I just recieved word that Suwannee River Area Council is getting close on their Jamboree Shoulder Patches.
Right now they just have their “PATRON” (ie. fundraiser) JSP available. There is believed to be approximatly 100 left at the Council. Otherwise this is one that you see on eBay from time to time.
The new council that was formed with the merger of Otetiana Council and Finger Lakes Council has announced its new Council name will be “Seneca Waterways”.
According to the Council’s website:
The new council name, “Seneca Waterways”, was chosen to represent the two former councils, “Otetiana” and “Finger Lakes” and the five counties of the merged council.“Seneca” reflects the fact that many local names, such as Seneca County, Seneca Lake, Seneca Park, etc. are found within the five counties and that Otetiana came from a Seneca word and was the name of a Seneca Chief who lived in the Finger Lakes region. Also, the historic Seneca Nation boundaries were similar at times to our new boundaries.
“Waterways” includes the abundance of local freshwater bodies such as the Finger Lakes, the Genesee River and Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal, so this name again includes the area of both former councils.
While “Waterways” alone could signify many parts of the U.S., “Seneca Waterways” is unique to our area.
They have also issued a design for their new CSP. No word on when it will be available.
Some of you have probably seen this patch before, especially if you read John’s Blog at OAImages.com.
This was my biggest fear with the new Centennial Uniforms. Everything was more subdued and less colorful, I was afraid CSPs as we know them would end and we would switch to a simpler Council Shoulder Patch. Bringing back the RWS days but with different colors.
In one way I think they would look better with the new style of uniform, especially in contrast to some of the “colorful” CSPs that have been issued. However as a CSP collector I would have been devastated.
What do you think a Khaki and Green CSP restriction would do to CSP collecting? Would everyone jump ship or would demand skyrocket?