May Moot 2012 Theme - Pirates vs. NinjasMay 18-21, 2012 - Arundel, QC Seven Minute Speaker Series - Health and Fitness Talk Subjects
The following presentations will take place on January 24th: TD - Personal health - what is it?
GD - Personal hygiene
CS - The long-term effects of illegal drugs
JRM - The dangers of social drugs (nicotine and alcohol)
PNB - The need for physical conditioning and the benefits of regular exercise
JHN - Nutrition: Canada’s Food Guide - what it is and how to use it
KD - The dangers of fad diets and crash/starvation diets
PD - Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating)
MG - The long-term effects of a high protein or high fat diet
BM - The long-term effects of the excessive use of salt, sugar, and artificial sweeteners.
AB - The long-term effects of preservatives (such as monosodium glutamate, sodium nitrate and nitrate) Venturer Elections Here are the results of the elections that took place at the September 6th meeting: President - PD Vice-President/Quartermaster - CS Treasurer - AB Secretary - MG Congratulations to the new Venturer Executive! Amory Award Expedition Complete! Congratulations to PD, TD, JRM and MG for completing their Amory Award Expedition! It was a grueling 80+ km canoe camping expedition involving multiple long portages through hot sun, bugs, pouring rain, and lots and lots of mud! Awesome stuff guys! And all of it was done on your own! Your advisors are incredibly proud of you and can't wait to see the pictures and read the logbook. Amory Award Expedition Venturers attempting this year's Amory Award expedition should be pleased to know that Quebec Council is rooting for us and looking forward to hearing about our trip. We are one of the few companies in the province to take part in the award and the only one to do so in recent memory! Awesome work so far Mini-Mees! The departure date is just around the corner and we just can't wait for it come! :) Planning Meeting The June 14th meeting will mainly be a planning meeting for Aug-Dec of next year (and the Amory Award Expedition), so come prepared to 'sell' your ideas to the rest of the company. There will also be time set aside for those who wish to finish off some Activity Award requirements. Mystery Meals We will be doing 'Mystery Meals' for the June 3rd Activity Night Tri-District News The Mini-Mees brought home an 'A' pennant for the second year in a row. Woohoo! St-Patrick's Day Parade Watch the evening news for clips of our group marching in the parade. Once again, some of our venturers were chosen to be the flag bearers at the head of the parade! Way to go guys! It starts with Scouts! New Secretary Congratulations to PD who is the new secretary for the Mini-Mees! Games Night There will be a Games Night with the Senior Scouts the week of March Break, so bring your cards and board games and we'll have a great evening. BP Week Campfire / Leader Appreciation Ceremony Outdoor Campfire: 6:45pm
Snack/Refreshments: 7:45pm
Leader Ceremony: 8:00pm Full uniforms are expected and don't forget that we will be outdoors for the first half of the evening. Hobo Stoves We will be making Hobo Stoves and Buddy Burners (fuel source) for the February 1st Activity Night. If we have enough time we'll try to make some decent mystery meals from 'unlabelled' cans. Hobby Night
For part of the January 25th meeting, company members will be asked to showcase their hobbies and personal interests. It will be set up somewhat like a job fair, with each venturer explaining their chosen pastime and getting the chance to demonstrate the tools and equipment needed for it, and/or recent completed projects. Some lucky individuals may even discover a new activity to do that is both fun and rewarding. Seven Minute Speaker Series - Conservation and Environmental Talk Subjects The following presentations will take place on November 30th MG - Animal conservation
PD - Plant conservation
TD - Air conservation / Climate change
CS - Water / Sea / Ocean conservation
JRM - Soil and Mineral conservation
AB - Governmental conservation measures
SP - Volunteer conservation groups
MPG - Conservation efforts by a specific industry or company Elections Here are the results of the elections that took place at the September 28th meeting: President - MPG Vice-President/Quartermaster - TD Treasurer - JRM Secretary - SP Congratulations to the new Venturer Executive! |
