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During a special ceremony on Sunday, at the close of the BSA Centennial Parade in Washington, D.C., nearly 300 Scouts and Scouters were named as recipients of an honor bestowed upon a small contingent of Scouting’s finest living examples of Scouting service and virtue; induction into the National Hall of Leadership.
Nominations were accepted earlier this year during a nationwide campaign for consideration into the Hall of Leadership. More than 7,000 nominations were received; all of which are now a permanent record at the BSA 100th Anniversary archive at the National Scouting Museum. Inductees could be of any age or gender. The only requirement was that they had a profound impact on someone else. Also, only living individuals were eligible for nomination.
At Sunday’s ceremony, one inductee from each Scouting region was acknowledged and given the privilege of representing his or her geographic region and fellow inductees.
From over 110 nominations from across the five boroughs of New York city, the GNYC Hall of Leadership Committee selected twelve (12) individuals to the National Hall of Leadership.
Outstanding leaders are:
James Athanasatos
Jack Baer
Gordon Bennett
George Clark
Richard Cordes
Ralph DeFalco
John Farrell
Richard Gundacker
Francis Harty
Christopher Higgins
Alan Perl
David Risueno
The leader selected from New York City by the National Hall of Leadership committee was Alan Perl, Scoutmaster of Troop 138 in Queens, NY. On his years a leader, Alan have served as Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Roundtable Commissioner, District Activity Chairman, and Philmont Leader. in doing so, Alan Perl has made a difference in many lives in our scouting family.
Congratulations to Mr. Perl and to all the others, thank you for your Service.
Julio Garcia
Program Director
We will meet next Friday June 25th at 7:00. Please call Linda to confirm your attendance.
As this will be our last meeting of the year summercamp will be the focus.
Our end of year Court of Honor will be held on Tues July 20, outdoors in conjunction with the Trailer/Container Equipment Project. The rain date will be Thur. July 23. As BBQ will be provided.
Please bring a desert. We will start at 6:00 PM.
Scout Leaders,
I'm pleased to announce the final Roundtable for the Spring
season. This month's Roundtable will be held on Tuesday, June 15th at
7pm at Holy Name Church, 245 Prospect Park West. This month's Roundtable
will feature the culinary stylings of Mr. JD Stark and Mr. Ashley
Crummey, who will teach us how to prepare aluminum foil cooking. Mr.
Crummey will then give us an in-depth look at knife and axe safety. Both
of these topics are especially relevant with the summer months coming
on, and summer camp just around the corner. If time allows, Kathy Keats
also has some Cubby programming lined up for all you Cub Scout Leaders.
We hope to see you all out there this Tuesday, otherwise have a great
summer and we'll see you up at camp!
Justin Rodstrom
District Executive, Brooklyn
Boy Scouts of America
Email: jrodstro@bsamail.org
Phone: (212) 651-2857
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| New York City • June 9, 2010 |
| Dear Scouting Families,
We are looking for our best Scout talent for the stage show in Times Square. We also want you to help us spread the word.
On July 31, 2010 the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate our 100th Anniversary with “A Shining Light Across America”. The celebration will be nationwide with the largest Northeast Region gathering in TIMES SQUARE, New York City. The highlight will be a simulcast of the Jamboree Closing Show on multiple Times Square mega screens. We expect 5,000 Scouts and Scouters to make it a day or weekend activity!
CASTING CALL for Scouts:
Master of Ceremonies
Bands & Musicians
Performers
Scout Stories
· Registration & Detail: www.TimesSquareJamboree.com
· Casting Call: www.bsa-gnyc.org/CastingCall and Facebook
· Identify & reach out to highly talented youth Scouts – have them audition for roles in the stage show.
Additional information is available by writing to:
The Times Square Jamboree Team
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“A Shining Light Across America”
SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010 – 6:00 PM
Times Square, New York City
Join New York City Scouts for an awe-inspiring Centennial Celebration show complete with activities, friends, and lots of fun! Scouting demonstrations, contests, music and more throughout the city and the entire day followed by the historic nationwide “Shining Light” broadcast of the National Scout Jamboree Centennial Celebration Show!
For more information, sign up at |
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The Girl Scout Council of Greater New York is hosting a Tree giveaway on Saturday and has extended the invitation to the Boy Scouts. Please see the attached information. You don’t have to take part or register for the activities, just let me know and the tree will be waiting for you.
Julio
If you are interested in reserving a tree you should contact Nicole Torres at 212-645-4000 ext. 252.
Thanks
It is my pleasure to report that the Greater New York Councils Service Day, on Saturday April 24th, was an overwhelming success! Over 1000 Scouts and Scouters provided thousands of hours of community service in over 24 New York City Parks. They planted thousands of trees (part of NYC Million trees program), cleaned beaches, planted flowers and collected trash. The Scouts in the Bronx were actually thanked personally by the NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benape.
I want to thank all the staff members who rolled up their sleeves and lent a helping hand alongside our volunteers, especially Julio Garcia, the staff Advisor to our service day. If you missed it, check out our Face book page for some pictures of our scouts providing a good turn.
Thankfully,
Chris
Christopher M. Coscia
Director of Field Service/ COO
Brooklyn Council, Boy Scouts of America wants to see Brooklyn out in full force this Saturday for the Scouting Day of Service. We will be at the following locations for service- Plum Beach, Marcy Park, McCarrens Park, Highland Park, and Floyd Bennett Field. Hope to see you all out there!
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