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Scouting Rotarian
Vol. 9, Issue 2
PHOTO:
Community Assistance Grant funds Girl Scout Troop to Space Camp
Girl
Scouts from Barrow Troop 197 and Cadet Troop 397 had a "blast" of a trip to the Kenai Challenger
Learning Center (Alaska's Space Camp) last August. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Barrow-Nuvak
through CAP district designated funds, the girls spent a week on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. An isolated
community of 5,000 people, Barrow Alaska is located on the northernmost tip of the North American
continent. Situated on the Arctic Ocean, the average summer temperature seldom gets above 42 degrees
(Fahrenheit). Small airplanes provide the only access to the outside world -- the town is separated from
the state road system by 400 miles of wilderness. So the trip funded by Rotary District 5010 was a major
event for Girl Scouts who live in an isolated area and have limited travel opportunities. Barrow-Nuvuk
Club President Dorothy Savok had arranged for Seward Rotary Club President John French to spend an
afternoon giving the girls a guided tour of the new Sea Life Center in Seward, and the nearby shell fish
hatchery. The girls were delighted with the Center and impressed that John gave them a private tour.
Late in the afternoon, the girls hiked up to Exit Glacier outside of Seward. They had never seen a
glacier before and this was an amazing scene for them. Space Camp was devoted to Robotics that week
and the girls were taught enough theory to program a remote controlled robotic vehicle and arm, used in
space research. It took three days to study, build, program and test this space research tool. The last
week of September, the scouts and their chaperones performed a flag ceremony at the Rotary meeting,
shared their journals, and each one talked about a portion of the trip. They intend to put their new
knowledge to use in an exhibit at their school science fair next spring. The girls were given a Certificate
of Participation emblazoned with the Rotary Seal and the Girl Scouts Logo. A framed photo of the girls
entitled Girl Scouts at Space Camp with the Girl Scout Logo was given to the Middle School and
Elementary School for their display cases. Gifts for the girls were provided by the International
Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians through Inter-American Regional Chair Brian Thiessen.
pendence; that our consumer society teaches
youth the price of everything but the value of
nothing. Hence the importance of such Move-
ments as Scouting which, through non-formal
educational methods, make young people
autonomous, supportive, responsible and com-
mitted, and are therefore a necessary comple-
ment to school and family based education.
Dr. Moreillon told Scouting Rotarian that
his Rotary speech will amplify a topic on his
website
www.scout.org
Look under "leader's library" to see the
document he wrote with CEOs of the world's
six largest youth organizations/programs enti-
tled "The education of Young People - A State-
ment at the dawn of the 21st century."
Cartoons and illustrations in this newsletter were drawn and donated by PDG Finis Jeffers.
regional and worldwide Scouting activities. I
feel secure in passing the leadership to PDG
David Judge of England as I have known him
for over a decade and we have worked closely
together during that time. I know that he will
carry the IFSR torch proudly.
As we approach the Centennial of both Ro-
tary and Scouting, it is time to reflect upon the
similarities of purpose of both organizations.
Rotary establishes ethical standards in busi-
ness; Scouting teaches youth values. There are
three opportunities that I ask you to personally
consider: Make an investment now in the
youth of your community by asking your Ro-
tary Club to partner with a local Scout unit;
help your local Scout Council with a donation;
and sponsor a local Scout for the 2006 Centen-
nial International Jamboree. Thank you for
allowing me the opportunity to serve.
Yours in Rotarian and Scouting Fellowship,
PDG Harold Friend, MD (RC Boca Raton Central/6930)
1999-2002 International Chair, IFSR
Dr. Friend is an Eagle Scout who has held
many adult positions in Scouting including
Gulf Stream Council President, Area President
(Scout Councils in Florida and Georgia),
Southern Region Board and BSA National Ad-
visory Board. He is Treasurer of the In-
teramerican Scout Foundation, member of the
BSA International Committee and Chairman of
the Direct Service Committee (serving US
Scouts in 32 countries). He has received nu-
merous Scouting recognitions including Ex-
plorer Silver Award, Silver Beaver, Wood-
badge, Distinguished Commissioner, Vigil
Honor (Order of the Arrow), Distinguished
Eagle Scout and Silver Antelope. He has
served on the staff of National Jamborees and
National Order of the Arrow Conferences. He
is a James West Fellow, 1910 Society Member,
Baden-Powel Fellow and a benefactor of the
World Organization of Scout Movement Foun-
dation
.
(Top Scout Keynotes continued from page 1)
(from Harold Friend on page 1)
