Virtual Gilwell Reunion, Sept. 11th‐13th, 2020 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration Number Volume 1 Saturday - September 12th

Welcome from the Camp Chief Welcome to the 2020 Virtual Ontario Gilwell Reunion. I was excited to have been invited to be the Honorary Camp Chief as this is my 20th Reunion. Like the rest of you I have looked forward each September to a new scouting year & this weekend was always a great kick off. Catching up with old friends, welcoming new Gilwellians, trying activities to take back to your section, learn a new craft, sharing resources, having fun with this game of scouting! Please take time to check out the virtual offerings for our 2020 Reunion, join in the Parade of Years by calling out your “year” Saturday afternoon & follow up with Tea on your Lawn! In the words of our founder Robert Baden-Powell “The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.” So, let’s “Do Our Best” Till we meet again in 2021, take care, stay safe Shelley Pelissero Honorary Camp Chief

**** Schedule **** SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 10:00 AM OPENING CEREMONIES Chair’s Message 1:00 PM Activities Virtual Kub Kar Race (Whitby Contingent) Zoom Bingo (Oshawa Contingent) Scavenger Hunt (SOCS/NRC and West Sub) PARADE OF YEARS ELECTIONS - All current Committee Members will stay on the 2021 Gilwell Committee. 8:00pm REUNION CAMPFIRE (Owasco Contingent) Evening Activities Trivia Game based on Scouting , Reunion, and OAS's using Zoom and Kahoots platform.

**** Departments ****

Accommodations Sara MacLean (QEOS/Peterborough) & First Aid Campfire, Program Barb Roosemalen (Blue Huron) & Fire Prevention Control (Whiskin) Jacquie Bujold (Canal Connection) Control (Ebor) Gord Varey (OWASCO) Elections, Bob Martinell (Nottawasaga) Scouts Own & Sanitation Log ‘N Beads Tim Hayes (Mississauga) Shops/Marketplace Shelley Sprague (North Waterloo) Registration Lloyd Clarke (Fruitbelt) Parking Rick Camps (Agincourt/Halton) Social Activities Susan Forsey (Oakville/Burlington)

2020 REUNION COMMITTEE Chair Glenn Bryers (Whitby) Past Chair Kim Connors (South Lake Simcoe) Secretary MJ Stevenson Treasurer Alisa Kuemmling Social Media Manager Katherine Attallah Honorary Camp Chief Shelley Pelissero

 Camp Chair Glenn Bryers  delivered his Welcome Message via video on Saturday morning 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weather Forecast  

Scouter Perspective

I am grateful for the opportunity to participate virtually. It has been a long March Break! From cancelled meetings, trips and camps the Scouting tradition has always been an adaptive program and the pandemic has once again proven we are strong, pivot when necessary and are relevant in today's Society!!! While Scouting does not look the same and won't for some time to come. I can feel the Scouting Spirit through my screen and keyboard just as surely as you are all standing beside me! Back to Gilwell, Happy Land! Melanie Pereira Oshawa Contingent

“SETTING YOUR PRIORITIES” TAKE CARE OF YOUR ROCKS FIRST

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked you a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2” in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed it was. So, the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again it the jar was full. They agreed it was. The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. “Now”, said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – anything that is so important to you that it where lost, you would be devastated. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car, your friends. The sand is everything else, the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will also be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal. “Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.” Submitted by Whitby Contingent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tune in to Catch the virtual Campfire Saturday night 

SCOUT CAMPS

W G S N S G U C U A L L L S K I O T L O A O O S F A W N H B R P O M L B G E T N E O K E F R G W D O A E O G I T O W G Z I G I U L P F L N R N S R A N B U R L M A E D U A A A V R I A G H I R Y N B E M S A M D W R Q Z Z P O I D A G W K P A I A U R A M L Y C T Y G F A Y K G M R B A R B E R R Z A C N S Q K K H E C M R F Q A B R O A S G N I R P S E U L B I S U T Y D O I Z R L K T P G S L A E O L D F N O T R E V E X R S W B R O O K W O O D O M E N X O BARBER BLUESPRINGS BROOKWOOD COBOURG EVERTON GILROY HALIBURTON IMPEESA LANGLEYPARK MANITOU NEMO RAGGEDFALLS SAGONASKA SAMAC SHEGARDAYNOU WETASKIWIN WIRRIBARA WOODLANDTRAILS Submitted by Whitby Contingent  

Whitby Gilwell Contingent Presents Virtual Kub Kar Racing

Create a car based on the theme of the Reunion – The Roaring 20’s Enter a car as a Contingent only or individually. The cars will be displayed on a website to be judged on their design by all the reunion participants. For the speed category, the races will be live broadcast on the website. Interactive website – more info to come. So create a Kar based on these dimensions: Width – Overall width including wheels is not to exceed 7cm - 2-3/4” The minimum distance between the wheels is 4.5 cm 1-3/4” Length – Overall length is not to exceed 17.8 cm - 7” Height – Clearance between the chassis and the track should be no less than 0.95 cm – 3/8” Weight – The maximum weight of the car is 143 grams. The car has to have 4 operating wheels running on the track. As for the design and decorating of the car anything goes The Whitby Gilwell Club will coordinate with all the contingents on the pickup and delivery of the Kub Kars to Whitby, ON. Complete instructions on pickup will be distributed to the contingents

Pipers David Skan, Michael Row, Rob Shafer and Rick Paterson of the CV Blue Springs Gilwellian Pipe Band did the usual early morning wake up call

 

 

Karen Smith – Gone Home Karen was a very active member of Scouts Canada for almost 20 years. Karen started in the organization as a Rover with the 2nd Burlington Rover Crew, where she met her husband Cam. At the time of her passing in July, Karen was an active Scouter with the 31st Hamilton Beaver Colony and a Camp Factor at the Mount Nemo Scout Camp. Karen also held the position of DAC Colony for Hamilton, was a volunteer with the Hamilton Scout Shop, a depot coordinator for Apple Day and assisted with the coordination of numerous Chopperee and Beaveree events. Prior to her involvement with Hamilton, Karen was the Area Secretary for Fruitbelt for several years and remained an active Gilwellian with Fruitbelt. Karen held her Woodbadge Part II, trained on numerous Part I courses and was presented with the Bar to the Medal of Good Service in 2018. A faithful friend, Scouter and mentor who is missed by many.

Brownsea Contingent  Dale Bohn We are sad to report that long time Brownsea contingent member Dale Bohn passed away on June 1, 2020 after a reappearance of pancreatic cancer. Dale was a member of the Brownsea contingent since its inauguration and was the member who best understood our contingent’s propane system. Along with the late Art Shaff, he was part of the team that created and distributed the annual “Gilwell parchment”, carrying on the tradition started by Paul Baudouin in 1975. His contributions to our Reunion will be missed.

    Gone Home     

Brownsea Contingent Arthur Shaff We are sad to report that long time Brownsea contingent member Art Shaff passed away on May 19, 2020 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Art was a member of the Brownsea contingent since its inauguration and was a member of the Downsview contingent before that. He was instrumental in the creation of the annual “Gilwell parchment”, carrying on the tradition started by Paul Baudouin in 1975. His contributions to our Reunion will be missed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gone Home 2019-2020

Gary Gibbons, February 12th, 2020 - 55 years of Service in North Waterloo Scouting. He will be missed. Nottawasaga Paul Martel (Innisfil, Ontario), who passed away suddenly at Royal Victoria Regional Hospital Barrie on August 6, 2020, at the age of 86. Paul joined Scouts as a youth and began his long volunteer association with the organization. He enjoyed leading the Scouts while serving in the Armed Forces and after. His different roles included Scout Leader, Scout Master, and Scouting District Commissioner in Essa Township. Paul was creative in so many ways and enjoyed woodworking and graphic arts. Further details at: https://www.innisfilfuneralhome.ca/obituary/Paul-Martel Hamilton Contingent Rick Provo, long-time Gilwellian, passed away last night. He has been a member of Scouting for 55 years and has served as a Cub Leader, Service Team Member, Camp and Property Committee member and Factor at Mount Nemo Scout Camp. He will be sadly missed by so many. Our sincere sympathy and love goes to his wife Sue and children and their families. Windsor Scouter John Brimner was only 61 and lost his battle with cancer this week. Those who seen him at reunion every year will remember him as a joker who was always out to make everyone smile. I will remember him as a dedicated Scouter, and great friend. RIP Scouter John.

http://www.windsorchapel.com/obituaries/John-William-Brimner?obId=16897416#/obituaryInfo

Peterborough Gilwell Club, that Ron Ross and Jane Balfor-Park have both gone home Scouter Ken Hunphries of 7th St. Thomas ElginGwildgeese contingent has gone home. He's sitting 'round the eternal campfire with friends family and scouters alike. He"ll be missed. Likely you have a silkscreen he did for you at reunions gone by. RIP Alina Tarbhai was among the most caring, and generous people I know. She volunteered with scouting, was a member of our community’s eco team, special needs support and a teacher at our local Sunday school. And she always had a smile on her face and kind words to share no matter how hard things became. Kids would continue to call her Rainbow at our Masjid (mosque) when they saw her not at scouts and many years after they had left beavers. When my son was born, she had to give me a yellow duck so that every time I would see it, I would think of her and of yellow waterfowl. My condolences to her father and son who lost their mother/wife and daughter/sister in this tragedy Scouter Beth Cleaton.

Not sure how many current Scouters will remember Beth Cleaton, but she was fabulous Scouter, a talented trainer, and a strong Council Commissioner, and an active Gilwellian. Beth Cleaton Passed away peacefully at Belleville General Hospital on Monday, December 23rd, 2019 at the age of 65 years. Loving mother of Iain Cleaton & his wife Amy and Sean Cleaton & his wife Jenn. Loving grandmother of Kenzie, Jena, Eoghan, Tierney, Jordanna and Ella. Survived by her siblings; brothers Bob & Jim Henderson, Kevin & Stuart Nixon and sister Doreen Oswald. Beth was an anchor to the community. She was instrumental and running the Scottish Irish Festival, very dedicated as a leader, teacher and mentor of numerous Pipe band's. She had a great love of her job and friends at St. Georges Anglican Church and was committed to Scout's Canada for 20 plus years. PRESTON BRADEN An American Scouter who attended the Reunion in the 1990s but was Called Home this past Easter Sunday.  He was with the then East Agincourt contingent (now just "Agincourt").  

                                            

  

 

Blue Huron Frank "Bunny" Ireton. Scouter Anne Piper from OWASCO Oakville / Burlington Gilwell Club is very sad to pass along the news that we have lost Roy Mullins from Indianapolis. He had been bravely fighting cancer for the last few years and was called home this morning. Mary Heathcote (Burlington); Beth Cleaton (Oakville - and may also be listed under Trenton/Quinte? where she retired to) Harald Matthiessen (Oakville) passed Sept. 6 Shores To Shores Contingent- Richard Greene April 11/2020 from Chatham District. Don Menhennet, who was a member of the Wellington Contingent since 1985.

North Waterloo Father John Rogers - April 19th, 2020 - 55 years of Service in North Waterloo Scouting. He will be missed. He was from Michigan, but I do not know which contingent he was with. Being a priest, he would assist with Scouts' Own on Sunday mornings. He was also an original member of the Blue Springs Gilwell Pipe Band and Colour Party usually carrying the American Flag in our march-ons. Father John was a very long-time attendee at the Reunion. Father John will be missed.

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Virtual Gilwell Reunion, Sept. 11th-13th, 2020

Registration Number Volume 2 Sunday - September 13th

**** SCHEDULE **** SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 10:00am SCOUTS OWN (North Waterloo) 1:00pm Webinar - Building a better Contingent website (Brian Wick, Tom Pollock, Whitby Contingent) PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Weather Forecast - Sunday

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Whitby Gilwell Club Presents A part of the 2020 Ontario Gilwell Virtual Reunion Sunday September 13th, 2020 1:00 - 2:00 pm online No Charge REGISTER AT: www.whitbygilwell.weebly.com Build your Gilwell Club membership with better communication. Setup a landing page on the internet to allow your fellow Scouters to read about your club and benefits of membership. We will walk you through an example of how you can start, add content and photos, and tell your story. These same principles can be applied to a site for your group or section. Best of all you can accomplish this all for free! Join us for a 1-hour hands on interactive workshop.

Have you had your cup of coffee yet?

SCOUTING U L G Y I S C U X T T Q C E T D E R A P E R P E B J A L Z E A F V V A L Q G R I L G Y J N W B S N P S L Y F R G C E T T W S F E C G U E E O A H R O S Q G R O M H I T W N P B I L R X U U E T V U L A O O T F M E V T K Z R O F D W Y P C P T K S R O N C U I T O E C B M C C D W D S O A T I H U L L A O E B A D E N T H N Z I F L C M N E Y P P C Z S R E V O R F P H S D A U D I H K U V D T K A S B T B E A V E R S N Y Z W S E H S Y G F X S K R B X Y C S B BADEN BEAVERS BEPREPARED CAMPFIRE CANADIANPATH COMPASS CUBS GILWELL KNOTS NECKER POWELL ROVERS SCOUTER SCOUTS TENTS VENTURERS WOGGLE Submitted by Whitby Contingent

Milestones South Lake Simcoe Silver Acorn Richard (Rick) Jones

Oakville-Burlington Long Service Awards: Gerald Diamond 25 years; Godwin Kruitwagen 25 years; Chris Larsen 30 years; Susan Forsey 30 years Ulla Cabral - Silver Acorn Lynn Miles - Bar to the Medal for Good Service James White - Bar to the Medal of Merit Bar to the Silver Acorn: Peter Barber Hamilton 55 year pins and certificates: Doug French; Jackie French; Rick Provo Mississauga Medal of Merit Peter Marsh Nottawasaga

Dana Zody - Veteran's Award for 50 Years of Service

Brian Whittaker - 55 Years of Service to Scouting

Shores To Shores Congratulations to Carolyn Powers for being awarded the 2020 Sr. Citizen of the year for Chatham-Kent.

Newbies W.A.G.O.N. Newbie to you: Tammy Odenbaugh. Her Scouting career began in 2013 and she was presented with her Beads in 2018. She was most excited to attend Reunion for the first time this year. (Our Contingent eases our Newbies into things their first year; this wasn’t quite what we had in mind though!)

Birthdays

Best wishes to Phil Stevens (Nottawasaga) Sept. 9 Wishing him good health and a speedy recovery!

Newbie Etiquette Last year’s “newbies” got in to a bit of mischief at this year’s virtual Gilwell reunion. During Woodbadge training at Samac Scouter Craig Rendall taught all of the Pack Scouters camping etiquette. He explained, “You must go to the edge of another group’s campsite and say, “Hi! My name is Scouter Craig. May I please enter your campsite?” and await their response before entering.” Well, this of course caught on quick with all of Pack and even others joining in and introducing themselves as “Scouter Craig”. So....Scouter Craig...what do you think of our shirts?!? Scouter Danielle, Marissa and Ryan (Oshawa and Whitby contingents)

How did you fare on the Virtual Scavenger Hunt?

Better stock up for next season

Kub Kar Track ready for the big race

Online Trivia Challenge

The Virtual Campfire program was provided by Owasco Contingent on Saturday night

For those apartment dwellers who cannot experience a real campfire. Thanks for the photo Nikki.

Who’s going to yell BINGO!! First?

Home made bingo cards ready to go

Thanks to North Waterloo for Sundays inspiring

Scouts Own

How many do you have?

Thanks to the Virtual Log n Beads staff:

Bruce and Rose Brown

Tim Hayes

Marie Widdis

Lorraine Treanor

Florence Bartolo

Bob Makula And thanks to everyone who submitted content or took photos that were used.

Virtual Kub Kar Race Results Third place was taken by Brownsea. Scouter John wisely chose Car# 37 and it did his contingent well. First and second place was a nail biter as both Oshawa and SOCS-NCR were tied for points through most heats. A three race tie-breaker was run and ended with Oshawa taking second place and SOCS-NCR winning the competition. Special thanks to Oshawa for submitting their own Cub Car to race. Congratulations to all winners! 1st place - SOCS-NCR Car #24

2nd Place - Oshawa Car# 25 3rd Place - Brownsea Car# 37

Virtual Bingo Gilwellians enjoyed several rounds of Bingo with single line, four corners, two lines and full cards! Congratulations to our winners: Tracy Goldman (Windsor), Garnet Burt (North Halton) and Bob Thorn (North Waterloo) Thanks to all who participated. Thanks also to Marissa and Ryan for running our event and to Marissa for supplying our prizes of home made masks and lanyards.

Virtual Scouting Trivia After figuring out the intricacies of Kahoots we were on our way to some exciting rounds of Scouting trivia. Janet Wawbeck (sorry can't remember the Contingent) won rounds 1 and 2. Lloyd Clarke of Fruitbelt won round 3 and Karen Grant of West Scarborough won round 4. There was a very close race to the finish for round 5 between the team Norma and Rebecca Thompson of West Sub and Danielle Vandenberg of London. In the end it was team Norma and Rebecca who inched their way from behind to take the win. Thanks to everyone who dropped by to enjoy our events Thank you Sean and Kristine for organizing and running the Trivia game. We not only learned some trivia but we also now have an activity we can take back to use with our youth. A great time was had by all. Clare Ford Oshawa Contingent

Thanks to this years Gilwell Executive for all the hard work it took to organize his years Virtual Reunion.

The crew at Blue Springs are ready to welcome everybody to next years reunion

This virtual reunion may be but a murmur; hold on tight as the 2021 Reunion will be coming

with a ROAR!!. Prepare for the Roaring Twenties!!!

                                                                                                        Virtual Gilwell Reunion, Sept. 11th‐13th, 2020 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Registration Number Volume 3 Sunday - September 13th

Train Wreck Recipe Required: Spatula, Skillet, Pot Preparation: 2 Burners Ingredients: 1 lb. Package Bacon 1 lb. Package Sausage Links 1 32oz. Bag Cubed Hash Browns 12 Eggs Syrup Instructions: Cut bacon and sausage into 1-inch pieces. Stir and cook bacon and sausage in hot skillet until thoroughly cooked, for at least 5 minutes. Put bacon and sausage in the pot and cover with lid to keep warm. In skillet, cook hash browns until they are crisp on the outside. Add bacon and sausage and stir. Mix eggs into hash browns. Stir until eggs scramble in with hash browns and are cooked firm. Add syrup as desired. Serves 6-8 scouts. From Whitby Contingent  

Campfire Caramel Apple Crumble

Recipe for 4

Ingredients

4 cups thinly sliced apples 1/4 cup sugar 2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup melted butter 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup quick oats 1/2 tsp baking powder

Method

Build campfire to about 350 degrees. Cut apples and put on square of tin foil Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on apples Next mix together brown sugar, butter, flour, oatmeal and baking powder and evenly sprinkle over the top of apple mixture. Seal and cook over campfire for about 20 minutes. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired

From Oshawa Contingent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chocolate Raspberry Burritos  Amounts can be adjusted to meet the needs of the group.  

Ingredients 8" Flour tortillas  4 Fresh raspberries 1 pint 1 cup chocolate chips or chocolate bars (milk chocolate or semi sweet0 melted butter 3 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoons  

Method Warm flour tortillas ( wrap in foil) and warm gently by the fire or 1 at a time in a cast iron skillet. Line raspberries and chocolate down the centre of the tortillas Fold in sides and roll. Melt half the butter in the skillet Place burritos in skillet and warm gently until slightly brown Turn burritos  and brush with remaining butter. Warm gently Remove to plates Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and enjoy.  

Risk Management.    1.Warning the filling will get very hot.  Allow to cool slightly before eating. 2.Buy plenty of ingredients. Scouts and Scouters will ask for seconds. Goes best with coffee or milk.  London Contingent 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the winner is…………   

Black Forest‐ish Cake This recipe is a favourite with the Scouts of 5th Agincourt. Maybe because it is easy for the Scouts to make or maybe because it is so tasty. It has been well received by members of the Brownsea Gilwell Contingent.  

Ingredients  1 chocolate cake mix. After much study our Scouts recommend Duncan Hines Devil’s Food but a

Betty Crocker Devil’s Food is an OK substitute. Avoid the mixes that have “fudge” in the name. Eggs, oil, water, milk as detailed on the cake mix package. Don’t premeasure anything – let the kids

do it. One can of E. D. Smith cherry pie filling. No-name brands are not as good. At least one aerosol can of real whipped cream. Stay far away from that nasty edible oil product and

don’t even think about Dream Whip.

Method  Hand the Scout cooks the cake mix and let them figure it out. They’ll have to appoint at least one who

can read and follow instructions. Remind them where they can find the equipment and extra ingredients that they’ll need – but let them ask first.

If the cake mix box says to mix with an electric mixer then insist that one of the Scouts makes a whirring sound while stirring the batter.

Pour the cake batter into a twelve inch Dutch oven. Keep the Dutch oven level. Open the can of cherry pie filling and drop teaspoons of the pie filling into the cake batter. Try to get a

nice even distribution over the whole Dutch oven. Avoid getting pie filling directly on the sides of the Dutch oven. Don’t even think about moving a spoonful after it hits the batter – it stays where it first lands.

Cook the cake for about what the package says. Use standard Dutch oven charcoal quantities and placement – 8 briquets underneath and 16 on top. Give the lid a partial turn every 15 minutes or so. As it gets close to the suggested cooking time, check the cake for doneness.

Serve and Enjoy Let the cooks serve the cake. It works best by spooning it directly from the Dutch oven into soup bowls or similar. Top with a generous squirt of whipped cream. It is best while still a bit warm but not so hot that it melts the whipped cream. In the unlikely event that there are leftovers, they make a great breakfast option.  This dessert has been tested regularly by 5th Agincourt Scouts and is approved by the Brownsea Gilwell Contingent