Paying the Freight
Some of the young men headed for Jambo have fully paid their own way. They know the meaning of hard work and the value of being thrifty. Nicholas Reiff – a Troop 401 Life Scout who just completed his Eagle – managed to find ways to pay his entire Jamboree fee. His desire to attend began in 2001 and he has worked a myriad of jobs – from babysitting to umpiring ball games to working at Cub Scout Day Camp – to pay his way. The same is true of Jared Taylor who worked at a theater to earn his money. When he found out he was a little short, he took on a second job to make up the difference.
In addition, there are five youth from Troops 396 and 290 who have been doing a variety of odd jobs and have managed to pay approximately half of their Jambo fees. Thomas Squires, Tyler Hebda, Mike Stanbary, Jonathan Pape and Robert Nordli were willing to do almost any odd job to raise money. This adventurous attitude proved quite lucrative for them.
Cub Scouters….Start your Engines!
Now is the time to fasten your seat belt and get to the starting line for the fall "The Race to Cub Scouting" recruiting program. This is a first-time, nationwide promotion using the racing theme, complete with radio and TV Public Service Announcements and billboard ads. General Motors Chevrolet dealerships, partnering with the B.S.A., are being contacted for local support to help celebrate Cub Scouting's 75th Anniversary.
Chevy driver Jeff Gordon has signed on as the celebration's Honorary Chairman and will be featured in all promotional items. In addition, Chevy is developing a dealership kit for use as a test drive incentive for Cub Scout parents; is advertising in Boys' Life and Scouting magazines and has completed a hand-carved/laser-guided sculpture of a 7' Pinewood Derby Corvette to showcase at major Scouting activities around the country.
Using the Cub Scouts' famous Pinewood Derby and its tie to racing, Chevy has developed a "Pit Kit," a Pinewood Derby car and Cub Scout information, that will be given FREE to all new Tigers and Cubs after a paid application is completed and registered. While the National Council is coordinating the ad program kick-off in September, all Cub Scout Pack Leaders are urged to start planning now for this major recruiting effort by:
Contacting your school, church or youth group sponsor to schedule a Recruiting Night
Enlist a Pack "Racing Coordinator" and a Pit Crew to head up the drive
Contact your district Membership Chairman or D.E. and place an order for your recruiting flyers
Plan exciting activities for the parents and future Tigers/Cubs attending your R.N.
Check with your D.E. about possible nearby Chevy dealership activities
Get signed, paid applications to the Service Center and pick-up the FREE "Pit Kit" for your new Cubs
So, start your engines, get in gear, press the pedal to the metal and go for the checkered flag….a successful Cub recruiting program by Oct. 31.
3 Month Memo for Council events
AUGUST:
National Jamboree Contingent Returns … Aug. 5
Executive Committee Meeting …….…… Aug. 24
Wood Badge Weekend #1 ……….….. Aug. 26-28
SEPTEMBER:
Napowan Family Campout……………... Sept. 2-5
Labor Day Weekend (Office Closed)….. Sept. 3-5
Popcorn Fair/Orientation ………………… Sept. 7
Popcorn Consignment Orders Due ………. Sept. 9
Lakota OA Fall Fellowship ………...… Sept. 9-11
Executive Committee Mtg………………. Sept. 14
Wreath Sale Orientation ………………… Sept. 15
Popcorn "Race To Win" ………………… Sept. 17
Executive Board Mtg. …………………… Sept. 21
Popcorn Consignment Pick-up ……… Sept. 22-24
OA Section Conclave ………………... Sept. 23-25
Wood Badge Weekend #2 …………… Sept. 24-26
Popcorn Consign. Re-orders Due ……… Sept. 26
Popcorn Consign. Re-order Pick-up …… Sept. 30
OCTOBER:
istinguished Citizen Luncheon ………….. Oct. 6
Popcorn Consignment Re-order Due .…….. Oct. 11
Popcorn Consignment Pick-up …………… Oct.14
Executive Committee Mtg. ……………….. Oct. 19
Area 3 Key Three Conference………..…Oct. 21-22
Council Operations Meeting…………….….Oct. 24
Family FOS Kick-Off …………………….. Oct. 27
OA Haunted Hike ……………………... Oct. 28-29
Popcorn Consignment Returns/Payment … Oct. 29
Popcorn Take-orders & Prize Orders Due ... Oct. 29
"Meet Me At The Hill"
The Rallying Cry for the 2005 National Jamboree
Over 35,000 Scouts and 5,000 Scouters from around the country and the world responded to the call and are now meeting and having a lifetime experience at Ft. A. P. Hill, Va.
After completing seven, monthly planning meetings and two, spring outdoor "shakedown" campouts at Camp Lakota, NWSC's 204 Scouts and 36 adult Leaders are participating in the 10-day event that features a myriad of outdoor scouting activities and two, huge, arena presentations.
The council's six troops (36 Scouts and 4 Leaders each) make up the largest contingent ever sent by NWSC to a jamboree. At daybreak on July 20, each Troop climbed onboard its own bus and started the 17-day trek. Before returning in the evening of Aug. 5, our Scouts and Scouters will have visited the Gettysburg Battlefield; the Air & Space Museum, Arlington National Cemetery, the U. S. Capitol, the U.S. Archives and Annapolis in the Washington area; and Ft. A.P. Hill for the Jamboree. On Aug. 4, the troops will stop in West Virginia for a day to go white water rafting.
Upon arriving at "The Hill," our NWSC contingent met and is sharing its campsites with a leader and seven Cuban Scouts, thus adding international interest and camaraderie.
While at Jambo, the Scouts are experiencing the fun and excitement of Action Centers, the Order of the Arrow's Scoutopia, the Merit Badge Midway, the Army's Adventure Area, one of the largest fireworks displays ever seen and a live appearance by President Bush at the final arena show.
"It's great to see all the detailed planning by a dedicated group of Scouters and our professional staff finally come together for a terrific event," said NWSC Jamboree Chairman Scott Ratter.
"Not enough praise can be given to our adult Leaders who, in addition to their positions in their home troops, spent so many hours recruiting, forming the troops and preparing our Scouts with the guidance and information necessary for a successful Jambo experience.
Although National Jamborees are held every four years traditionally, the next Jambo will be held five years from now in 2010, the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. As the saying goes…."Be Prepared"….to have fun at the next Jambo.
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Scout Shorts
There's still time to sign up for the annual Golf Classic fund raiser to be held at Kemper Lakes Golf Course on Monday, Aug. 15. Company and individual sponsorships are welcome. Fees include 18 holes of golf, golf cart, prizes, lunch and dinner. Call Jason Erpelding (847-824-6910) for details.
Troop and Venturing Leaders --- Learn what to do if an injury or illness occurs while on a remote area trek! Sign up for the Sept. 16-18 "Wilderness 1st Aid Basic Course" at Camp Lakota. This American Red Cross, 16-hr. course, has both classroom and outdoor "hands-on" instruction. The $90 fee covers course materials and all meals. "Be Prepared" by signing up at the Service Center before the Sept. 9 deadline.
Can you Teach a Scouter New Tricks?
Apparently so!
Nearly three quarters of all the Northwest Suburban Council adult volunteer leaders have received training for their current position. This achievement is a testament to the dedication of our adult volunteer leaders and the broad offering of training sessions available to all leaders. The percentage of adult volunteers trained in the Council exceeds most other Councils in the Region.
“A trained adult volunteer is significantly more effective in serving the Scouting program and providing quality activities for the Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Venturing Scouts in the Council” according to Marie Diffley, Council Vice President of Program.
The dedicated training staffs on the District and Council levels contribute to the high level of training achieved and our ability to have Quality Units through out the Council.
Not trained or need more training? Refer to the Council Web Site under the Training tab for the next training session offered within the Council. You may attend the appropriate training session presented by any District in the Council and be trained for your position.
Go to Training – Its Fun!
New LFL Executive Joins Council
Scout Executive Steve Taylor announces the hiring of Erin C. Bass of Loves Park, IL as the new Learning for Life Executive effective August 1, 2005. Erin has a Bachelor of Social Work from Bradley University in Peoria. She graduated summa cum laude with a 3.97 GPA and minored in Spanish and Sociology. Erin has had varied experiences in adoption casework, family counseling, summer camp counselor, tutoring, fundraising, and facility management. Please welcome Erin to the NWSC professional staff team.
Thinking of Chrismas in August
In July, plans were in motion for hundreds of Venturers and Sea Scouts to unload up to 1,500 Christmas Trees that will be shipped on the USCGC Mackinaw for charitable distribution to children of disadvantaged families. A party/dance/social will be held afterwards for the Venturing volunteers. The event will take place on December 3, 2005 at Navy Pier, which will be alive with carolers and shanty singers commemorating this joyous holiday. This will be the Northern Illinois Venturing Activities Committee's inaugural event and will serve as a service & social event as well as a kickoff to the 2006 NIVAC events.
The Northern Illinois Venturing Activities Committee (NIVAC) is an unofficial and informal group, made up of adults & youth in councils of the Central region Area 3 and the metro councils in & around the area marked loosely by Rockford, IL to the West, Janesville, WI to the North, Chicago, IL to the East and Joliet to the South. The NIVAC mission is to create annual Venturing events for the Northern Illinois section of Area 3 in the Central Region. The purpose of the section activities is to serve, promote and advance Venturing in Northern Illinois via leadership, adventure, service, training and fun. The activities will be local so that they are accessible physically and financially to the Crews in the Northern Illinois section.
Any Venturer or Advisor in NWSC (or the other surrounding councils) who is interested in working on the NIVAC committee or would like more information on the Christmas Tree Ship event, please contact Debbie Keyes at 847-991-3205 or look for links on http://venturing.nwsc.org
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Webelos Scouts from Palatine’s Pack 91 visited the park in May and following a picnic lunch that featured military MRE’s (meals ready to eat) were allowed to climb and play on the tanks from World War I to the present. They also toured the Army’s First Division Museum and learned about the involvement of the First Division from World War I to the Gulf War. The Cub Scouts were in awe of the gallery presentations and audio/visual presentations. The Scouts also took a five minute tour of the McCormick mansion. Moving around the grounds of the Park Scouts and Scouters were treated to the beauty of the gardens and stately trees.