The Scouting Rotarian
The Official Newsletter of the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians
IFSR operates in accordance with Rotary International policy, but is not an agency of or controlled by Rotary International October 2011
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IFSR 2010-2011 Officers
World President: Brian D. Thiessen [email protected] Vice President WOSM: Michael Bradshaw [email protected] Vice President WAGGGS: Joie Hain [email protected] International Secretary: Fred Gervat [email protected] Treasurer: Ralph Winter [email protected]
Brian Thiessen (California, USA), new IFSR member Jane Pennington (Victoria, Australia) & Joie Hain (Georgia, USA ) ct Us Conta From July 11 to July 15, 2011, Windward, Georgia, USA Rotarian, Joie Hain, attended the 34th world conference for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in Edinburgh, Scotland. At this conference, Joie, the Executive Secretary: WAGGGS VP of the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians (IFSR) along with Randy Seefeldt [email protected] Alamo, California, USA Rotarian and President of IFSR, Brian Thiessen spoke to at- tendees from around the world about Rotary, Rotaract, Youth Exchange, Interact, IFSR - Editorial Staff: and IFSR partnerships. Editor, Steve Kesler Several attendees inquired about location of Rotary clubs to attend, while [email protected] Asst Editor, Mark Francis others, already Rotarians, completed IFSR membership forms. [email protected] We expect significantly increased activities and relationships between WAGGGS and IFSR as a result of this event. Page 2 The Scouting Rotarian
Girl Scout USA 52nd Convention
Due to the hard work of Joie Hain, IFSR VP for WAGGGS, IFSR has been invited for the first time ever to have an Exhibit at this year’s Girl Scouts USA 52nd Convention in Houston, Texas, USA at the George R. Brown Con- vention Center 10-13 November. Booth hours will generally be between 9 am and 6 pm but later one night. The Exhibit will be set up on the 10th in the morning and taken down on the 13th. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to assist in this event; please contact your IFSR IAR Chair Phil Pfeffer [email protected] or Joie Hain [email protected] to participate in this special event.
Zone Institute Dates/Locations Latter Half 2011
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Minutes of the 2011 IFSR Annual General Meeting
Continued on next page Page 4 The Scouting Rotarian The Scouting Rotarian Page 5 Page 6 The Scouting Rotarian IFSR Leadership 2011—2012 President * PDG Brian Thiessen, USA 925-837-3355 [email protected] Vice President WOSM * Michael Bradshaw, Trinidad & Tobago [email protected] Vice President WAGGGS Joie Hain, USA 770-855-7042 [email protected] International Secretary * Fred Gervat, USA 914.563.9170 [email protected] Treasurer * Ralph Winter, USA 732-738-4400 [email protected] International Commissioner * Vacant Nominations Committee Chair * PDG Dr. Harold Friend, USA 561-392-5919 [email protected] World/IAR Executive Secretary * Randy Seefeldt, USA 619-917-6338 [email protected] Recognitions Committee Chair Norlyn L (Bud) Allison, USA 281-334-5929 [email protected] Convention & Jamboree Chair Fred Brenner, USA 724-458-2113 [email protected] Membership Development Chair Tom Hogsten, USA (401) 539-2399 [email protected] Archivist/Historian Dan Miller, USA 859-269-7038 [email protected] Publications & Website Chair Dan O'Brien, USA 217-546-5570 [email protected] Editor(Scouting Rotarian) Steven Kesler, USA 512 650 6820 [email protected] Assistant Editor Mark Francis, USA 307-234-7329 [email protected] Webmaster Steve Henning, USA 610-987-6184 [email protected] Webmaster Noel Beard, USA 217-370-2145 [email protected] RIBI Chair * Colin Jones, UK 44(0)1727 858038 [email protected] RIBI Secretary Michael Francis, UK 44(0)1206 330286 [email protected] RIBI Treasurer Ken Scott, UK 44(0)1582 768597 [email protected] Asia Pacific Region David Barton, Western Australia +61 8 9364 3762 [email protected] Japan Chair Yaritake Matsudaira, Tokyo, Japan [email protected] India, Zone 4,5 & 6A Chandrashekar Alilaghatta, India 91-8182-255901 [email protected] Nigeria District 9125 Adio Mohammad, Nigeria 23480 33144081 [email protected] Member at Large* PDG David Judge, MBE, UK 44(0)1206 799222 [email protected] * Members Executive Committee
Interamerican Region
Chairman Phil Pfeffer, USA 615-429-4456 [email protected] Vice-Chair, S & C America* Luis Sabater, Dominican Republic 809-562-1551 [email protected] Vice-Chair, English Carib* John Phillpot, Bahamas 242-393-5298 [email protected] Vice-Chair, Canada* Ross Hallett, Canada 780-761-4312 [email protected] Secretary/Treasurer* Marshall Hollis, USA 601-837-1500 [email protected] Member-at-Large* Mike Birkholm, USA 626-445-4712 [email protected] Membership Committee Chair* William Baker, USA 714-558-2547 [email protected] Zone and State Coordinator* PDG Jack Mayo, USA 512-732-7328 [email protected] District Coordinator, NA* Ed Chapman, USA 913-651-6266 [email protected] World/IAR Executive Secretary Randy Seefeldt, USA 619-917-6338 [email protected] California Section 5190 Doug McDonald, USA 530-632-6536 [email protected] Southern California PDG Lane Calvert, USA 714-546-8558 [email protected] Carolinas Section Edwin Owens, USA 336-284-2053 [email protected] Florida Section & Zone 34 Bill Litton, USA 407 708 7664 [email protected] The Scouting Rotarian Page 7 IFSR Leadership 2011—2012 Continued
Illinois Section Dan O'Brien, USA 217-529-2727 [email protected] New Jersey, Zone 34, D7490 Andrew Garlick, USA 212-632-2374 [email protected] New Jersey, Zone 34, D7490 Goeffrey Garlick, USA 201-956-0152 [email protected] Ohio Section PDG Jack Young, USA 440-759-4000 [email protected] Ohio Section Larry Hodapp, USA 937-954-3381 [email protected] Pennsylvania Section Steve Henning, USA 610-987-6184 [email protected] Texas Section Chair Jim Giffin, USA 817-337-4460 [email protected] Virginia Section Russ Lloyd, USA 540-972-1917 [email protected] Zone 25/26 Brian Russell, USA 562-493-3938 [email protected] New York, Zone 24/32, D7230 PDG Joe Clark, USA (914) 233-3889 [email protected] District 5280 John Jaacks, USA 310-377-4857 [email protected] District 5320 Howard Dutra, USA 714-525-5772 [email protected] Dsitrict 5360 Douglas MacDonald, Canada 403--283-6844 [email protected] Dsitrict 5370 Ross Hallett, Canada 780-914-7542 [email protected] District 5580 Dan Eikenbery, USA 218-675-6183 [email protected] District 5710 Andrew Garlick, USA 913-651-6266 [email protected] District 5770 PDG Don Adkins, USA 405-364-9043 [email protected] District 5890 James Fulton, USA 713-385-1891 [email protected] District 6080 Glen Cameron, USA 417-337-0396 [email protected] District 6490 Dan O'Brien, USA 217-546-5570 [email protected] District 6540 Jim Welborne, USA 219-879-3584 [email protected] District 6760 Randy Worcester, USA 913-302-2425 [email protected] District 6840 J. Houston Costolo, USA [email protected] District 6880 Robert Grant, USA 251-943-7905 [email protected] District 6900 Cam Sutherland, USA 404-344-1067 [email protected] District 6920 Lee Hyer, USA 912-441-3529 [email protected] Dsitrict 6990 Steve Thacker, USA 561-350-6282 [email protected] District 7210 George Jennings, USA 8452275958 [email protected] District 7250 Rabbi Art Vernon, USA 516 489-7578 [email protected] District 7490 Gina Boesch, USA 201-200-2060 [email protected] District 7510 Hal Daume, USA 908-322-9726 [email protected] District 7610 William Yarborough, USA 703-748-1717 [email protected] District 7750 & 70 Rob Hanley, USA 864.234.9470 [email protected] * Members Executive Committee
A Call to Share
To all IFSR members, A CALL TO SHARE. We are always looking for stories describing how Rotary and Scouting work together to positively impact the lives of youth. Please continue to send us your examples. Please share your stories by sending them to our IFSR Newsletter editor, Steve Kesler, at [email protected]. Page 8 The Scouting Rotarian
New InterAmerican Region Chair Phil Pfeffer
Phil is President and CEO of Treemont Capital Inc.. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America and is the President and a member of the Executive Board of the Shawnee Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois. Phil serves as a Regent for Life of the National Eagle Scout Association, a member of the Community Relations Task Force and the Aquatics Task Force of the National Council of the BSA. Phil is a member of the Board of the Rotary Club of Nashville. Prior to his quasi retirement, he served as President and COO of Random House, Inc., and Chairman and CEO of the Ingram Distri- bution Group Inc. He now serves as Chairman of the Board of the Essex Technology Group, and is on the Board of Directors of Pure- Works, Inc., Optoro, Inc. and Casual Furniture Repair and Sales. Additionally, Phil is Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity Endowment and served as Vice Chair for the Opportunity through Excellence Cam- paign for Southern Illinois University., a member of the Advisory Board of the Massey School of Business at Belmont University, a member of the Board of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, and a mem- ber of the Board of the Leadership Nashville Alumni Association. His most cherished honors include the Silver Antelope Award by the BSA, the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award; the National Distinguished Service Award of the Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity; the Southern Illinois University Distinguished Alumni Award; the Benjamin Gomez Award for Distinguished Contributions to the U.S. Publishing Industry and the Silver Beaver Award from the Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of Amer- ica. He also received The Cliff Dochterman Award, the 2007 YMCA Volunteer of the Year Award with his wife, Pam, and with Pam the 2008 Humanitarian Award from Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity. He was presented the Na- tional Water Safety Congress Letter of Commendation in recognition of his contributions to water-related youth education and safety. He is a Paul Harris Fellow in The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. He received his BA in Math and Chemistry in 1965 and his MA in Economics in 1966 from Southern Illinois University. Phil completed postgraduate studies in Economics at Vanderbilt University from 1966 –1968 as a Na- tional Science Foundation Fellow, and holds an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Southern Illinois Univer- sity, 1997. Phil is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed Captain in the United States Merchant Marine and has received Master designation. He and his wife are members of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Phil and his wife Pam have been mar- ried for 46 years and they have three sons, three daughter-in-laws and five grandchildren. They are founding members of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville. Pam and Phil currently reside in St. Petersburg, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee.
All Members of IFSR—Current email address needed For budget and communication reasons, it is important that we have your latest email address. Some of our com- munications lately have bounced back due to incorrect or outdated email addresses. Please send us your latest contact information-especially if you have not received information from us lately. You may email your information to us at [email protected] The Scouting Rotarian Page 9
2011 World Jamboree in Sweden
IFSR Meeting at the 2011 World Jamboree in Sweden on Friday, July 29, 2011. A.J. Block East (Aurora, NY, USA), John Bradshaw (Mystic, CT, USA), Houston Costolo (Picayune, MS, USA), Smitty Harrison (Columbia, SC, USA), Steve Henning (Kurtztown, PA, USA), Marshall Hollis (Ripley, MS, USA), Ulf Oscarsson (Kristianstad), Bari Saunders (Katy, Texas), Doug Schwab (Cumberland, MD, USA), Surrendra Shah (Tumkor City, India), Brian D. Thiessen (Alamo, CA, USA).
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (2nd from left wearing Brian Thiessen and a new IFSR member Dr. Johannes a black hat) talks to ShelterBox Response Team mem- Winter of Nanheim, Germany who joined at the IFSR ber Mark Dyer (far right) about ShelterBox and disas- Meeting on July 29, 2011. ter relief. Page 10 The Scouting Rotarian
2011 World Jamboree in Sweden Continued
To commemorate the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden, a California redwood seedling was given by IFSR to the Scouts of the area to plant. Some day when Scouts or Rotarians returns to that area they will be able to stand in the shade of that California Redwood. Here are pictures of local Scouters including IFSR new member Bjorn Bonnestig, planting a tree near the Scout hut in Hassleholm, Sweden! It will be protected from scavenging rabbits with a wire mesh screen until it bursts forth, strong enough to take care of itself!
Fire at Slave Lake City, Alberta, Canada By Ross Hallett
In May, 2011 a wildfire destroyed about one fourth of the homes and the library in this small city 250 Km north of Edmonton. Slave Lake city is located on the southeast corner of Slave Lake, a good size body of water. The seventeen member Slave Lake Rotary Club are leaders in the community. They are playing a large role in the recovery process from the catastrophe. This club sponsors the local Boy Scout Group. An additional effect of the fire was the destruction of the Boy Scout meeting hall and all of their supplies. Two of the leaders lost their homes and contents in the fire. The leaders are still trying to find a place to live and restore their belongings. A contingent of Edmonton Rotarians (14) travelled to Slave Lake Aug 8 & 9 to assist in the unpacking and sorting of the numerous donations and to attend the Slave Lake Rotary Club weekly meeting. Part of the cash dona- tions received will be used to rebuild the youth centre where the Scouts met. The Club is concerned that the leaders will not be available to run the Scouting programs. Repairing and re-organizing the community is taking a large com- mitment of everybody. It is estimated that it will take 2 or 3 years to rebuild. The Scouting representative from the Slave Lake Rotary Club was pleased with the concept of IFSR and will be sending in a membership application.
Fire Damage Rotarians sorting donations Rotarians distributing donations The Scouting Rotarian Page 11
Cliff Dochterman Award
On Friday September 16, 2011 at the Ir- vine Ranch Outdoor education Center, District 5320 added two new Cliff Dochterman recipients at the Spurgeon Exploring Recognition Lunch with 230 in attendance. PDG Brian Thiessen, World Chair of IFSR presented the Cliff Dochterman award to Greg Smith President of the Anaheim Rotary Club and Bill Steiner Past President of the Orange Rotary club. Both men were Scouts in their youth and are currently supporting the Ex- ploring Division of the Orange County Council. The Dochterman award is for Rotarians active in Scouting or Guiding. The form can be downloaded from the IFSR website at www.ifsr- Greg Smith William Steiner net.org.
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