Founder's Day 2010

**Warloque** Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:57 am

Scouts' Founder's Day
22 February 2010

Message from Mr Tan Cheng Kiong
Chief Commissioner
Singapore Scout Association

1. This year marks a very special year in our history. The Singapore Scout Association has reached a significant milestone in becoming a hundred years old. A number of interesting events have been lined up this year to celebrate our grand birthday. I encourage every Scout to take part actively in these events. The Rally and the Jamboree were planned for participation for all Scouts.

2. Traditions and customs have an important place in an organisation with a rich heritage like ours. Many former Scouts enjoy looking back at the glorious good old days when they had a lot of fun. What they had experienced and learned in Scouting moulded them to be the persons they are today. As we mark the occasion of our Founder Baden Powell's birthday, let us remember that he was a great man who introduced a revolutionary approach to developing young boys more than a hundred years ago. Let us hold dear to the critical elements of Scouting that have seen us through the decades and allowed us to remain relevant to the needs of the youths and build upon these fundamentals. At the same time, we will need to innovate and push the boundaries in coming out with a good spread of new and exciting programmes to keep pace with the desires of the present generation of youths.

3. Our vision is to make the Singapore Scout Association a winning organisation of significance, attracting more young people to make a positive and sustained impact on society. To do this, we are embarking on strategies to improve our adult leader training, build new partnerships, providing more resources to the Scout Units and individual Scouts as well as to identify key signature projects in order to enhance our capacity to better contribute to the community.

4. I invite every Scout to join us as we continue in this journey of adventure.

5. Happy Founder's Day.

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