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HEART OF OKLAHOMA COUNCIL
Camp Fire USA Heart of Oklahoma Council
The Smoke SignalAugust 2011
Whats Inside
Council Calendar
Directors Report
Program News
Area News
Staff Contact List
Board of Directors
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CalendarAugust1 - OKC School Starts 6:00pm Program Meeting
7:00pm Candy Meeting
9 - 6:00pm Fundraising Meeting
11 - 5:20pm Board Governance Meeting 6:00pm Finance Meeting
7:00pm Properties Meeting
15 - State Fair Entry Deadline
18 - Board Meeting
25 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm Experienced Leader Training
29 - 6:00pm Program Meeting 7:00pm Candy Meeting
September5 - Labor Day - Office Closed 6 - Ardrmore Fair
Starts
8 - 5:20pm Board Governance Meeting 6:00pm Finance Meeting
7:00pm Properties Meeting
9 - Camp Fire Fair Entries Due 9th & 10th
10 - Septemberfest General Fair Entries Due 10th & 11th
Ardmore Fair Ends
11 - General Fair Entries Due Perry Fair Starts
13 - 6:00pm Fundraising Meeting
15 - Board Meeting State Fair Starts
16 - Perry Fair Ends
17 - Perry Parade Camp C.A.N.O.E. (Tentative)
25 - State Fair Ends
26 - OKC Magazine Sale Starts
29 - 5:45pm Camp Use Training 6:30pm - 8:30pm Outdoor
Training
30 - Early Bird Deadline
Want more Lacrosse?Registration for fall season begins
September 11thwww.edmondlacrosse.com/dakani
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Directors ReportCAMPING OUT WITH KALYANICongratulations to Mr.
Bearfoot, Betty Dillon, Stephanie Westmoreland, Margaret Gilbert,
all camp staff, and the amazing volunteers who made camp a WOW
experience for more than 1,200 (thats ONE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED!!)
young people!! We did a quick look, and we believe it has been more
than a decade since we have had this many campers.
This was our first year involving a couple of new partner-ships
at camp: Special Care and Adoption WrapAround. Special Care is one
of our after-school programs at a school for children of all
abilities, and WrapAround is a family support group for those who
have adopted foster children. Campers and staff alike worked
incredibly well with these young men and women to ensure they had a
wonderful time. The parents and children were most grateful.
During camp, we also had a National Civilian Com-munity Corp
Team with us. Nine young people worked diligently to clean up from
last years flood. They moved more than 10,500 pounds of debris;
cleaned and graveled our trails; put up more than 600 feet of
fence; completed the approaches to the new bridge; excavated a
basketball court (we now have two!); cut up literally tons of
firewood, moved trees removed from the creek to a central burn
pile, and even taught a few environmental classes! Special thanks
to City Rescue Mission, Chesapeake Energy, OG&E, Hodges
Trucking, Campbells Asphalt, Francis Tuttle, and Franklin Electric
for their incredible assistance in making this such a successful
partnership.
Speaking of hard work, a group of dedicated volunteers have been
working diligently at Camp Cimarron in an effort to resume
programming there. Special thanks to those of you who are
faithfully showing up for work days at CCas well as our other camp
sites!
Lastly, I would like to welcome our newest staff person, Leslie
Channell, to Camp Fire and Oklahoma! Leslie will serve as the Area
Coordinator and comes to us with a wealth of camping, management,
and non-profit experience. Spend just two minutes with her and you
will immediately know why we feel so fortunate to have her on
board. Leader Training on August 25th will be an excellent time to
get acquainted with herplease make her feel at home.
Again, thank you to everyone who endured the triple-digit
temperatures to make our summer programs such a phenomenal
successwe couldnt do it without you! Looking forward to fall and
several new programs in our areas including GOTCHA!WoHeLo,
Kalyani (Blissfully Fortunate, Pamb.)Pam Ballard, Executive
[email protected]
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Dont let the fun stop at campGOTCHAComing Oct. 17, 2011!
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Program NewsWELCOME TO CAMP FIRE Hello Members! My name is
Leslie Channell and I am excited to be the new Area Coordinator for
the Heart of Oklahoma Council. Some leaders Ive met in person and
some on the phone but I look forward to spending time with every
Leader to discover how I can best serve the Camp Fire USA mission
and help each Club and Area thrive.
I have camping in my blood and am a believer in the huge
benefits of camping for kids. My mom and aunt were Camp Fire Girls
in the 50s (their beads are hanging in my office to inspire me.) My
mom and dad met as counselors at sleep-away camp and even worked
the summer after they were married as directors. My sister and I
attended that camp for years and I went on to work as a counselor,
leadership staff and office manager at that and 3 other camps in
West Virginia, Connecticut and Texas. Besides camping, my other
love is the arts. I have a background in performing arts and was
the Director of a non-profit dance school for 10 years in Colorado
as well as an Executive Assistant at a non-profit Film and Media
Center just north of NYC.
I am thrilled to be joining the Camp Fire USA family and to be a
new resident of the great state of Oklahoma!
EXPERIENCED LEADER TRAININGIts that time of year so mark your
calendars! Experienced Leader training will be Thursday, August 25
from 6:30pm to 9pm in the Yordi Center. Refresh your memory and get
some new ideas for your club members to try this year. Get
reacquainted with everyone and meet the new staff. See you August
25!
OKLAHOMA STATE FAIRDon't forget, the deadline for entries for
the Oklahoma State Fair is August 15. Contact Helen Mehler at
405-282-7968 or by email at [email protected] for more details.
THANK YOU SO MUCH NCCC TEAM FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK!
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Area 1
HORIZON MEMBER REQUESTHello, my name is Stephanie Harris and I
am a junior at Edmond North High School. I am working towards
earning my WoHeLo and one of my advocacies is fighting hunger. I am
reaching out to my fellow Camp Fire members and friends to help
collect food for the Regional Food Bank.
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is the state's largest
private hunger relief organization. Their administrative and
funding costs are less than 5 percent, so you can be assured that
95 cents of every dollar donated is going to feed the hungry.
I am collecting food donations the month of August from all
members of Camp Fire, at the Camp Fire office. I will be taking
donations at the Experienced Leader Training on August 25th, and I
will be delivering all donations on September 11th. If you wish to
help me in this fight for hunger and are unable to make the drive
to the Camp Fire office and the leaders meeting, please feel free
to contact the Camp Fire office for further information on how to
contact me.
For more information you can contact the Regional Food Bank of
Oklahoma:Phone: 405-972-1111Fax: 405-688-6447E-mail:
[email protected]
All donations are greatly appreciated and will help this
cause.
Thank you very much,Stephanie Harris, Horizon Member
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Area 2
Area 3
Area 4
The 1st leaders meeting for the new year will be Wednesday,
August 3 at 6:30 at Joella's house. For directions call
745-7637.
Recruitment nights are as follow:Earlywine Park Thursday,
September 8 (South OKC and part of the Moore Schools)Wildhorse Park
Thursday, September 22 (Mustang)Moore Library Thursday, September
29 (rest of Moore Schools)
Please mark September 17, 2011 on your calendar!
We are planning an Oklahoma City Its Cool to be Part of the Fire
Recruitment event at Camp DaKaNi! Snowcones will be served.
Tentatively the time will be 3pm-5pm. For more details contact
Leslie Channell at 405-254-2068. Spread the word and well see you
there!
The first leader meeting for Area 2 will be on Monday, August 15
at 6:30pm at Julie Ashfords house in Midwest City. Call Julie at
415-5042 for more information and directions.
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Area 5Welcome back to Camp Fire USA! I hope all of you had a
great summer and are ready for another year of fun while learning.
Thank you to all of you that came to Camp Tan Da Ko. Also a GREAT
BIG THANK YOU to all of the awesome volunteers that helped with
camp.
Upcoming Events:Recruitment meetings: If you can help at a
meeting, please call Betty today to let her know where and when you
can help. We will have three meetings 1 in Perry on August 26th, 1
in Stillwater, and 1 in Morrison.
Back to School Back to Camp Fire Swim Party - August 26th Perry
Public Pool, 6:00-8:30 pm, Watch the mail for details and
permission slip.
Noble County Fair: Camp Fire Displays Club and Camp TanDaKo
displays go up on Monday, September 12th, and can be viewed by
members on the 14th & 15th from 10:00am to 9:00pm or on Friday
from 10:00am to 2:00pm. We need Discovery & Horizon youth along
with adults to work in the OHCE Concession stand Wednesday and
Thursday, September 14th & 15th. Call Betty to Volunteer.
Displays are taken down on Friday, September 16th at 2:00pm.
September 17th Cherokee Strip Celebration Parade line up in
front of the former Presbyterian Church (8th and Grove) at 9:30am.
Wear you Official Camp Fire USA uniform or T-shirts (not your camp
shirt). I have several official t-shirts on hand if you need to
pick one up. The cost is $10.90 each (2XL and 3XL cost more).
October 1st United Fund Walk Meet at Bettys house (1312 Kaw) at
9 am to canvas our part of the town. If you can not help on that
day, call Betty to help on another day.
October 8th Outdoor Day
October 21st Halloween Carnival Check with your leader or Betty
to see what time you will need to work a booth (All members
including area wide are welcome and invited to join us!).
Perrys Camp Fire Office is open for business on Mondays and
Thursdays from 4:00pm - 7:00pm or call for an appointment for other
times. Please call before coming.
If you have any questions, feel free to call Betty at home
(580-336-3253) or on her cell (580-370-0250).
Board of Directors
President Leif Swedlow, Esq.Vice President Deborah May,
Ph.D.
Secretary Helen MehlerTreasurer Preston Gil Gaddis, II Esq.
Hannah Akridge (Teen Member)Cassie Ball
Larry BishopJana BugherJames Ferrell
Sarah Jane HarrisStacy Harris
Katie KucharskiFrank Matlock
Rebecca SiglerLydia WellsGary White
Patty WigginsJ. Kelly Work, Esq.
Tori Whitney (Teen Member)
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Katie KucharskiFrank Matlock
Rebecca SiglerLydia WellsGary White
Patty WigginsJ. Kelly Work, Esq.
Tori Whitney (Teen Member)
Area 6I am so very excited to get this year underway!! We are
going to be doing big things in Ada, Oklahoma this year!! Before we
get to that, how about Camp DaWaSi!!! I am so proud of how well
Camp DaWaSi went this summer!! There are so many great volunteers
in this area! I could never thank you guys enough! Thank you! Thank
you! Thank you! We also had an amazing group of campers this year!!
I know we are all counting down to next year!! Maybe we can get the
Fire Department to come and spray us down every day if its this
hot!!
We have several things coming up right away in August. I will
get a full calendar ready and out to everyone asap! Hopefully by
our first leaders meeting which I will contact leaders about in
the
next couple of days. Our Recruitment Night will be scheduled at
that time. Call me, Stephanie Westmoreland, with any questions,
580-332-1360 or 580-320-4257!! I cant wait to see you all!!
Upcoming Events:Tuesday, August 2nd: National Night Out at 6:00
pm at East Central University. Thursday, August 25th: United Way
Family Fun Event from 5:30 7:00 at Wintersmith Park.
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Area 7
Welcome back! I hope everyone had an awesome summer vacation and
maybe found a nice shady spot to get out of the intense heat that
visited this year.
A small update on events that we had in the Ardmore area since
our last Smoke Signal
In May, Camp Fire USA helped with the Ardmore Soup Kitchen. I
would like to thank those that were able to assist with that
service project. Take a bow Amanda Harger, Casey Harger, Toni
Isaacs, Jeanine West, Maisie Brown, CayCee Griffin, Macy Griffin,
Alyssa Underwood, Samara Welch, Lyned Green, Kelly Green, Katlyn
Green, Riley Green.
In June, we held our annual Saturday Camp. Our Counselors and
Jr. Counselors did an awesome job! Such great young leaders in the
making we have. Great job Katy Camp, Jasmine Dillard, Hayden
Gilbert, Maisie Brown, CayCee Griffin, Alyssa Underwood, Samara
Welch! And a huge Thank You to leaders Amanda Harger and Jeanine
West for their assistance!
Leaders, I need any volunteer service hours preformed by your
members during the summer months turned in ASAP. I have forms at my
office for you to use or I can email you a copy.
Upcoming Events: Ardmore Relay for Life will be at Friday,
August 5th @ Central Park.
Leader Planning Meeting for August will be on Tuesday, August
9th @ 7:00. We will be mapping out our schedule for the year and
hopefully I will have your reenrollment packets at that time.
Carter County Free Fair Tuesday, Sept. 6th Saturday, Sept. 10th
If you want to enter items, please contact me ASAP.
United Way of South Central Oklahomas annual drive kick-off is
set for Monday, Sept. 12th @ Mountain View Mall. Camp Fire USA will
be participating in the Color Guard Flag Presentation.
Thursday, September 15th 6:00 8:00 will be Area 7 Open House
recruitment event @ the Hut.
Counselor canoe training has been set for Saturday, Sept. 17th.
Time and location will be announced at a later date.
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Staff ContactName
Pamela BallardExecutive Director
Linda LittleAccountant/ Office Administrator
London BridgeAdministrative Assistant/ Store Manager &
Buyer
Cynthia Wilson Outdoor School Director &Teens in Action
Coordinator
Penn Henthorn Camp DaKaNi Camp Director &Program
Director
Leslie Channell Area Coordinator (Area 1-4)
Sherman MerchantGraphic & Web Design Artist
Betty DillonRegion Manager (Area 5)
Stephanie Westmoreland Region Manager (Area 6)
Margaret GilbertRegion Manager (Area 7)
Terry Stilwell DaKaNi Ranger
Shayne CarterCimarron Ranger
Dace TaylorPart-Time Office Assistant
Phone Number
405-254-2069
405-254-2070
405-254-2063
405-254-2066
405-254-2067
405-254-2068
918-592-2267
580-336-3253
580-332-1360
580-223-5889
405-254-2064
405-254-2075
E-Mail Address
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HEART OF OKLAHOMA COUNCIL
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