6th Chilliwack Scouts holding inaugural carnival Saturday at Watson Glen Park in Chilliwack

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Toward that end, the family-friendly, affordable inaugural event from the 6th Chilliwack Scouts gets underway at 10 a.m. behind Sardis Sports Complex with free outdoor adventure activities featuring a mini obstacle course, Scoutcraft, grass skis, and Beaver Buggies race. Emergency vehicles will be on display during the four-hour event.

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The affordable entertainment options, many of which are custom-built, feature a campfire extinguisher, duck pond, wolf den, and beaver dam, just to name a few. Families can take a ride on the fan-favourite Rotary train around the park. Punch cards will be sold in $5 and $10 increments; prizes are allocated to families when the $10 punch card is returned to the ticket booth.

Raffle tickets priced at $5 each give you a chance to win a WestJet auction item, a 3-night stay at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, a day trip for up to 24 people on the Moose Travel Network, and many more auction items.

All proceeds raised support the 6th Chilliwack Scouts and the No One Left Behind program, which helps financially disadvantaged kids participate in Scouts.

Local interest in Scouting remains strong despite a lack of parent volunteers at times. Across Chilliwack, there are two Scout groups: 1st Fairfield Island covering Fairfield Island and the 6th Chilliwack group covering the rest of town, with 83 total youth registered across five sections. Prior to COVID-19, there were 120 Scouts registered across five sections, yet four of their five Scout sections are currently waitlisted.

“The problem we’re having currently is less about recruiting youth and more about having enough adult volunteers to run the program,” Brent said. “With another 10 or so volunteers, we could probably get our youth numbers back up to pre-pandemic levels.”

The added benefit of Scouting equips them with skills that will accompany them for life, Gina Hunter pointed out.

“Rather than doing drills and just playing the same game over and over again, our Scouts may go canoeing one week, on a hike the next, try their hand at geocaching, explore the transit system, or just have fun playing tag,” Gina said. “Scouts get to go on camping adventures and have sleepovers in extraordinary places like the Vancouver Aquarium and Science World.”

Visit www.scoutscarnival.com for more information.