Hi, my name is Erin. I am 15 years old. I am one of 7 Scouts and 2 Scout leaders from the Adur Valley District who have been selected to represent their respective Scout Groups at the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea in the summer of 2023. I went through a rigorous selection process of camps and interviews to be selected for the experience of a lifetime and will form part of the overall UK Contingent of nearly 4,000 Explorer Scouts.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to be part of the Global Scouting Community with over 40,000 Scouts from 150 countries taking part. The World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) is a World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) event, which happens every four years, each time hosted by a different country. (scouts.org.uk/wsj)

Each Scout is aiming to raise £4,000 between now and the summer of 2023 to cover not only their own travel expenses but to also support Scouts from less fortunate countries.

As part of my fundraising I am doing a 3km sponsored swim down the River Adur starting at midday near the cement works and finishing at the 3rd Shoreham Scout Hut on Saturday 8th October 2022.

If you are able to sponsor me it would be greatly appreciated.