Scouting European Adventure 2020
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The scouting program has been a major focus with my family for over 13 years with my son and I spending time together learning skills and having great adventures together.
Now we have a chance to take our biggest and most likely last big adventure together in scouts. Scouts BSA Troop 586 high adventure group will be going to Kandersteg, Switzerland in 2020. My son and I have the great opportunity to join this group as leaders and as participants. Kandersteg International Scout Centre, founded by Lord Baden-Powell in 1923, is the World Centre of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement. This experience is an opportunity to be involved in a world Jamboree feeling of brotherhood, peace and international friendship within the Scouting organization. It will be the epitome of scouting for many of our youth.
As the scoutmaster for Troop 586 I am responsible for working directly with the Scouts to help them create the program for the troop. I train the youth leaders to run the troop by providing direction, coaching, and support. All of this is done as a volunteer giving freely of our time and talents. Every trip the youth plan needs to have adult leaders in attendance to guide, mentor, advise and insure the safety of the youth.
The plan for this trip is to fly into Rome, Italy and spend three days seeing the sights, followed by a week in Kandersteg Camp completing some high adventure activities including Hiking, Canyoning, River Rafting, Alpine sleds, and Adventure Park. After Kandersteg, we will take the train to London and spend three days seeing the sights including staying in Lord Baden Powell's hostel for Scouts.
While the youth are allowed to fund raise to cover the expenses the adults do not have these options and usually cover most of the costs out of their own pockets. Without the adult leaders our youth will not be able to make this life changing trip a reality. The projected cost of this trip is $3,500 per person which will cover the following:
* Our flight to Europe
* Train fees while traveling from Rome to Switzerland, and London.
* Camp fees at Kandersteg International Scout Centre
* High Adventure trips while at Kandersteg
* Hostels while traveling through Rome and London
* Meals and travel expenses while in Rome and London
* Luggage specific for this event
* Required clothing for this event
The fees for this trip are rapidly approaching, with our flight costs coming as soon as October and our high adventure expenses due as soon as March 1st.
I thank you for taking the time to read this and for any help you are able to provide. Every dollar and share will go a long way to making this adventure a success for our youth.
Now we have a chance to take our biggest and most likely last big adventure together in scouts. Scouts BSA Troop 586 high adventure group will be going to Kandersteg, Switzerland in 2020. My son and I have the great opportunity to join this group as leaders and as participants. Kandersteg International Scout Centre, founded by Lord Baden-Powell in 1923, is the World Centre of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement. This experience is an opportunity to be involved in a world Jamboree feeling of brotherhood, peace and international friendship within the Scouting organization. It will be the epitome of scouting for many of our youth.
As the scoutmaster for Troop 586 I am responsible for working directly with the Scouts to help them create the program for the troop. I train the youth leaders to run the troop by providing direction, coaching, and support. All of this is done as a volunteer giving freely of our time and talents. Every trip the youth plan needs to have adult leaders in attendance to guide, mentor, advise and insure the safety of the youth.
The plan for this trip is to fly into Rome, Italy and spend three days seeing the sights, followed by a week in Kandersteg Camp completing some high adventure activities including Hiking, Canyoning, River Rafting, Alpine sleds, and Adventure Park. After Kandersteg, we will take the train to London and spend three days seeing the sights including staying in Lord Baden Powell's hostel for Scouts.
While the youth are allowed to fund raise to cover the expenses the adults do not have these options and usually cover most of the costs out of their own pockets. Without the adult leaders our youth will not be able to make this life changing trip a reality. The projected cost of this trip is $3,500 per person which will cover the following:
* Our flight to Europe
* Train fees while traveling from Rome to Switzerland, and London.
* Camp fees at Kandersteg International Scout Centre
* High Adventure trips while at Kandersteg
* Hostels while traveling through Rome and London
* Meals and travel expenses while in Rome and London
* Luggage specific for this event
* Required clothing for this event
The fees for this trip are rapidly approaching, with our flight costs coming as soon as October and our high adventure expenses due as soon as March 1st.
I thank you for taking the time to read this and for any help you are able to provide. Every dollar and share will go a long way to making this adventure a success for our youth.
Organizer
Mitch Turner
Organizer
Gresham, OR
