Founders' Day - February 22 (Baden Powell's 80th Birthday Message to Scouts - Recorded in 1937)

By JL
Worldwide in nearly all Scout associations, Founders' Day is celebrated on February 22, the birthday of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (born in 1857), the founder of Scouting, and coincidentally also of his wife Olave Baden-Powell(born in 1889). (Wikipedia)

This YouTube video is an audio recording of a speech made by Baden Powell on his 80th Birthday in 1937 as a message to all Scouts.

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