8th Airdrie (Chapelhall) 85th Lanarkshire

The 8^th Airdrie (Chapelhall) Group Scout Leader Award will be over and above the Beaver Scout and Cub Scout Achievement Awards. These will be awarded at the discretion of the Beaver Scout and Cub Scout leaders.

Nominations for the Group Scout Leader Award can be made by a Section Leaders on behalf of a Beaver, Cub, Scout, or a Young Leader working within the Group, who has contributed most to their Section and who has provided a good example to others. Assistant Leaders can nominate a young person and have that nomination endorsed by the Section Leader.

The Award will be in the form of a shield which the young person can keep for two months after the Award is made. The young person will also receive a miniature shield that they can keep. Each shield will be engraved with the name of the young person and the year that the Award was made. In addition the young person will receive a voucher for goods at the Glasgow Scout Shop.

All Awards will be presented at the Group’s Annual General Meeting in September.  

Examples of why young people can be nominated for the Award include:

·                 Always helping younger members of their Colony, Pack, or Troop

·                 Being full of ideas and suggestions for their Section

·                 Making excellent progress in Scouting and their badge work

·                 Displaying leadership as a Young Leader with a younger Section

·                 Overcoming personal challenges

·                 Enthusiasm and good attendance at scouting events

·                 Ongoing commitment and contribution to scouting as a Beaver, Cub, Scout, Young Leader  

Leaders making nominations should always provide a brief account of how the nominee has met the criteria. Nominations should be made on the form and submitted to the GSL no later than 6^th August 2010 .