Curriculum Teams Ready the Program!

As we await construction on the Lodge, the curriculum teams responsible for writing the modules are in full swing! Ten teams are currently writing the modules to be used for the Boeger Leadership Center, focusing on developing leadership skills in middle school youth. Preliminary drafts are due Feb. 8th (the 99th Anniversary of Boy Scouting). The editorial team will then look at proposed format and activities and make suggestions to each team. Our goal is to pilot each module this spring prior to the opening of the Boeger Leadership Center.

Building Plans

Here are three pages of the most recent building construction plans. We hope to begin construction within a few weeks.



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Challenges Met and Overcome

As noted in the prior post, a major challenge was recently addressed under the leadership of Dave Savone. Let me explain what slowed us down.

This project is funded by and coordinated by volunteers, although we have retained and hired experts to perform the construction and site work. Our challenge developed in the gap between our experts. Our building plans were ready in the Fall and the hole was scheduled to be dug, until late word came from the Ogle County that the plans must be subjected to an unexpected level of scrutiny by the State of Illinois in Springfield. This requirement for a special review resulted from good laws designed to provide high levels of protection for youth staying overnight at a youth camp, but the timing was bad for us.

Details, details, details. Our plans didn't have enough details until Dave made countless telephone calls and visits with experts to accelerate the development of interior and operational plans to prove that the Boy Scouts know what we do about running a youth camp facility! Certainly we passed, it just took longer than expected.

We have pages and pages of plans now, and current building plans will be added here soon.

Now we are ready to go! Keep an watching this blog for updates on when we will break ground!

Efforts Continue - Permits Obtained

We haven't posted in a while as our leader Dave Savone, Captain Dave, in addition to protecting the citizens and property of Hoffman Estates has become an accomplished gymnast after jumping through all of the hoops the state put in front of him. What kind of hoops? How many of you knew that to get a commercial kitchen approved for "construction" you have to provide a menu? However we now have the necessary permits to begin construction. As soon as the weather permits we hope to get this underway and be able to provide more frequent updates.