Dear families,
You will have received advice from Scouts Victoria about our
response to COVID-19.
1st
Coburg Scout Group wants
to support all families – and particularly our young people – in these challenging
times.
We will be tightening our belt to get through the nine
months ahead, but we still must cover most regular operating expenses as well
as the Levy to Scouts Victoria for insurance, facilities, training. program,
etc.
Anything that you can
do to assist would be greatly appreciated.
We recognise that many families have been financially
impacted by the current situation and we don’t want to add any further stress.
Please do not feel pressured to help. It is far more important that our young
people continue to enjoy their time in Scouting with their friends.
But families who can assist – eg by donating the equivalent of the usual annual fees (here's a link to last year's fees), or whatever you can manage – would
be a great help!
You can donate to us through Scouts
Victoria. You will receive a receipt and your donation will be tax-deductible. Here's how:
- Go to https://scoutsvictoria.com.au/about-us/donate/ and then select"Click to Donate";
- This will take you to the Scouts Paypal donation portal where you can make your donation using your PayPal account or Credit/Debt Card;
- Complete all fields as required, importantly in Write a Note (near the top of the form) make sure that you include the name of your CHILD and our Group name 1ST COBURG (eg: John & Jane Jones - 1st Coburg). - This will ensure your donation makes it to 1st Coburg to support our local work.
- Click on Donate Now - Once processed, you will receive an email with a tax deductible receipt.
Thanks for anything you can do to help. And if that’s not possible at this time, that’s OK too. Please
take care. There are other priorities at this time, and we fully understand.
Let’s hope we are soon meeting back in the hall, and once
again learning outdoors!
Yours in Scouting,
Connie Tuddenham Paul Ferrari
Group Leader Group President
PS: Scouting membership is
free at present. This is a great time to tell friends and family to check out
Scouting. Please help them connect with us.
