Welcome to the official web page
(Updated on 9-01-2012)
of

The KL Junior Hash House Harriers

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Introduction 12th February, 2012 (2nd Sunday!) News

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Hareline 2011/2012 Committee

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Introduction


The Kuala Lumpur Junior Hash House Harriers meet for their Hash Runs on the first Sunday of each month. The activity is intended as a family outing patterned along the lines of the traditional Hash Runs but oriented towards young participants.


Generally, venues are within an hour's drive of KL and trails are often in rubber or oil palm estates. For most of today's children who grow up in an urban environment, these Runs provide many opportunities to see wild animals, plants and other wonders of nature - not to mention a chance to get a little bit muddy!

Each Junior Hash Run has Long and Short Runs; the Long Run usually takes more than an hour while the Short Run can be done in 30 ~ 45 minutes, even at walking pace. The trails are indicated by paper with some false trails occasionally thrown in. There are sometimes streams to cross and rarely does anyone return back clean!



The Runs are organised and supervised by adults and the safety of the children is given much attention. However, parents are required to accompany their children on the Runs and to look after them at all times.
After each Run there is a "circle" where participants are given awards to mark their achievement, and new guests are introduced. From time to time, there are special Runs where freebies are given and drinks/snacks are provided. However please prepare drinks/snacks for your own kids for the Run. Most families remain after the run and enjoy a picnic (bring a tarp/blanket)! Also please remember to bring water, insect repellent, and a change of clothes (we tend to get very dirty!).

Information and the location of each month's Run can be found on this website (below). You can also join our E-Mail list and we'll send you a reminder each month with the directions.

The children are also encouraged to act as 'scribes' and recall their experiences either with a report or a drawing which posted on the website.

Any family can join the KL Junior Hash House Harriers and about half of the present membership are Malaysians. There is no minimum age limit -- there are parents who carry babies on their backs! You can either join us as a Guest for each Run (Guest fees are RM10 per child), or choose to apply for membership (RM80 per child per year with a one-time RM10 registration fee). There is no charge for Parents/Adults! The advantages of KLJHHH membership are: Our financial/membership year runs from September to August. For those joining between May and August, a half year subscription is payable.

There is no need for an invitation or anything - just show up to the run site and join us!

Note that the KLJHHH is an ENTIRELY non-profit organisation that is comprised of volunteer, like-minded parents that just want to provide a fun and enjoyable outlet for our kids.

    



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KLJH3 Run Nr: 370: Sunday 12th February, 2012

VENUE: TBD

TRAVEL TIME: allow 45 minutes

RUN STARTS AT: 3:00 pm

HARE: Jessie Siow




DIRECTIONS:

TBD

TBD



If you wish to print out just the Run directions, click here and the text will appear in a separate window from which you can print a copy.


News and Reminders

DON'T FORGET THE CIRCLE!!
For you new members, please know that after the run we have a circle where awards and "punishments" are handed out. It's more fun when there are a lot of people involved!

Hareline:
Please take note that we have started allocating hares for future runs, with effect from October 2008 Run. We generally have about 85 families in our membership , and only do 12 runs a year, so even with a constant turnover resulting from families leaving KL or kids outgrowing Junior Hash, each family should only have to set a run every 4 years or so.
Those families allocated are responsible for setting the run on that day or finding a replacement and notifying the committee of same. Once run directions are available, please email to onsec@kljhhh.org. If you need assistance in finding an experienced co-hare, please ask. Also, if you want to set a special run at any time within the following 12 months (eg. for child's birthday, national event in home country, etc.), please let the committee know.

Annual Fees Revision:
Annual fees will be RM80 / child and joining fee for new members will remain at RM10, as will guest fee per child per run.
Annual feels are due for renewal at the AGM Run (September), and must be paid by November Run latest or else membership will lapse. The Junior Hash has at least 3 celebration runs per annum, at which a combination of free food / entertainment / gifts is provided to members. Added to that, each member receives an engraved pewter mug / medal at each milestone (12th run).

Photos:
Almost 250 Christmas 07 Run photos have been uploaded to the PHOTO ALBUM SECTION. Almost all of you were there, and there's a very good chance you will find photos of your family members. Almost every child was photographed with the ever-patient Santa. Do give yourselves a few minutes to scroll through (they are in order of activity on the day). Many thanks to Paul Martin, our volunteer(ed) photographer, for a job well done!





Freebies / Hasherdabery:

We still have car stickers to give away upon registration, so if members or their guests need any more, just ask!



Here are a few general reminders about the Hash

  1. Please make sure your kids (and any guests) sign both OUT and IN on every run, and specify accurately which run they intend to do (LONG OR SHORT). At two runs recently, some members did not sign back in, meaning the Hares were on standby to go back into the jungle to search for them until it was established that they were back.
  2. Please educate / remind your kids of the Hash "paper" protocol:
    1. They are to keep ensuring they are running on the right type / shape of paper for the run they are on (otherwise they could get terribly lost)
    2. One of the objectives of "checks" is to keep the runners closer together - the front runners should do the "checking", and the breaking of checks should be done by the kids, who should then organise the joining up of the paper into a continuous trail so that those behind do not have to "check" all over again and become even slower in finishing
    3. Hash calls (kids need to be trained to use these):
      • R U - calling to those in front or checking to see if anyone within earshot is on paper
      • Checking - replying to those who call R U that you haven't found the paper trail yet and are still checking
      • On on - calling when found paper / when running on the paper trail
  3. Hares: We would not have a Junior Hash without a willing hare each month and we know how much effort goes into finding a suitable site and setting runs there, often with several recce trips beforehand. We'd just like to remind you all to please choose a site where there is a safe and quiet parking area, away from any traffic passing through, and make sure to bring / lay sufficient paper to minimise the risk of anyone getting lost. If a run is set near to a kampung / village, it's advisable to use flour / coffee for the 2 respective trails, rather than paper, so that the trail does not get moved / tampered with. Any check laid on both long and short runs should be easily broken by the kids themselves and, to avoid confusion and mayhem, there should be no false trails. As a general guide, short runs should be tailored for 3 to 6 year olds and be an easy 45 minute walk for the average 4-yr-old. Long runs should be no longer than 6 kms. Neither run should have any long stretch of walking along a river bed, but multiple river crossings are OK on both.
    Before the start of each run, we would like the hare to give the runners a brief introduction for that day, as follows:
    • explain the concept of paper / checks (we have been getting a very large number of guests on recent runs, and hares should therefore assume that many of the runners are totally new to hashing)
    • introduce each of the day's runs:
      • shape of paper for each
      • number of checks on each
      • approximate length (time and / or distance) of each
      • any dangers or unusual elements (eg. how long is walk along road / river, back to site, where more lengthy than normal)
    • lead warm-up exercise session (or organize someone to do this)
  4. The Junior Hash is one of the ways in which we, the parents, can pass on good values about caring for the environment to our children. Please ensure all rubbish is taken home with you after the run. Litterbugs are not welcome!
  5. Dogs on runs:
    Whilst families are welcome to give their dogs an outing on our runs, here are a couple of reminders to those canine owners:
    • If your dog is temperamental or does not yet know how to socialise with others, they are better left at home. Not all our young members and guests are comfortable with dogs, so we would prefer not to have any scenes which may frighten them.
    • We rely on the owners to be as vigilant about clearing any doggy messes around our runsites, and in the middle of the paper trail, as they are in and around their own homes.
    • Dogs MUST be kept on leads, both for the comfort and safety of our members and guests who are not so familiar with dogs, and for the safety of any herds of sheep/goats/cows we encounter along the trail. Remember, we are running on private property most of the time.
  6. Number of runs:
    Please make sure you regularly check the registration list as to the number of runs your child has "clocked up", just so that any discrepancies are dealt with straight away.

Scribe Reports!!

Children are always invited to contribute reviews of their Run for the website. Please volunteer during circle time if you intend to do a report during the coming month, but only volunteer if you really have the time to do it! From June run we will be giving a small gift at the following run to those scribes who have sent in a report.

Scribe reports can be anything: stories, drawings, or a mix of them. A drawing in strong colours cheers up our website whenever received! Details should include Run No, Date of Run, Length (Long or Short), and Name/age of author.

Scribe Reports


Scribe report for run 350 (6th June,2010) by EE-Jane Cheng, 7 years of age: the long run


Scribe report for run 350 (6th June,2010) by EE-Keane Cheng, 4 years of age: the short run



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Almost There (Before Run 370)

JAMES MORSS47
CHARLES MORSS35
BRAYDEN LOO11
CHARMAINE LOO11
CHLOE THERY11
KURUMI OKUNO11
RIVER MORGAN11



Awards Given at Run 369


HAZEL TEO for 36 runs

HAGEN TEO for 36 runs

OSCAR FRENCH for 24 runs

Congratulations!!


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Upcoming Runs and Hareline

RUN NODATEHARESREMARKS
3769th October,2011NG Family
3776th November, 2011HOLT Family
3784th December, 2011DEKKER FamilyChristmas Run
3798th January, 2012Caitlin TAYLOR 30th Anniversary of KLJHHH!
3805th February, 2012TBA
3814th March, 2012TEO Family (Hagen & Hazel)
3821rd April, 2012MURRAY Family
3836th May, 2012CHENG Family
3843rd June, 2012GNAEGI Family
3851st July, 2012HARVEY Family
3865th August, 2012DESORMEAUX Family
3872nd September, 2012GM's Family


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2011/2012 KLJHHH COMMITTEE

Grand Master:

Victoria Taylor

+60162118991

Joint Master:

Robert Scourse

+60123221483

OnSec:

Bob Morgenthaler

016 6169904


Asst OnSec:

Leslie Siow

+60166466136

On Cash

Jerry French

+60132425233

General Committee:

Nancy Kirkman

012 2836620


Mary Morss

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Paul Sweeney

012 3135393


Hilary Replumaz

012 2611935


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The Little Hasher Song

He's a little Hasher, short and stout
Not much bigger than a brussels sprout,
When he's hashing...
On ~ On he'll shout
As he runs around the jungle,
trying to get out!
Drink it down ~ down ~ down....


The Hash Birthday Song

Happy Birthday to you
You're a Hasher through and through
You look like a Hasher
And you smell like one too!!
Drink it down ~ down ~ down....


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Special thanks to Sim Campbell for having established and maintained this webpage. Since Year 2005 this website has been updated by the KLJHHH committee members. Please feel free to send us e-mail with comments and suggestions on how the webpage can be improved.

Our e-mail address is: OnSec@kljhhh.org

On-On!