The leaders put the idea to the scouts, and they ran with it: a charity fundraising challenge. The scouts decided the rules of the competition and then the count-down started! Each patrol had exactly one week plus one hour to nominate a charity, come up with ideas and raise as many funds as they could.
Leaders were impressed with the thoughtful discussion that the scouts put into choosing their charities – our Pfadfinder scouts really are global thinkers with strong ethical values. It was inspiring to hear them set their goals and listen to the breadth of fundraising ideas they came up with.
The deadline arrived on Monday evening, and the patrols were still excitedly scrambling to the last minute to raise even more money for their chosen charities, before settling in to share a meal together and compare their strategies and results. We all learned a lot!
We are really proud of our scouts who, within just one week (and a lot of baking, door knocking, bucket appeals, cake stalls and so on), raised $114 for the Red Cross International and $432 for Operation Christmas Child.
Challenge complete! What will those amazing Pfadfinder do next?