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Scout Patches Are A Cherished Part Of The Scouting Experience
Scout patches, for many adults, conjure fond memories of their own time in Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts when they were children. That's part of what fuels the popularity of the hobby of collecting Scout patches today.
Collecting Scout patches, for those who once were Scouts themselves, can be a happy way to recall the joy of having earned their first Scout patches or merit badges in younger days. It's an easy way to recapture happy memories of childhood.
Others collect Scout patches just as part of a general collecting hobby, or because they find the artwork of the custom embroidered patches attractive. And for some collectors, it's all about the business of collecting.
Make no mistake, collecting Scout patches is a big business. One source estimates the value of Scout patches changing hands each year as a multi-million dollar business. Rare patches such as those issued by the Boy Scouts of America honor society Order of the Arrow, can sell for as much as $30,000.
But for the majority, Scout patches are more likely to remain part of a fun collecting hobby, not a way to make money. Collectors of Scout patches even gather at "trade-o-rees" to trade patches with each other.
Both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts use Scout patches or merit badges as symbols of achievement. They are a sign that the wearer has completed a series of tasks to reach a worthy goal. From youngest Brownies or Cub Scouts to adults, Scout patches can be worn with pride as signifiers of accomplishment.
Scouting focuses on the ideals of citizenship training, character development and personal fitness. The patches showcase significant achievements in any or all of these areas.
Boy Scout patches have been an integral part of the Boy Scouts of America since the organization's beginning. Scouts can earn merit badges in more than 100 categories, including areas such as theater, fly fishing, woodworking and many others. Adult leaders also can earn Scout patches for completing their own training requirements.
Scout patches are earned by Scouts pursuing areas that interest them at their own rate. When they complete the requirements for a particular category, they receive the merit badge for that category. Girl Scout patches, badges and insignia can be earned in the same way. They also are awarded for completing specific activities and programs.
Suppliers of Scout patches use state of the art custom embroidery equipment to create top quality patches. Computer-controlled precision embroidery machines create Scout patches in a uniform, well-made fashion that allows every detail to be seen clearly.
Patch providers today can produce many custom designs in addition to traditional Scout patches. They can use the same technology to produce custom patches for police officers, emergency medical personnel, firefighters and military units, for example. Scout patches are the same quality as the patches public service officials wear every day on their jobs.
Just as Scouting continues, so do Scout patches. Wherever Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts go, they're sure to take merit badges with them, no matter where the future takes them. Decades from now, Scout patches will still be a proud symbol of achievement and character.
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What is the difference between Girl Scout patches and badges?
Which one goes on the girl scout sash? Then, what do you do with the other?
"Badges" is the generic term often used for all earned age-level insignia, though officially, only Girl Scout Juniors earn Badges (Daisies earn Petals, Brownies earn Try-Its, and Cadettes/Seniors/Ambassadors earn Interest Project Awards). They generally have a set number of requirements to earn them, and if you look over the GS materials, you'll find they follow similar patterns - trying an activity, learning about careers in it, learning about technology used for it, teaching others about it, etc. Some GS Councils develop "Council's Own" age-level insignia for something unique to their region - like a lighthouse one from one of the NJ Councils (or if there's just an area they feel is missing from the national program - like a scrapbooking one).
Patches can be received for fun events ("Pizza night" "Troop camp) or are earned through certain programs (my daughter has one for visiting Colonial Williamsburg, for example, which required she do certain activities and answer questions to earn). So, it can be a little confusing since some are earned - but the big difference is they're not developed by GSUSA (the national organization) or by a local Council as a Council's Own Age-Level Insignia item.
Patches are only worn on the back of the uniform, or they can be put on a camp blanket, jacket, wall hanging, whatever the girl chooses.
Earned age-level insignia have specific places they go on a GS Uniform. To see more, this page will show you where anything goes for all the age levels:
http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/insignia/where_to_place/
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