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* January 31, 2007 - '''[[Baden-Powell House]]''', colloquially known as '''B-P House''', is a [[Scouting]] hostel and conference centre in [[South Kensington]], [[London]], which was built as a tribute to [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Lord Baden-Powell]], the founder of Scouting. The house, owned by [[The Scout Association]], hosts a collection of Baden-Powell memorabilia, including the original Baden-Powell painting by [[David Jagger]], Baden-Powell's ''[[wikisource:Last message to scouts|Last Message to Scouts]]'', and a granite statue by [[Don Potter]].

* February 28, 2007 - The '''[[History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)|history of merit badges in the Boy Scouts of America]]''' (BSA) has been tracked by categorizing them into a series of ''merit badge types''. In addition to the [[Boy Scouts of America]], many other [[Scouting]] and Scouting-like organizations around the world, such as [[Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)|Pathfinders]], [[Baden-Powell Scouts]] and [[Royal Rangers]], issue merit badges or their equivalent; though they are sometimes called ''honors'' or ''proficiency badges''. Other organizations, such as [[Firefighter|fire brigades]], issue badges or awards that they refer to as ''merit badges'', but that are in some respects different from the badges awarded by the BSA. [[Merit badge]]s have been an integral part of the Scouting program since the start of the movement in the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] on August 1, 1907.  Scouting came to the [[United States]] in 1910; the BSA quickly issued an initial list of just 14 merit badges, but did not produce or award them.  In 1911, the BSA manufactured the first official 57 merit badges and began awarding them. There are currently 121 available.  Merit badge types are identifiable by the cloth and manufacturing process used to make them.  The classification of badges into types came about as a way for [[Collecting|collectors]] to categorize and classify their collections.  Merit badge collectors often [[Scouting memorabilia collecting|collect other Scouting memorabilia]] as well.

* March 31, 2007 - The '''[[Order of the Arrow]]''' (OA) is a program of the Boy Scout division of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA).  It is the BSA's national [[honor society]] for experienced campers, based on [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]]<!--- American Indian is the preferred usage by the BSA.  Read the linked article for a thorough discussion.---> traditions, and dedicated to the ideal of cheerful service.  Members of the Order of the Arrow are called ''Arrowmen''. The four stated purposes of the Order of the Arrow are: ''To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives,'' ''To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit,'' ''To promote Scout camping'', ''To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others.''

* April 30, 2007 - '''[[Wood Badge]]''' is a [[Scouting]] [[leadership]] program and the related [[award]] for [[Scout Leader|adult leader]]s in the programs of [[List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members|Scout associations]] around the world. Wood Badge [[Course (education)|courses]] aim to make [[Scouter]]s better leaders by teaching advanced leadership skills, and by creating a [[Human bonding|bond]] and [[Personal commitment|commitment]] to the Scout movement. Courses generally have a combined [[classroom]] and practical [[Wilderness|outdoors]]-based phase followed by a Wood Badge ''ticket'', also [[project]], phase. By "working the ticket", participants put their newly gained experience into practice to attain ticket goals aiding the Scouting movement. The first Wood Badge training was organized by [[Francis Gidney|Francis "Skipper" Gidney]] and lectured at by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] and others at [[Gilwell Park]] ([[United Kingdom]]) in September 1919. Wood Badge training has since spread across the world with international variations.

* May 31, 2007 –  The '''[[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]]''' (WAGGGS) is a global association supporting the [[female]]-oriented and female-only [[Scouting]] organizations in 144 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in [[London]], [[England]]. It is the counterpart of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM). The mission of WAGGGS is to enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world, teach leadership, and instill values. WAGGGS is organized into regions and operates four international Scouting centers. Full members status is held to the [[European Youth Forum]] ([[YFJ]]), which operates within the [[Council of Europe]] and [[European Union]] areas and works closely with both these bodies.

* June 30, 2007 – The '''[[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]''' (WOSM) is the [[Supranationalism|supranational]] organization which governs most national [[Scouting|Scout Movements]], with 28 million members. WOSM was established in 1920 and has its headquarters in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. It is the counterpart of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS). The mission of WOSM is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the [[Scout Promise]] and [[Scout Law]], to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. WOSM is organized into regions and operates with a conference, committee and bureau.

* July 31, 2007 – The '''[[Brownsea Island Scout camp]]''' is a campsite for [[Boy Scout|Scouts]] located on [[Brownsea Island]] in [[Poole Harbour]], [[Dorset]], [[England]]. The camp was the site of a boys' camping event held from 1 to 8 August 1907, which was organised by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell]] to test his ideas for the book ''[[Scouting for Boys]]''. Recognized as the world's first Scout camp, it is regarded as the formal birth of the worldwide [[Scouting|Scout movement]]. Since 1964, a formal camp site on Brownsea Island, owned as a [[nature conservation]] area by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], is open to the public and Scouts. The [[Scouting 2007 Centenary|centenary of Scouting]] celebration will begin on the island and worldwide 1 August 2007, the 100th anniversary of the start of the first encampment.

* August 31, 2007 - The '''[[Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände]]''' (RdP; ''German Scout Federation'') is the [[Germany|German]] national [[Scouting]] organization within the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM). It serves 123,937 members (as of 2004). The RdP was founded as '''Ring deutscher Pfadfinderbünde''' in [[1949]] by three Scouting associations: ''Bund Deutscher Pfadfinder'' (BDP, interreligious) ''Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Deutschlands'' (CPD, [[Protestantism|Protestant]]) ''Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg'' (DPSG, [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]). It became a member of WOSM in [[1950]].

* September 30, 2007 - [[Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego|ZHP]] (''The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association'') is the coeducational [[Poland|Polish]] [[Scouting]] organization recognized by the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] and the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]]. It was founded in [[1918]] and currently is the largest Scouting organization in Poland (134,500 members in [[2006]]). The first '''ZHP''' was founded in [[1916]], the current one is the fourth organization with this name. It is an [[Public Benefit Organization]] as defined by [[Polish law]].

* October 31, 2007 - [[Scoutcraft]] is a term used to cover a variety of knowledge and skills required by people seeking to venture into wild country and sustain themselves independently. The term has been adopted by [[Scouting]] organisations to reflect skills and knowledge which are felt to be a core part of the various programmes, alongside community and spirituality. Scoutcraft has its roots in the experiences of frontiersmen in the New World and military men in Africa.

* November 30, 2007 – "[[Ging Gang Goolie]]" or "Ging Gang Gooli" is a [[gibberish]] [[scouting]] song written by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]]. The song is still popular among the [[Boy Scout]]s and [[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Girl Guides]]. During the [[Second Boer War]], Baden Powell listened to songs in [[African languages]]. The [[nonsense]] lyrics of "Ging Gang Goolie" might have been inspired by these songs. Baden-Powell is said to have written this song during the first World Scout Jamboree in 1920.

* December 31, 2007 - The '''[[Mafeking Cadet Corps]]''' was a group of boy cadets during the [[Siege of Mafeking]] in [[South Africa]].  They are sometimes seen as forerunners of the [[Scouting|Scouts]], because they were one of [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]]'s inspirations in creating of the Scout movement in 1907. The siege of Mafeking took place over 217 days during the [[Second Boer War]] in 1899–1900. Robert Baden-Powell was the British colonel charged with defending the town. Because of the shortage of manpower in the town, boys were used to support the troops, carry messages, and help in the hospital.  This freed up men for military duties, and kept the boys occupied.