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Welcome back to all our members for 2015. I hope you all had a great Christmas and a wonderful start to 2015 and are ready and raring to go from January 27. This newsletter has some details for the year ahead and I encourage all to read this. I will try and keep it as brief as possible.
Start Dates
- Cubs & Joeys - January 27
- Scouts - January 30
- Venturers - February 2
Fees for 2015
Due to an increase in our general operational costs. We have had to increase the weekly fees to $8 which means a term fee of $80. This decision has not been taken lightly.
Member renewal fees for 2015/2016 year will be:
- $121 for first family member
- $116 for second family member
- $111 for all other subsequent members.
These fees must be paid by March 15, 2015 or chances are your youth member will not be able to attend scouting activities.
Venturer Scout parents - Due to the later start due to the public holiday this term, to minimise effort to recalculate fees the section will be provided a free activity which the Venturer Unit will decide upon to use the extra weeks funds.
Get Started Vouchers - Round 5
Round 5 of the ‘Get in the Game’ Get Started Voucher program will be opening earlier than previously publicised on Wednesday 28 January 2015.
The Get Started Program assists children and young people who can least afford or may otherwise benefit from joining a sport or recreation club by providing a voucher of $150 to help pay for membership and/or registration fees.
Vouchers are issued on a first come first served basis and the January / February 2014 round closed after 2 weeks as the funds had been fully allocated, so please encourage your families to apply early.
http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/ Group Fundraising 2015 - The Goal
Our fundraising efforts in 2015 will continue with the same events :
- Chocolate Drive - March to October - continual boxes will be available.
- 2 x Car Boot Sales & Car Washes - March 28 & August 29 (please mark your calendars)
- Hot Rod Eliminators
- Beenleigh Sport Club Raffles (4 in next 6 months)
- Trivia Nights x 2
The money raised this year will need to be put to two major areas:
- Hut Roof replacement or re-cladding - roof is leaking and needs repairs.
- Front entrance erosion problem - stop the dirt running over the footpath with a stepped landscape in front of main den.
It takes all of us to help keep the place in great condition and we need everyone to be involved please.
Group Shirts
We are looking to do another reorder of the well received group shirts. In the middle of February we will seek your input into numbers as to keep the costs low we have to order a minimum amount. Cost will be approximately $30 this time.
Group Accounts
Thank you everyone who got their accounts up to date. At this time we still have over $2000 in outstanding fees. Could I please ask if you are still outstanding to bring your account up to date as soon as possible. Your current statements will be issued shortly after this newsletter is sent,
Group Leader absence
I will be away from January 24 - January 28. I can be contacted by phone but may not get signal all the time. I will be back on deck from 12pm on January 28.
Roles to be filled
I am currently looking the following roles to be filled this year. If you are interested please let me know.
- Assistant Venturer Leader - Urgent
- Assistant Group Leader - Urgent
- Fundraising Coordinator - this is now about managing our suite of fundraising and coordination.
Final Word
I look forward to 2015 and taking the next steps in continuing the good work we do. I am hoping in Term 2 we can start to look at a second Cub Pack and possible Second Scout night. There is a lot of work to be done before this happens but I believe we can achieve this as interest is growing and we are full in most sections.
If you know any 14 - 18 year old looking for fun and have never experienced Scouting Venturers are now 11 strong and will continue to grow this year. It is an exciting time for this section going from a handful to 15 by June.
Also, we are always on the look out for Joey Scouts, spread the word and lets keep our 3 leaders this year busy little beavers.
Enjoy 2015 it will be a big year, especially with ANZAC 100 year celebrations. This year the badge for Our Heritage - Their Service will be a one off Gold badge it will be a keeper.
Keep smiling and I loook forward to your continued support in 2015
Yours in Scouting,
Stephen Hughes (Bagheera)
Group Leader
Beenleigh Scout Group
0490 181 933
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