Scouts Story - "Behind the News Extra"

A scout story (1st story) on this show

Water Mellons

This year, Akela has seeds (again) to plant. This time round, they are Watermellons. We're not sure how they are going to go this year. But we are hopeful that we will e able to actually see some furit of our labour.

Anyhow, today Wilbur planted his seeds with Rufus watching over him to make sure they all got done before Rufus heads off on his over seas holiday

Bear Grylls and Market Promotion

This is a clip  Bear Grylls made, promoting Scouting in Australia. Bear Grylls, as everyone knows, is well known for his TV Show. But he also has been a member of Scouting in England and is a very strong supporter of scouting. So, we are pleased to be able to show this clip here.

On another note, Akela and Wilbur are heading to a market to do some promotional stuff for the Scout Group on Saturday, so that should be a enjoyable day. It will be interesting to see if we get any people asking about Scouting and wanting more information (which is obviously the aim of being there!)

Hope everyone has a great weekend. 

October Long Weekend - Slowdown Football game

Today, Wilbur went to watch the SA vs Vic Slowdown at Adelaide Oval. The game is a fun game for charity (the Little Heros Foundation) which raises money for sick children at the Women and Childrens Hospital here in Adelaide. The game is generally held on the October  long weekend and charge is $5 per person to get in. The teams are generally the two local AFL teams (Adelaide Crows and Port Power) but on occasions, has been a interstate affair (SA vs Vic) and where previous (retired) AFL players pull on the respective colours and play a game of football.  It always attracts a crowd and the money goes to a good charity. The foundation, Little Heroes Foundation can be found at the following link www.littleheroesfoundation.com.au

This year, with the Victorians on board (the last time was 2004), it was a joint fundraiser between the Little Heroes Foundation (set up by Chris McDermott and Tony McGuiness) and Reach Foundation (a youth charity set up Jim Styles – a former Melbourne player and current president who is battling cancer).

It was a good day, and yes – South Australia won, by a point. Money was raised for a charity and it was just a generally relaxing way to spend a labor day long weekend.

Carisbrooke District Bowling Night

Tonight, i went with Akela to the District Joey Bowling Night. It was heaps of fun and the Joeys certainly had a great time. The trophey was huge! But Mawson Lakes was not the winners. Not that this was the most important part of the evening. the aim of the evening was for the Joeys to have fun, which by the looks of it, they all did.

Royal Adelaide Show

Today, Wilbur went to the Royal Adelaide Show with Akela, who was doing a shift on the Scout Display. It was heaps of fun and there were free activities for the children to do that came into the tent. There was even a basketballer from the Adelaide 36ers. They have a promotional arrangement with each other and it was good to see – especially the Yr 7 class that came through, who all enjoyed the chance to shot baskets with the basketballer.

Cub Hike - Para Wirra Recreational Park

Today, the Cubs went for a hike at Para Wirra Recreational Park. It was a good day to go for a walk and was certainly an enjoyable day for all who attended. Akela even got to take some video footage of two Emus walking up the path towards us. It was pretty awesome!