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August/September 2014 Edition
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AREA 7 VENTURING NEWSLETTER WELCOME TO THE AREA AREA ADVISOR We are pleased to announce that effective June 1st, Rachel Zahrobsky has replaced Kris Zahrobsky, as the Central Region Area 7 Venturing Chair/Advisor. Kris has served as the Area 7 Venturing Advisor for twelve years, and was asked to become the Central Region Venturing Advisor, which he took over the position effective June 1st. Rachel is from Des Plaines Valley Council in LaGrange, IL. She brings years of proven leadership and communication skills to the Area-level of Venturing. As a youth, Rachel was involved in Girl Scouts, which began her foundation for being a leader. She was also very much involved and held numerous leadership roles as a collegiate member of Sigma Kappa Sorority (Beta Nu). There she was involved in many philanthropic activities and was on the executive board throughout her 4 years. Serving as the Area 7 Venturing Associate Advisor of Communication since 2012, Rachel has extensive experience in newsletter creation and social media, as well as working with youth. Beginning her role as Area 7 Venturing Chair/Advisor, she is excited to start this next part of her scouting journey, and wants to make sure that the youth are always having fun. As a dedicated leader, Rachel will always ensure that the youth never fail in anything that they want to accomplish. Away from Scouting, Rachel attends Lewis University, completing a degree in Sports Management with a Business Administration minor. She also helps out at her former high school every spring as an assistant coach to all levels of Badminton teams. In her free time, Rachel enjoys traveling, haunted houses, shopping, playing sports, spending time with family & friends, reading, and watching sports, especially her beloved Chicago Blackhawks. Please join us in welcoming Rachel as the new Area Advisor!
ASSOCIATE ADVISOR OF COMMUNICATION Replacing Rachel Zahrobsky as an Associate Advisor is Andrew Swibes. He is from Calumet Council in Munster, IN and will be the Area 7 Venturing Associate Advisor of Communication. He has been a member of the Boy Scouts of America and the Order of the Arrow for more than 10 years. He currently lives in Calumet City, IL. Andrew earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2010 and is a Vigil Honor Member. He is a Founders Award recipient in the Order of the Arrow, a James E. West recipient, as well as earning the Venturing Bronze Award. Andrew has also received the Area Venturing Leadership Award for his time served as a youth on the Area committee. Serving for the past two years as an Area 7 Committee member, both as a youth as an adult. Andrew has been a great asset to the area team and will continue to be as he begins his new position. In his free time, Andy enjoys working on cars, camping, hiking, hanging out with friends & family, and watching sports. Please join us in welcoming Andrew Swibes as the new Associate Advisor!
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NEW VENTURING AWARDS
Last month, the New Venturing Award designs were released by the National Venturing Cabinet. The Venturing, Discovery and Pathfinder Awards are all patches that will be worn on the uniform on the left chest pocket. Once a Venturer has earned the Summit Award, they will receive the Summit Award patch which reads “Lead the Adventure�, Summit Medal (which is an adaptation of the outgoing Silver Award Medal), as well as the green and silver knot (this is the same knot used for the Silver Award) that they can put on their uniform. For more information on all the new changes to Venturing, please visit: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/programupdates.aspx http://www.scouting.org/filestore/program_update/pdf/220-855_LowRes2.pdf http://www.scouting.org/filestore/venturing/pdf/VenturingFAQs.pdf
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ADVISORS MINUTE As many of you know, the Advisor doesn’t typically write an article for our regular newsletter. But, since this is the ending of one era, and the beginning of another, I wanted a chance to write a little something. This past year in Venturing has definitely been filled with many accomplishments within our Area. Our annual “Area Extravaganza”, which is our fall outdoor fun event held in October, brought us well over 170 participants & staff on what was the warmest one we’ve seen so far! Making us the second highest attended fun event in the Central Region. In addition, our annual spring Venturing Conference in March welcomed 130 participants, with at least one representative from each of our 11 councils! Which I am pleased to announce makes it the highest attended Venturing conference in not just the region, but the nation! But none of this success would have happened without the phenomenal youth team that we had last year. They truly were one of the strongest groups that I have ever seen, and that’s just from my view as an Associate Advisor. I know that there was much more done that we may not have seen, but without any of their efforts, the Area would not be where we are today. I want to Congratulate and thank you all for a wonderful job well done. To our incoming youth and adult members: The bar has definitely been set high! But, each of you were picked for extremely good reasons. So, we know that you will not just handle the job, but help take us to the next level and succeed even more. I look forward to working with each of you and starting on this new journey together. To Kris, our past Area Advisor: Words cannot describe the legacy you have left behind. You have left some very big shoes to fill. But throughout your time served, you have truly shown us what this entire program means to you. I know that the decision to move on to the Region level was not easy, but rest assured, the Area is in good hands. I hope that I can be as humble of a servant as you were. Thank you for everything you have done, it truly is appreciated in more ways than you can even imagine. To all the Venturing members of Area 7: Thank you for your continued support of Area 7! If you enjoyed what we brought you last year, just wait until you see what this year’s team has in store! From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank so many people for giving me this opportunity and entrusting the Area under my guidance along with the youth. It truly means a lot to me, more than words can ever be written or spoken. Again, I want to thank you all as we move forward this year in Area 7. Please don’t hesitate to contact me at: rzahrobsky416@gmail.com for any reason, I am here to help in any way that I can.
Yours in Venturing, Rachel
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VENTURER SPOTLIGHT Meet Kevin Leahy, in this issue’s Venturer Spotlight! Kevin is from Crew 2049, chartered by the Lemont United Methodist Church in Lemont, IL. He is 16 years old and is currently attending Lemont High School. Kevin is on the honor roll, a member of the Varsity bowling team, as well as recently having stage-managed the LHS spring musical, “Guys & Dolls”.
Kevin Leahy DesPlaines Valley Council Crew 2049
Kevin also belongs to an after-school program that focuses on educating students about renewable energy, called, “Project Infinite Green.” Through Project Infinite Green, he’s had the opportunity to present a green energy plan to the STEM caucus on Capitol Hill, the American Nuclear Society and the Illinois Energy Council. He’s also had the chance to work with students in a Chicago charter school instructing the children on the benefits of solar energy. Recently, he and his team launched a YouTube channel exploring the topic ""What Is Energy?"
As for college, Kevin hopes to attend a notable university and wants to major in engineering, with a minor in a business. His dream job is to manage a start-up company that benefits the environment. He wants to be outdoors as much as possible! Kevin initially joined Venturing because of all of the high adventure opportunities available. One of his greatest Venturing memories so far is his trip to Florida Sea Base, where he went diving and was able to see all the incredible marine life. Preparing for that trip over the year was one of his best times getting to hang out with his Crew. Kevin has a very strong Scouting background. He has earned 68 merit badges, 4 NOVA awards, the World Conservation Award and the National Outdoor Award. He recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout with 3 palms. Kevin has also served as his Troop’s Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) as well as the SPL for Des Plaines Valley Council’s 2013 Jamboree Contingent. He served as Crew leader on their 2012 Philmont trek and 2014 Sea Base Scuba Live aboard. He has worked at Des Plaines Valley Council Tall Grass Day Camp shooting range for 5 years, as well as serving Camp Shin-Go-Beek and Camp Mach-Kin-O-Siew. He is a Brotherhood member of Pachsegink Lodge, serving currently as Ceremonies Chairman, and lodge secretary in the past. As part of the DPVC Venturing Crew 2388, Kevin participated in an underwater remote operated vehicle program culminating in a regional (MATE) completion in which their team took first place! While he describes amazing experiences while in the program, another of his favorites is taking a canoe trip down the Buffalo River in Arkansas. Another was from his time at the 2013 National Jamboree, in which he describes the day of service as an amazing experience. His Troop was tasked with restoring an outdoor theatre, where they painted the building and stage along with landscaping the surrounding area. He was amazed to think that 40,000 scouts were also participating in other activities just near where he was. Something interesting about Kevin away from Scouting? He is a juggler and juggles/hacky-sacks everywhere he goes!
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REGISTER TODAY! For any questions please contact:
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OR Rachel Zahrobsky – Area 7 Venturing Advisor rzahrobsky416@gmail.com
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2015 WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE In 2015, more than 30,000 Scouts and leaders from 161 countries around the world will converge on Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan, for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. The event will provide opportunities to raise awareness about global issues, explore the environment, participate in community service, make friends from around the world, and deepen understanding of developments in science and technology. The world jamboree is a unique opportunity for participants to experience an exciting program of activities, including: Global Development Village, City of Science, Cross Road of Culture, and the Peace Program. Boys must be at least 14 years of age prior to the Jamboree starting and not yet turned 18 through the end of the Jamboree. In addition, girls (same age restrictions as the boys) are welcome to register and will be placed in the Central Region Venturing Crew. Participants will live and learn with fellow Scouts from around the world. They will be housed in tents along with the BSA contingent but will soon venture out to mingle with tens of thousands of people for two weeks of activities and adventure. That’s right, a world fellowship exercise on an enormous scale!
To register for this once in a lifetime wonderful opportunity, visit: http://www.scouting.org/worldjamboree.aspx For other FAQ’s visit: http://www.scouting.org/WorldJamboree/faq.aspx To also see a printable brochure, please visit: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/world_jamboree/pdf/130-310.pdf
“V ENTURING D AY ” A T D ISCOVERY O UTPOST As we talked about in our last issue, Northwest Suburban Council opened the first of its kind recruiting center for the Boy Scouts of America. It is called Discovery Outpost and is located at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois. On Saturday, August 23rd, members of the Area 7 VOA hosted a “Venturing Day”, complete with “minute to win it” type games, videos featuring our program, candy, and all the Venturing information you wanted to know! Even though the weather outside was stormy, it made for a great day inside! We are happy to report that in the time we were there, we were able to talk to 5 potential new Venturing members who were very interested in joining a crew. If you haven’t gotten the chance to head over there, please do! They will be offering fun activities throughout the months ahead. For more information please visit: http://www.discoveryoutpost.com
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NEWS ABOUT THE TRIPLE CROWN AWARD
The Summit Bechtel Reserve is now a part of the Triple Crown of National High Adventure Award. And a new honor, the Grand Slam of National High Adventure Award, recognizes Scouts who participate in qualifying high-adventure programs at all four national high-adventure bases. That’s Northern Tier, Philmont, Sea Base and the Summit Bechtel Reserve. Above is a look at the redesigned patches for the Triple Crown award. Now that there are four different qualifying combinations of high-adventure bases, the award needed four different patches:
Philmont, Sea Base, Northern Tier
Summit, Sea Base, Northern Tier
Philmont, Summit, Northern Tier
Philmont, Sea Base, Summit
The patches include animals to represent each national high-adventure base: a bull for Philmont, a loon for Northern Tier, a dolphin for Sea Base and a black bear for the Summit. The Grand Slam award patch design will be unveiled soon. Applications for both awards are being accepted now, but because the new patches will take time to produce, processing won’t begin until November for those who attended the Paul R. Christen National High Adventure Base at the Summit. To read the full article, please visit: http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/08/21/four-national-bsa-highadventure-bases-now-qualify-triple-crown-award/#prettyPhoto
C ONTACT I NFORMATION -Want to contact your Area Venturing Youth Officers and Adult Advisors? -Want to request information? -Want us to feature your council or event in our next issue? -Want to submit a recipe to be featured in the next issue? For all these questions and more, contact Area 7 Venturing at: http://www.crventuring.org/Area_Pages/Area_7/ or Email: Area7Venturing@gmail.com
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UPCOMING VENTURING EVENTS September 19-21, 2014 Calumet Council Venturing Shooting Sports Weekend Camp Frank S. Betz http://www.calumetcouncil.org/Documents/2014/Shooting%20Sports/2014%20Venture%20Shooting%20Sports.pdf
For more information: Email: Tom Stahulak
September 26-28, 2014 Fall Fun Rally St. Louis, MO http://www.fallfunrally.org/
October 4, 2014 Area 7 Venturing Extravaganza Rainbow Scout Reservation, Morris, IL http://threefirescouncil.org/index.php/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2014/10/04/6707/-/venturingextravaganza?Itemid=0
October 10-12, 2014 Aircamp Rockford Airport http://www.aircamp2014.com/
November 7-9, 2014 Glacier's Edge Council Venturing Shooting Sports Weekend Ed Bryant Scout Reservation
December 6, 2014 Christmas Tree Ship 2014 Navy Pier, Chicago, IL http://christmasship.org/
UPCOMING WOOD BADGE COURSES August 22-24 & September 19-21 NEIC Camp Sol R Crown in Wilmot, WI http://www.neic-woodbadge.org/ September 12-14 & October 18-20 Rainbow Council Rainbow Scout Reservation in Morris, IL http://www.rainbowcouncil.org/
August 22-24 & September12-14 Three Fires Council Camp Big Timber in Elgin, IL http://www.threefirescouncil.org/index.php/training-mainmenu-35/wood-badge-info September 12-14 & October 10-12 Glacier's Edge Council Camp IndianTrails in Janesville, WI http://www.glaciersedge.org/
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RECIPE OF THE MONTH If you have a recipe you would like to have featured in the newsletter, please contact us and let us know! It doesn't have to be for outdoor cooking, it can be for anything!
GOOEY CARAMEL CINNAMON ROLLS Ingredients: -
Aluminum Foil 18 Cinnamon rolls from a tin, you will need multiple ½ Cup of Brown Sugar 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon ½ Cup of Graham Cracker Crumbs For Topping: Frosting that comes with the cinnamon rolls and add 1/3 Cup of Caramel ice cream topping
Instructions:
Also, if you try the recipe, give us some feedback and let us know how it turned out! Any feedback received will be put in the next newsletter.
1) Cut each roll into 4 pieces and arrange in bottom of 14-inch Dutch Oven that is lined with aluminum foil. 2) In a bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon & graham cracker crumbs. 3) Sprinkle evenly over cut rolls. 4) Cover with lid and bake at 350˚F for 25-30 minutes. 5) For icinging: combine frosting with caramel topping. Drizzle over cinnamon rolls while still warm.
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