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Scouting At the Top
Summer 2012
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Stacey Cowles Recognized with National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) Eagle Scout of the Year Award.
Steve Lamberson, council NESA Chairman, presented this award to Stacey at the council Leadership Breakfast in February. Stacey, who earned his Eagle Scout rank in Troop 325 in Spokane as a Scout, serves on the council executive board and has distinguished himself in the publishing business and as a community leader, generous volunteer and philanthropist.
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Scouts Doing Great Things!
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Cayman Kirkhart of Troop 291 in Coeur d'Alene Idaho featured in Boys' Life Magazine for his extraordinary Eagle Scout Service Project.
"I was looking at the motto, 'Be Prepared' and I thought of doing it by teaching the community how to be prepared for a disaster-because in Idaho there are a lot of things like that," Cayman says. "I thought it would be good training for the community to know what to do." Read all about this Scout's extraordinary service project here.
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Local Scout Earns All 133 Merit Badges.
Devon Erickson, an Eagle Scout in Boy Scout Troop 225 in Spirit Lake, has accomplished a rare feat: he has earned every merit badge offered by the Boy Scouts of America! There are only 171 Scouts in our nation that are known to have accomplished this. We believe that he is the first Boy Scout in the Inland Northwest Council to earn them all! See this article in the Spokesman-Review to learn more.
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 In our recent Voice of the Scout survey, 100% of parents said, "Scouting reinforces worthwhile values for my son." As one of our volunteers said in the survey, "I think that volunteering in Scouting is a fantastic experience for both the leader and the Scouts." Did you know that adults who earned the Eagle Scout Rank as a youth are 76% more likely to hold a leadership position in their local community than adults who were never in Scouting? A nationwide study of men who earned the Eagle Scout award by Baylor University shows this and much more- read more of the results here.
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Allan and Mearle Roy Host 86 Golden Eagle Donors to Garden Party.
Friends of Scouting donors of $1,000 and more were recognized with a special dinner and garden tour at the home of Allan & Mearle Roy. Allan, who grew up in the Australia and earned the Queen's Scout Award (the Australian equivalent of the Eagle Scout Award) is the President and CEO of Pyrotech in Spokane Valley and a member of the council executive board. New Golden Eagle donors were recognized with a distinctive eagle statue and renewing members were presented a special Golden Eagle coin in recognition of their support of Scouting. See photos here.
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Neal Heckerman, Founder & CEO of H2E Inc. in Liberty Lake and Mike Clary, Vice President of Hecla Mining in Coeur d'Alene, join council executive board.
We welcome Neal who is a committee member of Boy Scout Troop 490, graduate of the 2012 Wood Badge Training course, and parent of a Star Scout. We also welcome Mike who grew up in Scouting in Wallace and is the father of four children one of whom will be old enough for Cub Scouts in just 2 years!
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Council Recognizes Ron McIntire as Kootenai County Distinguished Citizen.
Ron, President & CEO of Super 1 Foods and member of the council's executive board and foundation board, was recognized for his decades of support of Scouting and other community programs at a special dinner in his honor on May 3rd.
View photos from the Distinguished Citizen Dinner
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Along the Trail
What is happening at Camp?
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$100,000 Donated to Centennial Campaign for Cub Country.
A generous gift of $100,000 was donated by Gary Ely to support the new dining hall project for Cub Country. We are working to raise the remaining funds necessary to break ground on the new dining hall for Cub Country by spring 2013. Thank you, Gary! Learn more about our plans for Cub Country by watching this video.
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Camp Easton, Camp Grizzly and Cub Country at Cowles Scout Reservation all Nationally Accredited by BSA.
Each year, each of our summer camp programs undergo an in-depth evaluation of facilities, staffing, certifications, procedures, and programs to make sure that our camps are safe, offer an excellent program, provide qualified and properly trained staff, and are prepared for a variety of situations that may arise during the summer. This evaluation is conducted by a team of visitors trained by the Boy Scouts of America. In addition, our council camping committee conducts an annual pre-camp and a post-camp inspection of each facility to identify and resolve any safety issues at the camps. We are pleased to report that each of our summer camp programs were nationally accredited again in 2012!
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Motorboats Needed!
 We are in need of up to 3 new or used motorboats for Waterskiing and Motor Boating merit badges at Camp Easton. We are looking for 18' to 20' boats with around a 140 hp outboard motor and preferably with a ski tower. Donated boats must be in good working condition with no major repairs needed. We use boats more in one summer than most boat owners do in 5 years! We cannot accept boats that are not in good condition. Donors may receive a tax deduction for the fair market value of the boat. To donate your boat, call or email Chris Baker, Development Director, at 509-325-4562.
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Make Scouting Stronger!
- Volunteer to be a merit badge counselor in your vocation or avocation. Contact Dayna Reffner, Program Support Secretary, at 1-800-945-4390.
- Volunteer on a district or council committee. Contact Gerry Granum, Director of Field Service, at 1-800-945-4390.
- Send a Scout to camp by donating a campership. Click this link to make an online donation or mail your gift to Campership Fund, 411 W Boy Scout Way, Spokane, WA 99201.
- Donate gently used uniforms to our uniform bank so that we can provide uniforms to families with financial hardships. Drop off at any of our three Scout Service Centers.
- Support One Scout for One Year as part of our iSupport1 Campaign. Click this link to support one or more Scouts this year for $175 each. Your gift will provide volunteer training, programs and activities, camps, leader support and more for one or more Scouts in 2012.
- Donate your Car to Support Scouting-whether it runs or not! We'll even haul it away-click the link for details.
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