Today was The Big Splash
Event, a branch activity for the Joey and Cub sections of South Australia. The
venue was at Port Malcolm, Semaphore South.
It was certainly a weather contrast to yesterday, when it got to 42C. Today’s weather was very windy, with showers threatening to arrive (Thankfully, they did not make an appearance).
Yet, even with the weather against us, I attended with Scouting Person and several youth members with their families from Golden Grove Scout Group. This allowed for social interaction between families within Golden Grove Scout Group, and a chance for parents to realize that Scouting does not just happen at Golden Grove Scout Hall.
The youth members were able to have a chance to do some orienteering, rock climbing (counting towards Vertical OAS L1) and water activities amongst other activities. Some activities, such as swimming were affected by the weather at different stages. But there were certainly plans to adapt, overcome and improvise as needed, which were implemented.
When the day had wrapped up, scouting person and I went for a nice long walk (6km). It was along the new (to us) trail through the Tennyson sand dunes. We had not done this previously, when we had walked between Semaphore and Grange. Today was the ideal chance to do it while we were in the area.
The walk was due to needing to get some km done for our March fundraising for Orange Sky, a mobile laundry service, started in 2014. Many of their clients are homeless people, and Orange Sky provides them a chance to was their clothes and have people to talk with. It is supported by volunteers and was the brain idea of two mates, who were awarded Young Australian of The Year in 2014 (or 2015) for their efforts in starting this venture.
They also go into disaster zones, such as fire zones (AFTER the main issues are resolved and it is safe to do so) to provide support there. So, we were able to use today’s 6km towards our March tally for fundraising efforts.
Overall, it was an enjoyable day and I am sure if it was run again, many of our youth members would be willing to attend it again.
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