Eagle94-A1 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 So August 1st is World Scarf day, any one with any past or present connection to Scouting is asked to wear their neckerchief to promote Scouting. I am assuming August 1st was chosen to commemorate BP's Brownsea Island experiment August 1-8, 1907. Anyway for nosalgia, I posted the patch on my troop growing up necker on FB. WOW the memories and renewing of old friendships all because of posting it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_in_CA Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 So August 1st is World Scarf day, any one with any past or present connection to Scouting is asked to wear their neckerchief to promote Scouting. I am assuming August 1st was chosen to commemorate BP's Brownsea Island experiment August 1-8, 1907. Anyway for nosalgia, I posted the patch on my troop growing up necker on FB. WOW the memories and renewing of old friendships all because of posting it.. One of the things I love about this forum. I learn so much. I never heard of World Scout Scarf Day until I read this post! To bad I didn't see it until I was home for the evening I could have worn my scout necker to the outdoor concert I went too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambridgeskip Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Bit of history...... It has it's roots in the 2007 World Jamboree when following the sunrise ceremony on 1 August (and yes, picked to mark the Brownsea Island camp) scouts were asked to hold their necker/scarf above their heads. The 2011 jamboree in Sweden took the idea on and the idea of everyone round the world wearing theirs sprang from there. As a bit of nostalgia one of my favourite scout photos attached, taken at the closing ceremony of the European Jamboree (Eurojam) in 2005. What 15000 scouts from 68 countries looks like! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwazse Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 So, is it every year? Or just on World Jambo years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambridgeskip Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 It's every year I think. Don't forget this is something that has just gathered it's own momentum, it's not something organised by WOSM or anything like that. It's just something folks have started doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouter99 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 It's every year, I see foreign Scouting associations post about it on FB, but I don't recall seeing BSA outlets post about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hueymungus Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 (edited) It started on Twitter several years ago and migrated to Linkedin and now it's on Facebook for a few years. They are also on Instagram. It is every year. I have been taking part for many years. It is a lot of fun. I actually conversed for a few years with the person who was coordinating it on Social Media for awhile. Nice guy. https://scouteradam.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/worldscarfday-is-august-1st-2/is a blog post I wrote years ago. https://www.facebook.com/Scout.Scarf.Day As to why the BSA does not advertise it....Have not a clue. I know that the Montana Council has a Event listed on their FB page. Edited August 2, 2015 by Hueymungus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle94-A1 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Probably because since 1972, neckers have been optional for Boy Scouts, and national Supply is getting out of the necker business as soon as their stock is out. ( don't get me started on that as my son's troop is in the process of voting on their 3rd neckerchief in about 6 years b/c they used national's designs). I admit I wore it to the pool for the pack's aquatics event, but forgot to put it back on for some orienteering work after coming home from the pool. And great SCOTT, I have old freinds coming out of the woodwork on facebook becasue of the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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