Barnegat Lighthouse
SWAP
Pieces of red, yellow and white fun foam are cut to shape and glued onto cardboard. The troop name, city, state and country are glued to the back along with a safety pin.
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Many people trace the origin of SWAPs back to the Native American potlatches, where gifts were given in friendship. Today they have the same meaning. Scouts exchange SWAPS at Wider Ops, camporees, jamborees or even just between troops in a council or service unit as a way of getting to meet others. It's a lot of fun to trade and to collect all different types of SWAPS.
What are SWAPS?
SWAPS are small handmade tokens of friendship. Some are as simple as a laminated piece of paper and others are more elaborate. The links below will give you many ideas to start you off.
This is an example of a SWAP that was made by one of our troops that is representative of our area. They send these to other troops along with their visiting mascot.
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Pieces of red, yellow and white fun foam are cut to shape and glued onto cardboard. The troop name, city, state and country are glued to the back along with a safety pin.
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SWAP Etiquette
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