Hi There,

Wow, it has been a VERY busy week for us here. The wheels are being set in motion for a great year ahead, so rest assured you have much to look forward to.

Enjoy our promos this week!

Emmah@crnewsletter.com

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I was born in 1857 in England. My father was a professor of geometry at Oxford University and my mother was a strong woman 28 years his junior. During my childhood I played the violin and piano and I was an ambidextrous artist that enjoyed acting and outdoor activities more than studying.

I served in the British Army in India and Africa and from my experiences I took ideas to write a small manual; entitled Aids to Scouting, a summary of lectures I had given on the subject of military scouting, to help train recruits. Using this and other methods I was able to train them

to think independently, use their initiative, and survive in the wilderness.

I lived 83 years dedicated to the army forces, writing and leading leaders. In August 1907 I held a camp on Brownsea Island for twenty-two boys of mixed social background to test out the applicability of my ideas. After this, a new movement inadvertently started. 

Under my command the Movement grew when by 1932 over 1 million people from 39 countries had joined, today there are more than 28 million members, youth and adults, boys and girls, in 155 countries.

My life mottos were to “be prepared” and “leave the world a little better than you found it”.  I was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on numerous occasions, including 10 separate nominations in 1928.

I retired in 1939 and then lived my last years in Kenya where I died in 1941. My gravestone bears a circle with a dot in the centre, which is the trail sign for "Going home", or "I have gone home".

Enjoy this week's trivia and email your answer to me at
Emmah@crnewsletter.com by Wednesday 23rd January 2008.