Rotary Scout Reservation
Thunderbird Club
A Scout Is Helpful
The Thunderbird Club was started as a way for past staff members and friends of RSR to contribute directly to the camp for projects and programs that positively affect the campers’ experiences while at camp. All donations to the Thunderbird Club are used solely to enhance the facilities and purchase program equipment for Rotary Scout Reservation.
Recent projects have included:
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•Construction of the Joe “Grizz” Uline Memorial Picnic Pavilions
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The Thunderbird Club supplemented the over $10,000 in designated funds raised for this project in memory of Grizz.
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•New pavilions in the Taconic and Algonquin campsites
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•A new beach volleyball court near Seneca Lodge
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•Construction of new tent platforms
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•Road repair work
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•Significant upgrades to the Kitchen storeroom shelving
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•Purchase of six new Kayaks for the Aquatics program
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•Purchase of new target rifles for the Shooting Sports program
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•Purchase of a new sailboat for the Aquatics program
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•Construction a self-guided trail for the Ecology program
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•Construction of a new washhouse for Seik and Dearborn Cabins
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•Clearing of the site for the new campwide septic system.
Thank you to all of those who have supported the Thunderbird Club with their time, talents, and financial contributions.
Thunderbird Club Campaign 2010
The Thunderbird Club raised nearly $10,000 to support Scouting at RSR in 2009 and we hope to exceed that number in 2010, Scouting’s 100th Anniversary. You can help by making your contribution today. Each and every contribution is important and to thank you we are providing a series of special membership gifts.
Donation Amount Membership Gift
$25.00 2010 RSR Camp Patch
$75.00 2010 Thunderbird Club edition Camp Patch
$250.00 2010 Limited Edition RSR 100th Anniversary of Scouting CSP
$500.00 Plaque Recognition
To make a contribution today, please download the Thunderbird Club Donation Form: Thunderbird Club Donation Form.pdf
For questions about the Thunderbird Club, email: thunderbirdclub@rsrbsa.org.
Your name will be added to the perpetual plaque maintained in the RSR Dining Hall. This level of donation may be accrued beginning with donations from 2005.
Grizz Uline Family Picnic Pavilion
Thank you to all of the volunteers and friends of Rotary and the Uline family who contributed their time and money to help build the Grizz Uline Family Picnic Pavilion and BBQ Pavilion. These two new pavilions will stand as a fitting tribute to a man who was the heart of Rotary Scout Reservation for so many years and who loved the Family Night BBQs.
Please enjoy the following video, which shows how the Pavilion project went from being a dream to a reality in 2009.
Special thanks to Ed Keilen, who created this video.
