December Roundtable is December 17 from 7 – 8:30.
It will be hosted by Troop 211. It will be held at the Masonic Hall 1572 Franklin in Astoria.
If you would like to participate in an ornament exchange, please bring one along – wrapped – cost of 5.00 or less.
Boy Scout Breakout is Edge Training
Cub Scout Breakout is January Core Value – Positive Attitude
The spring Council fundraiser this year will be Camp Cards.
Camp Card information is at: http://www.cpcbsa.org/index.php?option=com_content&id=588
Sign ups have started.
At the November roundtable meeting, Ryan Larsen was awarded the Cubmaster Award. Not only is Ryan the Cubmaster for Astoria’s Pack 628, he also has the 11yr old Scouts. On top of that he has been a crucial to making some of our district events go well…including the District Pinewood Derby and Astoria Elks Camp In.
For those interested in working on your own leader knots, go to http://www.scoutingbsa.org/programs/awards/adult_leader_awards/knots_main.html
Posted in 2011, District Activities, Local Scout Unit News
Tagged Boy Scouts, BSA, cub scouts, Ft. Clatsop district, Training
The 2011 Scouting for Food campaign is underway…
Last Saturday, Scouts in Seaside rode the trucks with the Seaside Fire Department delivering donation bags. This Saturday, December 3rd at 10am, they will ride the trucks again to pick up filled bags. Once back at the fire department they will sort the donations prior them going to the South County Food Bank.
Throughout the week, Astoria and Knappa Scouts will be delivering donation bags throughout their neighborhoods. Those bags will be picked up the morning of Saturday, December 3rd. Once collected they should be taken to the Astoria Fire Department between 9am-11am. There will be a collection container in the lobby. Please leave collected food “neatly” in the container. Once full, “neatly” place any additional food near the container.
In Warrenton, Cub Scouts will ride with the Warrenton Fire Department this Saturday, December 3rd at 10am to deliver donation bags. The following Saturday, December 10th at 10am Boy Scouts and Venturing Crew will ride the trucks to pick up the filled bags. Once back at the fire station, those donations will also be sorted.
Please keep track of who in your unit participates. Also, as best you can while working with other groups, please keep track of how much your unit is responsible for collecting. Make sure you get that information to Karen Gill so she can get segments to you (kargrandma@gmailcom).
If you have questions, contact the Scouting for Food Chairman in your area…
South County (Seaside) Jason Schermerhorn 503-440-5859
Astoria – Trace Brock brock_84@msn.con 503-791-9724
Warrenton Birch Kelley – bwkelley165@charter.net
The new Summit Bechtel Reserve, at 37*53’N 81*06’w, has some great links available. Check them out and see what’s being done to prepare for Jamboree.
www.summitblog.org
www.facebook.com/TheBechtelSummit
www.twitter.com/BechtelSummit
www.youtube/user/TheBechtelSummit
www.summit.scouting.org
Scouts will be in the annual Pacific Power Parade of Lights on Friday, November 25th.
Seaside’s Troop 642 will be the color guard. Pack 540 will also be in the parade.
The parade will start at 7pm. After the parade there will be caroling, the tree lighting and a chance to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus as well as cookies.
Cub Scouts, their leaders and families who wish to join Pack 540 can contact Laurie Kautz at laurie.kautz@gmail.com with the number of scouts wishing to join in. Those scout joining in MUST have a leader or parent responsible for them. Please dress appropriately for our November weather.
Posted in 2011, District Activities
Tagged BSA, Cascade Pacific Council, cub scouts, Do a good turn, family, Ft. Clatsop district, Sea Scouts, Venturing Crews
It’s that time again. Scouting for Food is just around the corner and we want to do our best to help as much as we can.
All 3 main areas of the county will be able to work with their local fire departments.
Warrenton area Scout units will work over two weekends. Saturday, December 3rd at 10am Cub Scouts can ride the fire trucks to deliver donation bags throughout the local neighborhoods. The following Saturday, December 10th at 10am Boy Scouts and Venturing Crews are needed to ride along and pick up the filled bags as well as sort donations. For more information on the Warrenton program, contact Birch Kelley at 503-861-6273
For the first year Seaside Scouts will do a similar program with the local fire department, just on different dates. Cub Scouts will be welcome to deliver donation bags on Saturday November 26th, while Boy Scouts will pick up filled bags on Saturday December 3rd. Seaside Fire Fighters and any available Scouts will also have donation barrels at Safeway on Saturday, December 10th. For more information on the Seaside program, contact Jason Schermerhorn at 503-440-5859.
Astoria area Scouts are still working out their details. They do plan to work with the Astoria Fire department and details will be available shortly. The contact person for the Astoria program is Trace Brock at brock_84@msn.con 503-791-9724.
Remember to keep track of roughly how much your unit does so we can pass that information along to the council.
November’s roundtable meeting will be held this Thursday, November 17th and Seaside Christian Church (the Lighthouse Church) off 101 north of Gearhart. It will be from 7-830pm.
On the agenda…
Michael Morrison from the Scout Shop will be present. Come see what he’s brought. If you need items for your next pack meeting or court of honor, email him as soon as possible to see if he can bring it along… mmorriso@bsamail.org
Popcorn will be here. David Noyes and Laddie Buck will be bringing our popcorn down from Portland. Make sure someone from you unit is there to pick up your take order items.
Charter turn in. Mike Umbriaco is very anxious to have charters turned in for every unit in the district.
FOS (Friends of Scouting). Judy VanWinkle has some changes to this years FOS campaign to share with you.
Program and Training Conference…those who attended on November 5th may have interesting information to share with everyone.
A Message from the Volunteer Development (Training) Team Leader, Mark Griffin:
A Scouter is considered trained for his or her Scouting position and eligible to wear the “Trained” emblem when they have completed the currently prescribed courses for that position. At this time this includes Youth Protection Training, This is Scouting, and the Specifics training for their role. For Scoutmasters, Coaches, and Advisors of outdoor program crews, Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills is also necessary. These courses are also included in the unit Journey to Excellence.
The BSA desires that leaders take the current training because as BSA program, policies, and practices evolve it is important that leaders stay current to provide the best, safest, and most consistent Scouting program for youth.
However, the BSA has long believed that a tenured leader does not need to retake “basic” training every time there is a new course – because through supplemental training, roundtables, Scouting magazine, and participation in activities, they can stay up to date with the current methods and practices of the program.
With the approval of the district training committee, Scouters who were fully trained under a previous “basic” training for their current role (and of course have completed Youth Protection Training within the past two years) may be given credit as “trained” if, in the opinion of the training committee, the Scouter has continued to stay up to date with the current methods and practices of the program.
These Scouters would be eligible to wear the Trained emblem, be considered “trained” in the unit Journey to Excellence, and would meet the training criteria of the various training awards for their position. Entering the qualifying training courses and proper dates taken into the Scouter’s record in ScoutNET will also mark them as trained.
It is the desire of the National Training Committee that leaders take the current training to be sure that they have the up-to-date information related to their role. While there may be a challenge getting tenured leaders to take the time to take a new course, in most cases these leaders can be excellent resources for the training committee to help put on Specifics or an outdoor skills course. As an instructor they should be given credit for completion of the course.
We can never be “fully trained.” There is always something to be learned, so we urge you to take advantage of training opportunities whenever they are available.
Mark Griffin | Team Leader | Volunteer
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Council Operations/Program Impact
In a letter from the council…
Dear Summer Camp Reservation Holders,
As we plan for 2012, several changes are taking place to allow the council to provide outstanding programs while remaining a fiscally-sound organization. We feel that it is important to share information so that your unit can include these changes in its planning process.
Three key changes will impact summer camp fees next summer:
Camp Fee Increase
In direct response to overall increasing costs, camp fees are increasing by $5 per camper for Cascade Pacific Council Scouts, and $10 for out-of-council Scouts. Supply costs have risen dramatically, for example food costs have increased 17% over the past three years, and most other supply and utility costs have also increased. This $5 increase will not cover the increase, but is necessary to help close the gap.
Early Bird now Free Shirts
In response to many requests for free camp shirts, the Early-Bird program will provide free camp shirts ($15 value), rather than the former $10 discount. We believe this will provide a better value to Scouts in your unit.
Friends of Scouting Recognition
The Friends of Scouting recognition program will provide free rank advancement badges for Scouts in 2012, rather than a summer camp discount. There are many reasons for this change; a primary factor is that camp discounts cost $125,000, plus an additional untold sum of FOS pledges that were not honored even though camp discounts were received. This program was simply too costly to sustain any longer, and the overhead too great to maintain in a crippling economy. The new free rank advancement program will reach many more Scouts, particularly Cub Scouts, that did not receive benefit from camp discounts, and will emphasize rank advancement within packs and troops.
Our research shows that, even with these changes, Cascade Pacific Council continues to offer very competitive pricing to other Boy Scout camps. We also find that we are significantly more affordable than other organizational camps in the area.
To help more Scouts attend camp, an exciting new ‘Camp Card’ fundraiser will be provided in the spring – one that will return a significantly higher commission (up to 50%) than most fundraisers, and one which Scouts will be able to raise all of their camp fees with within a few weeks. Preliminary information is available at http://www.cpcbsa.org/campcard.
Cascade Pacific Council also provides an outstanding ‘Campership Fund’ to assist financially-challenged Scouts attend camp. With this fund and the Camp Card fundraiser, every Scout should have the capacity to attend summer camp.
We look forward to serving your Scouts and adult leaders next summer, and are already making plans for the best summer ever so that you will have outstanding outdoor adventures!
Sincerely,
Bo Henderson
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Fort Clatsop District Boy Scouts of America 