| WWW.LTSF.ORG The Lone Tree Spirit Foundation, Inc. A New Hampshire Non-Profit Corporation |
| From the Articles of Incorporation: "The Foundation exists to be a benefactor to Lone Tree Scout Reservation, Kingston, New Hampshire, to preserve and promote the spirit, heritage and enrichment of Lone Tree, and to promote the brotherhood of Scouting among the alumni of Lone Tree." |
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| Site Last Updated June 21, 2009 |
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| The venerable Passaquo Lodge kitchen crew. Circa 1988 |
| 2008 Fundraising Project Multipurpose Sports Facility Click Here To learn how you can contribute to this year's project |
| Save The Dates 2009 45's Tournament May 30, 2009 5:30PM 2009 Reunion Weekend September 25 - 27, 2009 |
In 2009 the Lone Tree Spirit Foundation is making a renewed
commitment to document the history of Lone Tree Scout
Reservation. Moving beyond photographs, we will attempt to
research and archive key articles, annual reports, and other
documents that tell the story of the camp and its people. In
addition, we will be conducting video interviews with Scouting
figures who have a long history with LTSR. Recording and
preserving their story will add to the camp's legacy.
Ultimately the foundation's board hopes that this project will lead
to media presentations including a book, video presentations,
and website archives. This project is scheduled to begin in
March 2009.
commitment to document the history of Lone Tree Scout
Reservation. Moving beyond photographs, we will attempt to
research and archive key articles, annual reports, and other
documents that tell the story of the camp and its people. In
addition, we will be conducting video interviews with Scouting
figures who have a long history with LTSR. Recording and
preserving their story will add to the camp's legacy.
Ultimately the foundation's board hopes that this project will lead
to media presentations including a book, video presentations,
and website archives. This project is scheduled to begin in
March 2009.
| A Renewed Mission in 2009 |
This past Saturday, June 20, 2009, Scouting, the Order, and our foundation lost a
great servant, mentor, and leader in Earl Collins. Through Earl’s decades of
service to Scouting he held many positions from Scoutmaster to District
Commissioner, but to a generation of young Arrowmen Earl was best known as
Lodge Adviser of Passaquo Lodge 539. Earl was the wise counselor to dozens of
young Arrowmen striving to serve their camp and make their lodge a great one.
Earl was known by his brothers as Wapantpeu Lenno, which translated means
“Grey-Headed One”. This was an endearing title, not just for Earl's trademark
hair, but also an indicator of the type of advice and wise counsel a lodge chief
could expect to get from Earl.
There are many Scouting honors bestowed upon dedicated volunteers and Earl
Collins earned them all: District Award of Merit, Silver Beaver, Vigil Honor.
However there were those who felt these honors were not enough to signify
what Earl meant to Scouting. In 2008 the Council Camping Committee, upon the
recommendation of members of the Lone Tree District, approved a permanent
salute to Earl: the naming of the Earl D. Collins Council Ring at Lone Tree Scout
Reservation. Not only is it a place of great Scouting and Lone Tree spirit, but the
Council Ring is also the grounds on which so many scouts, led by Kichkinet, take
their first steps in search of the arrow. The naming of this good soil is a fitting
tribute to a beloved Lodge Adviser. In May 2008 Nanepashemet Lodge 158
presented the TKF/FStar Production of “Footsteps: The Path of Earl D. Collins.”
With Earl, his wife and children in attendance, this show was presented at the
Lone Tree District Dinner where it was announced that the LTSR Council Ring
would be named for Earl.
For those of us who worked with Earl as boys we were very happy to have him as
a co-founder and board member of the Lone Tree Spirit Foundation. As always,
Earl provided the mix of wit and wisdom we were so accustomed to.
Earl’s legacy of servant leadership lives on today in Nanepashemet Lodge where
he served as the lodge’s first Vigil Adviser and where he continued through his
last weeks to provide counsel and support to the advisers who succeeded him.
Earl Collins has gone home but he has left an enduring legacy of service to
Scouting and the Order of the Arrow.
Calling Hours are Wednesday evening June 24 at Conte Funeral Home, 14
Pleasant St., Georgetown, MA 4 - 8pm.
Funeral at Harmony Cemetery in Georgetown, noon Thursday.
great servant, mentor, and leader in Earl Collins. Through Earl’s decades of
service to Scouting he held many positions from Scoutmaster to District
Commissioner, but to a generation of young Arrowmen Earl was best known as
Lodge Adviser of Passaquo Lodge 539. Earl was the wise counselor to dozens of
young Arrowmen striving to serve their camp and make their lodge a great one.
Earl was known by his brothers as Wapantpeu Lenno, which translated means
“Grey-Headed One”. This was an endearing title, not just for Earl's trademark
hair, but also an indicator of the type of advice and wise counsel a lodge chief
could expect to get from Earl.
There are many Scouting honors bestowed upon dedicated volunteers and Earl
Collins earned them all: District Award of Merit, Silver Beaver, Vigil Honor.
However there were those who felt these honors were not enough to signify
what Earl meant to Scouting. In 2008 the Council Camping Committee, upon the
recommendation of members of the Lone Tree District, approved a permanent
salute to Earl: the naming of the Earl D. Collins Council Ring at Lone Tree Scout
Reservation. Not only is it a place of great Scouting and Lone Tree spirit, but the
Council Ring is also the grounds on which so many scouts, led by Kichkinet, take
their first steps in search of the arrow. The naming of this good soil is a fitting
tribute to a beloved Lodge Adviser. In May 2008 Nanepashemet Lodge 158
presented the TKF/FStar Production of “Footsteps: The Path of Earl D. Collins.”
With Earl, his wife and children in attendance, this show was presented at the
Lone Tree District Dinner where it was announced that the LTSR Council Ring
would be named for Earl.
For those of us who worked with Earl as boys we were very happy to have him as
a co-founder and board member of the Lone Tree Spirit Foundation. As always,
Earl provided the mix of wit and wisdom we were so accustomed to.
Earl’s legacy of servant leadership lives on today in Nanepashemet Lodge where
he served as the lodge’s first Vigil Adviser and where he continued through his
last weeks to provide counsel and support to the advisers who succeeded him.
Earl Collins has gone home but he has left an enduring legacy of service to
Scouting and the Order of the Arrow.
Calling Hours are Wednesday evening June 24 at Conte Funeral Home, 14
Pleasant St., Georgetown, MA 4 - 8pm.
Funeral at Harmony Cemetery in Georgetown, noon Thursday.
| Wapantpeu Lenno Grey-Headed One |