July 5, 2009

This update is a summery of my phone conversations and an email I received from Rakib. Yes,
Rakib now has an email address. One of his new friends from his coaching class helped him set up
an email account and address at the internet café. In the email I received from Rakib, he asked me
to give his email address to of the scouts. I’m reluctant to do that. I feel that Rakib may be
overwhelmed with email to read and reply to. I don’t want to see him take that much time away
from his studies. I feel it would be best to have a small team of scouts collect the scout’s thoughts
and send them to Rakib by email. I suggested this in the past and I have not had any volunteers yet.
Several scouts have expressed an interest in communication and fundraising for Rakib. I feel that
the ASPL for service, scout webmaster, and scribe would all be good for the job.
In Rakib’s email he asked that our scouts share information about their scouting experiences and
their culture with him. I told him our scouts were going to summer camp and the Venture Scouts
were going to backpack on the International Appalachian Trail in Canada. He also informed me
that while in his hometown of Rayenda, he participated with his Rover Scout group in his country’s
Victory Day celebration. His Rover Scout group won first prize for a dance they preformed at the
event. The following photo is of Rakib and his Scout group.