Scouts Canada’s Grande Prairie Branch is seeking donations to send their boys and girls to the Pacific Jamboree in Sooke, BC in July.
Brittany Hishom, a fundraising committee member and mom of Barrett, a beaver in Grande Prairie, says sending the troop is beneficial as it gets the kids out of the city and into the real wilderness to learn the basics of surviving outdoors.
“It gets them to see Canada, everything we have to offer here in Canada, we have such a vast amount of different forestry areas that really could benefit the boys and girls, get them out of the city centre and really get them into the wilderness,” she says. “They will be doing things like canoeing and crafts, and learning the basic skills for outdoors.”
Hishom says all donations of all levels are welcome and will help the scouters on their journey to British Columbia.
“We will take anything, go into your pockets, we’ll take change, we prefer the bills, but we will take anything, and you are welcome to go to the Scouts Canada website.”
Donators who choose to use the Scouts Canada website are asked to select the “Grande Prairie” check box when making their donation to ensure the money goes to our local branch, and cheques are also being accepted.
Additionally, Hishom says any donations that go above the goal to send the scouts to Sooke will go directly to the local branch to support activities such as their year-end campout.
