SCOUTING - A VFW PARTNERSHIP

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SCOUTING - A VFW PARTNERSHIP
STAN HUNTER 22 July 2007
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Our Vision

• Provide Support To The Scouting Program
  Throughout The State Of Virginia As A Partner To
  Scouting Councils, Scouting Units And Individual
  Scouts
• BSA Vision The Boy Scouts of America is the
  nation's foremost youth program of character
  development and values-based leadership training.
• The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to
  prepare young people to make ethical and moral
  choices over their lifetimes by instilling in
  them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

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Our Topics

• How Scouting Works
• Partnering with Scouting
• Our Scouting Team
• Scout of the Year
• Recognize an Eagle
• Eagle Retreat
• Freedom Award

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How Scouting Works

• Test How Many Units Does The Boy Scouts Of
  America Own ?
• a. 10,000
• b. 100,000
• c. ???

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How Scouting Works

• Chartered Partners
• BSA Issues Charter To A VFW / Auxiliary
• The BSA Unit Becomes Part Of Your Posts Youth
  Program. YOU OWN IT
• Post Cdr/ Ladies President - Appoints A
  Representative To Over See The Unit As Chartered
  Organizational Representative (COR).
• Your COR Must Select Committee Chairman,
  Scoutmaster And Approve Application For All
  Adults
• Use Your Unit To Influence Young People, Support
  Post Programs, Gain Community Recognition, Find
  Membership

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Parternering with Scouting

• Sponsor a Scout unit
• Cub Pack ( age 6 10)
• Scout Troop (age 11 18)
• Venture crew (age 14 21 boys and girls)
• Partner a Scout unit in you area
• Provide funding for Scout Councils to help
  Scouting grow
• Support Eagle Scout projects

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Scouts Helping VFW Posts

• Flag retirement ceremonies
• Flag education for the community
• Post property clean up
• Hospital Visits with Post members
• Support Christmas, Halloween and Easter
  childrens events
• Assist with poppy distribution
• Flag ceremonies for post events
• Scouts will show up for volunteer projects when
  asked

Post 5414 Memorial day ceremony 2006
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Community Relations

• Enhance Post Image in the community
• Earn Community Service Hours
• For Scouts And Parents Supporting Your VFW
  Programs
• For Working With Scouting Programs
• Scouts And Parents
• Tell Community About VFW
• Potential source of VFW Membership
• Tomorrows veterans
• Participate in VOD/Patriots Pen

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Veterans of Foreign Wars National Scouting
TeamMission Statement
The mission of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Scouting Team is to support the programs
of the Boy Scouts of America within all VFW
Departments, Districts and Posts by promoting our
shared values of volunteerism, Americanism and
youth development.  
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The Virginia Scouting Team

• Stan Hunter Ron Knowles- National Team
• State Team
• Terry Bohlinger (Dist 1)
• Ray Wetherell
• Jim Geirlak
• John Palomares (Dist 2)
• Richard Zick
• George Vogel (Dist 3)
• Lowell Flickinger (Dist 4)
• Robert King (Dist 5)
• Charlie Elgin (Dist 6)
• Ray Snyder

• Richard Raskin (Dist 8)
• Peter Pate (Dist 10)
• Stu Sanford
• Mike Ford
• Jim Perna
• Bill Rooney
• Bob Stine
• Don Hall (Dist 11)

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Virginia Scouters Team Goals

• Help every post select and recognize a Scout of
  the year
• Develop a Flag retirement program supported by
  local Scouting units
• Test the Freedom Award for students and scouts
• Enhance the website sponsored by the Department
  of Virginia
• Develop an Eagle Scout Retreat

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Department of Virginia Scout of the Year

• Posts select an Eagle Scout, Venture Silver
  Award, Sea Scout Quartermaster Award
• The Department Cdr Will provide
• recognition to every post selecting
• a Scout of the Year
• Information and applications
• will be posted on the Department
• web site
• Winner to receive 500 award at convention

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Eagle Retreat

• Virginia War Memorial Offers to conduct a retreat
  for all Eagles recognized by Virginia Posts
• One Saturday 9 5
• Recognize our war heros, VFW building of
  our nation
• Looking for volunteers to help, funding for
  lunch/ dinner

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Freedom Award

• Opportunity For Youth To Better Understand
  Concept Of Freedom Increase VFW Name Awareness.
• Eligibility youth 6th 12th grade
• Target Audience Boy Scouts ,
• Girl Scouts, School Classes
• Award Certificate And Special Medal

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Freedom Award Requirements

• Visit A War Memorial Or Military Cemetery - Write
  Short Essay
• Participate In VOD Or Patriots Pen
• Meet With And Interview 2 Of Following And
  Discuss Experience
• WW2 , Korean War, Vietnam, Iraq Veteran
• Describe Significance Of The Poppy To Veterans
• Meet With A Post Officer and discuss VFW
• Make An Essay Or Oral Report To A VFW Meeting Or
  Other VFW Group On What Freedom Means To You
• Submit Folder To Post For Award

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Need your Help

• Appoint a Post Scouting rep who will
• Support selecting a Scout of Year
• Record post support to Scouting in terms of time
  and money and provide to Scouting team
• Work with district Scouting team leaders to help
  enhance VFW image and Scouting as partners in the
  community

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WEBSITEwww.vfwvascouting.org
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• You know, the problem with the
• Boy Scouts is
• that there aint
• enough of them!
• Will Rogers

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• Stan Hunter
• 7544 Mill Pond Ct
• Warrenton VA 20187
• 540-347-1093
• Rangerstan_at_msn.com
• THANK YOU