From: Voyageur Region
[voyageurscouts@playground.net]
Sent: April 19, 2001 10:45
PM
Subject: Scouts Canada-Voyageur Vision, April 2001
VOYAGEUR
VISION, APRIL 2001
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & RECOGNITION EVENING
Saturday April 28, 2001 - Best Western Barons Hotel, 3700 Richmond Road,
Bells Corners
Everyone is welcome! Join us at the Best Western Barons Hotel and help
us celebrate this year's achievements and recognize all the volunteers that make
our Region the success it is!!
**Tickets can be purchased from the office
until Wednesday April 25th **
Order of the Caribou Presentations and Annual General Meeting 3:00 to 5:00
p.m.
Fellowship 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Dinner 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (tickets $ 27.50)
Presentations 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Dance 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
IN THIS ISSUE - Honours & Awards/Upcoming Events/Chief Scout's and Queen's
Venturer Award Ceremony/Regional Cub Camp/Camp Opemikon Open
House/Flotilla/CJ'01/White Tail Beaver Sleepover
GONE HOME - The Region wishes to express their sadness in the passing of the
following members: Gib Hammond, Medal of Merit recipient from the former
Western Area on March 10th; Jean Gillespie, Honorary Vice President,
Voyageur Region, Assistant Cub Leader with the 8th Kingston Group and member of
the 35th Limestone BP Guild, on Tuesday March 27; Gerry Schaubs, Scouter
with the 1st Manotick Group, Rideau District; Sharon Davidson, Beaver
Leader with the North Grenville Scout Group, Upper St. Lawrence Valley on April
16th.
FROM THE DESK OF THE COMMISH!! Did you know that the United Nations has
declared the year 2001 as the International Year of the Volunteer? As your
Regional Commissioner and one of over 2000 adult volunteers within our own
Voyageur Region, I send to each of you, a heartfelt thank you, merci
beaucoup. Thank you for sharing your precious time and special talents
with the youth in our Scouting movement. Because of you, over 8,600 youth
from Kingston to Deep River to Cornwall and in western Quebec are living the
adventure. So take a little time right now to extend your right arm high
above your head, bend it at the elbow allowing your hand to fall just behind
your shoulder and give yourself a hearty pat on the back! But don't stop
there. Program Scouters remember to say "thank you" to parent helpers and
junior leaders. Group Committee members express your thanks to the section
leadership teams, to your Sponsor and to the community for their support.
District Service teams remember to say thanks to those who assisted in your
program activities this year. THANK YOU - MERCI -
Marilyn Johnson - Your Regional Commissioner
HONOURS & AWARDS - "The best thing to do behind a person's back is to pat
it." - Franklin P. Jones Congratulations to the following Scouters:
Scouter Rob Petten, Nepean District for receiving the Medal of Merit "for
especially good service to Scouting"; Scouter Paul St. Jean, 109th Ottawa
Group Committee Chairman, Rideau District for receiving the Certificate of
Commendation. Anyone can initiate an award - if you believe a person
should be considered for an outstanding service award, start the process
now. Contact your local Honours and Awards committee to see if someone has
started an application or volunteer to start the process. It is well worth the
satisfaction of seeing a fellow Scouter or youth receive such an honour.
UPCOMING EVENTS - Please visit the Voyageur Region web site at http://www.voyageur.scouts.ca
for details on the following events:
April 28 - Regional Annual General
Meeting and Recognition Evening
May 4 - application deadline for
Chief Scout's/Queen's Venturer Award Ceremony
May 4-6 - Regional CJ '01
Pre-Camp
May 12 - Jamboree on the Trail
May 7-13 - 2001 Pitch-in Canada
Week, Lend a Hand-Clean our Land, http://www.pitch-in.ca
June 1-3 - Regional
Cub Camp
June 2 - Chief Scout's/Queen's Venturer Award Ceremony, Sir Robert
Borden High School, Nepean
June 7 - Regional Board Meeting, Smiths Falls.
June 16 - President and Commissioner Forums, Camp Opemikon
July 1st -
Canada Day - Lost Children Services, Voyageur Region Service Corps
July 6-14
- Canadian Jamboree
August 16-26 - Central Canada Exhibition (CCE), Lost
Children Services, Voyageur Region Service Corps
Sept 28-30 - 2001
Brotherhood Camporee (Riverside-Cedar Provincial Park)
Nov. 2-3rd/Nov
3-4/Nov 9-10/Nov 10-11 - Beaver White Tail Museum Sleepover
CHIEF SCOUT'S AND QUEEN'S VENTURER AWARD CEREMONY - Saturday June 2, 2001 -
Hosted by Nepean District, this ceremony will take place at Sir Robert Borden
Secondary School in the City of Ottawa. Completed application forms must
be submitted to the Regional Office by Friday May 4, 2001.
REGIONAL CUB CAMP - MOWGLI'S ABORIGINAL ADVENTURE - JUNE 1 TO 3
Mowgli's
Aboriginal Adventure is the Cub event of the year. Up to 1500 Cubs will meet for
the weekend at the Brown's Bay site of Parks of the St. Lawrence near
Brockville. The program is packed with exciting activities celebrating the
aboriginal cultures from Africa, South America, Asia, Australia and, of course,
Canada.
HELP-We a looking for a number of offers of service to help in areas such as
Program, Admin, Security, First Aid, Food, and Registration. If you or any
member of your section would like to help out on this weekend please drop us a
note. Check out our web site at http://www.voyageur.scouts.ca/cubcamp/
to see what it's all about. The registration deadline has been extended to
21 April to give Packs a chance to get into a summer mode. We still
require offers of service to lead all of the activities planned and to manage
the site. If you would like to be involved in this fantastic camp as part
of the staff contact Jim Peverley at peverley@sympatico.ca or 834-7953.
CAMP OPEMIKON
Summer looks like it is almost here! Registrations are
well ahead of last year's pace (April 14/00 - 143, April 12/01 - 190).
Please remind your parents that there is a $25 fee increase effective May 1,
2001. For more info, please call David Townsend at 225-2770 ext. 508 for more
info or e-mail at dtownsend@playground.net
CAMP OPEMIKON - OPEN HOUSE - Are you curious to see what Opemikon has to
offer in the way of programs, facilities or staff? If so, come on out to
Camp on June 24th from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. Enjoy a hot dog and a
drink, a boat paddle or swim or just a chance to see all that Ope has to
offer. No reservations needed. See you there.
FOR SALE: Camp Opemikon has recently acquired a Baker's Pride 208/220,
2 drawer, 4 shelf pizza oven and a Halo Heat pizza warmer. Both of these
items are in good working condition and are of commercial grade. Available
to sale to non Scouters as well. For information or prices, please call
David Townsend at 225-2770 ext. 508 for more info or e-mail at dtownsend@playground.net
CJ'01- The CJ01 Participant Manual is posted on the National
website. From their home page http://www.scouts.ca click "Program
Guide" then "CJ01 Participant Manual" to find it. The National Jamboree
Office will send the manuals to registered Units and Offers of Service around
the end of April. The Regional contingent leader is Ken Campbell, he can
be reached at 623-2260 or e-mail ac828@debbs.ndhq.dnd.ca
VOYAGEUR REGION SERVICE CORPS - Our apologies to the 1st Kemptville Scouts
who were omitted in the list of groups who provided valuable service during
Winterlude - many thanks. 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 Service Corps
Coordinator: servicecorps@voyageur.scouts.ca
Plans are underway for Canada Day Celebrations - if you are interested please
contact the Service Corps at their new address listed above.
TRAINING - Please check the Regional Web Page for the most current training
schedule. http://www.voyageur.scouts.ca then,
click onto the training link.
FLOTILLA - You are invited to come out to support Scouting at the 'Canadian
Tulip Festival Rideau Canal Flotilla' on Sunday May 20. The boat is entered by
the 1st Blackburn Sea Rovers and will be crewed by youth and leaders of the 1st
Blackburn Group. The boat will be decorated to meet the theme "Tulips
Forever! A Salute to Britain" with tulips to honour Britain for B.P. and the
Scouting movement with lots of scout flags. If you are in the area of Dow's Lake
and the Rideau Canal, stop by and say hello to them or cheer them on as they
cruise down the canal.
WHITE TAIL BEAVER SLEEPOVER 2001 - Hosted by Carleton District
Friday, Nov. 2nd to Saturday, Nov. 3rd
Saturday, Nov. 3rd to
Sunday, Nov. 4th
Friday Nov. 9th to Saturday Nov. 10th
Saturday, Nov.
10th to Sunday, Nov. 11th
Celebrate your White Tails' last year of Beavers at the annual White Tail
Adventure this November at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa. We are offering a
choice of four nights. The Saturday nights are opened especially for
Colonies from farther ends of the Region. Book early to be sure.
This is not your ordinary visit to a museum; it offers adventure, learning, fun,
creativity, special visitors, food, songs, games, and excitement. Picture
yourself sleeping with the dinosaurs, or near the huge polar bear, or among the
diamonds and jewels. The Sleepover starts after supper at home and
includes a variety of activities, a snack before bedtime, and the evening ends
with a Campfire/Singsong with 225 other 7-year-old Beavers from all across
Voyageur Region. The following morning includes breakfast, more activities
and a Scouts Own. The Beavers will be leaving the museum about 9:30
a.m. All 2000-2001 Contact Leaders will receive their registration package
by Canada Post or E-mail in early September. If you are no longer your
colony's Contact, please pass on the package to another leader. Contact Sharon
Eaton eatrich@magma.ca or Lisa Skentelbery
lisa.skent@sympatico.ca to get one
sent to you if you did not receive one. The maximum number of participants
for each Sleepover is 300 and have over the past 11 years been filled to
capacity. The fee will be $18.00 per person .
WARSAW CAVES CONSERVATION AREA AND CAMPGROUND is available for scouting
groups. With the facilities to canoe, cave, hike and explore ecological
surroundings, scouts will enjoy the adventures available to them. Camping
available for groups of any size. Check out their web site for more
information http://www.warsawcaves.com
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Annual General Meeting & Adult Recognition
Evening: 3 p.m. Saturday April 28, Best Western Barons Hotel, Bells
Corners.
Regional Board Meeting: 7:30 p.m. Thursday June 7, Smiths
Falls
President & Commissioner Forums: Saturday June 16, Camp
Opemikon
SCOUT SHOP INFORMATION & HOURS
Ottawa: 1345 Baseline Road / Phone
(613) 224-0139 {HOURS: Mon. to Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-4:30}
Kingston: MacDonnell & Third / Phone (613) 542-1427 {HOURS: Tues.
and Thurs. 4 - 7, Sat. 9-2}
Perth (Conway's): 45 Gore Street, East /
Phone (613) 267-1835 {HOURS: Mon. to Thurs. 9 - 5:30, Fri. 9-8, Sat. 9-5}
OFFICE HOURS - Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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
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