Serving Jackson County Last revised: July 27, 2010 LAST CHANCE FOR SCOUT-O-RAMA!
Big Pines District has not had a Scout-O-Rama in YEARS! And this being the 100th anniversary, there is no better time to get that important tradition going again! We have set the date for Saturday, September 18, from 9:00-3:00 at the Jackson County Expo. Now we are meeting with all the Packs and Troops to help everyone come up with a fun activity to sponsor. We would like every pack and troop to have an activity or booth of some kind! Your Scouts will love seeing what the older Scouts are doing, or just taking in the activites of other units from our District, along with the public. The Leader Guide has hundreds of ideas for booths/activites, and they can even have fun working as a team to put together your pack or troops' plan! Contact Dave DeCarlow at DLDeCarlow@aol.com to reserve your activity,or to make arrangements for a Scout-O-Rama representative to visit your unit's meeting. CLICK HERE to download the latest revision of the 2010 Scout-O-Rama Leader's Guide! It is loaded with ideas and details! CLICK HERE for a pdf of the above Scout-O-Rama video.
We have coupon cards we are selling to raise the money to pay for the Expo, available. They have 10 advertisers with discounts and dollars off, and will sell for $5. Your Scouts, or your unit (you decide) will get to keep $2.50 per card. You can buy the cards for $2.50 and sell as long as you have them, or you can check them out on consignment, and return the unsold cards and $2.50 per sold card, by August 12. There will also be prizes for top sellers, the details of which will be announced soon. Call Rob at the Council to check on availability and to schedule picking up your cards! PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR FINALIZED REGISTRATION FOR YOUR UNIT'S ACTIVITY IS DUE BY JULY 31! THE FORM IS PART OF THE LEADER GUIDE AVAILBLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE LINK ABOVE! POPCORN IS COMING, AND IT IS A WHOLE NEW PRODUCT!
This year's popcorn sale promises to bring your pack more revenue to pay for program than ever! The Trails End folks have made several significant changes in their product that now makes it as good, if not better, than store bought brands! You can go and learn more about the changes at their website, trails-end.com. Last year Pack 112 sold $16,000, which brought in $4,800 for their boys!Imagine how many awards, Pinewood Derby cars, subscriptions to Boy's Life, and registrations, not to mention individual accounts with balances towards camp and Snowcapades that provided!Your Pack or Troop can do it too...it just takes planning and organization! We'll help you at the training, or call Rob at 664-1444 or Lori at 664-7637. In the meantime, recruit your unit's Popcorn Kernal, and note the following dates:
Trainings: Saturday, August 28, 9-11 AM or Thursday, September 2, 6:30-8:30 PM
Show & Sell Pickup: Saturday, September 25 (location and times to be announced at training)
Super Saturday: Saturday, October 30. Sale ends, Show & Sell money and take order paperwork due (location and times at training)
Take Order Popcorn Pickup: Saturday, November 20 (location and times TBA at training)
Closeout: Final money due to Council Saturday,December 11 CLICK HERE for a sample budget planner, and take advantage of this opportunity to have the most Ideal Year Of Scouting ever! Money is tight, and if we can get the public to support your Pack or Troop by purchasing the best popcorn on the market, your parents will thank you! See you at the training! MANDATORY YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING!
All applications for leadership positions, or Merit Badge counselors, must now be accompanied by either a copy of a Youth Protection Training Certificate, or verbal confirmation that the training is already completed and on your record within the last two years! Your application cannot be processed until this requirement is met, so please log on to myscouting.org and set up your account, take the training, and print your certificate. If you are already registered, call and get your membership number, go into your account and add that in your profile, select the Council (Crater Lake) and then any future trainings you complete will be electronically recorded. It is recommended that you keep a hard copy of your completion certificate in a file as well, however!
For Cub Scout leaders the new Cub delivery method materials for the fall of 2010 are coming out. There is also supposed to be online training available for all the Cub Leader training soon as well. So you will need to set up your myscouting.org account, put in your membership number and select the Crater Lake Council in your profile, and then take the training online. If you don't know your membership number, or have questions, call Rob or Jody at 664-1444. |
2010 FRIENDS OF SCOUTING HONOR ROLE
As we do each year during this anniversary month, various Friends of Scouting campaigns are kicking off with the Packs and Troops, in the LDS church, and in the community. Scouting is an organization that is closely knit together all the way from the National Headquarters to the weekly dens and patrols, and together we endeavor to impact the lives and character of so many youth, one at a time. When you are asked to give, please consider the value of what our Scouts are getting, and know that every pledge and donation is going toward a great cause...the future of our families, and our nation!
Thanks to the following units who have met, or exceeded, their FOS goals so far:
TROOP 112 213%
TROOP 5 198%
TROOP 10 153%
TROOP 7 152%
CP STAKE/ Med 3rd Ward/106 119%
PACK 100 113%
CP STAKE/ Gold Hill Ward/91 110%
PACK 10 107%
MEDFORD STAKE/ 1st Ward/60 107%
MEDFORD STAKE/Ashland Ward/113 107%
CP STAKE/ CP 2nd Ward/102 103%
PACK 112 102%
PACK 1 101%
CP STAKE/ CP 1st Ward/109 100%
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100 YEARS TO CELEBRATE
2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the greatest youth movement in history, and we have a lot to celebrate! There are many new things going on in conjunction with that anniversary, like the new Boy Scout and Leader uniform, but also some great resources online. Be sure to check out the 100th Anniversary link on www.scouting.org  . It is filled with information about our rich history, and some exciting things that are coming in the next phase of Scouting. You will get a chance to meet our new Chief Scout Executive, and hear from him what his vision is for our future!
Also, there's a new resource for volunteers, www.scoutingparents.org . This is a website for Scout parents that has resources, and a blog for sharing ideas, concerns, questions, suggestions...you name it!
The last 100 years has been an incredible tradition of honor and character for the Boy Scouts of America, and that is not going to change. The Oath, Law, Motto, and Slogan are the backbone of our great organization. But this period also brought us some incredible technological changes, the likes of which have never before been seen in so short a time. Watch for more innovation in the years to come as the Boy Scouts continues to make a difference to our society in even bigger and better ways! The future is now! |