300 scouts to help visitors to Madinah

The Ramadan Scout Volunteer Service Center (RSVS) in Madinah has launched this year’s program to serve visitors to the Prophet's Mosque. The program comes as part of activities in upholding Madinah as the capital of Islamic culture in 2013.
“Around 300 scouts will guide the mosque visitors from the first of Ramadan until the end of the month,” said Saleh Mohammad Saleh, head of the RSVS.
He said they will be helping the lost and elderly inside and around the mosque in conjunction with the General Presidency of the Prophet Mosque Affairs. The scouts will also coordinate with charity societies to distribute iftar meals at the Prophet's Mosque and Dhul Halaifah Mosque. They also will be helping traffic police to ease vehicular and pedestrian movement.
“They will be working in two shifts. The first shift starts at 4:30 p.m. and the second starts after Maghreb prayer,” said Saleh.
He added that the scout camp will be providing cultural programs and courses in leadership and communication skills.
Saleh said that the center aims to enforce a sense of belonging and love for the country in the hearts of youngsters by serving the guests of God.
In addition, the Presidency of Youth Welfare (PYW) has approved a Ramadan trip to the holy mosques. Around 500 youth and adults will participate in the trip, which is organized by the youth welfare agency in the PYW. It aims to serve more than 500,000 people in Makkah and Madinah during Ramadan.
The participants of the program joined from sport clubs, universities and high schools from all around the Kingdom. The trip will span four phases in which different teams from different provinces will participate.
There will be 5,000 meals distributed every day at the entrances of Makkah, in car parks and in the Sharayea district.
“The trip is the second largest program organized by the PYW,” said Khalid Al-Mahboob, director of the youth delegation and field trips at the PYW. “We are coordinating with the holy mosques affairs presidency, police, Makkah and Madinah governorates.”
Al-Mahboob said that his administration has chosen a number of outstanding young leaders who have experience, willingness and enthusiasm. The work is to be distributed to four teams and phases.
Mohammad Al-Hubaish, the program supervisor, said that participants will provide food during the holy month in many places in Makkah and Madinah.