LEC 3 Minute Update – October 14, 2021

Thanks for tuning in to 3 minutes. I'm Jake Brown. 

Camps remain busy through the fall, with many activities for Scouts and Scouters of all ages. At Beaumont, there is Wilderness First Aid Training November 12-13, a Cub Scout Fall Overnighter November 13-14, and a Range Safety Officer Training on November 13th.Contact Noah Boksansky, Brittany Dunne, and Julia Hearne, respectively, for questions about these upcoming events. Roundtable at Beaumont is this evening at 7:00p.m. sharp, as it always is on the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Klondikes at both camps are also coming up right around the corner, so stay tuned to the Council calendar for further updates.

At Firelands, these are the upcoming events: the Fall Camporee October 22-24, a Webelos Woods Ultimate Showdown November 5-7, and a fall Cub Fun Day on November 20th. Also important is the upcoming Stewards of Firelands fundraising dinner this coming Monday, October 18th, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Registration is $100.00 this is a virtual event. Contact Genny Espinoza, Brittany Dunne, and Phil Williams or Danny Thomas, respectively, with questions for these events.

I am Anthony Dworning,

Scouting happens everywhere, and everywhere folks are getting ready for the recharter season. The recharter sandbox period ends tomorrow. Note that your recharter experience will be the easiest if new youth and adults have registered, either online or with paper applications. It is best if that is done soon, before opening the recharter portal. A video tutorial, along with written resources and how to's, are all available on the council website, lecbsa.org/resources/charter-renewal. Contact Jake Brown or Michelle Cali with any questions.

In-person YPT is still available as a supplement if it is needed for charter renewal. Elyria, Norwalk, and Chesterland have locations and dates on the Council calendar, with more upcoming. Note these sessions will be cancelled if no one is registered for them.

The Cleveland Scout shop's camping sale ends this Saturday. Buy $75 in camping gear, and receive 10% off. $100 in gear, get 15% off. And $150 or more in gear earns you 20% off. Stop in and see Paula, Riley, or Liam for details.

And popcorn take orders are due to Heather McMillan on November 3rd.

I am Noah Boksansky,

The future is promising for many Scouts, with so many fun and exciting adventures on the horizon. The Council still has room for your troop at Resident Camp next summer, so book your week today! Contact Noah Boksansky with questions.

 The National Jamboree is set for July 19-23, 2023 at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. And the World Jamboree will be held in South Korea August 1-12, 2023. Send inquiries to Phil Williams. We'll see you next week here, on 3 minutes.

Congratulations to Brittany on her new adventure!

It is with sadness that I announce that Brittany Dunne will be leaving Lake Erie Council effective October 31, 2021. Brittany started with Greater Cleveland Council in 2009 as a camp staff member at Beaumont working at the pool. Through her years on camp staff, she worked her way up through the ranks eventually becoming the seasonal business manager. In 2015, Brittany was hired as a Program Executive for Greater Cleveland Council serving as the year-round program director for Beaumont Scout Reservation. Brittany has served as the staff advisor for training events such as Wood Badge and NYLT. Most recently, Brittany has focused on Cub Scout programming in Lake Erie Council. Through her drive, Cub Haunted has become the successful event that over 1,000 Scouts experience each fall. Brittany has served the Scouting movement loyally for the past 12 years and we wish her much luck and success in her endeavors. While we are sad to see her go, we remember all the great contributions she has made to the Scouting movement and to Lake Erie Council.

Yours in Scouting,

Philip Williams

Director of Experiences

Congratulations Pete!

 I am honored to announce that Pete Biltz will retire from professional service of the Boy Scouts of America effective November 30, 2021. 

Pete has been involved with the BSA since 1989. His career began in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago where following roles in the field and program departments, he was promoted to the position of Field Director. Upon successful completion of his time in Illinois, Pete then moved to Warren, Ohio in 1998 where he assumed the role of Assistant Scout Executive. As the ASE in Warren, Pete was responsible for hiring and managing field staff, recruiting, and supporting board members, building, and managing a 1.6-million-dollar budget, coordination of properties management and operations, and raising operating funds through annual appeals, special events, and foundation requests. 

Pete then joined the Lake Erie Council Development Office in 2012 when it was the Greater Cleveland Council, prior to the recalibration of Scouting in Northeast Ohio in 2017. Pete has had a significant impact on fund development during his time here. Currently, Pete co-leads our annual special events portfolio which generates over a half-million dollars a year while creating awesome experiences and ROI for our donors and guests. Pete has also been a popcorn sale staff advisor for about 18 campaigns during his tenure. 

Pete earned his bachelor’s degree in Education from Bowling Green State University and has multiple level training courses in the BSA and outside organizations. He has extensive background in personnel system of BSA, volunteer cultivation and development fields. Pete is an Eagle Scout from his hometown Troop 125, Lakewood, Ohio. He is an Order of the Arrow Vigil member. He also has a unique perspective of the BSA organization having served as a Cub Scout leader for his son’s den and pack for several years. 

He is involved with the K of C at St. Ambrose Church and has been an active member of Rotary throughout the years, serving as President of the Warren Club on 2006-07. Prepared. For Life.© 2241 Woodland Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 216-861-6060 Fax 216-861-3431 lecbsa.org 

Pete and his wife, Joanne, live in Garrettsville, Oh. They have two grown children, Gabrielle, and Samuel. 

Pete had this to share about his many years in Scouting: 

“One thing I was taught early on and have followed to this day in my career is to involve volunteers at all levels of decision making. It’s how you multiply the power of Scouting. I have been extremely fortunate and grateful for so many wonderful volunteer leader’s and mentors over the years, including my time as a youth. Their guidance, resources and encouragement have allowed me to impact so many thousands of families, youth, and staff. That’s a powerful feeling looking back over the three decades of my service. I thank each person along the trail for those gifts! 

Along the way I’ve had some unbelievable experiences (camping, programs, dinners, trips, sporting events, etc.) and have seen many things that inspired me to do more for our Scouting mission. I will continue to draw on these in my future endeavors. 

Last, but never least is my wife Joanne and two children Gabby and Sam. They have always supported my late nights, weekends, and an otherwise nontraditional job knowing the value it provided to us and others. We are very blessed to be a part of the Scouting family.” 

A retirement reception in Pete’s honor is in the works. More details are forthcoming. In the meantime, please join me in congratulating Pete and Joanne on his career.

Marc J. Ryan

Scout Executive

LEC 3 Minute Update – September 30, 2021

This is a new type of updated delivered in the same 3 minutes. I’m Jake Brown.

The sandbox trial period for the online recharter system is open, and Key 3 unit leaders or their delegates can test the system from now until it goes fully live and official on October 15th. Go to  https://advancementspp.scouting.org, and use the same login credentials you have for Scoutbook. There you’ll find the recharter tab and can begin learning how to use this online software. Contact myself or Michelle Cali in the unit service team if you have any questions, and stay tuned for further details surrounding recharter.

Recruitment is steadily moving in the right direction! The Lake Erie Council welcomed 453 new Scouts between August 1st and yesterday. 447 of those were Cub Scouts. That’s almost double the total of Scouts recruited in all of 2020. Yet the work of growing our ranks is non-stop, and now is a great time to focus on current plans for recruiting, and making new ones focused around fall activities and Halloween.

Unit leaders, make sure your leads in Invitation Manager, and online applications in Application manager, are followed up with and completed in a timely fashion. Reach out to the Unit Growth Team with any questions.

For popcorn, note the following three updates: the amnesty deadline is now October 11th. Any additional product you need, Heather has. And chocolate covered pretzels are now in stock. Call Heather to get the hookup. There are no returns for pretzels.

Our camps continue to host top-grade Scouting experiences for all age levels. The Wood Badge/NYLT Fall Fellowshipregistration closes tomorrow, so sign up now! Contact Linda Gray with questions. There is also SM Basic Training at Firelands that weekend of October 8th-10th. Wilderness Engineers is at Beaumont this weekend.  If you haven’t registered yet, please contact Chris Fortunato at the email below. Cub Haunted follows Wilderness Engineers for the next 2 weekends, and that 3rd weekend is an open event, the Fall Family Fun Festival, a day only experience that Saturday. Contact Brittany Dunne for more information.  There’s also a silver screen overnighter at Atlas Cinemas in Elyria on October 16th. Contact James Vanderpool for more.

In-person Youth Protection Trainings are October 24th in Elyria, November 11th in Norwalk, and November 13th in Chesterland. These YPT sessions will count toward the YPT requirement for leaders who need it. Stay tuned for another date and location. I’m Anthony Dworning.

Our final story, I am Grace Prorok. Shooting sports requires a lot of credentialed volunteers in order to ensure a safe range. Rangemasters offer age-appropriate instruction to Scouts, and are qualified to oversee BB gun, Air rifle, Archery, Wrist-Rocket, and Water-Rocket activities. Scouters interested in earning this certification must attend one zoom session on either October 5th, 12th, or 19th, and one in-person session on either October 9th, 15th, or 22nd. The zoom session must be taken before the in-person session, and costs $5. The in-person session costs $25. You’ll find these trainings on the Council calendar. Questions should go to Julia Hearne.

We’ll see you next week, either with a 3-minute update, or if we decide to write a script like this again, 3 minutes. Have a great day.

LEC 3 Minute Update – September 23, 2021

 Mornin’, all! And welcome to this week’s 3-minute update. I’m Jake Brown.

Hey, this week we’ve got a lot to cover: there’s the Wood Badge and NYLT Fall Fellowship, Cub Haunted, beascout.org, roundtable, in-person YPT, BBAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

Sweet jeepers, holy cannoli! Why??!! Ugh, recharter just popped up out of the corner of my teleprompter and scared the daylights outta me. Oy vey, is it really that time? Yeah, I guess it is. I must be having fun, because time’s flying this year.

Alright well, recharter is around the corner. Here’s the biggest news you need to know: recharter is now completely, entirely, fully online. From roster checking to payment, the whole process will now be done on the computer.

Of course, that means there’s a new online recharter system from national. And I haven’t seen any more of it than you have. But on Tuesday, September 28th at 9:00 p.m., national will be hosting a webinar training for the use of this online system.

Anyone can register for this training, and the link to do so is here: Webinar Registration - Zoom. We especially want Committee Chairs and Commissioners to attend this virtual meeting. More local trainings will be announced in the coming weeks.

The portal to begin recharter opens on October 15th. If you have any questions about recharter, please reach out to your commissioner, Michelle Cali, or myself.

Ok, now that nightmare is covered, let’s move into other scary stuff: Cub Haunted! There was some confusion last week about the third weekend, so allow me to clarify: weekend 3 of Cub Haunted is open to all, not just Scouts, and is referred to as the Family Fall Fun Festival. Programming is Saturday only; Packs or Troops can choose to stay overnight, and work through the weekend portal on 24/7 to reserve such accommodations. Ask Noah Boksansky your overnight questions, and send Brittany your program-related questions. Volunteers from Troops are still needed for the first and 3rd weekends!

And during that first weekend of Cub Haunted, there will be the Wood Badge & NYLT Fall Fellowship in Camp Gray on October 9th. Registration closes soon, so please do so now!

Roundtable is virtual this week and starts at 7 tonight. Get your zoom links by registering on the council calendar. In-person roundtables resume next month: please check the Council calendar.

In-person youth protection training is offered this Saturday at the Unit Service Center downtown at 9:00 am. It’s not too late to sign up if you need it, please see the online portal for details. On the west side, we have confirmed dates and times for in-person YPT. as well: Sunday, October 24th at 1:30 at St. Jude’s Church in Elyria, and Thursday, November 11th at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Norwalk at 6:30pm. Dates, times, and locations on the East side are still getting confirmed, so stay tuned.

SM Basic is upcoming at Firelands from October 8-10. Scoutmasters: get trained! Please send questions to Pat O’Leary.

Lastly, check your email for beascout.org leads! New families are looking online to get more information, so pull your phone out for Scouting and Check your Email!

That’s a wrap, thanks so much for keeping the Scouting flame burning, and we’ll see you next week.

LEC 3 Minute Update – September 17, 2021

 Mornin’ all! Thanks for tuning in to the 3-minute update. I’m Jake Brown, and this week: we’ve got a simple lineup for y’all: Cub Haunted, popcorn, Scout shop updates, the Fall Firelands Camporee, the WB/NYLT Fall Fellowship, and this week’s fun fact.

But first, here’s a great joke for you: what’s an owl’s favorite drink? HOOT-beer! Oh, oh I do love a good knee-slapper!

And speaking of owls, you should attend the NYLT/Wood Badge fall fellowship event on October 9th. Registration is open for two and a half more weeks, please send Linda Gray your questions.

Speaking of Beaumont, keep these on your calendar also:

Wilderness Engineers weekend, the first weekend in October, for adults to come out and help beautify camp and/or make it more functional. Bring your friends out and enjoy a steak dinner at the end of a hard day’s work! Questions should go to Chris Fortunato.

Cub Haunted follows up in October for the next 3 weekends! Cub Scouts: what weekend are you going? You’ll get to do all the fun things you’ve heard about at school talks and join nights!

Also, calling all Troops: weekends 1 and 3 are still in need of Scouts BSA youth to help staff the event. Contact Brittany Dunne for questions.

Don’t forget that the Cleveland Scout shop is open until 6p.m. on Thursdays from now until October 31st. And uniform tops are 25% when you buy the bottoms, also until the 31st! Stop in today!

The leaders’ guide for the Back on Target Camporee at Firelands is published on the event registration page: check it out, and we’re stoked to see you out there October 22-24!

And lastly, here’s the fun quiz of the day: At the end of a join night, what should you have? Is it A) a full sign in sheet with parent and child names, grades, emails and phone numbers? Is it B) An empty box of recruitment thocthkis, because they’ve all been given away, or C) a stack of filled out, signed, and paid youth and adult applications? Take a moment to ponder that.

(Jeopardy theme music)

If you’re answer was All of the Above, then you’re prepared for fall recruitment! Remember, everyone: folks who show up to join nights are already interested, they just need confirmation that their plan to join is a good idea. So be welcoming, be organized, and be ready to say “My kid’s experience in Scouts is great. And mine has been, too! I want you to share that same positive experience, and that begins tonight, right now, with a paid fully filled out youth application.”

After all, folks: leads are great, but leads don’t recharter. So get your attendees signed up at your join night! And whatever you need before your join night to be prepared for such things, please let Jim, Michelle, Matt, Julia, or myself know.

And that’s a wrap! Thanks for all you do, and thanks for being you! I’ll see you this weekend at Beaumont’s 75thCamporall!

LEC 3 Minute Update – September 9, 2021

 Mornin’ all! And here’s your 3-minute update!

We begin with a note from the Catholic Committee on Scouting: AD Altarae Dei and Pope Pius the Twelfth awards will be run out of St. Bede the Venerable church in Mentor from October to February. Register to earn these awards by contacting Steve Roos, whose email is below. Roos6@sbcglobal.net.

In the Cleveland Scout Shop, Thursday hours are extended to 6pm for your convenience. Also, uniform bottoms are 25% off when you buy the tops. This sale and extended hours apply through October 31st.

Don’t forget to chalk up the town this weekend during the LEC chalk-a-ton. Check out this link to find sample captions and posts to share your message virtually.

Roundtables are live again! Berea and Firelands were last night, and Beaumont’s is tonight. Virtual options exist and will begin on the 23rd. Email Chip Reed with questions. C3107lope@gmail.com.

The 75th Camporall at Beaumont is still free, and all are welcome, including from the public. Cub Haunted, the NYLT and Wood badge Fall Fellowship, BALOO training, Rangemaster Training, Webelos Woods, the OA Fall Fellowship, and Wilderness Engineers weekend are all approaching at Beaumont in the next couple weeks to months. Please see the Council calendar for handouts and contacts for questions.

At Firelands, we also have SM Specific training, the Back on Target Fall Camporee, and the Stewards of Firelands approaching at the same time. Again, see the council calendar for details.

Our virtual wealth planning seminars, beginning on Sept. 13th. See this link to register, and email Todd Gaydosh with questions.

Lastly, there will be an in-person Youth Protection Training hosted at the Unit Service Center Saturday, September 25th, from 9:00-1:00 p.m. Questions should go to Steve Ott, his email is below. There will be other in-person YPT opportunities in October and November across the council, stay tuned for details. And that’s a wrap! See you next week!

LEC 3 Minute Update – September 2, 2021

Mornin’, all! Welcome to the 3-ish minute update from the hardware store. But before we do anything, we have BREAKING NEWS! The Swingin’ Deal and Hot Steal of the Century, folks: The 75th Camporall is now FREE! That’s right, zero dollars and zero cents. Overnight camping, coming out for the day, DOESN’T MATTER! You’re attendance is FREE! We especially thank the Thomas Gray Foundation for their generous support and making this event the most accessible we’ve ever made it! If you’ve already paid, you can either receive a refund, or elect to leave your payment as a donation to the Council. You decide, but let Noah Boksansky know your decision via email!

Additionally, use this event to help you recruit new Scouts! Spread the word, share the news, and invite your friends/interested families/ any potential new Scouts to join us at Beaumont! People, it’s a FREE day event where you can experience all the cool stuff Beaumont has to offer. So if you don’t have a recruitment plan yet, you’ve been saved by the FREE bell! Here’s your chance to make this the recruitment event of a lifetime!

Share it on social media, include the message in with your schools, shout it from your rooftop! A better opportunity to get new families to have a taste of Scouting like this is more rare than a blue moon, so seize the chance!

Ok, getting past the breaking news, let’s jump into the news that some of you are most concerned with: the state of my hardwood floors. Why you’re interested I’m not sure, but I’ve gotten a lot of messages about them: so here’s the before, once we pulled back the carpet and linoleum. And this is the after; that’s 9 total passes of a sander, plus a coat of stain and two coats of polyurethane.

Now folks, I love simile. If you don’t know what that is, ask your high school English teacher. But these floors are like Cub Scout Packs. How, you ask?

Well, just like being a brand new leader in a Cub Scout Pack, I had no idea how to see through my vision of these floors when I started the project. But once I saw the finished product in my head, I rented the tools and searched for the information necessary to help me get it done. I had to alter plans a few times, and it took a full team to see it through: shoutout to my parents for driving up from Akron every day after work to help with this. And at the end of it all, my floors are not perfect: but they look good, and they’re something I can be proud of.

Maybe your Cub Pack, in its post-2020 state, looks and feels like my floors did in the before picture. I promise you, it’s very possible to build up your Cub program again. Find a vision of what you want your Cubs to experience, achieve, and learn, and then reach out to friends and mentors to help you build a plan to make that vision a reality. If you don’t have friend or mentors, you can also call us here at Council, and we’ll be both for you!

And of course, now, it’s also important to spread the word and invite new families to join you in seeing through that vision. And there is a lot of promise for success out there right now: Pack 3333 in Sheffield Lake and Pack 150 in Chagrin Falls have both had join nights with 20+ families registering that night. So make full use of the flyer, video, yard sign, and tchotchke request form, and share how great an impact Scouting has had on your family with as many other parents as you can!

In other news, let’s cover: Roundtable, BALOO, SM specific, the NYLT/WB Fall Fellowship, Cub Haunted, the Firelands Fall Camporee, and a wealth planning session.

First: Roundtable’s BACK! Are you excited? Well settle down there, Jethro, its just Roundtable. In-person sessions will be at Firelands and Berea at 7pm on the 8th, at Beaumont in the Augustus on the 9th, and virtually on the 22nd and 23rd. Roundtable is a supplemental training opportunity, and a great way to network with other Scouters in the area. Topics covered at all will be the same, so if you can’t make one, stop on by to another! Questions? Email Chip Reid. C3107lope@gmail.com.

BALOO training for Cub Leaders is next upcoming on the weekend of Sept. 25 and 26 at Beaumont. It’s a chance to practice living like they do in the Jungle Book! Oh, no wait, no that’s not right. It’s actually a training for how to be prepared as a Cub Leader at a Pack overnight outing. Questions should go to Rebecca Setty. Rebecca.setty@gmail.com

Similarly, SM Basic training is next upcoming from October 8-10 at Firelands. Contact Pat O’Leary with questions here. phobsa@att.net

Friendly reminder the NYLT/WB Fall Fellowship is still upcoming at Beaumont in Camp Gray on October 9th: Early Bird Registration ends tomorrow at midnight, so sign up now! Email Linda Gray with questions. Linda.gray@scouting.org.

Cub Haunted registration is open and live: check out the Council calendar for dates and details. Email Brittany with questions. Brittany.Dunne@scouting.org

There’s a fall Camporee at Firelands also Oct. 22-24 for Troops; email Lisa Shrock for questions. lmshrock@gmail.com

Lastly, this goes out to anyone involved in estate planning: we are hosting a continuing education seminar for you virtually! Check out this link for more details on sessions and dates/times. And email Todd Gaydosh your questions. 16th Annual Estate Planning Seminar (etapestry.com) Todd.Gaydosh@gmail.com.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a wrap for this 3-ish minute update! I hope you enjoy your Labor Day weekend: I know I will doing manual labor on the floors in the other rooms of my house. And until next time, Scout on!

LEC 3 Minute Update – August 26, 2021

Mornin’, all! This is Jake Brown, sweating like a dog out here at Beaumont Scout Reservation. I hope y’all are able to stay cool and dry this week.

Say, here’s some unsolicited life advice for you. If your friend or family member looks at you one day and says, “Golly, you see these nice hardwood floors in my house? I think I’d like to cover them with linoleum and carpeting,” I highly recommend you cease being their friend or family member. Because in 20 years, when its time to bring back the hardwood floors and they call you to pull up all 8 billion staples out of the floor where the carpeting was, and then scrape off the floor adhesive under the linoleum, I PROMISE you that you won’t want to be there. It is the FURTHEST thing from a swingin’ deal there is.

Now, you may be wondering why I mention this. And that’s because, lately, that’s been my life, getting prepared to move. And now that you’ve looked far deeper into my life than you cared to, let’s dive into what we have this week: the LEC Chalk-a-ton, the Wood Badge & NYLT Social, the 75th Camporall, Wilderness Engineers Weekend, and some ideas for recruiting leaders at your next join night. Let’s dive right in:

The first annual Wood Badge/NYLT fall fellowship is arriving on October 9th! Early Bird Pricing is in effect until Sept. 3rd, so don’t miss out! Contact Linda Gray with questions.

It’s still not too late to register for the 75th camporall at Beaumont: if you have any questions, please send them over to Noah Boksansky!

Wilderness Engineers Weekend is approaching in October as well: October 1st-3rd. This is an opportunity for volunteers 21 and over to come out to camp and play with the big tools and work on the big headaches, er, projects that need done! Don’t want to get stuck working with a grumpy old fart like me? Bring your buddies along! Contact Chris Fortunato with questions about projects.

The LEC Chalk-a-ton is coming up the weekend of Sept. 11th. We’re asking all Scouts and Scouters across the council to go to public places near you, and leave some friendly reminders on the sidewalk about how Scouting leaves a lasting legacy of humble patriotism and respect toward our nation. If you need chalk, pick some up from the Cleveland office today!

And if you’ve ever thought about using the inflatable BB or archery range at your join night or pack campout, then you’ll want to attend Rangemaster training! One zoom and one in-person session are both required to complete this training. Contact Julia Hearne with questions.

And that’s a wrap! I’m going to go back to staining floors, you go back to Scouting, and we’ll reconvene next week, during the 3-minute update.

BSA Chapter 11 Update

Dear Scouter,

As you are likely aware, the BSA has been working its way through a complex bankruptcy while remaining focused on the following key tenants:

• Fair and equitable compensation to victims of abuse. To those that have endured pain, we are deeply sorry.

• Do everything in our power to keep youth safe and continue to create a culture of vigilance and shared responsibility as well as accountability.

• Preserve the mission of Scouting. Young people and families need our values, teachings, curriculum, and our adventures more now than ever.

I am writing today to provide a critical update. The National Council of the BSA and the 253 local councils have reached a possible agreement with most of the claimant groups allowing us to equitably compensate abuse victims and ensure Scouting’s future by resolving past abuse claims. As you might have seen in the media, the proposed settlement before insurance is $850 million. The National Council will contribute $250 million in assets, and local councils will contribute $600 million.

There are several layers to the ongoing settlement, but we want to dissect some of the more relevant aspects for our Scouting families. The Lake Erie Council will be contributing $6.5 million to the National Trust for Survivors. The Lake Erie Council’s Executive Board examined several avenues to fund the settlement contribution. For now, the council has decided to use a low-interest line of credit.

Nationally, Philmont, Sea Base, Northern Tier, and the Summit high adventure bases have been retained in the process. Locally, enough assets have been preserved to continue to deliver the Scouting program uninterrupted. No donations will be used to pay our contribution to the Trust for Survivors.

The progress made over the last year is significant, but we are not done yet. The BSA is still working on a resolution for our Charter Partners as part of the global settlement.

In the meantime, if you have inquiries or questions, you can reach me at marc.ryan@scouting.org.

Thank you for your service to and support of our organization, particularly in these challenging times. I want to reiterate that the Lake Erie Council – which provides programming, financial, facility, and administrative support to local units and individual Scouts in our area – remains as committed as ever to delivering Scouting’s unparalleled experiences to young people throughout our communities.

Yours in Scouting,

Marc J. Ryan

Scout Executive and CEO

Lake Erie Council, Boy Scouts of America