The Asociación de Scouts de Venezuela (ASV, Scout Association of Venezuela) is the national Scouting association of Venezuela. Scouting was founded in Venezuela in 1913. Venezuela became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1937. The ASV has 14,801 members . The Association is concerned with conservation of nature. Other activities include clean-up campaigns, tree planting, and beautification projects. An example of outdoor activities that Scouts take on are hiking, camping, and climbing. They also have organized camps for needy children. The Scouts have held rallies against and raising awareness of drug abuse and drug trafficking. History In August 1913, Ramón Ocando Pérez, formed the "Club Boy Scouts of Maracaibo" with the help of some friends. This was short-lived due to inconveniences. However, Mr. Ramón Ocando Pérez is considered the precursor of Scouting Venezuela. 1913 The Scouter Ramón Ocando Pérez organizes patrols in the city of Maracaibo. 1914-1917 Between these years Mr. Ramón Ocando Pérez and English Scout Douglas Walter Raleigh organized the movement in the city of Maracaibo, Zulia State, where they founded the "San Sebastian" Troop, which is the oldest in the country. "San Sebastian No. 1" had five patrols called wolves, foxes, ocelots, curlews and coquivacoas. The fifth group did not have an animal name as the party who had translated the manual were not told that each patrol had to be named after an animal and did so in honor of the Lake Maracaibo. Troop 42 Scouts was formed on 20 January 1913 the day of St. Sebastian, patron of the city of Maracaibo and adopted the green color for the scarf, symbolizing hope and nature. 1926 The Spanish Captain Perez Brihuela organized a troop of Boy Scouts in the German Catholic College in Valencia, Carabobo State. It is said the Troop was short-lived due to a lack of knowledge of the true purposes of Scouting, by its founder. 1927 On 27 May constitutes Maracaibo "Association of Boy Scouts of Zulia". 1933-1934 In 1933 Mr. Henrique Sapene organized the Troop "St. George" in Caracas. Its success led to the subsequent founding of the Troop "San Carlos" by Enrique Tejera París. On 13 June of that year, with the signing of the "Federal Pact" the Federation of Boy Scouts of Venezuela was formed. The first Constitution was adopted on 22 August 1934 in the National Assembly, headed by National Commissioner Henrique Sapene, Scoutmaster