety so young people have a safe environment to grow.
  • As part of our safety culture, we continuously look to improve our policies & practices. 2020-2021 saw the team do a review of incident reports to learn from our past incidents and gain a better understanding on how to best support our volunteers.

SCOUTING RETAIL

2020-2021 saw retail operations pivot to support members modern, innovative and streamlined ways.

  • A new and improved ScoutShop.ca website met shoppers with a user-friendly experience, easy navigation & age-segmented products.
  • A pop-up shop was help at Camp McLean in February 2021 to provide access to program materials and liquidated gear to our BC members.
  • In the July and August of 2021, we supplied product to be sold at tuck shops at 3 Ontario Camps: Opemikon, Samac, and Woodland Trails.
  • In December 2020 Scouts Canada moved to using only recycled materials for all its shipping packaging. All the shipping packaging is also fully recyclable too.
A new and improved ScoutShop.ca website

RECOGNIZING GENEROSITY

Thank you to our generous supporters who allowed us to move
forward on our Mission of helping to develop youth, better prepared
for success in the world.

Highlighted Supporters
Hydro One Networks.
    
Hydro One and Scouts Canada’s partnership developed from our shared cultures of safety to ensure our communities are vibrant places to live and work. Under the banner of “Building Safer Communities”, Scouts Canada and Hydro One’s partnership continues to create safer spaces to live and play within Ontario and throughout Scouting communities. Hydro One helped support the creation of key resources created allowed Scouts Canada to be agile in program delivery and to weather the pandemic. Hydro One also donated to our No One Left Behind fund and helped support ScoutCons, a new Scout Week Event, in-section support ensuring our Groups have the help they need as well as the creation of new and update volunteer recruitment materials (essential to a volunteer-driven organization).