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By Linda Koch “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela On July 18th, 2014, 11 Rovers embarked on a backpacking adventure to Garibaldi Lake. The challenge before us was approximately 18 km round trip, with an elevation gain of 900 metres. Our […]
By: Edna Cheng Although it has been a month since our recent International Service Project (iProj) in Mexico, it is wonderful to know that we are still bringing an impact to the organizations we have helped. Recently, we have received an email from Jamie and Megan, whom are the teachers that help the children at […]
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Tomato Soup Day
By: Sandra Lee On Saturday, May 3rd, I volunteered at the Salvation Army Vancouver’s Harbour Light Soup Kitchen for the first time, and the experience was not what I expected. With the help of Rover Scouts of the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group and Venturer Scouts from the 138th East Vancouver Scout Group and 69th […]
During our celebration gala dinner in Puerto Vallarta, members of our contingent were very surprised to receive a letter from the National Chief Scout of Mexico, Scouter Lorena Valdez, herself. It is so humbling to be praised by Scouter Lorena for the work that we are in Mexico, and we are so happy to know […]
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Electing a New Future
Voting is one of the most important (and not to mention simple) things you can do. It allows you to have your voice heard and it allows groups of people to be powered from the bottom up. Voting is really important to Scouts Canada. In November, the Scouts Canada National AGM is an opportunity to […]
On behalf of the Canadian contingent, Eli Chan gives our welcome in both English and Spanish at the official inauguration of the Nayarit Scout Hall in Puerto Vallarta. She briefly explains how the project went from conception to dialog to complete and what the new hall now means to the community.
By Anthony Lam, with contributions from Eli Chan – 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group Going to a country for a service project is never easy, but on this trip, we were very lucky to have support and help from Scouter Moises (Moy) Rubalcava Ceja, President of the Nayarit Province for the Scouts Association of Mexico. […]
At the Volcanes Elementary School, we were able to assist the youth learning English by reading with them. We pulled up some bilingual books and took turns reading Spanish to the children, while they read the English back to us. Needless to say, they were quickly correcting our Spanish, and eager to correct their English. […]
Our International Service Project has come to an end, but our contingent cannot leave without thanking some special people in our hearts. To the Mexican Rover Scouts for everything you have done for us to make us feel welcomed here in Puerto Vallarta. No one in our contingent knew that we would be able to find […]