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Rover of the Month: Amy Do

Written by Sandra Lee My first impression of Amy was that she was not a quitter. I met Amy on a hike towards Elfin Lakes last year in August. This was her first camping trip ever. The trails in Whistler Park are not the most forgiving for beginner hikers, and the weather that weekend was […]

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A Unique Bus Ride Tradition

By Carol Chan On every international service project, we have a tradition of doing impromptu speeches. These speeches occur during long bus rides. Rovers are chosen randomly by our head advisor, John Chow, and are given a choice of two topics to speak about for 3 minutes. Since leadership, communication, teamwork, time management and public […]

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The Importance of Team Bonding

By: Celine Hsin “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success” -Henry Ford In order to work most successfully as a team, you must know who your members are. When I first joined the contingent for our upcoming International Service Project to Malaysia and Singapore, I didn’t really know a […]

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8 Detrimental Mistakes Any Leader Must Avoid

Leadership plays a crucial role in the success or failure of a team. More importantly, the way a leader chooses to lead will have a huge impact on the entire team. In our crew, we have many young and talented rovers who are gradually developing their leadership and managerial skills. Therefore, it would be worthwhile […]

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Getting the Job

By: Elaine Au Do YOU have what it takes to get the job you want? Of course you do. In fact, everyone can get the job they want as long as they take the initiatives to learn the etiquettes, and how to write resumes and cover letters. This takes practice of course. So, to help get the Rovers […]