GTC Adventures Newsletter – May09

Click -HERE- for the May newsletter

Speed River Cleanup – Sat Jun 13th

OPIRG’s 30th Annual Speed River Clean up is fast approaching! On Saturday June 13th, with sign in starting at 8:45am, we will be meeting at Royal City Park (on Gordon St across from the Boathouse) to clean up the Speed River.  We are still looking for a few volunteers to help run this fantastic event. If you’re interested in any of the following opportunities, please get in touch as soon as possible. Thanks!

1. Crew leaders – Crew leaders walk with crews (of 10-20 people) to a pre-arranged section of the river, and supervise and help with the pickup of garbage. You are responsible for writing down the names of people in your group, making sure everyone is safe and having fun, and making sure the waste is properly sorted and recorded. There will be a short crew leader meeting during the week before the Clean Up.

2. New this year: Children’s activities! – If you don’t want to get down and dirty with some spring cleaning of the Speed River there are still plenty of ways you can volunteer! We are looking for volunteers to coordinate interactive children’s water activities! The water activities are being provided by the Children’s Water Education Council and will explore amazing things like what it is like to be a water droplet or how much water we use on a daily basis. Activity Coordinators will be expected to review an activity leader training manual, provide two references relating to work with children and attend a pre-clean up orientation.

3. Registration volunteers – Registration volunteers welcome people, assign them to a crew, and help them find their crew leader. You are the folks with the answers to all the questions… don’t worry you’ll be well equipped with all the information you need!

4. Set-up and take-down volunteers (Friday evening and Saturday) – There is a lot that goes into this event! Setting it up and cleaning up afterwards is a huge job, and any help is always much appreciated. You can help us with set-up and take-down even if you’re already volunteering with the childrens’ activities, as a registration volunteeror crew leader, or with the general river cleanup. It’s not glamorous work, but we couldn’t do it without you!

Interested in this educational and fun experience? Please contact:

opirg@uoguelph.ca or call 519.824.2091, or visit 1 Trent Lane at the University of Guelph.

4th Annual Scout Mass – Sun Feb 28, 2010

We had a wonderful 3rd Annual Scout Mass in 2009 and thank you for those who had joined us to celebrate the Mass together.

The 4th Annual Scout Mass will be on Sunday February 28, 2010 at St, Michael’s Cathedral a 2:30 pm follow by a reception at the Diocese Hall just across the street.  His Grace Archbishop Collins will celebrate the Mass.  At the same token, Chief Commissioner Stephen Kent, subject to his availability at that time, has shown his interest in attending the Mass.  Full detail will be sent to you at a later date.

Please mark your calendar and consider to bring your friends to the Mass as well.  We look forward to seeing you all again in 2010.    

Scout Mass Steering Committee, Catholic Scout Guild of Central Ontario

Having fun at the HAIDA guys?

Thanks to Luc Desrochers for organizing the trip, and Alisa for pulling it together.  What started as a simple question: “Hey I’m taking the Troop to see the Haida at Hamilton Harbour, your Troop want to join us?” has blossomed.  Almost 100 Youth, Leaders and Parents had a great time.  Includes Wellington and North Waterloo with Youth from every Section.  Outstanding, send picutres!

Our National Commissioner – Wants to have a word with you…

… and all you have to do is listen.  It’s inspirational, it thanks our Volunteers, it sets a direction, and it’s bang on with a direction for the future.  I’ve heard the man speak, I’ve talked with him, I’ve talked to some of his staff.  I’m impressed, he wants to make Scouting better.  Click -HERE- for the YouTube video.

COAC phones are back…

… despite the promises they didn’t update us, but they are back :-).

Don’t we all want this in our inbox…

Hi De…!

We will not be attending the family camp as we have other obligations that weekend!  This has been a fabulous year and Brad has learned a great deal. The Leaders have really outdone themselves!!  Brad is keen to come back next year and learn/experience even more!!!

Thanks for everything

Al…

Scouts Canada Volunteer is Olympic Torch Bearer

They’ve chosen the 1st Canadian selected to carry the Olympic torch on the way to Vancouver. He will be John James, a Scouts Canada Volunteer from Ottawa, doing his 300m.  Click -HERE- for the article.

Speed River Cleanup – Sat Jun 13th

You can help.  Click -HERE- for more information.  You too can get dirty, and clean up.  Family fun, including performances by Guelph’s own Funky Mamas, interactive children’s water activities, and a free BBQ for all participants.  It’s the 30th anniversay, and Mayor Karen Farbridge will be there.  Bright & early with sign-up at 8:45 in Royal City Park (lug a mug!).

COAC Phones have been down since Fri noon…

… and are still down at this moment.  If you need to reach the Central Ontario Admin Centre for CEC use email ’till further notice.  They’re still down now.  Just so you know. I’ll post when they come back up…