By Jay M. Woodward

NNED Publications Coordinator

In October 2011, one of Northern New England’s own, Daniel Forsythe, earned his Gold Medal of Achievement, in the South Carolina District.   For years, Daniel and his family were an important part of Outpost #36 in Tilton, NH and of NNED Royal Rangers as well.   His father Bill served a Commander in Outpost #36 for several years, including a stint as Senior Commander.   His brother Jonathan, a.k.a “Buck” earned his GMA in 2002, and brother Adam would earn his in 2006.  Also, his brother in law, Walter McLeod, earned his GMA in South Carolina in 2002.  Indeed, Rangers runs deep in the Forsythe family!

Daniel earned his Bronze and Silver Medals of Achievement in 2008, prior to he and his family’s moving to the Palmetto State in early 2009.  Upon their move, Daniel became involved in Outpost #49 at Christian Life Church in Columbia, where he would work toward completing his GMA, including performing a church landscaping project for his required GMA Project.  Indeed, Rangers has made Daniel “READY”!

Daniel’s GMA ceremony was held in November at Christian Life Church, where his many accomplishments in Rangers were on display, from his Straight Arrows vest to his Discovery Ranger vest with merits and Maine Yukon Day patches to his JTC beret and other trophies he earned along the way!

By Jay M. Woodward
NNED Publications Coordinator

December 10, 2011 was a special day for NNED Royal Rangers, as the new Ranger Essentials training course made its District debut at Trinity A/G in Derry, NH. 19 Ranger leaders from around the District came to this exciting new training event, which was taught by District Director Kendall Sperrey, District Training Coordinator Dana Lemieux, and Pastor Tim Haynes. Ranger Essentials, along with the new version of Ranger Basics, are major components of the Rangers Ministry Academy (RMA) and are required in order to be certified at the “Ready” Leader Level of the RMA.

As its name implies, Ranger Essentials teaches leaders about the essentials of the Rangers ministry, covering topics that include building friendships with boys, building relationships with local pastors, and giving life-changing devotions. Leaders also get a greater understanding of the direction in which the Royal Rangers ministry is heading.

Greetings to the fine commanders of NNED Royal Rangers,

The NNED Royal Rangers 2012 calendar is here. The dates are good although I’m still waiting an official thumbs-up from the district office. So call it tentative but you are fine to plan using this calendar.

Rangers Ministry Academy

Our December training will be held on December 10th. Our focus will be “RANGER ESSENTIALS”. Be encouraging commanders you know to attend this training. It is a new training and is required for all commanders, even those transitioning into the new OLAL (Outpost Leader Advancement Levels) I am still trying to confirm a location for this event and should know something before the week is out.

CAMPORAMA 2012

We will have information soon about the projected costs and logistics for traveling with the 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! It’s not too late to charter!

Many of our outposts in NNED have yet to charter. You will certainly want to take advantage of the savings your outpost enjoys by chartering and those benefits are now suspended until your charter is complete. 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.