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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.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

A week to go! What have we gotten ourselves into??

Howya! I dunno exactly where I'm going with this, but here goes anyway...

Ok, India! It's fecking 7 days away! Between college and Scouts and everyday stuff it always just seemed like something in the future not to be worried about anytime soon but now that it's this close it's kinda mad! There's so much stuff to be thinking about and I'm almost freaking out!

Like packing! God don't ya just hate packing? I'd been half thinking of rolling outta bed on the 20th an hour before I was meant to be in the airport and throwing a bunch of stuff into a bag, but when I saw the list of stuff we need to bring that doesn't seem so likely anymore!

I mean don't get me wrong - I cannot wait to get over there, but it'll be strange being in such a totally different environoment, away from our families, and at Christmas, but feck it, bring it on! It's gonna be a trip of a lifetime!!!
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