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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.


    • Oct 5/09 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00
    • Oct 19/09 Heber Down Survey, meet at entrance to Group Camping Area, 7:00
    • Oct 23-25/09 Jailbreak Moot, Niagara Falls
    • Oct 26/09 Movie in John's Basement, "Dawn of the Dead", 7:00-9:30


    • Nov 2/09 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00
    • Nov 7/09 Road Clean-Up, 3500 Brock St N., Whitby (meet at the Shoppers Drugs plaza. 10-11:30am.
    • Nov 13-15/09 Whale Moot, Heber Down Conservation Area, Whitby. $15
    • Nov 27-29/09 FOCUS Leadership Weekend, Camp Samac, Oshawa. $35 includes indoor accommodations, meals, course materials.


    • Dec 7/09 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00


    • Jan 4/10 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00


    • Feb 1/10 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00
    • Feb 19-21/10 Snow Moot, Mount Nemo Scout Camp, Burlington, ON. $30
    • Feb 21/10 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 26/10 March Breakdown, dance, Brampton Scout House.


    • Apr 10/10 Road Clean-Up, 3500 Brock St N., Whitby (meet at the Shoppers Drugs plaza. 10-11:30am.
    • Apr 12/10 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00
    • Apr 21/10 Going Up Ceremony & Group Campfire, , Camp Samac, Oshawa, ON. 6-8pm
    • 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 Business Meeting, St Andrew's, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, 7:30-9:00
    • May 4-11/10 Stara Voda Work Weekend, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
    • May 28-30/10 May Moot - Rubber Ducky 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 $2000 per person.
Keith Emond, Rod Dotzko, Amy Caldwell and Selena Lam are knighted by the 57th Windsor Crew

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 artifact 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

Ryan Mitchell doning medieval armour at Prague Castle on Scouting exchangeMembers of the Crew:

Rover Crew: (18+)
Keith Emond, Knight, Scribe, Gilwellian, Medal of the Maple, (KJ07)
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)


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 atSt Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 209 Cochrane St. Whitby, ON. 
To join the 1st 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 round table.

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:

star1st Whitby Venturers homepage
star1st Whitby Scout Troop homepage
starWhitby Area Scout Page
starScouts Canada--White Pine Council
starScouts Canada

Contact me at: brian_wick@hotmail.com
Copywritten by Brian Wick, updated October 4, 2009