Prairielands Council VOA
Newsletter
Venturer of the Month Do you know a Venturer that goes above and
beyond when it comes to Scouting?
Let the Council
know!
Send Kelsey
Greene, V.P. of
Communications,
an e-mail and
share with us the
ways your Venturer rises above their
expectations.
“We live in a wonderful
world that is full of
beauty, charm, and
adventure. There is no
end to the adventures we
can have if only we seek
them with our eyes open.”
Jawaharlal Nehru
September 15th, 2013
Life is an Adventure. So go Venturing.
VOA’s 2013-2014 officers:
Cathie Seebauer: V.P of Administration, Maddy Kangas: President, Kelsey Greene: V.P of
Com-
Putt-Putt a HIT The first meeting of the year turned out to
be a hit, with an attendance of 23
Venturers . Officers had a chance to meet
some new members and welcome an up
and coming crew to our Council. The
meeting started with everyone introducing
themselves and then splitting into teams
to play some putt putt. Unfortunately our
President, Maddy Kangas and Venturer Lauren Murray were eaten by a whale..
Maddy Kangas:
President
Freshman at UIUC
Studying Natural Resources
and Environmental Sciences
“My career goal: become a super
hero and save the world.”
Cathie Seebauer:
V.P of Administrations
Sophomore at Saint Thomas More
“I’m going to be a professional
unicorn herder.
Meet Your 2013-2014 VOA Prairielands Council Officers!
Mary Campbell:
V.P of Programs
Senior at University High School
“I like Criminal Minds!”
Kelsey Greene:
V.P of Communications
Freshman at Parkland/ UIUC
Studying Social Work
“ I watch Korean Dramas and
Bollywood on Netflix.. A lot.”
STEM
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Science,
Technology,
Engineering,
(and Math…)
oh my! …
NOVA is a
Scouting's newest
and most exciting
adventure. Come join
us in exploring the
wonders of different
STEM fields and earn
your NOVA award,
Launch!, on November
23 from 11-3:30. Discover
the wonders of space, build
a catapult and find a satel-
lite. Cost is $3 and lunch is
provided. Place is to be de-
termined at the October
meeting. For questions con-
tact Mary
Campbell V.P
of Programs
Come become
a star!
We are well on our way
through September and
Venturing events are abun-
dant! Looking for the right
event to make THIS Sep-
tember spectacular? Try
out the 40th annual Fall
Fun Rally!
It is one of the biggest Ven-
turing events in the coun-
try, hosting 1,100 Ventur-
ing youth on the weekend
of September 27-29 at the
Beaumont Scout Reserva-
tion in Missouri.
Activities include climbing,
dancing, capture the flag,
shooting sports, horseback
riding, and so much more.
There is an activity for eve-
ryone!
Not interested in high ad-
venture activities? There are
plenty of trainings being offered
as well. Take the Introduction
to Leadership Skills for Crews
course on Sunday morning, or
various courses ranging from
VOAs to Photography through-
out the weekend.
Want more information? Visit
fallfunrally.org for complete
details on the 100+ activities
occurring throughout the week-
end.
Got your mind made up that
Do you want to expand your Crew? Do you want to do new
and exciting things? Learn how recruiting can help you
achieve these things and more and get some help
brainstorming ideas at our next VOA meeting, October 7th
at the Champaign Library in Robeson Pavilion Room C,
starting at 7pm.
Fantastic 40th
Fall Fun Rally
“Discover
the
wonders of
space,
build a
catapult
and find a
satellite.”
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Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an e-mail!
President:
Maddy Kangas
Email: [email protected]
V.P of Administration:
Cathie Seebauer
Email: [email protected]
V.P of Program:
Mary Campbell
Email: [email protected]
V.P of Communications:
Kelsey Greene
Schedule of Events
Sept. 27-29th– Fall Fun
Rally in St. Louis
Oct. 7-VOA Meeting--
Recruiting for YOUR
Crew--C-paign
Library, Robeson
Pavilion Room C
Nov. 4th--Officers
meeting
Nov.23--STEM
Workshop
Dec. 2nd--VOA
Meeting--Venturing
Holiday Party
Does your Crew have an
upcoming event you want
to advertise? Contact
Kelsey Greene, V.P of
Communications with the
information and see it
published in our next
news letter!
Contact
Information
Venturers from various crews compete in a sand volleyball
tournament at the 2013 SummerBlast
Cody and Casey Boruff log their finds during the
Geocaching portion of the 2013 SummerBlast
Ventureres enjoy Paddle
boarding and Kayaking dur-
ing the water activities por-
tion of this summers Sum-
merBlast.