Newsletter December 2018

December 2018 Newsletter

We hope you are enjoying the lovely snowy weather. We wish you a happy and warm holiday season, from the staff of the Duke of Ed Manitoba Office.

Bernice, Lindsay, Sandra

Silver Ceremony

On November 15th, the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, Her Honour the Honourable Janice C. Filmon, C.M., O.M., presented 24 young people with their Silver Awards. It was a wonderful event and we are so proud of all those who have earned their Awards this year.

Back Row (L-R): Samson Teklehymanot, Jeremy A., Christina Selkirk, Harmandeep Singh, Savas Glacken, Daniel Okedara, Abby Gillis, Annie Jiang, Isaac Anderson.

Middle Row (L-R): Shai Cook-Libin, Jenna Bravo, Crystal Truong, Vanessa Matias, Madison Dzisiak, Shelan Emre, Lillian Borger, Erin Rogowsky, Sophie Lawall, Raina Vukovic, Chloe Reitlo, Misha Cook-Libin.

Front Row (L-R): Dana Yoon, Samantha Gevers, Lindsay Stovel (Executive Director), Her Honour Janice C. Filmon, His Honour Gary A. Filmon, Heather McFadyen (Board Member), Von Jamora.

Winter Adventurous Journey

Wilderland Adventure Company is hosting a Winter Camping trip from Jan 2-6th.

Bronze level will be from January 2-4th. Cost is $375 plus GST = $393.75

Silver and Gold will be from January 2-6th. Cost is $525 plus GST = $551.25

This trip will involve building quinzee's, learning about winter camping, and doing some hiking (maybe snowshoeing). The outfitter provides all food and equipment for the trip. There will be hot tents so there is no concern about sleeping out in the cold.

Transportation is provided to and from the City of Winnipeg.

There will be a pre-trip meeting that will discuss the proper clothing for the trip and what outer clothing is necessary, such as jackets, snow pants, winter boots, etc.

To register go to their website: https://www.wilderland.ca/dukeofed

You will fill out the form and email it to them at info.wilderland@gmail.com

If you feel you are unable to go on any of these trips due to the cost, please talk to the Manitoba Division office (call 204-988-3016 or email manitoba@dukeofed.org ). We do have some funding available to support participants who wish to complete the adventurous journey.

Registering into the Duke of Ed?

Make sure you get your registration fee paid and parent permission in before December 20th. Any registrations not completed by this date will be deleted and you will have to re-register in the new year.

Our office will be closed from December 21st to January 6th.

Awards Earned - Sept to December 2018

Congratulations to all of our recent Award achievers!

GOLD

Stefano De Sordi

Anjali Goel

Jason Ko

Nickolas Petuhoff

Nicole Shen

Crystal Truong

SILVER

Isaac Anderson

Jeremy A.

Jenna Bravo

Savas Glacken

Jennifer Kitchen

Annie Jiang

Daniel Okedara

Samson Teklehymanot

BRONZE

Lamine Bah

Cosette Beaudin

Lauren Billeck

Tanay Dave

Anna Hawthorne

Jimin Kang

Minaam Mahmood

Kirsty Marshall

Gina Plett

Bryce Tavares

Gabriela Todescan

Agatha Yin

Resources on our website

There are many resources available to assist you in doing your award. The Duke of Ed website has some resources for you. www.dukeofed.org/mb

On the website you will find the participant handbook which is your guide to doing the Award.

You will also find the participant tips for ORB document that helps you in navigating the online record book in the Resources tab. Then click on participant tools and tips.

The holiday season is a great time to update your activities and log anything that you have done in the last few months.