By Mark Burge One of the big roadblocks Scout parents have when sending their kids to Scouts is the cost of the camping gear they’ll need. It’s easy to see why- walk into any outdoors store and you see rain jackets for $500 and backpacks for $300. Obviously there is some sticker shock there. […]
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By Sandra Lee Why should you always consider the thoughts of someone despite that fact that they are much younger than you? Why should you never assume that being older means that your considerations are more important? I joined the Scouting Movement about a year ago, so I admit that I am still trying to […]
By: Joanne Chow On the second day in Singapore, the contingent arrived early at Willing Hearts, a 100% volunteer-based non-profit organization that cooks meals and provides services to seniors and low income families daily. We were greeted by Michael, who works at the organization as a head chef. He is 66 years old and loves […]
By Carol Chan On every international service project, we have a tradition of doing impromptu speeches. These speeches occur during long bus rides. Rovers are chosen randomly by our head advisor, John Chow, and are given a choice of two topics to speak about for 3 minutes. Since leadership, communication, teamwork, time management and public […]
By: Sandra Lee Presenting in front of Malaysian Scouts was not as awful as I imagined. If you still do not know what I look like, click on the “meet the contingent” icon on our landing page. My name is Sandra. I am the one who failed to face the right direction. You might see […]
By Dylan Book Since we landed in Kuching three days ago, the Scouts here have been incredible with their welcome and hospitality. In Vancouver I am a Troop Scouter and love to go camping with my Scouts. While in Malaysia I’ve been especially interested in how Malaysian Scouts go camping and have fun, which is […]
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By Carol Chan “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs External Communications (Ex.Comm) is a team of 10 Rovers working to bring you updates about our adventures and experiences during our time abroad servicing communities in Malaysia and Singapore. Earlier this month, Cheryl, the project manager […]
By Joanne Chow On May 9th and 10th, our contingent took part in a Sharing Session in Kuching with the local Scouts and City Officials. Our presentations were successful and the experience was rewarding. All our hard work that was put into developing the presentations has paid off in the past five months.
Below is a video of the eye-opening campfire that we shared with the House of Love orphanage, Girl Guides, and the 28th Klang Scout Group. Our experience with cultural exchange was enriched through learning the different traditions, songs and traditional Malaysian Scout Campfire.