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Scouting NZ sends team of Scouts to Antarctica
MEDIA ADVISORY
19 November 2007
What: Scouting New Zealand is sending a team of Scouts to Antarctica
When: The team leaves Christchurch on Tuesday 27 November 2007
Why: The expedition is part of International Polar Year (IPY) and coincides with the centennial of Scouting
Programme: A full programme of the Scouts’ activity will be forwarded in the next few days. The programme is weather-dependent and will include:
- The
renewal of the Scouting Promise (as part of the
international centenary celebrations)
- Working on
projects at Scott Base
- Working on projects at McMurdo
Sound
- Liaison with the resident international community
and participation in a range of IPY
projects
ENDS
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