From: Voyageur Region
[voyageurscouts@playground.net]
Sent: December 19, 2000 3:43
AM
Subject: Scouts Canada-Voyageur Vision, December 2000
Voyageur
Vision, December 2000
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"There is in the movement that spirit...which cannot fail in bringing about
what we all pray for - Goodwill and Peace in the world." - Baden-Powell
Scouts Canada wishes you a Happy Holiday and Best Wishes for Peace in 2001.
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GREETINGS from the Voyageur Region! Our newsletter now has a
name! Many thanks to all who participated in this endevour. We had
two people submit the winning entry VOYAGEUR VISION- congratulations to Ewan
Evans for submitting the name first, 2nd prize goes to Lauri Cunningham.
Please copy and share this e-newsletter with members in your group! The
e-newsletter will update you on the latest news about Scouts Canada and inform
you of upcoming events. It is sent to all registered members who have
provided us with an e-mail address. If you are aware of someone who is not
receiving this and would like to, please provide us with their e-mail address
for the next distribution. Check out our web site for past issues.
IN THIS ISSUE - 1st Annual Scout Winter Camp / Winterlude Camp / OPE /
Popcorn / Win a Canoe / Generous Employers / BC Trek 2002
FROM THE DESK OF THE COMMISH!!
Joyful season's greetings to one and
all. As we take some time to relax and enjoy special moments with family
and friends, may I take this opportunity to plant a seed? Let's Bring On
The Adventure to more youth through a Winter Membership Blitz. It's the
perfect time to recruit new members as many youth have finished their fall
activities and soon will be searching the flyers and Community Calendars for a
winter activity. Take a Scouting poster, write in either a local contact
number or the regional office number and place the posters in locations where
families will be visiting over the next few weeks. Consider the windows of
local stores, bulletin boards at libraries, local arenas, places of worship,
theatres and swimming pools. The first week back at school, have flyers
sent home; or have a notice included with the first newsletter going home; or
place a poster in the school entrance. I challenge each section to bring
the adventure to at least two new youth before Scout/Guide week in
February. Are you up to the challenge?
- Marilyn Johnson - Your
Regional Commissioner
HONOURS & AWARDS - "The best thing to do behind a person's back is to
pat it." - Franklin P. Jones
You don't have to be an experienced Scouter or
a polished writer to nominate someone for a formal honour or award. If you
sincerely appreciate someone's Scouting work, you just need to be willing to
fill out an application form - do not delay - start the nomination process
today. Honours and awards committees at a number of levels, need to review
an application (district, regional, provincial). Each committee needs time
to judge the level of the award. If volunteers at the provincial level
decide the service or activity is important enough to warrant a national award
(i.e.. Silver Acorn), the application goes to the National Office, which
distributes it to the volunteers on the National Honours and Awards
Committee. Depending on the level of the award, the process can be timely
- but well worth every minute! There is a resource available entitled "A
Guide to the Honours and Awards of Scouts Canada" which is a very helpful step
by step tool. You can also contact the person responsible for
Honours and Awards in your District for assistance, or the Regional Honours and
Awards Chairman, Stan Lasenba at (613) 283-0779 lasenba@sympatico.ca or Toni at 225-2770
ext. 503 tmarconstewart@playground.net
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please visit the Voyageur Region web site at http://www.voyageur.scouts.ca
for details on the following events:
2001/Feb 2-3 - Scouts Canada Day with the Ottawa 67's
Feb 2-4 -
Winterlude Camp
March 3-24 - Spring Popcorn Campaign
March 10-17 - 1st
Annual Scout Winter Camp
April 01 - Scouts Canada Day with the Senators
April 28 - Regional Annual General Meeting and Recognition Evening
May
4-6 - Regional CJ ‘01 Pre-Camp
May 31st - Voyageur Region Golf Tournament
June 1-3 - Regional Cub Camp
June 2 - Chief Scout's/Queen's Venturer
Award Ceremony
1ST ANNUAL SCOUT WINTER CAMP -The first annual winter camp for Scout-aged
youth will run at Camp Opemikon from Saturday, March 10 to Saturday, March 17,
2001. There is room for up to 50 Scouts. Registration forms
will be available in the Regional Office by December 15. Please call and
reserve yours! The week is shaping up to be active, outdoors and very
Scout focused. Cost will be $325 per Scout and includes all food,
transportation and programs. For more information, please call David
Townsend at 225-2770 ext. 508 or e-mail at dtownsend@playground.net
WINTERLUDE CAMP, 2- 4 February 2001 - An overnight camp near the
canal. Numbers are limited and winter camping experience is highly
recommended. Participants will be responsible for overseeing
activities in which the public may participate from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm on
Saturday and from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday. One such activity is a
campfire on Saturday evening where we shall sing, be merry and cook
Smores. Other activities are being finalized. Registrations are now
being accepted. There will be a small charge per participant, it will be
between $5.00 and $10.00.Ideas, questions and registrations may be
directed to Marilyn Johnson at mjohnson@magma.ca.
SCOUTS CANADA WEEKEND WITH THE OTTAWA 67'S - Come out and experience the
adventure of an Ottawa 67's Hockey game. At a special price of $7.00 for
both youth and adults alike, it's a great time to bring a buddy, your family and
your neighbours. Let's fill the arena with the Scouting spirit.
Choose from two games:
Game 1 is on Friday, Feb. 2nd at 7:30 p.m. against
the Brampton Battalion
Game 2 is on Saturday, Feb. 3rd at 2:00 p.m. against
the Oshawa Generals
There will be special door prizes to Scouting ticket
holders. Deadline for ordering, as well as payment is Saturday, 20
January, 2001 - please visit our web page for details on purchasing the tickets.
CAMP OPEMIKON -The 2001 summer camp brochures will be bulk mailed to Section
contact leaders in January. Please share these with your youth as soon as
possible. Should your Section wish to have our OPE traveling promotion
show entertain your Beavers, Cubs or Scouts for part of one of your weekly
meetings, please call David Townsend at 225-2770 ext. 508 or e-mail at dtownsend@playground.net to arrange a
visit. Are you still looking for camping spots throughout the winter and
spring? Opemikon still has several openings in buildings and tenting
areas. Call Jennifer at 613-225-2770, ext. 500 for details or e-mail
at voyageurscouts@playground.net
OPE WORK WEEKEND - Opemikon is looking for Troop, Companies and Crews to
come out to camp from April 27-29, 2001 to help kick start the repairs and
maintenance for our 2001 camping season. Groups can book specific projects
like trail clean-up, looking after a lodge or general site development.
The Camp will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and a breakfast on
Sunday morning. Saturday evening will see a choice of two entertainment
options. One will be traditional campfire with songs and skits while the
other will be a DJ in the Dining Hall for the "younger" crowd. For more
information about the projects and signing up, please call David Townsend at
225-2770 ext. 508.
SCOUT DAYS WITH THE OTTAWA SENATORS - Game 2 of our Scouts Canada days with
the Ottawa Senators will be Saturday, April 1, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. against the
Carolina Hurricanes. The cost will be $25 per person and will
include an autographed Senators team poster. For information and tickets,
please call Jim Armstrong with the Senators at 599-0312.
POPCORN - Many thanks to the groups/districts who sold popcorn. To
date the Region has sold close to $ 115, 000.00 worth of kernels. A
special thank you to the District Coordinators for their hard work: Nanci
Askwith, Ernie Koshman, Colin Marshall, Terry Luneburg, Carol Raoult, Robin Hoy,
Sandy Cleveland, Suzie Page, Eric Wadge, David Fraser and to Richard Bennett,
Regional VP Finance. The spring campaign dates are set for March 3 - 24,
2001. Contact your District Coordinator to pick up your group sales kit.
TRAINING - Please check the Regional Web Page for the most current training
schedule. Course registration deadlines are 2 weeks before the course
start date.
CJ'01- Our Regional contingent leader is Ken Campbell, he can be reached at
623-2260.
VOYAGEUR REGION SCOUT SERVICE CORPS - If you are interested in lending a
hand and receive community Service hours please email your Name/Group/Phone
Number/and hours available as soon as possible to Rob Petten, Voyageur Region
Scout Service Corps Coordinator nfld@magma.ca
HELPFUL EMPLOYERS - Some employers are very generous in their support of
employees contributing their time to develop our community. Nortel
Networks and Bell Canada are two corporations we know of that will donate on
their employees behalf to represent their time working in the community.
Often they will either send a donation or a matched donation. If your
employer does offer this service, should you choose to donate to Scouting, you
can direct the funding to the level you feel it will be best used; at your
Group, District, or Region.
SCOUT BOAT 2000 - Last summer Voyageur Region held a very successful Wooden
Canoe Building Activity. Scouter Dave McOnie was the sparkplug behind this
endeavor that took place in Smiths Falls in conjunction with Smiths Falls Old
Home Week celebration. To offset the cost of the first canoe, a raffle was
held (remember all those tickets you bought at the Regional Conference). A
Scout Leader from Hershey Pennsylvannia won the canoe and donated it back to the
Region provided that it would go to a deserving Youth member. To do as he
wished, the Scout Boat Committee has decided to hold a contest open to all
Scouts, Venturers, and Rovers to determine the winner of this canoe.
Contest Details are as follows:
**WIN A CANOE**WIN A CANOE**WIN A CANOE** A 14 foot Wooden Canoe Could
Be Yours!! This canoe, built by the 2nd Carlton Place Venturers as part of
the Scout Boat project last summer will be given to a deserving Scout, Venturer,
or Rover who submits the best 500-600 word essay on " WHAT SCOUTING MEANS TO
ME". Entries to be sent to Scouts Canada-Voyageur Region and clearly
marked Scout Boat Project. Winner will be announced at the Annual General
Meeting on April 28, 2001. Deadline for submissions shall be February 28,
2001. Please ensure that all youth in your section are aware of this
contest as this could also be a great way for leaders to know what our youth are
thinking.
BC TREK 2002 - August 17-25, 2002 - BC-Yukon is hosting BC Trek 2002, a
Scouts Canada endorsed first-time youth event for Venturers and Rovers. It will
be an adventure of a lifetime for registered Venturers and Rovers. As the
event is almost two years away, this also makes our senior Scouts
eligible. The theme for BC Trek is "Eight Days Exploring British
Columbia”!. Following a weekend Roundtable at UBC that will be planned by
youth for youth, Trekers will head out on 3 to 5 day challenging excursions to a
variety of locations in B.C. The event will wrap up with a fun filled weekend
camp in the Lower Mainland. What a great way to meet fellow Scouting
members from around the world and "Explore Beautiful BC"! Full details are
on the web page http://www.bc.scouts.ca/bctrek.html
or http://bctrek.com
If you would like to be kept current about BC Trek 2002, please: log on
to the web (address above), fill in and submit the web form, or fax your request
to Marian Mason at 604-581-8325 or m.mason@telus.net
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Board: February 24
President &
Commissioner Forums: February 3, May 12
SCOUT SHOP INFORMATION
Ottawa: 1345 Baseline Road / Phone (613)
224-0139
Kingston: MacDonnell & Third / Phone (613) 542-1427
Perth (Conway's): 45 Gore Street, East / Phone (613) 267-1835
OFFICE HOURS - Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Office
will be closed at noon on Friday, December 22nd and re-open Tuesday January 2nd,
2001.
Scouts Canada, Voyageur Region
1345 Baseline Road, Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario K2C 0A7
tel. (613) 225-2770 / 1-888-SCOUTS NOW
(726-8876) / fax (613) 225-2802
e-mail: voyageurscouts@playground.net
web
site: http://www.voyageur.scouts.ca
Questions? Comments or concerns about this e-newsletter? We
welcome constructive feedback! Please e-mail us at voyageurscouts@playground.net
Thank you.