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Last update:  July 20, 2006

RANDY L. WORCESTER

District Commissioner

Cogioba District - Middle Tennessee Council

Brotherhood Member

Wa-Hi-Nasa Lodge 111

Collectibles Editor

American Scouting Digest

ISCA Member #5085

Member of the

International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians

SCOUTING RESUME

Oak Plain Council - Illinois  (Now Northeast Illinois Council)

     South District (Southern Lake County)  

        Pack 72  Wildwood Presbyterian Church Wildwood, Illinois  1962-1966

             Wolf

              Bear

              Lion

              Webelos Den - Arrow of Light

        Troop 72  Wildwood Presbyterian Church Wildwood, Illinois  4/1966-1970

              Tenderfoot

              Second Class 9/66

              1st Class  - Dropped out when the Scoutmaster quit.

              Council Junior Leader Training  10/66 at Camp Okarro near Rosecrans

              Member - Raccoon Patrol

              Patrol Leader - Eagle Patrol

              Troop Quartermaster

Andrew Jackson Council - Jackson, Mississippi

    Eastern District

        Pack 15 - St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, Madison, Mississippi

             Webelos Den Leader - 1994, 1995 - Webelos Den Leader Knot

             Committee Chair - 1995

             Ass't Cubmaster - 1996, 1998

             Cubmaster -1996/97 - Cubmaster Knot

       Troop 15 - St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, Madison, Mississippi

        (Started a new Troop)

             Assistant Scoutmaster  - 1996, 1997, 1998 Scouter's Training Award Knot

       Eastern District Sparkplug 1996-97

       Summer Day Camp Webelos Den Leader - Den Cooking Award - Summer, 96

       Cub Leader Basic - Fall, 95

       Cub Leader Basic Again - Fall 96

       Scoutmaster Fundamentals Indoor - Summer, 96

       Scoutmaster Fundamentals Outdoor - Fall, 96

       Summer Day Camp Commissioner - Summer, 98

Gulf Coast Council - Corpus Christi, Texas

    Gulf Breeze District

             Unit Commissioner - Spring, 97

             Ass't District Commissioner - Summer, 97

             Train the Trainer - August, 97

             Cub Adventure Weekend Chairman - Fall, 97

             Youth Protection Training - Fall, 97

             District Nominating Committee Member - Fall, 97

             Pow Wow Co-Chairman - 1998

             District Activity Chairman - Fall, 97 - 98

       Pack 296 - Luther Jones Elementary School, Corpus Christi, Texas

             Assistant Cubmaster

Attakapas Council - Alexandria, Louisiana

            Assistant District Commissioner - October, 1998

            Council Commissioner - January, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,  2003 

                                 - Distinguished Commissioner Award (Silver), 2002

                                 - Silver Beaver, 2002

            Camping Task Force - 2000

            Merger Transition Team - 2002, 2003

            Council Banquet MC - 2001, 2002

        Troop 6 - Alexandria, Louisiana

            Committee Member - April, 1999

        Troop 10 - Alexandria, Louisiana

            Assistant Scoutmaster 2000, 2001

            Committee Member - 2002, 2003

Middle Tennessee Council - Clarksville, Tennessee

   Cogioba District

   District Venturing Chair -  2003

   Assistant District Commissioner - 2004

   District Commissioner - 2005, 2006

Troop 503 - Clarksville, Tennessee

   Committee Member - 2003, 2004

Crew 503 - Clarksville, Tennessee

     Committee Chairman - 2003, 2004

Wood Badge

SR 587 Boxwell Scout Reservation, Beaver's Rule!  September, 2003

Order of the Arrow

            Called out at Camp Karankawa, Texas - July, 97  

            Ordeal at Hood Scout Reservation, Mississippi - August, 97

            Brotherhood at Hood Scout Reservation, Mississippi - August, 98

            Transferred to Ouxouiga Lodge #264, Louisiana - January, 1999

            Lodge Publications Advisor - March, 1999, 2000, 2001

            Outstanding Advisor Award - 1999

            Associate Adviser - January, 2002, 2003

            SR-1 Conclave Publications Adviser - April, 2002

            NOAC - July, 2002

                        -  ISCA Patch Staff

                        - OA Museum Staff

                        -  Goodman 500, Most Creative Car

            Founder's Award, 2002

            Arrowman Service Award, 2002

           Transferred to Wa-Hi-Nasa Lodge #111, Tennessee - 2003

            Adviser to the Lodge Secretary & Newsletter Adviser - November, 2003

            Planbook Adviser - 2005

            Where To Go Scouting Adviser - 2006

        American Scouting Digest - Collectibles/History Editor 2003

        National Scouting Museum - Member 1996, 1997, 1998   

                                                             - Webmaster 2000

        Philmont Training Center - Administration of Commissioner Service  July, 1999

                                                        - Order of the Arrow Adviser  June, 2000

        Camp Visitation Specialist, Southern Region Area 1  - 2002, 2003

        Scout Camps     - Hood Scout Reservation, Mississippi

                                       - Camp Daniel Boone, North Carolina

                                       - Slippery Falls Scout Ranch, Oklahoma

                                       - Camp Attakapas, Louisiana

                                                Summer Camp - Camp Commissioner

                                                Winter Camp - Camp Commissioner

                             - Camp Binachi, Mississippi

                             - Camp T.L. James, Louisiana

                             - Camp Boxwell, Tennessee

Scout Shops I am a Scout Shop fanatic and have been to the following Scout Shops:   Pocatello, Idaho Corpus Christi, Texas National Scouting Museum, Texas National Scouting Museum, Kentucky Alexandria, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana Bloomington, Indiana Evansville, Indiana Clarksville, Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee Jackson, Mississippi Owensboro, Kentucky Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Valley Forge) St. Louis, Missouri (West Side)

BACKGROUND

I was a great little Cub Scout.  I really loved the crafts, games, and fun.  Mrs. Jacobson was a fine Den Mother and Mr. Jacobson did a pretty good job as Cubmaster.  I got a third place ribbon 2 years running for Pinewood Derby.  Not for speed, but for looks.  One was fire engine red with a bubble top which was a popular thing in the sixties.  I believe these were district level as we did not have a Pack race that I can remember.  I have many great memories from that time.

On to Boy Scouts.  I was a member of the Raccoon patrol and later Patrol Leader for the Eagle Patrol and Troop Quartermaster.  I left when the Scoutmaster, Mr. Leonard, apparently quit over a disagreement with the council. Our Committee Chair took over temporarily, but was not cut from the same cloth.  So I became disenchanted with things. Our troop had a bus and went to Yellowstone every year.  I could not afford to go and no accommodations were made for kids like myself.  Consequently, I never got started on merit badges.  This probably led to my decision to quit also.  Even then, I really wish I had been talked into returning because I enjoyed it so much.

Many years later, I had two boys.  I often asked the Den Leader of my son's den if he needed help.  He did not have an assistant.  I wish I had known about 2 deep leadership then.  But he replied that he could take care of things.  When his job caused him to step down, I was asked to be Webelos Den Leader.  From there, things just kind of happened and Scouting became my hobby.  My wife thinks I'll probably be cremated in my uniform and ashes spread over Philmont.

I have become interested in Scouting's history and collect Scout books.  Particularly Cub Scout books because even the old ones will give you some great program ideas.

I learned as a Leader that if someone offers help, then you find them something immediately.....anything.  Also, let your Den Leaders know this tip.  The potential leader will contact them first and can be turned on or turned off very quickly.  I also have learned that when a boy quits Scouting, go after him!