1st Whitby Crusaders Rover Crew c/o Brian Wick, Centurian 1101-711 Rossland Rd East, Whitby, Ontario L1N 8Z1 (905) 922-5678

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Service Program See Program History for additional information. Additional Program activities see 1st Whitby Venturers Program Nov 30/09 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00 Dec 14/09 Lazer Challenge, Lazer Extreme, 44 Bond St E Oshawa, 7-9 Dec 21/09 Christmas Party, at Ryan’s. Gift Exchange 6:30-9:00 Jan 4/10 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00 Jan 8-10 WAVE Moot, Guelph, $40, sleeping outdoors. Feb 1/10 Ski Night, Lakeridge Ski Resort, Uxbridge 5:30-10:00 Feb 19-21/10 Snow Moot, Mount Nemo Scout Camp, Burlington, ON. $30 Feb 22/10 Movie Night at Ben’s 7-9 Feb 28/10 Scout Week--Baden Powell Banquet, St Andrews, Whitby, ON. 4-8 pm, Rovers in Service. Mar 1/10 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00 Mar 5-7/10 Samac Adventure Base, Trading Post, Haliburton, ON. $30 Mar 22/10 Imperial Buffet, Harwood Ave N., Ajax, $20. Mar 26/10 March Breakdown, dance, Brampton Scout House. Mar 29/10 Geocaching, Heber Down Cons Area, 7-9, meet at gate to south entrance. Apr 10/10 Road Clean-Up, 3500 Brock St N., Whitby (meet at the Shoppers Drugs plaza. 10-11:30am. Apr 10/10 Gilwell Committee Dance, 113 Byron St S., Whitby (over 19) 7:00pm-1:00am. Apr 12/10 Going Up Ceremony & Reception, VandenBos P.S.. 6:30-8pm Apr 23-25/10 Looney Tunes Moot, Blue Springs Scout Reserve, Acton Apr 30-May 2/10 All Sections Camp, Ganaraska Forest. Offer of Service. May 3/10 Indoor Rock Climbing, at Rock Oasis, Ajax Community Centre, 7-9 May 3/10 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00 May 23-31/10 Stara Voda Work Weekend, Olomouc, Czech Republic. (Keith, Chris, ) May 28-30/10 May Moot – Iron Chef Moot, Camp Manitou, Burlington. Jun 7/10 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00 Jun 24-Jul 8/10 Czech Exchange & hospitality, estimate $1,500 per person. John, Donovan, Ryan, Andrew Jun /10 Million Dollar Moot Jul /10 Rovers Only Moot Jul /10 Ancient Moot All new Rovers are called Squires once invested and are required to establish a personal quest. Once the quest is completed, the Rover can then be knighted. At 1st Whitby, the knighting can only be done by an knight therefore the crew had to call in the help of the 57th Windsor Crew to conduct the ceremony. This particular ceremony took place on a gazebo in London, Ontario. (Yes, the sword is genuine and an important artefact of the crew.) To help you develop an idea of your quest, take time to read the following: Quest of Truth. Please take time to read the following references: Rover Scouting (1952), essentials of the Rover program The Ten Quests of Rovering, from B-P Members of the Crew: Rover Crew: (18+) Keith Emond, Knight, Scribe, Gilwellian, Medal of the Maple, (KJ07) Selena Lam, Knight, QVA (WJ03) Dave Millie, UOIT, Knight Andrew Morgan, ASCHS, Squire (RJ09) Megan O'Grady, Ottawa U, Squire (KJ07, RJ09) John Devoe, DAWSS, Squire (KJ07, RJ09) Ryan O'Grady ASCHS, Squire,(KJ07, RJ09) Donovan Lam, ACVI, Squire, Certificate for Meritorious Conduct (KJ07, RJ09) Chris Kelley, UOIT, Squire, Centennial Medal, (KJ07, RJ09) Derek O’Neill, UOIT, Page Alistair Belyea, UOIT, Page Brad Weatherall, Page Brian Wick, H.BAS Centurion, Medal of Gratitude (CZ Scout Assoc.), Centennial Medal, Queen's Jubilee Medal, Medal of Merit, Medal for Good Service, Long Service Medal, 25 year pin, (WJ91, WJ95, WJ99, WJ03, KJ07, RJ09) Meetings are Mondays 7:30-9:00pm at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, ON.  To join the 1^st Whitby Rovers, email Brian Wick or call (905) 922-5678 for more information. Objective: The Rover program emphasizes service while encouraging young adults (aged 18 to 26) to experience the best of the outdoors, to develop a sense of self-reliance and teamwork, to explore and challenge to do things you wouldn't normally do. It helps them explore vocational opportunities and allows them to participate in a variety of social, spiritual and cultural activities. They challenge themselves by taking part in physical and outdoor activities. It also helps them get an awareness of the needs of the community and the environment. These skills will prepare them for the adventurous Rover program. If you are interested in camping and exploring new places, contact us!! Rover Discussion Forums on the Web With Round Tables on the decrease, it is getting harder to keep in touch with other Rovers. Thanks to technology, it is now possible to keep in touch without actually gathering around a roundtable. Various websites have been created to keep Rovers informed. This is your chance to check out some of the websites from across Canada. Let us know if you are aware of other websites out there. So check out these sites and start meeting Rovers from across Canada. Ontario Rovers Yahoo Group Scouts New Brunswick Forum BC Rover Forum LINKS: 1st Whitby Venturers homepage 1st Whitby Scout Troop homepage Whitby Area Scout Page Scouts Canada--White Pine Council Scouts Canada Contact me at: brian_wick@hotmail.com

Copy written by Brian Wick, updated January 4, 2010