News - December 2011
Posted by Doug | Filed under News from the National Director
District Directors,
We stand on the cusp of 2012 and all the things God has prepared us to enter. I love Christmas because we celebrate Christ’s birth and anticipate His presence and help in a new year. It’s so fun!
Following Jesus is always adventurous. A phrase in Joshua 3:4 has struck a deep cord with me. As they prepared to enter the Promised Land, God told Joshua, “You have never been this way before.” As we plan to celebrate our 50th anniversary next year, God is filling me with “prepared anticipation” for the new heights He intends to take us as we follow Him with grateful hearts and bent knees.
Men, the ministry improvements of the last years are nearly complete and God is going to take us places we have never been. I’m excited! I pray you have a joyous Christmas season and that you look forward in faith to the never-been-to-places that God has prepared us for.
Doug Marsh
National Director
LEAD2012
Don’t miss LEAD2012, March 15-17, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency DFW at the airport. Event information is available online and registration is open. Those who register before the end of December will enjoy the early bird conference rate and receive a collectors’ gift at onsite registration. Hotel reservations are made online by clicking here or by calling 972-453-1234. Please make hotel reservations before February 27, 2012.
NATIONALCAMPORAMA.COM
Camporama registration is now open at nationalcamporama.com! There are only 214 days left before Camporama begins at Camp Eagle Rock on July 9-13, 2012. Encourage your outposts, leaders, and boys/young men to get registered for the ultimate guy’s event! They will not want to miss all of the exciting things we have planned as we celebrate our 50th anniversary.
Get registered HERE! And please, make it your district’s goal to double your best attended Camporama. What a statement that will send your district and our movement!
NOTE: Please plan to provide an updated estimate of how many will attend from your district at LEAD2012. Also note that you will receive a monthly registration report from Convention Services to help you in your planning. If you have registration or attendance questions, please feel free to contact Sheila Mixer at 417-862-2781, ext. 4052 or SMixer@ag.org as needed.
TRaCclub.org
As you all know, one of the big reasons we created TRaCclub in electronic form was to keep the curriculum current and relevant. The most recent updates are the orange Bible merits. The first three have been released: 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, and 1 Kings. More improvements are coming soon.
CHARTERING
Charting benefits expired October 31. But it’s not too late for outposts to charter online if they have not done so already. Please make personal contact with outposts that have not chartered and remind them of the amazing benefits. A 15% discount on products and events more than pays for itself, especially with Camporama quickly approaching, which will save each attendee $49.00.
MINISTRY DIRECT VIDEO
If you missed Doug Marsh’s Ministry Direct interview entitled, “How Boys Learn Best… by Doing,” is available by clicking here. This is a great video for all Royal Rangers leaders. Share this link with your commanders.
RRI / BGMC PHEASANT HUNT RALLY – CHANGE FOR THE WORLD
Royal Rangers and BGMC are hosting a pheasant hunt on March 17, 2012, near Dallas, TX, at the conclusion of our national LEAD conference. It is FREE of charge to the district director or his designee if your district makes a faith promise of $3000 or more for 2012; with a faith promise of $4000 or more, the district director and one additional member of his team can attend. All giving will benefit Master’s Toolbox.
The event location and schedule are included below:
Event: RRI / BGMC Pheasant Hunt Rally – Change for the World
Date: March 17, 2012; 12:30-8:30 pm (and includes a prime rib steak dinner)
Bring:
Texas small game hunting permit, available here
12- or 20-gauge shotgun (If flying, you will need to use and check a lockable gun case. See specifications from your air carrier.)
Ammo will be provided at no cost.
Gun Rental: A limited number of 12- and 20-guage shotguns are available to rent from WB Ranch for $50/each. If you wish to rent a gun, contact WB Ranch no later than one week prior to the event and provide your payment information.
Event Location:
WB Ranch—Conference Center & Executive Resort
www.WBRanch.com
Schedule:
12:30 – Depart on charter buses from Hyatt Regency DFW
2:00 – Arrive
2:00 – Coffee and tea
2:30 – Safety Orientation & Sporting Clay Shoot
3:30 – Pheasant Hunt
5:30 – Meal and Missions Challenge
7:00 – Return
8:30 – Arrival at Hyatt Regency DFW
This event is made possible by a generous donor who believes his kindness will inspire sacrificial giving to advance God’s kingdom through each of us.
To Register:
To register and make your faith promise, email Sandra Blanchard (sblanchard@ag.org) on or before January 31, 2012.
News - November 2011
Posted by Doug | Filed under News from the National Director
Happy November, district directors! Fall in the Ozarks this year has been beautiful; reminds me of the Northeast (kinda). 
Please help us spread this word on the items in this newsletter. Also, if you could please spread the word on two things:
1) I’ve recorded a video and posted it on the homepage at www.RoyalRangers.com. Could you encourage all the commanders in your district to watch it? (Oh, and view it yourself now while you’re thinking about it.)
2) I will be the guest on a MinistryDirect.com Internet TV program Monday, November 7, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time with Mark Entzminger, the national senior children’s ministry director. We will be doing a special giveaway and talking about “How Boys Learn by Doing.” Encourage attendance by spreading this link: http://www.ministrydirect.com/md_eventDetail.aspx?id=911&cid=4294976700&tid=174&taxId=349
Have a great month and know you are loved and prayed for!
Doug Marsh
National Director, Royal Rangers
LEAD2012
LEAD2012 information is now available on the national ministry website and registration is open. www.RoyalRangers.com/LEAD
CAMPORAMA 2012
Thank you for faithfully promoting and preparing your district to attend Camporama, July 9-13, 2012. It will be the ultimate event for guys! Registration opens December 1, 2011. Visit www.NationalCamporama.com for the most current information.
CHARTER— It’s not too late!
Please let your outposts know it’s not too late to charter! Chartering is especially important this year because members of a chartered outpost receive a 15% discount off of the regular admission price to the 2012 National Camporama. That’s a savings of $49 per person off of the regular admission price of $324 bringing it down to $275. Add that to the 15% off of the regular retail price of Royal Rangers products (including TRaCclub) and it equals BIG savings! If you have not already chartered, please go to https://secure1.ag.org/royalrangers/ to begin the chartering process today!
TRACCLUB
TRaCclub launched over a year ago and the support has been very encouraging. Many enhancements have been made in recent months and others are on the way. Encourage your commanders to become members to access the most current Rangers resources to mentor future men.
YOUTH SHOOTING SPORTS AMBASSADOR
In order to promote better communication and participation in shooting sport programs among youth, the National Rifle Association (NRA) selects representatives from several major national youth programs to serve as ambassadors, representing their organization to the NRA.
Our current ambassador is Jared Hill from New Jersey. Jared was appointed as the 2011-2012 Brownells/NRA Ambassador Youth Shooting Sports Ambassador representing the Royal Rangers National Shooting Sports Program (NSSP).
In looking forward to expanded shooting events at Camporama, the national Royal Rangers office would like to know about any RR leader who is currently certified as a NRA instructor. Please email sschultz@ag.org your contact information and list the discipline(s) in which you are certified: rifle, shotgun, range officer, or black powder rifle.
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