Pacific Coast Council Annual Report 2011 - 2012 - Scouts Canada

The 2011-2012 Scouting year was a year of change for Pacific Coast
Council. The Council Commissioner, half of the Deputy Council
Commissioners on the Management Team, three Area Commissioners
and all five Area Youth Commissioners on the Council Service Team
were new to their role. In addition, changes from the Membership
Management System (MMS) to myscouts, recognition processes and
training requirements happened in various stages throughout the year.
Program in all five sections are also being reviewed and revamped.
The Council held a Group Leadership Conference (GLC) early in
September to bring this myriad of information to Group Commissioners,
youth representatives and Area Teams. It was such a successful day,
with requests from many volunteers for more such days, that planning
was immediately started for a similar event in September 2012.
This GLC gave the year an excellent start. One of the goals was to have
more hands-on service during the year to Groups and Sections through
service visits. Each Group would be visited three times during the year
by members of the Area Service Team. Everyone found these visits
very rewarding, helpful and informative.
The last part of the year brought new training requirements to prepare
for the 2012- 2013 Scouting year. These included the introduction of
Child & Youth Safety and Accessibility Training, Woodbadge I module
one, plus a revamped Duty of Care, now called the Code of Conduct.
All of these changes support the new organization of Scouting as it
adapts to the demands of today’s world.
The 2011 - 2012 Scouting year was a very eventful one for the youth in
the Pacific Coast Council. The youth attended many camps, activities,
and volunteered at many events during the year.
The Area Youth Commissioners have furthered the youth involvement
in their Areas, getting more youth involved at moving Scouts forward
into the future. In the spring the Area Youth Commissioners and other
youth ran, with the support of staff and Scouters, the Youth Award
Ceremony, which was a great success again this year. As well at the end
of the Scouting year the youth hosted tables of attendees for the 10th
Annual Byng Club Breakfast.
On Youth Training a FAST (Scouts) course was held, with great results.
Youth Training in our Council is moving forward.
In my two years of being the Council Youth Commissioner I have seen
the accumulation of the above activities which portray that youth
involvement is a big part of Pacific Coast Council. As I step down and
Cindy Mei takes over the reins I know she will lead our youth into a
bright future.
Matthew Richardson
Past Council Youth Commissioner
Message from the Council Commissioner
In working with and talking with the Staff, the Service Team and
volunteers, I am impressed by everyone’s energy and concern for
making things work, making situations the best they can be, giving the
youth the skills they need to learn while having fun in Scouting. I want
to thank each and every one of them for fulfilling the role that they
took on. I hope you feel rewarded by seeing the growth of our young
people. I am proud to work with you and look forward to continuing
our partnership.
In closing, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the
support given to me by the Area Support Managers, Council Executive
Director, Service Centre Staff and Deputy Commissioners on the
Council Management Team as I navigated through my first year as your
Council Commissioner. It was a steep learning curve because of all the
changes that happened in such a short space of time, but by working
together, I believe that we have made Pacific Coast Council stronger.
Thank you everyone.
Eleanor Oakley
Council Commissioner
Message from the Council Youth Commissioner
I’ve had the privilege of being able to shadow Matthew for a few
months before becoming the Council Youth Commissioner, and I’ve
learned a lot about our Council in the process. I’m excited to be able
to take over the reins of a well-run team that Matthew has left me
and I look forward to working with everyone in the next Scouting year.
Some of my plans for next year involve establishing a strong Council
Youth Network for all interested youth and adults, running more youth
training courses, building stronger communication ties among the
different Areas, and helping youth develop themselves personally and
professionally.
Thank you Scouters for your support, and I hope to get to know many
of you personally in the coming year.
Cindy Mei
Council Youth Commissioner
2011-2012 Annual Report
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