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[RECAP] OtherHalf Stem Cell Project

By Claudia Chan Did I know anything about stem cells before volunteering with Other Half? Being a science student, I would like to think that I did. But truthfully, I probably knew the same amount as the general public, which unfortunately is not very much. Volunteering with OtherHalf-Chinese Stem Cell Initiative not only taught me what stem […]

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Interview with Gaby Li: New Project Manager with OtherHalf Stem Cell

By Sandra Lee Planning and managing a project is probably the most intimidating thing you could do in our Rover Scout Group. Our Scout Group specializes in training our Rovers the basics, but the lessons that come out of project management will always be different. What is learnt from managing a project will depend on […]

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A Conversation about Other Half, and the Power to Save Lives

By Brian Asin   This Labour Day weekend, members of the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group volunteered at TaiwanFest 2016 with an organization called OtherHalf-Chinese Stem Cell Initiative. This Canadian charity strives to increase the number of potential stem cell donors in the global stem cell donor registry. Though they do not limit themselves to […]