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This year 17th Galway Gort Scouts have enabled 25 adult and youth members of Scouting Ireland to be awarded a Remote Emergency Care Certificate.
During our training and from other literature it became obvious that one of the most vital pieces of eqipment that each group should consider having is an AED (defibrillator).
After approaching both Gort and District Lions Club, who gave us €1000 of which €500 was towards a defibrialator, Gort Credit Union has most generously matched that €500 to enable us to purchase the item.
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On Saturday 17th September the Beaver and Cub sections of the 17th Galway Gort Scout Group had a joint event in Coole park with backwoods skills and general woodcraft work.
After a successful application for assistance from Gort Lyons Club we were honoured to be presented with a cheque for €1000.
€500 towards an AED and €500 towards the purchase of much needed eqipment for our youth members.
We ended our day on a high with the presentation of Beaver CSA awards to two now new cubs, a Stage 7 Emergency Badge for our Cub Section Leader and service awards for eligible scouters.
It was certainly a day to remember.
Gort and District Lions, From Left to Right, Julia Qualter - Treasuer, Tony Hannon - President, and Bridie Willers - Secretary presented a cheque for €1000 to 17th Galway Gort Scout Group Leader Veronica Stone.
Gort Scouts would like to take this chance to say a huge thank you to Gort Lions for their support.
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Galway Celebrates National Competition Gold Award
14th Galway, St Patrick’s Scout Group Secure Gold Standard and Fifth Place at the National Camp Craft Challenge in Waterford.
On a wild, wet and muddy weekend, the scouts from St Patrick’s Galway battled the elements and fellow scouters from 100 teams to come away with a fifth place overall in the National Campcraft Challenge whilst also being awarded a Gold Standard for their efforts at ‘The Phoenix’ which took place in Mount Melleray Scout Centre from 18th – 21st August.
The patrol of 8 scouts from Galway had been in training the past few months in preparation for the weekend which tested many areas, from campcraft to cooking, as well as the various skills and knowledge that were put to the test over the 4 day weekend competition.
From setting up and maintaining their site to partaking in a reconnaissance mission zone where Scouts practised strategy building, drawing line maps and bunkers, developing their observation skills and learning more about the science of velocity. They had to work closely as a team, building a ballista, communicating using semaphore and breaking a series of codes as well as carrying out first aid tasks calling on their knowledge and skills in dealing with emergencies whilst out hill walking or camping.
Speaking after the event Group Leader Michelle Murphy said ‘She was delighted with the result and very proud of the scouts. The patrol had worked hard over the Summer months along with their leaders and this result was a testament to the teamwork, commitment and dedication by the scouts themselves their, leaders and parents in finishing so high in the competition’
The scouts will resume their weekly meetings in October in Shantalla Hall on Friday evenings, next year they will celebrate 40 years in Galway, with 80 members and 20 leaders the group continues to go from strength to strength. For more information on getting involved please log onto www.galwayscouts.ie
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