Darren Craigmile has just finished his 6th year at Kemnay Academy and is taking a gap year prior to joining the RAF as an engineer.
For his year out he is headed for Botswana where he will be teaching under privileged, socially outcast kids up to age 19.

Saltire have provided his tent, which he will need when he has to trek for supplies etc. – as the nearest big town is 2 days away through the jungle.
We are also providing him with shirts to use whilst teaching and we intend to send out “goodie” bags for the kids – the bags will have a technical T-shirt, pencils etc. in them.

The Kemnay pupils have now returned from their successful African trip on which Saltire Energy sponsored a range of items for the venture. The Saltire/Aberdeen Football Club strips were greatly appreciated by the local teams and several exciting matches transpired.

Saltire jackets proved useful at Victoria Falls when a drenching was inevitable.

One local visitor turned up to see the group off on their return to th UK.

On Thursday the 7th of May 2009 the African trip featured on STV’s 6.00PM North Tonight news. STV, in support of this venture, have kindly allowed us to load a clip of the broadcast and we wish to express our appreciation of this.

This is the World Challenge team just before they left for 1 month in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia on the 16th June.
Saltire Energy have supplied the group with jackets emblazoned with individual nicknames.
Whilst there they will be working on a community project at a primary school in Namibia, trekking through the Okavango Delta and the Kalahari Dessert and, on the last couple of days, visiting Victoria Falls and going on a safari.


The group from Kemnay Academy which Saltire Energy is supporting are continuing to raise funds for their African trip.
Craig Mitchell’s daughter Amy is one of those who abseiled 150 ft from the Falkirk Wheel recently.

Amy Mitchell with her “Wheel” medal

R&A lends support to World Challenge expedition

The R&A is supporting the group taking part in a World Challenge expedition to Africa this summer - where they will teach golf to village children in Namibia - by buying them a bag of golf equipment.

©Rob Eyton-Jones

Duncan Weir, R&A Director of Golf Development and Torquil McInroy, clubgolf Project Manager, hand over the firstclubgolf equipment to Kintore’s Jordyn Booth (15), Sarah Loggie (15) and Amy Mitchell (17) – all from Kintore - and Blackburn’s Keira Watson (15) at St Andrews this week

©Rob Eyton-Jones

 

Youngsters on the “AFC Elite Youth Development Program” in their new “Saltire Energy” strip.

"World Challenge" expedition

There are 15 youngsters & 1 teacher going from Kemnay Academy for 1 month during June & July this year

They will be visiting Zambia, Botswana & Namibia and will be doing a 1 week “Community Project” in Namibia

Each of the “Challengers” has had to raise £3,600 for their trip and then in addition they have needed to raise group funds.

As a group they held bag packs at Marks & Spencer in Inverurie and Westhill and held a very successful ceilidh at
Kinellar Hall

Craig Mitchell, whose elder daughter is one of the group, has arranged for Aberdeen Football Club with whom Saltire Energy sponsor the “Elite Youth Development Program” to provide the 12 x AFC Kits in the picture which they will take out to Namibia to donate to the local kids. We are hoping that they can arrange a 5-a-side game with them whilst they are there and will keep us updated when they return.

ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY

Saltire Energy has awarded its PhD Sport Science Studentship to Robert Currie to conduct a study into the prevention of age-related loss of muscle mass.

The work being carried out by Robert and his colleagues at the IAHS could potentially have huge benefits for society at large as well as amateur and elite athletes.

Saltire Energy has also awarded three undergraduate entrance scholarships for a period of four years.

Saltire Energy is funding the purchase of cutting edge sports equipment for Aberdeen’s planned new Regional Sports Facility.

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/release.php?id=1091

Saltire Energy is sponsoring Ross Cameron as he climbs the ranks of playing professionals. Ross is a full time playing professional on the Europro Tour and he is a member of the Paul Lawrie Foundation.

Saltire Energy are one of the sponsors of the Paul Lawrie Junior Golf Championships.

http://www.paullawriegolf.com/juniorgolf/

PAUL LAWRIE JUNIOR GOLF - Foundation Team

Saltire Energy is an enthusiastic supporter of the wonderful Junior Golf Programme that Paul is so passionate about and is full of admiration for the tireless efforts that he is making to nurture young golfers regardless of their upbringing.