March 2008

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March 2008

Congratulations To:

  • All the new Order of the Arrow ordeal and brotherhood members

 

Much Thanks to:                           

·         Wayne McCormack, Inga Glaspey, John Haswell, Todd & Joyce Yurchisin and Pat Whitmer for their hard work helping to put on the University of Scouting in Orange Park. Next year’s event is in our neck of the woods. Be prepared!

·         All the Unit Leaders that scheduled Investment in Character presentations at Blue & Gold banquets or Courts of Honor. We are way ahead of last year and will be done altogether even sooner than ever!

·         Pat Whitmer for conducting a fantastic Trail to Eagle Seminar for area scouts. He showed incredible flexibility in the face of a last minute venue change. The Life Scouts never noticed and they received much-needed fantastic help!

 

For All:

·         The District Scouting for Food pickup will take place March 8. Please make sure all your Scouts return to their assigned homes. Contact Jan MacKenzie for more information (h) 352-264-0373, macjan@shands.ufl.edu . (h) ke place the weekends of March 3 & 10.

·         The annual Council Recognition Dinner is Tuesday March 18th at 7:00 p.m. at the University of North Florida. Tickets ($25.00) may be purchased via the registration form available at Roundtable or online. See the council web page for more information.

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

 

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.

·         Remember that Unit Money Earning applications are required to be sent to Gary for any money earning event that your unit performs outside of popcorn sales.

 

For Boy Scout Leaders:

·         The District Camporee is at Camp Shands March 28-30.

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

·         NLE/SM-ASM/IOLS is planned for April 25th -27th 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:

  • District Pinewood Derby will be March 15th at a Jim Douglas Chevrolet in High Springs. Please make sure that your Cubs that advance are aware of Council Pinewood Derby rule requirements. Contact Michael Wohl with your top winners (h) 352-375-2049, wohlhut@bellsouth.net.
  • Have all your Webelos contacted troops to schedule visits? Do you know which ones are crossing over? Contact Gary for more assistance and the names of Cubs crossing over (and the troops to which they are crossing).