BSC Challenge 2023

The BSC Challenge is a new activity created by the Branch Scout Council to get more Scouts Units doing joint activities with other Scout Units. 

How to enter:

Organise a joint night, camp or activity with another Scout Unit during Term 4 of 2023 - email the BSC if you need help connecting with other Units.

Take a photo which can be shared on social media and submit it using the method below.

Prize:

$200 worth of vouchers from an outdoor camping store, to be shared by the winning Units. The winner will be announced at Summer Camp 2024.

How to win:

The BSC Executive will select the winner, based on: 

• The number of Units involved - at least two but more points for three or more Units

• How fun the activity looked

• How creative or unusual the activity was - think outside the box

• Working together and making friends - activities should encourage working together between Units

• Demonstrating Scouting skills and values

• Number of likes received on the Scouts ACT Facebook and Instagram

• You don’t have to include all these elements, but the more you do the more points you can earn

Rules:

• Only open to Scout Units

• Activity must happen during Term 4, 2023

• At least a third of the Scouts participating must come from another Unit

• Activity must be with Scouts from another another Group, and can’t be with a Unit you meet regularly with (e.g. two Units who meet on the same night at the same Scout Hall)

• Only one entry for each activity, however you can organise as many activities as you want to submit an entry for each of them

• Photo must be able to be posted online - please check permissions with all participants before submitting

• Can’t be an annual, major event (e.g. TriLakes, JOTA-JOTI, PACT)

Questions?

Any questions? Contact the BSC.

Submit your entry:

Please submit your entry by sending an email to the BSC with the information below in it.  Your email must contain all the paragraphs below and a picture of the activity.

• Your Name:
• Your email:
• Your Leader’s email:
• Names of all Units which participated:
• Describe the activity:
• Date of the activity:
• Confirmation that the photo can be upload to Scouts ACT social media accounts.