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A
Message
from
your
Longhouse Chief:
Hello Big and Little
Braves!
I hope
everyone had a great summer! This is my first message as
Longhouse Chief for the upcoming program year. I
first want to send out a big HEEP-HOW to our former Chief, Paul Kohler,
for his leadership throughout this past year. His longstanding
dedication to the Indian Guides program is a shining example of what
drives the great tradition of this program. By the way, I’d
also like to insert a shameless plug for all of the advertisers of this
great new-look Smoke Signals. It is because of their support that
we have this new, nice-and-fun-to-read format.
I have a great
fondness for this program as it has made a mark in my life from my
youth and as an adult. I was fortunate enough to have been a
Little Brave myself, BIG thanks to my Dad, and cherish great memories
from those years. My oldest son, Liam went through the
program. My daughter Mikaela is going into her fourth year in the
Indian Princess program. And, now I have my twin sons going into
their second year. We are with the Bethel Shawnee tribe.
Some of you know me and I hope to get to know as many of you as I can
over the course of the coming year. I hope all of you feel free
to approach me or contact me any time. I will also plan to be
reaching out for help among all of the program’s great
Nations. I know from experience that volunteerism within
this program for this program is the driving force for success of
it. I have gained so much more from the program personally from
being involved in the Longhouse, and I urge all of you to consider any
of the vacant positions we have this year and in years to come.
Our recruitment effort
for this program year was a GREAT success. Some of the Big Braves
of the various Nations visited the schools directly to pep-talk the
kids, and our parent rallies were generally well-attended. An
approximate number of new pairs to the program overall is nearly
100! Big HEEP HOWS to everyone who pitched-in to help get the
message out about the benefits of the program. Our fall-time
activities are upon us now, and as a Long House we will work to keep
the program active throughout the
year.
My Little Braves and I
look forward to a lot of memory-making fun this upcoming year!
Again, feel free to contact me personally with any questions or
needs.
Pals Forever/Friends
Always!
Storm Chaser,
Hurricane, and Tsunami
(Bill, Jacob, and
Joshua)
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