Scouting About News from the South African Scout Association. www.scouting.org.za 0860SCOUTS Summer 2013/2014 NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE FROM CHIEF SCOUT SIBUSISO VILANE NELSON MANDELA “Let’s summit Everest’s and dream together” I am very honoured to be able to call myself manner are all vital life skills required to the Chief Scout of SCOUTS South Africa. treat fellow human beings with the respect Honour, respect, courteousy and good they deserve. The future depends entirely citizenship are just a couple of the attributes on the education of children and youths, of members of this fantastic Movement. As their access to information and experiences we eagerly start a New Year full promise and which broaden thinking and understanding opportunities it is important for us all to be in the ever-changing and challenging world. open to new information, new adventures As with every new beginning, 2014 allows us and ideas which allow us to learn as much as all to dream and then to set out to achieve we can as team players and leaders of today our dreams! Every person has their own and tomorrow. ‘Everest’ they need to climb. Whether you’re prepared for it or not, it’s there - challenging As Scouts we live according to our promise you to reach the top. It is vital to never give and laws, a set of values that shape us as up on your dream, take one step at a time SCOUTS South Africa would like to express people and our country and world as a and before you now it you have summited our sincere condolences to the family whole. I have been privileged to be able to the mountain and accomplished our goals! members of our Patron, former president attend some Scouting gatherings including a Nelson Mandela. Madiba was a man that not PLTU in Gauteng. The warm welcome I I hope to learn more about Scouting in South only inspired a nation and many generations, received and the discipline, talent and skills I Africa this year and to meet many of you but who gave true meaning to the principles perceived were testimony to our face to face. Until then - as SCOUTS South “duty to God, duty to others and duty to self”. Movements training and leadership. Africa - let’s summit all the ‘Everest’s’ that Learning how to manage stressful situations, cross our paths together, let’s explore and “Madiba will always be best known and how to handle challenges, how to push your conserve the world we live in, experience remembered for his epic struggle against own physical abilities and how to the adventures that life brings us and lead by apartheid and his central role in creating a new communicate in a clear and respectful example! South Africa where people of all races can live as equals,” says SSA past chairman Mr Garnet de la Hunt. “His determination, perseverance, PAINT THE LION PURPLE courage and self-sacrifice for the good of other Cape Western scouts &
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