PATHFINDER
DECEMBER NORTHWEST NEWS
December Calendar
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1
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6:30 PM
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District Commissioners Meeting
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7:30 PM
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District Committee Meeting
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3
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7:00 PM
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Fireside Chat w/ new Scout Executive @ Service Center
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8
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6:45 PM
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District's Family FOS Kickoff
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7:30 PM
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Roundtable
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8:00 PM
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OA Chapter Meeting
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24-26
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Council Service Center Closed
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24-Jan 1
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Scout Shop Closed for Inventory
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January 2004 Calendar
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1
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ALL DAY
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Council Service Center Closed
Scout Shop Closed
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5
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6:30 PM
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District Commissioners Meeting
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7:30 PM
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District Committee Meeting
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12
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7:30 PM
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Roundtable
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8:00 PM
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OA Chapter Meeting
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Early Registration Deadline for District Recognition
Dinner
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16
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6:30 PM
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Cub Scout Leader Specifics Training
Tiger, Den & Webelos Leaders and Assistants
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19
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ALL DAY
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Council Service Center Closed
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21
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Council Annual Meeting
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24-25
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Pathfinder Boy Scout Klondike Derby @ Camp Lakota
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26
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Last Day to Register for District Recognition Dinner
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31
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9-12
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Pathfinder Charter Renewal Clinic
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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).
Cub Scout Camping Kickoff will be held at Galyan's
Sporting Goods Store located at 601 North Martingale Road in Schaumburg.
Pathfinder's
Friends of Scouting Kickoff Meeting
Calling all units!!!
By now you should have selected your FOS Unit Coordinator. We would like them to attend our District
FOS Kickoff meeting at 6:45 PM on Monday, December 8, 2002 at the LDS Church
(same place Roundtable will be at). We
would like every unit's FOS Coordinator to attend this meeting so we can let
them know of the exciting changes to FOS this year. Help us complete your Five Star Unit.
IT'S CHARTER RENEWAL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remember the only mandatory Quality Unit requirement you
cannot make-up is on time charter. If
you are having problems completing your charters, we have many opportunities
for you to get help. First, on January
31, 2004 we have a Recharter Clinic, this is the best time to turn in charters
and get help in finishing them. Second,
the February Roundtable, our friend commissioner staff is there to help
you. Finally, contact your Unit
Commissioner or your District Executive.
Let's make our first goal of the year and have everyone in
the district turn-in their charters ON TIME.
RECHARTER
CLINIC
Saturday, January 31, 2004 is the date of Pathfinder's
rechartering clinic.
Bring your completed (or partially complete) recharter list
with you to have assistance with the rechartering process.
Bill McGovern and his friendly and helpful commissioner team
will be there to assist you. The time
and location will be available at upcoming roundtables and Horatio Happenings.
DISTRICT ADULT
LEADER RECOGNITION DINNER
Horatio Goes Hawaiian for Pathfinder District's 31st
Annual Adult Recognition Dinnner, and help us recognize and honor those
Scouters who serve our youth.
DATE: Friday, February 6, 2003
6:30 PM-1:00 AM
PLACE: The
Seville
700 Barrington Road
Streamwood, IL
COST: $40 per person on or before January
12, 2003
$45 per person January 12-January 26,
2004
No reservations will be accepted
after Monday, January 26, 2004.
No walk-ins allowed.
FEES INCLUDE: Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres, Beef & Chicken
Dinner, DJ & Dancing
For more information contact: Diane DeCamp 847-884-9466
or guinn67@aol.com
Zee Malinski 847-310-9453
or zee501@aol.com
Pathfinder
District Elections
Please thank all of the Pathfinder District volunteers who
stepped up to the plate to help us out for another year at the Pathfinder
Annual Elections, which were held on Wednesday November 12, 2003. Overall, we have 6 returning members with 3
new officers as well.
Those returning to the Pathfinder District Officers are:
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Ray Okigawa, District Chairman
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Jim Wagner, Vice-Chairman Scouting Power
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Laura Sikat, Vice-Chairman Membership
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Robert Weaver, Vice-Chairman Finance
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Bill Goffinski, Vice-Chairman Community Relations
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Doug Zubka, Vice-Chairman Training
The new members of the Pathfinder District Officers are:
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Steven Fleck, Vice-Chairman Cub Scouts
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John Hozian, Vice-Chairman Boy Scouts
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Dave Stronz, Vice-Chairman Venturing
At this meeting, the nominating committee also recommended
one person for the position of District Commissioner. That person was:
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Bill McGovern, District Commissioner
We would also like to thank those who are stepping down at
this time from a Pathfinder District Officer position. They will not be a key leader, but they will
still be helping out with the district in a different role. They are:
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Dennis Bohm, Vice-Chairman Cub Scouts
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Dave Dionne, Vice-Chairman Boy Scouts
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Pat Davis, Vice-Chairman Venturing
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Rae Stecker, Asst District Chairman
We would like to thank scouts Kevin Burns (Pack 199),
Harrison Fleck (Pack 199) and Kaz Teope (Troop 398) who assisted with the
district elections by performing the flag ceremonies and also the swearing in
of the new officers. We would also like to thank the nominating committee who has worked
since August to come up with the slate of district officers, and other
positions in the district. The committee was chaired by Jim Wagner, and those
on his committee were Rae Stecker, Ray Okigawa, Anna Klimkowicz, Denis DeCamp,
Bob Goffinski and Bill Kelley.
As pointed out last evening, there are over 100 positions at
the district level in the Pathfinder district.
Many fine individuals are involved in the successful running of the
district. When you are asked to help
out, please accept. All the volunteers
are doing the positions not for themselves, but for the scouts in the district.
Membership Monthly
We have been making great strides toward our District Goal
of 2% growth in membership. For the second consecutive month we have achieved
the monthly goal that Council has established which takes us closer and closer
to our year end goal. We are currently at 93.5% of our goal. It is time for everyone to buckle down and
get all of your open applications into the Council office, submit your current
roster's to your District Commissioner, and continue to reach out to the youth
available to your unit signing them up to Join Scouting today!
If your unit has held a Fall Recruitment Event but
experienced low turnout, consider hosting a second recruitment. Remember – recruiting is a year round
activity! The wonderful flyers that the
Council office printed for your Fall Recruitment night can be modified to
announce your new event! Also, consider
running an article in your school newsletter inviting boys to your next Pack
Night.
How are all of the Troops doing with their Webelos to
Boy-Scout Transition plans? Everyone should have been in contact with your
feeder Pack's inviting the Webelos to visit your Troop. Don't wait for them to come to you, contact
them today! Membership is not about
only recruiting boys that have never been in Scouting, it is also about
retaining the Cub Scouts by having them cross-over to your Troop!
Yes, the Membership Team is still looking for help. Easy,
simply, behind the scenes help wanted.
If you know how to dial the phone, you qualify! Don't hesitate, call me today!
Laura Sikat
Vice Chair of Membership
Why Wait Till Next
Year When This Year's Not Over?
Are you a fan of a great team that hasn't been recognized as
a great team for a long time? Have you
ever rooted for a team with hard working, dedicated team members who put in
great performances and yet still didn't make it to the championships? Has your favorite team put out-performed its
competition with good performances all throughout the year only to end up with
second or third place? When the season
is nearly over, do you say to yourself, "this is the year!" but when the season
is you are instead saying, "wait till next year!"
Like a certain popular Chicago sports team, Pathfinder
District has all of the attributes needed to be the best of the best, yet, for
the past several years, all we ended up with at the end of the year was an
"attaboy, nice job, wait till next year."
Well, this is next year.
Pathfinder District is the closest we've been to being recognized as a
Quality District in a long time. We've
made it this far and I hate to miss out in Game 7 of the playoffs.
In order to make Quality District, we need the help of all
of the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturing Crew members, and leaders. If we do this as a team, we can be the ones
on top at the end of the year. I am
asking everyone in our district to pitch in a little so that we can be the ones
celebrating at the end of the year.
Here's what we need to do during November and December:
Grass roots
recruiting: Please tell your Cub
Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturing Crew members to recruit their friends and
convince them to join your unit. Like
trying out a new restaurant, people are more likely to try it out if they get a
good recommendation from a friend. Put
the challenge out to your Scouts to bring their friends in.
Start 2 new Venturing
Crews: If your Boy Scout Troop is
experiencing a drop-off in attendance from older Scouts, start a Venturing
Crew. One of the side benefits I have
personally seen is that boys who are active in their Venturing Crew tend to
become active in their troop as well. I
know many of you have discussed starting a crew, and if you're going to start
one, why not now instead of next year?
Tell me if the
company you own or work for is prospering.
The economy is finally starting to recover and business owners are
becoming more and more optimistic and profitable. We need over $7,000 to reach our Friends of Scouting goal, and
the most likely way to make it is to get a donation from a company. If you are uncomfortable approaching your
boss to ask for a donation for Scouting, let me know and we'll do the
legwork. I see a lot of companies
giving a lot of money to dubious causes.
I'd like a fair chance to get money that goes towards one of the most
respected programs in the world.
Let's be the ones to come out at the head of the pack this
year!
Yours in Scouting,
Ray Okigawa
