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An Post and Scouting Ireland have announced the production of two stamps celebrating 100 years of Scouting. The stamps are part of a European run, where each country will produce their own version. The Irish Stamps were choosen to show the “now and then” aspect of Scouting in Ireland. They will be available for sale from May 9th.

Links:
Scouting Ireland news item
Wikipedia entry on all the European Scouting stamp celebrating 100 years

Check out these guys. They will complete a 570km unsupported ski crossing of the Greenland icecap to celebrate 100 years of Scouting and raise funds to help Scouts rebuild Lebanon.

As they put it:
“we will have to carry all our food, fuel and equipment to enable us to survive in this harsh climate for up to 4 weeks. We will ski east to west over Greenland which is the second biggest ice cap in the world and each day we will be aiming to cover between 20 and 30 km. All of our food, fuel and equipment will be pulled behind us on Pulkes”

These Guys are tough! Check out their progress here

Stay tuned to this website for all the news on the up and coming Table Quiz to raise funds for the new Scout Den. It is on in the Newtown Inn on Friday the 2nd March at 21.00. €40 for a table of four. Excellent prizes!!

The Ventures took a road trip to Sligo to find out what a certain westerner was raving on about? 😉 After trekking the high roads and byroads of the county it was agreed that it was a great weekend. Thanks to the 2nd/3rd/10th Sligo for all their help! Joe, you’re d man!

Today Cill Dara Scout County Awarded Johnny Dowling the Bronze Meritorious Award for his excellent long service to Maynooth and to Scouting in the North Kildare area. Johnny is the current Group Leader in Maynooth and member of the County Management Committee. From all in the Maynooth Scout Group we would like to say a big Thank you and well done to you Johnny!