Tuscarora Council Trailblazer, Jan & Feb 2013

and scored in bronze, sil-ver , or gold levels. In 2012 the Tuscarora Coun-cil scored high enough in each criteria to have an overall score for gold. This is due to the hard work of the many volunteers and scouts in the Tuscarora Council. Thank you for a successful year.

Journey to Excellence is the BSA’s performance recognition program that is designed to encourage and reward success and meas-ure the performance of our units, districts, and the council. Criteria for this recognition includes fund-ing management, member-ship growth and retention,

advancement, camping, community service, unit service, training, and lead-ership. These areas are measured form past years

Tuscarora Council Makes Gold for Journey to Excellence

John Lewis, Council President 2013

John Lewis, newly elected President for the Tuscarora Council was installed at the Executive Board meeting on January 15, 2013. He made the following com-ments.

“I am proud to have the honor of serving as the

Tuscarora Council Presi-dent for 2013/14. We are fortunate to have excellent staff ready to help with any scouting need you may have. The Boy Scouts of America continues to be the premier youth organization in the country. It is more impor-

tant than ever that we thrive in today's challenging world. The USA needs young people that under-stand and lead lives consis-tent with the Scout Oath and Promise. Please sup-port Boy Scouting with your time and resources."

January/February 2013 Trailblazer Upcoming Events

• Wood Badge, Feb 22-24 & Mar. 23-25

• OA Spring Ordeal, March 1-3

• Cub Weekends, March 8-10 & 15-17

• Merit Badge College, April 6 at WCC

• OA Conclave, April 19-21 Camp Durant

• Outdoor Skills Training April 26-28

• Camp Workday June 1

Inside this issue:

Year of the Eagle Scout

2

Eagle Class Honoree

2

Silver Beaver Honorees

3

Wood Badge 3

OA Unit Award 3

Family FOS 3

Summer Camps

4

Tuscarora Council Celebrates 90 Years of Scouting

2013 marks the 90th anni-versary of the Tuscarora Council. The Tuscarora

Council has provided, through hundreds of Char-ter Partners and Community organizations, wholesome

blessed by ninety years of success and have provided our community, our nation, and the world with better prepared leaders that will lead our great nation well into the future. Thank you for helping con-tinue the success of this great council.

and safe opportunities for young people to experience the Wonderful World of Scouting. Thousands of volunteer men and women before us established the standards of a quality pro-gram that we continue to offer to our young people today. We have been

2012 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the Eagle Scout award. Only 5 percent of all Boy Scouts ever attain the rank.

These young men have committed themselves to being the very best they can be. They have set a goal for themselves and have obtained that goal. They are the kind of young men that employers like to see apply for their openings.

They are young men who exemplify service and responsibility. They are leaders, both in their youth and in their adulthood.

The Tuscarora Council honored the Scouts who obtained the rank of Eagle Scout in 2012 at Mount Olive College on Sunday, January 27, 2012.

On that Sunday 50 of the 120 Eagle Scouts, seen in the picture below, were recognized with 2012 Eagle Scout Class

Honoree, Mr. Henry Campbell. We are delighted to honor these young men who hold so much promise for the future. The Eagle Class of 2012 is the largest Eagle Class to date for the Tuscarora Council.

2012 Year of the Eagle Scout

D. Henry Campbell, 2012 Eagle Scout Class Honoree

has served God and Country through the Methodist Church, the US Army, and 30 years as a State Employee. He is retired after 30 years as a Special Agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of Inves-tigation. His activities include Church mission work at home, abroad, as well as local, state, and community service through numerous civic organizations. He lives the Scout motto and slogan daily. His personal motto is "Just do the right thing, even when no one else is looking."

Of all the awards he has received, he still places his 1964 Eagle with Ex-plorer Post 51 on the top.

David Henry Campbell is from Wal-lace, Duplin County North Carolina. He became a Cub Scout in 1953, and has been actively involved in scouting at all levels. He is married to Jean Townsend Campbell. They have four children. All three sons are Eagle Scouts. Their daughter and three grand-daughters are involved in Girl Scout-ing. He has chosen to model and live his life by the Scout Oath and Law. He

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the family unit, provides service to the community, and provides safe fun and adventure for each scout. Scouts will learn a skill or vocation, learn to save a life or their own, learn the value of edu-

This spring many of our units will participate in the Friends of Scout campaign by hosting a presenta-tion at your units Blue & Gold or Court of Honor. In order to con-tinue to serve the youth of Sampson, Duplin, Johnston, and Wayne counties your support is needed more than ever.

Scouting fosters values, provide positive role models, strengthens

cation, and become involved in the community. The Tuscarora Council provides the tools to ensure that each Scout has a quality program.

To schedule a presentation for this spring contact your District Executive. The presentation is short and is best at a unit func-tion that the parents and families are in attendance.

Silver Beaver Honorees

2013 Family Friends of Scouting

Wood Badge Course, S7-424-13

The Tuscarora Council will hold its Wood Badge train-ing on February 22-24 and March 23-25 at Camp Tuscarora. The Course Director will be Crystal Ben-son from the Neusiok District.

Wood Badge is a 93 year old world wide tradition. Partici-pants will learn how to be-come a better leader for the boys and their Scouting unit.. The Tuscarora Council holds a Wood Badge Course every other year.

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Connie Barton Neusiok District

Ray Bryant Coharie District

Danny Jackson Tuscarora Council

Doris Offield Torhunta District

New Order of the Arrow Unit Award

The Order of the Arrow an-nounced a new Unit Level Award to begin in 2013. This award seeks units and the leaders within them, who excel at incorporating the OA into their annual planning. This award can be earned at the unit and Scoutmaster levels. A unit must meet criteria in leadership, participation, elections, plan-ning, and conversions. For more information about this award go to www.oa-bsa.org.

Tuscarora Council 316 East Walnut St. Goldsboro, NC 27530 919-734-1714 919-734-6540 Fax www.bsanc.org

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Tim Harper

Scout Executive

[email protected]

Scott Hagler

Field Director

[email protected]

Ryan Roberts

Neusiok District Executive

[email protected]

Charlie Aman

Torhunta District Executive

[email protected]

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Melanie Hopkins

Accounting and Office Manager

[email protected]

Amanda Greeno

Registration and Advancement

[email protected]

Ashley Beamon

Scout Shop and Customer

Service

[email protected]

Tim Wuertzer

Camp Ranger

(919) 934-9538

[email protected]

Get ready for an exciting time at Camp Tuscarora this summer. The Tus-carora Council offers programs for both Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Ven-turers.

Cub Scouts will go “Around the World” this sum-mer for Cub Resident Camp. There are two sessions to choose from June 16-19 & June 19-22. Cub Resident Camp is for Wolves, Bears, and 1st and 2nd Year Webelos Scouts.

Boy Scouts have four action packed weeks to choose from beginning on June 23 and ending July 20. There are new merit badges added this summer. Your older scouts can participate in the Adventure Trek program. This program takes Scouts off camp to Kerr Lake and participating in activities such as waterskiing, scuba, and wilderness survival.

Get your scouts signed up today. Contact Camp Director, Scott Hagler at 919-734-1714 or [email protected].

Messengers of Peace is a new program with a new focus—and an opportu-nity to connect and share with Scouts around the world without leaving home. It’s designed to integrate with Journey to

Messengers of Peace is a global initiative designed to inspire millions of young men and women in more than 220 countries and territories to work toward peace. Using state-of-the-art so-cial media, the initiative lets Scouts from around the world share what they’ve done and inspire fellow Scouts to under-take similar efforts in their own communities. The initiative is inspired by the World Scout Committee, administered by the World Scout Bureau, and driven by youth volunteers worldwide.

Excellence service report-ing. Any project that has a significant impact on the community in any one of the three dimensions would qualify. Messen-gers of Peace projects include unit-level service projects, William T. Hor-naday Award, and Eagle Scout service projects—any projects undertaken within a Scouting context that impact peace. Scouts who participate in a project is eligible to wear a Messengers of Peace ring patch around the World Crest on his or her uniform.

Messengers of Peace

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