Switzerland 2007
What
Every
year the centrepiece of the scout calendar year is the scout summer camp. Next
year Borris scout troop are planning to travel to Switzerland for their summer
camp. The summer camp will be approx 11
days long that will involve us travelling through 5 different countries. The trip will end up with a visit to
Disneyland Paris.
Where
Adelboden is set in the
Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland at a height of 1400m in the Swiss
Alps. Adelboden is all you would
imagine of a Swiss village. There are endless walks to be enjoyed along
well-marked paths, or use one of Adelboden’s networks of cable cars to
transport you to the mountaintop where the views are truly stunning. In the village there is a heated swimming
pool, which is free of charge to all JEKA houses.
When
July 21st to July
30th
How
We will travel from Borris
to Dublin Airport in the early hours of the 21st of July to fly to
Brussels airport with Ryanair. We will
be picked up by our bus in Brussels and transported to our Alpine Chalet. We
will have sole use of the bus for the week that we are there, transporting us
to all our activities and leisure days.
Why
The international aspect
gives scouting a special appeal and many scouts now travel abroad during their
time in the section. As part of our programme in Borris we have visited
Scotland, France, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia and Italy in the last 7
years. Scouts is about being with
friends and making new friends as part of a team, participating fully in the
adventure and opportunities that life throws at us. A trip like this one will allow scouts to experience an
international trip with their friends and peers with adult supervision. The travelling experience will give them
confidence in the future when travelling. It will allow the scouts have a full
input into the organisation of the trip, which will prepare them for the future
when planning trips of their own.
How Much
Jeka Cost €300
Ryanair €150
approx
Activities €150
approx
Disney land €150 approx
Total €750
Fundraise €200 = €4000 total (already have €1400 raised)
What Activities
Swimming, alpine walks,
alpine over night expeditions, white water rafting, mountain biking, canyoning
(abseiling in gorge), chairlifts, skiing (1hr), bum boarding on glaciers, ice
disco, Swiss evening.
Who
We are hoping to have 20
members travelling (max) from Borris scout troop and another 24 travelling from
Bennetsbridge scout troop. B/Bridge are
a local scout troop that we have developed a very good friendship with over the
years. The 2 groups together allows us
to travel cheaper, allows us to have a bus of our own for the week and have
other scouts to share the experience with.
At the moment we have 12
scouts and 5 leaders going (David Clerkin, Sinead Nolan, John Lennon, John
Flood, Lar Doyle). There are also 15
adults travelling from the B/Bridge troop.
Payments
Already paid to date as a Non-refundable
deposit is €50. By the end of each
month we would like to have a minimum of €50 paid as a guideline to help us get
to the final payment goal of 750 euro.
As a general guideline probably €15 a week would get you
to a relatively good figure come next May / June.
End of September 06 = €100
End of October 06 = €150
End
of November 06 = €200
End of December 06 = € 250
End of Jan 07 = € 300
End of Feb 07 = € 350
End of Mar 07 = € 400
End of Apr 07 = € 450
End of May 07 = € 500
End of June 07 = € 750
Approx 100 – 120 euros per
scout will be coming from the group for the newsletter scheme. This will be taken off each of the scout’s
individual costs. We also hope to have a similar scheme run next year from May
to July, which will go towards the fund raising fees for the trip.
To allow us book tickets on
Ryanair I would require to have €250 from everyone before the end of December…
if its not paid the ticket prices will increase and so will the price per head…
so the sooner you have it in the cheaper the price. Anyone who wants to make lump sum payments please talk to
me. I appreciate that some families
have a number of people going and payments will be more difficult. Please call
in to talk to me any Tuesday night if you have any further questions.
Thanks
David Clerkin Scout
Leader