{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"","standfirst":"Every year on February 22, we take some time to commemorate the history of Scouts and thank the volunteers who make it possible. This February 22 \u2013 after what\u2019s frankly been a bit of a rubbish year \u2013 we want to double the amount of gratitude we show.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re asking volunteers, young people and parents/careers to join us by celebrating #ThankTwo. It\u2019s easy to get involved \u2013 all we ask is that you show your gratitude and thank two people and/or groups of people. These people can be fellow members who\u2019ve kept Scouting despite the setbacks, volunteers who\u2019ve organised Scouts meetings, and/or heroes of your local community. Here are three steps to showing your appreciation.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1. Give your heroes some window space\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the next month, we\u2019re asking you to give your chosen heroes prime spot on your windows. We\u2019ve created a couple of templates (download below) that you decorate with your young people. Once decorated, we want you to show off your designs and highlight the two people you want to thank by displaying the signs in your window. That way, everyone who walks pass will know who\u2019s gone above and beyond in your community.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBe as creative as you like \u2013 you don\u2019t need to use the templates if you don\u2019t want to, and you can draw, paint, write or use collage to make your sign \u2013 but most importantly, we want to see what you come up with!\u2013 Take a picture of the display in your window and share your thanks using the hashtag #ThankTwo. You can do this as a group activity, with a child over half term, or if you\u2019re feeling artistic or fancy a relaxing activity, could give it a go yourself.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://cms.scouts.org.uk/media/12769/thank-you-sheets_portrait-3.pdf\u0022\u003EDownload the designed \u0027Thank you\u0027 template\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://cms.scouts.org.uk/media/12639/thank-you-sheets_portrait-2.pdf\u0022\u003EDownload the \u0027Clean Thank you\u0027 template\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://cms.scouts.org.uk/media/12638/thank-you-sheets_portrait-1.pdf\u0022\u003EDownload the \u0027Thank you for...\u0027 template\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. Shout about them on social media\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf making a sign isn\u2019t your cup of tea, a simple way to thank someone for their contribution could be highlighting them on your social media channels. On Monday 22 February, why not give some space on your channels to talk about the amazing work someone\u2019s done? Remember to tag them but also to hashtag #ThankTwo, because we want to read the great stories too.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.facebook.com/scoutassociation/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Facebook Scout association\u0022\u003EFacebook @scoutassociaton\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://twitter.com/ukscouting\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Twitter UK Scouting\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETwitter @UKScouting\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.instagram.com/scouts/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Scouts Instagram\u0022\u003EInstagram @scouts\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E3. Nominate them for an award\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother great way to show your gratitude to volunteers is to nominate them for a \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/good-service-awards/\u0022\u003EGood Service award\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E, or for those who\u2019ve gone over and beyond, we have our \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/meritorious-conduct-and-gallantry-awards/\u0022\u003EMeritorious Conduct and Gallantry Awards\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E. To nominate someone for an award, you\u2019ll need to complete a nomination form and send it off to an approver (most likely your commissioner): you can find more info at \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/meritorious-conduct-and-gallantry-awards/\u0022\u003Escouts.org.uk/awards\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019ve got newer members, members who don\u2019t quite meet the criteria yet or people who you want to highlight who don\u2019t hold a Scouts role, you could award them with \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/awarding-a-commissioners-commendation/\u0022\u003Ethe Commissioner Commendation award\u003C/a\u003E. You can also gift non-members with our Thanks badge, a metal badge which comes displayed in a gift box with a message of thanks from our Chief Scout Bear Grylls. \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/thanks-badge/\u0022\u003ERead more about our Thanks badge\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese are only a few ways to show your gratitude this month, and we\u2019re sure you say thank you in many other ways locally. If you want more inspiration, you could consider our \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2019/november/8-meaningful-ways-to-thank-your-volunteers/\u0022\u003E8 meaningful ways to say thank you\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E and a \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2020/may/why-saying-thank-you-is-more-important-now-than-ever/\u0022\u003Efew less formal ways to say thanks\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKeep an eye out on our social channels over the next couple of weeks as we plan to say our own very special thank you to our amazing volunteers. For now, we hope you can put your own plans in place to give those locally the credit they deserve.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Check out our other news this month","buttonLink":{"name":"February","id":null,"url":"/news/2021/february/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"490499","label":"490499"},"alignment":"left"}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"02 February 2021","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":48633,"nodeName":"How to join us and #ThankTwo","title":"How to join us and #ThankTwo","type":"blogEntry","image":{"url":"/media/5229/2.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd063dd930","caption":"2","type":"jpg","size":659688,"width":1200,"height":800,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"How to join us and #ThankTwo","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Every year on February 22, we take some time to thank the volunteers who make Scouts possible. 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