Kuching City Rover Scout Council

Dear brothers and sisters in rovering,

Many blood donation campaigns have been organized over the years and occasionally we would receive forwarded sms and calls from our scouts and friends requesting helps in urgent blood donation as someone which are closely related to them are in urgent needs of blood. In conjunction with that, i would like to propose and call upon all rovers / leaders to response to this project by registering yourself to be one of the volunteer blood donors in case of emergency.

General guidelines for blood donors;

1, You must be at least 18 years old (as per Malaysian laws).

2, Your body weight must be more than 45kg.

3, You do not donate blood within the last 90 days.

4, You do not have acupuncture treatment, tattoo or any blood transfusion.

5, You must be healthy without the infections of Venereal diseases, HIV, Hepatitis, Asthma etc.

6, You do not take antibiotics or being sick (flu, fever etc.) within the last 7 days.

7, You have enough rest the night before (8 hours sleep).

8, You do not have heart disease and blood pressure (high / low) problem.

9, You feel well on the day of donation.

You can check out Blood Donation Eligibility Guidelines posted by the American Red Cross Society for more info and FAQ, by clicking the link.

Generally it’s not easy to be a blood donor and therefore do feel proud if you are already one of many blood donors. You are not only brave enough to see your arm being poked with needle but also kind enough to save others with your courageous act. Feel proud to be an eligible volunteer life saver. For those who have not done so, it’s high time for you to be a volunteer blood donors by joining us.

Here is how it works. By responding to this call, it would mean that you are willing to donate your blood voluntarily and are willing to be contacted if there is any urgent need of blood. All we need is your info and contacts. If there is an urgent needs of blood, we shall contact you via email / sms / friendster’s messages if you are the right person. You, yourself would then make an arrangement to pay a visit to the General Hospital as soon as possible for the blood donation by quoting the names and contacts of the person in need of blood.  A message shall also be posted in the bulletin board in the Rover Council’s friendster account.

All requests for blood received will be registered and published in this blog. A message or email from you with a scanned copy of the donation slip is required for our verifications and those rovers’ / leaders’ name who responded to the needs will be published here as a recognition for your heroic deeds. 

All we need is;

1, Your name

2, Area (e.g. Kuching, Sibu etc.)

3, Blood Group (e.g. A+, B+ etc.)

4, Scout Group / Rover Crew (Omit this if you are not attached)

5, Contact number preferably H/P (will not be displayed in the blog)

6, Email (will not be displayed in the blog)

Let’s make this project a success by answering this call. You can message us with this friendster account, email us your info at kch_rover_scout@yahoo.com or simply click the ‘comment’ button at the end of this post.

Volunteer Life Saver

No.   Name                               Blood Group  Scout Group  Area

1.    Daniel Siong Wee Chee         B+                ADC              Kch

2.    Julie Liaw Wan Ing               B+                Secretary       Kch

3.    Alvin Jong Joon Jit              A+                 -                   Kch

4.    Adrian Wee Siong Min           B+                -                   Kch

5.    Ng Ah Luke                          O+                ADC              Kch

Urgent Blood Donation needed.

No. Date          Name                                 Blood Type  Contact / person / contacts          Venue

1.   28/2/2007   Magdelene Wang Geck Khim  B+                Bong Bui Khiun (016-8622232)        GH, Kch
2.  16/3/2007  Chan Khoon Teng                  B+                Patrick Y. B. Law (019-8870199)  Timberland, Kch
   

                                                                                                                                       

"Be prepared" to donate blood and "serve" the community.

YIS

Chairman

Kuching City Rover Council

Dear brothers and sisters in rovering,

A file in Excel format has been uploaded which serves as a record for all the activities / evaluations which have been conducted throughout the Rover Training Scheme. Kindly download and print a copy of this summarised checklist by clicking this link.

This record shall be safely maintained by yourself and shall be presented to the examiner upon completion of each item for his signature. At the end of the training scheme, this record shall be used as an e vidence in passing all requirements before you are finally awarded the Rambu Pengakap Kelana.

YIS,
Daniel Siong
Assistant District Commussioner (Rover)

In conjuction with the Chinese New Year (Year of Boar) celebration, a special badge has been produced to commemorate the zodiac and to be given to all scouts, rovers and leaders Free Of Charge with compliments from the portal moderator of Malaysian Scout Badge.

However, you shall be abided by the following conditions;

1, Register yourself as a member in the Malaysian Badge Portal at the following address: Malaysian Badge Portal

2, Upload your photos in uniform in "who’s who" photo gallery.

3, Complete your membership information as listed in membership database.

Upon completion of all those stated above, kindly enclose a 50 cents self-addressed envelope and send it to:

Mr. Henry Tan

DH420, 81500 Pekan Nanas,

Johor.

or contact the undersigned. This splendid offer is only valid until 15th March 2007.

YIS

Chairman

Kuching City Rover Council

The Kuching City Rover Council would like to wish all Chinese Scouts / Rovers / Leaders a wonderful and prosperous Chinese New Year. May the year of boar be another year filled with lots of excitements and thrills in scouts with the centenary celebrations.

YIS

Chairman

Kuching City Rover Council

Hi there,

I wish to create a new Post for The Rovers Unit. I believe this unit is a rather important unit in Scouting. Rovers is best defined here:-

Rovers began when older Scouts wanted a section that was more defined to their age and ability. They wanted to continue getting the benefits of Scouts but at a more advanced level. In 1916, experiments were held with older Boy Scouts and, in 1917, pamphlets were distributed explain what Rovers were. Rover Scouts became the third official section of Boy Scouts that same year.

One of the goals in Rovers was to create happy, healthy, useful citizens. Rovers is about developing yourself as a person, through providing opportunities of leadership and a wide range of experiences which you probably would not be able to get otherwise. The main focus of the second is service to Scouting and the community in general. Rovers should be good examples for younger members of the community and Scouting.

The Rover program was based on a Knighthood theme. The symbol of St. George, patron saint of Scouts, was important. St. George is typical of what a Scout should be. He epitomized the qualities of selflessness and both moral and physical courage which Baden-Powell saw as being among the aims of Scouting.

The Rover program was basically an extension of the Scout program. Rovers, however, tend to work in small, independent groups called Crews. Crews run themselves and plan their own activities. Often, this is misunderstood by members of the community and Scouting organization.

With the introduction of Venturers in 1968, Rovers lost it’s direct tie with the Scout section and a lot of the program became outdated.

A National Rover Subcommittee was approved by the National Council in 1968. They were charged with reviewing and improving the Rover program. Their first recommendation declared that there was a place for Rovers in Scouting. This recommendation, fortunately, was approved. Several years later the subcommittee also recommended co-ed Rovering. This took effect in 1973.

"Rover training is a continuation of that given to Cubs and Scouts with the same objects are laid down in RULE I, but with a wider outlook, and with the added object of helping Rovers to make useful careers for themselves. Rover Scouting covers the period during which the young man/woman in ‘finding himself’, i.e. developing his/her character and his/her powers by training them and endeavoring to put into practice in a wider world the principles of the scout law"
- Gilcraft (Francis ‘Skipper’ Gidney)

Beside what Francis stated, Rovers are the key unit to lead a youth to adulthood. This unit delivers good moral values, bring a team together, create a valuable friendship amongst the members and many more. To know more about rovering you can visit my team at : http://www.hawkrovers.tk

Happy Rovering
Regards
Ekbert Yong
H Rover Crew Scout Master

Abstracted from PJ Scout Online.