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LEC Staffing Changes
The Lake Erie Council is excited to make two major staffing announcements. Congratulations to Jim Vanderpool who will take on the role as activities director for Scouts BSA and Family Camping. Jim started his career with the Boy Scouts of America in August of 2014 with the Heart of Ohio Council. He served as the district executive (DE) for the Great Frontier district for 3 1/2 years making him the longest-serving DE in that district since 1994. Jim has grown Cub Scouting in his district now service area for the past two years.
Jim earned his Eagle Scout rank in 1986 from Troop 307 in Lorain. Jim has championed many events while serving as a District and Unit Serving Executive. He is also involved in his community, having served as the Lorain Rotary Club President in 2017-2018.
Jim is excited to take on the role of activities director where he feels he can make a positive impact in the quality of our events and activities. Please congratulate Jim on this promotion.
We are also excited to announce our new service area one unit serving executive, Jake Brown. Many of you may know Jake from our mobile climbing wall specialist. Jake isn't new to Scouting. He earned his Eagle Scout Award in 2014 from the Great Trail Council. He joined the Lake Erie Council family in January 2018 as the spring communications intern. He spent his summer serving on camp staff at all three of our properties as a multi-media specialist and continued his run with the council as our program specialist.
Before joining LEC he served as an area director at Pioneer Scout Reservation. He also served as the president of the Catholic Student Association at University Parish Newman Center and has helped with many events at Camp Stigwandish. Jake is a graduate of Kent State University and is excited to take on this new role with the Lake Erie Council.
Eagle Scout Celebration
You are invited to attend the Class of 2018 Eagle Scout Celebration at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel on Sunday, March 31, 2019.
Every year, we come together to celebrate the achievements of the most recent Eagle Scout Class. Register your guests today!
The Lake Erie Council is also in need of Career Sponsors for our Eagle Scouts! As a sponsor, they give the scout time and insight into what their career choice might entail. What a great way to give back to the youth of our community. If you are interested in helping the next generation of leaders register to be a Career Sponsor today!
Scout's Own Maple Syrup Kick-Offs
It's Syrup season! We are excited to kick-off our second annual Scout's Own Maple Syrup fundraising program in just a few weeks.
Last year, $130,000 went to directly fund our Scouts and their adventures. This year, we’ve expanded our product line to offer even more funding opportunities for our Scouts.
We invite you to any of our three kick-offs in the upcoming weeks to learn more about the products and how to sign up your unit. Sign up here to register for your syrup sale.
6:30 -7:30 PM
Bay Village United Methodist Church
29930 Lake Road
Bay Village, Ohio 44140
6:30 - 7:30 PM
Unit Service Center
2241 Woodland Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Lakeland Community College
7700 Clocktower Drive
Kirtland, Ohio 44094
Welcome Scouts BSA!
Last year, we launched our Scout Me In campaign and welcomed more than 77,000 girls and their families into Cub Scouts nationally and over 500 locally! This year, thousands of those girls and countless others who are not yet involved in our life changing program will join Scouts BSA as we invite girls and young women into Scouting’s most iconic program.
As always, these young people depend on amazing volunteers to deliver Scouting’s promise. We are so grateful to have so many amazing men and women to fulfill that promise in our community.
We are excited to welcome girls and young women into Scouts BSA as we expand Scouting’s impact in our community!
Congratulation to the following units, Troop 15, 40, 494, 652, and 700, who have organized and greeted young women into their units.
For more information about joining a unit check out BEASCOUT.org
Learn more about Scouts BSA through the resources below:
Review the infographic that includes a timeline and explanation of troop structure [PDF].
Read through all of these FAQs [PDF] and the other key information on scouting.org/familyscouting.
Download informational assets on the benefits of Scouts BSA to share with chartered organizations.
Learn how to recruit great leaders.
Understand the right way to talk about Scouts BSA.
Direct youth and adults who are interested in learning more to scouting.org/scoutsbsa or by contacting the LEC Scouts BSA team.
Host information nights and start working on a Webelos transition plan.
Cub Scout & Webelos Resident Camps Registrations now open
February Council Impact Meeting
Leaders, are you looking to continue the conversation on where the Lake Erie Council is headed. We encourage all volunteers to join us for our Second Council Impact meeting on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, for more information and to register click here.
2019 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Scouters, join us for a night to celebrate our volunteers! Enjoy food, great company and fun prizes! The Lake Erie Council will present the distinguished 2018 Silver Beaver Awards and other individual awards on this extraordinary night. Bring your Scouting friends for a night of celebrations.
Lake Erie Council 2019 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Saturday, March 2, 2019
LaCentre Conference & Banquet
25777 Detroit Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
$25 per person or $200 per table
Register today for a night you don’t want to miss!
January WLEC Newsletter
Hometown Heroes
This year, our Scouts sold over 1.3 million dollars in popcorn including the donations to hometown heroes. The Lake Erie Council wants to give back to our hometown heroes this winter by delivering delicious popcorn treats!
Explorer Post 18 delivered popcorn to their local police and fire stations last weeks to thank them for all they do for the community.
Ashley Ingham of Post 18 explains why it means so much to her to give back,
“it means a lot to me, it lets me know that people still care, and are trying to help out around our community.”
The council has more popcorn to give back to police, fire, Ems and local military. If you are interested in donating popcorn to your local hometown heroes, contact Heather McMillan for more information.
