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April 28, 2011
Montreal Venturer Company Honored by the Governor General of Canada
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The Governor General of Canada, His Excellency the Right Honorable David Johnston (center), with the AGBU Montreal Venturer troop at the Annapurna Award ceremony, held at the Governor General's official Ottawa residence.
On April 8, 2011, the Governor General of Canada, His Excellency the Right Honorable David Johnston, hosted the AGBU Montreal Venturer Company and its scouting leadership to grant them the highest recognition in Canadian scouting, the prestigious Annapurna Award. The special ceremony was held in Rideau Hall at the Governor’s official Ottawa residence. The award was given to the AGBU team for their exceptional humanitarian and home-building mission, called Armenia 2010.
In a moving speech addressed to all the attendees, the Governor General, who is also the Chief Scout of Canada, emphasized the virtues of scouting. He reminded the youth that it is in scouting that they learn leadership and teamwork, along with learning to challenge themselves and rise above all others. He also challenged them to think ahead to the year 2017, the 150th anniversary of the birth of Canada. He stressed that the Canada of tomorrow and the future must be built now by the youth through their everyday actions and by the example they provide to others who look to them.
The attendees included many of the official leadership of the Scouts du Canada Federation, as well as co-winners from three other groups. They were particularly impressed by the complexity of the Armenia 2010 project, its multiple components, and the financing that was raised by the teenage youth. The official emcee from the Decoration Committee of the Scouts du Canada Federation called on all to congratulate the AGBU youth as "young men and women with an immense sense of giving of themselves."
At a special reception following the ceremony, the AGBU scout leadership handed commemorative plaques to the co-winning groups and to the Scouts du Montreal Metropolitain, as well as to Scouts du Canada. A special gift box containing the documentary DVD of the Armenia 2010 project with the names of the Annapurna winners, along with an engraved "khatchkar" [stone cross] replica designed by Avedis Atamian, was donated to the personal collection of the Governor General. The Annapurna award is the highest distinction awarded to the AGBU Montreal scouting program during its 43-year history. The AGBU chapter is planning a special recognition event to honor the Armenian Canadian Annapurna award winners, which will be announced to the public soon. For more information, please contact AGBU Montreal by phone, 514-748-2428, email,agbumontreal@bellnet.ca, or visit their website,www.agbumontreal.org.
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