Hello, my name is Owen, and I am a Greytown scout. I have been a part of Greytown Scouts for five years, and over that time, I have experienced some of the best activities Scouts have to offer. Some of these activities have included a ten-day camp in Mystery Creek, Hamilton (NZ Jamboree), and a sixteen-day camp on the Gold Coast (Australian Jamboree).
Over the Christmas holidays, some of the scouts from Greytown went to an activity called Venture. This camp was planned over ten days and involved over two thousand scouts. These scouts were mainly from New Zealand and Australia, but there were still contingents from Europe and Asia. For the first four days of this camp, all the scouts participating were scattered across the country doing activities.
I chose to kayak in the Queen Charlotte Sounds, but other scouts were doing four-wheel driving, boating, tramping, and many more. For the second part of Venture, all the scouts came together for a week of activities in and around Wellington.
From my time at Scouts, I have learned so much about camping, tramping, first aid, and many other skills. The scouts learn all of this from our weekly nights at the scout hall and the camps and tramps that we organize over the weekends.
The Greytown Scout group is an active group that provides our kids with many learning experiences that they won’t find at school or at home. Our leaders are the backbone of the organization, and we are looking for any keen people in the community who could help out in this important role. If you are interested in becoming a leader or have children who would like to attend, please get in contact at greytown@group.scouts.nz.
