Silver Wolf for Phil
Phil Hunt – our District Lead Volunteer – received his well earned Silver Wolf award on the 14th January.
The award was presented by County Lead Volunteer Owen Purcell in front of District volunteers, family and friends.
The Silver Award is in the unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout and is only awarded for service of a most exceptional nature. It’s not normally awarded until at least a Silver Acorn has been previously gained and a further prolonged period of exceptional service has been achieved. In practice, it’s rarely awarded for less than 30 years’ service although, because it is the Chief Scout’s unrestricted gift, no length of service is prescribed.
Phil has been involved with Scouting within the District since he joined 3rd Whitton as a young person and eventually became the Group Scout Leader. Phil moved into various District roles and has been District Commissioner – now the District Lead Volunteer for the last 7 years, leading the District through a 1st 5 year plan, Covid, and more recently, transformation.