Jan 2013 Volume 4 Issue 1

THE EXPEDITIONER

UPCOMING EVENTS &

ANNOUNCEMENTS

APRIL Sat 13—CASC planning commit-

tee meeting. Meetings will con-tinue on bi-weekly intervals.

Tues 23—Fiftieth Anniversary Committee meeting at Shera-ton Office 5:30pm

Thurs 25—Council Meeting at Sheraton Office 5:30 pm

Sat 27—Expedition Panel meet-ing starting at 4:00 pm

MAY 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

Golden Anniversary Celebrations launched

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)

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 Boat-

eng and Chairman of Trustees Senator Dr. Trevor Carmichael

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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

books to some of the new

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 pre-

liminary training for the adventurous journey sec-

tion.

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.

Daniel Doobay collects his

record book.

Principal of the Frederick Smith Secondary School with

some of the school’s new participants.

(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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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.

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.

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Thanks to Gold Award Holder Stephen Smith

for the photos.

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(Clockwise from top) The Royal Barbados Police Force

Band provided a musical interlude at the dinner.

• Mr. Murray Fisher of Toronto Dominion Bank, a major

sponsor of the Award locally, addressing patrons at the

fundraising dinner.

• 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 doz-

en 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 anni-

versary 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

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 Sena-

tor 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.

• Olivia Russell from

Combermere reading the

lesson.

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On the Trails

Harrison College’s bronze group

took the coastal route from

St. John’s Parish Church to

Ragged Point Lighthouse for

their first venture.

Along roadways, deep

into the bush and up

steep hills, it was great

first hike for the

Combermere bronze

group.

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On the Trails

Getting ready for their

qualifying hike, the mem-

bers 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 pre-

pared 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 peo-

ple in their communities on how plants are used for me-

dicinal 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 mo-

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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 are-

as 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.

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.

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.

CAPTION: (Right) Some of those interested in

being a part of CASC 2013.

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