North Texas Royal Rangers
This website is here to help support the Royal Rangers ministry throughout the North Texas District.
GMA Ceremonies
To date in 2012, there have been 4 Gold Medal of Achievement presented in North Texas.
A GMA ceremony honoring Jeremy Morgan and Jeremy Seth Caldwell from First A/G in Garland is pending.
Leaders Training
Training Academy Scheduled for Fall 2012
If you
are interested in being a Certified Instructor please contact
Rick Adkinson. There will be no
application posted on the website. You must contact
Rick Adkinson for information and
applications. If you have any questions please contact
Rick Adkinson.
Boys Training
Boys Training for 2012 is currently being planned. It will be posted once completed.
Links
Select the News link you want to find more about.
Lifetime Service Awards Presented
May 18, 2012 News
The District Weekly News can be found on the News Link here or the one on the Main Menu (left side).
Future 500
Future 500 Documentation (PDF)
The
Royal
Rangers
Camp at
Lakeview
has been
a
blessing
to the
Royal
Rangers
of North
Texas
for many
years.
Our
first
building
– the
pavilion
– was
built in
1995,
followed
by the
Ollie
Henley
Lodge,
bathhouses,
the
first
aid
building,
and
other
facilities.
Maintenance
of our
existing
buildings
is
funded
in part
by the
Compass
Program,
where
leaders
pledge
at least
$10 per
month.
What the
Compass
Program
doesn’t
cover
must be
covered
by other
donations,
or it
must
come out
of camp
fees
that our
boys
pay.
There is no money in the Royal Rangers budget for enhancements to our existing facilities, or for the construction of new buildings. Those must be funded by gifts from individuals, outposts, churches, and businesses. We have a great need to put money into improving several of our buildings. For example:
- Divide the shower sides of existing bathhouses into men’s and boy’s sides so everyone can have showers 24 hours a day
- Extend water line into the North 40 (our new camping area) so campsites up there will have easy access to water
- Replace existing water faucets around camp with all-weather water faucets (help prevent problems with freezing in the winter)
- Put propane hot water heaters in all bathhouses (means more hot water during camps)
- Renovate the kitchen in the lodge (needed for Pow Wow, our boys’ training camps, and other events held at Lakeview)
- Add a shower to the existing restroom in two of our buildings to make them more useful during our camps (guest quarters, staff quarters during boys’ camps)
- Better insulate existing buildings (will help with utility bills)
- New roof on the store building
- Foundation work on two of our existing bathhouses
- Loads of gravel to fix our roads
- Enhancements in our snack shack; siding and maintenance on the pavilion
“How can you help?” you may ask. The answer is by joining the North Texas Royal Rangers Future 500. Members pledge to give a minimum of $500 over the next 12 months to help fund these and other projects that will make our campground even better and more useful for the leaders and boys in Royal Rangers. If you can’t pledge that much, you can still help by presenting this need to your church or men’s group to see if they can pledge at least $500. Of course, gifts/pledges for more than $500 would be great too.
To make a pledge, you may fill out the form below or you may e-mail our district Royal Rangers director (jonathan.trower@hot.rr.com). Once your pledge is received you will receive a commemorative Future 500 patch to show that you have joined with others from across the district to help continue the development of our campground.
When you send in a payment, send it to North Texas Royal Rangers, PO Box 1188, Hurst, TX 76053 (After June 1, 2012 address is P.O. Box 838, Waxahachie, TX 75168-0838) and mark it for Royal Rangers Camp Improvements Fund 78-2011.
Future 500 Documentation (PDF)
CPR Training - June 2
There will be CPR Training at First Assembly of God in Mesquite (422 S. Ebrite Street) on June 2 from 10:00 to 2:00. The cost is $25.00.
Please let Steve Whitehead know by May 30th if you would like to attend this training. If you have any questions, please let Steve know at 972-948-9716 or stevewhitehead@sbcglobal.net.
2012 Camporama Silver Merit
At
Camporama
you will
enjoy
new and
exciting
experiences,
and this
merit is
designed
to help
you get
the most
from it.
During
previous
Camporamas,
campers
received
an
activity
patch
for
participating
in a
prescribed
number
of
activities
at the
camp.
But at
this
one, you
can
actually
earn a
silver
skill
merit
that may
be used
to
satisfy
advancement
requirements.
Once you have completed the requirements below you will qualify to receive the silver Camporama Experience 2012 merit. This merit may be used to satisfy advancement requirements in the same way as any other silver merit.
Merit patches may be picked up by adult leaders during Camporama at the Camporama Store on Thursday, July 12th. As with all other merits, your group leader will determine when you have met the merit requirements.
NOTE: Only boys who are registered campers attending Camporama are eligible to receive this merit.
Plan now to earn the Silver 2012 Camporama Merit. Download the requirements today and get started.
2012 Camporama
The first Camporama registration deadline has come and gone. If your outpost would like to attend but did not register, please call the national office immediately. However, you must call before May 31. (You will need the church GPH account number and the number of men and boys you will be registering.)
| Payment Postmarked or Received Between | Chartered | Non-chartered |
| December 1, 2011 - May 15, 2012 | $275 | $324 |
| May 16 - June 15, 2012 | $325 | $382 |
| June 16 - June 27, 2012 | $375 | $441 |
We
are only
a little
over two
months
away
from the
biggest
event in
the
50-year
history
of Royal
Rangers!
We are
looking
forward
to
seeing
you at
the
historical
2012
National
Camporama!
We hope you have had an opportunity to check out our National Camporama website! If you haven’t lately, there is NEW information about the FCF Village, 5K Ranger Run (including registration forms), shooting sports, and the national Ranger Derby! The 5K race minimum donation is $15. All proceeds go to BGMC Master’s Toolbox. Not a runner? No problem. You can still make the donation to BGMC!
In May, look for a complete list of activities and menus for both the meals and concession stands on the Camporama website.
1st Early Registration Deadline
The first Camporama registration deadline has come and gone. If your outpost would like to attend but did not register, please call the national office immediately. However, you must call before May 31. (You will need the church GPH account number and the number of men and boys you will be registering.)
2nd Registration Deadline
If you are not able to register early for Camporama and take advantage of the earliest registration discounts, you are still eligible for a discount. Your chartered registration price is $325 if we receive registration paperwork and payment for all participants, regardless of how you pay (credit card or check*), by June 15, 2012. (*A check payment must be postmarked by June 15, 2012.)
3rd Registration Deadline
If you are not able to register early for Camporama and take advantage of either registration discounts, you can still register for Camporama. The chartered registration is $375 and must receive registration paperwork and payment for all participants, regardless of how you pay (credit card or check*), by June 27, 2012. (*A check payment must be postmarked by June 27, 2012.)
2012 Bronze Pathfinder Trip
Find out more about the Pathfinder Trip on the FCF home page or download the documentation today.
Buffalo Awards
Buffalo awards provide additional advancement recognition for boys who have completed the advancement trail in their current age group. Discovery Rangers who have earned the Gold Eagle award may earn Bronze Buffaloes by earning the additional merits as stated below. Adventure Rangers who have earned the Gold Medal of Achievement may likewise earn Silver Buffaloes, and Expedition Rangers who have earned the E3 award may earn Gold Buffaloes.
Bronze Buffalo Award Requirements
- Earn the Gold Eagle award.
- Earn one additional RED leadership merit.
- Earn two additional BLUE skill merits.
- Earn one additional ORANGE Bible merit.
Silver Buffalo Award Requirements
- Earn the Gold Medal of Achievement award.
- Earn one additional GOLD leadership merit.
- Earn two additional GREEN skill merits.
- Earn one additional BROWN Bible merit.
Gold Buffalo Award Requirements
- Earn the E3 award.
- Earn one additional SKY BLUE leadership merit.
- Earn two additional SILVER skill merits.
- Complete 25 additional Spirit Challenge lessons.
For more information, please visit the national Royal Rangers website.
Lifetime
Service
Award
Royal
Rangers
has an
award
called
the
Lifetime
Service
Award
(LSA)
that is
designed
to
recognize
leaders
or
former
leaders
who have
given a
lifetime
of
service
to the
Royal
Rangers
ministry.
This
service
may have
been at
the
local
level,
or in
some
staff
position.
To date
a total
of six
leaders
from the
North
Texas
district
have
received
the LSA:
Quinton
Griffin
and
Ollie
Henley
in 2010,
and this
year
there
have
been
four
recipients
– J.C.
and Faye
Spence,
Robert
Grimes,
Sr., and
Dwite
Weitner.
If you
know
someone
who may
qualify
for this
award
and who
should
be
recognized
for
their
lifetime
of
service
to boys
through
the
Royal
Rangers
ministry,
you can
nominate
them for
this
award.
The
complete
description
of the
award
and the
requirements
may be
found on
the
national
Royal
Rangers
Alumni
website
at
http://www.royalrangersalumni.org/LSA/tabid/2340/Default.aspx.
The
application
for the
award
may be
found
here:
Ranger
Safety
Online
is now
....
ONLINE
The new Ranger Safety online course is now available and replaces the Safety and the Church course.
This course
will
help
leaders
understand
key
safety
issues
that may
arise
during
meetings,
activities,
and
transportation.
It will
cover
topics
like
proper
approach
to
safety,
principles
of
safety,
personal
and
group
responsibilities,
assessing
risk,
and the
importance
of
screening
leaders.
It is a
required
course
for the
Safety
Level of
the
Outpost
Leader
Advancement
Levels.
For more
information,
Click
Here.
DTC
The Trinity Valley Section is hosing a Discovery Training Camp that is open to any Discovery Ranger in North Texas. This camp will be held from June 8-10, 2012. The cost is $65 for chartered outposts, and $75 for non-chartered outposts. (check here to see if your church is chartered)
This is a district camp for Discovery Rangers, which is run at the section level. The focus will be on team building through the patrol method.
Download the application and register today. Registration deadline is May 18.
If you have any questions, please contact Nolen Fox.
