Evening all,

Please take the time to read this email – it containts some pretty important info. This includes all the people who haven’t been to any Flash things yet!

This next fortnight is pretty busy for several of us, on account of Uni exams. This means, unofrtunately, that there is going to be little happening between now and the 28th of June – Unless some of you non-Uni people want to organise something!

Unfortunately due to people already cancelling, the formal fish n chips won’t be happening, for now.

Our next activity, unless otherwise notified, will be on the 29th of June at the Ed hotel, from 6:30pm til about 9/9:30. We will be having the membership officer from Branch coming along as well to see how we’re going as a crew and to decide whether or not we will be granted full crew status. For this reason, It is extremely important that you all try and make it there. You don’t have to be 18 or anything like that, just come for dinner and to talk about where Flash is going. Part of the night will be for programing future months, so if you have any ideas, please bring them with you. This is a great chance for new people to come along and to get to know the rest of the crew. Everyone is welcome! (Here’s a map! – http://www.edinburgh.com.au/findUs.asp)

It will be here that we will also ask whether or not you want to become an official Flash Rover. For those who aren’t familiar with the system, you get to come along to four “trial” meetings – a try before you buy sorta thing – and after these four meetings, you need to decide whether or not you are going to become a Flash Rover. We will have investitures for all those wishing to be Flash Rovers next semester.

Next semester will be alot more structured, with regular den meetings and more of a “Scouty” emphasis on the program. Those wanting to do badgework will also be encouraged and appropriate programing ideas introduced (there’s at least two of us wanting to do some badgework and it would be great to see some more!) Also, our fee system will be introduced with each member having to pay Crew and Branch fees each semester, as well as the annual Scouts Australia Membership fee. All up, it only costs about $60 every 6 months.

Please feel free to email or call me or Graham with any feedback, problems or questions about the crew (including program, meetings, anything), or Rovers in general.

We are here to make fun for ourselves and others, and we can’t do that if we don’t know what we all want to do!!!

Lastly, for those of you who want to get regular updates via email, please subscribe to the Flash Mailing List at this link: http://flashrovers.com/mailman/listinfo/us_flashrovers.com

Thanks heaps, I’ll see you all on the 29th!

Simon,

Crew Leader, Flash Rovers

0428 713 500