Medal of the Maple | |||
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Country | Canada | ||
Created | 2007 | ||
Founder | Scouts Canada | ||
Awarded for | Youth who have significantly contributed to the Movement and the spirit of Scouting. | ||
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The Medal of the Maple is a service award presented to youth members of Scouts Canada to honour those youth who have significantly contributed to the Movement and the spirit of Scouting through community service, extraordinary Scouting participation and a solid system of personal values. Currently it is the only service award presented solely to youth.
The Medal of the Maple was created in 2007 by the National Youth Network to celebrate the centennial of scouting in Canada. It is awarded annually to any number of youth that are accepted. Presentations are made by individual councils.
The award consists of 3 parts:
In order to receive the medal, individuals are nominated by fellow members of Scouting. Nominators can be both youth and adult.[1]
As specified on the Scouts Canada website nominees must: