On 26^th February 2010, 3^rd Pinelands Scout Troop will be hosting our annual food event fundraiser. There will be foods from all around the World to taste, so why not give Mom the night off and come and join us for an evening of tasty food, jumping castle fun for the kids and prizes to be won.

The Scouts will be selling meals from India to Italy and the Cubs will be selling mouthwatering desserts. The patrols with the best theme & spirit will receive prizes. Tickets start from as little R5.00 and everyone is welcome to come and join us, but come hungry!

The event starts from 6pm. For any further information, please contact Melony on 083 414 8338.

 

The Liesbeek district is entering the Kontiki Raft building competition from19th to the 21st March. Micheala with be representing 3rd Pinelands, but all Scouts, parents brothers and sister are WELCOME to come along and help build!
Competition starts on Friday afternoon at 1500. The competition will be held at The Sea Scout Base is situated on the banks of Sandvlei, at the bottom of Promenade Road in Sandvlei, Lakeside, Cape Town.

For more info go to: www.kontiki.za.org/index.htm

This is one of the more relaxed competitions, yet it’s hard to call it relaxed when you have 20 scouts running around from base to base asking questions, painting things, carving things, building things and even dragon boating.  If this is not enough there is more, parents are part of the competition as well which makes it doubly chaotic.

 Yet have no fear for 3rd Pinelands this is heaven on earth. We jump at any opportunity to smear our faces with paint, to pull in tug of war, to build mini model cars out of soap and the parents love watching us work while cooking copious amounts of boerewors for the masses.

But most of all we want to have fun, cheer and encourage each other as we complete the set-out tasks.

This year Quin was a good competition for us. We are a strong, active and well-bonded troop. And I can happily say that this could be seen when watching us work. We stood out from the rest of the competition in all aspects - teamwork, accuracy, quality, quantity and team spirit.

Without a doubt this is how we managed to bring the trophy for 1^st place home.

When they called out our name for first place the troop was ecstatic and once final parade was over the entire troop all ran to hold and kiss the trophy.

The win was an added benefit to all the fun we had. And we deserved it.

Thank you to all that were there and all that contributed.  We couldn’t have done it without each and everyone of you.

 

Competion Patrol Leader.

Michaela

B-P prepared a farewell message to his Scouts, for publication after his death.

The message follows...

"Dear Scouts - If you have ever seen the play "Peter Pan" you will remember how the pirate chief was always making his dying speech because he was afraid that possibly when the time came for him to die he might not have time to get it off his chest. It is much the same with me, and so, although I am not at this moment dying, I shall be doing so one of these days and I want to send you a parting word of good-bye.

Remember, it is the last time you will ever hear from me, so think it over.

I have had a most happy life and I want each one of you to have as happy a life too.

I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. Happiness doesn't come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a boy, so that you can be useful and so you can enjoy life when you are a man.

Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one.

But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best. "Be Prepared" in this way, to live happy and to die happy- stick to your Scout Promise always when you have ceased to be a boy - and God help you to do it.

Your friend,

Robert Baden-Powell"