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 Brian Asin ‘Rice burgers & tour bus karaoke’ is exactly how I’d want to describe my first day in Taiwan. From the “open 24 hours” dumpling shops to the beautiful mountainside views, it’s hard to not get lost in the magic of the island nation. As soon as we exited the gates at Taoyuan […]
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 […]
For our Let’s talk about iProj, we sat down with Paul Leung; a 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group Scouter and an important player since our crew’s early days. Paul shares his experiences from the very first International Service Project in China, and Japan, and how the bond that was made between the crew’s first handful […]
By Brian Asin A class of Rover Scouts got together early Saturday morning at the Hastings Branch of the Vancouver Public Library to participate in a Public Speaking Workshop. The event was organized by Barton Lui, and facilitated by some of our very talented and insightful Scouters. Everyone got their first go at public speaking […]
By Claudia Chan Did I know anything about stem cells before volunteering with Other Half? Being a science student, I would like to think that I did. But truthfully, I probably knew the same amount as the general public, which unfortunately is not very much. Volunteering with OtherHalf-Chinese Stem Cell Initiative not only taught me what stem […]
By Sandra Lee Planning and managing a project is probably the most intimidating thing you could do in our Rover Scout Group. Our Scout Group specializes in training our Rovers the basics, but the lessons that come out of project management will always be different. What is learnt from managing a project will depend on […]
By Brian Asin This Labour Day weekend, members of the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group volunteered at TaiwanFest 2016 with an organization called OtherHalf-Chinese Stem Cell Initiative. This Canadian charity strives to increase the number of potential stem cell donors in the global stem cell donor registry. Though they do not limit themselves to […]
By Brian Asin A community service project to end the summer on the right note This past weekend, members of our rover scout crew initiated East Side Eats, the first of many community service activities planned for the last quarter of 2016. East Side Eats is a project that our crew holds close to our hearts, […]
By Sandra Lee Every year, we give our Rover Scouts the opportunity to complete a personality profile that would help them understand themselves more and learn how to work with others. Prior to taking the Insights Workshop, Rovers are asked to complete an online quiz that they could take at home or at work, somewhere […]