Message from Chief Scout Brendon Hausberger As we have entered level 4 of lockdown, I know many of us breathed a sigh of relief at the relaxations of some of the rules and constraints. Level 4 provides the opportunity for some businesses to reopen, and for people to receive some of that fast food they…
After the success of the daily National Virtual Campfire Chats, we want to continue to engage and chat with our senior Scouts and Adult volunteers on a regular basis. We are looking forward to chatting with you every Thursday at 7 PM on zoom. To join: The link remains the same: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/856060835 You can email joy.hutchinson@scouts.org.za…
In April Chief Commissioner Gary Pienaar asked us to share our campfire songs and stories. They were then collated into a 30 minute fun-filled National Virtual Campfire that premiered on YouTube on Friday 1 May. Join in the spirit of our first National Virtual Campfire, relax, light your fire and have fun! Click here to…
Written by Clayton Warren How three organisations and some everyday volunteers came together to make a difference in a country locked down due to the Coronavirus. The Solidarity Fund was set up in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and is intended to support South African people and NPO’s. They identified the need to provide relief…
Message from Chief Commissioner Gary Pienaar Today our nation celebrates that special day in 1994 when the first democratic elections were held in South Africa. The ‘Freedom Day’ public holiday reminds us of this important moment in our country’s history, when South Africans from many different communities joined together as a collective whole to begin…
Message from Chief Scout Brendon Hausberger As we go into the third week of the lockdown, I am sure many of you have also been through the various stages of dealing with this situation. From an initial resigned acceptance to some anger, either at the people breaching the rules or the apparent nonsensical nature of…
Written by Silvia Ludwig The sun is setting and I’m rushing to have dinner ready before 7pm. I race to my computer, give my hair a quick brush and put on my 1st Bryanston Group scarf. I diligently activate the Zoom link and wait for the rest of the participants to login in too. I’m…
As the lockdown continues, so does Scouting at home. Karen Gebhardt, Den Scouter for the 35th Pretoria Meerkat Den shares the adventures of her Meerkats at home! 6 Meerkats went camping in their own homes. They built blanket forts or put up tents in their houses. They braaied, washed up, tidied up and set their…
Scouting from Home is a place where you can find resources and programme ideas to run programmes that Meerkats, Cubs, Scouts and Rovers can do from their home. Check out the SCOUTS SA resource wiki here: https://scoutwiki.scouts.org.za/index.php… The Wiki (What I know Is..) is user driven. This means that it is up to us, the…
In challenging times the smallest things make the biggest impact. On Friday the 4th of April granny Felicity Attwell turned 81 years old. She lives in a frail care facility in Cape Town. With the COVID-19 lockdown this meant that she would be celebrating this milestone without her family nearby. 1st Pinelands Rover Crew Chair…