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VOYAGEUR VISION, JANUARY 2007
VOYAGEUR VISION, January 2007
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GREETINGS!
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IN THIS
ISSUE
Gone Home
From the Desk
of the Council Commissioner
Recognition
What's New
Membership Management System
Volunteer
Development and Training
Membership
Development (Growth)
Fundraising
Upcoming Events
Our Camps - Our
Youth - Our Programs
OPE Update
Scout Shop
Canadian Museum of Scouting
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GONE HOME -
John Waddell on December 24,
2006. Those of us who had the pleasure of seeing John every day at the
National Office until the onset of his recent illness remember his warmth and
kindness, and his enthusiasm for all things Scouting. John was
instrumental in the refurbishing of the National Scouting Museum in Ottawa, and along with his lifelong friend,
Alan Griffin, was a curator.
John was
a veteran of World War II, Scoutmaster of the 98th Troop in Ottawa, and an active
member of the 7th Ottawa B.P. Guild.
He will be sadly
missed. Funeral services took place on
December 30, 2006.
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FROM THE DESK OF THE COUNCIL COMMISSIONER
As we launch into our Centenary
celebration, here is a bit of history of your movement:
1907 - Experimental camp at Brownsea
Island
1908 - Scouting begins in
Canada
1914 - Scouts officially enacted by
Parliament
1916 - Wolf Cubs introduced in
Canada
1917 - Rovers and Sea Scouts introduced in
Canada
1919 - First Scout Leader training in
Ontario… first Woodbadge beads presented
1920 - First World Jamboree in London
England
1923 - First issue of the Scout Leader
magazine published
1932 - First Apple Day in Saint John, New
Brunswick
1935 - BP’s last visit to
Canada
1936 - First King’s Scout Award presented
in Thisletown, Ontario
1941 - BP dies at age 84 in
Kenya
1949 - First Canadian Jamboree,
Ottawa
1951 - First Canadian Rover
Moot
1953 - 2nd Canadian Jamboree,
Ottawa
1955 - 8th World Jamboree,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
1960 - Chief Mungo Martin completes totem pole
for new National Office
1961 - 3rd Canadian Jamboree,
Ottawa
1967 - Venturer program
introduced
1972 - Trees for Canada (Scoutrees) officially
launched
1974 - Beaver program fully
introduced
1977 - 4th Canadian Jamboree,
PEI
1981 - 5th Canadian Jamboree,
Alberta
1983 -
15th World Jamboree at Kananaskis Country, Alberta,
Canada
1985 - 6th Canadian Jamboree,
Guelph, Ontario
1989 - 7th Canadian Jamboree,
PEI
1993 - 8th Canadian Jamboree,
Alberta
1997 - 9th Canadian Jamboree,
Thunder Bay, Ontario
1998 - Scouts Canada becomes fully
co-ed
2001 - 10th Canadian Jamboree,
PEI
2002 - Scoutrees celebrates 30th
anniversary. 70,000,000th tree planted
2004 - Climate Change program
introduced
2005 - Partners with Veteran’s
Affairs. Over 150,000 Thank You
badges presented.
So there is a bit of our movement’s
history over the first 100 years.
When was your group started?
What events have your sections participated in over the
years?
I challenge each of you to bring
home the significance of this centenary celebration by chronicling your own
group’s history. And when the
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers of the future look back on the
2nd hundred years of Scouting, what exciting things will your group
have done to start off that new century?
I look forward to celebrating this
wonderful milestone in Scouting with all of you and your 28 million brothers and
sisters worldwide!
Yours in Scouting,
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RECOGNITION
(HONOURS AND AWARDS)
“In the arena of human life,
the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.”
–Aristotle
Happy
New Year to all. What an exciting
time we have entered in the history of Scouting – 2007, our 100th
Anniversary.
As
mentioned in the last Vision, Jim Britton has sent out to all Areas
Commissioners details on the Centennial
Commemorative Medal. This is
your chance to put forth your fellow Scouter for this very special medal. To learn
more about the nomination process be sure to get in touch with
your Area Commissioner or visit http://www.scouts.ca/media//documents/CCMGuideApplicationNov06.pdf.
A reminder of the upcoming
Recognition Workshop, January 27th
9 a.m. – 1
p.m. This workshop will help you
write up a fellow Scouter for an award.
Visit the training pages of the council website for details and to
register.
Attention all Troop leaders and
Advisors! Registration forms
are available at http://www.voyageur.scouts.ca for
the Chief Scout's – Queen's Venturer Awards Ceremony, which will take place June
2nd. This will be a
special event for our youth.
Lisa Skentelberry, A/DCC
Recognition, cmc@voyageur.scouts.ca
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WHATS
NEW
Look for "Our Camps - Our
Youth - Our Programs", a new camp feature in this and upcoming
issues of the Voyageur Vision.
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MEMBERSHIP
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Scout/Guide Week is quickly
approaching (February 18-28) and many groups have big plans for banquets and
presentation ceremonies. Don’t be disappointed.
Submit your awards requests early. You can simply send me an email for
those in your group that are ‘active’ and have reached Recognition to Scouting
Service of five years or more (in 5 year increments) and I will prepare the
necessary certificate and pin.
I still
see some VRAD documentation (interview, reference check and PRC) are outstanding
preventing me from confirming some leaders in MMS and thus have not completed
the registration process. Please make sure all your active leaders are in fact
‘active’ in MMS indicating that all Volunteer Screening has be completed and
documentation received here in the Council Office and entered in
MMS.
Thank you
for your prompt attention to these important matters.
Lynn Levitan, Council Registrar, llevitan@scouts.ca, ext 502
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VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT AND
TRAINING
Congratulations to the following individuals for successfully
completing training qualifications:
Woodbadge I
Colony - Bruce Campion-Smith, 28th
Ottawa; Margaret Grohmann, 2nd
Russell;
Woodbadge I Pack - Briged Devlin, 2nd
Arnprior; Beth Turtle, 1st
Blackburn; Bernice Coderre, 28th Ottawa; Kerrie-Lynn Kossatz, 28th
Ottawa;
Woodbadge I Troop - Antony Clayton, 123rd
Ottawa; Alvin Cluff-Clyburne, 2nd Russell; James Hill, 2nd
Russell; Claude Pepin, 2nd Russell; John Robert Rayson, 2nd
Russell;
Woodbadge I Company - Ken Shore, 137th
Ottawa;
Woodbadge II Pack - John De Bruyn,
92nd Ottawa; Louis Parai, 92nd
Ottawa; and
Woodbadge II Troop -
Barry Gervais, 23rd Nepean.
Thoughts on Woodbadge
When I joined a section I was
provided with a uniform. I found I
was being asked many questions by the youth, by the parents and by other
scouters. Questions about the
program, about life, about the trees we were passing, about the stars, about the
planned activities. And so I
decided if I was going to be a leader I better do more that just look the
part. I took Woodbadge training and soon I was able to help
others and answer questions.
Wearing Woodbadge recognition, the woggle, the scarf and
beads, marks you as a leader. You
are expected to know more, do more and be more than the average volunteer. The beads are not a badge of authority,
but a badge of responsibility and service.
It says to the youth of our movement “Here is someone I can count
on”. It says to the parent “Here is someone I
can trust with my child”. It says
to other scouters “Here is someone committed to being
prepared”.
What badge do you wear in
scouting?
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (GROWTH)
We are
#1! A hearty congratulations to all of you in Voyageur Council who have
made membership a focus for this Scouting year. Your efforts are definitely paying
off! Voyageur is the #1 council in
all of Canada with respect to Membership and we are the first to hit 90% of last
year's membership! Let’s keep up the momentum – keep on top
of registering any new members and completing outstanding screening issues for
your volunteers. With budget talks
around the corner, let’s make sure that Voyageur is able to go for a third year
without an increase in our membership fee!
PR KITS
– Get your orders in soon!
You
can now order your PR Kits. Visit
the PR & Communications page on the Voyageur website to download the
order form, to bring to your next Group Committee meeting and discuss. Deadline to order is January
31st (in order to have kits ready for Scout/Guide week). We need a minimum of 12 orders before we
can move forward with the creation of the kits.
Friendfest
‘007 – “A BONDing Experience” Coming Soon!
The
Details:
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You
have a “License to Grow” from February 1st- April
30th
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Earn
a ballot for every friend you register!
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Ballot
draw for $500 in Scout Bucks! ($100 to the individual, $400 to the
group)
Membership
Symposium: Let’s continue the membership success of
2006/2007 into the next Scouting Year!
Your
Council’s Growth Team, will be putting on several evening seminars/workshops
(two in Ottawa, one in another location) in March for the
purpose of learning about our growth resources, tools and how to develop plans
for membership success within groups.
Open to everyone! Dates to
be determined this week. Check out the training
calendar.
Happy
New Year to all!
Your
Field Executives,
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FUNDRAISING
Thanks to everyone who took
part in the 2006 Scout Popcorn campaign. It’s been a huge
success. For groups that wish to continue their fundraising efforts a bit
longer, we have a small amount of Microwave Butter, Microwave Butter Light and Popping Corn
Tins left over from the
sale. As well, we have received a supply of Caramel Corn in
last year’s tins that we are selling at a reduced
rate. (Note that it is this
year’s product in last year’s tin.) Please
contact Tim Foreman, tforeman@scouts.ca , for further details.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
CJ'07
MEMORABILIA - Please contact Tony VanMuyden, LinuxWiz@linux.ca for
details.
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RUMBLE IN
THE JUNGLE VOYAGEUR COUNCIL SPRING CUB CAMP -
JUNE 8-10
Calling
all Packs!! Why should the
Scouts have all the fun at CJ? Get together with hundreds of Cubs from all over Voyageur Council
to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Scouting at the RUMBLE IN THE
JUNGLE SPRING CUB CAMP at the cool Apple Hill Scout Reserve, one hour south east of Ottawa. Discover a
new camp, new friends, great fun activities, spectacular camp fire,
100th Anniversary surprise, and (of course) much more!
The long
awaited RUMBLE website will be up shortly – promise! What can you do
now?
1.
Put June 8-10 in your pack calendar;
2.
Crest Competition - get the best artistic talent in your Pack together to
design a crest for the camp;
3.
Put your thinking hat on to come up with a Jungle activity idea for the
camp;
4.
Watch the Voyageur Council Website for the RUMBLE webpages; and
5.
In June - bring your cubs, food, tents and gear; we provide the fun,
learning and excitement.
Want in
on the action? We are especially looking for keen
Scouters/Venturers/Rovers/Leaders who would like to spread their talent around
and help us with the activities – we have special rewards for you, including
feeding you!
Let’s
RUMBLE!
Please read the Calendar of
Events and Training Calendar e-newsletter or visit the Voyageur Council web site
at http://www.voyageur.scouts.ca for upcoming events
details.
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OUR CAMPS – OUR YOUTH – OUR PROGRAMS
Did you
know there are 11 camps operated by Scouting members for Scouting members within
our council borders? We have facilities from wilderness sites to fully
heated lodges with cooking facilities. Every level of camping skill, for
all four seasons, can be accommodated by using one of our own camps.
Looking for a new camp site for winter or spring activities? Check us
out. You will find a brief description of each camp and a link to its main
site right on the Voyageur Council web page. Go to www.voyageur.scouts.ca, click on the
main page, scroll down the list to “camps” and click. You will find a
colourful page with brief descriptions of each camp and contact
information. Simply click on the tent to be connected to a camp’s main
site. Make it a goal to try out one new campsite this year and make it one
of our Scouting camps.
Thanks,
Marilyn
Johnson, Camp Director,
Voyageur Council - Scouts
Canada
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OPE UPDATE
Happy Birthday Dick!
Dick Cowan, the
senior member of the camp staff, will celebrate his 80th birthday on
February 10th. Congratulations Dick!
Help! A New
Year brings new furniture, appliances and renovations to our homes. If you
are replacing your stove for an updated model, and your old one is still in
decent working order, please consider donating it to Camp Opemikon. We are
currently in need of a range for one of our lodges. We’ll pick it up.
Contact Marilyn with info.
Winter
Programmes: We
have hockey nets, plus hockey, broomball and ringuette sticks for use once the
rink on the lake is built. We also have a limited number of cross-country skis
and boots. All this equipment is available free of charge. Snowshoes are
available for rental ($1 per pair per hour). If you wish to reserve any of this
equipment, please check off the appropriate section when you fill out your camp
booking form.
Camp Crests: Has your group already
purchased its official OPE crests in the past couple of years? In addition to
these crests, we now have seasonal flashes for “Fall,” “Winter’” and “Spring”
which will fit around the main crest. Just $1.00 each and available from the
Warden at camp or from the Voyageur Council office.
Camp
Bookings: through
Pamela at the Council office, 225-2770 (ext 503) or by e-mail at pbazinet@scouts.ca.
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SCOUT SHOP
Store
Hours: Monday to Thursday 9-6pm / Friday 9-7pm / Saturday 9-5pm /Sunday
11-4pm.
Thank you for your past, present, and future
support.
scoutshop@scouts.ca Tel: 613-224-0139
Fax: 613-224-3571
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CANADIAN MUSEUM OF SCOUTING
Open: Tuesday - Friday,
9am-12pm.
For evening appointments call 224-5131 ext 280 and leave
a message.
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1345
Baseline Road, Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario, K2C 0A7
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Deadline for February issue, February 12,
2007.