Plaques unveiling ceremony for the Sir Colville N. Young building

March 14, 2023, was set aside by the Directors of the Belize Scout Foundation (BSF) to recognize everyone that contributed is some way towards the construction of the Sir Colville N. Young Building, home of Scouting in Belize.

Present for this historic ceremony was The Most Honourable Sir Colville N. Young, former Governor-General of Belize and Patron of the Belize Scout Foundation, Her Excellency Mrs. Lily Li-Wen Hsu – Ambassador for the Republic of China (Taiwan), Dr. Rene R. Villanueva – Chairman of the Belize Scout Foundation, Mr. Edward N. (Billy) Musa – Vice Chairman, Mr. Ryan Wrobel – Secretary, Mr. Jose Garcia – Treasurer and a host of invited guests and Scout Leaders from the Belize District.

Dr. Erasmo Franklin, Director of the BSF said the opening prayer followed by the playing of Belize and the Republic of China (Taiwan) national anthems. The welcome address was delivered by Mr. Roberto Harrison – Chairman of the Finance and Investment sub-committee of the BSF.

Mr. Francis Woods gave a brief report on the construction of the building and importantly mentioned that the Woods family had always wanted to do something, particularly for Scouting and when the opportunity came for him to supervise the construction of the building it was the perfect project for the CISCO family to identify with and he gave it his all to ensure that the Scouts have a building that meets their needs, is low maintenance, allowing the association to have fewer expenses in maintenance in the coming years.

Dr. Rene R. Villanueva addressed the gathering highlighting the names of donors that made the construction of the building possible followed by the unveiling of 10 plaques.