Scouts attend World Jamboree

Te Ao Hou, September 1967, Page 36

Scouts attend World Jamboree Two Maori boys, representing the North and South Islands, were chosen among the group visiting Idaho, U.S.A., for the World Scout Jamboree. They are Robin Pene of the Wakefield Scout Troop in Nelson and Pataka Bush,

a Venturer Scout in the Ward 1 L.D.S. Scout Group in Hamilton. Pataka, in the 5th form at Fairfield College, began as an eight-year-old Lone Cub when living 60 miles away from Napier, and with the encouragement of his parents progressed steadily, earning his 1st class award last January, His Scoutmaster, Mr W. P. Mitchell, accepted the challenge of raising the necessary funds and his efforts were so successful that Waikato were able to help Robin with the balance he needed. Street stalls, an elephant race, a hangi and dance, support from other scout groups, and ‘buying the miles to Spokane’ helped to raise money for Robin, who is now a 1st Class Scout, after starting when he was 11. He is an apprentice upholsterer.