2015 Annual Report
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TIDEWATER COUNCIL BSA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2015 2015 Rick Anoia+ David Lannetti Cutch Armstrong Bob Liberman+ + + ANNUAL Lyne Aslett Ted Lieland George Ball Phil McGinnis Leslie “LB” Benjamin Jon McGlothian Michael Boddie Byron McPherson # REPORT Bob Bogdanowicz John Moss Bill Campbell Walter North^ Scott Cash Wesley Parker+ Carl Clements+ Jeff Patterson Jonathan Cooper Anthony Peluso* Craig Cope Powell Peters^ Glenn Corillo^ Fr. Brian Rafferty^ Eileen D’Andrea Michael Reitelbach Bill DeSteph# Erich Roetz Dan Dills John Scanelli# John Donat John Scheib+ Orlando Douglas Mark Schreiber+ Hayden Dubay^ Donald Schultz+ Matthew Dudley Will Sessoms# Dan Edwards J. Anthony Sharp Paul Fraim# Kerry Sipe# David Frank+ Michael Spencer Dennis Free Doc Thrush^ Wes Gibson^ S. Hearst Vann Kent Glover^ Sarah Villa* David Greenfield Frank W. Wagner# Richard Guy Jeff Waller James Hatcher^ Dale Ward+ Kenneth Hawkins+ Kent Weber# Rolfe White Mike Herron^ Brian Winfield Robert Hoppa# Ross Winfield John Jamison^ Steve Winter Peter Janson# John Wobbleton ^ # Mark A. Johnson Kenneth Wright Bill Jonak# John Kablach Shannon Kendrick John Klemenc +Officers # Alan Krasnoff *Youth Member + Sam Kroll ^Advisory Member Charles Kubic #Honorary Member 16 5th OLDEST COUNCIL IN AMERICA FROM THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT Dear Interested Readers; In 2015, the Tidewater Council took a look at fine-tuning some of our operations so that the result would be in- creased quality in the Scouting program. This included: Ensuring all adults were trained for any positions TIDEWATER COUNCIL BSA they hold in the Scouting program. Continued our 100 Percent Youth Protection program SCOUT SHOP at all times. Promoting camping as one of the main adventures of OFFICIAL UNIFORMS + BSA CLOTHING + INSIGNIA + AWARDS the Scouting program. + HANDBOOKS + CRAFTS + CAMPING GEAR + POPCORN Analyzing results from our current Merit Badge pro- gram. Tidewater Council Scout Shop is an offi- cial distributor of all official Boy Scouts of Increasing the visits from unit commissioners. America uniforms and equipment. In the coming years, our council shall be concentrating on increasing the number and The shop is open six days a week, for diversity of individuals involved at every level. your convenience. We shall seek to increase the number of dollars available for Scouting in areas where Purchases at Tidewater Council Scout the majority of youth that reside in the area are at or near the poverty level. Shop are tax exempt. At the same time we hope to bring with the help of churches and other organizations, For the convenience of all customers, shipping charges are exactly what the more opportunities to join the Scouting program through new units that are being de- Post Office or UPS charges. veloped. There is NO markup or service charge! We are also working hard on upgrading our facilities at our Pipsico Scout Reservation and to be sustainers of our facilities as well. PROCEEDS FROM SALES IN THE SCOUT SHOP DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE YOUTH OF Lastly, we shall continue to encourage all our adults to attend and participate in the TIDEWATER COUNCIL. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL UNITS BY BUYING LOCALLY. Wood Badge experience and our youth in National Youth Leadership Training. Yours in Scouting, Tidewater Council BSA Scout Shop 1032 Robert “Bob” Liberman Heatherwood Drive Council President Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Phone: 757-497-2688, ext. 252 Fax: 757-473-3305 FOLLOW TIDEWATER COUNCIL BSA: Email: [email protected] facebook.com/TidewaterBSA twitter.com/TidewaterBSA facebook.com/Pipsico facebook.com/groups/blueheron349 twitter.com/PipsicoBSA facebook.com/pages/Tidewater-Council-Venturing/307864779246602 twitter.com/BlueHeronLodge facebook.com/EagleScoutsInHamptonRoads facebook.com/groups/HamptonRoadsWoodBadgers 2 15 GOLFERS GET IN THE SWING CUB SCOUT PROGRAM CHANGES TO SUPPORT SCOUTING McAllister Towing and Norfolk Southern were the presenting sponsors of Tidewater Council’s annual golf classic at Virginia Beach’s prestigious Bayville Country Club. Organized by Stan Epps, Jr., Myron Nahra, a team of volunteers including Deck Hankins, John Kablach, S. Hearst Vann, and Bryan & Jenna Agnello, with council professionals, the September 22 event hosted 90 golfers and netted more than $22,000 to benefit youth in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Gold sponsors were AccuTech, Atlantic CommTech, John Fain, and PRA Group. Silver sponsors were the Adventure Park at Virginia Aquari- um, Atlantic Commercial Real Estate Service, Aqua Leisure Pools, Spas, and Patios, BB&T, Beach Ford, Barry Robinson Center, Cox Media, Crenshaw Ware & Martin, Messimo Zanetti Beverage USA, Monarch Bank, Dr. Mark Schreiber, Stanton Partners, and Wolcott Rivers Gates. Other sponsors included Southern Auto Group, Beach Commer- cial Finance, Bissette Construction, Dan Edwards, iFLY, Jake’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, John Reinhart, H&R Block, Minuteman Press, Savage Sabol and Visser Orthodontics, Sentara Health Care, Stihl, and Whitley’s Peanut Factory. HELP IMPROVE PIPSICO SUBSCRIBE TO THE “ELECTRONIC KNAPSACK” Pipsico Scout Reservation has been around for more than 50 IT’S A FREE BI-WEEKLY years. Our council is committed to improving it brick by brick, starting with the dining hall and other important camp projects. E-MAIL COUNCIL NEWSLETTER Tidewater Council’s commemorative brick campaign is a fun way for everyone to support that mission, and leave a perma- SEND YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, nent personalized impression at our camp. UNIT & SCOUT POSITION TO: All bricks will be incorporated into the wall and walkways of our upgraded Camp Lions dining hall. A commemorative brick would make a special birthday, grad- [email protected] uation, or anniversary gift. It’s a great way to recognize an Ea- gle Scout, Scout leader, mentor, family member, teacher, em- ployee, or friend. Each brick contains three lines of 14 characters or spaces per line. A business or organization wishing to demonstrate its community support may inscribe its logo along with a message. www.TidewaterBSA.com Standard-Sized bricks are 4”x8” each and cost $100 each. Oversized 8”x8” corporate bricks with logo cost $250 each. Ten dollars from each brick sale will be invested in the Wil- liam A. Thompson, Jr. Camp Maintenance Endowment Fund. Place your order on the council website or at the Coun- cil Service Center. 14 3 CAMP KIWANIS K-BUILDING UPDATE UP & COMING NASCAR DRIVER VISITS Pipsico Scout Reservation has been the heart of Tidewater Council’s camping operations since its inception as a Boy Scout Reservation in 1958. Encompassing 916 acres of woodland, open field, and marshes, Pipsico has serviced thou- sands of Scouts and Scouters for over 57 years. COUNCIL 2015 LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST In an effort to ensure that the original history of the reservation is acknowledged and preserved for generations to come, the Tidewater Tidewater Council’s 15th Leadership Breakfast featured Council is embarking on an endeavor to preserve and renovate the Landon Cassill as the guest speaker. The event, held on property’s oldest original Scouting structure, the “K-Building” in March 25, 2015 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Camp Kiwanis. was emceed by Scott Cash of WVEC-TV. As part of the ongoing renovations to the K-Building, and in order More than 60 community leaders hosted tables seating 330 ensure great longevity of this facility, we would like to complete this local Scouting supporters. The annual breakfast raised structure with a 100-year metal roof that is insulated. By the end of $100,000 for youth programs in 2015. 2015, we raised $10,600 toward our goal of $14,400. The contractor Cassill races the NASCAR #40 Chevrolet SS for Hillman- is on hand and eagerly waiting to complete this project. However, Smith Sport LLC in the Sprint Cup Series sponsored by D.J. we need these additional dollars before we can hire the contractor to “Jimmy” Rogers Newtown Building Supply. He also pilots complete this work. the #01 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The camping committee’s goal is to transform the aging structure into a resource that can be used by all units within the council to facilitate youth leadership development and training. Additionally, in an effort to encourage use of the property by all levels of Scouters, the K-Building is being designed to house the first “flushing” toilet and shower fa- cilities ever in Camp Kiwanis. Specific renovations to the K-building, most of which have already been started, include but are not limited to: Installation of four (4) individual bath and shower facilities. A full working kitchen for light meals during training events. Cassill has a life-long history of racing that began at age 3. He was introduced to NASCAR in 2006 through A small conference room. the GM Racing Development competition and made his A large fellowship room for training activities. Nationwide Series debut in July 2007. He holds the Modern double-pane insulated windows. track record at the famous Gresham Motorsports Park. Fiberglass insulated doors. In 2008 he was recognized as the NASCAR Nation- Installation of a 100-year standing seam metal wide Series Rookie of the Year. He has been the lead roof. research driver for Hendrick Motorsports for 5 years, If you would like to contribute to this specific pro- which won the championship with Landon’s help. ject on the K-Building please send a check to the Tidewater Council with the memo line noting for the “Kiwanis Building.” All funds received for this purpose are restricted to this building and will only be applied to projects on this building. Most of the initial funds raised have come from the local Kiwanis Clubs and Kiwanians. We thank you in advance for preserving the traditions of our facilities in new and modern way. According to historical accounts Kiwanis Clubs raised more than that would house summer camp provided by the Kiwanis Club of $11,000. operations for thousands of Virginia Beach, the Kiwanis Clubs Concurrently, the Scout Council Scouts.