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Parent Support Meeting Minutes

Please find attached the meeting minutes of the Parent Support Meeting of the 27th of July 2010.

World Scout $ Day 2010 - Thanks!

Just to let you know that your donations for World Scout $ Day during our Working Bee on Sunday the 1st of August, raised $51.60.

This will be forwarded to Scouts HQ for forwarding to the National Australian Scouts organisation.

Thank you for your support.

Working Bee - Thanks!

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A big thank you to all the people big and small who contributed in whatever way to the Working Bee at our hall. An amazing amount of jobs have been done. We can all be very proud of the work we put in. Some of the things that got done where:

  • The ceilings in the toilets got a good scraping of all the loose paint and we had a good go at repainting them (we need to revisit this at a later date).
  • The gutter at the back of the hall has been properly reattached and cleaned so rainwater now gets into the rainwater tank again instead of overrunning the edge of the gutter.
  • The whirly-vents on the roof received some TLC so the may less noise when turning.
  • The corrugated iron from the back fence got reattached properly.
  • The kitchen received a new coat of paint (we also need to revisit this later).
  • The kitchen also got a good clean.
  • All the benches get some good looking over and most of them got sanded and received a new coat of Estapol.
  • We cleaned out the main Q-store and all the items had a look over as to what we want to keep and what not.
  • The back wall in the main Q-store got moved out and we now have almost doubled the available storage area!
  • Al the valuable items in the Q-store got noted and photographed for cataloging.
  • The leaders den got a good clean out.

The picture is from a moment halfway the day where we had all the Q-store contents out and it was a bit of an organised chaos, but we managed to put it all back again :-)

Thanks again for all your contributions. Whatever it was, big or small, it is very much appreciated and we can all be very proud!

World Scout $ Day 2010

The 1st of August 2010 is World Scout $ Day. The Scouts Australia National Chairman David W. Jones AM FCA started this project and in the video he talks about his inspiration for the project.

The aim of the project is to raise $66,000 to support the Food For Life project in the African Region. That sounds like a lot of money, but is essentially just one $ for every Scout in Australia.

On the 1st of August we have our Working Bee and we ask you to bring a $ to support this Food For Life project.

Parent Committee Meeting Minutes

Please find attached minutes from the parent committee meeting of 8th June 2010.

Roonka Survivor Group Camp

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We hope you all enjoyed the camp this last weekend. The weather has certainly be kind to us (except Friday night was a bit chilly).

It was great to see so many families getting involved and participating and hopefully made some new friends in the process.

We have setup a small survey about the camp and we are also looking for some feedback for a possible future camp.

Please click here to start the survey

Incredible turnout on Anzac Sleepover

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This ANZAC sleepover was possibly one of the largest if not the largest sleepovers at the Magill Scout Hall we ever had!

In addition to the Magill Joeys, Cubs and Scouts we also hosted a considerable contingent of Stradbroke Joeys, Cubs and Scouts and some more from Beaumont Scout Group.

Well over 80 youth members were tightly packed not only in the main hall, but also in the den downstairs, on the stage area and in the meeting room.

With significant rain during the night we feared a bit for the weather during the ANZAC service. However, during the service the weather was completely dry and the the new memorial at the Gums reserve was a stunning setting.

The Magill RSL expressed their thanks for the large turnout of Scouts and Guides at the service.

Some photos of the event are available at http://flickr.com/gp/gregories/6nz33J

78 years and still going strong!

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During some research in the Magill Scout Group archives we found what probably is one of the oldest pictures involving Magill Scout Group.

This one is from 1932. Wel over 78 years ago. In this picture Magill Scout Group is ready to depart for a camp on the Onkaparinga River, Oakbank.

If you are one of the people in the picture or recognise any of them, we would love to hear from you.

Click on the picture for a better look!

Parent Committee meeting

Minutes of the last meeting attached

More equipment funding

Thanks to the ongoing efforts of our Committee Secretary, we have again been succesful in gaining $440 to purchase a shade shelter for camps and activities.

Parent Committeee Meeting Minutes

Please find attached minutes of the Parent Committee meeting held on 17 November 2009.

Scout mums do dutiful best, too

Today the following article appeared in the Sydney newspaper. Most if not all Scouting mums could related to this…

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/scout-mums-do-dut…

Another $3000 grant!

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As part of the 2009 Woolworth Fresh Food Kids Community Grants program, Magill Scout Group received a grant of $3000!

The money will be put to use for the purchase of some much needed new tents for all Sections, some hiking backpacks for the Scouts and other camping gear.

A big thank you also to the parents that put in the effort of applying for the grant!

Successful Working Bee

A big thank you to all those that participated at the working bee or donated to help cover the costs.

It was a very successful day (even though it was slightly wet)

  • Western barge board painted (2 coats)
  • Western gutter cleaned (leaves AND tennis balls)
  • Gutter above entrance door cleaned
  • Security grill at southern end of basketball hoop re-attached
  • Spot light near basketball hoop re-fixed.
  • Exterior side of door near Nightingale reserve painted
  • Stage swept and tidied
  • Toilets cleaned
  • Kitchen cleaned
  • Notice boards content refreshed

The hall certainly looks cleaner and better for their efforts.

Thank you!

Agenda for Parent Meeting

For the parent meeting next Tuesday, we have the following items on the agenda:

  • Budget
  • Grant Received for Kitchen Equipment
  • Group Camp
  • Possible Working Bees
  • Possible Fund Raisers
  • Harmony Day
  • Camp/Permission Forms- how to complete
  • Hall maintenance

Grand for a Kitchen Update.

We started the new year with the good news that we have been awarded a grand to upgrade our kitchen area with some new equipment!