Orongorongo Rover Scout Crew

Double O had been doing a lot of rovering over the past few weeks. We attended the Valley Tour of Wellington where we went out in groups and did activities all around wellington. Later that night we attended Regals Barndance were we all learnt different line dances all dressed up in our matching cowboy outfits. On Monday we had an international cooking night, the crew split into teams and went out to buy the strangest food they could find. consisting of 1 carb, 1 protein and 1 vegetable per team. Our rovers had to cook with things such as a whole raw fish, scallops and squid. Next week we went on a night walk to the Korokoro Dam where we cooked marshmallows and made smores. This past Monday we had a performing arts night were we got to bring out our acting skills.

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Over the weekend, we hosted the first-ever Double O Casino Night. We spent the day doing service at Staglands, doing everything from cleaning their cafe chairs to planting foliage in their bird sanctuaries. At 7:00 p.m., the games kicked off. We had a photo booth, blackjack, poker, pool, baccarat, roulette, pig racing, an underground snap ring, boat racing, and a pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey-like game. It was a great night of gambling with our chips. Everyone dressed up in fancy suits and dresses and enjoyed the hot savories provided throughout the night. At the end of the night, we awarded #1 Gambling Crew to the Valley Rovers, as well as #1 Gambling Rover to Keegan from Eastman. We cannot wait for next year, where it will be bigger, better, and more exciting!!!!

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COME AND SUPPORT OO TO ATTEND OUR NATIONAL ROVER MOOT

SUNDAY 1ST NOVEMBER

SPEIGHTS ALE HOUSE PETONE

ARRIVE 5PM FOR A 5:30PM START

TICKETS ARE $15PP OR $80 FOR A TEAM (MAX TEAM SIZE: 6)

REGISTER YOUR TEAM BY EMAILING:
[email protected]
or message us on FB

Last Saturday we held the 60th anniversary for our crew, we had a lunch at the den with all the past logbooks out for everyone to browse, at night we hosted a buffet dinner with all our past members for catch ups and mingling. Last Monday we hosted a fear factor night for the Belmont venturers where we blind tasted some nasty things and played fear pong. This Monday we had a gambling night where we learned how to play all the casino games we will be playing at our national event this coming Saturday.

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Over the past two weeks Double O has been doing a bit of service. We spent our weekend helping out the wellington badge club setup and pack down for their event. On Monday we had some fun being taught how to play pickleball and ran a mini tournament within our crew. This past Monday we drove up to the Brookfield rover lodge to do some service, we cleared up some of their foliage and sorted their scrap metal.

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Last weekend, Double O traveled down to Christchurch to attend Matariki Ball hosted by the Deans Rover Crew. We spent the first day doing service on Corfe Reserve, rolling up all the vines, clearing all the weeds and rubbish and when it was all cleared up, we planted various saplings. The second day, we all piled onto a bus and traveled around different Christchurch businesses. That night the 'Ball' aspect of the weekend began. The theme was the 'Formal Secret Garden', so naturally, OO dressed up as fruits and vegetables, blending well with everyone else's suits and dresses. We also had four rovers (including one of our own) shave their heads. We spent the Sunday morning soaking in the Christchurch hot pools to let off all our steam from the weekend. Thank you to Deans for hosting such a fun event.
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OO has been quite busy recently. We spent a night learning how to make rock candy. Before the night started, our beautiful crew leader ran up the Wainuiomata hill in a chicken costume to earn his scarf back after trading it away at moot. This past Monday we had a woodworking night, learning how to safely use woodworking tools so we could make some planter boxes to donate to Brookfield. We also invested two new members into our crew.

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OO are super excited to host our 60th Birthday Celebration alongside 100 years of Rovering in Lower Hutt on the 22nd August.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/CwstMEqok6v3r73AA

The day will consist of the following:

12:00pm BBQ Lunch at the OO Hall (2 Peel Place, Wainuiomata)
We will have old Logbooks etc out for you to reminisce on the crews history. We encourage you to bring along old memorabilia from your time in Rovers. Current members of the Crew will be there for you to hear all about what we are up to these days. There is no cost to attend this part of the day

5:30pm Buffet Dinner at Brookfield
We will have a Buffet dinner at the Brookfield. The cost for Dinner is $65. Please BYO beverages. This is a great chance to catch up with all your old Rover friends and meet the current Orongorongo Rovers.

We will also be selling an Orongorongo Rover Crew 60th Badge to support the crew's fundraising efforts and commemorate this milestone. The Badge will be $7

Partners and Children are welcome to attend. Please add their names into the names spot on the form for catering purposes.

Payment for Dinner and any Memorabilia can be made to:
Orongorongo Rover Scout Crew
03-1535-0001215-025
Ref: 60th Birthday and your name

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/CwstMEqok6v3r73AA

Two weeks ago OO traveled up to Auckland to attend Royal Tour and Roskill's Cocktail Party. We had allot of fun exploring Auckland and spending time with rovers from around the country.

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Last week at OO we split into teams of three and spent our Monday night having a Lego team building night. For the first round we picked themes out of a hat and built to their specifications. For the second round we had one team member blind folded and the other team members had to hand them pieces and instruct them what and where to build. It was a very fun night :)
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