Valhalla's Brotherhood Campfire Ashes

Valhalla's Brotherhood Campfire Ashes

The Brotherhood Campfire Ashes ritual has a rich history that originally dates back to the founding of the scouting movement. Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the father of Scouting, is credited with creating this tradition. At the end of the first Scout Camp for boys in 1907 on Brownsea Island in England, Baden-Powell gave some of the campfire ashes to each of the leaders and boys, and kept some for himself. On his subsequent journeys around the world, he would take ashes from the campfires he attended and added them to the next ceremonial campfire he attended, passing the ashes down from generation to generation for over 100 years creating a bond throughout the hundreds of ceremonial campfires.

The Valhalla’s Mission Force, Brotherhood Campfire Ashes originated from these historical ashes. The ceremony is conducted by brothers in service around the world to reinforce the idea of brotherhood and bonding around the campfire with those from around the world and extending a bond from the past century. The ceremony often involves retelling the story of the ashes and generally concludes by adding the ashes to the campfire toward the end of the program. After the campfire ashes have cooled, they are stirred, and new samples are taken to mix with the next campfire, strengthening our Brotherhood Tradition.

Friends of Valhalla's Mission Force are welcome to a sample of these ashes, representing a part of the history that dates back to 1907 and includes Brotherhood Campfire Ashes from around the world. We encourage the recipients to use the ashes during their travels and participate in Brotherhood Campfire Ceremonies around the world, thereby building and strengthening this tradition. We also request the recipients return a sample of their new ashes along with their story, thus increasing the reach and impact of the Valhalla's Brotherhood Campfire Ashes tradition.

Strength and Honor to all and please place a small bag of your combined ashes in the mail to:

     Vanhalla's Mission Force
      2645 International Parkway, Unit 103
      Virginia Beach, VA 23454