Venture Wellington - Open your eyes

Are you keen to come to Venture Wellington but haven’t registered yet?

Do you want to win an expedition of your choice for free?

If the answer to these questions is yes then make sure you get on with it a register for Venture Wellington NOW! If you’re properly completed registration form arrives at National Office with your deposit before the end of May, your expedition could be FREE!

This is how it works. Every New Zealand Venturer who registers to attend Venture Wellington by 31st May 2009 (including those who have already registered) will be automatically entered into the draw to get an expedition of their choice free. So by registering this month, not only might you win this awesome prize, but you will also have a greater chance of getting the expedition of your choice (and with no cost to worry about).

The promotion is open only to New Zealand Venturers who correctly fill out their form, and send it with all the right signatures (and the $100 deposit) to the National Office of Scouting New Zealand. Only correct forms with deposits received before Monday 1st June 2009 will be eligible to win the free expedition.

The winner will be randomly selected from eligible entries and advised by email in early June. S/he will then be asked to confirm their choice of expedition to be provided free.

Registrations for Venture Wellington are now open and applications have been flooding in. In the first 12 hours after registrations opened, 130 people registered online - a Venture record.

So don't delay. Register as soon as you can to make sure that you get the expedition that you want. Leaders and Staff can go ahead and register now too and are encouraged to do so.

All Venture Wellington applications must be done online at www.venturewellington.org.nz. The online registration process is simple and easy to do – just follow the steps and instructions on the screen. Once you have completed the application, you need to print it (the screen will tell you how). The application then needs to be signed by the Venturer, their parent (if the Venturer is under 18years) and their Venturer Leader. It should then be posted to National Office along with your deposit (a cheque for $100).

It is really important to make sure that you print, sign and mail in your application as soon as you have completed it. Venturers will be allocated to expeditions in the order in which their signed application (with deposit cheque) is received at National Office. So the sooner you send it in the more chance you will have of getting your first choice expedition.

And while you are about it spread the word to your mates in your home Venturer Unit about how popular Venture Wellington – make sure that they are coming to "open their eyes" as well.

Venturers and Leaders planning on coming to Venture Wellington, the 11th New Zealand Venture, will be able to complete their application form from 1 April 2009. The online application form will be available from 8pm on that day – so get ready!

All Venture Wellington applications must be done online. The online registration process is simple and easy to do – just follow the steps and instructions on the screen. Once you have completed the application, you need to print it (the screen will tell you how). The application then needs to be signed by the Venturer, their parent (if the Venturer is under 18years) and their Venturer Leader. It should then be posted to National Office along with your deposit (a cheque for $100).

It is really important to make sure that you print, sign and mail in your application as soon as you have completed it. Venturers will be allocated to expeditions in the order in which their signed application (with deposit cheque) is received at National Office. So the sooner you send it in the more chance you will have of getting your first choice expedition.

So now is the time to get yourself and your Unit ready to fill in your Venture Wellington applications. Be organised to do it as soon as the online form goes live at 8pm on Wednesday 1 April 2009.

And if you are still not sure what Venture Wellington is all about, then check out all the info here at this website. See you there!

We have added a news section to the Website to make sure you are kept up-to-date with all the latest information. This will hopefully become a useful tool to get new information out regarding Venture Wellington.

Stay posted for more!