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As part of Rotary Youth Service, the Rotary Club of Algoa Bay decided to spread the awareness of Rotary amongst young school-goers by offering a Leadership course by way of an Outreach experience for Grade 6 primary school learners from Port Elizabeth.  This was the second such camp and once again, all costs were sponsored by the club and this year, 20 primary schools were invited to each identify two Grade 6 learners whom they thought would benefit from the experience of attending a 2-night, 3-day camp, offered by Bushpig Adventures, a company that runs professional school and corporate development programmes in a wilderness setting just outside Port Elizabeth. The coeducational schools involved were asked to nominate one girl and one boy for the camp.

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This year camp hosted more than 50 learners over a full weekend. The kids had a lot of fun and learned great skills both soft and practical from Grant Butler and the other facilitators.

Some selected comments from the learners:

• I am very happy that I was given the chance to come to the camp
• Best camp ever – we had so much fun (several like this).
• Try to extend the camp by a few days
• I would like to thank the Rotary club – it was great (many like this).
• I loved the cabins, but the spiders loved me too, so they kept coming back.
• I will come again if I could. The food and programme were good (several like this).
• First I didn’t want to come, but after the things I learnt and making a lot of new friends, it was totally worth it (several similar comments).
• The camp was awesome.
• Mr Bean was really funny and the facilitators were good (several similar comments)
• The camp was excellent, but there should be more days.
• I loved the showers.
• Not so many insects, the girls were screaming.
• The best weekend ever.
• Thanks so much for giving me this opportunity, I appreciate it a lot.
• I had lots of fun working with my team and supporting them.
• I had so much fun at the camp, I was so proud I was chosen.
• The cook was amazing.
• Lots of fun.
• Bushpig is the greatest and most amazing camp I have ever been to.
• I learnt a lot about leadership.
• The activities were fun and enjoyable.
• We had great teamwork in our group.