Today, the contingent met the Xi’an Youth Federation representative, Ms. Cindy Chen. The Xi’an Youth Federation is the sponsor for this portion of our trip. She and Scouter Raymond Leung have been working diligently for months to help prepare every detail for our stay in Xi’an.
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By: Stephanie Chan If you ever want to get lost in China, the Beijing Railway station is the place to do it. Luckily, us Rovers have learned to be prepared and stick together. Though we have never been in any one place with such numerous amount of people at any one time, we were able […]
By: Stephanie Chan We have arrived in China! It finally hit us that we have embarked on this once in a life time journey as we stepped off the plane and onto the busy streets of Beijing. We know that we are in China straight off the bat when we meet our tour guide who […]
By: Karina Lee Hey Everyone! We are at the YVR now, eagerly waiting to board our flight. It is so surreal to be here. After so many months of planning, we are finally on our way. This morning, we had a surprise visit from AM 1320 and Fairchild TV. Our spokespeople, Vivian, Sofe, and Pinky […]
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iProj Flag Ceremony
In the Scouting community, it is often a tradition to host a flag ceremony prior to an international scouting trip. On Saturday, May 5th, the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group hosted a flag ceremony for their International Service Project of 2012 to China. The Honourable Alice Wong, MP for Richmond, Consul-General Madam Liu, and Consul Mr. […]
By Stephanie Chan One of the many adventures we have lined up for the contingent during our International Project (iProj) to China is a visit to Huashan (or Mount Hua). We have a half day to spend hiking and exploring one of China’s great wonders located east of the city of Xi’an (where the children’s […]
By: Stephanie Chan When our group travels to China for our International Project in May, one of the major stops will be at the Xi’an Children’s Village. The travelling Scouts are certain to be touched by the children who live there. Residents of the village include all ages from infants to eighteen year olds. Each […]
By: Stephanie Chan Leadership Training Presentation Presentation Rehearsals: The iProj group is diligently working on group presentations for a leadership training program for the local Scouts in Shilong. Practically every weekend we find the presenters rehearsing, re-drafting and re-structuring their presentations towards perfection. We will be sharing our Canadian methods of running personal development, leadership, […]
Preparations for International Project (“iProj”) 2012 to China are in full swing! About 30 Rovers are in for an adventure in only 50 days. With the days counting down, adrenaline runs through our veins as we finalize itinerary plans, rehearse our leadership training presentations, practice foot drills, and draft our plans for the children’s village […]
For our international service project in May 2012, we will be working with a children village (兒童村 – one of the eight main ones in China) near the City of Xian. The children village has close to 90 children living there. The buildings were donated by some American companies such as Amway, etc. Our contact in China […]