This article originally appeared on the World Scout Foundation website, dated June 2, 2015. Republished with permission. Sarawak on the coast of Malaysia is prone to flooding on a cyclical basis. Scouts, as Scouts do, decided something needed to change. They wanted to help prevent and prepare the communities for future flood events. In May […]
By Charles Mak “Do you have any left with tomatoes?” asked a man in his 70’s, who was dressed in ripped clothing and had has arms and face covered in scabs. He was just one of many people who received a sandwich, a beverage, and some fruit from our group on Saturday afternoon. “Eastside Eats” […]
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 […]
Today, we visited the Willing Hearts organization which provides food for the needy. However, that is not the only thing that this special organization offers! It has a free medical and dental clinic for those in need. It’s been a pleasure working on various tasks for Willing Hearts today, but to see more of what […]
By: Cecilia Federizon To read more blogposts on our fifth International Service Project 2015 (iProj), click the following link: http://pccrovers.com/iproj2015. With less than a month until we embark on our International Service Project (iProj), I’m personally getting really excited! Among the many service projects that we will embark on abroad in Malaysia and Singapore, there are […]
By Emma Lee I didn’t grow up in Vancouver, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I signed up for this project. On February 7th, our CSIS department (Community Service and Internal Social) planned for 35 Rovers to travel across the city to the downtown eastside bright and early. It was amazing to […]
Today, a group of over 35 Rovers and Advisors from 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group organized a meaningful Community Service Project in Downtown East Side (DTES) Vancouver. The group prepared food and handed out coffee and set meals to 150 homeless people in the DTES. Check out some of the photos from this project: [flickr_set […]
By: Derek Fung I have a confession to make: I’m not exactly a morning person. But when it comes to helping a good cause and spreading the word about Scouting, I get excited; and so does our team of Rovers. On this morning, we woke up earlier than the crack of dawn to find ourselves […]
Check out the album of our latest Community Service Project at Youville Senior Residence, where a group of our volunteers helped to clean-up the garden of a seniors residence, planted flowers, and brought joy to the senior residents. [flickr_set id=”72157646013918585″]
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 […]