CENTRAL SCOUTING NEWSLETTER

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1 CENTRAL SCOUTING NEWSLETTER Volume 6, Issue 4 November, 2009 Special points of interest: REORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE AND WORTH YOU BRING TO SCOUTING LEGACY OF A STAFF LEADER OUR PEOPLE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN SCOUTING S FUTURE SURROUND YOURSELF WITH ONLY THE BEST PEOPLE Inside this issue: New Assistant 1 Chief Scout Executive s Comments PATROL LEADER 2 PROGRAM 3 ENDOWMENT 4-8 HUMAN RESOURCES CENTRAL SCOUTING CALENDAR 10 Undoubtedly you are aware of the reorganization that has taken place within the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. This organizational evolution is considered essential to perpetuating our future as we strive to reach out to families and weave our Movement into the American cultural fabric. The days ahead for the BSA promise to be exciting and very successful. Much of that success will come about due in large part to the passion, effort and commitment you demonstrate daily. The team of Professionals and Volunteer Leaders that have been assembled in the Central Region, at regional and local levels, is second to none. Never underestimate the value and worth you bring to Scouting. For my part, I have been blessed to serve with you and to have the opportunity to deliver support and leadership to our now 79 councils. As so many Scout executives will attest, the finest legacy any staff leader can leave is the quality of the people both professional and volunteer that he or she has in place. During my three plus years I have had the serious responsibility to lead candidate selections for 39 of our 79 councils. Likewise, we have redesigned our Board to more effectively support local councils. Of our 55 board members, I have been fortunate to recruit 23 of them. I say this not to trumpet personal success, but to share with you that it s our people that do and will make the difference in Scouting s future. So many of you have shared kind comments as I head to my new position. Those only come because of the exceptional people that have been selected and those who proceeded. I wouldn t change one selection or recruitment that has transpired. So my last thought to share with you is simple: Surround yourself with only the best people. Unqualified success will come your way in planned and unplanned ways. I wish each of you only the very best of success and I look forward to visiting in the days ahead CENTRAL SCOUTING CALENDAR 11 Assistant Chief Scout Executive

2 Patrol Leader Article (Scot Neu, Senior District Executive, Ledge to Lakes, Bay-Lakes Council, Appleton, WI) District growth in membership, manpower and money is the district executive s ultimate goal and responsibility, and getting volunteers excited about those goals for growth ultimately makes your job easier and makes the district goals easier to obtain. Ledge to Lakes District saw significant increases in June 30 membership for 2009 compared to 2008 (9%) and Friends of Scouting (104% of goal); this was in addition to two successful years prior no one hit wonders. The major difference - I changed my efforts related to recruiting people to fill necessary positions related to each campaign. That effort centered around asking more people both in units and the community about who they knew and who I should be talking to in order to fill necessary positions. This helped me cultivate and recruit the CFO at my largest community s largest employer and in turn, he brought on board seven other people, adding to a handful recruited already. The community campaign did 50% of its goal in two weeks, then met and exceeded goal with a big final push in late June. The membership increase starts with retention. Retaining 70% or more kids at rechartering can set you up for success. A good program will draw the kids, which in turn has set the district up to exceed year-end membership goals. Bottom line, get your volunteers (old and new) in the loop about where the district needs to be, let them know how they can help get there and give them the tools to do their part. People want to be part of a winning team, so make sure Scouting is their winning team. Page 2

3 Program National Eagle Scout Scholarships Scholarships are an important way that NESA supports young Eagle Scouts. The association awarded annually more than $270,000 in scholarship money to about a hundred Scouts; the awards range from $1,000 to $48,000. The NESA Scholarships section of the Website lists the previous year s scholarship recipients. More importantly at least for New Eagle Scouts the section includes downloadable scholarship applications. Note that there are separate applications for the Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarships and for the Eagle Scout Academic Scholarship Program (which includes the Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke, and National Eagle Scout Scholarship Fund scholarships). Applications are available online October 1, and the submission deadline is January 31, Be advised that only those applications postmarked after October 1, 2009, but no later than midnight on January 31, 2010, will be considered. The largest scholarship awarded by National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) was established by Lawrence S. Cooke in memory of his late wife, Mabel Cooke. One Eagle Scout Academic Scholarship of up to $48,000 (up to $12,000 per year) and four $20,000 scholarships ($5,000 a year for four years) are given annually. The number of BSA Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarship for $1,000 varies annually depending on the funds available. Scholarships provided are available for tuition, room, board, and books only. The scholarship applications can be downloaded from the NESA Website. We ask that your local council please link back to the following URL so your Eagle Scouts who apply for a college scholarship use the correct application, which is a mandatory requirement. Incorrect applications from prior years will not be accepted. Here is that URL: Woods Services Award The Woods Services Award is presented annually by the Boy Scouts of America for exceptional service and leadership in the field of Scouts with disabilities. The award is made available each year by the Woods Service and Residential Treatment Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Each council may nominate one person for this award. The nomination forms were mailed to each council in the council packet in September or you can print a copy from BSA Info on ScoutNET, under the Program Group, then go to Leadership Support Service, then scroll down to Woods Services Nomination form. In January and February, a National Volunteer Selection committee will select one person to be recognized at the National Annual Meeting or at an appropriate regional event. Those councils whose nominees are not selected for the Woods Services Award may want to recognize their nominees with the Torch of Gold Award or some other appropriate local council award. Nominations are due in the National Office, by December 31, 2009 in order to be considered for selection. July 27-August 7, 2011 Kristianstad, Sweden What is a World Scout Jamboree? Every four years, tens of thousands of Scouts, from every corner of the world, gather in a tented city for two weeks of activities and adventure! This is a fantastic event where up to 40,000 Scouts live and learn together. This is an amazing first-hand experience of multiculturalism in action, an opportunity to interact and participate with others from different cultures and to build solidarity and understanding across cultural and geographical boundaries. This is a World Scout Jamboree! Aimed at 14 to 17 year olds, Scouts attend the event in national groups, called Contingents. There is one Contingent from each Country where there are Scouts Recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and currently there are 160 member countries in WOSM! The event is supported by thousands of international volunteers, and a special Scout solidarity fund helps to ensure that representatives attend from as many countries as possible. This is a peace building exercise on an enormous scale! The World Scout Jamboree truly is an amazing and unique experience: for participants, for staff, and even for the visitors who come to see the camp in action! Page 3

4 Endowment TOP 10 COUNCILS IN THE CENTRAL REGION This year the Central Region has raised $10,582,480 in outright and deferred gifts to local council endowments through the end of the third quarter Congratulations to the following councils for leading their council to the Top 10 in the Central Region: Area Council Headquarters Amount VP Endowment Council President Scout Executive 3 St. Louis, MO $ 4,560,970 Robert Stupp Michael F. Neidorff John M. Primrose 7 Rockford, IL $ 2,542,425 Charles Walneck Ray Warren Donald A. Kinney 6 South Bend, IN $ 1,502,000 Ron Jaicomo James Welborne Patrick D. Bridges 5 Kansas City, MO $ 416,817 Michael Merriman William C. Esry Timothy C. Bugg 1 Weston, WI $ 293,500 Dan Dambert Frederick Prehn Michael R. McCarthy 4 Canton, OH $ 279,000 Rick Arnold William T. Schauer David P. Truax 4 Akron, OH $ 251,000 Mike Lewis James Nilsen J. Michael Jones 1 St. Paul, MN $ 156,034 George Baldwin, Jr. Thomas H. Alt John R. Andrews 6 Fort Wayne, IN $ 103,500 Mike Erler Thomas W. Ayers John C. Fenoglio 6 Indianapolis, IN $ 88,035 Elaine Bedel Michael W. Wells Scott B. Clabaugh Congratulations to the following councils for leading their area: Area Council Headquarters Amount VP Endowment Council President Scout Executive 3 St. Louis, MO $ 4,560,970 Robert Stupp Michael F. Neidorff John M. Primrose 7 Rockford, IL $ 2,542,425 Charles Walneck Ray Warren Donald A. Kinney 6 South Bend, IN $ 1,502,000 Ron Jaicomo James Welborne Patrick D. Bridges 5 Kansas City, MO $ 416,817 Michael Merriman William C. Esry Timothy C. Bugg 1 Weston, WI $ 293,500 Dan Dambert Frederick Prehn Michael R. McCarthy 4 Canton, OH $ 279,000 Rick Arnold William T. Schauer David P. Truax 2 Ann Arbor, MI $ 17,574 Vacant Renee R. Merchant Bradley C. Bowersox 2009 Sept Endowment Progress Report Test Val Def Value Page 4 Continue to next page AREA ONE Total Value 173 WATERLOO, IA , , ST. PAUL, MN , , , , MANKATO, MN , , HERMANTOWN, MN SARTELL, MN ROCHESTER, MN , , FARGO, ND , , LA CROSSE, WI WESTON, WI , , , APPLETON, WI , , EAU CLAIRE, WI , , , SIOUX FALLS, SD , ,000 AREA TOTALS 4 109, , , ,534 Test Val Def Value AREA TWO Total Value 255 ANN ARBOR, MI , , MARQUETTE, MI DETROIT, MI , , FLINT, MI , , , AUBURN, MI , , GRAND RAPIDS, MI , , KALAMAZOO, MI , , LANSING, MI , , TRAVERSE CITY, MI , , PORT HURON, MI , , TOLEDO, OH , ,015 AREA TOTALS 1 10, , ,189

5 Endowment 2009 Sept Endowment Progress Report, continued Test Val Def Value AREA THREE Total Value 114 BELLEVILLE, IL DAVENPORT, IA , , PEORIA, IL QUINCY, IL , , SPRINGFIELD, IL , , CEDAR RAPIDS, IA , , DUBUQUE, IA , , ST. LOUIS, MO ,550, , ,560, MADISON, WI , , MILWAUKEE, WI , , , RACINE, WI , , WAUKESHA, WI , ,044 AREA TOTALS ,555, , ,621,293 Test Val Def Value AREA FOUR Total Value 433 AKRON, OH , , CANTON, OH , , CLEVELAND, OH , , COLUMBUS, OH , , ASHLAND, OH , , WARREN, OH , , ZANESVILLE, OH , , FAIRMONT, WV CHARLESTON, WV PARKERSBURG, WV , , WHEELING, WV , , HUNTINGTON, WV , ,000 AREA TOTALS 1 10, , ,003 Test Val Def Value AREA FIVE Total Value 177 DES MOINES, IA SALINA, KS GARDEN CITY, KS , , TOPEKA, KS , , WICHITA, KS , , SPRINGFIELD, MO , , KANSAS CITY, MO , , , , ST. JOSEPH, MO , , GRAND ISLAND, NE , , LINCOLN, NE , , OMAHA, NE , , COLUMBIA, MO , ,000 AREA TOTALS 3 200, , , ,822 Page 5 Continue to next page

6 Endowment 2009 Sept Endowment Progress Report, continued Test Val Def Value AREA SIX Total Value 117 CHAMPAIGN, IL , , DECATUR, IL BLOOMINGTON, IN , , EVANSVILLE, IN , , FORT WAYNE, IN , , , INDIANAPOLIS, IN , , , KOKOMO, IN , , SOUTH BEND, IN ,500, , ,502, CINCINNATI, OH , , SPRINGFIELD, OH , , DAYTON, OH , , FINDLAY, OH , ,000 AREA TOTALS 2 1,600, , , ,721,614 Test Val Def Value AREA SEVEN Total Value 118 CHICAGO, IL ST. CHARLES, IL , , HIGHLAND PARK, IL , , LA GRANGE, IL MUNSTER, IN , , ROCKFORD, IL ,541, , ,542, MORRIS, IL , , MT. PROSPECT, IL , ,000 AREA TOTALS ,541, , ,563,025 Central Region # Test Test Val Def Value Total Value AREA , , , ,534 AREA , , ,189 AREA ,555, , ,621,293 AREA , , ,003 AREA , , , ,822 AREA 6 2 1,600, , , ,721,614 AREA ,541, , ,563,025 CENTRAL REGION TOTAL 11 1,929, ,191, ,461, ,582,480 Page 6

7 Endowment 2009 Sept Endowment Policies & Progress Report Totals AREA ONE Grade Endowment Endowment Giving AREA FOUR Grade Giving 173 WATERLOO, IA 400 x x 4, AKRON, OH 300 x x 251, ST. PAUL, MN 100 x x 156, CANTON, OH 300 x x 279, MANKATO, MN 500 x x 1, CLEVELAND, OH 300 x x 13, HERMANTOWN, MN COLUMBUS, OH 300 x x 8, SARTELL, MN 500 x x ASHLAND, OH 400 x x 11, ROCHESTER, MN 500 x x 5, WARREN, OH 400 x x 10, FARGO, ND 300 x x 4, ZANESVILLE, OH 500 x x 2, LA CROSSE, WI 500 x x FAIRMONT, WV 500 x WESTON, WI 400 x x 293, CHARLESTON, WV 400 x x APPLETON, WI 300 x x 4, PARKERSBURG, WV 500 x x 5, EAU CLAIRE, WI 400 x x 54, WHEELING, WV 500 x x 3, SIOUX FALLS, SD 400 x x 13, HUNTINGTON, WV 500 x x 4,000 AREA TWO Grade Endowment Endowment Giving AREA FIVE Grade Giving 255 ANN ARBOR, MI 400 x x 17, DES MOINES, IA 300 x x MARQUETTE, MI 500 x x SALINA, KS 400 x x DETROIT, MI 100 x x 20, GARDEN CITY, KS 500 x 1, FLINT, MI 400 x x 12, TOPEKA, KS 400 x x 1, AUBURN, MI 400 x x 1, WICHITA, KS 300 x x 1, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 300 x x 2, SPRINGFIELD, MO 400 x x 2, KALAMAZOO, MI 400 x x 5, KANSAS CITY, MO 100 x x 416, LANSING, MI 400 x x 1, ST. JOSEPH, MO 400 x x 2, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 500 x x 7, GRAND ISLAND, NE 500 x x 4, PORT HURON, MI 500 x x 1, LINCOLN, NE 400 x x 1, TOLEDO, OH 300 x x 2, OMAHA, NE 200 x x 55, COLUMBIA, MO 400 1,000 AREA THREE Grade Endowment Endowment Giving AREA SIX Grade Giving 114 BELLEVILLE, IL 300 x x CHAMPAIGN, IL 500 x x 5, DAVENPORT, IA 400 x x 4, DECATUR, IL 500 x x PEORIA, IL 300 x x BLOOMINGTON, IN 400 x x 2, QUINCY, IL 500 x x 3, EVANSVILLE, IN 400 x x 3, SPRINGFIELD, IL 500 x x 6, FORT WAYNE, IN 400 x x 103, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 400 x x 8, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 200 x x 88, DUBUQUE, IA 500 x x 15, KOKOMO, IN 400 x x 6, ST. LOUIS, MO 100 x x 4,560, SOUTH BEND, IN 400 x x 1,502, MADISON, WI 400 x x 4, CINCINNATI, OH 200 x x 3, MILWAUKEE, WI 300 x x 7, SPRINGFIELD, OH 500 x x 1, RACINE, WI 500 1, DAYTON, OH 400 x x 6, WAUKESHA, WI 400 x x 11, FINDLAY, OH 400 x x 1,000 AREA TOTALS Invstmt Spndg Endowment Giving AREA SEVEN Grade AREA $535, CHICAGO, IL 300 x x 0 AREA $69, ST. CHARLES, IL 300 x x 4,000 AREA $4,621, HIGHLAND PARK, IL 300 x x 9,500 AREA $586, LA GRANGE, IL 400 x x 0 AREA $485, MUNSTER, IN 400 x x 2,000 AREA $1,721, ROCKFORD, IL 400 x x 2,542,425 AREA $2,563, MORRIS, IL 500 x x 2,100 TOTAL $10,582, MT. PROSPECT, IL 300 x x 3,000 Page 7 Endowment Giving

8 Endowment Sept 2009 Endowment Progress Report by Grade GRADE 100 TOTAL 312 St. Louis, MO 4,560, Kansas City, MO 416, St. Paul, MN 156, Detroit, MI 20,445 GRADE 200 TOTAL 160 Indianapolis, IN 88, Omaha, NE 55, Cincinnati, OH 3,000 GRADE 300 TOTAL 436 Canton, OH 279, Akron, OH 251, Cleveland, OH 13, Highland Park, IL 9, Columbus, OH 8, Milwaukee, WI 7, Fargo, ND 4, Appleton, WI 4, St. Charles, IL 4, Mount Prospect, IL 3, Toledo, OH 2, Grand Rapids, MI 2, Wichita, KS 1, Belleville, IL Chicago, IL Des Moines, IA Peoria, IL 0 GRADE 400 TOTAL 660 Rockford, IL 2,542, South Bend, IN 1,502, Weston, WI 293, Fort Wayne, IN 103, Eau Claire, WI 54, Ann Arbor, MI 17, Sioux Falls, SD 13, Flint, MI 12, Waukesha, WI 11, Ashland, OH 11, Warren, OH 10, Cedar Rapids, IA 8, Kokomo, IN 6, Dayton, OH 6, Kalamazoo, MI 5, Madison, WI 4, Davenport, IA 4, Waterloo, IA 4, Evansville, IN 3, St. Joseph, MO 2, Bloomington, IN 2, Munster, IN 2, Springfield, MO 2, Auburn, MI 1, Columbia, MO 1, Findlay, OH 1, Lansing, MI 1, Lincoln, NE 1, Topeka, KS 1, Charleston, WV La Grange, IL Salina, KS 0 GRADE 500 TOTAL 178 Dubuque, IA 15, Traverse City, MI 7, Springfield, IL 6, Rochester, MN 5, Champaign, IL 5, Parkersburg, WV 5, Grand Island, NE 4, Huntington, WV 4, Quincy, IL 3, Wheeling, WV 3, Morris, IL 2, Zanesville, OH 2, Garden City, KS 1, Mankato, MN 1, Port Huron, MI 1, Racine, WI 1, Springfield, OH 1, Decatur, IL Fairmont, WV Hermantown, MN La Crosse, WI Marquette, MI Sartell, MN 0 Page 8

9 Human Resources Recruiter Recognition Incentive Program We would like to thank everyone that participated in the first Recruiter Recognition Incentive Program. This was a year long program and recruiters received points for each applicant they recruited. The most points were awarded to applicants that passed the SRI, followed by employment at a council and PD-L1 completion. SCOUT EXECUTIVE CHANGES Cornhusker Council, Lincoln, Nebraska, selected Rene Monarez as their new Scout executive effective November 1, Prior to this assignment, Rene served as Scout executive in Pueblo, Colorado. Rene began his Scouting career in 1994 as a district executive in Denver, Colorado. Detroit Area Council, Detroit, Michigan, selected John Reesor as their new Scout executive effective September 15, Prior to this assignment, John served as deputy regional director/operations in the Western Region. John began his Scouting career in 1974 as a district executive in Sartell, Minnesota. A total of 84 professionals and 49 councils participated. These professionals alone brought in more than 120 applications. Of these applications, 51 were hired at a council and have completed PD-L1. The winners were notified and prizes were selected and mailed to them in September. Among the prizes selected were GPS navigation systems, $100 Traveler s Checks and MP3 players. The top three overall winners, with the most points, selected grand prize items which included laptops and flat screen televisions. The winners are listed below. Top Three Overall Winners Recruiter Council David Smith Kalamazoo, MI Jim Molebash Fort Wayne, IN Richard Jordan Evansville, IN Grade 100 Recruiter Council Tim O'Donnell St. Louis, MO Alan Sanders Kansas City, MO Bryon Haverstick St. Louis, MO Myron Lofton St. Louis, MO Grade 200 Recruiter Council Jeff Hotchkiss Indianapolis, IN Jesse Roper Cincinnati, OH Kelly McIntosh-Crow Cincinnati, OH Charles Walker Indianapolis, IN Grade 300 Recruiter Council Mike Fifhause Peoria, IL Glen Steenberger Milwaukee, WI Ronald Willett Grand Rapids, MI Brian Robb Appleton, WI Grade 400 Recruiter Council David Smith Kalamazoo, MI Jim Molebash Fort Wayne, IN Richard Jordan Evansville, IN Jeremy Burke Kokomo, IN David Nolle Topeka, KS Grade 500 Recruiter Council Stuart Bergmann Racine, WI Don Lofgren Quincy, IL COUNCIL STAFF CHANGES Director Field Service Doty, Jeffrey, Belleville, IL. Formerly, FD, Peoria, IL. Petersen, Erik, Appleton, WI. Formerly, ASE, Fargo, ND. Director Finance Service Tinsley, Charles, Milwaukee, WI. Formerly FiD, Richmond, VA. Fifhause, Michael, Peoria, IL. Formerly FiD, Peoria, IL. Assistant Scout Executive Flynn, Steve, Rochester, MN. Formerly FiD, Rochester, MN. Clark, Eric, Ashland, OH. Formerly FiD, Pontiac, MI. Field Director Dillon, Chad, Peoria, IL. Formerly, DiD, Highland Park, IL. Lawrie, Jeanne, Waukesha, WI. Formerly, LFLD, St. Paul, MN. Stults, R. David, Huntington, WV. Formerly, DiD, Warren, OH. Finance Director Williams, Nicholas, Peoria, IL. Formerly, DiD, Peoria, IL. Business Manager Finley, Spencer, Omaha, NE. Formerly DE, Omaha, NE. District Director Small, Carolyn, Indianapolis, IN. Formerly DE, Indianapolis, IN. Riker, David, Kansas City, MO. Formerly SDE, Kansas City, MO. Collins, Brian, Appleton, WI. Formerly SDE, Appleton, WI. Turpin, Tom, Racine, WI. Formerly DiD, Belleville, IL. Gower, John, Indianapolis, IN. Formerly, DE, Indianapolis, IN. Bobis, Carl, Highland Park, IL. Formerly, SDE, Highland Park, IL. Steindl, Darin, Indianapolis, IN. Formerly, DiD, Cincinnati, OH. Snook, Jeremy, Davenport, IA. Formerly, SDE, Davenport, IA. McGehee, Thomas, Decatur, IL. Formerly, DiD, Waukesha, WI. Senior District Executive Matthew Bender, Indianapolis, IN. Formerly DE, Indianapolis, IN. Young, Jason, Hermantown, MN. Formerly DE, St. Paul, MN. Archie, George, Detroit, MI. Formerly, DE, Detroit, MI. Menely, Matthew, Detroit, MI. Formerly, DE, Detroit, MI. Maes, Rene, Mankato, MN. Formerly, DE, Mankato, MN. Delor, Christopher, Ann Arbor, MI. Formerly, DE, Ann Arbor, MI Constien, Phillip, Findlay, OH. Formerly, DE, Findlay, OH. Casey, Amy, Detroit, MI. Formerly, DE, Detroit, MI. Morales, Joshua, Kansas City, MO. Formerly, DE, Kansas City, MO. Page 9

10 2009 Central Scouting Calendar November 1 Daylight Savings Time set back 1 hour 5 Year-End Close Training Springfield, IL 6-8 OA-NLS/NLATS Heartland Conference Center Parkville, MO 10 Year-End Close Training Mankato, MN 11 Veteran s Day 12 Year-End Close Training Kansas City, MO 17 Year-End Close Training Ann Arbor, MI 19 Year-End Close Training Cleveland, OH Powder Horn & Kodiak CDC, Schiewetz Training Center, Dayton, OH OA-SOS, Florida Sea Base, Islamorada, FL 26 Thanksgiving office closed 27 Day After Thanksgiving - office closed November December 1 Area 4 Scout executive s update meeting 9-10 Operations Summit, Dallas, TX Chanukah 24 Day before Christmas office closed 25 Christmas office closed National OA Planning Conference December Page 10

11 2010 Central Scouting Calendar January 1 New Year s Day 18 Martin Luther King Day CS National Camp School Holiday Inn, Eureka, MO January February 5-7 CS-National Camp School Geneva Center, Rochester, IN 7 Scout Sunday 13 Scout Sabbath Region Meetings Sanibel, FL 15 President s Day Region Meetings Sanibel, FL CS National Camp School Howard H. Cherry SR Central City, IA Ranger Rendezvous Phillippo Scout Reservation Cannon Falls, MN OA-NLS-NLATS Geneva Center, Rochester, IN March 6-12 BS National Camp School Geneva Center, Rochester, IN CS National Camp School Proctor Center, London, OH Ranger Rendezvous Camp Phillips, Haugen, WI April 2 Good Friday 4 Easter Sunday 2-4 CS National Camp School Heartland Conference Center, Parkville, MO 9-11 CS National Camp School Salvation Army, Camp Lake, WI Ranger Rendezvous TBD 10 Area 1 Camp Visitor Training #1 10 Area 1 COPE/Climbing Visitor Training Area 1 SE Update OA-NLS TBD 24 Area 1 Camp Visitor Training #2 February March April May Page 11

12 CENTRAL SCOUTING NEWSLETTER Published by the CENTRAL REGION Boy Scouts of America 230 W. Diehl Road P.O. Box 3085 Naperville, Illinois Stephen B. King, Regional President Jeffrie A. Herrmann, New Regional Director Anthony Gibbs, Editor Aaron Stallworth, Senior Associate Editor The Central Region serves 79 councils with area headquarters in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Central Scouting is distributed to members of the Regional Board and the Regional Advisory Board, Council Presidents, Council Commissioners, and all Professional Scouters.