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TOMAHAWK May - June 2015

TomahawkTomahawk Potomac District Royal Rangers News and Information for Royal Ranger Leaders May - June 2015

News from LEAD 2015 Conference

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Royal Rangers Report

from Africa

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Extreme Church Makeovers

Way of Faith Added to Project List for 2015

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5 Camps Offered at Junior

Leadership Training Academy

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The Little Derby Car That Could

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Ranger Kids Soar at ‘In the Air’

Field Day at Marine Base Quantico

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Potomac Park Camp Ranger Building Sold

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AmazonSmile Shoppers Benefit

Potomac District Royal Ranger Ministry

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POTOMAC DISTRICT ROYAL RANGERS www.potomacrangers.org

Royal Rangers is a principal ministry of the As-

semblies of God focused on discipling boys for

Jesus Christ. We provide Christ-like character

formation and servant leadership development

for boys and young men in a highly relational and

fun environment. Our mission is to evangelize,

equip and empower the next generation of

Christ-like men and lifelong servant leaders.

The Potomac District administrative region of

the General Council of the Assemblies of God

takes in Washington, D.C., Maryland, most of

Virginia and northern West Virginia. Over 100

churches throughout this region currently pro-

vide Royal Ranger ministry to more than 2,500

boys and young men. We use many tools to

achieve that goal whether it be camping, merits

or interactive skills, all designed to help develop a

boy into a man while having fun and getting to

know God.

We want to develop both men and boys in men-

toring relationships and leadership skills, and

guide them to Jesus Christ. We reach boys, so

they may reach another in their world.

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Potomac District Executive Director

Rev. Bobby Basham

Potomac District Commander

Bob Blessing

Outreach/Publications Coordinator

Newsletter Editor

Gary Wagner

The Tomahawk newsletter is published bimonthly as a means of communicating news and infor-

mation to Royal Ranger leaders throughout the Potomac District. Sectional staffs and outposts

are invited to submit articles and photographs that feature activities of Royal Ranger ministries

on a local level, or to share ideas and successes. Email material to [email protected]. Please

submit photos as separate jpg image files.

The Tomahawk is distributed via email as an electronic publication. Email address corrections,

or requests to be added to the distribution list, should be forwarded to Potomac District execu-

tive secretary Denise Raduano at [email protected].

Royal Rangers Emblem © 1962 by the national Royal

Rangers Office, The General Council of the Assemblies of God; Springfield, Mo. 65802. The Royal Rangers

Emblem may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval

system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—

electronically, mechanically, photocopies, recording, or

otherwise—without prior written permission from the national Royal Rangers Office.

Potomac District Royal Rangers on Facebook www.facebook.com/PotomacRangers

Royal Rangers Report from Africa

Rev. Andy Whitman, Assemblies of God missionary from Potomac District

and Royal Rangers International representative to Africa, reports that a

Ranger Kids Training Conference (RKTC) for West Africa, conducted last

October, was attended by trainees from Ghana and Togo. Leaders from

Ghana, Kenya and Malawi staffed the event. During the council fire, the

men and women shared many wonderful testimonies. The greatest result

was that 79 new laborers (above) were sent out into the harvest field! In

the meantime, work on the East Africa Training Center (below) is pro-

gressing well. Rev. Kawe is pictured on the second level as concrete was

being mixed and poured for the second story slab. The kitchen complex in

the background was built by the Men’s Fellowship Department of Kenya.

Also visible is a container purchased by the Royal Rangers of the Louisi-

ana District; not in view is the container beside it from the Potomac Dis-

trict.


By Bobby Basham

T he weather is certainly telling us summer is here. The guys are get-ting itchy to be outside, school is

being compromised for warm days and sunny skies, with the lure of outside pulling more than books in a classroom! I urge our leaders to get their guys outside and enjoy the creation God has given us. Sections are getting ready or have had their sectional Pow Wows and I am praying for a visitation of God. I al-ways want to thank those leaders who give so much energy and time to making each Pow Wow a memorable experience. We undoubtedly have the best, well-trained leaders of any ministry! I am often amazed at the creativity God has given our men to use all available means to impact the lives of the young men in our Ranger groups. Enjoy Sectional Pow Wow, and get ready for our Junior Training Camps that will showcase a brand new Shooting Sports Camp (SSC) that I hope will set the foundation for a more formal involvement in youth shooting sports and help us to continually diversify our training opportunities. Each year our camps are being re-evaluated, under the direction of our Junior Leadership Coordinator Craig Powis. SSC, with some other redesigns and change of venue, will offer some very memorable experiences for our young men. Command-ers, I urge you to give your boys a chance to participate. It only takes a leader’s willingness with a little enthusiasm to capture the attention of a boy. District Pow Wow is only a couple of months away, and I know Harry Hawthorne is working diligently to pull the details together. It will be exciting, that I can promise. It is a new chapter for Potomac Royal Rangers and District Pow Wow. Please leaders make this time a priority in your out-post and groups. Not only will it be a new experience for all of us, I am praying now for God to make a statement in the lives of our boys and to draw some lines in the sand against the enemy! This is indeed a spiritual battle that we will talk about, and God will not lose and neither will we, when we align ourselves with Him! Needless to say I am very excited about this year’s Pow Wow as is our entire executive staff. Last, I do want to mention that next year is a Campo-rama year, so plan early. We are looking at our district schedule to make it as easy as possible for our guys to attend all three—Junior Training, District Pow Wow and Campo-rama. Have a terrific spring and get outside for a bit!

Time to Get Outside … and Get Excited

Supporting Churches,

Businesses & Individuals

Special thanks to our Supporting Churches, Sec-tions, Businesses and Individuals. Your generosity enables further enhancements to this ministry. Any-one wishing to join our group of supporters may request an application from the Potomac District Royal Ranger office, email [email protected].

GOLD MEMBERS

Projects Unlimited - Gary Groves Eldersburg, Md. Walt Eger Service Center Severn, Md.

SUPPORTING CHURCHES

Outpost 2 Trinity Assembly of God Lanham, Md.

Outpost 6 Pasadena Assembly of God Pasadena, Md.

Outpost 9 Calvary Assembly of God Frederick, Md.

Outpost 18 Eastern Assembly of God Baltimore, Md.

Outpost 27 Glad Tidings Church Norfolk, Va.

Outpost 46 Bethel Assembly of God Savage,Md.

Outpost 47 Trinity Assembly of God Lutherville,Md.

Outpost 49 Centerpointe Church at Fair Oaks Fairfax, Va.

Outpost 60 Chapel Springs Church Bristow, Va.

Outpost 89 Bethel Assembly of God Martinsburg, W.Va.

Outpost 100 Hancock Assembly of God Hancock, Md.

Outpost 124 Jubilee Christian Center Fairfax, Va.

Outpost 150 Warrenton Assembly of God Warrenton, Va.

Outpost 152 Lighthouse Worship Center Hayes, Va.

Outpost 186 Hazel River Assembly of God Rixeyville, Va.

Outpost 240 Living Word Community Church Mechanicsville, Md.

Outpost 277 Ocean City Worship Center Berlin, Md.

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Rev. Bobby Basham Stephens City, Va. Homer Kitchen Gerrardstown, W.Va. Gary & Faye Groves Eldersburg, Md. Phil Vieth Yorktown, Va. Bob Blessing St. Michaels, Md.

DISTRICT DIRECTOR’S MEMO


By Bob Blessing

T he National Director Karl Fleig kicked off the confer-ence with an introduction

and shared some of his back-ground. He emphasized there are no plans for more wholesale changes to the Royal Ranger pro-gram, but added the national office does realize that some tweaking needs to be done. Karl continued to speak about the heart of a Royal Ranger Com-mander (Leader) “What I did brought me here; who I am will move me forward.” He gave a description of our S.H.A.P.E. S = our spiritual gifts H = your passion, your heart A = our abilities P = our personality E = our experiences Our entire district needs to have the same WHY. If we have different WHYs, then our ap-proach is too fragmented and will fail. We need to ask ourselves three questions 1. Why are we here? 2. How do we achieve our why? 3. What can we do to secure the why? Well for me, the “why” is the salvation of the young men in the Potomac District. All we do is to that end—everything, the camp-ing, the merits, the leadership training, FCF, all are done for one goal, for the boys and their person-al relationship with Jesus. How do we secure that goal? Only with the continued help from God; we are the instruments that are used for the work that only God can do. Dick Gruber was our guest speaker for Friday morning. He is currently a professor of children and family ministries at the Uni-versity of Valley Forge. He has authored three children’s minis-

tries books—Children’s Church: Turing your Circus into a Service, Cultivating a Cutting Edge Chil-dren’s Church, and Focus on Chil-dren. Gruber’s presentation was about altar services and the bap-tism in the Holy Spirit not being just for adults. He gave us some very helpful tips on altar services. Jesus admonishes us to “let” little children come to Him. He doesn’t say, drag, coerce, force or push. The altar call is a “kind” invitation to repent of sins and trust the Sav-ior. It is a kind introduction to meet a good friend. When doing a altar call:

Don’t:

Confuse children with various themes. Present God as a cruel judge. Use big words or spout ab-stract spiritual concepts.

Do:

Repeat the theme throughout your service. Relax, let God do the work. Pray for this part of the service. Speak in a soft loving manner. Use kid-friendly language and concepts. Be flexible with prayer options.

News from LEAD 2015 Conference

See LEAD on page 5


Encourage those not praying to worship and be respectful. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple saint. Repeat instructions as needed. Complement those not praying for showing respect to God and their praying friends. Be calm, friendly and loving.

Why an invitation?

Boys are lost. Opens the door for the work of the Holy Spirit. How will they come if not in-vited?

Where is the altar?

Where two or more are gath-ered. Reserved spot is fine but real-ize it stretches throughout the camp anywhere a boy can pray.

Steps

Briefly review the need for sal-vation. Review how to be saved. Use scripture. Encourage children to think about Jesus. Encourage children to respond physically to show that something spiritual is happening. Separate those responding from the rest of the boys. Pray with them in a group and then turn them over to individual altar workers.

When praying…

Ask the boy what he wants God to do, then pray about that. Force nothing.

Final Thoughts

The invitation or altar call is an important part of “child evange-lism.” Never get pushy with boys. Listen to the responsive boy. Then the topic changed to the baptism in the Holy Spirit. It is not the same as salvation, it is not scary, it is not for adults only, it is

not natural but supernatural, it is not an experience where speaking in tongues are optional, it is not an arrival point, it is not a requisite for heaven. What happens when we are baptized in the Holy Spirit: we keep our brains, we use our voice, we trust our God, we use our faith, but He does the work. Time to Pray

No screaming, spitting, shaking, pushing, pounding or punching. We will pray, encourage, bless and believe. This is going to be a super-natural act of the Holy Spirit. God does not need us to do the work. He has been doing this for a long time. Remember in Acts 4 the dis-ciples went after more. Pretty pow-erful morning.

Karl Fleig, new national director

for Royal Rangers, is pictured as

he addressed the Northeast Region

Commanders’ Conference in Janu-

ary.

Then we were treated to an advanced sneak peek of a promo-tional Camporama 2016 video. Plans are well underway to make the 2016 National Camporama the most exciting event we have ever held. The wrap up of the Lead 15 Conference was our new National Director Karl Fleig speaking from his heart. “You can impress or in-fluence others; you must choose.” God doesn’t like jobs half done. If we are to lead, we are to lead with integrity, we must resolve to perse-vere. Lamentations 2:19—“Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint from hunger at every street corner.” The Royal Ranger Ministry and its Commanders (Leaders) are anointed by God. God is not call-ing us to perfection but he is look-ing for progression. Philippians 1:6—“Being confi-dent of this that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to competition until the day of Je-sus Christ. I believe that with the leading of God through Karl Fleig as our National Director, we will all be a part of a growth in Royal Rangers like we’ve never seen.

National LEAD Conference The National LEAD Conference is an annual event for Royal Rangers or-

ganizational leaders where the latest program information and updates are

announced and where organizational leaders participate in training and

leadership development. The 2015 LEAD Conference was held on March

12-14, 2015 at the Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre in Dallas, Texas. Karl Fleig,

our new National Director, encouraged and inspired attendees with his

presentation emphasizing the importance of developing healthy ministries

by developing healthy leaders. A variety of workshops and breakaways

were also including giving attendees targeted content related to their indi-

vidual areas of responsibility and interests.

LEAD (Continued from page 4)


Light for the Lost 2015 Tour Schedule Announced


Shooting Sports Camp (SSC)

At this camp you will learn the basic skills of three shooting disci-plines; archery, shotgun and small-bore rifle. The primary focus in this camp will be safety. This camp will be taught by NRA trained instructors and Range Safe-ty Officers. The cost of this camp will be $235, a bit higher because of am-munition and NRA curriculum. All firearms, bows, arrows and ammunition will be provided for this camp. We have a maximum camp attendance of 16 trainees. Rangers who are at least age 16 and have successfully completed

JLTC can attend Advanced Junior

Leadership Training Camp

(AJLTC).

Y oung men of the Potomac District: the 2015 Junior Leadership Training Acad-

emy (JLTA) is set for July 26-29. Make sure you sign up early so you don’t miss your opportunity to receive leadership training. We are offering five different camps as part of this year’s JLTA. Here is how the structure works. Rangers who are at least 12

years old can attend Junior Lead-

ership Training Camp (JLTC)

At this camp you will learn the Ranger Patrol System the “Ranger way” of camping. Your Patrol will work towards a common goal. You will develop a song, yell, patrol flag and bolo tie. You will master advanced camp skills such as lash-ing, rope craft, compass, fire and tool craft, and much more. We have a maximum camp attendance of 60 trainees. Rangers who are at least 13 years old and have attended JLTC can attend any of the following camps:

Junior Survival Camp (JSC)

At this camp you will learn what it takes to survive in the wilderness. Map and compass skills and learn how to find your way without ei-ther. What to eat, how to collect water. Safety skills and emergency first aid techniques. We have a maximum camp attendance of 20 trainees.

Junior Training Trails (JTT)

At this camp you will take to the trail backpacking and learning vi-tal trail instructions on trip plan-ning, footwear and care, how to pack and proper clothing. Trail cooking, trail first aid, water puri-fication, stoves, map & compass and GPS usage. Please note for JTT a boy must be physically fit, he must be able to hike 5 miles a day with a backpack. We have a maxi-mum camp attendance of 20 train-ees.

At this camp you will take an-other step towards leadership. AJ camp will mentor you into a lead-er, the AJ classes include advanced cooking, cadence drilling, commu-nication, accountability, spiritual development, personal discipline and conduct of a Christian young man to further your walk with God and to help witness and men-tor others. We have a maximum camp attendance of 20 trainees. The location for this year’s JLTA will be Camp Rock Enon, located at 292 Rock Enon Springs Rd., Gore, Va.—16 miles west of Winchester, Va. on Rt. 50, then south on Rt. 704. Follow signs to Camp Rock Enon. The 2015 Poto-mac District Pow Wow will be held at the same location. The application for all JLTA Camps can be found on the Poto-mac District website at www.potomacrangers.org. Regis-trations must be received by June 12.

Registrations due June 12th

5 Camps Featured at Junior Leadership Training Academy

See JTLA on page 8


Registrations received after the June 12 deadline will be charged an additional $10, which must be included with late registrations, to cover additional costs. All camps will start on Sunday July 26. Arrival times are depend-ent on the camp the Ranger is at-tending as follows: 1 p.m.—Registration opens for JLTC 1:30 p.m.—Registration opens for SSC 2 p.m.—Registration opens for JTT and JSC 3 p.m.—Registration opens for AJLTC Rangers should plan to arrive early. JLTA is run on a very tight schedule. Rangers should not bring any electronic games to any camp they attend, and should plan to leave cell phones at home as well. JLTA

The cost of camp registration is $195, which includes all food, a special hat, a patch and two t-shirts specific to each camp. This will be the boys’ “dress” uniform for camp; they will not need to bring Royal Ranger khaki or utility uniforms. The Shooting Sports Camp reg-istration is $235. The cost will in-clude everything above plus am-munition and NRA curriculum. All information; medical form, application and Code of Conduct must be completed and returned with registration fees to the Poto-mac District Royal Ranger Office at 608 Dunloy Ct., Timonium, Md. 21093.

staff will collect cell phones, smart phones or any other testing device and hold them at registration until JLTA is concluded. If someone needs to get emergency message to a Ranger in camp, they can call the District Office at 410-982-6485. Anyone who has questions about JLTA camps or would like additional information may con-tact the Potomac District Royal Ranger Office, or email Craig Powis, the Potomac District Junior Training Coordinator at [email protected].

Elite/Saber Camp Requirements

As a reminder, any Rangers desiring to attend a future Elite Junior Leadership—or Saber Camp must have already attended five other Junior Leadership Training camps as a prerequisite. JLTC and AJLTC are required camps.

JTLA

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Congratulations, 2015 Elite Camp Graduates Eleven Rangers from eight outposts graduated from Potomac District’s Elite Junior Leadership—or Saber Camp held

April 17-18 at Pasadena Assembly of God in Pasadena, Md. Elite Camp staff members Isaac Brannon (far left) and

Craig Powis (far right) are pictured above with Elite Camp graduates: Isaiah Merrill, Outpost 12; Jacob Disque, Outpost

318; Joshua Simpson and Jacob Rush, Outpost 277; Jesse Diamond, Outpost 74; Steve Maobelem, Keiron Fontaine

and Steven Louissaint, Outpost 65; Nicholas Miller, Outpost 294; Samuel Bryant, Outpost 48; and Matete Kaunda,

Outpost 9.

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By Roger Riendeau

W oosh, woosh, woosh. Clatter, clatter, clatter goes the Derby cars

down the track at Calvary Assem-bly of God in Virginia Beach. They were happy little 5-ounce cars, each carrying the jolly smiles, hopes and dreams of each com-mander, dad, mom, boy and girl. There were shark cars, trucks and hummers. Blocks of wood formed into wedges, hourglasses and arrows. Some with weights on top and others with weights all over. They all had wheels—wheels of black, blue and red. Paint jobs that ranged from an Earl Scheib assembly line to hand-painted white and black stripes. Our girl’s cars varied with flowers, stars, pink stripes, kitty cats and cows jumping over the moon. Everything that the creator could envision was cut into these finely honed and crafted cars. Each car had just one destina-tion in mind, which was to cross the fin-ish line and return to the top of the track for more race time. The cars with their precision wheels and powdered graphite were ready to go. Each took its turn at the Pit Crew for an initial weigh-in before waiting its turn to hit the glide slope with the release of the starting gate. Anxiety begins to build and the creator begins to wonder “Are the wheels straight? Will the commander put my car in the right direction? Is there enough lubricant? Should I have put more on? Will it even make it down the track?” As the racing arm began its long day of holding the cars in

place, there were shouts cheering each one on.

From the first exciting release to the last,

the scream of the race announcer … “race those cars” could be heard. It was as if the crowd was in perfect

unison, as eyes focused on the finish line and darted to the sta-tus board on the wall and back to the finish line. Weights were lost, hope was gained and some races repeated as electronics malfunc-tioned. What would we do with-out computers? Rev. Daniel Jimerson captivat-ed the racers and attendees dur-ing his devotion “As for God, His Way is Perfect” 2 Sam 22:31. Dan-iel concluded with everyone holding hands and praying for those that they held hands with.

Soon after, we completed the day’s races with our Girls and Moms’ competition. This singular race has become one of the most exiting to watch over the past several years. Each year the num-bers of participants grows. With all the 1st through 3rd place winners competing in our grand finale, it was Zach Morris from Outpost 70 that pulled ahead of everyone and took home the coveted Tidewater South Fastest Trophy. We closed out the day with 87 racers from 11 outposts. After completing over 150 races, all but one car made it across the finish line. But after some minor repairs even this commander’s car zipped past the black stripe. This truly made his block of wood the Little Derby Car That Could!

Roger Riendeau serves as the Tide-water South Section Commander.

The Little Derby Car That Could

Zach Morris from Outpost 70 hoists the coveted ‘Tidewater South Fastest

Trophy’ high over his head as champion in this year’s pinewood derby.


1, which include the Sikorsky VH-3 Sea King helicopter, Sikorsky VH-60 White Hawk helicopter and the Bell Boeing V-22 tilt rotor aircraft. The group was allowed to board a VH-3 helicopter (and even sit where the President sits while in flight!) and then had opportuni-ty to climb aboard one of the squadron’s Osprey V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft. Following the two-hour tour, the group headed back to Locust Shade Park for the remainder of the field day’s activities—lunch, singing, devotional, craft and games! The devotion by Gary Wagner was based on Revelation 21, the required reading for Ranger Kids to earn their In the Air Achieve-ment Badge. The chapter describes the new heaven and new earth that God will create in the last days, and the devotion focused on the promise that “he who overcomes will inherit these things” and the point that we are overcomers when we surrender to Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. For their craft time, the Ranger

A guided tour of Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) at Marine Corps

Base Quantico, Va. was a terrific highlight of this year’s field day for Ranger Kids in the Central Sec-tion of the Potomac District. Rangers from four outposts in the section, along with leaders and parents met at Locust Shade Park in Stafford County, Va. on Satur-day morning, April 25, to rendez-vous for the short drive onto near-by Marine Corps Base Quantico. The group was met and escort-ed onto the base by Maj. Craig An-derson, a pilot assigned to HMX-1. The visit started with a film on the history and mission of HMX-1, which today is responsible for providing helicopter transport for the President of the United States, followed by a question and answer period in the squadron’s briefing room. From there, Maj. Anderson led the group—under the watchful eye of armed Marines—in a tour of the massive high-security hangar com-plex at the Quantico airfield that houses the aircraft flown by HMX-

Kids put together styrofoam air-planes and then delighted in flying them in what at times looked like a comical dogfight above and around boys and leaders. After a few rousing relay games, everyone laid hold of the long braided rope for the tradition-al tug of war—first between groups of boys and then in a pull-ing contest pitting boys against Ranger leaders. With a little assis-tance, the boys actually won! Many thanks to Keith Meeder, Ranger Kids Coordinator for Cen-tral Section for putting together another enjoyable day for our youngest Rangers!

Ranger kids soar

at ‘in the air’ field day

Rangers and parents get a close-

up view of a Sikorsky VH-3 Sea

King Presidential helicopter in-

side one of HMX-1’s hangars at

Marine Corps Base Quantico (top

left). For their craft, the Ranger

Kids put together styrofoam glid-

er kits (below) during a picnic

time at Locust Shade Park.


Life Church in Spotsylvania, Va. achieved the fastest single race time of 2.356 seconds, and received a special $50 gift card to Game Stop as his reward. Besides the race, featured activi-ties at the derby included a static display of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff department’s SWAT vehi-cle—back for the second year in a

A strong turnout for this year’s Central Section Pinewood Derby saw 126

cars compete across seven race classes. Rangers from nine out-posts from throughout the section participated in the annual event, held this year on March 21 at Highway Assembly of God in Fredericksburg, Va. The race opened with the presentation of colors and a devo-tion by Pastor Dick Jackson from Highway Assembly. Apart from a brief delay in which a few race heats had to be re-run, the day’s race schedule proceeded at a record pace using three tracks equipped with elec-tronic start and finish gates that recorded every car’s time to the thousandth of a second. One enhancement to the derby this year was the positioning of a large flat screen display that showed the finish order with Rangers’ names for every heat run on one of the tracks. Marcus Fero, a Discovery Rang-er from Outpost 215 at River of

row—plus a K-9 police dog demonstration. Bob Randall returned with his dragster, always a hit with Rang-ers during their breaks from racing their pinewood cars, as was the craft time organized by the sec-tion’s Ranger Kid coordinator Keith Meeder.

Over 120 Cars Compete in Central Section Derby

A view of the “pit” from the bleachers in Highway Assembly of God’s gymnasium

shows Ranger leaders and volunteers busy operating three tracks and also judging

all derby cars for workmanship awards.

The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Department provided a K-9 dog team

demonstration and had their SWAT van on site for walk-through tours and

display of some of their equipment (left to right above). The day’s program

opened with the presentation of the colors by a Royal Ranger honor guard

(far right).


See RANGER BUILDING on page 14

purchases before they begin shop-ping. Customers’ selections are re-membered, and then every eligible purchase made on AmazonSmile will result in a donation. If you wish to have Amazon donate to Potomac District Royal Rangers, all you have to do is type in Potomac District Council Assemblies of God. The funds will then be put in our Royal Rangers account. If you purchase through Amazon regular-ly, this will directly benefit Royal Rangers.

DISTRICT NEWS & INFORMATION DISTRICT NEWS & INFORMATION

T he Potomac District Council is now a participating charity in the AmazonSmile program,

which offers Amazon customers a simple and automatic way to support their favorite charitable organization every time they shop, at no cost to customers. When you make a purchase from Smile.Amazon.com, the company will donate 0.5% of your purchases to a charitable organization of your choice. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices and same service. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligi-

W e have recently closed the deal on selling the Royal Ranger building at Potomac Park Camp. As we had hoped, we were able to sell it to Poto-

mac District for $20,000. We have purchased a new Ranger trailer to store our gear and to transport it to and from our events. The trailer purchased is a 7x18 V-nosed, tandem axle trailer. We will be liquidating the contents of the Ranger build-ing on an online action site that has just gone live. We have made every attempt to be sensitive to items in the building and return a few of them to the original owners when we could identify them. A few of the items we have retained for historical pur-poses and others we will auction off at a future FCF Trace for missions. The auction site is run through Jonathon Basham’s busi-ness site which does require a buyer’s fee of 15 percent that does not go to Jonathon or Rangers but pays for the right to use the site and process credit cards. This site is active now and will and be open to all to May 29.

Potomac District Royal Rangers Enrolled in AmazonSmile Giving Program

ble for donations. Shoppers will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile dona-tion” on their product detail pages. Shoppers can use their existing account on Amazon.com and Am-azonSmile. A customer’s shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same. On their first visit to Ama-zonSmile, customers will need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible

End of an Era

Potomac Park Camp Ranger Building Sold

On-Line Auction Site Now Live to Liquidate

Royal Ranger Building Contents

Rangers pause from their GMA work project to

make some repairs to the Ranger building at

Potomac Park Camp.


Get the Latest on

Potomac District

Royal Rangers

G et timely announcements and stay current on Royal Ranger activities, pro-

grams and events by following the district’s Royal Rangers page on Facebook. Potomac District Royal Rangers has an organizational page on Fa-cebook at www.facebook.com/

PotomacRangers. If you visit and “Like” the page, you will receive the section’s posts on your own Facebook news feed. Potomac District’s Royal Rang-ers Facebook page is useful to both boys and leaders, as well as Rang-er parents and family members who want to keep up with our ac-tivities and updates. Check out our Facebook page today, and spread the word to all outpost staff members, Rangers in our outposts, and our church fami-lies.

RANGER BUILDING (Continued from page 13)

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The auction site is located at www.auctacity.com and the auction is Potomac Royal Rangers. All items require pick-up on Saturday, May 30. If you make prior arrangements with Bobby Basham, we will do our best to accommodate if you cannot pick up on that date. We are re-quired to be out of the building by June 1. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. We will also have all sectional displays that were in the Ranger building available for the sections to with what they like.

New Promotional

Logo Designed for

Potomac District

Royal Rangers

A new promotional logo for Potomac District Royal Rangers was shared for the first time by District Com-mander Bob Blessing dur-ing a district breakout plan-ning session at the North-east Region Commanders’ Conference held earlier this year. The logo is one ele-ment being considered—along with potential new T-shirt designs among other items—to help promote Royal Ranger ministry throughout the district.

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Recognition Ring Available for Potomac Rangers

W e have designed a special recognition ring for Royal

Ranger leaders and boys of the Potomac District. This ring is a one-of-a-kind design that will enable leaders and boys to show our pride in the Royal Ranger ministry. The cost of the ring is de-pendent on the medal chosen. Please see the chart below. The ring has a facet cut blue sapphire stone. The ring can be customized on each side. One side displays the starburst of the Royal Ranger emblem and can be personal-ized to display the year you started in Royal Rangers, or a Gold Medal of Achievement number. The opposite side of the ring can be engraved with your name or nickname to a total of 10 characters. Individual ring orders can be placed by calling MTM Recognition, contact: Tim Bis-sonette, at (800) 443-4618, Ext. 2622. Have your ring size, your selection of metal for the ring, and the personalization you’d like for each side of the ring. At the time of your order, MTM will quote you the final price including shipping and handling and the anticipated delivery time.

Quality Description Durability Levels Selling Price*

10K 10K White Gold Superior Durability $769.98 each

AST Astrium Excellent Durability $347.76 each

PLAT/SS Platinum/Sterling Silver Very Good Durability $250.61 each

SS Sterling Silver Good Durability $147.22 each

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Potomac District Royal Rangers

2015 Calendar of Events

January 23-24

Northeast Region Commanders’ Conference

February 6-7

Potomac District Staff Meeting

March 27-28

Potomac District Men’s Ministries Outdoorsman’s Retreat

April 10-12

Frontiersman Camping Fellowship Spring Trace

April 12-21

Light for the Lost Banquets

May 16

Projects Unlimited Golf Tournament

June 13 (New Date)

Men’s Ministries Motorcycle Ride

June 19-28

Kenya Missions Trip

July 26-29

Junior Leadership Training Academy

July 30-August 2

Potomac District Pow Wow

August 23-30

Galapagos Islands Pathfinder Trip

September 12

Men’s Ministries Motorcycle Ride

September 25-27

Frontiersman Camping Fellowship Fall Trace

October 2

Executive Staff Meeting

October 16-17

PennDel-Potomac Men’s Conference

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Jerry Sinden - Northeast Section

1805 Milstream Dr. Frederick, MD 21702

[email protected] (301) 620-0034

Northwest Section

Jerry Sinden (Acting)

Greg Barr - North Central Section

Box 384, Fort Ashby, WV 26719


Western Section

Greg Barr (Acting)

Phil Vieth - Tidewater North Section

200 Treis Trail Yorktown, VA 23693


Roger Riendeau - Tidewater South Section

7719 Doris Dr. Norfolk, VA 23505


Paul Moses - Eastern Section

1 Jamestown Ct. North East, MD 21901


Robert “Buzz” Gregory - Eastern Shore Section

9260 Hickory Mill Rd. Salisbury, MD 21801


SECTIONAL COMMANDERS

Mark Craft - Capital Virginia Section

4518 Eastlawn Ave., Woodbridge, VA 22193


Mark Craft - Capital Maryland Section

4518 Eastlawn Ave., Woodbridge, VA 22193


Ken O’Maley - Central Section

11042 Settletown Place Rixeyville, VA 22737


Marvin Boswell - Southern Section

P. O. Box 35 Rockville, VA 23146


Seth Van de Ven - Special Aide de Camp

9816 Hampton Lane, Fairfax, VA 22030


Tyler Mazer - GMA Coordinator

99 Shenandoah View Dr. Harpers Ferry, WV 25425


Isaac Brannon - Special Aide de Camp

2815 Angus Chase Lane, Huntingtown, MD 20639


Dale Eger - Special Aide de Camp

3720 Benson Ave., Baltimore, MD 21227


Nate Hawthorne - Junior Aide de Camp

3005 Lochary Rd. Bel Air, MD 21015


Tommy Horton - Junior Aide de Camp

5719 Amelia Springs Circle Haymarket, VA 20169


Cliff Jewell - Staff Advisor

9150 James Madison Hwy. Warrenton, VA 20186


Sam Linn - Staff Advisor

1687 McCoys Ford Rd. Front Royal, VA 22630


Tracy Groves - Staff Advisor

2340 Liberty Rd. Eldersburg, MD 21784


Dick Aldridge - Staff Advisor

46 Tadcaster Circle Waldorf, MD 20602


Brandon Campbell - FCF Scribe

116 Ellis Martinsburg, WV 25404


David Jimerson - District EMT

4812 Amberjack Ct. Virginia Beach, VA 23464


EXECUTIVE STAFF

Rev. Bobby Basham - Executive Director

166 Serviceberry Ct. Stephens City, VA 22655


Bob Blessing - District Commander

304 Lincoln Ave., St. Michaels, MD 21663


Homer Kitchen - Deputy District Commander

8614 Apple Harvest Dr. Gerrardstown, WV 25420


Mark Brannon - FCF Chapter President

2815 Angus Chase Lane, Huntingtown, MD 20639


Harry Hawthorne - Pow Wow Coordinator

3005 Lochary Rd. Bel Air, MD 21015


Phil Georg - Training Coordinator

111 East H St. Brunswick, MD 21716


Craig Powis - Junior Training Coordinator

100 Kingbrook Rd. Linthicum, MD 21090


Chris Basham - Media/Productions

166 Serviceberry Ct. Stephens City, VA 22655


Gary Wagner - Publications/Outreach Coordinator

3905 Swanson Ct. Fredericksburg, VA 22408


Mike Cocolin - Missions Coordinator

8413 Elvaton Rd. Millersville, MD 21108


Gary Groves - RR Alumni President

2326 Liberty Rd. Eldersburg, MD 21784


Linda Cocolin - Health Officer

8413 Elvaton Rd. Millersville, MD 21108


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