Boy Scout Community Service Abounds
A letter of thanks from the Pathfinder District Committee of the Northwest Suburban Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Hello Friends,
Pathfinder District of Northwest Suburban Council is the Boy Scout district that includes all or part of the following communities: Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park and Streamwood.
This letter's purpose is twofold. First, to remind and make you aware that Boy Scouting is still around as the leader in providing a program of comprehensive youth development both locally, and worldwide. Secondly, to offer thanks in the community recognition and support of the BSA mission. The Boy Scouts of America will enter its 103rd year as we celebrate our anniversary the second week of February 2013. Your awareness and support of the BSA will allow our devoted volunteers to continue in their effort to maintain the community based lessons that Scouting brings to our youth. Scouting's emphasis is best measured in the Oath that our members repeat and follow regularly.
Scout Oath
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
Great words with timeless values. The forty words of the Scout Oath have withstood the ‘test of time' from 1910 to the present day. It is a statement that boys have always been able to recite, understand and live by. And, in turn it has produced generations of Americans whose love of country and sense of service to their fellow man is rivaled by no other organization in this nation.
Please continue to consider Boy Scouting in good favor. With your support will we be able to continue our second century of devotion to local youth who will “Be Prepared”.
Yours in Scouting,
The Pathfinder District Executive Committee.
District Chairman Steven Ignots
Vice Chair Program Dr. Mark Miller
Vice Chair Finance James Meyer
District Commissioner William Cohn
District Executive Anna Villarreal
The following list represents only a portion of the BSA contributions to our local community. These are Units in your neighborhood that are BSA chartered by your local organizations. We also thank these Charter Organizations for their support.
A sample of local Scouting accomplishments for 2012:
Troop 194 - Church of the Holy Spirit
Eagle Project - Electronic equipment recycling. Adult hrs.75, Scout hrs.65.
CHS Family Fest - Pizza Booth. Adult hrs.22, Scout hrs.30.
CHS food pantry food drive. Adult hrs.6, Scout hrs.9.
JDRF Walk. Adult hrs.12, Scout hrs.28.
Troop 196 – Saint Peters Lutheran Church
Soup Kitchen - 28 hours
Crop for a Cause - 15 hours
Eagle Project - 284 hours
Eagle Project - 240 hours
Diabetes Square Dance setup - 10 hours
St Peters Memorial Day setup - 21 hours
Feed My Starving Children - 12 hours
Septemberfest Street Cleanup - 84 hours
Troop 198 - Church of the Cross
Church clean up. 4 Adult, 6 Scouts, 3 hours.
Pack 199 - Schaumburg Jaycees
Feed My Starving Children
Sponsored a Schaumburg Adopt a Family family.
Pack 293 - Queen of the Rosary Church Catholic Church
Feed My Starving Children 20 people, 2 hours
Troop 297 - Rotary Club of Schaumburg
Monthly trash pick up around Keller Junior High School grounds.
Two trash pick ups along Golf Road in conjunction with the Rotary Club.
Made comfort blankets for St. Alexius Hospital child cancer patients ( Eagle project).
Rebuilt garden beds, moved fence, laid limestone paths, Spring Valley Nature Center (Eagle project).
Cleaned up 2200 luminary candles at Cantigny Park after Veterans Day ceremony.
Troop 392 - Our Saviour's United Methodist Church Mens Club
Schaumburg Bike path clean up twice a year. 25 Scouts 2 hrs.
Neighborhood clean up Septemberfest Schaumburg, 5 Scouts 1 hr.
Feed my Starving Children - 20 people @ 2hrs = 40 hrs
Eagle Project at OSUMC - Patio, 450 hrs
Eagle Project at OSUMC - Bench and sign.
Eagle Project at Itasca Nature Center
Eagle Project at Stillman Nature Center
OSUMC bus washing, window cleaning 6 scouts and 2 leaders, @ 3 hrs = 24 hrs
Weekly table set up for classes at OSUMC.
Pack 397 - Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Hoffman Estates
Feed My Starving Children, food packaging. 50 Scouts 2 hrs.
Prince of Peace Church clean up.
Village of Schaumburg Flag Ceremony, February and April.
Food Drive Schaumburg Township food pantry, July and October.
Hurricane Sandy Relief with RIM Logistics, donation and logistical support.
Caroling at Emeritus Assisted Living Facility.
Pack 394 - Schaumburg AM Rotary Club
Feed my Starving Children w/ Rotary. 11 Adults and sibs, 6 Scouts. 25.5 Hrs
Troop 193 Eagle Project Feed my Starving Children. 6 Adults and sibs., 2 Scouts.12 Hrs
Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Leaf Clean up in the Parking Lot. 3 Adults and sibs, 5 Scouts.16 Hrs
Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Dusting the Sanctuary / Pews. 3Adults and sibs, 5 Scouts. 8 Hrs
Everett Dirksen Elementary School: Veteran's Day Flag Ceremony. 2 Adults, 11 Scouts. 4 Hrs.
Everett Dirksen PTA: Back to School Block Party Clean up. 2 Adults, 3 Scouts. 5 Hrs.
Schaumburg Park District. Timbercrest Park Trash Clean up - 9 out of 12 months for 30 mins. 18 Hrs.
Friendship Village. Bingo with the seniors. 9/12 months, Sub Bingo for Caroling in December 36 Hrs
School Dist 54: Distribute Run to Read Fliers Through out Neighborhood, 11 Adults and Scouts. 6Hrs
Friendship Village. Made Holiday Cards and Ornaments for Seniors. 20 Adults and Scouts 15 Hrs.
Friendship Village: Cookie Care packages for nursing staff. Adults and sibs,Varies;11 Scouts.11 Hrs.
Pack 493 - Schaumburg / Hoffman Estates Lions Club
Cleaned Park at School, 40 scouts, about an hour.
Seed Packing at Willow Creek Church, pack food seeds to be sent to places in poverty so that they may grow food). 32 scouts (50 total) participated for 2 hours
Feed My Starving Children- Pack boxes of food for countries in need. 25 scouts, 68 total for 2.5 hours.
Troop 495 - Fraternal Order of Police – Lodge 35 Elk Grove
Scout Sunday @ St. Julian Eymard church – (provide ushers, alter servers etc.) (we provided services to the church such as ushers, servers etc. as well as performed a flag ceremony)
Elk Grove Memorial Day ceremony – act as ushers/greeters passing out programs as well as walking through the crowd providing water during the warm outdoors event.
Rotary Fest - Help Elk Grove Rotarians by providing cleanup crew throughout the Food area emptying trash cans and also having a display of scout equipment. We also offer American Flags and Flag pins for a donation.
Schaumburg Jaycees tree lighting/Santa event – serve as ushers and directing small children as they visit Santa.
Served community Thanksgiving dinner at Christus Victor Church.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing – provided music and manned the collection box, Dominick's, Elk Grove.
Refurbishing the meeting room at the Elk Grove VFW Hall.
Packing “treatment goody” bags for Chemotherapy patients at Alexian Bros.
Building bluebird houses for the Springbrook Nature Center in Itasca.
Landscaping Elk Grove Baptist Church.
Troop 496 - Saint Matthew Catholic Church, Schaumburg
Adopt-a-Highway clean-up of Plum Grove Rd. (4) times a year.
Pack 496 - Saint Matthew Catholic Church, Schaumburg
Nerge School clean up. 19 Scouts 1hr. 20 pounds of trash.
Feed My Starving Children. Food packaging. 34 Scouters, 51 hrs.
Manor Care Senior/Scout Olympics. 47 Scouters, 141 hrs.
Manor Care, Senior Christmas cards and Caroling.44 Scouters, 66 hrs.
Troop 497 - Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
PADS - Homeless Shelter, Prince of Peace Church, Schaumburg, 112 hours
Eagle Project - Luke Iehl, Prince of Peace Church, Schaumburg 237 hours
Eagle Project - Ricky Stenger, Prince of Peace Church, Schaumburg, 80 hours
Eagle Project - Neil Kolweier, Prince of Peace Church, Palatine. 110 hours
Crew 808 - Rotary Club of Schaumburg / Hoffman Estates
Volunteer at PADS shelter at St. Mary of Celle Church in Berwyn.
This report represents only a portion of the 43 Units in your area.
Nor does it take into account our individual lifelong motto, “Do A Good Turn Daily”.
Please visit the Northwest Suburban Council web site at http://nwsc.org/ .
Link to Pathfinder District for area specific information. http://pathfinder.nwsc.org/ .
Contact Bill Goffinski, Pathfinder Community Relations, goffinski@sbcglobal.net.