Our community does not have an opening or closing time. It does not open when it is Christmas time or during certain parts of the year. It is always in need of a helping hand.
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PERSIST Winner – Linda
A journey of a thousand miles beings with a single step. Our PERSIST award winner for the month of January took her first steps to immerse herself in Scouting, and made quite a splash, bravely diving into everything our crew had to offer.
In the next 4-part series of articles, Clarice will touch on the fundamentals of the mentor program at 180th. We begin by highlighting the roles of the mentor and what our mentors aim to achieve. Roles and aims of our mentors Five years ago when there were only a dozen of us in the crew, […]
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An amazing year for Elsie Roy
By Scouter Felipe On December 18th, 23rd Elsie Roy, one of our home groups, held its last meeting of the year with two special events: Investiture and Christmas party. You could find good food from the potluck, ginger bread house construction, parents supporting their child, and of course scouting spirit everywhere.
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Why We Mentor
By Clarice Fu Young adults today crave mentorship[1, 2]. Born between 1980 and 2000, Millenials/Generation Yers seek mentors that can support their personal growth and help them navigate their career path. Our Gen Y Rover Scouts are no exception. Our Rover Crew stands by the premise that our Rover Scouts would develop leadership skills through […]
By: Paul Leung, Rover Advisor It has been said many times before that actions speak louder than words. When it comes to this month’s winner of our prestigious award, actions are what makes our humble, and modest-to-a-fault, Gloria Ng, an impact member of our Group. Our award is not one that is given every month. To […]
By: Kevin Li On a chilly December night, our Advisor, John Chow, Karina Lee, Paul Leung and myself were invited to celebrate his Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand’s birthday in Downtown, Vancouver. What an evening full of warmth, hospitality and celebration!
By Anthony Lam In May 2014, we will be embarking on our fourth International Service Project in our Group’s history – this time to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. A contingent of 22 Rovers and Advisors from the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group will be partnering with a contingent of 9 people from 1st Rivorton Rover Crew […]
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Congrats from WOSM
We have recently received an email from Simon Rhee, the Chairman of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, congratulating us on our successful growth. In his words: AWESOME ! GREAT !! Fantastic !!! Bravo 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group !!!! I wish that you will be achieved 100 members in very short time. And […]
At the 2013 National Scouts Canada AGM, we were invited to present a workshop on our mentoring program and the benefits we’ve seen from it. The video goes through who we are, why we started the mentoring program, and a high-level explanation of what we do.