Annual Scouter dinner to recognize youth, adult volunteers |
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Monday, 25 May 2009 01:00 |
TOLEDO—Adult volunteers and youth who have earned special recognition during the past year are to be honored at the 83rd annual Scouter Recognition Dinner for the Erie Shores Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).
The programs and activities of the Erie Shores Council work to instill values in young people and prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential and becoming valuable citizens of our communities.
The following awards are to be presented June 4 during the recognition dinner and program, held at historical Camp Miakonda in Toledo.
Recipients of the Silver Beaver Awards include Russell D. Eby of Pemberville, Barbara A. Farkas of Toledo, Carol Keesecker and Gerald E. “Jerry” Keesecker of Camden, Mich., David D. Strausbaugh of Bowling Green, Gary A. Waterstradt of Swanton and Mary E. Wonderly of Helena.
Recognizing noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth, both in and out of Scouting, the Silver Beaver Award is the greatest honor the council can give to an adult volunteer.
The District Award of Merit is given in recognition of those who render service of an outstanding nature at a district level.
District Award of Merit recipients are Jack Bohland of Walbridge, Corey Cowell of Woodville, Eric Crimmins of Bowling Green, Jamie Meyers and John Nyers of Toledo, Lee Schultz of Holland, Clifton Vaughan of Whitehouse, Mary Wonderly of Helena, and Kim Miller and Valerie Kinsman of Toledo.
The Order of the Condor Award, recognizing support of Inter-American Scouting, is to be awarded to Sean Forrester of Toledo.
Recipients of the Catholic Committee on Scouting Awards include Tom Wisniewski, Lorie Petrey and Robert Schuster of Toledo, David Schultz of Custar and Kitty Dungar of Maumee.
Recipients of the Protestant Committee on Scouting Awards are Mary Strausbaugh, George Nicholson, Rodney Lanning and Tom Wagner of Bowling Green and Boy Scout Russell Quick of Perrysburg.
The BSA Heroism Award is to be presented to Joseph Vnuck of Grand Rapids.
The dinner also recognizes the more than 2,000 adult volunteer leaders in northwest Ohio who work with young people, boys ages 7 to 21 and young men and women ages 14 to 21.
More than 4,500 Scouts participate in summer day camps, resident camps and family camps annually at two camps – the Pioneer Scout Reservation in Pioneer and Camp Miakonda in Toledo.
More lives were touched through the annual muscular dystrophy camp, migrant summer day camps, and other camping experiences through various church and other youth groups hosted at Camp Miakonda.
Scouting for Food, one of the BSA’s annual Good Turn projects, has collected more than 6 million items of food since its inception. This and other projects have accumulated more than 87,450 credit hours of community service.
Last year 115 young men earned the Eagle Scout Award, the highest advancement rank a Boy Scout (young men ages 11-18) can earn. Becoming an Eagle Scout involves fulfilling stringent requirements in areas of leadership, service and outdoor skills as well as many hours of community service. Only about 2.5 percent of all Boy Scouts reach Eagle rank.
The council had 341 Cub Scouts earn the Arrow of Light Award. This award is the highest award a Cub Scout (young men ages 8 to 10) can earn and signifies doing their best every day.
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts earned more than 4,500 advancements, learning life skills and hobbies ranging from American business to woodworking.
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