As a Boy Scout Leader and a Woodbadge bead holder I am an associate member of the Clan MacLaren (no voting prividlges).

The Clan MacLaren has a long history with the Boy Scouts starting with William DuBois MacLaren (who at the time was also the cheif of the clan) who purchased Gilwell field and presented it to Lorb Baden-Powell. Thus, there is advanced scout leader training called "Woodbadge". We wear a MacLaren modern tartan scarf while we are working to 'earn our beads'. When we earn our beads we can join the clan. Also, the same DuBois MacLaren had found out that several Scottish scouts where getting harassed for wearing their kilts and put out the word that any active scout or scouter can wear his tartan & if anyone had a problem with it they can come and talk to him. The edict was never recinded and is still recoginized today.