DERBY
- A Winter Gathering for camp alumni, camp staff alumni and friends of
Housatonic Council Boy Scouts of America will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 7, at Grassy
Hill Lodge, 77 Sodom Lane.
Charles “Chuck” Hemstreet, Sr, a long time Scout leader, will be recognized
with
the Outstanding Camp Staff Alumni Award for more than 50 years of
service to Housatonic Council.
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| Charles Hemstreet |
Hemstreet joins previous award recipients
Emil “Bill” Martin, Henry
“Jay” Decho, Robert “Bob” Dion and the late Rudy Gajdosik Jr.
In 1960,
Charles Hemstreet Sr., of Seymour, joined Derby Methodist Church
sponsored Pack 3 Derby as a Cub Scout under the direction of Edmund
D.Strang and Paul Kassheimer.
Advancing then to Derby Second
Congregational Church sponsored Troop 3, where he attained
Eagle Scout Rank, and then becoming an adult leader within Troop 3 and
Derby-Shelton Rotary Club sponsored Explorer Post 33.
Served on camp staff
He was among the
founding members of the Order of the Arrow Paugassett Lodge 553 and has
been a lifelong supporter of Edmund Strang
Scout Reservation in Goshen. Hemstreet served on Summer Camp staff for
many years and has volunteered an extraordinary number of hours
providing electrical upgrades to the campgrounds and cooking for
fundraising activities.
He has served Troop 3 as a chaperone
on numerous camping trips to Canada, 1971 Europe Trip and 1991 Cape Cod
trip.
He has also hosted English and Irish Exchange Scouts and
participated on the National Jamboree Committee for Housatonic Council.
In
2002, Hemstreet arranged for and transported $30,000 worth of
previously owned cooking equipment to upgrade the Strang Scout
Reservation
Dining Hall. In 2004, he served Paugassett Lodge 553 as the Chairman
for the Section Conclave, an annual gathering of 300 O/A Lodge members
from throughout the region.
He is a Vigil Member and Associate Advisor
of Paugassett Lodge, a Troop 3 committee member
and an Associate Advisor for Venture Crew 33.
Hemstreet
has worked as an electrician for Ansonia Copper & Brass and has
been involved in numerous community organizations such as the Derby
Lodge of Elks, Sons of Legionnaires and the Valley United Way Campaign.
He has been married to Scouting volunteer Kathy Hemstreet for 41 years
and they are parents of Troop 3 Eagle Scouts Chuck Hemstreet Jr. and Jay
Hemstreet, as well as daughters Mary Kate
and Allison. They have three grandchildren.
The
event includes hors d'oeuvres, soda, coffee, cash bar.
Cost is $25 for
registered members of the camp alumni association and 2013 camp staff,
$30 all others. RSVP
to Raymond Oppel, 203-929-6616 or email at
rayo58@sbcglobal.net
Proceeds to benefit Housatonic Council’s Edmund D. Strang Scout Reservation.
This is a press release from Scoutmaster Randy Ritter.
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