I am recently back from Europe where I represented the CFES at Bonding Camp, the annual general meeting of Bonding, our official German partner. Bonding Camp was set high in the hills east of Frankfurt, and was a relaxing week of socializing, activities, a world record attempt at longest boat-race, bands, an arial photo and other general merriment. A tense round of elections occurred at camp, where only three candidates ran four presidential positions. Additionally, it was the organization's 20th anniversary camp, so it was amazing to see so many alumni (and their children!) at the camp partaking in the Becks and the fun.

At the camp's international meeting, issues that each organization is currently facing were discussed, as well as Bonding's agenda for Season Courses and training sessions. Also, Christian Gallrapp from Erlangen, Germany was selected as Bonding's new ambassador (ambassador@bonding.de).

If you have questions about Bonding or our partnership with them, feel free to contact myself or Justin, the International Relations Commissioner (international@cfes.ca).

Eamon McDermott
VP Communications
vpcomm@cfes.ca