April | 2022 | Kyle & Carrick District Scouts

Cub Scout Dayn from the 14th Ayrshire Scout group was on a mission to collect as many Easter Eggs and toiletries for children in hospital over Easter. Young people who will benefit from Dayn’s Easter kindness, are the patients at the Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Crosshouse Hospital, Ronald McDonald House and the Yorkhill Charity. After a heart felt appeal from Dayn, who has complex heart defects and attends the Royal Hospital for Children regularly for check ups and open heart operations, the Kyle and Carrick District Scout members jumped into action.

BEAVERS, Cubs and Scouts from the 18th Ayrshire Scout Group (St Columba), 28th Ayrshire Scouts (Troon) 14th Ayrshire Scout Group (Prestwick) and Morrison’s Ayr, shelled out for chocolate treats, to give Easter Bunny Cub Scout Dayn, from Prestwick, a hand to make this year’s Easter appeal a success.

Dayn said “A massive thank you to everyone that gave so generously to my’ Easter Appeal, I am overwhelmed with everyone’s generosity. I know these Easter treats will bring a smile to a persons face that’s in hospital or having treatment over Easter. Thank you so much!”

Dayn delivered over 302 Easter treats, toiletries and toys to the sick children and their parents over the Easter period, hopefully bringing a smile to their faces.

Hillbillies MCC Easter Egg Run Crosshouse Hospital

Dayn was lucky enough to join the Hillbillies MCC Easter Egg Run to Crosshouse University Hospital. These amazing guys raised over £3,000 for the hospital along with Dayns 150 Easter treats to the children in Crosshouse Hospital during the Easter.

Fiona Hainey Group Scout Leader for the 14th Ayrshire Scouts Group said ‘Dayn is a gift to those he’s around. His positive attitude and charitable nature is humbling. Dayn has tirelessly collected seasonal treats for the children in the hospitals of Ayrshire and Glasgow for years now and the Scout Groups from the Kyle and Carrick District are delighted to be part of his Easter and Christmas appeals every year. Dayn you are awesome!’

Kyle and Carrick District Scouts have set up a Just Giving page with the aim of providing some support to all our young people attending International Camps in the future. If you would like to donate, helping towards achieving their Scouting dream please follow the button below. Every penny helps Kyle and Carrick District Scouts to grow and reach more young people from all backgrounds. Your donation will help send young people on life changing camps around the world. The possibilities are endless. #skillsforlife

Donate to Kyle and Carrick District Scouts through Just Giving

If you are interested in helping out with Beavers (boys and girls aged 6 to 8), Cubs (boys and girls aged 8 to 10), Scouts (boys and girls aged 10 to 14), or Explorers (boys and girls aged 14 to 17) or helping in the background with things such as building maintenance, finances etc, please contact Kyle and Carrick Scouts using the link below.

If you would like to join Scouts Association in South Thanks Ayrshire we have groups across the Kyle and Carrick District. Find more information on Kyle and Carrick Scout District

Kyle and Carrick Scout District can be found on the South West coast of Scotland, part of the South West of Scotland Scout Region. The District covers an area of approximately 422 square miles from Ballantrae in the south to Dundonald in the north. We have 12 Groups across the District and 4 active Explorer Scout Units providing Scouting to over 900 young people within Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Explorers. We are proud to be part of the largest co-educational youth movement in the UK.

Kyle and Carrick Scout District is delighted to announce, that after 2 years of zoom calls and social distancing activities, 24 young people have been selected to take part in 3 international Scouting events. These young travelers will be jetting off to South Korea for World Scout Jamboree in 2023, Explorer Belt Expedition to Romania 2022 , Blair Atholl International Jamborette 2022, for some unforgettable adventures of a lifetime.

Scouts and Explorers from 6 groups in the District have undertaken various qualifying stages to be selected, following the motto – Unlock a new world – meant for them. Scouts / Explorers from 12^th Ayrshire Scout Group (Kingcase), 18^th Ayrshire Scout Group (St Columba), 28^th Ayrshire Scout Group / Tiger ESU (Troon), 31^st Scout Group (Loans), 48^th Ayrshire Scout Group (Dundonald) and 100^th Scout Group / Burns ESU (Alloway) will be taking part in these events.

The World Scout Jamboree is held in a different country every 4^th year and will be in South Korea for 2023. More than 40,000 Scouts from across the world will come together for the 25^th World Scout Jamboree. The World Scout Jamboree is a World Organisation of the Scout Movement. We are so proud that 10 young people from Kyle and Carrick Scout District will be part of the next UK Contingent.

7 young people from Kyle & Carrick Scout District, will be taking part in the Explorer Belt Expedition to Romania in July 2022. The Explorers will take part in a ten-day expedition, travelling independently through the Transylvanian region of Romanian, gaining a real understanding of a different country, its culture, people and their way of life.

Finally, 7 young people have been selected to be part of the Scottish International Patrol Jamborette in July 2022 in Blair Atholl. 500 Scottish Explorer Scouts will camp alongside Scouts from around the world, working as a dual patrol of 12. There is an exciting programme of activities and the opportunity for our young people to form lasting international friendships.

These Scouts will become more than just travel buddies, they will become planners, fundraisers, motivators and mentors & hopefully the future leaders in our ever-growing Scout District.

Dillon Scout from 18th Ayrshire Scout Group said ‘I most excited about meeting new people from other cultures at the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. I think I need to learn some more Korean before I go. Not sure how I’m going to cope with the heat!’

Scout Sophie from the 18th Ayrshire Scout Group said ‘I’m really looking forward to World Scout Jamboree, in South Korea. I love learning about other countries cultures and different types of food. I feel very lucky to have been chosen for this once in a lifetime opportunity. I’m hoping to be a more confident traveler. I’m also hoping to try many new things from food to activities I would never normally get to do.’

Most of our young people have been involved in Scouting since joining Beavers at six years old. These eager Scouts are now busy thinking of ways & working to raise funds of between £1,000 to £4,000 to help cover the costs of travel and event fees. Part of the WSJ participants fees also help towards enabling a Scout from a developing nation to attend.

Watch out for some amazing fundraising updates from our young people across our social media platforms.

Debs Olesen, District Commissioner for Kyle and Carrick Scout District said ‘Our young people are going to need all the help they can to raise this money, there are only so many times you can reasonably charge Granny for mowing her lawn!’. Kyle and Carrick Scout District would welcome the support of local businesses and organisations or anyone with an ingenious fund-raising idea that might help our young people on their way. We have set up a Just Giving page with the aim of providing some support to all our young people attending International Camps in the future. If you would like to donate, helping towards achieving their Scouting dream please follow the link below.

Donate to Kyle & Carrick District Scouts, through Just Giving

https://link.justgiving.com/v1/charity/donate/charityId/3238827?tipScheme=TipJar2.1&reference=givingcheckout_tj21

Every penny helps Kyle and Carrick District Scouts to grow and reach more young people from all backgrounds. Your donation will help send young people on life changing camps around the world. The possibilities are endless. #skillsforlife

If you are interested in volunteering with Beaver Scouts (boys and girls aged 6 to 8), Cubs (boys and girls aged 8 to 10), Scouts (boys and girls aged 10 to 14), or Explorers (boys and girls aged 14 to 17) or helping in the background with things such as building maintenance, finances etc, please contact Kyle and Carrick Scouts using the link below.

If you would like to join Scouts Association in South Thanks Ayrshire we have groups across the Kyle and Carrick District. Find more information on Kyle and Carrick Scout District

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Month: April 2022

“Eggs”tra Special Cub Scout

Dayn delivered over 302 Easter treats, toiletries and toys to the sick children and their parents over the Easter period, hopefully bringing a smile to their faces.

Scout’s Meet World…….