14. Your Community
(Growing Awareness of Local Community)  Three of items 8 to 14 are required

Home

• Show you know how to keep your clothes, toys and equipment tidy.
  
• Talk to your Leaders about how you do this.

Local Community

• Show you know where the main features are in your local area, such as :-
  

1. the nearest bus stop to home and the Scout Hall
   
2. the safest route to the shops from home

Local Organisations

• Does your community have a local newspaper or Community Newsletter? If so, what is it called
  

Home

• Demonstrate that you know how to do cleaning around the home such as vacuuming, sweeping, washing up and cleaning the bathroom.
  
• Do some minor repairs to clothes and around the house.
  

Local Community

• Find out how your town or suburb name originated
  
• Where is the nearest

1. Police Station ?
   
2. Ambulance Station ?
3. Hospital ?

Local Organisations

• Name three essential service organisations that provide for your community and explain what they do.
  

Home

• Show you know how to wash and iron your clothes.
  

Local Community

• Take part in a visit to a local place of interest and find out how it serves the community.
  

or

• Meet or visit someone who lives or works in your area and find out what he or she does to help the community.
  

Local Organisations

• Find out about two charitable organisations in your community and what they do to help other people