MAKE TALK BY TRIBESMEN FOR TRIBESMEN Scouting in our council reaches the century mark www.micosay.org 100TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE 1 EDITION April, 2016
A century of service On February 21, 1916 the Saint Joseph Council of the Boy Scouts of America became a reality. This year, in 2016, we have experienced 100 years of Scouting in which thousands of Scouts learned Scouting skills and values, through service to God and Country and Other People. Of course there were tons of adventures and fun along the way: a future summer camp was developed, monthly campouts were held and Scout meetings attended, at which Scouts earned Merit Badges and advanced in rank. Today we have several families, with many generations of Scouting experience, who have served the communities in our area. Clark Hampton, chairman of the 100 Year Celebration Committee, has compiled a list of young men who became Eagle Scouts through the years, based on records at the Scout Service Center. Today that list consists of over 5,000 young men. Yes, thousands of young men have served the Scouting program as leaders and went on to serve their community and country. Now, one hundred years later, Scouts and leaders are still serving and leading our communities. Make Talk Magazine - Volume 25, No. 1 A publication of make talk now Executive Staff Alex Zanatta Executive Producer Sachem River Falls Dr. Tim Murphy Editor, Magazine Chieftain Northern Cross Daniel Gerhardt Webmaster Sachem Little Ho Ke Ya Pe Cody Lehman Video Sachem Little Strong Parchment Ryan Hager Written Productions Sachem Night Eagle Chris Thomas Communications Sachem Little Smoke Sky Tyler Ernst Graphics KSB Little Jumping Bear Shawn Gentry Editing Sachem Smaller Cool Breeze Gene Schlegel Photography Hon Warrior First Rifle Andrew Becker - Marketing - KSB Little Silent Rider Video, Writing & Graphics Production Staff Matthew Adkins Warrior Little Distant Village Alex Bartlett KSB Least Soldier Maker John Carr - KSB Little Sky Signal Andrew Gerhardt Tom-Tom Beater Least Ho Ke Ya Pe Ryan Hanway - Runner Little Dry Fields Chris Holtman - KSB Speaks With Thunder Tommy Jaynes KSB Little White Wings Brandon Keller KSB Little Strong Mustang Stephen Lampe - Warrior Little Leads With Arrow Jordan Miller KSB Least Swift Hunter Spencer Rosenak Runner Little Distant Vision Lance Sellner Brave Smaller Screaming War Eagle Zach Schlegel KSB Little First Rifle Ryan Soldanels - Runner Sees the Rain Parker Swaggerty FB Small Strong Talking Eagle Lincoln Thomas - Runner Least Silver White Wolf Cameron Thomas - TTB Small Silver White Wolf Flint Thomas Brave Smaller Silver White Wolf Copyright 2016. Tribe of Mic-O-Say, Pony Express Council, Boy Scouts of America. All rights reserved. 3 4 5 16 73 78 82 84 88 92 Contents We have been at it for over 100 years Did you know? Take a trek through the years On the trail home 2015 Conclave at Savannah Middle School Is Scouting still relevant? Tapper Chronicles Pow-Wow recap Looking Back Upcoming events 2
We've been at it for over a hundred years Less than two years after the founding of the Boy Scouts of America, Scouting was taking root in St. Joseph, Mo. G.V. Von Neida, the Secretary (Executive Director) of the Young Men s Christian Association, began recruiting young men to join this new program. In May of 1912, the first unit was formed and designated as Troop 1. By 1915 an additional unit was organized at the YMCA. The two troops began to meet on the south side of town. As the troops grew, there was an increased need to coordinate their efforts. On Sunday, Jan. 31, 1916, S. R. Farmer, the chairman of the boy s committee of the YMCA, organized a meeting of men interested in the Scouting program at the Commerce Club. Farmer was named the temporary Chair, and G. C. Von Neida agreed to serve as the temporary Secretary. Other members of this group were C. W. Fore, Rabbi Louis Bernstein, W. H. Richards, R. E. Squires, Charles Hoehn, Charles A. Martin, H. A. Cowgil, Dr. O. G.. Gleaves and W. L. McCauley. The group applied for a charter and on July 16, 2016 the National Council formally issued a charter for the St. Joseph Council. In 1927, the Saint Joseph Council and the North Missouri Council (667, based in Chillicothe), merged to form the Saint Joseph Area Council (311). In 1932, the council's name was changed to the Pony Express Council (retaining the number 311). We have been the Pony Express Council ever since. For the past seven months, a special Council committee chaired by Clark Hampton has been planning a series of activities to highlight this significant anniversary. The goal of the committee is to publicize the efforts of the Scouting program, and to provide opportunities for youth and adult members to participate in activities. The centennial logo, designed by Tyler Ernst, and the 100 th Anniversary Theme were formally introduced at the Winter Conclave. Tribesmen in attendance were given the first opportunity to secure the Centennial patch. Ken Paden will be coordinating an effort to encourage communities across the council to issue proc- 3
lamations in support of our Centennial year. Each district has been supplied with a banner to be used at Blue and Gold Banquets, Courts of Honor, District Camporees, and other community celebrations. District Executives will be coordinating the use of these banners. A special Honor Roll recognizing donors to our Friends of Scouting Campaign has been developed by Bill McMurray. David Whitmer and Jim Wheeler are also planning special programs at the Eagle Dinner and Council Recognition Dinner to highlight this historic event. Camp Geiger Camp Director, Roger Denton, is currently planning with his staff ways to highlight the centennial year this summer at camp. The largest gathering of the Centennial will be held on the grounds of the St. Joseph City Hall on the weekend of Sept. 10, 2016. This camporee will give every Scout a chance to participate in, what will be for most, the largest Scouting gathering they will experience. John Campbell will be coordinating the camporee. Our experiences as members of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say are possible in part by the efforts of these original St. Joseph Scouting leaders. Tribesmen are encouraged to enthusiastically support these activities as the Council begins its second century of service. Did you know that in 2015 79 boys earned Scouting's highest rank, the Eagle Award. Only five percent of the boys who join Scouting earn this award. Service projects initiated by Eagle Scouts involved more than 492 additional Scouts. These projects resulted in more than 16,000 hours of service to our community. Our Council served more than 3,894 youth members. More than 1,900 adults serve Scouting as positive role models for youth in our community. 779 Scouts and adults collected almost 6,094 pounds of food to help feed the hungry. More than 150 youth earned the Arrow of Light, the highest award possible in Cub Scouting. In 2015, the Tribe of Mic-O-Say brought in 293 new Braves, 109 new Honorary Warriors, and advanced 226 Braves to the rank of Warrior. More than 2,500 boys camped at Camp Geiger for a week-long summer camp experience, day camp or overnight camping experience. This year we are celebrating with the theme "A Century Of Service". Every Scouting event during 2016 will center around this theme. The council has ordered banners, patches, and other memorabilia to celebrate this landmark occasion. In addition, Scouts will be making presentations to local Mayors and City Councils all over the area. Scout Sunday February 7th, will also reflect the theme of service to God. This fall, September 9 through September 11, Scouts and leaders from the five Pony Express Council Districts will join together in a huge encampment on the grounds just south of St. Joseph City Hall. John Campbell is directing the encampment and the weekend will be filled with exciting events and demonstrations that both scouts and the public will enjoy. The Scouting movement began with a single young man doing "A Good Turn." That single Good Turn has been multiplied thousands of times down through Scouting history--especially in the Pony Express Council. Every community who has ever had the presence of a Scout Unit is richer for it. Every boy, whether a Cub Scout, or a Boy Scout is also a better citizen and person because of the Scouting values they were taught! 4
Take a trek through the years On the pages that follow, see Scouting as it unfolded in our council Are you looking closely? The order of the badges at the top of this page is not in error. Back when our Council started, the rank of Life came before Star. 5
Camp Brinton, our first council camp Seen here are the Scouts of the second session of camp in 1925 Pictured below, it's chow time at the Brinton Dining Hall. 6
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This is the 1925 Camp Brinton Camp Staff, considerably smaller than the camp staff today. The man in the campaign hat is our founding Chief, H. Roe Bartle. Bartle, pitching for the Scouts on the activity field at Brinton. This is the dining hall at our first council camp. Pretty small! 8 The exterior and interior of a typical cabin on the Brinton Reservation.
Signaling Merit Badge at Brinton. Signaling was one of the original 57 merit badges in the BSA program. As technologies advanced into newer methods of communication, the merit badge was discontinued a few years ago. Be it ever so humble, this was the Headquarters building at Camp Brinton. The new pump. This was the main source for water at Brinton. Letterhead from Camp Brinton 9
Tribesmen from an earlier era Left: The original "X" fire. It was at this site at Brinton that our earliest brothers formed and spoke aloud their 4HR. This photo was captured at the Tribe's very birth: The photo is from 1925. Below and to the right: the Sacred Council Ring where Mic-O-Say Initiation took place. Note Bartle at the drum. 10
This is the dining hall at Camp Brinton. Notice the stone fireplace on the side of the building. Stones from this fireplace were retrieved during the 75th anniversary of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say and were used to construct the 1HR pedestal that sits on the side of the trail down to the current 4F. Leaders at a camp session in 1926. Notice H. Roe Bartle second from the end on the right side of the photo. Long before there were large speakers blaring out bugle calls as we have at Geiger today, a Scout was assigned the duty to blow the bugle for camp activities. Above: H. Roe Bartle conducting a Scouting activity at Camp Brinton. Right: Scouting activities being conducted on the nearby Platte River. 11
The entryway to the cabins at Camp Brinton in 1927 and that same area as it appears today. 12
A session of Scouts at Brinton in 1927. The Chief (H. Roe Bartle) throwing out a pitch on the Activity Field. The humble entrance to Camp Brinton. Scouts gather on the parade ground for the evening flag lowering ceremony. This photo was taken in the summer of 1928. 13
A Tribal archer in the late 1920s Fritz Rothlisberger at "X" point Above and below: Unknown Tribesmen from the earliest days of Mic-O-Say As the numbers attending Brinton grew, providing water for all was a challenge. Volunteers here seen drilling a new well for the camp. Far left: One of the camp buildings at Brinton. Its purpose or name have not been determined. Near left: Don Baldwin, a Tribesman who eventually became a Chieftain in the Kansas City Area Council, pictured at Headquarters 14
At the top: A tent campsite at Brinton in 1930. To the left, first appearance of a tipi on the Scout reservation. And just above is the "Pirate Theater" at Brinton. 15
Before we leave Camp Brinton and enter in to the time of the development of the original Camp Geiger, Cody Boswell recounts a visit last summer to the campgrounds of our origin. On the trail home By Cody Boswell Sachem Fleet Pony Located a couple of miles northwest of St. Joseph, Missouri is a place that most, if not all of us, have come to hold in high regard. The gates of Camp Geiger bear entry to fewer souls this time of year, as the summer heat has given way to the winds of winter. There are many reasons why we think of Camp Geiger as more than just a place where merit badges are earned, and other scouting achievements are attained. There is excellent leadership, and a staff that is committed year-round to offering a top notch program. There is also our successful Honor Society The Tribe of Mic-O-Say. While all of these elements have been in play at Camp Geiger for many years, their genesis can be traced back to a place not far from where we now call home: Camp Brinton. Our rich history is one that began at Camp Brinton. It s this history that led a group of Tribal Council members (along with a few Chieftains) back to Agency, MO this past summer, to see what they might discover about our first camp. For those who visited Camp Brinton this summer (along with many, if not all of you), a love and appreciation of our Council and Tribal history has been present for some time. While most anytime is a good time to explore such history, the summer of 2015 marked the 90 th anniversary of Mic-O-Say in the Pony Express Council. It was this, in large part, that served as the impetus to cause Christopher Thomas, Sachem Little Smoke Sky, to reach out to several of the Tribe s younger Sachems to organize a visit to Camp Brinton this past summer. With many of us able to go, we turned to our Tribal Historian, Chieftain Sees The Sun, Richard Boehner, to take the next step in making this trip happen. In addition to Chieftain Sees The Sun, our group contacted Dave Fox, Sachem Least Level Eye, to see if he would be interested in participating. Least Level Eye was able to make contact with the owners of the property, and we were granted permission to visit Camp Brinton during Friday afternoon of 4 th session, 2015. The visit during 4 th session yielded positive results. With the aid of old photographs that Chieftain Sees The Sun had brought 16
along, as well as some maps from Least Level Eye, we were able to make some basic determinations about the top of the ridge. Old photographs show several cabins and buildings that stood along each side of a road. We believe we located this road along the top of the ridge. Our belief was confirmed when we were able to determine where the dining hall was located, and which direction it faced, based on foundational remnants of a fireplace. While the confirmation about the Dining Hall was exciting, an additional find provided a direct and invaluable link to the original land owner, W.E. Brinton. Bill Brinton is the grandson of W.E., and was present during our visit. It was during this visit that Mr. Brinton was able to share some of his memories and insights on Camp Brinton with Chieftain Sees The Sun, Chieftain Northern Cross, Chieftain Short Fire, Directing Medicine Man Walks Tall, and the rest of us in attendance. While there was certainly value in being able to physically visit Camp Brinton, the living connection that Bill Brinton provided was invaluable. Following the success of our first visit, a second visit was arranged for Friday afternoon of 6 th session. During this visit, a group led by Least Level Eye set out to try to locate the area(s) where our Tribe s first Mic-O-Say ceremonies were held. A second group, led by Chieftain Sees The Sun, explored other parts of the camp. Although Least Level Eye s group was unable to acquire solid answers regarding the ceremonial grounds question, Chieftain Sees The Sun s group was able to find a brick foundation down the hill from the main road/top of the ridge, which is believed by our group to have been a fireplace to a cabin. Heading North from this fireplace, we followed a path (that may have been a second road leading into and out of the camp) that led to an area where we believe old photographs show boys participating in a Cope-style activity a wall climb. Ninety years of Mic-O-Say have come and gone, and as the summer of 2015 was nearing its end, the Tribe bore witness to yet another historic moment. It occurred during the 5 th session of camp, and served as a fitting reminder of where we have come from and where we can go. Standing among a single session record of 108 new Tribesmen was Bill Brinton, new Honorary Warrior Manhawka. His induction was a special moment in our Tribe s history, as it not only occurred during the 90 th anniversary of Mic-O-Say, but also on a night where we welcomed more new members into the tribe than we ever have before. When these new Tribesmen return to our Reservation in the summer of 2016, they ll do so during a year that will mark the 100 th anniversary of the Pony Express Council. The success we ve enjoyed as a Council, and as a Tribe, is a testament to the vision that H. Roe Bartle had when he first arrived in 1925. It is a vision that has proven successful time and time again, and one that is sure to keep all of us On The Trail Home for years to come. 17
A new camp is needed Scouting in the Saint Joseph Area Council was growing. Camp Brinton was not large enough to accommodate the ever -increasing numbers. Plans were underway to develop land donated by Dr. Charles Geiger, and to develop a camp for Sea Scouts: The new year of 1931 brought continued excitement regarding the new camp to be named after Dr. Charles Geiger. An article in the local press on January 2 read, "...the new camp site of 42 acres is expected to become the most valuable and important piece of Scout property in the area. Mr. Gary believes it soon will be one of the few best Scout camps in the world...although it has been available only a few weeks, improvements are being made already. A dam is being built in a ravine to form a good sized lake for skating, fishing and other sports; two good size cabins will be erected soon and the grounds are being put in condition generally and an attractive entry is being built. It is hoped to add several cabins and a large lodge next summer and to have an all-weather road established to the entrance. Efforts may also be made to have a flag stop for local trains established where the Burlington Railroad passes the grounds, and to obtain electric light connections for the cabins in order to reduce fire hazard. The other new camp is for Sea Scouts and is located at Bean Lake. An attractive piece of ground fronting on the lake and including a large, well equipped cottage was purchased a few months ago. It was named Camp Ueberrhein in memory of A. E. Ueberrhein who died last year after a long period of active scout leadership. The mobile camp is being developed in order to reach outlying districts where scouts cannot well attend Camp Brinton at Agency. It is expected to be in full operation this summer. Camp Brinton, the oldest of the facilities, underwent some improvements last year also." Council leases a temporary camp for its Scouts: Camp Coronado in Eagle Springs, Kansas By February of 1932, it was common knowledge that Camp Brinton would not be used this year as the official summer camp. The number of Scouts now attending summer camp had outgrown the little hogback near Agency. Eagle Springs, a well-known health and pleasure resort of northeast Kansas had been leased by the St. Joseph Area Council, and in the future, the summer camps of the St. Joseph area, which includes territory in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas, will be held at the springs. At the February 7 meeting of the Executive Board at the Robidoux, the contract for one year was approved. It provided for a renewal of the lease for ten years. Eagle Springs was 26 miles from St. Joseph. Camp Brinton, it was decided, would be retained by the council but now it was referred to as a winter camp. The swimming beach at Brinton had been damaged as the result of construction of drainage ditches. Water supplies at the Agency camp were becoming increasingly difficult to provide. A local news article gave the history of the new camping area: "The springs at Eagle Springs were discovered by white men in 1857, although the Indians had been acquainted with their existence for a long time. The Iowa Indians had a village located at the springs long before Kansas was carved out of the Indian territory. It is 18
believed that a prehistoric race had a camp there, the place being rich in stone implements and rude relics of a prehistoric race. It is also believed that Coronado, the Spanish explorer visited the spring as early as 1541, and that he saw the Missouri River at the present site of White Cloud, and that a wooden cross was erected there with the inscription "Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, general of the Spanish expedition, arrived here." Coronado had with him thirty companions and his experiences are related in a letter to the king of Spain. Traces of a lost race have been found at Eagle Springs where relics were found at a depth of four to eight feet, when, excavations were made for an ice house, still in use. There were indications of fires having been burned a long time as the earth beneath was burned red as brick for some distance down, and scattered around were found broken pottery, bones, shells, arrow points and other evidence of the place once having been the abode of man. So far, no metal instruments have been found, indicating the early inhabitants belonged to the Stone Age. As proof that the springs were used in prehistoric times there are remnants of incinerated human bones, together with the bones of wild animals long unknown in this part of the country. The highest point in Doniphan County is Mount Outlook, near Eagle Springs." Owing to the history surrounding the site, the temporary encampment at Eagle Springs would be forever known as Camp Coronado. Work on Geiger continued in 1934 as Scouts camped at Coronado for one final summer. 19 Si Rositzky, for whom the present day Council Service Center is named, recalls one of the major hurdles in getting Geiger up and running as a full-fledged Scout camp: "...swimming was difficult, and the creek emptying into the river was just a way to get wet. It became apparent that a swimming pool had to be an immediate project for the Board. I was appointed to the pool committee, along with Roy Grant and Mike Lawlor, both of the Ford dealership. We received an announcement from a national fund raising company. They offered to bring us a Donkey Baseball Tournament to be held between all the Civic Clubs in the city. It proved to be a popular and fun event, and the crowd was given a hilarious evening of watching many of St. Joseph's citizens brushed off a donkey, trying to make it to first base." On July 5,6 and 7, the Boosters Club of St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce challenged members of the Rotary Club to a
series of three games of "Donkey Baseball." Games were played in the evening at City Baseball Stadium...Funds raised were used to build a swimming pool for...camp Geiger. A total of $703.77 was raised from the three games." Rositzky continues his recollection: "...All had agreed in advance that the profits would be used to build a swimming pool at Camp Geiger. After all the expenses were paid, we had raised over $800 for our swimming pool fund. That wasn't enough to start a pool. Our committee decided to try a new plan. We would sell interest-bearing bonds for $500 and $1000 to raise $10,000. Remember this was in the 30's. With some effort, we raised the money and proceeded with the excavation on a rock outcropping on the hillside above the dining hall. We then built a road to the site so materials could be delivered. It was a large pool. When the concrete had set, the pool was ready to fill. Where to get that much water? We decided to pump water from the creek below the pool and that was some job--bringing thousands of gallons of water up the side of the hill with hundreds of feet of pipe. That was accomplished with a lot of help from scores of Scouters and volunteers. The pool was ready for water, but we soon found out the creek water was heavy with iron and other impurities. The State of Missouri insisted we purify and recirculate the water for health's sake. We built a filter structure and brought in lime and chlorine to further clean up any other residues in the water. Finally the great day arrived. We filled the pool and Camp Geiger had a waterfront program. It was a joy to lots of boys who found it a big part of the camping experience. The care of this home-made pool was a constant task, and for the years we used it, there was always trouble. Even when the new camp was added to the Reservation, we continued to hike over to this pool for swimming..." Do you know what you are seeing here? After relocating summer Scout camping from Brinton to Coronado to Camp Geiger, it was also necessary to construct new Ceremonial Grounds for the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. And so the work commenced. What you are viewing here is 4F on Ceremonial Grounds in Old Camp Geiger. Perhaps you have been there without realizing it: If you walk out of the south side of Skyhawk campsite, you will find yourself on a trail that ends at exactly at the spot you are viewing in the photo above. This was 4F for every Geiger Tribesman initiated into the Tribe until 1953. Much smaller, of course, than its successor. But the Tribe was also much smaller back then. 20
Camp Geiger is fully underway Scouts gather outside the new dining hall at Camp Geiger in 1937 Junior Minor, Shaggy Buffalo, poses in Pioneer Hollow. Pioneer Hollow was a place where Scouts learned basic Scouting Skills. But it also served another purpose. From its name, can you guess what that might be? Think of our current "PP." Neal Lanham, a Brave in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, stands in the council ring at Old Camp Geiger 21
Jamborees, back in the 1930s, were gatherings of all the Scouts in the Council. Most were held at the City Auditorium. It was during these events, that Scouts demonstrated their skills for the public. Jamborees continued for many years, although in later years, they were referred to as "Scout-O-Ramas." 22
Scouts pictured here by the Nature Lodge in Old Camp Geiger Then, as now, First Aid was an integral part of the basic Scouting program. Scouts here (left) are pictured on the steps of the Health Lodge in Old Camp Geiger. Scene from a Boy Scout Jamboree at City Auditorium in the early 1940s Group of Scouts proceeding up the steps and walkway to the Headquarters building at Geiger 23
Scouting during the World War II years Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks during World War II. They were used along with Rationing Stamps and Cards to reduce pressure on the public food supply. Scouting participated heavily in creating Victory Gardens. Here, Boy Scouts from our council are pictured hoeing a Victory Garden for the war effort. This is Buffalo Bill campsite. It resided on the northern part of old Camp Geiger. Even after Geiger moved most of its activities north on the newly acquired extension in the 1950s, Buffalo Bill continued as an active campsite for many years. It, and a nearby campsite called Dan Beard, were located roughly, though not exactly, where present day Skyhawk is located. 24
Map of Camp Geiger as it existed in the 1940s. The "unexplored territory:" is much of the Camp Geiger you know today! 25
Scouts working outside the Dining Hall at Old Camp Scouts cleaning the old pool. It required continuous work to keep it functional! An aerial view of old Camp Geiger in 1948 26
"Big Bertha," Mic-O-Say's main drum The camp bugler, carrying out his daily duties. Cover of the camp brochure for 1949 Above: Group of Scouts from one of the 1949 sessions. Right: Scene from a Visitors' Campfire in the old Camp Geiger Council Ring. 27
A full page feature from the Saint Joseph News-Press in 1949 28
The original Camp Geiger Song This is the original page depicting the first Camp Geiger Song, "Camp Geiger Memories." 29
Camp Geiger rolls on into the 1950s Above: Mel Allen, Roger Thom (left) beside Big Bertha. Standing above wearing the horned feather crest, Don Weekly. Mr. Weekly's estate recently made a major endowment donation to the Tribe, Below: 4F at old Geiger, looking north. To the right: The 1951 Camp Staff, much smaller by today's standards. 30
Moments from a public dance (left), and Scouts performing the Kanza Brave Dance 1952 Tribal Feast. The Feast was then an indoor event and was always held on the Saturday before Mother's Day Chartered Partners keep Scouting alive Did you know that when you re-charter each year, you are also agreeing to keep your Chartering Partner (church, service club, or organization) informed about what your unit is doing? Please make arrangements with your Chartering Partners to do this at one of their services or meetings. The leaders and boys can share responsibility in this report and it can include pictures and videos of summer camp, day camp, Pinewood Derbies, advancements, service projects, the number of boys in the unit, etc. Congregations, American Legion Posts, Rotary Clubs, etc. All want to know what is happening in the Scouting units. By keeping the Chartering Partners informed, they will feel much more ownership of your unit and hopefully be much more supportive of your program. As we talk this year about "A Century of Service", we are again stressing that each unit find a service project to do for their Chartering Partner. What better way to pay back your Chartering Partner --who has been there for your unit through the years! 31