Just
a Big Thank You to all the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Mums,
Dads, brothers, sisters and cousins who gave up part of their
Saturday to participate in the bag packing at Morrisons in Troon on
Saturday the 17th.
It
was very refreshing to see so many people out helping make the day
successful. It was also very reassuring to see how well behaved and
responsible we conducted ourselves while 'guests' of Morrisons.
We
choose bag packing as a fund-raising activity as it is a service, not
charity, its out in the community, and because its very efficient. In
total, we raised over £1500, the equivalent of £50 per person
packing.
A
primary use of this funding is to cover the cost of the training our
leaders have to undergo. As a group we have been very lucky to
recruit four new leaders in the past year. In addition to the
continual development and re-assessments all leaders have to
undertake, our new leaders have an extensive programme of training to
undergo to ensure that the young people in our care are correctly
challenged, stimulated and kept safe. The leaders already volunteer
so much of their time already, asking them to pay for this training
would be a step too far.
Both
the young people and the leaders get so much out of Scouting and this
fund-raising helps ensure the group can continue.
Thank
you so much for your support.
