Our fundraiser badge has been robbed!

Thanks to a friend of mine, I recently found out that our Inanam District Scout Council 2007 Fundraiser badge has been sold at ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Boy-Scouts-Patch-CSP-Malaysia-Council-2007-Inanam-Blue_W0QQitemZ130134353271QQihZ003QQcategoryZ103977QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Boy-Scouts-Patch-CSP-Malaysia-Council-2007-Inanam-Black_W0QQitemZ130134353352QQihZ003QQcategoryZ103977QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

The badges numbered 1 and 70 are definitely fakes as these badges are still in our possession. Also everyone knows that the purchase of these badges comes together with a Certificate of Authenticity from our District Scout Council. Furthermore our Council never issued a black bordered badge. Oh yes, the badges are also smaller.

I did not really think our badges too has become a victim (which somehow actually indicate some value in our badge!) and would like to make a plea to all of you to investigate the background of the seller w-patchauctions-c. My guess is that all the badges that this person is selling are fakes. Correct me if I'm wrong but if I'm right how do we actually stop this person from racking in a few hundred bucks?

Your kind effort is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Sabah First Rover Camp 2007

No excuse, just being lame. Should have put these badges out ages ago. These badges were issued during our State first Rover Camp from 25-31 May 2007. About 250 Rover from around the State including Labuan F.T and Brunei Darussalam attended the camp. In line with the Rover's motto "Service", most of the activities concentrated on Community Projects which include building public toilets at Karambunai village, Kota Kinabalu and painting mural at the local primary school, building vegetable stalls at Kolombong, Kota Kinabalu, and repainting B-P House. Other activities include community sports, community talks, abseiling, indaba and Cultural shows. I have a few of these badges left so if you are interested, give me a shout.

Two new released badges from the Inanam District Scout Training Team

Two new badges were released by the Inanam District Scout Training Team in March 2007; One is for the Patrol Leaders Course which was held 9-11 March 2007 and the other is the upcoming Woodbadge Leader Training Induction course which is going to be held this 25th March 2007. About 118 Scouts attended the Patrol Leaders course so much so that a second order of 60 pieces of the badges had to be made. The first order was only 100 pieces. For the Woodbadge Induction course, about 50 new Scout leaders and Rovers are expected to attend and only 75 pieces of the Woodbadge Induction Course has been ordered.

Korea Gyeunggi Council Scouts made 2nd visit to Kota Kinabalu

A group of 34 Korean Scouts, 8 leaders and 26 boys and girls scouts, from the Gyeunggi Council came to Kota Kinabalu (KK) for a second goodwill visit from 6th - 10th January 2007. They came last year from 14th - 18th January and heard that they will be coming for a third goodwill visit next year.

As in last year, one of the program during their stay in KK was the homestay program where the Korean Scouts stayed with local families. As in last year too, my family and I took part in the program but unlike last year where we fostered 2 teenage boys, this time we fostered only 1 teenage girl, Kim Yeong Jun.

In conjuntion with the event, scarfs have been made as in the last year but this time badges were also made. I have an extra scarf if you are interested but not the badge. Let me know.


Kamsahamidah!

Inanam District Scout Council 2007 badge

In conjunction with the centenary celebration of Scouts worldwide as well as 50 years of our Nationhood (50 years of Independence), our district Scout council (Inanam District, Sabah, Malaysia) will be issuing a limited edition Inanam District Scout Council 2007 badge to commemorate both the historical events. It is also part of a fund raising project for the district. The badge will be released on this year's Scouts Founders Day 22 February 2007, also a historical event marking 150 years since the birth of B-P, and will be sold at USD$15 each including registered postage to around the world. Each badge will also be individually numbered 1-100 and will be accompanied by a Certificate.

If you are interested to own one and better still help us raise some funds, please indicate your order to me at tariqaripen @gmail.com

I look forward to a favourable response.
YiS

Tariq

Sabah Official Contingent Badge to the 11th Malaysia Scout Jamboree 2006

The 11th Malaysia Scout Jamboree which is to be held from 12th-19th December 2006 at the Ulu Bendol Recreational Forest, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan will be expecting around 6,000 participants from in and outside Malaysia. The Sabah Scout contingent this time will send about 100 Scouts and Leaders participants, and in conjunction with Sabah Scouts' participation, 2 version of the contingent badge for the 11th Malaysia Scout Jamboree 2006 will be issued - the official red bordered contingent badge (300 pieces were manufactured) and the limited edition yellow bordered with multi-coloured "Sabah" word contingent badge (Only 30 pieces were manufactured). The red bordered will be sold during the Jamboree at RM7. The yellow bordered badge however will be sold only to members of the contingent. I'll be at the Jamboree so if you want these badges, come visit our camp.

Happy Jamboree and happy hunting!

YiS
Tariq

Malaysian CSP

The CSP (Council Shoulder Patch) is popular among the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) as a collecting item. Each Scout Council have their own uniquely design CSP and they can come in various issues and colors. With many Councils spread across more than 50 States in America, it makes CSP collecting even more challenging and fun!

The CSP has perhaps inspires me the most to collect. I have in my collection about 500 CSPs but as time goes by, I realised I can't collect all of them. Furthermore not being in America (and never been to America), it is just very difficult. So I narrowed down my collection to a few namely only regular issues, NCAC (National Capital Area Council) issues and Direct Service issues.

But anyways, the reason for my posting this time is to let you know that in Malaysia, the Scoutleaders also wear a CSP shape badge on their left shoulder, just like the CSP. The difference is the Malaysian CSP depicts the leader's position eg. Scoutmaster, District Commissioner etc. If you want one, to add into your CSP collection as a unique and foreign CSP, do let me know.