Venture Scout Reaches Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro This photo features Shane Hoare, a venture scout with the 9th Wicklow, Port of Arklow Sea Scout Group. He is flying the World Scout Flag from the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro. Shane flew to Tanzania on his 16th birthday, the same day news arrived of his successful Chief Scout Award.
The climb was a school lead charity fundraiser and he managed to raise over €2100 for the Children’s Hospital Crumlin in the process. At the moment Shane is training hard for the Art O’Neill Challenge, a 55kms trek from Dublin Castle to Glenmalure, Co Wicklow.
Camp North East booking up Fast! The plans for Camp North East are already coming together quickly. The camp which takes place in Portlick Camp Site from Friday 4th to Monday 7th May is quickly booking up. Scouts, Ventures and Rovers from all over the North Eastern Province have been preparing for the camp which will no doubt be a success. The theme for the camp is “Through the World in 80 Ways”. This theme will become evident throughout the whole camp, from the sub camps to the daily programme. A lot of work has been done on putting together a challenging and exciting programme that will keep the scouts busy over the weekend.
Plenty of subcamp program and evening entertainment have been planned to make sure everyone attending is having fun and are busy getting to know everyone from the Province. Making sure that all attendees meet others from the province is one of the key aims for the organisers of the camp. The cost of the camp is €40 for participants(scouts, ventures and rovers) and €20 for leaders and staff. This includes camping fees, all activities and a camp souvenir. Bookings can be done by sending a booking deposit of €20 per participant to “North Eastern Province” The Quaterdeck, West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin . For more information on the camp check out facebook.com/CampNorthEast or email pypr.ne@scouts.ie. See you there!
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