Scout Day is for the environment and the elderly

Scout Association of Japan celebrates Scout Day by involving young people in various activities fostering love for the elderly and the environment.

This year, a total of 33,855 Scouts and leaders from 987 Scout Groups across Japan participated in different activities promoting environment protection, beautification, and peace. Respect for the elderly was also emphasized in this campaign.

Scouts were dispatched on 19th September 2011 in Miyazaki shopping malls, Oita parks and Ariake seashore to clean up these places. In total, over 82,000 cans and bottles were collected across the country. As part of beautification, Hokkaido Scout Council planted flowering plants in Takigawa streets.

SAJ adopted Scout Day in Japan as part of its Scouting programme since 1990 with the purpose of serving the community. Since 2009, SAJ has been a registered member of Clean Up the World Campaign celebrating it every 3rd Monday of September in time for the Japanese national holiday called Respect-for-the-Aged Day.

WOSM has been an ally of Clean Up the World since 2008 in its environmental campaigns around the world empowering communities, schools and businesses.

Source: http://www.scout.org