Dear IC,
2024 was a great year for Scouting and Guiding! Worldwide you also ensured that our 90,000 youth members in the Netherlands were once again challenged with fantastic activities. We look back on countless highlights: various national events, moving our HQ to our Scouting estate in Zeewolde, a Mini-Jamboree with our patroness Queen Máxima, and summer camp visits from our chief scout Freek Vonk.
In 2025, we will once again ensure that all scouts and guides are challenged in Scouting and Guiding and can continue to develop on a personal level. We will continue to contribute to a better world and make this visible to our society. And we look forward to work with Céline Blom, our new chair of Scouting Nederland!
On behalf of the national board and all employees of Scouting Nederland, we wish you happy holidays and a special and festive new year in Scouting and Guiding.
Yours in Scouting and Guiding,
Eefje Smeulders and Maykel Kicken
International commissioners Scouting Nederland
Illustration by Jessica de Jonge (portfolio)
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