Navajo Times

Boy Scout-Girl Scout Fund Drive in Navajoland

In keeping with the growth of both the Boy and Girl Scout programs on the Navajo Reservation in the past several years plans are now made for a federated campaign for both organizations from October 16 to 28th. Mr. Paul Jones, Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council; Mr. Glenn Landbloom, General Superintendent of the Navajo Agency; and Dr. Charles McCammon, Medical Officer in Charge, U.S. Public Health met with Mr. George Bullock, Scout Executive from Kit Carson Council and Miss Mary Frances Biering, Executive director of Chaparral Girl Scout Council to present their Memorandum of Agreement published in this issue of the Navajo Times and to make final campaign plans. Also present at this meeting were Mr. Joe Provost and Miss Vorsila Bohrer, professional scout staff members and Mr. J. Maurice McCabe, Boy Scout District Chairman.

The fund campaign from October 16 to 28 will be administered in keeping with the Federal Co-ordinated Fund Raising recommendations. Campaign money will help the cost of administration and service in both scout councils.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

BE IT KNOWN:

THAT the Program of the Boy Scouts of America is administered in this instance by the Kit Carson Council and

THAT the Program of the Girl Scouts of the U. S. A. is administered also in this instance by the Chaparral Council.

THAT both Councils are incorporated as nonprofit organizations of an educational nature characterized by progressive advancement opportunity and recognition of achievement.

THAT, in association with suitable volunteer adult leadership, units are formed so that boys and girls receive training and experiences that may serve to develop skills contributing toward physical fitness, resourcefulness, and self-reliance. Also, in their activities and contacts emphasis is placed upon practice in daily life of the principles of the Scout Oath or Promise and Law, which seek to develop traits of character which Scouts shall express in consideration and helpfulness toward others; in personal courage; and, above all, in lives of useful citizenship.

THEREFORE, we the undersigned, having conferred with Mr. George A. Bullock, Scout Executive of the Kit Carson Council, and Miss Mary Frances Biering, Executive Director of the Chaparral Council, hereby do endorse their respective plans of service to existing sponsoring institutions and units, as well as for the extension of the program to more boys and girls.

FURTHERMORE, we favor the federated approach of these two organizations here on the Navajo Reservation in their annual campaign for financial support of their respective budgets for operational funds.

THEREFORE, WE ARE IN AGREEMENT as we respectively request our associates in Government Service, those in the employ of the Navajo Tribe, and all professional and business people on the Navajo Reservation to consider the worth of these programs; to give a voluntary contribution consistent with the importance you place on this important work with youth; and, if called upon, to aid in the successful conduct of this federated campaign to more adequately supplement the allocations these two organizations now receive from the Navajo Tribal Fund.

/s/ Glenn Landbloom,
Gen. Supt., Navajo Agency

/s/ Paul Jones,
Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council

/s/ Charles McCammon, M. D.,
Medical Officer, Subarea Office
U. S. Dept. of Public Health