Camp Fire USA Heart of Oklahoma Grand Council Fire

CAMP FIRE USA HEART OF OKLAHOMA COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGE YOUTH AT GRAND COUNCIL FIRE

Youth & Adults Honored At Year End Ceremony

Camp Fire USA Heart of Oklahoma Council will hold its annual Grand Council Fire to recognize the efforts of its members on Sunday, April 26, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Quail Springs United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City.

At the ceremony, several Camp Fire USA members will be presented with the President’s Volunteer Service Award and WoHeLo Award. Also, trophies will be awarded to those members who sold more than 249 boxes of candy in the annual candy sale.

“In 1955, Grand Council Fire was held at Lincoln Park Amphitheatre and was attended by hundreds of people,” remembers Vianna Foree, former Executive Director of Heart of Oklahoma Council and long-time Camp Fire USA member. “I was in the 11th grade, and I led the Firemaker’s Desire that year. I was thrilled, and that experience helped me know the value of the Camp Fire organization.”

The President's Volunteer Service Award recognizes individual members, families, and groups that have achieved the national Camp Fire USA honor based on the number of hours served over a 12-month period. This year the Council will hand out nearly 40 President’s Volunteer Service Awards to its youth and adult members.

The WoHeLo Award, Camp Fire USA’s highest honor, will be awarded to 10 graduating seniors from the Heart of Oklahoma Council this year. Those who undertake the rigorous task of completing the WoHeLo Award typically start working on the requirements when they are in 9th grade. Each youth demonstrates their commitment to advocacy through the work they do on 3 different issues, such as giving service to the deaf, or helping at an animal shelter. Earning the WoHeLo Award puts these young people into an elite group of current and former Camp Fire USA members who have taken on this task of leadership and personal growth.

“I earned my WoHeLo Award as a senior in 1979, and my daughter earned hers in 2007,” said Susan Williams, Senior Program Director for Camp Fire USA Heart of Oklahoma Council. “Now we share common memories of going through the process of earning the award and what we learned from the experience.”

All past Camp Fire USA WoHeLo recipients, lifetime members, current members, and volunteers are invited to attend the annual recognition ceremony.

For more information on the many programs Camp Fire USA offers youth in Central Oklahoma, please call the Council office at (405) 478-5646.