If a young boy or girl does you a special favour this week, then passes you a red wristband, don't be surprised if they ask you to spread the kindness with a good turn of your own.

It's part of a week-long initiative by Scouts Canada, the national organization of Beavers, Wolf Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers, to create a wave of goodness across the country.

For more than 100 years, everyone in the largest youth movement in the world has made a solemn promise to "do a good turn for somebody every day." It is part of their creed to help other people.

This week, each of the almost 100,000 Canadians registered in Scouting has been given a rubber wristband to wear with the slogan "Pass on this good turn."

If you thank them for a good deed depending on their age, anything from helping mom carry the groceries to volunteering at a food bank they are to give you the wristband. When you do something nice for someone else, pass on the wristband and spread the wave.

John C.P. King

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