First Meeting Tonight

A past Rover service activity,
involving a bit of construction
and a lot of good food!

We will be holding our first official meeting of 2011-2012 tonight, 7:30PM at our regular meeting place, Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church.

The main goal of our agenda is to brainstorm goals for the year, so please bring your ideas!

All are welcome to come check us out. There is no cost to join and no obligation to register right away.

To give you an idea about what we do, one of our first events will be a weekend hike at either Fundy National Park, or Turtle Mountain (near Saint John). An upcoming service activity will involve contributing to a competition for Scout and Venturers while they hike an 8km loop at night in Fundy National Park. Past events have included canoeing, SCUBA diving, volunteering around the community, and simply getting together for barbecues. We work hard and play hard.

Robbie Burns Statue Re-Unveiling

 Today, Harry, Emily, Sandy and I manned barricades for the Robbie Burns statue re-unveiling. It was recently restored with funds from the Irving family. We redirected motorists and explained why the street was shut down. Adam and Nicola showed up and helped for a while, too. In all, we had a fun time, and it was great PR where Scouts were seen actively supporting the community. Afterward, we went apple picking and made apple crisp and fritters.

Freddy Beach Welcome Back BBQ

The Rover recruiting booth at the Freddy Beach Welcome Back BBQ last Thursday (Sept 8) was a great success! Thanks to everyone who pulled together to make it happen; we only decided to do it that Tuesday and within a couple days we had something amazing.
It was set up like a typical camp-ish setting, where Harry, Emily, Eliot (Rover from England), Adam, Krys and I pioneered/lashed-together tables, served hot chocolate over Coleman stoves, set up a tent, and lit lanterns. On top of that, we had Eliot's crazy low riding bike propped up the table holding our 5th Fredericton banner, and he did some insane standing back-flips. And then we saw a canoe coming through the crowd from the far end of Officer's Square -- John and Krys portaged across the field! John's popcorn creations gathered great crowds with delicious aromas and tag lines such as "come get some free popcorn, and see if I can make it faster than your microwave can!" Some people were tripping out at his techniques, which involved a lightweight pot and stove.
Looking forward to seeing who we can gather together for Rovering this year.