Unit Hike & BBQ 2007

VSL Gary and I (with quite a bit of help from my girlfriend) have organized and planned this year’s Hike & BBQ.

You can ask your seniors who went for last year’s hike or checkout the photos @

http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/666_BlackPanther/Unit%20Hike%2029%20July%202006/

This year, we will again be returning to East Coast Park for the end of the Hike BBQ. And you will not have to pay a cent. They food will be paid for by the Unit from the $750 the school gave us for maintaining our Silver Frank Sands standard.

You will have to pay for your own bike, kayak and skates if you want. The rental stations are about 600 – 800m from our BBQ pit site. The costs are about:

Bikes: $5 -$10 per hour
Single Kayak: $6 per hour
Double Kayak: $15 per hour
Roller-blades: $7 per 2 hours

This year the Hike will be a race to see which Patrol will reach the final checkpoint at ECP from St. Gab’s so we are expecting full attendance for this (compulsory) event to contribute to your Patrol’s chances of winning.

The Hike & BBQ will be held on 1st September 2007, Saturday. Fall-in in school at 0830 we will take a bus from ECP at 1600. It is not possible to hold this kind of activity on Fridays as there is not enough time and you still have classes.

On another note: Those that have not been turning up for Saturday meetings even valid reasons like tuition, your chances of being promoted next year will be less than half as we want people who are committed to the Unit. We are currently discussing what actions will be taken to improve the attendance of Saturday meetings.

Yours in Scouting,
SL Shaun

P.S. Disclaimer (Consent) forms will be given out this Friday.

P.P.S. Further updates will be posted up here.