January 2008

Roundtable Notes

January 2008

Congratulations To:

• Bran Patterson, Field Director, Suwannee Valley Service Team (of which Alachua District is a part), for his promotion to Director of Support Services. He will now have primary oversight of all the council activities including summer camps.

Much Thanks to:                           

·         Unit Leaders for all their great work on the charters and getting them in on time! Almost all units took advantage of the online process which greatly improved accuracy. Congratulations!

For All:

·         The District Recognition Dinner is January 24^th.  This is a chance to recognize your unit leaders. All adults are invited. Contact Amy Keller at (c) 317-6121, email campmom84@aol.com. Tickets, $10 ea, will be available for sale at Roundtable.

·         Need more training? Plans are being made for more leader specific training in the winter. Give your input to Wayne McCormack at (h) 374-7123 or email mccormac@pathology.ufl.edu.

·         The next training opportunity is University of Scouting on Saturday January 26^th in Orange Park (south of Jacksonville). Many unique training classes are offered. Details are available on the council web page.

·         Going to Woodbadge training in February? Need to register now!

·         Olustee is February 15-17. As a reminder, this year there will be no camping allowed in the traditional camping area, nor will there be North Florida representation (including no patches) at the campsite area.

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

For Committee Members:

·         Family Investment in Character sign ups need to be completed. It is requested that all presentations be complete by April 30, 2008. Please contact Gary, (c) 224-8855 email gstasco@bsamail.org, with dates/ questions.

·         Air Potato Roundup is January 26^th. Information can be found at http://www.cityofgainesville.org/no/cepr.aspx

·         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 will have an “R” on the receipt after the unit number.

For Boy Scout Leaders:

·         The District Camporee is at Camp Shands March 28-30 September September 1 – Octobex. It also says flyer attached. Can we have our flyers posted on the web?

·         . Please contact Michael Grantham at (h) 373-2866, email mgrantham@clayelectric.com for more information.

·         Would you like to help out at Buc Tuocs at Camp Shands February 1-3? Please contact Maria Eunice at (w) 955-7537, email eunice_maria@yahoo.com.

·         Trail to Eagle Seminar is February 23^rd 10:00 am at Trinity UMC.

For Cub Leaders:

• Buc Tuocs (February 1-3) information and sign up forms are on the web.
• District Pinewood Derby will be March 15^th at a Jim Douglas Chevrolet in High Springs. Please make sure that your Cubs that advance are aware of Council Pinewood Derby rule requirements.
• Have all your Webelos contacted troops to schedule visits? Do you know which ones are crossing over? Contact Gary or Webelos to Scouts Transition Chair, Mike Grantham at (h) 377-1870 for more assistance and the names of Cubs crossing over (and the troops to which they are crossing).