PATCH

Description: ROUND PATCH. BACKGROUND COLOUR IS WHITE. PRINTED ON PATCH ARE TWO BROWN BEAVERS WITH BLUE SCARVES AROUND THEIR NECKS. THEY ARE HOLDING A SIGN THAT READS "LETHBRIDGE DISTRICT BEAVEREE". BELOW BEAVERS READS "1996" "COMMUNITY HELPERS". AROUND PERIMETER OF PATCH ARE VARIOUS BLACK SYMBOLS INCLUDING: A LIGHTBULB, A BASEBALL BAT?, A TELEPHONE, A RECYCLING SYMBOL, A BALL, A CROSS, AN ELK'S HEAD, AND A WHEELCHAIR. EDGES OF PATCH ARE FINISHED IN DARK BLUE THREAD. REVERSE OF PATCH HAS INTERFACING ON IT.

History: SCOUTING HAS CHANGED ITS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND THE LETHBRIDGE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABSORBED INTO A WIDER GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. ON MAY 25TH 2000, OFFICE OFFICIALLY CLOSED BUT BOY SCOUTS STILL REMAIN IN OFFICE. DUE TO FEAR OF ITEMS LOSS THEY WERE GIVEN TO THE MUSEUM. SCOUTING IN LETHBRIDGE BEGAN IN 1914. SEE P20000041001-5-GA FOR MORE HISTORY ON SCOUTING IN LETHBRIDGE.; *UPDATE* IN 2021, TWO COLLECTIONS ASSISTANTS, RYLEY GELINAS AND O. E., CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE ROLLED TEXTILE COLLECTION, INCLUDING OTHER ARTIFACTS WITHIN THIS COLLECTION. ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH RON SHIELDS TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF OBJECTS RELATED THIS COLLECTION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ARTIFACT WAS PROVIDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE.