Harlaw Cubs - Newsletter Feb 2012
Easyfundraising
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Good News
New camp equipment has been bought with the help of funds raised and from grants. A total of £7000 has been spent replacing some tents that are 30+ years old, new stoves to cope with our ever growing group as well as lighting for dark nights.
Bingo Night
We will be holding a family prize bingo night in our hut on Saturday 17TH March at 7pm. Any donations of homebakes to sell and raffle prizes will be gratefully received.
Monies raised at this event will go to the group funds.
Friendship Camp – 20th – 22nd April at Templars Park, Mary Culter
Between Huntly and Harlaw Cubs we have a total of 31 cubs interested in attending this camp. Programme planning begins next week for this. Will advise cost and issue forms as soon as possible.
Group Camp – Haddo Campsite
My most sincere apologies, but I sent out the wrong date for this event at the beginning of this term. The date for camp is the 15th – 17th June (not 22nd – 24th). I am aware that this may change some of your intentions to attend. I am aware that the Evolution dance show is the following weekend and participants in this may have to leave camp earlier on the Sunday to attend technical rehearsals. Camp permission forms will be issued for this at the beginning of April.
Dalguise Trip – 19th October – 22nd October 2012
Our deposit has been received by PGL and we will shortly prioritising with the cubs which activities they would like to do. We will be travelling by bus from W & G Coaches leaving Inverurie Swimming pool car park on the Friday at 12.30pm (time to be confirmed).
Second payment of £25 is due by 20th March. Third payment of £40 will be due either by the last meeting before summer holidays (26th June) or through my letterbox during the month of July. I will expect the final payment of £25 by the 25th September. This final figure will be discounted if you help at the bag packing booked for the 8th September at M & S Inverurie. Unfortunately cubs can not help at this event. Please confirm that you are able to help at the bag packing.
Our cub pack is continuing to grow and we welcome a group of beavers from Ury colony into our pack. These beavers are due to swim up at Beavers on Monday 26th March. I will be looking for some sixers to attend that meeting.
As the pack is ever growing I will need to call on the help from parents from time to time. If you are unable to do the rota, please try to swap with another parent or let me know so I can make alternative arrangements.
Water Aid
Well done to the cubs for keeping me right during our water aid performance. Thank you to all the parents for supporting us and for your kind donations. The final figure sent off to water aid was a staggering £170.
Well done cubs!
Our website is WWW.Inveruriescouts.co.uk up and running. Please check out our blog – especially in severe weather as I will update this if cubs are to be cancelled.
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