The Arrowtown Scouts are on a mission - to raise $60,000 in the next 12 months, to enable them to attend the 2010 Scout Jamboree at Mystery Creek, Hamilton.
Leader Geoff Clear said the Arrowtown Scouts - which now involves about 50 families - had decided to bring back "Bob a Job", a tradition popular in the 1960s and 1970s, to help raise money.
In the days of Bob a Job, young Scouts used knock on neighbourhood doors, asking if there was any work they could do.
In return, they were given "a bob" - the equivalent of about 10c.
However, Scouting lost popularity and Bob a Job went by the wayside - that is, until now.
Mr Clear said the Scouts of 2009 would be hoping for a $2 donation in return for the services they provided.
"The community service part has become really important for us," he said.
It was also a case of making the public aware that Scouts could help.
"They'll come around Arrowtown, but if you see someone, they'll be wearing a Scout scarf.
"If there's a job to do, they'll see if they can help," Mr Clear said.
"Now, the scouting federation are looking to adopt it back into the system," he said.
As part of their community service obligations, 24 Scouts aged from 10 to 14 entertained residents of Wakatipu Rest Home on Wednesday night.
Mr Clear said the Scouts had cut timber and assembled planter boxes which were delivered to the rest-home, and they erected a glasshouse too.
On Wednesday, during bone-chilling winds and a downpour of rain, the glasshouse was planted out with sunflowers "so they [residents] have something nice to look at".
Other Scouts took residents through a general knowledge quiz and sang for them.
A noticeboard was also erected for the Scouts to hang pictures of the work they have done on each of their visits.
After being nominated by rest-home staff, the Arrowtown Scouts finished runner-up in the community service category at the recent TrustPower Community Awards.
"A lot of people forget what the basics are about," Mr Clear said.
"We're trying to bring it back to basics.
"The kids understand a lot of the time the elderly are forgotten about."
The Scouts' efforts went towards achievement badges, based on points accumulated throughout the term.
One of the goals Scouts had to achieve was an overnight camping experience, which included a night in Naseby when the temperature dropped to -14degC"To get the badge they had to sleep in the tents.
"It's a good learning curve for them - as they go into the world at least they know they can look after themselves," Mr Clear said.
