I understand that you may be interested in the Heany Park Scout Group for your child/children.
Your child/children will be placed on the waiting list for the Group at this time, one of our Leaders or assistants may be in contact soon. You may avoid thewaiting list by volunteering to become involved. This will allow your child entry straight into the Group aswell as providing reduced fees after the first full year of adult leadership. Otherwise, we will contact you assoon as a place becomes available. The following information is simply what we send to new families. Youare not required to send any money until your child begins with the Group.
The Heany Park Scout Group prides itself on being a family Scouting Group. Many parents are involved inrunning activities with the Scouts, Cubs and Joeys under the guidance of our Section Leaders who have allbeen trained in running Scouting activities. Venturers, Scouts, Cubs and Joeys are run during the schoolterms. The leaders and times are:
?Rovers (18-26 years)
?Venturers (approx 15-17yrs) –Rick -held on Friday Night at 7.30 – 10.30pm.
?Scouts (approx. 11-14 yrs) - Kylie - held on Monday Night at 6.30 – 8.30pm.
?Cub Scouts (approx 8-10 yrs) - Deb - held on Thursday Night from 7:00 - 8:30pm.
?Joeys (approx. 5-7 yrs) – Luke - held on Thursday from 5:45 - 6:45pm.
Please also check out our website - the address is at the top of this page. This provides other detail on theway that the Group operates. The Victorian Scouting website also provides a wealth of information aboutthe Scouting movement.
Information on the fees that will assist you in your decision (for the first child for July 2016 to June 30 2017 is: Total $ 424). Please note that your child will be uninsured with the Group and the Scouting Association ofAustralia until you have paid the fee to cover registration, insurance and joining fees. Until these are paid,your child will not be permitted to join any special activities such as camps or be given any badges.
Thefees should be paid as soon as possible – preferably at week 3 and are non-refundable.
Please note that if you choose to pay by direct deposit on the internet or at the bank you should include thefollowing Family ID #Surname# (place this in the reference cell on the internet, or ask the teller to type itin with the payment – this identifies the family who have made the payment on our bank statement).
You should complete attached forms as soon as possible and give them to the Leader of your child’ssection. This ensures that we have the correct information to register your child/children with Scouting Australia and that we can contact you in the event of an emergency. The formsshould be returned as soon as possible – even if you are unsure of whether or not you will be joining uppermanently.
These forms are:-
?Scouting Australia Youth Membership Form Y1 -(2 copies to be completed)Please do not complete credit card info as we cannot process it.
?Family information and questionnaire.
?Photo Privacy Request Form
Upon Joining you will be required to sign up with -.
On-line Scout Registration
Team App -assists the group with communication.
Care Monkey - is a way we keep our leaders up-to-date with the member’s health conditions.
If at any time, you have questions; please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely
Gavin Thomas
Group Leader - Heany Park Scout Group (0417 529848)
ALL VICTORIANS ENJOYING SCOUTING
HEANY PARK SCOUT GROUP
FAMILY INFORMATION FORM (PAGE 1 OF 2)
CHILD’S DETAILS:
First name: ……………………… Second name/s: …………………………. Surname: ……………………………...
PARENT/GUARDIAN 1 (provide detail sufficient for you to be contacted in the event of an
emergency):
Title: …….. Christian Name: ………………………………… Surname: …………………………………………
Occupation: …………………………………………… Working with Children Card No: …………………………….
Home phone: ………………………… Work phone: …………………………... Mobile: ……………………………….
Email: …………………………………………………………… Fax: ………………………………………
Address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………. Post code: ………….
Interests/hobbies:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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PARENT/GUARDIAN 2 (provide detail sufficient for you to be contacted in the event of an
emergency):
Title: …….. Christian Name: ………………………………… Surname: …………………………………………
Occupation: …………………………………………… Working with Children Card No: …………………………….
Home phone: ………………………… Work phone: …………………………... Mobile: ……………………………….
Email: …………………………………………………………… Fax: ………………………………………
Address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………. Post code: ………….
Interests/hobbies:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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SIBLINGS (please provide details of any siblings that may join the group in the future):
First name: ………………………..………. Surname: …………………………………. Date of birth: ……………….
First name: ………………………..………. Surname: …………………………………. Date of birth: ……………….
First name: ………………………..………. Surname: …………………………………. Date of birth: ……………….
HEANY PARK SCOUT GROUP
P.O. Box 2789, StudPark Shopping Centre, Rowville, Vic; 3178
HEANY PARK SCOUT GROUP
FAMILY INFORMATION FORM (PAGE 2 OF 2)
ASSISTANCE TO THE HEANY PARK SCOUT GROUP:
Scouting is an organisation run by volunteers who receive no payment for their efforts. Scouting is
also an organisation that caters for all the family. As such, the Heany Park Scout Group encourages
each family to support the Group in some way. Not only does this share the work required to manage
such a large Scout Group but also it’s a great opportunity for adults to make new friends, undertake
new activities and share the Scouting experience with their children.
There are many ways that you can help out. Please tick (?) areas you may be able to assist:
?Provide transport to and from activities.
?Interested in learning more about what’s
required to become a leader?
?Assist regularly as a parent helper
?Interested in supporting the Group
Committee
?Treasurer duties – banking, monthly
financial reports, paying bills
?Secretarial duties
?Fundraising duties
?Registrar duties – managing waiting lists
and enrolments
?Quartermaster duties – issuing equipment
for activities, maintaining and storing
equipment
?Hall warden – maintain hall by organising
tradesmen or working bee when necessary.
Suit a handyman or tradesman!
?Provide publicity for Group Events,
including fundraising promotion and local
publicity of events and achievements
?Help produce the Group Newsletter
?Provide copying/printing facilities or
supplies, such as for Group Newsletter,
reports, letterhead, invitations
?Expertise in photography or video
production for presentations, newsletter,
promotion
?Come down and talk to a Section about
your occupation or hobbies
?Provide an excursion to your place of
employment – such as a factory; flight
simulator; hospital; TV or radio studio
?Provide tow bar and/or trailer (Group owns
trailers)
?Access to bus and/or bus license
?Access to truck and/or truck license
?Donate prizes for fundraising activities
?Maintain the kitchen
?Cater for Section camps and activities
?Organise catering for Group events –
suppers, Group BBQ, Group Camp
?Set up and provide computer facilities for a
Group Database (software available)
?Create, host or maintain the Group Web
Page
?Make up Group Scarves (<30 per year)
?Other areas I can help (please detail):…………………………………………………………………………………….
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