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A couple of weeks ago, the 5th Dartford Scout Group received an email from the Leigh Technology Academy, telling us that one of their students had won a prize at a recent business challenge evening and had chosen the 5th Dartford Scout Group\u00a0to receive part of the prize fund.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The student concerned\u00a0is a current member of our very own Johnston Explorer unit and this is what he had to say about the donation:<\/p>\n
“At the end of the school year, the Leigh Technology Academy held a business challenge for all Year 12s. The year group was split into twenty groups and sent to ten different businesses to solve real challenges that the business faced at the time.
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\nMy\u00a0group was presented with a cheque for a thousand pounds at the end of the competition from the Academy as compensation, following a misunderstanding about who the competition winners were. We decided that because we weren\u2019t competition winners, it was a good idea to split our money and give it to charity.
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\nI chose to give \u00a3100 to 5th Dartford Scout Group. As a member of the family in need, I felt it was a good idea to give something back to the family that’s given so much to me.
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\nWhen I was younger, my Scout Leader, Dick Medcalf told me “scouting never ends.” I’ll never forget those words, and to give something to the family who carry on what he led, makes me confident that it was a donation going to a place where it will be used with happiness and skill building.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thanks Terry, your kind donation\u00a0will no doubt be put towards our New Hall Fund<\/a>, to help us to keep scouting at the 5th Dartford Scout Group for many generations to come.<\/p>\n If you have any ideas for new fundraising oppertunities or are in a position to donate to our fund, please email our group chairman at chairman@5thdartfordscouts.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Thankyou very much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A couple of weeks ago, the 5th Dartford Scout Group received an email from the Leigh Technology Academy, telling us that one of their students had won a prize at a recent business challenge evening and had chosen the 5th … Continue reading