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The aim of the Solitaire Award is to:

1. Provide you with the novel experience of being alone, without the usual reinforcing comforts of a secure shelter, food, reading material and other diversions such as music, internet, movies and social media.
2. Challenge your ability to make constructive use of your time, using your initiative in making your 48 hours as comfortable as possible.
3. Give you an unhindered opportunity to contemplate God's creation and your place in it, your own existence (life's journey traveled thus far) and your future role in society (the path still to travel i.e. life direction).

Requirements

1. Read the chapter in Reach Beyond entitled On your Own.
2. The supervisor will show you to your site - you are restricted to an area of roughly ten square metres.
3. Your first objective is to build a shelter. Do not build it too close to the water's edge or under a bank in case heavy rains occur.
4. In case of severe lightning move away from trees and sit in the open.
5. When the supervisors pass you on Saturday and Sunday raise your hand but do not communicate in any other way.
6. On Sunday, when you are told that your time is up, destroy and scatter the parts of your shelter. There must be no indication of your presence left behind (minimal impact - leave no trace).

Item Specification

Allowed

• Rain suit
• Sleeping bag
• 3 litres of water (you must provide your own containers - plan ahead)
• 2 metre groundsheet (provided) - bring your own string/rope
• Bible
• Writing/sketching materials in an envelope
• Jeans, jersey and jacket
• Camera, binoculars
• One standard size match box containing objects of your own choice (except matches)
• Food pack

Not Allowed

• Watch
• Reading material (except a Bible)
• Cell phone, iPod/MP3 player or any other distraction

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