A message from our Chairman�.

FALL 2014

Yawgoog Alumni Association Members,

A message from our Chairman�.

Yawgoog Alumni Association Members, The 99th Yawgoog camping season has now ended and we will now begin our planning for the celebration of Yawgoog’s 100th Season! But first a recap of YAA’s support to Yawgoog over the past year . . . . Your generosity and support allowed YAA to support Yawgoog programs and infrastructure with the following:

• Rowboats $ 10,500 • CPR mannequins $ 1,400 • Paddleboards $ 5,000 • Sails $ 2,950 • Shotguns $ 7,243 • Picnic tables $ 3,000 • Memorial Room $ 1,000 • Robotics start-up $ 5,000 • Rt. 138 sign design $ 1,300

And now on to the 100th Season . . . We have many events in the planning

and would welcome any recommendations our members may have. Here’s what we are planning so far:

• YAA Day of Service (Spring 2015) o An opportunity for YAA members to pitch in a camp work project

• Centennial Family Camping Weekend (May 30 -31, 2015)

o Activities will include archery range, BB-gun shooting, low COPE course, nature, crafts.

• OA Centennial Conclave (June 5 – 7, 2015) o Yawgoog will be hosting OA’s centennial celebration.

• Week 1 Saturday Night Show (July 4, 2015)

o The official kick-off of the two year centennial celebration.

• Yawgoog Days (August 1, 2015) o Our annual reunion with an opportunity to once again experience Yawgoog. Activities will

include: a swim in Yawgoog Pond, paddle boarding, shooting sports, tours, memorabilia sale, . . .

• Centennial Family Camping Weekend II (September 2015)

o Activities will once again include archery range, BB-gun shooting, low COPE course,

nature, crafts.

We should all be excited for the beginning of our Centennial Celebration! The next two years should be

filled with exciting events that will help all of us relive our time at Camp. Please include your friends and

families in the celebration. Be sure to contact all your Scouting friends and remind them that this is their

opportunity to reconnect with the place we all love so much.

Yours in Scouting, Jim . . .

Thank you ! ! !

GUS’S GOSSIP

Doug Sherburne, Yawgoog Alumnus and former Camp Staff Man sent in a few photos. We could sure use some help trying to identify the people in the pictures.

Can you help identify the people in these photos!

November 1953 at Yawgoog November 1953 at Yawgoog

We know that Inky Armstrong

is in the middle with the white t-shirt.

Circa 1940 at Yawgoog

Left: ‘Thumper’ Alan Heaton Center: Alden Blackman

Right: Stan Leibo

Wayne Rohlfing

Wayne was a student at the University of Missouri and one of the first

non-Narragansett Council Scouts that Chief brought on staff.

If you happen to be one of the people in the photos or if you know who one or more of these

people might be, please email me and let us know. And, Doug, thanks for the great photos!

jferrante@narragansettbsa.orgjferrante@narragansettbsa.orgjferrante@narragansettbsa.orgjferrante@narragansettbsa.org Judy

Yawgoog Days 2014

On August 2nd we gathered for the 34th time at our favorite camping place. On this special day alumni

were given the opportunity to swim in Yawgoog Pond, paddle a canoe, enjoy a rowboat, kayak, sail, try

out the new paddleboards, learn low COPE skills, make a basket, braid a lanyard, and do all the fun things

we did as Scouts. Breakfast, lunch and the Chief Yawgoog BBQ were provided. Unfortunately the

weather did not cooperate and attendance was not as we had hoped. We are grateful that Camp Yawgoog

opened the aquatics and program areas to Alumni and even more grateful to be told that future Yawgoog

Days gatherings will follow with the same agenda.

Our Reservation Director, Tom Sisson, made us welcome as did all members of the Yawgoog Staff. In

excess of 70 Alumni walked down memory lane and relived that time in our lives when Yawgoog was

key to all that we did. Many Alumni took advantage of the open camp programs and tested skills learned

many years ago. Bus tours gave each of us the opportunity to see all the improvements to Yawgoog

facilities and to also visit that part of Yawgoog that remains very special in our memories. At Donald

North Court, the Heritage Center memorabilia displays drew the attention of many Alumni. The Heritage

Center excess patch and memorabilia sale was enjoyed by all and raised in excess of $1,000.00. Fun was

had by all.

Special thanks to the Ranger Staff for getting the camp ready for us. The Camp Staff remains key to the

success ofYawgoog Days. Our Campmaster Corps is the best. Breakfast and lunch were excellent, mid-

afternoon fruit and snacks were appreciated, and the Chief Yawgoog BBQ continues to be the best in

Rhode Island.

The YAA was pleased to present Camp Yawgoog with our 2014 projects which included paddleboards,

rowboats, rifles, shotguns, sails, and CPR mannequins. When all the bills are paid, we expect our total

project effort to exceed $25,000.00. We look forward to 2015 and the Centennial year for camping at

Yawgoog. Stay tuned as our 2015 projects become finalized.

Jim Cunha, YAA Chairman, held our business meeting at the Trading Post porch because of rain. Scout

Executive John Mosby, attended the meeting expressing appreciation for all that the YAA does for

Scouting and Camp Yawgoog. He also gave a very detailed review of activities and events planned for

the Centennial Celebration. Following the business meeting Alumni gathered for the traditional decade

photos.

Thank you to each member of the YAA Executive Committee for your tireless efforts in producing a

“world class” Yawgoog Days. Jim Lanzi as Chairman is key to the gathering’s success. Finally, each

YAA member is important as we carry on the work of our hero and founder, Gus Anthony.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2015 Yawgoog Days when we will celebrate 100 years of delivering

the Scouting program at Camp Yawgoog. May the “Spirit of Yawgoog” be with you till we meet again at

our favorite camping place.

DECADE PHOTOS…………..

STAFF SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

The Yawgoog Alumni Association is proud to have been able to offer five $1,500

scholarships to Yawgoog staff men who have demonstrated long term commitment,

dedication, and outstanding job performance to Yawgoog Scout Reservation. We

strongly believe this scholarship program supports the Alumni’s mission of preserving

the heritage and traditions of Yawgoog. By supporting and helping to keep long-term

staff members on staff we are rest assured that they will be there to pass on the

heritage and traditions we have all found so dear.

This year’s winners are@.

Kevin Spencer - Eagle Badge Coordinator - Roger Williams University, RI

Gregory Pereira - MB Webelos - Providence College, RI

Eric Mulvey - MB Kitchen Manager - Keene State College, NH

Theodore Sanford - SB Program Commissioner - Roger Williams University, RI

Andrew Stone - SB Camp Director - Asnuntuck Community College, CT

If you would like to contribute to future scholarship recipients, consider donating to our

scholarship fund. It is our goal to build up a fund from which the revenue will provide

the necessary funds. The bigger the fund, the more we can give.

Yawgoog Heritage Center

Yawgoog Heritage Center

Congratulations to Thaddeus

Driscoll of Troop 222

Seattle, WA

Thaddeus is this years

winner of

The YAA Essay Contest

“What Does Yawgoog Mean

to You?”

Winner will receive an all

inclusive 1 week stay at

Camp Yawgoog.

Announcement

Yawgoog Heritage Center

Dedication Opportunity

YAA is planning to add two

lower display cabinets and two

upper display cabinets to the Yawgoog Heritage Center.

We are offering a donation / naming opportunity for each of

these 4 cabinets.

If you would like to sponsor a cabinet in the name of, or in

honor of, someone please contact

Judy Ferrante at

jferrante@narragansettbsa.org

Yawgoog Heritage Center

Thank you to those who have previously given memorabilia and artifacts to the Heritage Center. Through your generosity we have been able to

provide interesting and informative displays for Scouts of every generation. We are always seeking additional memorabilia, artifacts, and documents to make our collection more complete. Our objective is to preserve Camp Yawgoog’s heritage so each new generation of Scouts will be exposed to its history, lore, and traditions. Please consider a gift of your own Camp Yawgoog memorabilia and artifacts so that together we can promote the heritage and values of Yawgoog.

Request for Memorabilia Donations

During the past few Yawgoog Days we have generated much excitement and generated nice extra revenue with a Patch Sale held on Yawgoog Day. This revenue has gone into the general fund used

give back to Camp Yawgoog. Please consider donating your box of old patches. Please see ARTIFACT DONATION FORM in this newsletter.

YAWGOOG ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONYAWGOOG ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONYAWGOOG ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONYAWGOOG ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

NARRAGANSETT COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

P.O. Box 14777 East Providence, RI 02914-0777 (401) 351-8700, Ext. 11

YAWGOOG ALUMNI HERITAGE CENTER – ARTIFACT DONATION FORM

The undersigned hereby makes a gift of the following described items, without restriction or

qualification to the Yawgoog Alumni Heritage Center of the "arragansett Council, Boy Scouts of

America:

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The undersigned hereby acknowledges that by making the generous donation of the above described

items title to said items totally and without restriction transfers to the Yawgoog Alumni Heritage

Center, "arragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America with complete power and authority to display,

store or dispose of said items in any way. DONOR’S DONOR’S NAME________________________________ SIGNATURE_____________________________ (Please print) STREET ADDRESS____________________________________ CITY, STATE TELEPHONE ZIP CODE____________________________________ NUMBER ______________________ DATE_________________________ Thank you for your generous gift to the Yawgoog Alumni Heritage Center. Donations such as these help us to

fulfill our mission to collect, preserve and display memorabilia which reflects the heritage and spirit of Yawgoog,

share Yawgoog history and traditions and conduct programs to promote the heritage and values of Yawgoog

DATE_____________________ ACCEPTED BY_______________________________ (Signature)

Yawgoog Heritage Center

Thank You, Rich Greene!

Under the watchful eye and

caring hand of Mr. Rich Greene, our beautiful

Yawgoog Heritage Center has

thrived and expanded. With Rich’s time and devotion it

has become a fantastic tribute to the history and evolution of

our beloved Camp Yawgoog.

After a lifetime supporting the camp Rich has moved to New

Mexico and has stepped down as curator of the center.

Thank you Rich for doing all

that you have to create and develop this center and for the

time and support you have given to Camp Yawgoog.

Thank you, Rich!

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PERSONALS

ABATUNO, Matt (No. Providence, RI) 1999 – I am an Eagle Scout and first attended Yawgoog in 1999

with Troop 76 Providence. Been on staff at Yawgoog for many years as Office Clerk, Office Manager,

Assistant Business Manager and currently as Business Manager. (And, Dude, I for one am happy you

are working in the Office at Yawgoog during the summer season because that makes my job a lot easier!

Judy)

MATTHEWS, Richard A. (Greensboro, NC) 1945 – I had wonderful summers at Yawgoog both as a

camper and a staff member. I have many fond memories at all three camps. (Richard, I understand that

you were a bugler & Mess hall Manager at Medicine Bow; Camp Pioneer Campmaster at Three Point;

and Daniel Boone Campmaster at Sandy Beach; - thanks for sharing that information. Judy).

PLATT, Jr. Ronalds J.R. (Providence, RI) 1961 – I first attended Yawgoog in 1961 with Troop 82

Providence. Have been a member of Narragansett Council for 50 years and in the RI Track Coaches

Hall of Fame.(Ronalds, thank you for all your years of service! Judy)

SHIELDS, Robert (Chepachet, RI) 1980 – I’m married for 20 years now and have four children. Both of

my boys are in Scouts. (Apples didn’t fall too far from the tree Bob! Judy)

SPENCER, Kevin (Portsmouth, RI) 2004 – First attended Yawgoog in 2004 with Troop 6 Bristol. Have

been on staff since 2011 first at the Nature Center and last year working with the Eagle Badge

Sustainability Program.(Thanks Kevin0hope you keep coming back on staff! Judy)

VALLI, Christian (Lyme, CT) 2006 – I worked at both Three Point and Sandy Beach from 2001 thru

2014. I am an Eagle Scout.(Good job0Eagle Scout! Judy)

VAUGHN, Robert (Ocean View, DE) 1940 – I worked on staff at both Sandy Beach and Medicine Bow.

In 1942 I was the baker’s assistant working for Joe Cribari. In 1943 I was the Assistant Chef at Medicine

Bow and in 1944 I was Scoutmaster of the holdover camp in Medicine Bow. (Hey, Bob, I have an ‘only in

Rhode Island’ story for you. Joe Cribari was my first cousin – his mother and my father were brother and

sister. Joe went on to be a famous piano player/conductor and worked for Ferrante &Teicher for many

years before his untimely death. Ironically, Joe worked for Ferrante &Teicher and his mother’s maiden

name was also Ferrante – no relation. So see, this connection makes you and me practically

cousins0000at least that’s how we look at it in Rhode Island! Judy)

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A ‘SCOUT SALUTE’ TO DECEASED ALUMNI MEMBERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS

Dorothy “Dottie” Cyr (East Hampton, CT) June 6, 2014 - Wife of Warren Cyr

Donald J. Driscoll (Harmony, RI) October 26, 2014

Lucille Gauthier Dubois (Woonsocket, RI) October 3, 2014 – Wife of Jacques E. Dubois

Thomas O. Flood (Naples, FL &formerly Woonsocket, RI) April 26, 2014

Robert I. “Doc” Krasner ((Providence, RI) October 9, 2014

Jose Carlos Mancebo(North Providence) June 12, 2014

John “Jack” Pickup (Warwick, RI) May 20, 2014

David V. Snowden (Redondo Beach, CA & formerly Johnston, RI) February 10, 2014

David L. Vigneau(West Warwick) April, 2012

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