User:Gary Nongrum

About Gary Nongrum

Introduction
Gary Nongrum and better known as Gary James to his friends in Scouting. He was born on October 1st 1982, to Robin Dkhar and A. Dora Nongrum, in a family of one brother and three sisters. He did his pre-schooling from St. Margaret's Higher Secondary School and St. Anthony's Higher Secondary School, Shillong and completed his graduation from Sankardev College affiliated to the North Eastern Hill University. Belonging to a family with strong Scouting ties, he belongs to the fourth generation of Scouts in the family.He joined Scouting Movement as a Cub in 1991 and now is currently serving in the State Headquarters, Meghalaya Bharat Scouts & Guides as the State Organising Commissioner (Scouts).

Early Life
Gary was the fourth of the five children, the others are eldest brother Herwin, sisters Farida (deseased), Ivilis and Alvinia. He was timid and quickly shed tears at a slight scolding. However, he was against misjudgment and has a strong retention power, that marvel members of his family and friends.

School and College
He did his pre-schooling from St. Margaret's H.S. School, and later joined St. Anthony's H. S. School, Shillong where he studied till he completed his matriculation and belonging to the Batch of 1999 - 2000.While in St. Anthony's he was part of the School Choir, the Table Tennis and Karate Team and the Boy Scout's Troop. On passing from School, he joined Sankar Dev College, Shillong and studied Science for two years and then continued his graduation in Bachelor of Arts.

Scouting
He joined the Scout Movement in 1991 following the footsteps of his great grand-uncle and grand aunts and belongs to the fourth generation along with his other two sisters Ivilis and Alvinia and followed along by two nieces, Mayphilarisa and Elfiza. While in the school Scout Troop, he participated in many camps and Jamborees and undertake many Community Development Projects and was awarded the Governor's Award in 1999 by then Governor M.M. Jacob. As a young adult leader, he undertook his first training as a Rover Scout Leader in 2001 and in 2002 joined the Scoutmaster's Basic Training. He completed the Wood Badge Training from Nagaland in 2004 and completed his Trainer's training in 2007-08 and was appointed the Assistant Leader Trainer. He also did his training in Cubs Section and in other departments like Secretaries & Organisers Course in the National Youth Comnplex, Haryana. He also participated in the National Strategic Planning Review Workshop jointly organised by the WOSM and WAGGGS Asia Pacific Region at New Delhi in 2011. He also participated in the Asia Pacific Community Based Scouting Workshop organised by the WOSM Asia Pacific Region. He has conducted trainings for Adult Leaders in Meghalaya as well as in other states of the North Eastern Region of India.

Work
He joined the State Headquarters of the Meghalaya Bharat Scouts & Guides in 2002 as an SGV (Scout/Guide Volunteer) an internship scheme supported by the National Headquarters. And later served in other capacities as General Scoutmaster, District Organiser, District Organising Commissioner (Scouts) for East Khasi Hills and later as State Organising Commissioner (Scouts) in 2008 with dual charge of State Training Commissioner (Scouts). His other assignments include being the Information Officer a liason between the Movement and the State Government and Coordinator for the Volunteers of the Right to Education. His most recent is being a member of the State Task Force for the creation of a Scout/Guide Foundation.