100 years of Lëtzebuerger Guiden A Scouts: A Feast of the Community!

100 years of Lëtzebuerger Guiden A Scouts: A Feast of the Community!

Petingen, Luxemburg - Today the "Lëtzebuerger Guiden a Scouts" celebrates their 100th anniversary in Peningen. The celebrations are an important milestone for the largest scout association in Luxembourg, which today has around 5000 members, including around 60 to 70 active members in the local section and a variety of groups across the country. These anniversary celebrations include a “Séance Académique” and a honorary wine event followed by games and animation in the Park of Peningen.

The "Lëtzebuerger Guiden A Scouts", originally emerged from a Catholic environment, have developed into a coeducative organization over the years that takes up both boys and girls and remains connected to the Christian values. Group boss Claire Dording, who has been active in scouts since the age of eighth, has headed the group in Peningen since 2016. During school, the children meet once a week, Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to take part in various activities such as games, handicrafts and social projects.

an eventful story

The origins of the Pinger Scoutes go back to 1925 when they were founded as part of the “Young Longs Association”. The first "section master" was Maurice Gillain, and Kaplan Lucien Schaak was at your side. During the time between the world wars, the scouts actively participated in social events, such as the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Luxembourg Independence in 1939. The association experienced tragic twists during the Nazi occupation when it was forced to dissolve. Many members joined the Résistance.

After the war, the scouts experienced an upswing, and the number of members stabilized between 60 and 100. 1945 the guiden section "Ste Cecile" was founded, and the work was long separated between boys and girls groups. An important merger took place in 1991 at the "Chefdach", which was completed in 1994, and since then the group has been called "St. Franz vun Assisi". There were extensive discussions about the role of the church and the orientation of the association, whereby the religious component lost weight, but the social idea remains central.

Current activities and commitment

Today, the Lëtzebuerger Guiden A Scouts are not only involved in leisure activities, for example through monthly games or special events such as a group camping in Mersch, but also through non -profit projects. In this way, they carry out monthly waste paper collections, in which around 30 to 35 tons are collected. This shows your commitment to the environment and promote the community spirit among the members.

The scout movement has focused on promoting young people through practical experience in nature over the beginning of its history. The organization is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the World Organization of the Scout Movement, which means that it is internationally networked and is based on the global loyalities of the scout movement.

The future of the Lëtzebuerger Guiden A Scoutes looks promising. With a clear framework for children and adolescents of different ages, which are divided into age groups from 6 to 23 years, the association remains an important part of social life in Luxembourg, which impresses with continuous further development and socially committed projects.