i { r i A? a nt amon eng HE if Pa eat eT ic LON rear ee tiene rennet Mrmr ar o—eeernee nee “Comamacenaant ae and operated newspaper Your hometown locally owned. Exchange program seeks local family — to host | volunteer "by Betty Barton Local Canadian Crossroads Inter- fj national (CCI) representative Kim Saulnier will hold a CCl informational meeting on June 26 at Northwest Community College, room 2002, at 7:30 p.m. Saulnier returned this spring from, a four-month work term with CCI in Ecuador. Canadian Crossroads International, begun in 1958, fos- ters global understanding by plac- ing Canadian volunteers in the developing world, by placing vol- unteers from developing nations in Canada, and hy sponsoring ‘com- munity education programs. Volun- teer placements in health, educa- tion, agriculture and community development span 36 countries and 70 Canadian communities. The program touches the lives of 58,000 people each year and is supported by 4,000 active donors. Saulnier will show the video "What is Crossroads?" and share her personal experiences in Ecuador. She hopes to form a local committee to promote CCI and provide “education at home" to recruit candidates for overseas placements and to find a local family to receive an overseas vol- unteer here. . She is seeking a local family interested in hosting a volunteer from a developing country to learn about community on projects in health, education, agriculture. and community development. than 90 Canadian communities a year receive volunteers from the developing world. The host family would be responsible for providing food and lodgings for a maximum four-month stay, probably begin- ‘ning in Scptember. They would receive a small stipend and be expected to provide opportunities for social interaction. Saulnier will review participant responsibilities and cxpeciations, explain the application process including references, and sct a mecting before the application deadline of July 10th to answer any querics. Canadian Crossroads International provides short-term voluntccr placemecnis, has no special skills requirements, docs comprehensive training, has a follow-up program on compiction and docs development education in Canada. oe i More - QUEEN’S VENTURER. Todd Worobey (seated, left), president of the 1st Terrace Rovers, received the prestigious Queen's Venturer award in Victoria recently for his acco Sports Community News. Arts & Entertainment Features 4 from B.C. Lieutenant Governor David Lam (seated next to Worobey). mplishments in the Scouting movement Rover Todd Worobey of Terrace recently received his Queen’s Venturer Award in Victoria from Lieutenant-Governor David Lam. Worobey was the only local recipi- ent and one of only five British Columbians to reccive the award. Todd is currently the president of the Ist Terrace Rover Crew and has been an active member in Scouting for 14 years. An average of two years are required to complete the award, the highest honour in Scouting other than medals for service or bravery. The requirements for the Queen's Venturer Award arc; *the person must be a registered Venturer emust first complete service (skill level) awards ‘must be certified in first aid (hold a current St. John’s Ambu- lance certificate) edo a minimum of 50 hours of . community service work ‘earn a new type of service skill (Todd went into peer counsclling, specializing in victims of abuse of drugs and alcohol.) ework for onc year on the Venturer executive (Todd was president of his old Venturer company for two . years, vice-president for onc year). shave a compleic, up-to-date recotd of all activitics as a Ven- turer The Queen’s Venturer applicant must then be interviewed by a district or provincial Scouting representative, with full informa- tion given on the Venturer’s career to date. After the interview, the representalive sends his or her Regional cam Contributed by Eric Harkonen The members of the First, Sixth and Seventh Cub packs took part in a regional camp at Hirsh Creek Park on the 3lst of May and the Ist and 2nd of Junc. The camp's name was Kikatee. The Cubs took part in a program of compass work, a mini-Olympics of relay races, paper airplane construction, a hike and — a fa- vourite with all youth participants — an obstacle course. A Cubs’ own was held on Sun- day, which was followed by wide games and a cannon ‘race. The cannon races were a type of relay race in which team members disas- sembled a mock cannon, made a plastic pipe and plywood carriage and wheel assembly. The team carried ihe parts through an obstacle course, then reassembled it and towed it to the finish line. Camp closed prior to lunch with closing ccremonies. All partici- pants reccived a crest, and the Sixth Terrace ticd for the best ‘camper award. report to Victoria, stating whether or not the applicant has success ful- ly completed all requirements for the award. Chris Jennings was awarded the Medal of Merit for outstanding p held at Hirsh Creek High honour accorded Terrace scout service to Scouting in a ceremony held by the District Scouting movement last ‘Saturday. Earl Peden presented the medallion, to be wom only for special Scouting functions. Campfires are an ever-present part of scouting no matter where activities take place and what groups gather for them. rw ern didaidiaiiaiadind *