51st Scouts Camporee from 10-14 August

By Ruzaik Farook

The 51st Scouts Camporee of Colombo District will be held from 10 to 14 August at Viharamahadevi Park. The theme of this Camporee is ‘H2O = Life-Preserve for future’.

The Camporee has been organised well in order to conduct it colorfully with the blessings of the President and the Prime Minister. A total of 2,500 scouts will camp here, and about 2,000 cub scouts and 600 Singithi Scouts will take part in the activities of this Camporee. Rover Scouts and Girl Guides will take part in the Camporee’s Youth program.

A group of foreign Scouts are supposed to participate in this Camporee in order to study Scout activities of Sri Lanka, to improve friendships and to enhance the experience.

The Commissioner of this Camporee is Assistant District Commissioner Upul Manil Ranasinghe and the Secretary is Dr. Indika Vidanagamage, while Suren Wickramathileke is the Camporee Chief.

This is the best forum to demonstrate the talents of the Scouts even though there is no competition nature; Scouts are evaluated by observing their talents and good work.

The Scout Movement plays an important role to create an environment-friendly generation in the country. Viharamahadevi Park is the biggest and the most beautiful one in Sri Lanka and it is an asset to our country, which we have a responsibility to protect while enjoying the beauty of this park. Therefore, the specialty of this Camporee is that all the participants of this camporee will be engaged in observing and protecting it.

On 12 August, Cub Scouts Day, the international friends meeting and suggesting the proposal of the youth forum will take place.

On 13 August, Singithi Scouts and Youth Day, Scouts will display their talents after the closing ceremony. On 14 August, the Scouts will be departing from Viharamahadevi Park.

Scouts from other districts, parents, teachers and well-wishers are invited to visit the camp from 11 to 13 August from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to witness the great outdoors of Scouts.