On Thursday evening, 14 November, the Graaff Reinet Scouts Troop held its 112th Annual General Meeting (AGM), a gathering that proved to be both meaningful and memorable.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐.
The AGM was marked by a deep sense of gratitude, particularly for the leadership of Jacques Ferreira and Johan Vorster, who have admirably stepped up to guide the troop following the passing of Mr Bruce Maree in December 2022.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ’๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ 50 ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
The evening also held bittersweet moments, especially as the troop bid farewell to matric learner Josh Neill. In his farewell address, Josh shared inspiring words about the essence of scouting and the invaluable lessons learned under the Scout banner. His message resonated with the younger scouts, reminding them that even as members transition out of the troop, their influence and inspiration continue to shape the next generation.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น-๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐. Each accolade reflects the passion and commitment of the individuals within the troop. The 2024 awards were presented as follows:
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ.
As the Graaff Reinet Scouts Troop looks forward to the adventures that await in the coming year, there is a palpable excitement in the air – the troop is grateful for the opportunity to be part of such a meaningful journey and they are eager to continue fostering growth, learning and camaraderie in the spirit of scouting.
