Awards, Training, Positions - Scoutopaedia© by Tom Vella-Zarb


Training I received during my Scouting Career


I was born on June 1, 1931,
that makes me


Positions that I have held during my Scouting Career




Here is a more detailed summary:

Service Record

1944 - October 9 - Joined as Scout, Lyceum Group, Malta
1949 - March 4 - Warranted as Assistant Scoutmaster (Seniors), Lyceum Group, Malta
1951 - November 20 - Warranted as Scoutmaster, Lyceum Group
On various occasions acted as Scoutmaster of the 1st Valetta Group, and the 1st Senglea Group,
and as Rover Scout Leader of the Lyceum Rover Crew
1954 - March 21 - Invested as a Rover Scout in Marsascala
1956 - November 21 - Acting Cubmaster, Royal Naval Dockyard Pack
1957 - May 18 - Emigrated to Canada
September - Restarted Cub Pack at 12th (Holy Angels) Group. St Thomas, Ontario
Cubmaster 12th Holy Angels Pack, St Thomas, Ontario
Pack became too large and was split in two.
Cubmaster 12th Holy Angels Pack "A", St Thomas, Ontario
1958 - May 5 - Warranted as a Scouter
1962 - October - Acting Assistant Cubmaster, 195th Toronto (Our Lady of Lourdes) Cub Pack
1963 - January - Assistant Scoutmaster, 17th Toronto Troop
Group Committee Seretary, 17th Toronto Group
May - Cubmaster, 7th (St Alphonsus) Cub Pack, Windsor
Scoutmaster, 7th (St Alphonsus) Troop, Windsor
1964 - March - Assistant Scoutmaster 5th Walallaceburg (Our Lady of Help) Troop
1965 - Scoutmaster, 5th Wallacehurg Troop
District Scoutmaster, Wallacehurg District
1966 - Assistant Cubmaster, 3rd Wallaceburg "B" Pack
Venturer Co-Advisor, 3rd Wallaceburg Company
1967 - District Rover Leader and District Venturer Co-Ordinator, Wallaceburg District
1968 - September, Assistant Rover Leader, 19th/3rd Chatham Rover Crew
1972 - Venturer Advisor Bothwell Company
1974 - Rover Leader, Thamesville Crew

Training Record

1945 - May 12 - Patrol Leaders' Course
1947 - April 7 - Received my First Class
1947 - April 7 - King's Scout
1948 - December 30 - Preliminary Training Course for Pack Scouters
1950 - May 1 - Part I, Wood Badge, Troop (Malta M/36)
May 14 - Part II, Wood Badge, Troop (qualified but underage)
1958 - May 13 - Preliminary Training Course for Pack Scouters (Ontario, 2618)
1959 - May 5 - Part I, Wood Badge, Pack (Ontario, 495)
1961 - February 2 - Troop B Pasic "A" (Ontario 10/61)
June 23 - Pack Scouters, Outdoor Activities (348/61)
November 21 - Pack Scouters Basic (1950/61)
1962 - May 13 - Part II, Wood Badge, Pack
1963 - April 22 - Troop Basic "B"
June 2 - Part II, Wood Badge, Troop
November 15 - Parchment, Wood Badge, Pack
Novemher 27 - Part I, Wood Badge, Crew
1964 - June 16 - Part I, Wood Badge, Troop
June 19 - Parchment, Wood Badge, Troop
1966 - October 2 - Part II, Wood Badge, Crew
November 4 - Parchment, Wood Badge, Crew
1967 - March 11 - Extension Course on Venturing
March - Venturer Advisors Basic
1970 - July - Parchment, Wood Badge, Venturers
1975 - July - Methods and Assessing Needs
1979 - June 11 - Parchment, Wood Badge, Service Team

Help on Training Courses

Assisted in a Patrol Leaders' Training Course in Malta
Helped as instructor or advisor on various Basic Troop and Pack Courses - Wallaceburg and Chatham Districts.
Helped on a Venturer Advisors Wood Badge course at Camp Cataraqui and Camp Attawandaron.

Other Training

The late W. Skelton was coaching me to be a "reader" for Wood Badge Part I, just before the phasing out of that training procedure.
Former Instructor and Examiner in First Aid, Certificates issued by St John Ambulance

Awards

25 year Long Service
In June 1997, The Scout Association of Malta gave me a 50th Bronze Cross Anniversary Medal

May 2008, awarded the Chief Commissioner's Personal Award and made a Scouter Emeritus [Scout Association of Malta]; Newspaper clippings

May 2008 - awarded the Centenary Medal from Scouts Association of Malta

Other Appointments

Scouters' Club, Elgin District - Press Secretary
Scouters' Club Wallaceburg - Co-Chairman
Kent District - Chairman Trees for Canada, 1975
Great Lakes Region - Represented the Region at Co-Ed Mini Conference held at Blue Springs, December 1970


My Wood Badge Parchments
My Scouting in Canada
My Scouting in Malta
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