Meadowbank Scouts to the rescue
Again on Clean-up Australia Day

Meadowbank Scouts were on duty again at Meadowbank last Sunday on Clean-up Australia day collecting over three tonnes of rubbish.

Items collected ranged from cigarette butts to car wheels and as usual plastic bottles and bags made up a huge proportion of the rubbish collected.

And as in previous years the Meadowbank group also fed and watered the over 100 volunteer collectors in the Meadowbank wharf vicinity on the day.

Group members were kept busy with a non-stop barbecue sausage sizzle and supply of drinks and refreshments.

PICTURED: Group leader Ken “Freckle” Paton and Meadowbank Scout Group volunteers on the day at Meadowbank wharf.

Girl Guides Centenary Book

TWT readers can win copies of the Guides Australia centenary commemoration book “Leadership for Life – 100 Women, 100 Years of Guiding”.

The ofers the storoes of 100 inspiring women from all b ackgrounds and is a tribute to 100 years of volunteering.

All the wome have made a great impact on their community and are role models for hundreds of thousands of Australian girls and young women.

The book was officially launched last Sunday week at Admiralty House Kirribilli by the Governor-General Quentin Bryce AC and Federal MP and Minister for Status of Women Tanya Plibersek, pictured right with Girl Guides Australia Chief Commissioner Lynne Price.

TO WIN a copy simply write your name and address with phone number on the back of an envelope and a reason you would like to win and send to TWT Guides book, PO Box 123 Ryde 1680. Winners announced March 31.

Grey Wolf ‘Firsts’ at Brush Park

JAEDAN CALDER is 1 st Brush Park’s third and at only ten years and seven months is the youngest Cub Scout in the group to receive his Grey Wolf Award.

Last Wednesday night Cub Scouts Regional Commissioner Maureen Twin presented Jaedan with his Grey Wolf badge, woggle, certificate and plaque watched by proud Cub Scout Leaders, pack, parents and grand parents.

The Grey Wolf is the top award in Cub Scouts and the culmination of a Cub’s three years of adventure in the section.

Jaedan completed his Gold Boomerang which included Clean-Up Australia Day, introducing new Cub Scouts to the Pack and bushcare in Brush Farm Park and his Local History Badge.

He also planned and led his own hike one hot Sunday and produced a teaching resource for the Pack based on the Jungle Book.

PICTURED 1st Brush Park Cub Scouts firsts: First female Grey Wolf Elizabeth Johnstone, First Brother Grey Wolf Jaeden Calder and First Grey Wolf Xavier Calder.

Guilds promote Organ Donor Awareness

Ryde and Sydney St George’s Guilds of former scouts and guides are promoting organ donations during Organ Donors Awareness month.

The Guilds have an ongoing campaign of organ donor awareness since the then Prime Minister John Howard launched the Guilds’ Good Turn project three years ago. Guild members will be in shopping centres in the coming weeks encouraging members of the public to sign up for the official Australian organ donor register.

Members of the public are invited to contact Guild members for further information and registration forms. Contact Rusty Russell OAM on 9878 2289 or Eva Maxted on 9878 1887.

New Ryde Guildmaster

Ryde St George’s Guild will elect a new Guildmaster at tonight’s Guild annual general meeting at the Guild’s headquarters at historic “Addington” 813 Victoria Road Ryde.

New Guildmaster will be Phyllis Berger who first joined the Girl Guides movement in England before her family migrated to Australia.

She has been active in the Guides and Guild movement for many years and in recent years has been a prominent member of the Cumberland Scouts Gang Show in the art department.

Tonight’s meeting will re-elect Brian Harris as Chancellor and Margaret Brummell as Treasurer. Margaret Barton will retire after her term as Guildmaster. Guild inquiries to Brian Harris 9808 1016.

St Patrick’s Day at New Horizons

Sydney and Ryde St George’s Guild members will combine to present a St Patrick’s day concert and entertainment at New Horizons aged care facility on St Patrick’s Day next Wednesday March 17.

Ryde Councillor and former mayor Ivan Petch will assist on the piano. Anyone interested in joining in the fun please contact Rusty Russell OAM on 9878 2289 or Margaret Barton 9874 2547.

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