Dear Royal Rangers Family:

It is with great sadness that we wish to inform you that on Sunday evening, June 22nd at around 9:30 pm, New York District Commander John P. Overton went to be with the Lord. Commander John had suffered a heart attack while at his home in Amherst, NY. He will be deeply missed.

John was one of the longest-standing district commanders in our nation, having served for the past 21 years (1987-2008). He was the recipient of the Royal Rangers district commander’s “Silver Eagle Award” 18 times. Prior to becoming district commander, John served as district training coordinator and served in Royal Rangers at his home church, Evangel A/G (Outpost 66) in Buffalo.

John served his country in both the U.S. Air Force and Army Reserves. He was chosen as NY District Honor Bound “Man of the Year” in 2005. John had a great love for God, his family and his country. His combined love for the outdoors and for the souls of boys compelled him serve in the Royal Rangers ministry for all these years. John’s vision was to see boys won for Christ and to have a camp facility in New York State were boys from across the district can come and enjoy God’s creation while learning more about our Savior, Jesus. This vision began with the Royal Rangers Camp in Greene, NY, in 2000.

Royal Rangers & Friends,

We extend our sympathy to the Larson family on the passing of Commander Floyd Larson.  He went home to be with our Lord this past Sunday morning.  Commander Larson was one of the early pioneers of Royal Rangers – serving office on the first National Council in 1969.  He served as the Men’s Director in the Southern New England District and he went onto serve as the first Northeast Regional Coordinator.  He also served on many National Training Camp staffs and had a tremendous impact on the lives of multiple men and boys through Rangers.  Floyd blessed many lives with his dedication to God and Royal Rangers and he will be greatly missed.

On-line registration is experiencing technical difficulties.  Please mail you registration form, with your deposit, as soon as possible.  Classes are filling up fast.

Notice:

More classes are filling up!

**The Senior Commanders Module is full and the FCF Outfits module is full**

**Extreme Backpacking Friday and Saturday are full

**Ranger Kids Skills is full, and the First Aid & CPR are both full

Northeast Region Royal Rangers Council,

Greetings Commanders.

A reminder to book your room(s) soon for the NE Regional Business meeting on Nov. 10.

We can only guarantee the $79 (+tax) discount price through Oct. 5.  After that, you may be on your own as far as getting a good rate.

Go to http://www.thezenithgrp.com/reservations.shtml?event_id=110 to book your room(s).

 
Thanks for you attention to this matter and hope to see you all there!

Dwight Walters

NE Regional Coordinator

We Need Your Help

The Region is creating a database that will keep track of all National Training Camps that have been attended by the leaders in the Northeast Region.  This will help us to plan for future training opportunities in the region.

As Regional Training Coordinator, Scott Hurt is in the process of creating a database that will keep track of all National Training Camps that have been attended by the leaders in the Northeast Region.  This will help him and the District Training Coordinators plan for future training opportunities in the region.

(click here to submit a form)

This NER email list is for the regional staff to communicate to the leaders of the Northeast Region.  This list is a low-volume list.  It can only be posted to by members of the regional staff, and will be used sparingly to send out information about forthcoming regional activities.

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Longtime New York Deputy District Commander Dan Gingerich (known a “Ranger Dan”) went home to be his Lord on Easter Sunday morning, April 8, 2006. He truly had a servant’s heart and made a tremendous impact on many boys’ and leaders’ lives by his dedication to the Lord through Royal Rangers.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations for the development of the District Royal Rangers campground in Greene. More details will be available soon.

2007 Commanders Conference Recap...

Thanks to everyone who attended the Regional Commanders Conference at the Potomac Park Conference Center in Falling Waters, WV.

Congratulations to the Pennsylvania-Delaware District for wining the District Excellence Award and the John Fenwick Chapter for wining the Eagle Award.

(click here for photos)

Check out the Northeast Region Commanders Conference History Page.  You will find out the theme, guest speaker, and attendance of past conferences.  There is also a collection of past conference patches, some for sale.