As an example, several troops from Florida and the east coast have Dolphin mascots. A great way to see democracy in action is to let the troop vote on who their mascot will be. The mascots usually wind up with photos from their journey. Videos and Audio tapes are common too. We've read about mascots coming home with Patch vests, friendship blankets and many other things.
Some troops even chronicle their mascot's adventures on their Web sites.
Beyond that, it's up to you. Troops are encouraged to keep the weight of the mailing package light to keep down mailing costs. On occasion, troops who have videos or heavier items to add to our mascot send those special items back in a separate snail mail to the troop right after their hosting time is over. For international mascots, please be aware that American TVs and VCRs are not compatible with overseas TVs and VCRs. Successful mascots will come with all the information for the hosting troop to use to send the mascot off to the next host.