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What is The Rainbow Challenge?

The Rainbow Challenge is a voluntary community service project in North-Eastern India by three Scout Groups from Dublin, Ireland:

- The 35th Dublin, Donore Avenue
- The 127th Dublin , Drumcondra
- The 5th Port Dublin, Dollymount


The project aims to support eductation for poor children in India. The Rainbow Troop of 18 male and female Scouts from Dublin will spend 3 weeks in India from December 20th to January 11th providing teaching assistance and introducing Scout Programme to the Loreto Sealdah School in Kolkata and building a school at Laitkor, Meghalaya.

In addition, The Rainbow Fund aims to provide long-term financial support to this cause. You can donate to The Rainbow Fund by contacting John Lawlor at jlawlor@scout.org.

Keep an eye on the progress of the Rainbow Troop during their adventures in India by logging on to rainbow-challenge.blogspot.com.

Friday, December 19, 2008

T-Minus 26 hours and counting..

Ok.. so I'm lying on my bed at 2.05am on Friday the 19th of December 2008 - 26 hours before we are due to meet in the airport..

As I look around my room I find it hard to see either my door or my telly but I am advised that 'they're there somewhere'.. Instead, I see bags, bags and more bags. Don't get me wrong.. I'm not one of those shopaholic people but I can honestly say that I've shopped more in the last week than I have in my whole life!

Like I said 26 hours to go and the top thing on my to-do list is pack... Yes.. pack.. I don't mean finalise my check list, I don't mean double check my bag, I mean actually take my bag out of the attic and pack! I have come to terms with the fact that I am going to forget something... it's inevitable, whether it's my toothbrush or my sandals I promise you I am going to forget something!

I'm tempted to get up and start getting a move on but as I've said for the past 2 weeks.. "I'll do it tomorrow".. but now unfortunately folks, 'tomorrow' has arrived...

Tune in next time.. same bat-time, same bat-channel..

Glenn =)
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