April 2008

Roundtable Notes           

Alachua District

www.alachuabsa.org

Roundtable Notes           

Congratulations To:

• John Haswell, Rich Neiberger and Jeff Opalko for receiving the Silver Fox award at the Council Adult Recognition Banquet. This award is for superior sustained service to the BSA

• Troop 125, Rick Yost Scoutmaster, for winning the best overall award at the District Camporee.

Much Thanks to:                           

·         Chairman Mike Grantham, key staff Kim Chamberlain, Delisa and Joe Chubb, Amy Keller, Dino Muggeo, Mike Rhodes, Bob Ross, Stan and Tyler Vickery, Rich Watkins, Pat Whitmer, Taylor Wright and about 30 other event staff, for an incredible Camporee. The theme was Spartan, but the enthusiasm was not! There was an even bigger increase in the number of Scouts and Troops (16 total) than there was last year.

·        Denise Copeland and Jan MacKenzie for co-ordinating Scouting for Food. This year’s total collected was again over 10,000 pounds! Unit totals are on the District website. Congratulations to Pack 454 for being the only member of the ONE TON Club.

·        Chairman Michael Wohl, Wayne McCormack, Chris Vought, Todd and Joyce Yurchisin and for a super District Pinewood Derby.

For All:

·         Please use the online advancement program to do a unit audit and make sure all your active Scouts are registered.

·         The annual Program Planning Conference is Thursday May 8^th.  This is an opportunity for a representative of every unit to attend to receive information on District and Council activities for the period August 2008 to June 2009. This information will support your unit planning meeting which should take place in late May or early June.

For Committee Members:

·         All units now have both a unit account and a unit registration account at the Council Service Center. Money in the registration account can only be spent on registration. Money in the unit account cannot be spent on registration. Only registered unit leaders can authorize transfers from the registration account to the other. A unit registration account deposit will have an “R” on the receipt after the unit number.

For Boy Scout Leaders:

·         NLE/SM-ASM/IOLS is planned for April 25^th -27^th at Camp Shands. $25 fee. Contact Fred Hilton (h) 386-462-1006 or see web for details

·         Do you have your 2008 summer camp destination picked out? If so, please give the location and the date to District Camping Chair, Milledge Murphey (h) 373-9234, mmurphey@hhp.ufl.edu or to Gary.

·         There are new activities including Climbing Instructor Training, Brownsea, Philmont 2009 and Extreme Fest at Camp Echockotee listed on the council web site.

For Cub Leaders:

• Outdoor Webelos Leader Skills will be offered as a part of IOLS. See the information regarding that course above.

• Have all your Webelos contacted troops to schedule visits? Do you know which ones are crossing over? Contact Libby Dunn (w) 352-333-0089, edunn@impactllc.net with the information.

• The Gainesville Cub Day Camp will be June 9-13 at T.B. McPherson Center  1717 SW 15^th St. Please start promoting this vital event to your Cubs. Applications may be downloaded from www.nfcscouting.org. Contact Inga Glaspey, (h) 352-256-8580, hawthornscouts@gmail.com for additional information.

• There will be a Cub Day Camp in Chiefland June 23-25. Contact Gary Keeler (h) 352-463-7037, garyjokee@earthlink.net if you are interested in participating.