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Volume 4 Issue 1
Jan 2013
UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Golden Anniversary Celebrations launched APRIL
Sat 13—CASC planning committee meeting. Meetings will continue on bi-weekly intervals.
Tues 23—Fiftieth Anniversary Committee meeting at Sheraton Office 5:30pm
Thurs 25—Council Meeting at Sheraton Office 5:30 pm
Sat 27—Expedition Panel meeting starting at 4:00 pm
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CAPTIONS (Top left) Dukers show off their skills during the church service. (Top Right) HE Sir Elliott Belgrave greets Chairman of the Award Council Lt. Col Owen Springer accompanied by Lord Paul Boateng and Chairman of Trustees Senator Dr. Trevor Carmichael
The month of March was a big one for the Award in Barbados, award holders and supporters from every walk of life and every generation gathered at the St. Mary Anglican Church to officially start 50th anniversary celebrations. The service was well attended and our participants gave an excellent showing of themselves. In addition to the church service to officially start the year of celebrations there was a fundraising golf tournament and dinner. In attendance at these events were local patron, Governor General His Excellency Sir Elliott Belgrave GCMG KA and International Award Trustee, Lord Paul Boateng. (See Pages 4-7 for more)
Wed 1—Deadline for submission of CASC registration forms.
JUNE
Sat 15—Participants meeting for CASC 2013 (Venue TBA)
Fri 28—Bronze & silver award presentation
July
Gold & Silver Preliminary hike July 5-9, 2013
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Frederick Smith and St. Michael School back on board. Fiftieth anniversary celebrations for the Award are underway and so too are a number of new groups. This is going to be an exciting year as more young people start on their journey with the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. In the last month. two new groups have got started at the Frederick Smith Secondary School and the St. Michael School. As he handed over record Daniel Doobay collects his books to some of the new record book. members at Frederick Smith, Principal Jefferson Phillips, encouraged other students to sign up for the Programme. The group is led by music teacher, Mr. Dwaine Hope and they are already getting started with first aid and other preliminary training for the adventurous journey section.
Principal of the Frederick Smith Secondary School with some of the school’s new participants.
Over at the St. Michael School, parents and students heard first hand experiences from gold award holders at a presentation about the programme. Former student Kandia King-Jones shared details of her time with the Award and was sure mention the valuable life lessons which she gained through doing the bronze, silver and gold. She highlighted learning how to deal with different personalities and general team work abilities as two of the benefits of the programme. Also sharing were Stephen Smith, Sheila Hoad and Lt. Col Owen Springer.
(Top) Secretary Nadia Adams passes out registration forms at the St. Michael School. (Far left) Former Group leader Mrs. Sheila Hoad talks about her experience as leader at the school. (left) Gold Award holder Kandia King-Jones chatting with one of the interested students.
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Girls vs Boys at Lodge School Duke Day Try as they might the boys at the Lodge School couldn’t out shine the girls who triumphed in a tent pitching competition which was part of Duke Day activities.
In training at Graydon Sealy Having completed bronze, the silver participants at the Graydon Sealy Secondary School have been giving the new guys some tips in camp craft.
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Thanks to Gold Award Holder Stephen Smith for the photos. (Clockwise from top) The Royal Barbados Police Force Band provided a musical interlude at the dinner.
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• Mr. Murray Fisher of Toronto Dominion Bank, a major sponsor of the Award locally, addressing patrons at the fundraising dinner.
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• Lord Paul Boateng spreaking during the dinner. • The very talented Debbie Reifer was part of the evening’s entertainment package.
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During the church service a combined group of participants from Harrison College, Queen’s College and The Alexandra School came together for an instrumental performance. This was well received by all who attended. As he delivered his sermon, Father Von Watson reminded all of the importance of service to the community and highlighted the Award as a organisation that was doing good work in that regard. Attending the service were some of the Award’s stalwarts including Mr. Richard Goddard and Americas Regional Director Mr. David Clarke. Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Trevor Carmichael spoke of some of the great moments of the Award over the last five decades. Speaking to the media afterwards, Dr. Carmichael described the programme as one of the most socially inclusive activities in the world. He spoke heavily on the reach of the Award in bring together people from all walks of life both locally and internationally. The fundraising golf tournament was played at the Royal Westmoreland Barbados and attracted more than a dozen teams. There could however, be only one winner; Mr. Jim Brewer was that lucky guy. During the dinner held at the Fairmont Royal Pavilion, guests heard from Lord Boateng, who implored them to continue to support the Award. In doing so, he noted the immeasurable value of service organisations in the development of individuals and by extension the world in which we live. Many thanks are extended to all the sponsors and volunteers who assisted with the events in any way. The anniversary celebrations will continue throughout the year and culminate in February of 2014 under the theme ‘Fifty Years—Challenging Youth in Everyway’
Results of the Golf Tournament: 1st place — Jim Brewer 2nd place — Paul Alleyne 3rd place —Brian Robinson 4th Place — Bill Pugliese Closest to the pin — Guy Beauvais Longest Drive — Scott Stollmeyer
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His Excellency Sir Elliott Belgrave and Lord Paul Boateng presented the winners with their prizes.
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(Clockwise) Ushers at the entrance to the Church. • Chairman of the Trustees Senator Dr. Trevor Carmichael lighting the 50th anniversary candle. • Attendees at the Chruch Service • Participants were well represented at the church service.
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(Clockwise) Shaneisia Bruce of The Alexandra School lights a candle for her group. • Akil Bennett represented The Lodge School. • Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave chats with Senator Dr. Trevor Carmichael as he leaves the chuch.
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• Olivia Russell from Combermere reading the lesson.
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On the Trails
Along roadways, deep into the bush and up steep hills, it was great first hike for the Combermere bronze group.
Harrison College’s bronze group took the coastal route from St. John’s Parish Church to Ragged Point Lighthouse for their first venture.
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On the Trails
Getting ready for their qualifying hike, the members of the Queen’s College group spent part of Easter Weekend camped out.
Louis Boxill and Jimmy Mayers of the Expedition panel en route to completing the Barbados National Trust Great Train hike at Belleplaine. Good Job Guys !!!
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More Work at Welchman Hall Once again Award participants have been at work in Welchman Hall Gully. Working on their bronze awards, the group spent every Saturday morning there for three months engaged in a variety of areas. They were set to work clearing fallen limbs from the paths and also prepared some new tracks. Visitors to the gully are know able to enjoy refreshed seating as the participants could also be found busy staining wooden benches. Welchman Hall wasn’t the only stop for this group; there were also tours out of the gully. Led by Manager, Debra Brancker, the group at times were knee deep in mud at Turners Hall Woods. There, they collected seedlings to be transplanted at the gully. Additionally, the youngsters were able to learn more about the plants that they see daily. They were asked to collect information from people in their communities on how plants are used for medicinal and other purposes. Those who took part in this project came the groups at Alexandra School and Queen’s College.
Captions (Top) Manager Debra Brancker leading the group into the gully. (Left) Krystle Rogers dragging a fallen branch off the path. (Bottom Left) Isobella Burnham will not be defeated by this difficult branch. (Bottom Right) Heather Walker applying stain to the benches. (Right) Jerrod Thompson-Springer and Heather sharing a light moment
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Getting Equipped for CASC 2013 With just a few months to go before the start of CASC 2013 the local team has been working on a number of areas to make sure that it’s an unforgettable experience. In addition to lots of fun safety is a high priority item and so, members of the planning committee took part in first aid training with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados. The training was ably led by experienced instructor Mr. Clyde Cox. Also taking part in the training were some of our group leaders who are now more prepared for any eventuality. It was an extremely informative day as Mr. Cox covered basic first aid skills. The topics covered included burns, stroke, heat exhaustion and choking. One of the major components of the training was learning how to administer CPR. Although the day was punctuated with lots of laughter, all agreed that the training is essential and extremely useful in all areas of life.
CAPTIONS (Above) Mr. Cox showing the posture for the Heimlich manoeuvre with Christil Belgrave of the Combermere group. (Left) Attendees practise the manoeuvre (far left) Louis Boxill asks a question during the CPR session.
In a effort to share information about this year’s CASC, participants were invited to a meeting in February. Attendees were able to meet some of the local staff and have questions answered. There has already been some discussion of what will be happening on talent night to make sure that things Bajan shine through.
All interested persons are reminded of the registration deadline of Wednesday May 1 to get signed up. Also see page 12 for more on CASC 2013. CAPTION: (Right) Some of those interested in being a part of CASC 2013.
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