Scout’s Honor Unit

The Milwaukee County Council, Boy Scouts of America is striving to provide quality, meaningful programs to the young people in our area, to aid them in achieving their full potential in life. It is understood that the true benefit of the Scouting movement comes directly from our Scouting units and if we are to improve the standard of our programs, units will make the difference.

Starting in 2008 and continuing through 2010, we will honor those units that go above and beyond the call of duty for the young people that they serve. These special units will be designated as Scout’s Honor Units and will lead the way for the rest of the council. This special recognition will not come easy, but will bring worthy praise and tools to continue to build and strengthen the unit.

Scout’s Honor Units will receive the following tokens for their heroic effort:

·  Collector’s edition council temporary patches for each registered member of the unit. (This will be a set of three, one for each year of the recognition program.)
·  A framed Certificate of Achievement for the unit’s trophy case.
·  Summer Camp Discounts. ($2-5/Scout reduction to MCC Cub Camps, or $10/Scout reduction for Lefeber Northwoods Camps)
·  Packmaster/Troopmaster Computer Software for the unit or a gift card of equivalent value for the Scout Shop.
·  Free rank advancement through October 31st of the present calendar year. (Cloth Badges)
·  Special recognition in the Scouter’s Compass, on www.MilwaukeeBoyScouts.org, and at the Council Annual Dinner.
·  Recognition item for the unit leader that will identify the accomplishment. 

In order for a unit to achieve this high recognition, there are seven elements that must be fulfilled:

·  Achieve Centennial Quality Unit Recognition.
·  Participate in and implement techniques from the “Join Scouts Recruitment” training.
·  Participate in the “Unit Program Planning” training and implement skills into your unit’s annual operation.
·  Provide a summer camp experience for your Scouts.
·  Achieve membership growth over December 31st of the previous year, as registered in Scoutnet.
·  Achieve unit’s Friends of Scouting “Goal Card” level of financial support for the council.  Goal formula = 60% of One-Scout Families (June 30th membership X 80%) X 1 Scout Support ($165)
·  Partner with the council by participating in one of the council’s product sales campaigns.

In order for Scouting to have the greatest impact on a young person’s life, we must retain Scouts in our programs as long as possible. Scout’s Honor Units will stand on the foundation of Centennial Quality programming and strive to fulfill the promises of fun and adventure. Just as a Scout’s honor is sacred, so to is your commitment to provide the best programming possible, and we hope to recognize your unit as a Scout’s Honor Unit.

Congratulations to the best of the best, the recipient units of the Scout's Honor Unit Award.

Pack 34
Heart of Milwaukee District
Don Murphy, Cubmaster

Pack 118
Iron Horse District
Jim Stuczynski, Cubmaster

Pack 474
Iron Horse District
Jeff Saeger, Cubmaster

Pack 586
Iron Horse District
Allen Bilky, Cubmaster

Troop 117
Iron Horse District
William Fontanazza, Scoutmaster

Troop 260
Iron Horse District
Jeff Roemer, Scoutmaster

Troop 485
Iron Horse District
Thomas Schmitt, Scoutmaster

Pack 218
Root River District
David Olson, Cubmaster

Pack 330
Root River District
Michael Schmidt, Cubmaster

Pack 530
Root River District
Robert Leitinger, Cubmaster

Pack 531
Root River District
John Hoeft, Cubmaster

Troop 506
Root River District
Tim Seipel, Scoutmaster

Troop 532
Root River District
Jerry Beine, Scoutmaster

Troop 205
Southshore District
Antone Stocker, Scoutmaster

Troop 208
Southshore District
Mark Barthel, Scoutmaster

Troop 481
Southshore District
Steve Bennett, Scoutmaster