Ever wondered how our crew operates behind-the-scenes? Well, we have some good news for you! Today we’re introducing our 4 focuses; specific areas of our group, managed by dedicated Rovers that we believe will positively impact our member’s experience within the organization. Membership: The HR professionals of our group. They focus on the well-being of […]
This special series of blogs spans 4 stories in total. Be sure to check out the other stories that will be posted throughout the week! The centerpiece of our last conference was an activity where we retold memorable stories through a sequence of GIFs. For those that couldn’t attend our monthly conference, here are the […]
Vancouver Outreach Program partners with the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group in a 2-day Community Service Project, distributing care packages to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside residents. This 2-day project occurring January 27th and 28th were planned by first-time Patrol Leader and Project Manager, Vivien Wang. She and Rover Scout Nimmy Nelson organized a joint venture with […]
2017 was an important year for our crew. Within 2017 alone, we hit two major milestones: we celebrated our 10th year anniversary and went on our 6th international service project (or iProj for short). While our 10 year celebration and 6th iProj are major milestones to reminiscent over, we cannot forget the smaller milestones and […]
By Brian Asin & Sandra Lee On May 8th, we visited MingDao High School in Taichung to further educate ourselves about school-based Scouting in Taiwan. As soon as we opened the bus doors, the junior high-school Scouts greeted us with welcoming enthusiasm. These Scouts were obviously very proud of their program and didn’t hesitate to share their stories […]
By Brian Asin The Digital Divide Volunteer Initiative is an ongoing program organized by local Taiwanese Rover Scouts. The Digital Divide is a socio-economic concept that describes the gap in the access to modern information and technology. Though this is most easily understood using comparisons between developed and less developed countries, it also applies to […]
By Brian Asin We do environmental service projects when we visit other countries, because it’s a great opportunity for our Rover Scouts to follow the Scouting Method—we learn by doing. This year for Good Turn Week, a contingent from our Rover Scout Group is in Taiwan collaborating in a number of service projects with youth across […]
By Jan Nguyen On Sunday April 23rd, our Rover Crew volunteered for the Soup Kitchen at The Salvation Army. The group had volunteered here in the past, but it was the first time for a lot of Rover Scouts, including myself! In this blog, I’m going to share the story of what it’s like volunteering […]
Hey everyone! This international service project is going to be action packed! Traveling first to Taipei, then onward to Hualien, Yilan, and Taichung. In Hualien we will be doing an environmental service project with the Taiwanese Scouts, as well as an all day open forum with over 200 Scouts and Scouters. We will be learning […]
As a sequel to our previous blog post about Caelan’s first impressions, we had the chance to talk to Shiyu about what she thinks of her time so far as a New Rover Scout. Hi Shiyu, thanks for letting me speak with you. Let’s start off with something easy. What made you decide to reach […]