Volume 1, Issue 2

September 14. 2002

The ALL Important Schedule
Day Two Events
7:00 a.m. Breakfast & Patrol Self-Assessment (DH)
8:00 a.m. Gilwell Field Assembly (GF)
8:30 a.m. Troop Meeting
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. High Performance Teams (TP) (DH)
11:00 a.m. Team Development Model (TP) (DH)
11:50 a.m. Break
Noon LUNCH (DH)
12:30 p.m. Patrol Leaders’ Council Meeting (DH) Patrol Chaplain Aides Meeting (DH)
1:30 p.m. Communications (PP) (PC)
2:20 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Project Planning (TP) (DH)
3:20 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Interpatrol Rocket Competition (TA) (GF)
4:50 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m. Patrol Meeting (PC)
6:00 p.m. Dinner (DH)
7:00 p.m. “Wood Badge Game Show” (TA) (HC)
7:50 p.m. Break
8:00 p.m. Win All You Can Game (TA) (HC)
8:50 p.m. Break
9:00 p.m. Cracker Barrel (DH)

The Gilwell Gazette

Wood badge for the 21st Century

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Notes from the BEAR Patrol
BEARS = THE BEST. ‘NUFF SAID.

Wood Badge has Five Central Themes
The themes that follow encapsulate the course content of Wood Badge for the Twenty-First Century:
· Living the Values.
ü Values, mission, and vision.
ü Aims and Methods.
· Bringing the Vision to Life.
ü Listening to learn.
ü Communicating.
ü Giving and receiving feedback.
ü Valuing people and leveraging diversity.
ü Coaching and mentoring.
· Models for Success.
ü Team development model.
ü Situational Leadership.
· Tools of the Trade.
ü Project planning and problem solving.
ü Managing conflict.
ü Assessing team performance.
ü Managing change.
ü Celebrating team success.
· Leading to Make a Difference.
ü Leaving a legacy.
ü Learning the greatest leadership secret.

ROBERT E. LEE COUNCIL, BSA

Notes from the ANTELOPE Patrol
Started out the day with five members of our patrol and were joined at lunch by Steve Hutchinson. The patrol has agreed on our flag and totem designs and agreed eager to begin work. Rick Benson was elected our first patrol leader. The patrol contains members from Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturing so we are “well-rounded”. We are working on our stomping and grunting.

DAY 2 PATROL LEADERSHIP
BEAVER: Sandy Spicknall
BOBWHITE: Paul Jones
EAGLE: Jason Smith
FOX: Pat Meadows
OWL: Stan Newcomb
BEAR: Tom Pace
BUFFALO: Rick Brinegar
ANTELOPE: Jeff Newsome

What the Scout Law Means to Me
John Wayne
A great American, John Wayne, passed away many years ago. One of his last public appearances was at a dinner. He was riddled with cancer and knew he was close to death. The purpose of the dinner was to benefit a land purchase for a Scout Reservation called John Wayne Outpost Camp.
At this dinner, Wayne recited the Scout Law. Then he did something unusual. He said the twelve points of the Scout Law are "nice words". "Trouble is" he continued, "we learn them so young we sometimes don't get all the understanding that goes with them. I take care of that in my family. As each boy reaches Scout age, I make sure he learns the Scout Law. Then I break it down for him, with a few things I have picked up in more than half a century since I learned it."
Then Wayne proceeded to explain the importance of the Scout Law, breaking it down for the guests at the dinner; much like he would have for his grandson.
TRUSTWORTHY: The badge of honesty. Having it lets you look at any man in the eye. Lacking it, he won't look back. Keep this one at the top of your list.
LOYAL: The very word is life itself; for without loyalty we have no love of person or country.
HELPFUL: Part sharing, part caring. By helping each other, we help ourselves; not to mention mankind. Be always full of help -- the dying man's last words.
FRIENDLY: Brotherhood is part of that word. You can take it in a lot of directions - and do - but make sure and start with brotherhood.
COURTEOUS: Allow each person his human dignity; which means a lot more than saying, "Yes, ma'am" and "Thank you, sir." It reflects an attitude that later in life you wish you had honored more earlier in life. Save yourself that problem. Do it now.
KIND: This one word would stop wars and erase hatreds. But it's like your bicycle, it's just no good unless you get out and use it.
OBEDIENT: Starts at home. Practice it in your family. Enlarge it in your friends. Share it with humanity.
CHEERFUL: Anyone can put on a happy face when the going is good. The secret is to wear it as a mask for your problems. It might surprise you how many others do the same thing.
THRIFTY: Means a lot more than putting pennies away; and it is the opposite of cheap. Common sense covers it just about as well as anything.
BRAVE: You don't have to fight to be brave. Millions of good, fine, decent folks show more bravery than heavyweight champs just by getting out of bed every morning, going out to do a good day's work, and living the best life they know how against the law of odds. Keep the word handy every day of your life.
CLEAN: Soap and water helps a lot on the outside. But it is the inside that counts, and don't ever forget it.
REVERENT: Believe in anything that you want to believe in, but keep God at the top of it. With Him, life can be a beautiful experience. Without Him, you are just biding time.
John Wayne then thanked those at the dinner for putting his name on the outpost camp and said, "I would rather see it here than on all the theater marquees the world over."
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PROGRAM PATROL: Antelope
SERVICE PATROL: Bear

DAY 1 PATROL LEADERSHIP
BEAVER: Stephen Gwyn
BOBWHITE: Malcolm Dickerson
EAGLE: Lee Baublitz
FOX: Steve Pittman
OWL: Jeannie Claytor
BEAR: Bennie Good
BUFFALO: Joe Hinton
ANTELOPE: Rick Benson

Notes from the BOBWHITE Patrol
Morale in the Bobwhite Patrol is high. Our motley group of Scouters is bonding into a motley patrol. Each brings something special to the patrol table:
Malcolm “the Artist“ Dickerson sketched an outstanding patrol flag, assisted by Jonathan “the Detail Guy” Shouse. Pat “the Tool Man” Dillon brought a 24 foot telescoping flagpole for our use. He also whipped out the basic patrol flag along with markers, glue, and spare materials. Talk about being prepared! Karen “the Craft Lady” Hughes volunteered to create this glorious banner. Charles “the Late Guy” Pyle was welcomed into the patrol.

Service Patrol Responsibilities
Be responsible for the general cleanliness of the camp, especially for the latrines, washing places, meeting areas, and the campfire circle.
Assist the quartermaster with the evening cracker barrels.
Lay campfires, when requested, and extinguish the fires when done.
Program Patrol Responsibilities
Conduct the morning flag-raising ceremony.
As part of the flag-raising ceremony, present a brief history of a historic flag and lead the group in a song associated with that flag.
Lower the flags in the evening not later than 6:50 p.m.
Ensure that necessary equipment is on hand before the start of each training session, as requested by the staff member in charge.
Provide leadership for the Day Four participant campfire.

Wood Badgers Home Sweet Home.

The Buffalo Patrol proudly announces its new PL—Rick Brinegar and the APL—Chris Vernon. (moo-chick-a-chick-moo-chick-a-chick-a-GO-BUFFALO’s!)

The Owl Patrol, just like a Great Bird of Prey, are ready to fly down and take the vision and fly with it to the future.

Notes from the FOX Patrol
After proper introduction, we out-foxed all the other patrols in the International Puzzle Competition. We successfully crossed-over from Webelos to Scouts and completed the weaving of our woggles. The assignment of our patrol positions was extremely difficult as there were numerous volunteers and innumerable qualified, intelligent, successful, and good-looking candidates. Hence, the selection of our patrol slogan “SMART AS A FOX” came naturally and witty for us crazy foxo’phites!