CENTRAL SCOUTING NEWSLETTER

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2 MAY 2009 CENTRAL SCOUTING NEWSLETTER THE NEW BSA FOCUS AND DIRECTION: Buy things from outside (outsource) Improve by benchmarking other organizations Collaborate with others Use multidisciplinary teams Think globally and locally Focus on markets and customers Adapt to customers and the marketplace Focus on the value chain Be a target marketer Continue to invent new advantages Speed up development Use only a few suppliers Manage up, down and across INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Leadership / Legacies 2 Venturing Award 3 Program 4 Scoutreach Awards 5 REGIONAL DIRECTOR S COMMENTS By now I hope you have come to learn what is meant by The New- BSA. The redesign of our National and Regional organization is much more than new titles, structures and processes. At its core, the New BSA is about adjusting culture and the way we serve our customers. It is about developing and moving the Boy Scouts of America forward at an accelerated pace with greater results. In his book Kotler on Marketing, Philip Kotler shares insight into Then Thinking and Now Thinking. When I came across this particular section of the book, it truly defined what the Boy Scouts of America is out to accomplish, develop and create in the evolution of our national corporate culture. As you review these, I hope you are able to place yourself, the volunteer leaders who lead your council and your top staff leaders into the Now category in the majority of cases. If you are able to do that, then your council is sure to enhance the brand of Scouting as well as provide premier service to families. Then Thinking - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Now Thinking Make everything inside the organization- - - - - - - - - - - - -Buy things from outside (outsource) Improve independently- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Improve by benchmarking other organizations Go it alone- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Collaborate with others Have functional departments- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Use multidisciplinary teams Maintain domestic focus- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Think globally and locally Focus on products- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Focus on markets and customers Create a standard product/service- - - - - - - - - - - - - Adapt to customers and the marketplace Be product-focused- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Focus on the value chain Be a mass marketer- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Be a target marketer Determine a sustainable market advantage- - - - - - - - - - -Continue to invent new advantages Develop new offerings slowly and carefully- - - - - - - - - - Speed up development and delivery Use many suppliers- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Use only a few suppliers Practice top-down management- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Manage up, down and across Human Resources 6, 7 2009 National Major Gifts 8 Central Region Calendar 9, 10

LEADERSHIP / LEGACIES Page 2 After three very successful years, Steve Weekes will step down as the Central Region President at the May Regional Board Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Weekes serves as Chairman and CEO of Weekes Forest Products in St. Paul, Minnesota. During his tenure, Mr. Weekes accomplished a lengthy listing of accomplishments and success. Some of these highlights include: The Central Region was a Quality Centennial Region in 2007 and 2008. The Region turned around a six year negative membership trend and achieved total growth in 2007. The number of Quality Centennial s increased from 21 in 2006 to 56 in 2008. The Central Region developed a dynamic, council service focused strategic plan that is producing a number of contemporary support tactics for local councils. Venturing membership led the country in 2007 and 2008. The number of councils with deficits shrank from 26 in 2006 to 14 in 2008. The regional board, advisory board and area committees were redesigned with an emphasis on leveraging member support for councils. Support Tactics and Tools delivered include: Operational Planning; Budget Development; President Orientation; Commissioner Orientation; Treasurer Orientation; National Park Service Partnership; New Unit Blitz Events in every council for two consecutive years among several items. From the entire core of volunteer leaders and professional staff, our thanks and deepest appreciation goes to Steve and Monica Weekes. The Central Region Nominating Committee will present for consideration at our Regional Luncheon, Mr. Stephen King for Regional President. Mr. King is the founder of King Investments and would bring a tremendous amount of business, Scouting and leadership experience to this role.

PROGRAM COUNCIL STANDARDS OF VENTURING EXCELLENCE AWARD Page 3 2007Award Recipients 2008 Award Recipients Northern Star St. Paul, MN Northern Star St. Paul, MN Lake Huron Area Auburn, MI Bay-Lakes Appleton, WI Hawkeye Area Cedar Rapids, IA Great Sauk Trail Ann Arbor, MI Greater St. Louis Area St. Louis, MO Gerald R. Ford Grand Rapids, MI Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH Simon Kenton Columbus, OH Ozark Trails Springfield, MO Heart of America Kansas City, MO Mid-America Omaha, NE Hoosier Trails Bloomington, IN Lake Huron Area Auburn, MI Hawkeye Area Cedar Rapids, IA Greater St. Louis Area St. Louis, MO 2008 National Service Award Recipients The recognitions subcommittee of the National Committee of the Order of the Arrow is pleased to announce the selection of the lodges for the National Service Award. The Award was established in 1999 to recognize lodges in each region that have performed outstanding service, both in a qualitative and quantitative sense, to their council. The lodges being recognized for their 2008 accomplishments are: Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock Lodge Hawkeye Area #172 Cedar Rapids, IA Gabe-Shi-Win-Gi-Ji-Kens Lodge Chief Okemos # 271 Lansing, MI 2008 E. Urner Goodman Camping Award Recipients The recognitions subcommittee of the National Committee of the Order of the Arrow is pleased to announce the selection of the lodges for the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award. The award was established as a tribute and testimonial to the Order s founder, E. Urner Goodman. Its purpose is to encourage and challenge Order of the Arrow members and lodges to increase their effectiveness in promoting and increasing Scout camping in each region. Awards are presented to two outstanding lodges in each region annually. The lodges being recognized for their 2008 accomplishments are: Nischa Chuppecat Lodge Hoosier Trails #145 Bloomington, IN Timmcu Lodge Northeast Iowa #178 Dubuque, IA

PROGRAM Page 4 National Order of the Arrow Conference, more commonly known as NOAC, excites Arrowmen across the country. Why you ask? Just ask anyone in the Order of the Arrow who has been to one, and they will probably say it is among the greatest Scouting experiences they have ever had. Imagine for a moment, you and eight thousand of your closest friends, descending on a major college campus for six days of brotherhood and fellowship, training and recreation, competition and friendship making. That is what a NOAC is all about. From August 1 st through 6 th 2009, you will experience training, sports competitions, arena shows, gatherings, ceremony competitions, dance competitions, college dorming with your best friend, great food, the Founders Day Fair and Parade, patch trading, tons of lodge spirit, among many other great and amazing things. Stay tuned to www.event.oa-bsa.org for updates! Remember, the theme is I m There. The question is, Will you be there? WOOD BADGE AND NYLT COURSE DIRECTOR S CONFERENCES 2009 Wood Badge and NYLT Course Directors, their staff advisors and the back up course directors will have four opportunities this fall to attend a conference: October 2-4, 2009 Geneva Center, Rochester, Indiana October 2-4, 2009 Kiwanis Camp, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota October 9-11, 2009 Heartland Conference Center, Parkville, Missouri October 9-11, 2009 Lancaster Campgrounds, Lancaster, Ohio Note: Fees have not been established at this time.

Page 5 2008 Scoutreach Award Recipients Bay-Lakes Appleton, WI Dan Beard Cincinnati, OH Northern Star St. Paul, MN Miami Valley Dayton, OH Lake Huron Area Auburn, MI Anthony Wayne Area Ft. Wayne, IN Milwaukee County Milwaukee, WI Crossroads of America Indianapolis, IN W.D. Boyce Peoria, IL LaSalle South Bend, IN Great Trail Akron, OH Chicago Area Chicago, IL Greater Western Reserve Warren, OH Northeast Illinois Highland Park, IL Great Rivers Columbia, MO Northwest Suburban Mt. Prospect, IL Heart of America Kansas City, MO Calumet Munster, IN Cornhusker Lincoln, NE Blackhawk Area Rockford, IL Mid-America Omaha, NE Prairielands Champaign, IL Clinton Valley Potawatomi Area Heart of Ohio Allohak Great Rivers Des Plaines Valley One year Pontiac, MI Waukesha, WI Ashland, OH Parkersburg, WV Columbia, MO LaGrange, IL Detroit Area Okaw Valley Milwaukee County Heart of America Dan Beard Northeast Illinois Five years Detroit, MI Belleville, IL Milwaukee, WI Kansas City, MO Cincinnati, OH Highland Park, IL Two years Glacier s Edge Madison, WI Ozark Trails Springfield, MO Miami Valley Dayton, OH Lincoln Trails Decatur, IL Anthony Wayne Area Ft. Wayne, IN Tecumseh Springfield, OH Blackhawk Area Rockford, IL Six years Mississippi Valley Quincy, IL Greater Western Reserve Warren, OH Quivira Wichita, KS Prairielands Champaign, IL Buffalo Trace Evansville, IN LaSalle South Bend, IN Northwest Suburban Mt. Prospect, IL Bay-Lakes Sioux Gerald R. Ford Blue Water Erie Shores Great Trail Greater Cleveland Coronado Area Jayhawk Area Cornhusker Three Years Appleton, WI Sioux Falls, SD Grand Rapids, MI Port Huron, MI Toledo, OH Akron, OH Cleveland, OH Salina, KS Topeka, KS Lincoln, NE Seven years Northern Star St. Paul, MN W.D. Boyce Peoria, IL Mid-America Omaha, NE Chicago Area Chicago, IL Calumet Munster, IN Eight years Lake Huron Area Auburn, MI Crossroads of America Indianapolis, IN Four Years Winnebago Waterloo, IA Greater St. Louis Area St. Louis, MO Simon Kenton Columbus, OH Three Fires St. Charles, IL Southwest Michigan Kalamazoo, MI Trails West Wood River, IL

HUMAN RESOURCES Page 6 SCOUT EXECUTIVES Potawatomi Area, Waukesha, Wisconsin selected Patrick Scherer as their new Scout executive effective March 9, 2009. Prior to this assignment, Patrick served as director of field service in San Leandro, California. Patrick began his Scouting career in 1991 as a district executive in Menasha (Appleton), Wisconsin. Buffalo Trace, Evansville, Indiana, selected John Harding as their new Scout executive effective March 16, 2009. Prior to this assignment, John served as Scout executive in Zanesville, Ohio. John began his Scouting career in 1987 as a district executive in Warren, Ohio. Gettys, Matthew, DFS, Kansas City, MO Formerly DiD, Kansas City, MO McPherson, Kevin, DSS, Indianapolis, IN Formerly ASE, Indianapolis, IN Klick, Ted, DOC, Indianapolis, IN Formerly PD, Indianapolis, IN Brown, Douglas, DLFL, Indianapolis, IN Formerly LFLE, Indianapolis, IN Propst, Benjamin, FD, Parkersburg, WV Formerly SDE, Parkersburg, WV German, Les, FiD, Madison, WI Formerly DE, Newport News, VA Hofmeister, Shayna, PD, Chicago, IL Formerly DE, Chicago, IL Shoemaker, Gary, PD, Salina, KS Formerly DiD, Salina, KS Dealy, Grant, DiD, Kansas City, MO Formerly SDE, Kansas City, MO Speiser-Koma, Jennifer, Public Relations Director, Columbus, OH Formerly DE, Columbus, OH Collins, Christopher, SDE, Walton, NE Formerly DE, Walton, NE Lepard, Alan, SDE, Wichita, KS Formerly DE, Wichita, KS Neu, Scot, SDE, Appleton, WI Formerly DE, Appleton, WI Harsh, James, SDE, Springfield, MO Formerly DE, Springfield, MO Downs, Leslie, SDE, Appleton, WI Formerly DE, Appleton, WI Haverstick, Bryon, SDE, St. Louis, MO Formerly DE, St. Louis, MO Milluzzi, Frank, SDE, Ashland, OH Formerly DE, Ashland, OH Stoner, Steven, SDE, Canton, OH Formerly DE, Canton, OH Parks, Alan, FD, Columbus, OH Formerly FD, Detroit, MI

HUMAN RESOURCES Page 7 CENTRAL REGION SILVER BUFFALO AWARD RECIPIENT Created in 1925, the Silver Buffalo Award for distinguished service to youth is awarded to those persons who give noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth. This award is Scouting s highest commendation of the invaluable contributions that outstanding Americans make to youth. The service must be national in scope and can be independent of, or directly through, the Boy Scouts of America. CHARLES T. WALNECK Algonquin, Illinois The recipient will be awarded the Silver Buffalo at the National Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida on May 22, 2009. The recipient for 2009 from the Central Region is Mr. Charles T. Walneck. CENTRAL REGION SILVER ANTELOPE AWARD RECIPIENTS The Boy Scouts of America, acting through the National Court of Honor, awards the Silver Antelope to registered Scouters of exceptional character in our region for distinguished service to youth. Nominations are made annually by the Regional Executive Committee based upon recommendations by the Volunteer Recognitions Committee. The recipients will be awarded the Silver Antelope as part of the Central Region Luncheon, held on May 21, 2009, at the National Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. The recipients for 2009 are as follows: DAVID R. EVERY West Bloomfield, Michigan Clinton Valley RICHARD W. FLOWERS Findlay, Ohio Black Swamp Area KEITH A. GEHLHAUSEN Evansville, Indiana Buffalo Trace DR. JOHN P. GELSOMINO Riverside, Illinois Des Plaines Valley GARY C. GOLE Peninsula, Ohio Greater Cleveland JAMES M. GROSSMAN Chesterfield, Missouri Greater St. Louis Area ROBERT L. NICHOLS Webb City, Missouri Ozark Trails JOHN L. WINTER Shell Rock, Iowa Winnebago

2009 NATIONAL MAJOR GIFTS AWARD Page 8 You still have time to position your council to earn the prestigious National Major Gifts Award. Requirements are as follows: 1. Through strategic planning with the council Major Gifts Committee, create a vision and case statement for the delivery of greater Scouting programs through strong council operations and effective program facilities. 2. Major Gifts/Endowment Committee meets at least quarterly. 3. Have board and area-approved, annual growth goals for new James E. West, 1910 Society, and Founders Circle gifts to Endowment and Capital (if council is in a capital campaign mode), and have successfully met those goals. Note: Goals may be expressed in number of gifts, or value of gifts. 4. Conduct at least two out of these four; a) Donor Seminar; b) Professional Seminar; c) Wills Seminar; d) Home and Hearth event. 5. Hold at least one council Heritage Society/donor recognition event. 6. Have each of these in writing; current and approved by the council Board, and on file at the Regional office: a) Investment policy; b) Spending policy; c) Gift acceptance procedures; d) Gift crediting guidelines; e) Major Gifts case for support. 7. Be up to date inputting all council endowment gifts and capital gifts with related donor information in to the ScoutNet system by December 31, 2009. 8. Have at least one current staff professional and/or active finance volunteer who has, within the last five years, attended a national, regional, or area Major Gifts Seminar conducted or approved by the BSA Foundation or BSA Finance Impact Department. 9. If conducting capital campaign, show evidence of capital project management, including construction plans, progress reports, and fiscal management. 2008 ENDOWMENT GROWTH AWARDS AREA HEADQUARTERS COUNCIL NAME AWARD LEVEL AWARD LEVEL AMOUNT 4 Cleveland Greater Cleveland Bronze $500,000 6 Indianapolis Crossroads of America Bronze $500,000 1 St. Paul Northern Star Gold $1,000,000 1 Weston Samoset Gold $1,000,000 1 Appleton Bay-Lakes Gold $1,000,000 3 Springfield Abraham Lincoln Gold $1,000,000 3 St. Louis Greater St. Louis Area Gold $1,000,000 5 Springfield Ozark Trails Gold $1,000,000 5 Kansas City Heart of America Gold $1,000,000 7 Chicago Chicago Area Gold $1,000,000 2008 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AREA HEADQUARTERS COUNCIL NAME SE NAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT ENDOWMENT VP/CHAIR 1 Fargo Northern Lights Mark G. Holtz Doug Restemayer Kirk Dean 1 St. Paul Northern Star John R. Andrews Jon A. Theobald George Baldwin, Jr. 1 Appleton Bay-Lakes Mark A. Logemann Tony Gahn, Jr. Robert Prehn 1 Weston Samoset Michael R. McCarthy Frederick Prehn Dan Dambert 2 Ann Arbor Great Sauk Trail Bradley C. Bowersox Renee E. Merchant vacant 2 Traverse City Scenic Trails Thomas C. Stoeber Patrick J. Parker Pat McLaughlin 3 Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Area T. Edmund Brandon George Brunscheen Aaron Randoplh, Jr. 3 St. Louis Greater St. Louis Area John M. Primrose Michael Neidorff Robert P. Stupp 3 Springfield Abraham Lincoln Daniel O'Brien Dr. Morris Cooper William Simpson 3 Waukesha Potawatomi Area Patrick Scherer Don Reinicker J. Bernard Fiedler 4 Warren Greater Western Reserve Gary A. Erlinger Gary Swanson Robert Dunne, Jr. 4 Zanesville Muskingum Valley Ed Mulholland Steven E. Buck Arvel Palmer 4 Akron Great Trail J. Michael Jones Jim Nilsen Mike Lewis 4 Canton Buckeye David P. Truax William T. Schauer Rick Arnold 5 Springfield Ozark Trails Dean R. Ertel John Pratt Paul Kirk 5 Kansas City Heart of America Timothy C. Bugg Bill Esry Michael Merriman 5 Wichita Quivira Michael J. Johnson Samuel M. Williams Lee Phillips III 7 Mt. Prospect Northwest Suburban Stephen J. Taylor James Tierney Rudy Smolka

Page 9 May 1-3 Area 2 OA Section C-2A Conclave 4-8 PM I, II, III-Columbus, OH 10 Mother s Day 15-17 Area 4 OA Section C-4A & C-4B Conclaves 16-22 BS Camp School- Camp Friedlander, Cincinnati, OH 20-22 National Annual Meeting, JW Marriott & Ritz Carlton, Orlando, FL 23-29 BS Camp School- S-Bar-F Scout Ranch, Knob Lick, MO 25 Memorial Day office closed 26 BSA National Holiday office closed 30-6/5 BS Camp School- Tomahawk SR, Birchwood WI June 1-5 PDL II- Lisle, IL 5-7 Area 4 OA Section C-4B Conclave 6-12 BS Camp School- D-Bar-A Scout Ranch, Metamora, MI 14 Flag Day 21 Father s Day 22-26 Senior Leadership Essentials- Lisle, IL 23-25 Fiscals Applications, Columbus, OH 26-28 Venturing Retreat 27-7/4 2009 National Law Enforcement Exploring Leadership Academies FBI Washington, DC July 2 BSA National Holiday office closed 3 Independence Day (Observed) office closed 4 Independence Day office closed 4-11 2009 National Law Enforcement Exploring Leadership Academies DEA Washington, DC 11-18 2009 National Law Enforcement Exploring Leadership Academies US Marshals Washington, DC 11-18 2009 National Law Enforcement Exploring Leadership Academies US Army Military Police Fort Leonard Wood, MO 14-16 Coaching Skills- Lisle, IL 21-22 SellWise Training, St. Paul, MN 22 MyBSA Training, St. Paul, MN 22-24 2009 Marketing Summit St. Louis, MO 29-31 Area Director Meeting Naperville, IL August 1-6 OA-NOAC Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 4-6 LAN 3, location TBD 11-13 Fiscals Applications, St. Paul, MN 18-20 Registrar/Events Training, Omaha, NE 26-29 Top Hands Meeting Detroit, MI May 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 June 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 July 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 August 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Page 10 September 4 BSA National Holiday office closed 7 Labor Day office closed 11-13 Area 1 OA Section C-1A Conclave 11-13 Area 1 OA Section C-1B Conclave 11-13 Area 5 OA Section C-5A Conclave 18-20 Area 1 OA Section C-1C Conclave 19-20 Rosh Hashanah 25-27 Area 3 OA Section C-3B Conclave 25-27 Area 3 OA Section C-3C Conclave 25-27 Area 5 OA Section C-5C Conclave 28 Yom Kippur 30 Regional Staff Meeting October 1-2 Regional Meetings 2-4 WB/NYLT Course Director s Conference, Geneva Center Rochester, IN 2-4 WB/NYLT Course Director s Conference, Kiwanis Scout Camp Marine on St. Croix, MN 7-9 Top 20 Meeting 9-10 Area 5 Key 3 Conference 9-11 WB/NYLT Course Director s Conference, Lancaster Camp Ground Lancaster, OH 9-11 WB/NYLT Course Director s Conference, Heartland Conference Center Parkville, MO 12-16 PD-L II Lisle, IL 14-18 National Outdoor Adventure Summit Philmont Scout Ranch 17 Area 1 Commissioner Summit 23-25 OA-NLS Schiewetz Training Center, Creek Holler 24 Area 4 Program & Key 3 Conference Zanesville, OH November 1 Daylight Savings Time set back 1 hour 6-8 OA-NLS/NLATS Heartland Conference Center Parkville, MO 10 Year End Close Training 11 Veteran s Day 12 Year End Close Training 17 Year End Close Training 19 Year End Close Training 20-22 Powder Horn & Kodiak CDC, Schiewetz Training Center, Dayton, OH 20-22 OA-SOS, Florida Sea Base, Islamorada, FL 26 Thanksgiving office closed 27 Day After Thanksgiving - office closed December 1 Area 4 Scout Executive s Update Meeting 12-19 Chanukah 16 Area Director Meeting Naperville, IL 17 Central Region Staff Meeting Naperville, IL 24 Day before Christmas office closed 25 Christmas office closed 27-30 National OA Planning Conference September 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 December 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

CENTRAL SCOUTING NEWSLETTER Published by the CENTRAL REGION Boy Scouts of America 230 W. Diehl Road P.O. Box 3085 Naperville, Illinois 60566-7085 Steven E. Weekes, Regional President Bradley D. Farmer, Regional Director Anthony Gibbs, Editor Aaron Stallworth, Senior Associate Editor The Central Region serves 80 councils with area headquarters in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Central Scouting is distributed to members of the Regional Board and the Regional Advisory Board, Area Committee Members, Presidents, Commissioners, and all Professional Scouters.