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91st Toronto White Tail

Award Program

White Tail Beaver in colour

The White Tail Award Program is based on:

The Beaver Law:
A Beaver has fun, works hard, and helps his family and friends;
The Beaver Promise:
I promise to love God and help take care of the world;
and The Beaver Motto:
Sharing, sharing, sharing.

There are 6 parts of the White Tail Award Program:

As a Beaver meets a requirement for a section, it is initialed by one of the leaders.

Parents please note:

The purpose of this award is for the Beavers to have fun and learn about getting awarded for their accomplishments. The tasks set out in this award program are designed to be at their level of expertise. To complete a task, it does not have to be done perfectly, however the Beaver must have tried to the best of their ability to complete the task.

Coloured Beaver Hats

Having Fun

Beaver in relay race. Having Fun.

Do 4 of the following:

  Bring a game idea to a Beaver meeting, and lead the Beavers in the game
  Lead the Colony in a song.
  Help the leaders plan an activity that the Colony will do at a meeting
  Take part in a Beaver camp or sleep over
  Practice a skit and present it to the Colony.

Section completed: ____________________

Badge awarded: ____________________

TOP

Working Hard

Beaver working hard carrying a box

Do 4 of the following:

  Help a parent with a chore around the house.
  Be responsible for taking care of a pet, taking out the garbage, or another regular responsibility around the house, for a month.
  Help take attendance at 2 meetings
  Help the leaders with a game.
  Learn how to take a phone message, and to call 9-1-1.
  Discuss with a leader ways to help at home and in the neighbourhood.

Section completed: ____________________

Badge awarded: ____________________

TOP

Spirituality

Beaver looking over forest at sun and clouds

Do 3 of the following:

  Attend church / Sunday school with your family.
  Discuss holidays from different faiths, with your leader at a meeting.
  Lead closing prayer at a meeting.
  Lead the promise and law during an opening
  Discuss with a leader what the Beaver promise means to you. “I promise to love God and help take care of the world.”

Section completed: ____________________

Badge awarded: ____________________

TOP

Nature and Outdoors

Two Beavers catching fish in a net.

Do 4 of the following:

  Clean up around the meeting area (example, spring garbage pick-up).
  Go on a nature hike with the Colony.
  Build a bird feeder or birdhouse, or a similar handicraft to help animals/birds.
  Discuss with a leader the importance of recycling and composting.
  Describe to a leader 6 Canadian animals of the forest. Tell a little about each one.
  Participate in tree planting such as ScouTrees.
  Take part in an outdoor activity with the Colony (other than a nature hike).

Section completed: ____________________

Badge awarded: ____________________

TOP

Helping and Sharing

Two Beavers helping collect cans and putting them into a bag

Do 4 of the following:

  Help a blue or brown tail Beaver with a craft.
  Discuss with a leader ways to be respectful of other’s health (example, not sharing a cold, being aware of allergies).
  Help a parent at home. Share with the Colony how you helped out.
  Help set up the Beaver flag and Big Brown Beaver at 2 different meetings.
  Help clean up after a craft or activity, at 2 different meetings.

Section completed: ____________________

Badge awarded: ____________________

TOP

White Tail Award

Proud White Tail Beaver

 

Complete Having Fun

  Complete Working Hard
  Complete Spirituality
  Complete Nature and Outdoors
  Complete Helping and Sharing

Do 5 of the following:

  With a leader discuss who Lord Baden-Powell was, when scouting began, and when Beavers started
  With a parent, read the story “Friends of the Forest”.
  Discuss with a leader how activities in Beavers relate to the story “Friends of the Forest”.
  Discuss with a leader what the white tail means, and why a silver stripe is added (from “Friends of the Forest”).
  Visit a Cub meeting.
  Meet with Akela, to discuss the Cub program.

Award completed: ____________________

TOP

There is also a Word version of this award.

Keep checking the Results page to see how close you are to the Award. Show Rusty your booklet if there is something missing.