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District Dinner Recap
Thank you to all of the volunteers that made last year great, and congratulations to this year's award recipients:
District Award of Merit
Ray Okigawa, Dave Dionne
Order of the Heart
Carole Tsukuno, Bill McGovern
Commissioner of the Year
Zee Malinski
Venturing Crew of the Year
Venturing Crew 399, Chartered by St. Hubert's Catholic Church in Schaumburg
Cub Scout Pack of the Year
Cub Scout Pack 195, Chartered by Our Redeemer's United Methodist Church in Schaumburg
Cub Scout Pack Committee Chairman of the Year
Peggy Hawman of Cub Scout Pack 195, Chartered by Our Redeemer's United Methodist Church in Schuamburg
Cubmaster of the Year
Chris Hommowun of Cub Scout Pack 297, Chartered by a Group of Citizens from MacArthur School in Hoffman Estates
Boy Scout Troop of the Year
Boy Scout Troop 495, Chartered by the Fraternal Order of Police-Lodge 35 in Elk Grove Village
Boy Scout Troop Committee Chairman of the Year
Linda Cohn of Boy Scout Troop 193, Chartered by the Schaumburg AM Rotary Club in Schaumburg
Scoutmaster of the Year
John Hozian of Boy Scout Troop 496, Chartered by St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Schaumburg
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2003 Pathfinder District Pinewood Derby Race Off
The district race off occurred on Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Mead Junior High in Elk Grove Village. Three hundred and five (305) scouts participated with one hundred fifty-one (151) different boys receiving a trophy or medal. The first place winner for speed in our district was Randy from Pack 200, chartered by the Concerned Parents of Hanover Highlands School in Hanover Park. Second place went to Jon from Pack 493, chartered by the Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates Lions Club and third place went to Cody from Pack 200, chartered by the Concerned Parents of Hanover Highlands School. Congratulations boys!!!
The patch design winner this year was Brad from Pack 392, chartered by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 71 in Elk Grove Village. This is the second year in a row for Brad. Congratulations Brad!!! The patches turned out very well with Brad's design and look very nice on the boys brag vests.
In all, scouts from twenty-five (25) different packs participated in the event and every pack had at least one award winner. Summary sheets will be handed out at roundtable with the results from the race. The Pathfinder District website (http://units.nwsc.org/users/pathfinder/pathfind.htm) has already posted pictures of the event.
I would like to thank all the packs that volunteered their tracks. These packs were 194, 196, 297, 491 and 493. Thank you very much for your time and energy. Additionally, I want to thank all the other volunteers for their help with our race. Without all of the volunteers this event could not have occurred. It takes a tremendous amount of cooperation between the volunteers to make things run as smooth as possible and they all did a great job. Once again, THANK YOU to all who helped!!!
If you should have any questions, suggestions or just need additional information, please feel free to contact Steven Fleck at sfleck1@attbi.com.
Membership Monthly
Think Spring! It's time that everyone is thinking and planning for their Pack or Troops Spring Recruitment. At the April Roundtable (during splits) there will be a special session regarding recruitment. Please make sure that your Membership Committee Chairperson or another representative from your Pack or Troop attends this roundtable to pick-up recruitment information.
The Pathfinder recharter numbers are in and we are currently behind on our membership goal by 561 youth. We all need to do whatever is possible to reach out to the boys who did not recharter as well as boys who have not been involved with scouting in the past and encourage them to join your Packs and Troops.
Laura Sikat
Pathfinder Vice Chair of Membership
The President's Volunteer Service Awards Program
Yet another "gem" I've come across in my web browsing...the President's Volunteer Service Awards program. This program is to be instituted in Spring 2003 and then continued year after year to reward volunteerism.
My guess is most of you in PTA, Boy Scouts, soccer, etc. can already step right up and claim your award (as soon as they get that process in place).
Here are the criteria:
- If you are 15 or older, you can earn a President's Volunteer Service Award if you completed 100 hours of volunteer service in the prior calendar year.
- If you are between the ages of 5 and 14, you can earn a President's Volunteer Service Award if you have completed 50 hours of volunteer service in the prior calendar year.
- If you are a family or group of 2 or more people, you can earn a President's Volunteer Service Award if you have collectively completed 200 hours of volunteer service within the prior calendar year.
Each individual or family winner will receive:
-A personalized certificate of recognition;
-A letter of congratulations from the President of the United States; and
-Your choice of a specially designed product (such as a notebook, shirt or hat) that is embossed with the President's Volunteer Service Award logo.
For details see: USA Freedom Corps
Thank you to Amy Hartsough for putting this article together.
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April Calendar
7 6:30 PM District Commissioners Meeting
7:30 PM District Committee Meeting
14 7:30 PM Roundtable
7:30 PM OA Chapter Meeting
18 Good Friday (Scout Service Center and Shop Closed)
19 Scout Shop Closed
25-27 Webelos Camporee @ Camp Lakota
May Calendar
2-4 Boy Scout Camporee @ Camp Popenebee
3 Scouting for Food Distribution Day
5 6:30 PM District Commissioners Meeting
7:30 PM District Committee Meeting
10 Scouting for Food Pickup Day
12 7:30 PM Roundtable
7:30 PM OA Chapter Meeting
26 Memorial Day (Scout Service Center and Shop Closed)
Meeting Locations:
District Committee and District Commissioners Meetings will be held at the Dunbar Lakes Clubhouse located at 720 Dunbar Lane in Schaumburg (just off of Lakeland Drive west of Plum Grove Road).
Roundtable and OA Chapter Meetings will be held at the LDS Church located at 1320 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg (East of Springinsguth).
Comments on Proper Uniform
We know leaders and scouts take pride in wearing the scout uniform. It is something to unify us and set us apart from the rest.
Wearing our uniforms properly enhances that pride. Proper means:
1. Button and tuck those shirts in.
2. Wear the Merit Badge or Order of the Arrow sash. These two sashes are not worn together. The Order of the Arrow sash is at official OA functions or when you are representing the OA. At Eagle Courts of Honor, a Scouts wears his merit badge sash, not the OA sash (unless he is officially there representing the OA).
If you have any questions on the way the scout uniform should be worn, please look at a uniform inspection sheet or the BSA Insignia Guide. Let's put the right foot forward.
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