Scott Loxley's Bundaberg Stop-over Troop

[Viper Scout]

After a tip-off from our Rocky Troopers, Scott Loxley had a choice of walking along some pretty long stretches of nothingness on the Bruce Highway or heading into Bundaberg to raise some serious coin… so the “Trekking Trooper” steered his amazing adventure into Bundaberg…

Date: 15/02/15

Venue: Shalom Markets - Bundaberg

Time: 8:00am to 11:00am

Mission: To help Scott Loxley raise funds for the Monash Children’s Hospital – Melbourne as part of his trek around Australia.

Trooper Attendance:
TB-11384 Viper Scout/Wrangling
TK/CC-6729 Angelman/Commander Cody
ID-6730 Lady Tarkin/Wrangling
ID-8548 Joker/Captain Rex
ID-10082 Picasso/Jawa
TD-22422 BayTrooper/Snowtrooper
Verified Cadet Ghalgor/Jawa
Verified Cadet DarkFather/Jawa
Verified Cadet Arienh/Jawa

Special Guest Trooper Attendance: Scott Loxley

Details:
The Troop started around 8 am with three of our newest recruits testing out their new Jawa costumes after Scott insisted that they join us, after the hospitality that they showed Scott in Bundaberg. They also had a chance to fine-tune various pieces, as they are getting ready for the approval process (normally we would have followed the correct procedure but we were reluctant to ring at 6am on a Sunday). They quickly won over the crowd.

The rain kept many away, however, Scott had heaps of exposure and did very well with the local generosity… with one family actually cycling several kilometers to meet Scott and sponsoring their children… the hefty proceeds going straight in the tin! We also observed locals emptying their piggy banks and donating the contents to Scott.

We were lucky enough to have several members visit us from Rocky… a huge thanks to Michael (Angelman), Lisa (Lady Tarkin), Garrett (Joker) and Ainsleigh (Picasso) for rallying to the cause, with a seven hour round trip. In particular. A huge thanks to Michael for traveling so far and giving up his time on a weekend when he was also required to respond to Election Q and As. Thanks to Adam (Baytrooper) for joining us for a couple of hours and entertaining the kids with the Cantina Band song… it went down a treat!

All in all a heap of money was raised and Scott did what he came to do! His visit was a huge inspiration to our new recruits and to the large numbers of locals who got to hear about Scotts story – both on local media and in person.

Charity Funds Raised: $200

Injuries / Malfunctions: None.

Public Incidents: None.

Mission Status: Success.

Photos:
Here's a group shot...

This shot includes the family who sponsored their kids to ride several kilometres from the Northern side of the Burnett River to meet Scott (bucket off).

Pic by Lady Tarkin