reedy falls district awards banquet 01/30/09

Welcome to the 2008Reedy Falls District Banquet!

Reedy Falls District

Reedy Falls District

Scout Enrollment at Merit Badge University

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2008 Spark plugs

Max Cauthen

Brad Pridgeon

Greg Braselton

Stephen Bennett

Bob Finley

George Lafaye

Bill Allen

Jim Baumgardner

Steve Hauser

Ben Norwood

Earle Oxner

Dan Polstra

2008 Spark Plugs

Chuck SearsCarolyn SearsNancy BordenConnie MillerJonathan Miller

Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and I’ll

show you A-flat minor.

2008 Cub Scouter of the Year

Roger Nix

2008 Cubmaster of the Year

Jerry Broome

2008 Boy Scouters of the Year

Dennis Watson

Andrew Weiner

2008 Scoutmaster of the Year

Joe Jones

2008 Venturing Scouter of the Year

Shaun Armistead

2008 Venture Crew Advisor of the Year

Joe Barron

• A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was a nurse said ‘No change yet.’

First Wood Badge Class at Gilwell Park 1919

2008 Commissioner of the Year

Don Van Deusen

Silver Beaver• for outstanding service to

youth within the Council or for outstanding longtime service to youth by a registered Scouter residing within that Council

• average tenure for Silver Beaver candidates is ten years or longer

• action of the Council Executive Board

2008 Silver Beaver AwardeesFred GrantSteve LuckBill MulliganDavid RaineyGrover RatliffJohn ShookRick SumerelEddie Robinson (2009)

2009 Special Recognition Award

Mary and Bill Mulligan

Scouter’s Key for District Committee

• Discuss the role of the district and your position with your committee chairman or district executive.

• Complete District Committee Training Workshop. • Complete three years as a district committee member

within a 5-year period. • Your district must earn the Quality District Award at least

once within a 3-year period. • Take part actively in six district committee meetings. • Help give leadership to eight projects of your operating

committee or other projects as approved by your district executive (organizing a unit, running a training course, planning a camporee event, completing an SME assignment, etc.).

2008 Scouter’s KeyBob Clayton

Wanda Lowe

Steve Morrison

Tim Poole

David Rainey

Rick Vogel

Don White

Paul Winston

2008 DistrictScouters of the Year

Joe Edge

Chris Stolarski

Perry Williams

Scoutmaster Award of Merit• Scoutmaster for at least 18 months

• Quality Unit Award at least once during his period of service

• completed Boy Scout Leader Fast Start and Scoutmastership Fundamentals

• Have record of Boy Scout advancement, majority his Boy Scouts get First Class rank

• Development of boy leadership through the patrol method

• Positive relations with the troop's chartered organization

• Extensive outdoor program including strong summer camp attendance

• Positive image of Scouting in the community

• Troop operation that attracts and retains Boy Scouts

2008 Scoutmaster Award of Merit

Bill Mulligan

2008 Reedy Falls District Award of Merit

Philip Kilgore

Steve LuckCarl Muller

2008 District Life Time Achievement Award

Carolyn Goodjoin

Thank you• Jim Jones, Steve Luck, Steve Morrison,

Carl Muller, Bill Mulligan, Tim Poole, David Rainey, Paul Sharp, Dwayne Skinner, Don White, Paul Winston

• Trey Moran and his grubbies

• Parents

Parting Words

• Leave this world a little better than you found it.

• Baden-Powell's Last Message (1945)