MUSKRAT DAM & SACHIGO, ONTARIO First Nation Communities Muskrat Dam is a First Nation community located east of Manitoba, north of Thunder Bay and south of James Bay. I was invited to travel to this community to present leadership and anti-bullying presentations. I flew from Billy Bishop Airport in Toronto to Sioux Lookout to Muskrat…
COURAGE TOUR GOES TO SCOTLAND I was walking through an old cemetery in Edinburgh, marvelling at the age of the tombstones, when I heard the sound of children laughing and screaming. I understood the screaming; I was in a cemetery, however, laughing. I walked toward the sound and peered through a wrought-iron gate, only to…
MY ADVENTURES PRESENTING IN SCOTLAND TAKING SCOTTISH KIDS TO CAMP When I was over in Scotland, I connected to an organization called the Young Carers. These were children who supported family members who had either mental or physical challenges. The Young Carers Organization supported these children, giving them respite and fun activities to [...]
BANANA MAN I had just finished performing in Montreal and Ottawa and was preparing for my COURAGE TOUR. I would present in Bermuda, Calgary, Edmonton, Alberta, and Edinburgh, Scotland. Then, BAM! All schools were shut down due to the COVID-19 virus. All my presentations and after-school programs were cancelled. Now what? I tried my hand…
What fun, creative things could I do during the COVID-19 epidemic? Hey, how about making a leadership and anti-bullying video? I needed to do something creative. I wasn’t able to run my after-school leadership programs or anti-bullying presentations. What could I do to feel like I was growing and moving forward? I contacted my…
I had been presenting around Southern Ontario for almost thirty years. I wanted to present at Balhousie Primary School in Perth, Scotland. This was my mom’s school. I flew to Scotland and presented at Balhousie, St. Ninian, a Young Carers group and for the Perth Kinross ADHD support group. I believed that every connection I…
I travelled back to Scotland in June and October of 2022. I presented at GEORGE HERIOT School in Edinburgh. The presentation in June was exciting. In the middle of my presentation, the fire bell rang. I had to evacuate the school with the students. We walked to the back of George Heriot School near Grassmarket.…
Monday, January 23, 2023 We left Billy Bishop Airport and flew to Thunder Bay. The plane was thirty minutes late leaving from Billy Bishop, so we missed our connecting flight by the time we got to Thunder Bay. We had to spend the night at a Hampton Inn in Thunder Bay. We had a…
THE SCOTT PROJECT Making the World a Better Place If you read any of my report cards from when I was a boy, you will read, “Scott loves helping in class.” This is because I’ve always had an innate passion for helping others. This desire is partly from my personality and a need to feel…
