FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PROGRESSIVE PARTNERS!!!

What is it?

An OSM program attendance incentive program.

Who is it for?

ANY YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATES AT OSM ACTIVITIES - YOU NEED NOT BE A SCOUT - OSM IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH GIRL SCOUTS, BOY SCOUTS OR CAMPFIRE!

When is it?

Progressively through the calendar year - with BIG party & special incentives in January the following year!

How do I do it?

Attend OSM events.
Check in at every event you attend
At the first event you attend January to June, you will be given a bead necklace. Bring your bead necklace to EVERY event to get more beads - you will only get one necklace, if you lose it, we won’t replace it - if you don’t bring it, no beads for that event
Have fun!
Learn "new" things!
Come to subsequent events and do all of the above!

What do I get?

You’ll have fun.
You’ll learn new things.
If you attend at least four of the six activities planned for the calendar year, you will get a personal invitation to the BIG PARTY with special awards in January the following year!

What are special awards?

Every child who attends at least four (4) of the six activities on this brochure, offered by OSM during the calendar year, will be invited to a special awards party. At the party we will have games, crafts, food and awards. Each child will receive a SPECIAL PATCH. ONLY those fulfilling the program will get one. If you attend more than four (4) of the year’s programs, you will get additional awards. Please note, the program is based upon 6 programs to be offered.

THE FIRST THING YOU WILL LEARN IS RESPONSIBILITY - IT WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE SURE YOU ARE "CHECKED IN" WITH OUR STAFFER AND TO BRING YOUR NECKLACE TO ALL EVENTS YOU ATTEND!! Look for the CHECK IN table at ALL OSM activities!!!! We will use the check in rosters as the basis for the Party Invitation Guest List.

ADULTS PLEASE NOTE:
The award program is also offered to adults who are willing to "help" with events. When you attend with your child, it is expected that you will help - at least with your own child. Generally, we do not operate "drop off" youth activities - adults are anticipated to attend with their children. We consider it a good thing to spend time with your children. So, see the CHECK-IN STAFFER and get "checked in"!

IMPORTANT TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND: PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL NOT ACCEPT PHONE RESERVATIONS FOR PAID ACTIVITIES. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR FEE AND REGISTRATION FORM TO BE ACTUALLY REGISTERED. All activity registrations are accepted on the basis that refunds will only be made if the EVENT is canceled. If you fail to attend after registering, your registration fee will be viewed as a donation to the operation of the museum. Neither will we provide program materials for non-attendees. Questions may be directed to the Mollie Perrot at the museum - 815/431-9353 or via e-mail to scouter07@hotmail.com.

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Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs

Saturday, October 6, 2007, 1-5 p.m.

Pre-register by October 1, 2007

Join us for one of the most fun activities for the year 2007! This Egyptian-themed program will take place between the hours of 1 o‚clock p.m. to 5 o‚clock p.m. Take a "Time Trek" with us - back to the time of ancient Egypt. You will have the opportunity to learn about the ancient Egyptians and experience life as it would have been in that time period. Activities will include:

CHARIOT RACES - the Ancient Egyptians used chariots as a mode of transportation. Come participate in our own "chariot races" at the museum! Two full-sized, people-powered chariots will be utilized for this activity!

CARTOUCHE WOOD BURNING - take home an Egyptian cartouche with YOUR name burned into wood!

HIEROGLYPHS - learn about the Egyptian "alphabet" - and practice hieroglyphics!!!!

GAMES-CRAFTS - participate in games and crafts of the time period -make it and take it session for crafts!

Although not mandatory, to add to the fun, please feel free to come dress like an Egyptian! We will offer a prize to the best Egyptian costume!

REFUND POLICY
This event is scheduled to take place - rain or shine. Refunds will only be made if OSM cancels the entire event - that‚s never happened!

Please note: because the museum is not affiliated with any scouting organization, you need not be a scout to participate in any activity offered by the museum. Questions may be directed to the Mollie Perrot at the museum - 815/431-9353 or via e-mail to scouter07@hotmail.com.

Hands Across the Waters

Scouts & Scouters Take Note!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!

Columbus Day

Monday, October 8, 2007, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.


Visit the museum and meet Michael Baden-Powell, the grandson of Robert Baden-Powell and the grandsons of W. D. Boyce - Stephen Hultberg and Lee Mueller.

Admission to this event is free!

There will be a special commemorative patch available for purchase.

COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND ITINERARY

1.BOOK YOUR MOTEL ROOM IN OTTAWA, ILLINOIS FOR COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND

2. SATURDAY - 10 A.M. TO NOON - UTICA, IL FOR ANTIQUE CAR SHOW

3. LUNCH IN OTTAWA

4. OTTAWA - 1-5 p.m. - TEMPLES, TOMBS & HIEROGLYPHS AT OSM

5. DINNER IN OTTAWA

6. STARVED ROCK LODGE FALL FIRESIDE STORIES 7:00-8:30 P.M. (CANCELLED IF IT RAINS)

7. SUNDAY - ATTEND "BURGOO" IN DOWNTOWN UTICA - PIONEER STEW, ARTS, CRAFTS, ETC.

8. MONDAY - HIKE FOOTSTEPS IN HISTORY TRAIL AND/OR TIME CAPSULE TRAIL - REGISTER OTTAWA SCOUTING MUSEUM 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.

9. COME TO OSM MONDAY AFTERNOON BETWEEN 4:00 AND 8:00 P.M. AND MEET AND GREET THE GRANDSON OF ROBERT BADEN-POWELL, WHO WILL BE VISITING THE MUSEUM FROM AUSTRALIA, AND STEVEN HULTBERG AND LEE MUELLER, FROM THE WEST COAST, WHO ARE GRANDCHILDREN OF W. D. BOYCE!

Please note: because the museum is not affiliated with any scouting organization, you need not be a scout to participate in any activity offered by the museum. Questions may be directed to the Mollie Perrot at the museum - 815/431-9353 or via e-mail to scouter07@hotmail.com.

2008 OSM FOUNDER'S WEEKEND

OTTAWA SCOUTING MUSEUM

W. D. BOYCE

This year honoring Juliette Gordon Low

Girl Scouts of America

June 13-15, 2008

Ottawa, Illinois



2008 OSM FOUNDER'S WEEKEND

The weekend of June 13-15, 2008 marks the 17th annual Founder's weekend to honor W. D. Boyce, one of the founders of scouting. Ottawa was the home of W. D. Boyce and is also his final resting place. Join us for a weekend of varied activities including camping, hiking, fun, games, crafts, etc.

HISTORY OF SCOUTING COLLECTORS PATCHES

The year 2008 also marks the 98th anniversary of W. D. Boyce‚s incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America. The Ottawa Scouting Museum announces a "COUNTDOWN TO THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY" of the incorporation of BSA. Starting in 2002, we will issue a different, fully embroidered collectors patch each year until 2010. When fully assembled, this collection of patches will present a pictorial history of all scouting. This completed patch will be over 14" in diameter - and truly a collectors dream. Come along with us on this historic journey - find out how the early founders of the scouting movement knew one another personally and professionally! It‚s one of history‚s most interesting tales! The seventh patch in this series will honor Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of America. Girl Scouting began in Atlanta, Georgia in 1912 and was modeled after the Girl Guides founded by Lady Baden Powell in England. Travel along this historic journey with us - begin your patch collection today!

CAMPING

Limited camping space is available this year at Friendship Village, directly off Route 23, about 2 miles south of Ottawa, in two formats, family camping(cub scout age families Friday night only) and troop camping (Friday & Saturday nights( boy scouts/ girl scouts), and will be offered on a first come, first served basis. After our camping area at Friendship Village is full, you will have to find your own camping in the area. We suggest you REGISTER EARLY!) Bring water and containers and garbage bags for the weekend. All cooking fires off the ground. No campfires unless authorized by the Founder's Day Weekend Committee. All family campsites must be vacated by 9 a.m. on Saturday; troops and post campsites must be vacated by Sunday at 10 a.m. With the number of campers participating and exposure to the public, good Scouting and camping practices must be observed by all. PLEASE NOTE: there are no provisions for campers or motor homes at Friendship Village. ALSO NOTE: this is a private facility and we only have use of it for Friday thru Sunday - we are not permitted in before Friday nor can we stay after Sunday. Sorry if this is an inconvenience for anyone. If you prefer other camping arrangements, you might try Starved Rock State Park , which is very close. Their phone number is 815/667-4726. They will fill up fast so make your reservation EARLY with them if you want to camp there.

REGISTRATION CHECK IN

PLEASE: register as you intend to check in! For instance, if you are arriving as a group and all at the same time, then register as a group. If a group intends to all come, but are arriving individually and at different times, PLEASE register individually. Registration packets will be made up as the registration is received and we cannot take one registration out of a packet of 20 registrants. Regardless of when you arrive for the weekend, your first item of business is to register for the weekend, or pick up your registration packet if you pre-registered. Campers arriving on Friday evening should check in at the Registration Table in the shelter at Friendship Village. Linda will have your packets tickets, etc. ready for you if you have pre-registered. If you arrive on Saturday, pick up and/or register at the Masonic Temple, on the east side of Washington Park, downtown Ottawa. Registrants for Founder‚s Weekend activities will receive a complimentary ticket to visit the Ottawa Scouting Museum at 1100 Canal Street in Ottawa. Other interested persons may purchase tickets at a reduced rate on Saturday at the museum.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Registration fees for campers for the weekend will be available in these formats: $6.00 each for family camper (includes Founder‚s Weekend Patch, Friday evening program and Saturday activities). A fee of $7.00 each for troop/post camper (includes two nights camping, Founder's Weekend Patch and participation in the Saturday night Cook-Off (see below). In either case, if you want to do the short Mystery Trail on Saturday, add $3.00 per person to the above fees. This will give you the Mystery Trail Brochure and Mystery trail patch - upon completion of the trail.

TROOP SATURDAY EVENING ACTIVITIES

Special troop activities will take place on Saturday at the camp grounds. Be sure to check the schedule upon check in to find out what fun thing is happening! And - be sure to participate! Scout prizes will be available for participation!!!!

DUTCH OVEN RECIPE - COOK-OFF

On Saturday evening at Friendship Village campgrounds, OSM will host its sixth Scout Recipe Cook-Off Competition! Participants should indicate upon check-in that they desire to participate. All recipes are to be prepared ON SITE (judges will visit each campsite) and submitted in writing to the judges (these recipes will be used in a cook book OSM is preparing and submission of the recipe gives OSM permission to use it in this fashion). Preparation of the recipe should be completed in time for the judging which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday night. This is a DUTCH OVEN cooking contest! Prizes will be awarded after the judging is final. Categories: best dutch oven dessert, best dutch oven meal. NOTE: if you have a favorite recipe of any kind you would like to submit for our cook book, but do not desire to participate in the cook-off, please submit the recipe to OSM, PO Box 2241, Ottawa, IL 61350. Be sure to include your name and address so you get proper credit. We would appreciate any recipes you would care to send us.

SATURDAY ONLY - NO CAMPING

Another registration format available for non-campers is Saturday-only activities. A fee of $4.00 will include the parade patch and all Washington Park activities. Also available is the short Mystery Trail (brochure, patch upon completion of the trail) for a fee of $3.00, Either Saturday-only registration will include a tour of the Ottawa Scouting Museum.

CHECK-IN & SILKSCREENING SATURDAY

All Saturday participants should register or pick up their pre-registration packets on Saturday at the Masonic Temple, 916 Columbus Street, Ottawa, 8:00 to Noon. We will also do silkscreening at the temple. (BRING YOUR OWN ITEM TO BE SILKSCREENED. There is $1.00 service fee per item - done while you wait) Tickets for the Mystery Trail will be issued at the Masonic Temple. The OSM food booth will be based at the Masonic Temple where there are tables to relax and have your lunch. There will also be a Trade-O-Ree set up at the Masonic Temple - be sure to visit it!

SATURDAY ACTIVITIES

ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS

There will be a lot of activity going on in Washington Park, downtown Ottawa. Be sure to visit our Pioneering stations - go up the climbing wall, and down the zip line, check out the tower, the monkey bridge - and see how you fare with these activities! Come to the craft session, make a souvenir button, etc. Saturday activities will culminate with an afternoon parade walk to Ottawa Avenue Cemetery and a visit to the W. D. Boyce gravesite which all participants are expected to attend. (Unit & American Flags for the parade!) Lineup will begin on the north side of Washington Park at a time to be announced. NOTE: ALL PARTICIPANTS SHOULD PLAN TO MARCH IN THE PARADE TO HONOR W. D. BOYCE - that‚s the reason for the weekend! You may want to have a vehicle near the end of the parade route, on Ottawa Avenue (NOT in the cemetery) to pick up your parade walkers after the memorial service.

2008 HISTORY TRAIL

The 2008 Founder's Weekend Trail Committee is going to offer a special Ottawa History Trail in 2008!

(THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH OUR 3 PERMANENT, YEAR-ROUND HIKING TRAILS OR OUR NEW GEOCACHING TRAIL INTRODUCED IN 2003 - IT IS A DIFFERENT TRAIL AND WILL ONLY BE HIKED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008!.)

Participants who sign up for the trail will receive a ticket at the registration booth (Masonic Temple). The ticket is presented to the Trail Booth on the lawn at Reddick‚s Mansion (north side of Washington Park) and they will give you a trail pamphlet with instructions. When you complete the trail pamphlet, you must return the pamphlet to the trail booth at Reddick‚s (where you started) and they will present you with your patch. Cost of this activity is $3.00, which includes the brochure and patch (upon completion of the trail).

TRADE-O-REE

A Trade-O-Ree will be set up at the Masonic Temple on Saturday, June 14, 2008. The Trade-O-Ree is a terrific place to check out scouting memorabilia at its finest. You will have an opportunity to see a lot of collectibles - maybe you have some at home!! Here, you will be able to get an idea of what your personal collection may be worth! Wonderful place to spend some time and see what‚s new and cool on the collecting scene!

GATHERING OF EAGLES

It seems only fitting and proper that Eagle Scouts as well as Golden Eaglets (Girl Scout equivalent) from across the nation lead by example and should present themselves to the FRONT of the parade lineup.

REFUND POLICY

This event is scheduled to take place - rain or shine. Refunds will only be made if OSM cancels the entire event - that‚s never happened! If you register and are unable to attend, you may request your segment patch be mailed to you. Said request must be made within seven days after the event. If you fail to request the patch mailed to you within that time frame, you will forfeit your opportunity for such request. The Mystery Trail requires actual completion to earn the patch. If you fail to hike the trail after registering, your trail registration fee will be considered a donation to the operation of the museum.

Pricing

Cub Family Camping - Friday night

$6.00 Per Family Member
(Parade patch, one night camping - Saturday activities, fee is per parson)

$9.00 Per Family Member
(Parade patch, one night camping, Mystery Trail brochure and patch - family campers only - fee is per person.)

Boy Scout & Girl Scout Camping

$7.00 Per Camper
(Parade patch and two nights camping, Boy Scout and Girl Scouts, Explorers only - fee is per participant)

$10.00 Per Camper
(Parade patch, trail patch, two nights camping, Boy Scouts ,Girls Scouts and Explorers only - fee is per participant:

Saturday only - No Camping

$4.00 Per Person for Parade & activities

$3.00 Per Person for Trail Participants

$1.00 Per Person for Silkscreening

(YEAR 7 and PATCH 7 of the 100th Anniversary Countdown Patch)

(All the information you need for this event is in the brochure - PLEASE READ IT IN ITS ENTIRETY!)

Please note: because the museum is not affiliated with any scouting organization, you need not be a scout to participate in any activity offered by the museum. To register or for answers to questions, please contact Mollie Perrot at the museum - 815/431-9353 or via e-mail to scouter07@hotmail.com.