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Commissioners and Professionals
Spring 2014 A PublicAtion for commissioners And ProfessionAls THE ommissioner C SPRING 2012 www.scouting.org/commissioners Commissioner Tools to Launch By Rick Hillenbrand, Communications chair This is the second article about the new Commissioner Tools, and it is intended to provide an update and some additional details about the tools. To read the first article, please see the Winter 2014 issue of The Commissioner. One of the unanimous decisions of the 16 volunteers and professionals who make up the focus group that developed the requirements for the Commissioner Tools is that the Commissioner Tools will not be launched on some predefined date if they are not ready—something agreed to by the nearly 70 volunteers who are testing the tools. Unfortunately, in going from requirements to an operating Web-based application, “virtual,” such as a phone call or an email. Not all face-to- we encountered more delays than our schedule could absorb, face contacts are meaningful and should be logged, such as which consequently has delayed the projected initial release the following: date. This article is being written about four weeks prior to 1. Commissioner meets committee chair at shopping publication, and at this time it is going to go down to the wire mall and discusses family matters. This is not a whether we will be ready to fully launch the Commissioner “meaningful” contact. Tools at the National Annual Meeting in May. Even if the 2. Commissioner meets committee chair at shopping mall. Commissioner Tools are not ready for full release, you can After discussing family matters, they have a 20-minute stop by the exhibit hall at the National Annual Meeting and discussion about how to conduct a troop annual get a firsthand demonstration of a “preproduction” version of program planning conference. -
Central Region Directory 2009—2010
CENTRAL REGION DIRECTORY 2009—2010 OFFICERS Regional President Regional Commissioner Regional Director Stephen B. King Brian P. Williams Jeffrie A. Herrmann King Capital, LLC Partner Central Region, BSA Founder, Partner Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP 1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane 3508 N. Edgewood Dr. PO Box 3646 PO Box 152079 Janesville, WI 53545 Evansville, IN 47735-3646 Irvine, TX 75015-2079 Phone: 608.755.8162 Phone: 812.423.3183 Phone: Fax: 608.755.8163 Fax: 812.423.6066 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Vice President of Vice President Vice President Vice President Strategic Initiatives Finance & Endowment Outdoor Adventure Council Solutions Joseph T. Koch Ronald H. Yocum Steven McGowan Charles T. Walneck COO 9587 Palaestrum Rd. Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC Chairman, President & CEO Fellowes, Inc. Williamsburg, MI 49690 PO Box 1588 SubCon Manufacturing Corp. 1789 Norwood Ave. Phone: 231.267.9905 Chase Tower 8th Fl. 201 Berg St. Itasca, IL 60143-1095 Fax: 231.267.9905 Charleston, WV 25326 Algonquin, IL 60102 Phone: 630.671.8053 [email protected] Phone: 304.353.8114 Phone: 847.658.6525 Fax: 630.893.7426 (June-Oct.) Fax: 304.626.4701 Fax: 847.658.1981 [email protected] [email protected] steven.mcgowan [email protected] (Nov.-May) @steptoe-johnson.com Vice President Vice President Nominating Committee Appeals Committee Marketing LFL/Exploring Chairman Chairman Craig Fenneman Brad Haddock R. Ray Wood George F. Francis III President & CEO Haddock Law Office, LLC 1610 Shaw Woods Dr. Southern Bells, Inc. 19333 Greenwald Dr. 3500 North Rock Road, Building 1100 Rockford, IL 61107 5864 S. -
BOY SCOUTS of AMERICA and DELAWARE BSA, LLC,1 Debtors
Case 20-10343-LSS Doc 1295 Filed 09/09/20 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE Chapter 11 In re: Case No. 20-10343 (LSS) BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND (Jointly Administered) DELAWARE BSA, LLC,1 Debtors. Ref. Docket Nos. 1258 NOTICE OF FILING OF CORRECTED DECLARATION OF DISINTERESTEDNESS BY JUSTIN H. RUCKI OF RUCKI FEE REVIEW, LLC PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on September 4, 2020, the Debtors filed the Certification of Counsel Regarding Appointment of Fee Examiner (D.I. 1258) (the “Fee Examiner COC”). PLEASE TAKE FURTHE NOTICE that attached as Exhibit A to the Fee Examiner COC was a proposed order (the “Proposed Order”) appointing Rucki Fee Review, LLC as the Fee Examiner in these chapter 11 cases. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that attached as Exhibit 1 to the Proposed Order was the Declaration of Disinterestedness by Justin H. Rucki of Rucki Fee Review, LLC (the “Rucki Declaration”). PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Debtors inadvertently omitted the Potential Parties in Interest List from the Rucki Declaration. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a corrected Rucki Declaration with the inclusion of Potential Parties in Interest List. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank] 1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases, together with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, are as follows: Boy Scouts of America (6300) and Delaware BSA, LLC (4311). The Debtors’ mailing address is 1325 West Walnut Hill Lane, Irving, Texas 75038. Case 20-10343-LSS Doc 1295 Filed 09/09/20 Page 2 of 2 Dated: September 9, 2020 MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP Wilmington, Delaware /s/ Eric W. -
Eagle Scout Service Project Process and Tips
Northern Star Council / BSA Revised 04/2019 EAGLE SCOUT SERVICE PROJECT PROCESS (You must download the Service Project Workbook at www.NorthernStar.org) ____ 1. The Scout comes up with a project idea. The project must follow the official guidelines for Eagle Projects. (These are given in the Service Project Workbook.) ____ 2. The Scout discusses the project idea with the Unit leader, troop Eagle coach, and benefactor of the project. ____ 3. The Scout discusses the project idea with a District Advancement committee member, either by telephone or email. Check with your district for the preferred method. ____ 4. The Scout completes the Contacts and Project Proposal pages of the Service Project Workbook, signs it, and reviews it with their Eagle coach. All forms for the Eagle Award should be typewritten or written legibly in ink. ____ 5. The project beneficiary approves and signs the service project workbook Project Proposal. ____ 6. The Unit leader reviews, approves, and signs the Project Proposal. ____ 7. The troop committee reviews, approves, and signs the Project Proposal. ____ 8. The Scout submits the Project Proposal to the District Advancement Chair or District Eagle Coordinator for project approval and signature. (The Scout should be sure to plan enough time for this step to be completed before starting the project; this could take up to two months.) ____ 9. After all the above approvals have been given, the Scout completes the Project Plan pages of the Service Project Workbook. ___ 10. The Scout schedules the project, recruits the workers, keeps a list of the workers, keeps track of the receipts, and completes the project. -
2018 Northern Star Council College of Commissioner Service
2018 Northern Star Council College of Commissioner Service Saturday November 17, 2018 More information : www.northernstarbsa.org/about-the-college-of-commissioner-service Registration : https://www.scoutingevent.com/250-ccs2018 Rev. 8/15/18 Welcome! Welcome to the 2018 session of Northern Star Council’s College of Commissioner Service. We hope your investments in yourself and your units will continue to strengthen our impact on youth. 2018 and 2019 bring many opportunities including expanded family scouting and revamped Venturing advancement. Please keep our priorities in mind: increasing our commissioner coverage, striving for more effective engagement with units and continuing our own professional development. These all eventually result in a more rewarding experience for our Scouts. We all understand our unit service time is spent inspiring, coaching and connecting. The college is your chance to help improve your capabilities and by extension, those of your units’ leaders through your coaching of them and your roundtable programs. We are committed to help your contribution to unit service. Please consult with your assistant district commissioner or district commissioner this summer and choose the college offerings that best help you. We believe you will be immediately able to put new skills to use at the next roundtable or unit visit. See you in November! Yours in Scouting, David Cousins Council Commissioner Northern Star Council What’s New for 2018 • Each degree has new course offerings to enhance the training experience for all of our commissioners. • We have added additional electives to provide more choices for both new and experienced commissioners. • For Advanced Studies candidates (those who have completed their Masters or Doctorate degree), you are able to register for any class offered at the College that will best suit your training needs. -
Is Scouting in Your Toolbox?
SSOC A IA N T A I R O E N H O T N U L S C L LUTHERAN O A U N T O I I N T G A N • SCOUTING VOLUME 26, NUMBER 4 www.nlas.org SPRING 2018 Is Scouting in Your Toolbox? Like all congregations, yours has a call to ministry - to youth, to families, to your community. When faced with any task, we sort through our tools to find the best ones to meet the challenge. As you look through your congrega- tion’s tools for ministry, do you find the programs of the Boy Scouts of America among them? These tools are available to any congregation but you may ask, “How do we use them?” The National Lutheran Association on Scouting is hosting an opportunity for your congregation to get the answers to this and related questions during the Scouting in the Lutheran Church Con- ference to be held July 15 to 21, 2018 at the BSA’s Philmont Training Center in northeastern New Mexico. This confer- ence is designed for Lutheran congrega- about the religious education opportuni- Scouters with a wide variety of fam- tions, schools, clergy, and all Lutheran ties of the P.R.A.Y. religious ily programs. The PTC staff offers Scouters who want to learn more emblems program and a full, organized program for every about using Scouting as an how it builds faith member of the family – from infants outreach ministry to young in youth. In addi- to spouses. Family members will be people and their fami- tion, participants joined by others in their age group and lies. -
Glossary of Scouting Terms Activities and Civic Service Committee
GLOSSARY OF SCOUTING TERMS activities and civic service committee. The council or Boy Scout. A registered youth member of a Boy Scout district committee responsible for planning, promoting troop or one registered as a Lone Scout. Must have and operating activities. completed the fifth grade and be 11 years old, or have earned the Arrow of Light Award but not yet be 18 advanced training. In-depth training for experienced years old. adult leaders, such as Wood Badge. Boy Scouts of America (BSA). A nationwide organiza- advancement. The process by which a Boy Scout meets tion founded February 8, 1910, and chartered by the certain requirements and earns recognition. U.S. Congress June 15, 1916. Alpha Phi Omega (APO). A coeducational service Boys’ Life magazine. The magazine for all boys, fraternity organized in many colleges and universities. published by the Boy Scouts of America. It was founded on the principles of the Scout Oath and Law. Bronze Palm. An Eagle Scout may receive this recogni- tion by earning five additional merit badges and com- Aquatics Instructor, BSA. A five-year certification pleting certain other requirements. awarded to an adult who satisfactorily completes the aquatics section at a BSA National Camping School. Brotherhood membership. The second and final induc- tion phase of membership in the Order of the Arrow. area director. A professional Scouter on a regional staff who relates to and works with an area president in BSA Lifeguard. A three-year certification awarded giving direct service to local councils. to Boy Scouts who meet prescribed requirements in aquatics skills. -
The Silver Arrowhead Presented for Distinguished Service to the Order Since 1940 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2 | Summer 2012
ORDER OF THE ARROW | BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA THE SILVER ARROWHEAD PRESENTED FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE ORDER SINCE 1940 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2 | SUMMER 2012 True brotherhood: A thing of the spirit By CARL E. KRAMER of hosting the 1969 lodge fall fellowship. The fellowship Class of 1973 proceeded very well. The program and food were excellent, and the lodge and chapter youth leaders did Arrowmen who knew Dr. E. Urner Goodman can a great job. As I look back nearly 45 years, however, I recall that he had a simple mantra that pervaded his realize that the highlight for me was meeting and getting speeches and writings and which still appears in our to know John Brown. handbook: “The Order of the Arrow is a thing of the At first blush, the two of us could not have been more Spirit.” When applied to Distinguished Service Award different. I was a 23-year-old, slightly overweight, small- recipients, it wouldn’t be too hard to identify aspects of town white kid from southern Indiana. John was a tall, their lives and service to the Order that exemplify that lanky, and exuberant African American from Chicago’s intonation. But as I ponder the many recipients I have south side. About the only thing we seemed to have in known during my 51 years in our Order, one stands common was our passion for Scouting and the Order out as unique. of the Arrow. John immediately embraced me like a I first met John Brown in 1969. I had arrived in brother and showed me friendship and hospitality. -
United States Bankruptcy Court
EXHIBIT A Exhibit A Service List Served as set forth below Description NameAddress Email Method of Service Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 168 Read Ave Tuckahoe, NY 10707-2316 First Class Mail Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 19 Hillcrest Rd Bronxville, NY 10708-4518 First Class Mail Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 39 7Th St New Rochelle, NY 10801-5813 First Class Mail Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 58 Bradford Blvd Yonkers, NY 10710-3638 First Class Mail Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 Po Box 630 Bronxville, NY 10708-0630 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Abraham Lincoln Council Abraham Lincoln Council 144 5231 S 6Th Street Rd Springfield, IL 62703-5143 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Abraham Lincoln Council C/O Dan O'Brien 5231 S 6Th Street Rd Springfield, IL 62703-5143 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Alabama-Florida Cncl 3 6801 W Main St Dothan, AL 36305-6937 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Alameda Cncl 22 1714 Everett St Alameda, CA 94501-1529 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Alamo Area Cncl#583 2226 Nw Military Hwy San Antonio, TX 78213-1833 First Class Mail Adversary Parties All Saints School - St Stephen'S Church Three Rivers Council 578 Po Box 7188 Beaumont, TX 77726-7188 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Allegheny Highlands Cncl 382 50 Hough Hill Rd Falconer, NY 14733-9766 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Aloha Council C/O Matt Hill 421 Puiwa Rd Honolulu, HI 96817 First -
Executive Edition
Vol. 7, No. 8 EXECUTIVE EDITION In this Issue: • The First Chief Scout • Eleven More Chiefs • BSA’S New Chief Scout • A Profession With a Purpose • Scouting’s Future Ever wonder who runs the Boy Scouts of America? A national committee made up of volunteers from many backgrounds guide the organization through its most important decisions. They are led by Scouting’s National Key 3. The top professional Scouter in the organization is the Chief Scout Executive. He is selected by BSA’s National Executive Committee to oversee the national office and all that happens in the field. Throughout BSA’s history, a dozen men have held the post, each bringing his own style and vision to the office. Soon there will be one more. THE FIRST CHIEF SCOUT In 1910 as the new Boy Scouts of America was taking shape, Ernest Thompson Seton, Daniel Carter Beard, and other visionaries were developing program and writing literature. Support from Theodore Roosevelt and others was bringing positive attention to the fledgling organization. With volunteers and staff ready to move forward, Scouting needed a strong administrator. They found that in James E. West. Orphaned at a young age and handicapped by tuberculosis, West had nonetheless had the inner strength to make his own way. He earned a law degree and become a strong proponent of children’s rights. President Roosevelt recommended West to the Boy Scouts. The two had worked together on youth issues when Roosevelt was in the White House. West had also gained experience with the YMCA and other groups. Hired on a six-month trial basis, Dr. -
2014 0- Do Not Enter Social Security Numbers on This Form As It May Be Made Public
l efile GRAPHIC p rint - DO NOT PROCESS As Filed Data - DLN: 93491216008015 OMB No 1545-0052 Form 990-PF Return of Private Foundation or Section 4947(a)(1) Trust Treated as Private Foundation Department of the Treasury 2014 0- Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public. Internal Revenue Service 0- Information about Form 990-PF and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990pf . For calendar year 2014 , or tax year beginning 01 - 01-2014 , and ending 12-31-2014 Name of foundation A Employer identification number CenturyLink Clarke M Williams Foundation 84-0978668 Foundation Source Number and street ( or P 0 box number if mail is not delivered to street address) Room / suite 6 ieiepnone number (see instructions) Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd Suite 123 (800) 839-1754 City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code C If exemption application is pending, check here F Wilmington, DE 198091377 G Check all that apply r'Initial return r'Initial return of a former public charity D 1. Foreign organizations , check here (- r Final return r'Amended return 2. Foreign organizations meeting the 850/, r-Address change r'Name change test, check here and attach computation F E If private foundation status was terminated H C heck type of organization Section 501( c)(3) exempt private foundation und er section 507 ( b )( 1 )( A ), c hec k here F_ Section 4947 (a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust r'Other taxable private foundation I Fair market value of all assets at end J Accounting method F Cash F Accrual F If the foundation is in a 60-month termination of year (from Part II, col. -
Return of Private Foundation No
Return of Private Foundation No. 1545-0052 Form 990 -PF I or Section 4947(a)11) Nonexempt Charitable Trust Treated as a Private Foundation Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Note. The foundation may be able to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requi rements. For calendar year 2012 or tax year beg innin g , 2012 , and endin g 20 Name of foundation A Employer identification number IT R RANCORP POITNT)ATTON 1 5-A4ff 41 -1' Sg57q Number and street (or P.O. box number if mail is not delivered to street address) Room /suite 8 Telephone number (see instructions) P 0 BOX 64713; TRUST TAX SERVICES 612- 303-0738 City or town, state, and ZIP code q C If exemption application is ► pending , check here • • • • ST. PAUL , MN 55164-0713 G Check all that apply: Initial return Initial return of a former public charity D 1 Foreign organizations , check here • ► Final return Amended return 2 Foreign organ izations meeting the 85% test , check here and attach Address change Name chan ge computation • • • . , ► H Check type of organization: X Section 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation E it private foundation status was terminated Section 4947(a))1) nonexem pt charitable trust Other taxable p rivate foundation under section 507(b((1)(A),check here . ► Fair market value of all assets at end Accountin g method:LA Cash L_J Accrual F If the foundation is in a 60-month termination of year (from Part 11, col. (C), line FOther (specify) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ under section 507(b)ltl( B),check here .