austraLasia #2778 Greener, cleaner -
and happier! Boscoree's triennial event kicks off
DIMAPUR: 30 December 2010 -- The 11th National Boscoree
2010 with the theme “Peace on Earth” got off to a colourful start
on 30 December, at Don Bosco Higher School, Dimapur. There are
more than two thousand participants – 1700 scouts and guides and
around 300 scoutmasters and guide captains, teachers and
volunteers – from 18 states across the country.
During the inaugural ceremony, the National,
Boscoree, and Scouts and Guides flags were hoisted to the singing
of the respective anthems by the participants coming from 70
schools around the country. The opening ceremony also included
releasing tri-coloured balloons with a message “Peace on Earth.”
Make this world “Greener, Cleaner and Happier”
said the Chief Guest, Devinder Singh, Artillery Brigadier, a Sena
Medalist, from Army Head Quarters, Rangapahar - Dimapur, while
inaugurating the National event. “Trees grow tall, bear fruit and
live long when cared for while a sapling” he said, while
emphasizing the need for care and support to be given to the young
when they young and growing. While appreciating the Scouts and
Guides movement, he pointed out that Boscoree is a movement that
pays attention to and nurtures the future of society.
Fr. (Dr.) James Poonthuruthil, Salesian
Provincial of Dimapur Province, welcoming the Boscouts and Guides
to Nagaland (the land of festivals and Dimapur the commercial hub
and gateway to Nagaland), called on the scouts and guides to
enlarge their circle of friends. The North East, he said, is a
mosaic of races, ethnic groups, cultures, religions, beliefs and
practices. It is a place of rich experience. The Salesian
Provincial, Guwahati, representing SPCSA Fr. (Dr.) Joe Almeida,
invited the Bosco scouts and guides to “know the diversity in
North East and promote unity in the country”.
It may be noted that Boscoree is held every
three years keeping alive the belief, conviction and the message
of the two legends, Don Bosco and Baden Powell, that young people
have tremendous power and energy to impact changes in the world
and that the society needs to instill in them love, confidence and
trust.
The Boscoree gathering is a time when the young
scouts and guides get ample opportunities to improve, cultivate
and develop the many talents hidden and sprouting. The agenda has
been directed to the growth of the holistic individual person. The
variegated Camp programmes involve animations on several topics,
quiz, dramatics, games, singing, competitions in door and out of
door, test of practical skills, etc. Don Bosco’s vision of making
young people good citizens and God-fearing individuals are given
its place during the camp. One of the outstanding features is the
discipline of the individual and troop. The young scouts and
guides are tested intellectually, physically psychologically,
mentally, and emotionally through many a programme in the camp.
The interactive, re-creative time provides opportunity to grow
socially. A mature personality is what is envisaged in the camp.
All the camp activities are directed to achieving this goal.
The five-day long extravaganza will display
unique, creative and indigenous talents of Bosco scouts and
Guides. The event includes competitions of various types such as
Folk Songs, Traditional Dances, Indigenous Gadgets, Handicrafts,
Model Village Making, Quiz, Group Dynamics and so on.
Present for the occasion included Fr. Dominic
Sequiera, representing the Youth Ministry Department, Rome, Fr.
Maria Charles, South Asian Delegate for DBYA, South Asian
coordinator for Education and Culture and secretary to AIDBES, Fr.
Nestor Guria, Vice Provincial of Dimapur Province, guides and
guide captains, boscouts and scoutmasters, fathers, brothers,
sisters and accompanying teachers and guardians.
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