[Scouts] 2015-2016 Triathlon Fundraising

November 12, 2015  |   | Scouts

Our Scout troop has a strong history of providing a quality scouting program over many years.  To support this we have worked hard to keep up with the equipment we need to give our kids.  Fundraising for Scouts can be a challenge as sponsorship is limited and we try and avoid asking parents to dip into their pockets as much as possible.

What are the funds for?
All the money raised goes directly to supporting our Troops program. This includes funding our Tuesday night activities, supporting the Troop Council, buying camping equipment and so much more.  .

How do we raise the money?
We generally limit our fund raising to one method and this is through providing marshals’ for the Gatorade Triathlon Season over each summer.  This falls into two activities:

  • Bag Packing – we provide marshal’s to pack competitor give away bags on the Saturday, between 10.00am – 1.00pm.
  • Drink Station Marshals – Sunday triathlon, our job is to hand out water to competitors on the run leg, between 6.15am – 11.00am.

It can get pretty hectic at times, but we have a bit of fun along the way also.  We generally have three drink stations with five scouts or family members on each station.  Often Scouts bring a parent(s) or sibling along to help, but if this is not possible we can generally arrange for them to be picked up and dropped home again.

Where does the money come from and how much will we get?
In return for providing the marshals, we receive between $40 – $50 per person.   We also get a bonus if we are able to provide the number of marshal’s we have committed to. Over the last few seasons we have been able to raise over $10,000 for our Troop.

What we ask of Scout Families
To make this fund raising work we need the support of all our Scout families.  We all have lots on and we need to plan our weekends carefully.  Can you please review the list of events we will to participate in and register early for the ones you can attend.

And the bonus for your Scout is…
The Troop Council wants to reward those that provide the greatest support, the top five participants will receive 25% of every camp in 2016, up to the value of $25 per camp. Participation will be calculated based on the number of attendees from each family at each event. Support the Troop and we will support your Scout to be able to attend every camp in 2016.

All these events are co-ordinated by a parent from the Scout Troop, Mee Chee (Toby and Megan’s mum), who does an amazing job pulling it all together each year. Mee Chee will contact everyone before each event with all the relevant details so you go along fully prepared.

Click here to register for your preferred dates

Here is a full list of all the triathlon dates:
  • 28-Nov-2015 Gatorade 1 Elwood – Sat am bag packing 10-1pm
  • 29-Nov-2015 Gatorade 1 Elwood – drinks station 6.15am to 11am
  • 5-Dec-2015 Sussan – drinks station 6.15am to 11am
  • 9-Jan-2016 Gatorade 2 St Kilda – Sat am bag packing 10-1pm
  • 10-Jan-2016 Gatorade 2 St Kilda – drinks station 6.15am to 11am
  • 31-Jan-2016 Challenge Melbourne – drinks station 6.15am to 11am
  • 20-Feb-2016 Gatorade 3 Elwood- Sat am bag packing 10-1pm
  • 21-Feb-2016 Gatorade 3 Elwood – drinks station 6.15am to 11am
  • 6-Mar-2016 Corporate Triathlon – drinks station 6.15am -11am
  • 9-Apr-2016 Gatorade 5 St Kilda – Sat am bag packing 10-1pm
  • 10-Apr-2016 Gatorade 5 St Kilda – drinks station 6.15am to 11am