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From the Courtyard

Issue 100 Issue 100 January 2016 January 2016

From the Courtyard sac scouts newsletter

SAC SCOUTS’ 100th BIRTHDAY! In this issue Cubs.. Akela says goodbye!

Scouts.. Kellimni.com visit

Ventures.. Discovering our new campsite

Rovers.. Dedicated service

Memories.. Luke Maistre takes the lead

Coming up 21-26 March Easter Camp (Group)

Just as the Group kicks off its 100th year anniversary, and coincidentally, it being the 100th issue of the SAC newsletter, AGSL Mark P. Borg gives us a taster of the past 100 years and the activities planned to celebrate a century of scouting at the SAC Scout Group. The best thing about turning hundred, is feeling like you’re still a twelve year old. Not many people get to say that, but we certainly do. Ever since its formation in 1916, hundreds of boys have been part of the St. Aloysius College Scout Group, sharing years of friendships and vivid memories of adventures locally and on trips abroad. This year, the Group celebrates a century of service to the community, providing a fun filled, safe environment for youngsters ensuring that its members are given every opportunity and encouragement to take their place in society as young men of standing and worth. Essentially, our purpose is to provide our members with experiences that build character and assist them to acquire selfbelief in whatever they choose to do in the future. 1957 – Patrol Leader Hubert Rizzo leads the St. Aloysius College Scout Group was established in 1916 and College Patrol which won the Bates Cup for boasts the longest continuous and uninterrupted service on Scouting. That year the college scouts won all the trophies. the island. The merit of this success lies in the Group’s past and present members who have kept the scouting spirit alive in the last century. Maintaining their promise and duty to God and Country and to help others at all times, the St. Aloysius College Scouts have since their early years helped the community during the times of war assisting the sick and providing first aid, delivering messages and even helping with debris clearance after aerial bombings. Nowadays, the boys focus on a different nature of community service, assisting a variety of NGOs with fund raising initiatives and providing assistance where and when required. The Group has always promoted a healthy and active way of living, exposing its members to a variety of activities which the great outdoors has to offer. Young- 1984- SAC Scouts present gifts on behalf of the children sters also learn important skills such as pioneering, first of Malta to Pope John Paul II on Palm Sunday during the first international youth rally organised by the aid, orienteering and a variety of other scout crafts Catholic Church. however the ultimate goal has always been character


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