On Monday, February 22, 2010 Ron Gilbert and his family of 7 lost their home to a fire. The fire, started by an electrical short, spread so quickly that Ron, who is confined to a wheelchair, escaped with only the TV remote in his hand and the house phone that he grabbed on his way out and still his whiskers were singed. Very few personal items were salvaged and the home was a total loss. Ron also lost his only means of transportation; a van specially equipped with a wheelchair lift and hand controls. Because the fire began at noon, his wife, Candy, who works for West Holmes Schools, daughter Crystal and 4 grandchildren ranging in age from 4 to teenage were out of the house so Ron feels that his greatest gift is their safety.

Ron Gilbert is the committee chairman of Nashville Boy Scout Troop 356 and helped get the troop started as a boy in 1963 when he moved to Nashville as a second-class scout. When he found that the troop had folded, he started asking individuals to get the troop started again. Before he could earn his Eagle rank, the troop folded again. Gilbert vowed that no scout who truly wanted the Eagle would face the same problems. In 1979, he became the scoutmaster and built up the troop until he switched positions to become the committee chairman. Despite a motorcycle accident that has confined him to a wheelchair for many years, Ron has been anything but inactive. True to his vow, while he held the position of Eagle advisor for the Killbuck District, he helped over 250 young men achieve their Eagle rank. Since 1988, Gilbert has also been active with Wooster Troop 76 and served as Scoutmaster and other positions. Between his two troops, Ron has personally worked with 47 boys to achieve the rank of Eagle and has worked with hundreds of other scouts along the way. These 47 young men have each completed a substantial project that has made an impact on our local communities. Not only that, all of the hundreds of boy scouts Ron has infused with his enthusiasm for living up to the Boy Scout Oath, have in turn, lived that life and changed their communities for the better.
Saturday, March 27th

11:00 am Bake Sale