Nationwide road tour team brings Boy Scout 100th Anniversary preview to Northwest Suburban Council Driving a uniquely decorated RV, a team of volunteers from the Detroit Council brought “A Century of Values” nationwide tour to NWSC on Aug. 20. The visit signaled the “kick-off” of the BSA's 100th Anniversary and to help council officials and volunteers preview the celebration of a major milestone in American history. On hand to greet the visitors and view the RV murals were Boy Scouts, parents, Scout Leaders and NWSC staffers. Visiting Crew Chief Clyde Davis and Team volunteer Kay Hunt presented a 24” x 36” framed, mural as a 'thank you' to NWSC for its having a positive impact on Scouting's traditions of leadership, service, character development and achievement. Accepting the award were Council President Jim Tierney, Finance Director Pete Stikovich and Council Commissioner Rick Romani. In presenting the mural that depicts famous individuals, places and events in scouting history, Davis cited the many occasions Scouts have given service in times of crisis over the century, including 9/11 and hurricane Katrina. Stressing Scouting's values, another team member, Dorothy Davis, stated that several persons, met on the tour, told her that they had been headed in the wrong direction growing up and that “Scouting's principles saved their lives.” The 5-member crew is one of 14 Scouter volunteer teams that, in relays, will cover 45,000 miles during the ambitious 45,000-mile yearlong trek.  NWSC is stop #202 on the ambitious 45,000 mile, yearlong trek. All 304 Scout councils will be visited before the tour ends on Feb. 8, 2010 at BSA Headquarters in Irving, TX. The painting, created by Eagle Scout Bill Morrison who has worked for Disney and helped create “The Simpsons,” took 3 years to research and complete. In addition to depicting BSA historical documents and a tour map on its sides, the RV's rear panel carries a huge replica of Morrison's painting, a montage of persons and historical events that mark BSA successful history in serving America's youth. To see more pictures of the Century of Values tour on the NWSC website, click here. A Tapestry of Memories  Memories come in many forms. They can be found in pictures, scrapbooks, keepsakes, and much more. A favorite form of memories for Scouting families comes in the form of patch collecting and trading. The problem with patches however is how to keep them organized and how to display them. Recently, a blanket appeared at Camp Napowan with patches from over 50 years ago. It was a fascinating discovery and required a little research to uncover the story behind the display. Arthur Elman, a camp staff member from 1955 until 1960, currently lives in Kansas City however maintains a second home near Camp Napowan. His home caretaker happened to be employed at the camp this past summer and mentioned her employ to Mr. Elman. He allowed her to bring the patch blanket to camp for all to see. Mr. Elman visited the camp several years ago during the 50th anniversary of the camp and still maintains contact with several other staff members from that time. His stories of how the physical layout and program of the camp have changed, his memories of past staff members, and the stories of his experiences while on staff enthralled numerous members of today's staff.  While he admits that many of the patches on the blanket were the results of trading, he attested that there is a core which was “honestly come by”. He realized many years ago that a proper display of the patches was needed and the patch blanket now sits in a place of honor on the sofa in his den. He recommends this form of display for any patch collector and says that the blanket never fails to stimulate conversation. Mr. Elman plans to return to the area of the camp this fall and is looking forward to a return visit and tour of the camp. Old ideas can be still be new and useful. Why not clean out your “patch drawer” and start your own “Tapestry of Memories?” Tour Permits  As of January of 2009 there was a new training requirement placed on Local and National Tour Permits. WEATHER HAZARDS Training is a must for at least one Tour Leader to have if going on any outdoor activity. This pertains to Troops, Crews, Teams, and Packs. The permit will not be approved unless it shows that one of the tour leaders has it on their person profiles in Scout Net. The back sheet of the permit has the areas to be filled in with the name and age of the leader and the date the course was taken. PLEASE FILL THOSE AREAS IN BEFORE TURNING IN THE PERMIT FOR APPROVAL. See the note below to see how to go about getting that training done. While you are in there, why don't you update your Youth Protection Training also? National has stated that Youth Protection training is good for 2 years and then it must be retaken. Also don't forget “This is Scouting” which can also be done at the same time and meets ˝ of the requirements for being a TRAINED Leader. Thanks for your time and cooperation with this matter! DON'T FORGET!!! Tour Permits now require the Hazardous Weather Training. This is ONLINE TRAINING. So go into www.nwsc.org and on the first page scroll right to BSA Online Training to get to the Hazardous Weather Training. You will need to sign on with your Person ID number (found on your membership card, or call the office at 847-824-6880 to get it), and the Council number is 751. Click on the following link to view a power point presentation for more information re: filling out tour permits online: Power Point Presentation Popcorn sale is underway The 2009 Northwest Suburban Council Trail's End Popcorn sale is underway. Popcorn is the single best method of funding your scouting program for the entire year. With numerous gourmet varieties, there is a popcorn option for everyone. Trail's End popcorn tastes great and makes an excellent holiday gift!!! Once again we're coordinating with Trails End Popcorn to send tasty popcorn snacks in care packages to service men & women in combat locations around the world. Trails-End will send a variety of popcorn products to our Troops. Orders provide local support to Scouting in and also helps bring our military men and women a taste of home. Scouts can get a head start on this year's fall sale by selling Trail's End online! It's a great way to reach friends and family who live far away. And the best part is that you don't have to wait any longer to start earning money for your Scouting program. Just go to http://scouts.trails-end.com and click on “Create an Account” to get started. Your customers pay online with a credit card, and Trail's End ships their orders directly to them. Sell at least $250 between now and December 31, 2009, and you'll start earning 10% back in Amazon.com Gift Cards! Our Council continues to experience growing financial needs associated with maintaining high quality Scouting program. We have a great sale program with Trail's End that is easy and effortless as anything we've seen, but we need your help to make it a success! Participate this year and it will strengthen Scouting everywhere!  This year's slogan for popcorn sales really describes the fun, enthusiasm and camaraderie displayed at the “Popcorn Kick-off,” held at NWSC on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Over 140 “Popcorn Kernels,” unit popcorn committee chairmen, attended the annual meeting that included a Trail's End marketing orientation, unit sign-ups by districts, tasty samples and take-home sales materials. Introduced by Council Finance Director Pete Stikovich, Matt Booe, Central Region Sales Rep. for Trail's End, briefed the attendees with a PowerPoint presentation that conveyed a wide variety of popcorn products, sales facts and figures, sales techniques….and best of all…a whole host of really cool prizes. Important for Scouters to know is a big 70% of the total purchase will come back to local Scouting. What a way for our council and units to raise much-needed funds…and for our Scouts to earn money for their personal accounts AND get some great, fun prizes! Last year, after changing suppliers to Trail's End, NWSC popcorn sales increased by 7%, sending the total retail sales total over a million dollars. One of the popular product selections customers may choose is the “Popcorn for the Troops” option. A $25 or $40 gift will send popcorn to our active duty service personnel. Last year, 700 tons of popcorn (nationally) were sent to our domestic and overseas armed forces.  Just one of the fun prizes available is the “Bow and Mallow.” A Scout who fills up just one sales form can earn this fun item….a bow equipped with an automatic loader that shoots small, harmless marshmallows. But that's not all… . Completing two (2) sales forms will earn one (1) single day pass to Coco Key Water Resort at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest. . Each of our four districts will have a “Top Seller” who will earn one (1) 2010 Great America Season Pass. There's still more… There will be a “Council Top Popcorn Salesperson” who will earn: - A one-night stay at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest for his family - Four (4) CoCo Key Water Resort day passes. - One (1) 2010 Great America SEASON pass  In all, there are 12 popcorn products from which to choose, a tempting variety to help Scouts earn $ and prizes.And there are 11 sales levels, each with a variety of prizes, stepping up from a simple patch and pin to a Razor Electric Scooter and a Garmin GPS unit. If your unit has not signed up to sell popcorn, don't wait! For information contact NWSC Popcorn Chairman, Anne Romani, (847) 824-1272; or the council office at (847) 759-2999 Amateur Radio Field Day at Camp Lakota by Stephen Wolfcale N9WAT On June 27 and 28, 2009, a dedicated group of amateur radio operators (including Art Steinke WB9JKZ, Mike Dinelli N9BOR, John Guenther AAŘBP) conducted Amateur Radio Field Day operations at Boy Scout Camp Lakota located near Woodstock, Illinois. Amateur Radio Field Day is an emergency communications exercise sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). The event is open to all amateur radio operators in North America. In essence, amateurs set up temporary stations and make as many contacts as possible in a twenty-four hour period. Temporary antenna structures are erected for the event and emergency portable power sources, such as gasoline generators, provide simulated emergency communications systems. Each contact with another station earns points for the operator and the ARRL tallies the results and publishes the score for each station. While the goal of the event is Emergency Preparedness, many operators enjoy the competitive nature of the event and try to earn high scores. The field day station at Camp Lakota comprised a "maypole" antenna, Kenwood high-frequency multiband amateur transceiver, Honda EC2000 generator and a switching power supply to convert the 120 VAC generator output to 12VDC for the Kenwood radio. The antenna is homemade and consists of six wire elements emanating from the top of a temporarily installed tower and tied off at its ends to nearby trees. The tower consists of three sections topped with a fifteen-foot mast for a total height of approximately 35 feet. Each antenna element is trimmed to the resonant frequency of one or more ham bands. The Kenwood radio provides 100 Watts of power output and is capable of operation on the 10 through 160 meter amateur bands. In addition to the basic station, a logging computer is used to keep track of the contacts and keys the radio to send the repetitive information used for each exchange. Every station contacted requires an exchange of information and confirmation. This information is typed into the computer and subsequently sent to the ARRL so they can verify the claimed scores. The group at Camp Lakota uses Morse code exclusively because, given the same power, it allows reliable communications over a greater distance than voice modes. While the computer is used to send Morse code keying the radio through a serial port interface, the operators receive Morse code by ear and type the information into the computer. The number of stations we contacted revealed our Field Day operation's success. By the event's close we made 1,160 contacts including most of the United States and many Canadian provinces. In the first few minutes of the event, a station in Sweden answered indicating a strong signal into Europe. By demonstrating and exercising the ability to establish effective emergency communications, the amateur radio service continues to be an important part of state and regional disaster preparedness plans. See http://k9ya.org/field_day_2009.htm for photos of the event. For more information contact Art Steinke WB9JKZ at arttravels@comcast.net or Terry Aldridge KC9QIK at taldridge@emcor.net or Debbie Heine at deb.heine@vfainsure.com Finance Director Pete Stikovich  Finance Director Pete Stikovich joined the Scouting profession e Director Pete Stikovich joined the Scouting profession in 1990 where his initial Council assignment was with the Scenic Trails Council in Traverse City Michigan. He later promoted to the Buffalo Trace Council in Evansville Indiana and then promoted to the Northwest Suburban Council in October, 2000. He has held professional positions as District Executive, Senior District Director, District Director, Special Events Director and Finance Director.
Pete is married to his lovely wife Amy and they have two children, Ava and Michaela. Don Brown Council Executive Board  Don is a long-time NWSC Executive Board Member having served as Commissioner and Treasurer for the council in the past. Don is a retired accountant and lives in Lake Zurich. Currently, he serves as a active member of the Council Audit Committee, the ad hoc Council Records Committee, Central Region certified Camp Visitation Team Specialist, and Lord Baden-Powell University faculty member. Previously, Don has traveled the country representing Scouting and the NWSC on the concept of being a "Lifesaving Commissioner" for Scouting units in distress.
Membership Recruiting Incentive, Getting Ready for the Fall Recruiting Season Open to all scouts Like adults, most youth are more willing to try something new, whether it is a new food, TV show, video game, or activity, if someone they know recommends it. One of the most effective but underutilized recruiting tools is peer-to-peer recruiting. The Scouts in your Pack or Troop can be very effective recruiters of their friends who are not Scouts, but they usually need encouragement from their parents and leaders to ask their friends to join. The Northwest Suburban Council is offering 2 different incentives to Scouts to recruit their friends, and to the friends who join and register. The recruiting Scouts and new Scouts can take advantage of one or both incentives if their leaders have turned in their new registrations to the council office by the Friday before the dates that the incentive events are scheduled. The office staff will have tickets available for the recruiters and newly recruited Scouts. The first incentive is a day of climbing at the climbing tower at Camp Lakota on Saturday, September 26 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Dress appropriately for the weather, bring insect repellent, sun screen, water to drink, and lunch or snacks if you wish to stay for the entire day. The climbing activities will be supervised by BSA Certified Climbing and Rappelling Instructors. The second incentive is a special showing of the movie “Down and Derby,” a family comedy about a children's Pinewood Derby race that turns an average group of dads into an awkward bunch of competitors. The showing will be held at the Pickwick Theatre at 5 S. Prospect Ave. in Park Ridge, at the corner of Touhy Ave. and Northwest Highway on a Saturday in October on Saturday, October 31 at 10:00 AM. Admittance to the Scouts who recruit a friend and the newly recruited Scouts is free with the ticket from the Scout office. Refreshments and snacks are available for sale at the theatre. Down and Derby Fall Recruiting Flyer We all know how important it is to continually recruit new youth into the Scouting program, and with the prime recruiting season just around the corner, it is important to Be Prepared. Packs that use tried and true methods have better and more consistent results over the long term and enjoy the benefits of predictable growth. I have provided a simple checklist for you to use when planning your pack's recruiting activities. Choose dates for your fall membership recruiting nights Assign someone to contact your local schools for permission to distribute membership recruiting fliers and put up a table at school information night Assign someone to be at the table at school information night Contact your district executive to have recruiting fliers produced or go to www.nwsc.org, click on the “Cub Scouts” link, then click on the “How to Join” link, then fill in the information to request fliers. Schedule boy talks with your district executive and local schools Encourage the Scouts in your pack or troop to recruit their friends, and tell them about the recruiting incentives being offered this fall. Plan youth activities for recruiting night while you speak with the parents Make sure you have a supply of youth and adult membership applications Turn in completed applications to the council office as soon as they are ready. By being an active and effective recruiter, you will be giving more youth the opportunity to share the values, adventure, life and outdoor skills, character, and leadership opportunities the Scouting offers. Ray Okigawa Group Vice President, Membership Scouts Asked To Celebrate Freedom and Help Honor U.S. Miltary at Huge Freedom Run 09 Loyalty, Personal Courage, Integrity, Duty, Commitment, Selfless Service, Honor, Excellence & Respect. Sound familiar? Though they are similar, these are not the values of the BSA, but of the U.S. Military. We have a great opportunity to celebrate our freedom and to thank those who have chosen to serve our country as a member of the armed forces! The 6th Annual Freedom Run and Freedom Festival takes place in downtown Barrington on Saturday, September 12, 2009. The Freedom Run consists of both a 9.11 mile run and a 5.6 mile Run/Walk. It is Chicagolands most inspirational running event with well over a thousand runners participate every year! The Freedom Festival is an all-day affair with over 400 uniformed troops in attendance. Attractions include: Great music and entertainment, Special military speakers from the front lines, Climbing walls, a U.S. Coast Guard boat, virtual firing ranges, aircraft simulators, military vehicles, and a whole lot more. They expect 10,000 attendees again this year. At the beginning of the festival, Scouts in uniform will muster with the troops and be addressed personally by Lt. General Benjamin Freakley. (a three-star general!) There will also be a one-hour "scouts-only meet & greet", where we can talk with the troops and ask anything we want. For more information, their website is www.we-do-care.org. For a special scouting video, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83XYFaAVxgQ. All Scouts and Leaders who are interested in helping with the Freedom Run are asked to assemble in Miller Park (behind the Scout Cabin, just south of the Metra Train station) in downtown Barrington by 8:00 a.m.. They have asked for our help in making this most worthwhile event happen. We could use every Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Adult Leader who can help! If you or your unit would like to take part in this wonderful event, please contact Randy Hansen at rHansenBSA@gmail.com See you there! |
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November John Butler Troop 65 Timothy Steadman Troop 6 Brian Gates Troop 401 Bryant Friebus Troop 93 Ryan Gutschick Troop 209 Joseph Wowczuk Crew 140 In Memoriam Rudy Leber Rudolph Leber, passed away, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. He lived in Palatine for over 35 years, and moved to Sycamore in 2004. Rudy was a member of the Boy Scouts of America during his youth and was extremely active in scouting for decades. He was a scout master for Troop 91 in Palatine, and later becoming Scout Master of the year. He was also the commissioner for the Three Fires Council for the Boy Scouts. Rudy was a member of St. Mary's Parish, Sycamore and helped in any way he could. He is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen Leber; sons, Scott (Lisa) Leber and Steve (Tracey) Leber; daughter, Jennifer Leber; grandchildren, Halena, Braden, Caighton, Michael and Rachael; and brother, Joe Leber Sr. Railroading Merit Badge Course – November 7th The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin is offering Scouts the opportunity to earn their Railroading merit badge in one day, while exploring one of America's oldest and largest railroad museums. During this exciting, hands-on program, Scouts will participate in a series of six workshops exploring railroad topics ranging from freight and passenger transportation to signaling and safety. Scouts will work with the Museum staff and local railroad professionals as they fulfill the requirements for the merit badge. Along the way, they will take a short train ride and be able to experience railroad artifacts such as the Union Pacific Big Boy – the world's largest steam locomotive. For more information, or to register for this course, contact the museum's director of education by phone at 920-437-7623 x 24 or by email at jdfrank@nationalmuseum.org. Scouting Magazine Launches Redesign Scouting Magazine will debut an eye-catching, cover-to-cover redesign with the September-October 2009 issue. The redesign will put an emphasis on columns and features that can make volunteers more effective leaders of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers. The magazine will feature shorter articles, larger displays of photography and illustrations, and informational graphics. Watch your mailbox for the new and improved publication! National BSA Registration Fee Increase Effective January 1, 2010, the National BSA registration fee for all youth and adult members will increase to $15. A great deal of thought and consideration by the volunteer-based National BSA Board of Directors went into this decision. The volunteer board considered the current and projected costs of liability insurance, youth protection measures, the development of program support materials, and the maintenance of national BSA properties including Philmont Scout Ranch and other high adventure bases in making this decision. It should be noted that the Northwest Suburban Council collects the registration fees on behalf of the national BSA organization. These fees are passed on to the national organization and do not directly benefit the Northwest Suburban Council, which receives its funding from the annual Friends of Scouting campaign, popcorn sales, the United Way and special events. When compared to the cost of most other youth programs, Scouting remains the best value for families. Thank you for your continued support of the values development programs of the Boy Scouts of America. For questions, please contact your district professional. (Please note that this fee increase will affect all units scheduled to recharter in December.) Mountain Puzzle Patch is Back! The Duty to God Puzzle Patch series has come full circle and has rotated back to the Mountain/Sunset segment. If you are missing this segment, here's your chance to complete the puzzle. The Puzzle Patch series is on a four-year cycle to encourage Scouting units to put a constant focus on “Duty to God” and to promote the religious emblems programs. Puzzle patches may be earned by both youth and adults. The requirements are simple: learn about the religious awards and make a commitment. Information on religious emblems and sample presentation resources are available from P.R.A.Y. For these and other resources or to purchase a segment of the puzzle, visit www.praypub.org. Check out what's new at your…  Buy One Get One free continues at your Northwest Suburban Scout Shop. We just received a large shipment of classic uniforms, Switchbacks, pants, shirts, shorts, socks, belts and hats in a variety of sizes. Come on in and get outfitted for the fall. Remember, it's buy one, get one free, so shop with a friend or two. Cub Scouts: It's time to start celebrating the 100th Birthday of the B.S.A.  The new Year of Celebration patches and ribbons are now available. But, you do have to meet some requirements before you may wear the ribbons for Character, Leadership, Outdoors and Achievement. For more information and requirements, go to www.scouting.org/100years and then click on “Get Involved”: at lower left. But, that's not all that's new for Cub Scouts. Come in to the Scout Shop and see the new Cub Scout “Switchback” uniform pants. Just in, the pants are durable, convert to shorts and are on sale for just $16.99. Boy Scouts, here's your new Handbook! 
Complete with all the new rank advancement changes, the 12th edition Handbook is available in different styles:
ScoutReach The annual Soccer and Scouting ScoutReach Tournament is right around the corner. All the scouts in the program continue to prepare for the annual tournament. The scouts are practicing up to twice a day in anticipation of the event. This event is the columniation of all the hard work, practices, and scrimmage games plaid over the past several months. This year the Tournament will be held September 26th at Bunker Hill Park District in Niles. The ScoutReach program has grown again this year. We estimate there will be over 2000 scouts, siblings, parents, grandparents, and friends in attendance this year. Some will be there to play and the rest will be there to cheer on their scout and team. Updates will be provided as the tournament approaches 2009 Regional Marketing Summit Central Region This past month the Boy Scouts of America's National Office held branding summits in each of the country's regions. Sue Simmons, the VP of the Northwest Suburban Council's Communications Committee, along with Sabrina Buchberger, the Communications Committee staff advisor, attended the central region branding summit. This conference took place in St. Louis on July 22-23 and approximately 60 BSA Executives and Volunteers were in attendance. The conference started off with a great introduction lead by the Midwest President for Edleman Public Relations Worldwide, Mark Shadle. Shadle's opening dinner remarks included a breakdown of how council's can use traditional ideas set in place by Robert Baden-Powell in today's branding promotions. The second day of the conference was opened by Keynote Speaker Dave Senay, the CEO of Fleishman-Hillard. Senay's presentation emphasized the importance of branding and steps the National, Regional and Local offices can take to incorporate these promotional ideas into their marketing campaigns. The remainder of the day included a set of sessions including maximizing the 100th anniversary, positive PR/crisis PR, Reaching Hispanic and Multicultural Markets, Brand Standards and messaging, the Words to Live By campaign, the use of Social Media, and small group marketing coaching sessions. These sessions offered a chance for local councils to have a better understanding of what is available in terms of promotional materials for local councils as well as how to incorporate them into our specific needs. If you would like more information on specific marketing guidelines presented by the National Office or would like to help with the Communications Committee and marketing within the Northwest Suburban Council please contact Sabrina Buchberger at sbuchber@lflmail.org. The Northwest Suburban Council announced our 2009 Distinguished Citizen's Banquet “Honoring those who serve their community” Please plan to attend and help spread the word about this fantastic event that will support Scouting and honor great individuals in our communities. 6:00p.m. Registration & Reception 7:00p.m. Dinner & Program The Stonegate Conference Centre 2401 W. Higgins Rd Hoffman Estates, Illinois Honoring: Melissa Bean Congresswoman William F. Kelley Kelley, Kelley & Kelley Paul Meincke ABC 7 Reporter George A. Moser Charter National Bank and Trust Keynote Speaker: Jim Schwantz Palatine Mayor Registrations due by October 19th Click here for a brochure Membership Recruiting Incentive Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers, The Northwest Suburban Council is offering 2 different incentives to youth to recruit their friends, and to the friends who join and register. The recruiting Scouts and new Scouts can take advantage of one or both incentives if their leaders have turned in their new registrations to the council office by the Friday before the dates that the incentive events are scheduled. The office staff will have tickets available for the recruiters and newly recruited Scouts. The first incentive is a day of climbing at the climbing tower at Camp Lakota on Saturday, September 26 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Dress appropriately for the weather, bring insect repellent, sun screen, water to drink, and lunch or snacks if you wish to stay for the entire day. The climbing activities will be supervised by BSA Certified Climbing and Rappelling Instructors. The second incentive is a special showing of the movie “Down and Derby,” a family comedy about a children's Pinewood Derby race that turns an average group of dads into an awkward bunch of competitors. The showing will be held at the Pickwick Theatre at 5 S. Prospect Ave. in Park Ridge, at the corner of Touhy Ave. and Northwest Highway on a Saturday in October on Saturday, October 31 at 10:00 AM. Admittance to the Scouts who recruit a friend and the newly recruited Scouts is free with the ticket from the Scout office. Refreshments and snacks are available for sale at the theatre. NOMINATIONS TO BEGIN IN THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS FOR BSA 100TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL HALL OF LEADERSHIP providing opportunities to thank and recognize a Scout or leader MT. PROSPECT, AUGUST 10, 2009 – The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced today that nominations will open August 15, 2009 in the NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COUNCIL in MT. PROSPECT and across the country for the BSA 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership. The 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership is an opportunity for anyone to recognize outstanding leadership by a Scout, registered Scout leader, or Scouting volunteer who made a significant difference in the life of another by the extraordinary service they have given … and the Scouting virtues they have modeled. “This is a one-time opportunity to honor, recognize, and thank Scouts, leaders and any living person who has served as a Scouting volunteer from across the country for the extraordinary difference they have made in the lives of others through their leadership,” said STEPHEN TAYLOR SCOUT EXECUTIVE. “We can't think of a better way to help celebrate Scouting's 100th Anniversary than by giving the citizens of the communities we serve the opportunity to remember and honor these individuals in the NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COUNCIL who have made such a significant contribution to the lives of others and improved the quality of life for all.” Inductions to the 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership will be based on stories submitted online to local BSA councils across the U.S. and reviewed by a national panel of judges. Those stories must explain how nominees made an extraordinary difference in the lives of others through their leadership. Nominations will be posted through the Hall of Leadership section of www.Scouting.org/100years. Each online nomination is submitted in the form of a story and must be 450 words or less. The nomination period closes February 8, 2010, which marks the 100th anniversary of the country's largest youth-serving organization. Judging will then begin for the final inductees to the 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership. The roster of inductees will be announced at the BSA National Annual Meeting in Dallas in May 2010. The National Hall of Leadership is just one of many programs being unveiled this year as part of Scouting's 100th Anniversary Celebration. # # # About the Boy Scouts of America Serving more than 4.6 million youth between the ages of 7 and 20, with more than 300 councils throughout the United States and its territories, the BSA is the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. The Scouting movement is comprised of 1.2 million volunteers, whose dedication of time and resources has enabled the BSA to remain the nation's leading youth-service organization. For more information on the BSA, please visit www.Scouting.org. More information about 100 Years of Scouting can be found at www.Scouting.org/100years. |
