The 16th Norwich Scout Group is a charity which is entirely funded by subscriptions, donations and fundraising. As our HQ isn't rented we have quite a few running costs, including Gas, Water, Electric, upkeep of the grounds & building to name a few. We also have to pay approximately £25 per head capitation each year to the Scout Association, some of which covers central costs but most is spent on insurance cover for our activities. We aim to recover gift aid on subscriptions and donations where possible. Our aim is for subscriptions to cover running costs.
A key part of Scouting for all the sections is activities outdoors, in Cubs and particularly in Scouts we aim to include camps and other nights away activities in our programme. Running camps requires a fair amount of equipment (tents, cooking kit, axes and saws etc). When our Scout Leader, Tom Fisk joined the group he found that the group was lacking most of the quality kit required to go on group camps, and although a lot of new kit has been sourced, fundraised & donated (including, canvas mess tent, LPG fridge, new dome tents, Burco Boiler) we still find ourselves borrowing equipment when we go away. On our wish list, we have the following items:
Camping Equipment Wish List
Additional 40L LPG Fridge - £150
Cadac Carri Chef (all in one Gas Stove) - £150
Wooden Trestle Table & 2x banches - £130
Camping Box Trailer - £2,500
Funds raised so far this year:
Details to follow...
Other ways the group can rase funds:
16th Norwich Scout Group is registered with www.easyfundraising.org.uk You can use this website when you are shopping on-line to designate 16th Norwich Scouts to receive a (small) percentage of the value of your purchase. You pay the same price for your goods, but the Scout Group gets some money too!
Please do use this if you can - you will need to go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk, search for the Scout Group (use the "find a cause" tab, and then enter "16th Norwich" in the search box, you should get 16th Norwich Sea Scouts (Old Costessey) as an option) then register. You can then either shop by searching for the product that you want, or go to the retailer that you want to use (in the Categories list, choose A-Z of retailers).
(Note: To enable us to receive a donation from Easy Fundraising for your purchases, you must first login to the Easy Fundraising Website and then visit the retailer of your choice using the link on the Easy Fundraising website)
Thank you to those who have used Easyfundraising since September 2008, we have raised over £178 so far and it hasn't cost you a penny!
You can access our page directly at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/16thnss
