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Today, sunny smiles and warm hugs.

Tonight, safe driving and reunions

with loved ones. Tomorrow, day

one on the rest of your legacy

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Today’s Schedule

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Legacy, what’s yours?

Course Director

What will be your Scouting legacy? Leaving a Legacy is about the contributions we make and how we will be remembered. When I think of our lega-cy in Scouting I think about

the work we do to support the legacy of Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell. Based on the history his legacy includes using adventure and fun to help teach youth:

Experiential learning through adventure and fun activities

Self-development: physically, emotionally and mentally

A moral code and character development using the Scout Oath and Law

Service to others

To make a difference What will you do now with what you have learned? What do you want to ac-complish that is aligned with your pur-pose and the purpose of Scouting? Making the decision to invest your time and energy to attend Wood Badge is a great addi-tion to your potential in Scouting and the rest of your life. As you complete day six and move on to “Work your Ticket” what will your legacy be for your Scouts, your family and yourself? Every

day we are presented opportunities to make a contribution and to make a difference. To achieve your legacy you may have to make a few adjustments in yourself first. To help Scouts achieve their full potential you may have to work on things that may have been uncomforta-ble like your mindset, your confidence, your comfort zone and maybe your tol-erance for risk or discomfort. Helping Scouts to “Be Prepared” is teaching a philosophy and an attitude towards the life they each face. It is a positive mindset that helps enable each Scout to BE more responsible and more disciplined with the decisions they each will have to make and the actions they will need to take in their lives. Think of some of the coaches and mentors you were introduced to: Coach Boone, Miss Riley, Mr. Holland who coached and mentored students on their unique journey to follow their passions against many obstacles in their lives. When you return to your “One Hour per Week” each of you will be in direct contact with hundreds of Scouts and families in the coming years. You will help Scouts enjoy while they learn from the range of experiences they will face. You will coach and mentor them as they “survive” the ups and the downs and

then do it again as they strive to get better. Your Scouts are part of your legacy and as Staffers you are part of our lega-cy. What will you do to help keep this 100 year old legacy moving forward, one Scout at a time?

Wood Badge Course C4-440-12, Greater Cleveland Council

7:00 Breakfast

8:00 Campsite breakdown clean

up/load vehicles

9:30 Gilwell Field Assembly

10:05 Patrol Leaders’ Council

Meeting

10:35 Break

10:45 Closing Luncheon

12:30 Leaving a Legacy (T)

1:40 Break

1:50 Summary Session (T)

2:40 Closing Gilwell Field As-

sembly

3:10 Breakdown rest of camp

4:00 Departure

Monday

A2 Editorial/Letters Monday, May 21, 2012

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Letter to the Editor

Dear Sirs or Madam:

It has come to our attention that several

of you have requested an allotment of

electricity for this weekend. Please be

aware that such requests must be ad-

dressed to SCORE (Special Committee on

Requests for Electricity) in triplicate 18

months prior to your event. Your re-

quest is somewhat delayed. As excep-

tions to the 18 month rule must first be

considered by SOME (Special Ombuds-

man for Making Exceptions) your re-

quest has been referred to them. The

next meeting of these two bodies is

scheduled for February 29, 2013. You

will receive an answer in a prompt fash-

ion at that time. In the meantime may

we suggest you examine your records

for current consumption of electricity to

determine if your first weekend has

some already allotted power that re-

mained unused and might be trans-

ferred to your second weekend. Our

records show that on your first weekend

what you lacked in electricity you more

than made up for in high quality energy

which is easily converted to power! If

you do have an excess, please submit a

transfer request ASAP on Form 36b lo-

cated on page S-79 of your administra-

tive staff guide to your appropriate re-

gional office. They will then communi-

cate their approv-

al or denial to

POWER

(Permanent Office

for Wishful Energy

Requests) and

they eventually

will tell me so I

can tell you. Of

course you can

always ask Quar-

termaster John

Hogan to stay with you and pull the cor-

rect switch. This too may solve your di-

lemma.

Yours truly

I. Giva Whatt

Secretary

SCORE, SOME, POWER

“Success in training the

boy depends largely on the

Scoutmaster’s own person-

al example.”

Thought for the day from Lord Baden-Powell

TWO FRIENDS A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point in the journey, they had an argument and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: “TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE” They kept walking until they found an oasis where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started to drown, but his friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: “Today my best friend saved my life.” The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone, why?” He replied, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away, but when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone, where no wind can ever erase it.” MOTTO: Learn to write your disappoint-ments in sand and carve your blessings in stone.

SPL

THOUGHT

Carol Doe

Wow – can you believe that today is the last day of your Wood Badge practical experience? From today, the reins will be in your hands. Use the tools you have been given, the skills you have learned, and nurture the friendships you have made to help you succeed in com-pleting your TICKET and especially in helping you to succeed as a leader in your scouting position.

It has been a pleasure being your Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) for your Wood Badge Course C4-440-12. I hope that during this course, you have learned what the Patrol Method means and about the roles the youth and adults have in a Boy Scout Troop. Keep in mind Baden Powell’s idea that Scouting is a game with a pur-pose. So, establish goals, don’t be afraid to lead change, be a part of (or create!) a high-performance team, and don’t be afraid to face problems head-on. Yes, you now have the tools, my friends.

It’s in your hands now…… make a

difference….. leave a legacy.

Monday, May 21, 2012 Around Town A3

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Chaplin’s Corner

Deb Pickering

I look forward to our service today and want to say thank you for sharing with us! Today we will say good bye to our new friends. Some we will

never see again, others once a year per-haps at our annual Wood Badge events, and others still may become our best friend! "Forsake not an old friend; for the new is

not comparable to him: a new friend is

as new wine; when it is old, thou shall

drink it with pleasure."

- Sirach 9:10

On this day:

Mr. T was born on May 21, 1952. He

has been credited as the first person to

utter the phrase “I pity the fool that

doesn’t complete his ticket!”

Two Tiny Beads

Two tiny wooden beads on a leather

thong. It doesn’t sound like much. But it

is a badge worn proudly throughout the

world. It is symbolic of the efforts and

interest of one man who launched the

greatest movement for boys the world

has ever seen.

It is the mark of people who have

demonstrated that

they are people of

character and who

are devoted to a

cause. It is a mark of

people who care

about the future

leaders of the

world. It is a mark of

people who hold

the welfare of oth-

ers before self. It is

a mark of devoted Scouters who love

Scouting and its ideals.

The beads are awarded to a Scouter on

the basis of not only taking a course but

putting its lessons to work for the good

of his/her unit. These are lifelong

learned lessons that can be used to help

our youth grow into responsible adults.

To this end the Wood Badge exists.

It is doubtful that the thought ever en-

tered the mind of Robert Baden-Powell

that his efforts on Brownsea Island

would grow to influence the youth of the

world and that, in the days after his

Brownsea experiment, thousands upon

thousands of people would carry his

efforts forward to an ever increasing

number of boys.

Who knew that this effort, this crusade,

would flourish and prosper? Who knew

that these two tiny

beads on a leather

thong would become

the symbol of a suc-

ceeding effort to

bring about a world

kinship of adults who

care and are dedicat-

ed to the future suc-

cess of our youth?

To that end may the

Wood Badge serve

scouting well and Scouters who wear the

beads never falter or fail.

Two tiny wooden beads on a leather

thong. They could

symbolize the hope

of the world — it’s

up to you.

Tartan The pattern was adopted in honor of a British Scout commissioner who, as a descendant of the Scottish MacLaren clan, donated money in 1919 for the purchase of the Gilwell Park property on which the first Wood Badge program was held. All Scouts and Scouters regardless of background may wear the MacLaren tartan by permission of their former clan chief William F. Dubois MacLaren.

It’s your move!

A4 Patrol Reports Monday, May 21, 2012

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Day 5 commenced with our Bevy Woo-Woo-Weeing during our delicious Pita stuffed with omelet’s…Thank you Owls for the eggs! We helped with the Conservation Project and discovered that Bears do more in the woods than we previously asked…

Cleaner and less smelly, we gathered at the OG (Outpost Gilwell), we got promoted to 1st Class, and earned more bling. We even reached the unreachable star! Even though we fried under the sun the Inter-faith Worship Service was a moving experience.

We decided to change our lunch meal to a hot and cheesy Fox melt…CHANGE TASTES GOOD! The Patrol presentations were very informative and educational. Some of them were fun. After all, Scouting is a game with a purpose. Soon enough we will be back in our “cosy” tents dreaming of our Tickets and Wooden Beads. Saddened that tomorrow is our last day at Gilwell, but it is just the beginning of our journey home… Good Luck to our Critter friends and Thank You Staff for sharing your knowledge with us! I used to be a Bobwhite…

All the Eagle News That’s Fit to Print The Eagles took flight early in the morning looking for a breakfast of Bobwhites and Owl eggs. After seeing their options we decided on letting them continue on at Wood Badge. Props to the Fox Patrol on the campfire and all the Chaplain’s Aides for a reflective Interfaith Ser-vice. We are already planning a Patrol trip back to Beaumont to ride the ATVs on the Honorary “C4-440-12” Trail.

We are soooo sad that all of the staff presentations are finished. Three cheers to all the Staff at Wood Badge. You made Wood Badge great! The Eagles completed their Patrol Project thanks to a team effort.

Today in Beaverland, we proudly participated in a Conservation Project in which we helped to clean an old trail at Beaumont. This trail will be used for the new ATV riding activities Beaumont is offering to Scouts this summer. Beaumont is one of only 4 Scout Reservations in the country offering this activity. We also learned about Leading Change, Problem Solving, Mentoring vs. Coaching and a wide variety of topics presented by Troop 1 Patrols. In our Patrol Project presentation we discussed roles & responsibilities of District Committee members. If anyone would like info about these positions emailed to them, then please see Robert by the end of the weekend or email:rga@linxnetworks.com.

Also, as a reminder, a LNT training course is being offered at Beaumont 6/1 – 6/3 at a cost of $30. Additionally, Wilderness First Aid is being offered 6/22 – 6/24 at Beaumont for only $50. A Trained Leader is a Prepared Leader. TIMBER!!

Monday, May 21, 2012 Patrol Reports A5

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The Fox Patrol would like to thank all the Patrols for helping make our campfire a success. We hope that you will reflect upon our shared memories and time while at Gilwell as you carry ashes back home. We have enjoyed the time we have had together - whether sitting under the stars at our campsite, preparing and enjoying our meals, or playing a game together – though our Patrol did not all make it through the spider web – we do know how to deal with traffic jams!

Kudos to all the Patrols for stellar presentations which were filled with a wide variety of information we can all take

back to share with our units.

We concluded Day 4 by enjoying dinner with our guests; Joe, Ron and Kenny. After dinner we played the Diversity Game and attended the Troop Campfire. Afterwards we enjoyed the per-fect weather with a Patrol Campfire. Sunday started with an awesome Patrol breakfast so we had energy for the Conservation Pro-gram and Interfaith Service. We are thrilled to have delivered our Patrol Program and congratulations to our fellow Patrol

members – great job everyone!

Da’ Bears The Bears spent the first evening cooking rice and noodles for dinner to share with our guests Dave Volek and Edwin Rodriguez. After, we enjoyed the campfire. Da’ Bears turned into their caves for a fairly restful night of sleep. Sunday morning found Da’ Bears bounding in the woods at Camp McCahill helping with the Conservation Project. We enjoyed a nice, sunny, warm worship service.

After lunch we spent a few minutes reviewing our script for our Patrol Project. We are looking forward to our last night at camp, but we will miss our new Wood Badge friends! Da’ Bears!

A6 Lifestyles Monday, May 21, 2012

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Monday, May 21, 2012 Lifestyles A7

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A8 The Back Page Monday, May 21, 2012

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Trivia Corner Over the years, Scouting has identified local units with specific names based on the program being run and the youth served. Currently, Cub Scouts belong to Packs, Boy Scouts belong to Troops, Ven-turers belong to Crews, and Sea Scouts belong to Ships. At one time, there were separately char-tered Senior Scout (1946-1949) and Air Scout (1941-1949) units. Be the first to correctly identify what both of those unit types were called, and your patrol will win a special prize. Place your list in the Scribe’s Mailbox. Contest ends at 11:45 AM this morning. The Winning Patrol (if any) and the answers will be announced at the Closing Luncheon. Each Patrol can submit only one entry. So, make it count. The ear-liest correct entry wins. No purchase nec-essary. Void where prohibited.

Work Your Ticket, If You Can! Find the way through your ticket maze to earn your beads.

WEEKLY WORKOUT

The doctor told me, I should start an exercise program. Not wanting to harm my old body, I’ve devised the following:

MONDAY Beat around the bush Jump to conclusions Climb the walls Wade through the morning paper

TUESDAY Drag my heels Push my luck Make mountains out of mole hills Hit the nail on the head

WEDNESDAY Bend over backwards Jump on the Band Wagon Run around in circles

THURSDAY

Advise the President on how to run the country Toot my own horn Pull out all the stops Add fuel to the fire

FRIDAY Open a can of worms Put my foot in my mouth Start the ball rolling Go over the edge

SATURDAY Pick up the pieces

SUNDAY Kneel in prayer Bow my head in thanksgiving Uplift my hands in praise Hug someone and encourage them

Whew! What a workout! It's enough to tire one out for a long time!!