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Suzanne Siemens of Lunapads.com shares her inspiring personal and business story to the Rover Crew

By: Aaron D’Souza Authenticity, Creativity, Responsibility, Sustainability, and Community are values that will ring true to any human being looking to create a positive impact to people in our world. These are also the founding values of Lunapads International Products Ltd, a social mission-based business-based company whose goal is to help individuals have healthier and […]

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Helping with Scouts Canada Recruitment Booth at SFU Open House

By: Aaron D’Souza This past weekend, seven members of our Rover Scout Group helped staff a recruitment booth at the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Open House 2012. The team’s main objective was to showcase Scouting and to recruit more youth participants and volunteers for the SFU Scout group, as well as to find potential young […]

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On our way home

To everyone who’s missed us in Vancouver, we’re finally coming home! Be prepared for loads of fun stories, videos, and photos! The estimated time of arrival is 11:35 am at the YVR airport. In the mean time, check us out on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/pccrovers

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Day 11 – Presentations: Day 2

International Service Project – Shilong PROGRAM Saturday, May 19th, 2012 09:00 Personal Development Planning (PDP) Workshop – Clarice Fu, Harrison Kwan, and Eli Chan 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Mingle and Sight see 18:30 Farewell Dinner 22:00 Departure for Hong Kong

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Day 10 – Shilong Presentations: Day 1

International Service Project – Shilong PROGRAM Friday, May 18th, 2012 09:00 Introduction – Calvin Cheng 09:15 Environmental Stewardship – Vivian Chan, Sofe Yip, and Karen Wong 11:15 Business Management – Brandon Ma and John Chow 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Leadership – Pinky Au and James Ng 18:00 BBQ Dinner and Campfire – Darren Shum 22:30 End […]

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Day 9 – En route to Shilong

By: Karina Lee We have safely arrived at the Bai Yun Airport in Guangzhou. Special thanks to everyone who helped make our trip and project in Xi’an a success! Right now, we are en route to Shilong for the second main service portion of this international project. The exchange workshops with Shilong starts tomorrow, so […]

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Day 9 – Shilong Kick-off Dinner

We just had a great kick-off dinner tonight with the Shilong government officials, Shilong Youth Wellness Association members, and several Hong Kong Scouts. Right to Left: Scouter Raymond Leung, Mr. Ma, Scouter John Chow, Ms. Dun, Scouter Philip Wong The celebration was a great way to meet our audience for the upcoming workshops. Now that […]

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Day 5 – Children’s Village-Food for Thought

By: Paul Leung Jeremy, Adrian Lee, and I were tasked with the special privilege of preparing a home cooked meal for the youth at the Children’s Village. Jeremy comes from a large family and often has to make portions for many people; Adrian was our translator; and I am a food network junkie. Scouter John […]

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Day 5 – Dancing and Singing with the Children

By: Karina Lee To celebrate the unvailing of their newly painted mural we decided to throw an indoor campfire! Everyone enjoys a nice campfire, even if they don’t necessarily love camping. Usually campfires are used to cook food, to keep people warm, and to keep bugs and predators away. The purpose of a traditional Scouting […]

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Day 4 – Learning by Playing

By: Karina Lee Prior to coming on this project, a team of scouting leaders from the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group sat down to think about what kind of games would appeal to these children. They were only given that the age range of the children living at this orphanage were from two to 18 years […]