Newsletter Date November 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1 Scouting About #6

Special points of in- terest: Kwara’s Comments his article is inside and a January 2012 if you are  Mark McNamara’s Hi All, how are you? I hope map of his route in on the over 17yrs of age and do that life is treating you well back. When he comes to not have your 13digit ID adventure through and that God is blessing Africa for KTD195 Tzaneen he will be coming document you will be re- you out of your socks. to visit a number of Packs quired to travel to Pretoria This quarters newsletter and Troops late in 2012, for 2 interviews to prove you  Food For Life Project has some interesting fea- so be ready. are a South African citizen, tures including an article this is very costly. Please  Climate Change Project from Mark McNamara and make sure that you have Australian (yes you cant We have run two aware- your ID, it is going to be part escape us) who in re- ness campaigns this year of your Scout Advancement. firstly the Climate Change sponse to reading about A final word, to all our Ma- you in the newsletters and Campaign, please write to me and tell me what you triculants this year, GOOD going to our website, has LUCK and GOD BLESS. As decided to go on a mara- have learnt, what you have enjoyed and what you the exams get closer know thon cycling ride from we are lifting you up and Kampala in Uganda to didn't enjoy so that we can publish your letters and praying for your success. As Cape Town covering over Scouts we know you have 7,000kms throughout improve the work for next year. worked hard to Be Pre- most of 2012 to raise pared. Please let us know funds for Keep The Secondly, we have been your results and the where Dream196. auditing the numbers of you will be going to study children who have ena- Please pray for protection L for Mark as he will be bling documents and rais- alone travelling through ing awareness about the ove and Blessings difficult and sometimes changes with Home Af- Kwara na Akela Zabe x dangerous areas in Africa, fairs. Just to remind you, in INSIDE THIS ISSUE: AN ODE TO DREAMERS - Nhlanhla Khoza A poem by Nhlanhla 1 KEEP DREAING....hold fast Never let circumstances HOLD FAST TO YOUR Story by Lucky Maole 2 to your dreams...For if your determine your fu- DREAMS, dreams die, your life will be ture...negate every negativ- HOLD TIGHT TO THEM, Here’s Mark McNamara 2 like a bird with broken ity to a positivity. Many wings, that cannot fly…We obstacles will come your FOR IF DREAMS DIE, Rivoningo tells his story 3 all have been given talents way but be a ganda_ganda LIFE WILL BE LIKE A of paramount value...GOD that squashes each and BIRD WITH BROKEN Karabo on Scouting 3 bestowed them in us...Your every obstacle that comes WINGS...That can not duty is to find yours and your way to success. Let fly… Muxe speaks about HIV 3 polish them to shine like each and every endurance HOLD FAST TO THEM! pearls, by putting them to be a motivation and an Cub Corner 4 Nhlanhla Khoza good use… inspiration that gives you 1st Mavele Live your life in or- aspiration to go forward der....Take each and every because what doesn't kill a step carefully, move as human makes him slow as a chameleon, for stronger. In case of falls, you will have time to make wake up, feast in defeat wise decisions...As we and aim to conquer. If one dream everyday, lets make lets go of his dreams he time to wake up and make rolls like a barrel with no dreams a reality. quality nor quantity.. I Believe that successful are those who dream and work hard to achieve. PAGE 2 SCOUTING ABOUT TZANEEN #6

Food For Life Project—Kwara

Did you know that over 800 Cubs from 1st Joppie Pack The Food For Life project also Cubs from 1st Mbhekwana Scouts and 600 cubs have (which is run by a Scout Troop forms part of the Climate Drop In Centre have been been building their own door with Astrid as their Pack Change project which is men- assisted with their program by sized gardens in their homes leader) receiving their Food tioned in more detail on page 4. 1st Shiluvane Scout Troop. our around their communities For Life badge for completing In this photo cubs from 1st The Drop In Centre is the for the last 2 years? Children Phase 1 of the challenge. Nyanyukani show off their wooden structure seen behind from Sedan to Zhangoma, Ga- Joppie is run by Astrid and badge from completing phase 1 the children. This Centre has Wally to Burgersdorp, Le- her Scout Troop—Astrid is of the project. The children have no resources, (not even one phepane to Fobeni, all over 15yrs of age. learnt about mulching, compost- chair), a roof that leaks and gardens are appearing. The children are serious ing and recycling rubbish and yet the children come daily to about their program and they water from their homes to cre- receive a meal and participate continue to grow and develop ate the compost and a water in the Cub program. with out regular assistance source which saves the planets from adults. All cubs and precious water resources. Scouts have successfully participated in the Food For life project.

“Because now I know Lucky Maole - 1st Ramotshinyadi Scout Troop how to deal with my

problems instead of Sometimes you can think know how to deal with prob- running from them” that to be a SCOUT is a big lems. If I have a problem I issue, but NO! Its not. fix it because if you run I enjoy to be part of this away, when you come back organization. Step 1 was you get it the way you left it. hard but now it is very easy and simple to me, all we do GLORY to KEEP THE DREAM is our best as Scouts (Be TEAM! You have changed Prepared). It has brought a many youths lives in many hope to my life. It has places and I hope God can taught me that every issues bless all this great job you has a solution and now I have done ―KEEP IT UP‖

Bike Africa - Mark McNamara

important Scouts has been in world. and hope to reach Tzaneen your lives. by August. I cant wait to meet When I read a book by Nelson I decided to share my admira- Khanyisa Mabuza wrote, ―Being you and see how well you are Mandela, I learnt how South tion of your journey by going doing Africans lived when the country a Scout has had a huge impact on a journey of my own; riding was recently divided by greed. on my life because it changed a bicycle from Uganda to Cape Sincerely Mark McNamara This meant one group of people the way I think, the way I look at Town . By telling coold determine the condition people and the way I look at people about the bike ride, I for other peoples lives. myself.‖ This shows you are the hope to raise money for Keep NEW SOUTH AFRICA that Nelson Later, I read about some amaz- The Dream 196 to help you Mandela hoped for. You are continue your journey. Its not ing things Scouts have been learning to determine the condi- doing in : developing much compared to what you tion of your own lives through are doing but I hope you will yourselves, caring for others knowledge, skills and respect. and learning to be leaders while accept my journey a small having fun. When Tsako Your Story is a story of hope; tribute to determination, per- Ngobeni wrote, ―I am proud to and that is an important story sistence and success. be a Scout and I like the way I for South African and the whole I begin cycling early next year PAGE 3

The Transformation of my Life in Scouts - Rivoningo Ngobeni Engaging myself in scout- about conducting our- was accomplished. the presence of former ing was a new routine of selves in a dignified man- Leading other scouts President Kgalema great transformation in ner. would not have been Mothlante, Chief Nwa- me but this transforma- Since my eyes were simple if we had not mitwa and other parlia- tion was slightly different opened I have seen that strived to obey the laws ment officials). from other scouts trans- living without self confi- including the two Since great things are not formations. Neither the dence will get you no- special laws as we have done by impulse but by a word liar nor rude could where but just to leave promised to do so from series of small pieces be used to describe who I yourself envying your the day of investiture. brought together, here I was though I was not yet peers as they are That has built my self am as a rover willing to a scout. conducting informative confidence to such an help other scouts to sessions and interesting extend that Nhlanhla more...... Well the word "shy" was games in scouts. Khoza and I could write By Rivoningo Ngobeni - the word that dwelt in The challenge of being poems and render 1st Mavele me. When I became an lead by peers made me to them in some very big official member of scouts develop enthusiasm to ceremonies held in our from the day of investi- grasp such skills and area. ture in 2005 my eyes desire for leading other Ceremonies such as were widely opened and I scouts. Thus I made it to Nwamitwa day, the offi- realised that at school we be my will and goal to be cial opening of our new don’t learn everything a patrol leader and that school Sevengwana (in

Being A Scout - Karabo Manyama 1st Radoo

Scouts made my behaviour life. When I joined Scouts I everything to me and I good and I started to was thinking that I was started to see that if you go believe that Scouts is alive stupid but now I can see to school its like the same because being a Scout is a that I am clever, better than like when you got to Scouts “Scouts is where we rain without many clouds those who are not going to because in Scouts you gain learn and become useful and a scout is like a sea. Scouts. more knowledge. So my Scouts made my life to When I joined Scouts it was advice is if you did not start to others” become easy because in on 22February 2010, I to got to Scouts just go and the past I was looking like a asked Muxe the one who see what's happening there tree without leaves. started Scouts a long time because if you have started Scouts made me to become ago ―what's happening in to sit at home without going a respectful person in my Scouts?‖ So he explained to Scouts you are like tree without leaves, Useless! The Impact of HIV AIDS on the young People of South Africa - Muxe Ramaano 1st Radoo

Our Country is characterized If one child is infected we HIV & AIDS the only thing I by HIV & AIDS, no matter are all affected. know is that we wont quit how, HIV & AIDS is there – The whole country is af- because those who quit will we are proudly South fected but proudly we are never win but those who Africans living with possibili- supporting each other. win will never quit! ties.

Government gives grants, One way to beat HIV & AIDS If one family member is free education and protec- is to get tested and know infected we are all affected. tion. If NGO’s, business and your status. If you know others would work together your status you can protect yourself and others. If you If one classmate is infected to promote the nation we will make it.’ don't know you are ignorant we are all affected. and will be defeated. We do Working TOGETHER with not quit regardless as to our Two Hands we can do status, we will win! If one parent is infected we MORE! are all affected. Keep The Dream 196 Bike Africa Route - Where Mark is going to cycle and when in 2012

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Cubs Corner - Climate Change This year we have been running a One students project measured the program called Climate Change where amount of ozone emissions in Kgapane a Cubs, Scouts and Rovers from Greater village near Greater Tzaneen. Tzaneen (and the whole country) have been learning about what climate change is and how to help our fami- lies, communities and nations better handle the effects of this problem. Cubs were encouraged to participate in recycling programs and learn about proper litter disposal rather than just throwing litter on the ground. In August 2011 we held a Climate Change Fun Day were Cubs, Scouts & Rovers from , Shiluvane and Julesburg came together for day of learning supported by

local high schools from Greater Tzaneen. The schools included The Kings Court Christian School, Merensky High School and Hip2B2 an NGO started by Mark Shuttleworth (first South

African in Space) to promote math, physics and chemistry in rural schools particularly. Thank you to all the Rovers that helped on the day smoothly co-ordinate the ac- The children were able to make electricity tivities making sure that everyone was Cubs from 1st Mawa show off their using pedal power and water wheels. entertained and being well cared for. birds made from recycled paper Thank you also to the participating . schools that made the day such a suc- cess. Later in 2011 and early in 2012 we will be planting some trees donated by the Dept of Forestry to be a lasting re- minder of Climate Change and what we can do to reverse the impact of global warming.