In this edition: New My.SCOUT | Annual Scout Census | Easyfundraising

Welcome back to another year of Scouting.

to-dos

Click on the tabs below to see if there’s anything relevant for you.

Please check and update My.SCOUT – especially photo permissions…please say YES or NO.

You may get an email from My.SCOUT in January asking you to log on and fill in a few questions about your young person. This is the annual census and is really important. Please action as soon as possible.

If you need any help or would like to know more, please click here.

Gift aid – look out for the Gift Aid Declaration email – worth an extra £2.50 a month on top of subs to us at no cost to you.

Visit our members’ handbook to see if what you need to know is there.

If it isn’t, drop us a line via the Facebook group page or email us using the button below.

Each month we aim to bring you the latest news and updates from the Group to help you make the most of everything Scouting has to offer our members. Let us know what you think below.

New My.SCOUT coming soon

An update is on it's way from the providers of My.SCOUT which make the user experience a whole lot better! You will need to create an account for your young person and log in each time, however, it will be much easier to use, navigate and mange all your young people (if you have more than one!) in the same place. Watch this quick introduction video - click on the OSM logo to the left - and as soon as we know more about the changeover date, we'll be in touch.

Annual Scout Census

The annual census is fast approaching. This is when all Scout Groups in the UK have to report the numbers of members we have to the National HQ so they can ensure we are adequately insured, etc. It is from this that we are then charged the District, County and National membership fee which is £45 per person this year. Don't worry, we include this in subs, so you won't be getting a bill! To help us, it would be really useful if you could please respond to the census email (if you get one!) which should only take a minute or two but helps us no end! If you would like to know more, take a look at this page.

Easyfundraising

The sales have started so please remember to shop via #easyfundraising when shopping online. You'll raise donations for 11th Folkestone Scout Group with every online purchase you make and it’s completely FREE! To find out more, visit: Easyfundraising

News round up

Photos of the month

Upcoming programmes

Here’s the next few weeks for you… remember you can see basic details of the programme on our website home page, more weeks on the section pages and full details by logging into My.SCOUT.