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1st Annual Sporting Clays Classic
Reservations are being accepted for the Northwest Suburban Council's 1st Annual Sporting Clays Classic to be held Friday, May 16th at Northbrook Sports Club in Grayslake. A fantastic day of trap, skeet, and sporting clays will be capped off with a prime rib dinner, drinks, and prizes, including the opportunity to win a Bennelli shotgun.
Shooters of all skill levels are welcome and encouraged to participate in this new event which will support Scouting in the northwest suburbs. For more information contact Chairman Kevin Chapman at 847-392-8707 or Special Events Director Jason Erpelding at 847-824-6910.
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How Scouting set two leaders on their journeys
One man cut his Scouting teeth with a suburban troop in the East and found his way to the Midwest. The other grew up in rural Arkansas and found a springboard in Scouting that has taken him around the country.
The first man credits his Boy Scout training with leading him to a career in healthcare. The second man says Scouting developed his character for a journey that took him from a three-room shack to a cabinet-level role in Washington D.C.
While the paths of Bruce K. Crowther and Rodney E. Slater came together April 10 at the Northwest Suburban Council's Distinguished Citizens Banquet, it was clear from their remarks that Scouting had formed an unbreakable bond with each many years before.
Bruce Crowther, President and CEO of Northwest Community Healthcare, and Rodney Slater, former U.S. Secreatary of Transportation, enjoy the Distinguished Citizen's Banquet.
Crowther, president and CEO of Northwest Community Healthcare and Northwest Community Hospital, was honored as the council's “Distinguished Citizen” recipient, an award with a thirty-year history.
Slater, the former U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Clinton, was the banquet's featured speaker and now is a partner in Washington D.C. with Patton Boggs, LLP.
“I'm absolutely in awe,” Crowther said upon receiving the honor. “Scouting has been good to me in my life and now it is coming back and being good to me once more.”
It was as a young Boy Scout, he recalled, that he had some of his best — and worst — memories. He laughed while recalling “freezing” campouts and a patrol breakfast that failed to pass inspection, but he was serious when he recounted the importance of challenging hikes and character-building he discovered through Scouting. While it led to his career, it also guides his personal and professional life today, he said.
Council President Doug Chidley joins Rodney Slater and Bruce Crowther at the DCB.
“Scouting has had a huge impact on my life,” he said. “I'm sure it has led me to choose a career path in service as an adult, and I continue to use its moral values on a daily basis.”
“I still recite the Scout Law to myself as a way to check in and see if I'm still living by those standards.
When you join Scouting, he added, it stays with you forever. “They don't talk about how you can never leave it.”
In his 11 years at the top executive, Crowther has helped build Northwest Community into one of the top 100 healthcare providers in the United States.
More than 350 business leaders and friends of Scouting attended the luncheon, held at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest Hotel in Arlington Heights. Dave Trehey, acting Scout Executive of the NWSC, said the event is the single largest fund-raiser for the council each year.
Mayor of Arlington Heights Arlene Mulder, Master of Ceremonies for the 2003 DCB, enjoys her time talking with Bruce Crowther.
Slater discussed his background in transportation and connected it to Scouting's journey and the need to build a better world for all.
“Transportation, such as roads and bridges, has been used to divide rather than to unite, but it is much more powerful than that,” Slater said. “It has the power to connect. Just like Scouting, which takes youths on a journey and helps them to believe in themselves.”
Scouting, he said, helps broaden the circle of opportunity for young people, and he praised those in attendance for reaching out to extend a hand to others. Innovative programs like “Scoutreach,” which has grown from less than 100 members to 1,200 over the last two years, are necessary to reach to all parts of our communities today, he said.
The money raised from the luncheon, along with the help of more than 6,500 adult volunteers, will assist the Northwest Suburban Council in serving more than 18,000 youths in 33 communities.
Bruce Crowther, President and CEO of Northwest Community Healthcare is the Northwest Suburban Council's 2003 Distinguished Citizen.
“I urge you to continue to extend a hand, to broaden the circle and strengthen the country,” Slater said.
And when you do that, as Scout leaders did for Crowther and Slater, it sends them on a journey that changes their lives forever.
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2003 Golf Outing Filling Fast
Foursomes are filling quickly for the 2003 Motorola Boy Scout Golf Classic to be held at Inverness Golf Club on Monday, June 9. Many great changes and improvements are taking place this year, including a format that allows golfers to play their own ball, and the opportunity to win a 2003 Porsche Boxster. Inverness is one of the top private golf courses in the Chicagoland area, so don't miss this great opportunity to support the Northwest Suburban Council.
To register for the Golf Outing or for more information, contact Special Events Director Jason Erpelding at 847-824-6910.
2003 Friends of Scouting “Hat Trick”
The Family Friends of Scouting campaign is coming to an end. Hearing the story of what Scouting does for our youth and how they can help financially is important to the growth of the Scouting program. Each District has done an exceptional job getting the story told at the Unit level. Blackhawk still leads the way with 80% of there Unit presentations done and is at 96% of their goal. Cindy Kunzer and team are doing an outstanding job and will exceed their goal by May. Pathfinder is at 80% of their goal with 78% of their Units done. They plan to be at Goal by the end of May. Dave Riggs and team will see that it happens. Signal Hill is currently at 66% with 80% of their Units complete. Jim Moran and team always do a wonderful cleanup and will reach Goal by June. Northwoods is at 84% of their Goal raised with 77% of their Units finished. They will reach Goal by the end of May. Lenny Wade and team are doing an outstanding job telling the story and helping parents understand the investment that they are making is making a difference in the youth in our communities
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