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Scouts - May 09 Report : 6/13/2009
Xaghra Scout Troop - May 09 Report
1st May 2009 – Investiture Ceremony
After a mass was held at the Xaghra Parish Church the Scout Investiture was held in the Xaghra Square where the troop welcomed Scout Jonathan Theuma into its ranks.
Scout Jonathan Theuma getting invested!
3rd May 2009 – Annual Parade
After all that marching along the streets of Xaghra training for the annual parade the time to show off what we had learnt was upon us! We caught the 8.15 ferry and made our way to Floriana where we marched from the Island Scout HQ to Valletta and back. It was the first time participating in the annual parade for all of the troop but it definitely won’t be our last!
9th May 2009 – Open Fire Cooking
Before today’s activity was undertaken the best scout award for the months of March and April was awarded to Christian Galea whose impeccable behaviour edged him past the stiff competition.
For the activity troop was divided into two groups, given some wood and an axe, with which they were to employ the techniques they had learnt to build a fire and to cook some hamburgers on. Both teams successfully lit a fire and also succeeded in cooking a delicious cheese burger! A special mention goes out to Juan Hili who succeeded in lighting his team’s fire using Swedish Fire Steel . For this activity the troop were joined by two Cub Scouts who are undergoing their link badge, Andre Sciberras and Peter Joe.
Swedish Fire Steel
16th May 2009 – I.T and Technology
To fulfil one of the path finder criteria the troop must show some basic knowledge about technology and I.T. So during today’s lesson the troop showed us their skills in sending emails and using Microsoft Word on two laptops. Also present for this meeting was Cub Scout Andre Sciberras. The troop then wound down the lesson by playing Pantomimes, where the scouts have to mime a given situation, character, movie or book. The game was won by Nicholas Frendo whose acting and miming skills are worthy of an Oscar!
23rd May 2009 – Pitching a Hike tent
During this meeting the troop was larger the usual, as all gold arrow Cub scouts joined us. So the troop was divided in two patrols and after an instruction of how to pitch a hike tent. Both patrols competed against other, with the patrol that succeeds in properly pitching the hike tent in the shortest time winning the competition. While one patrol pitched the hike tent, the others did some ice breaker games to get to know each other better.
In the end, Nicholas’s Frendo’s patrol won the competition, due to team work and good behaviour.
30th May 2009 – Cleaning-up Xaghra
The Scouts together with the Cub Scouts did one of their many good deeds by cleaning up an area in our beautiful village. The spot chosen was near the steep road known as is-Sellum. This means that visitors to the cemetery and tourists admiring the amazing Citadel views can benefit from a clean environment. Once again the meeting took longer than usual as we met at HQ at 2pm instead of the usual 3pm. Also this meeting was done in a joint activity with the Xaghra Cub Scouts. In the photo below one can see the amount of rubbish that was gathered.
Leaders, Scouts & Pack after clean-up
BY: SL Mark Formosa
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of Holy Church in the Gozo General Hospital on June 14th surrounded by his family. Deeply mourned by his sons and daughters, Frances and her husband Louis and their family, Carmel and wife Rose, Josephine and husband Louis, Vicky and husband James, Ester and husband Chris, Peter and wife Catherine, Pauline and husband Emanuel, Antoinette and husband Theddy, Joe and wife Grace, Mary and husband Laurie, 45 nephews and nieces, especially Scout Nicholas Frendo, Cub Scout Neil Curmi and Beaver Scout Noella Curmi, the Xaghra family of Scouts other relatives and friends. The funeral left from the Gozo General Hospital today on the 17th of July for the Xaghra Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady, where Mass presente cadavere was celebrated, followed by internment at the Xaghra Parish Cemetry. 
