1st Cookham cubs raise £349.49 for Oxfam
The Scout HQ in Pierce Drive had been packed with people snapping up bargains and Akela finally found a moment to snap a picture!
Here pictured with our newest friend, Barbara Walmsley MBE are a few of our cubs who stayed behind on Thursday night to help tidy up.
Both Robert Scott Pack who meet on Wednesday night and David Livingstone Pack who meet on Thursdays had arranged Bring and Buy sales for Oxfam as part of their Global Challenge award.
A few weeks ago Barbara had been to us to tell us about her life-long devotion to Oxfam. The cubs were very impressed with her medal! I noticed too the amazement on their faces as she demonstrated the little bands that Oxfam use around the arms of sick children to decide who should be treated with the most urgency. Needless to say none of the cubs were found to be "starving". The cubs decided for themselves what they would like to buy with any money they raised and a shopping list will be going to Oxfam very soon.
The stalls ranged from cakes to comics, toys to toiletries and of course a giant chocolate reindeer raffle.
Thank you all who came along to support the cubs. It really is a stunning total.
We are delighted with the results of all their hard work. They have learnt something of what can be done for others - to change the world, one step at a time.
We wish Barbara well with her annual fast in the new Sainsbury's . Do support her if you can.
Akela
