Scouting Newsletter
August 9, 2018

 

 

Cub Scout Fun Day Saturday, August 11! 

Cub Scout Fun Day Saturday, August 11 at Woodfield Scout Preservation, Asheboro

We hope all Cub Scouts, family, and friends will be joining us this Saturday for a fun-filled day of swimming, climbing, archery and bb shooting, plus complete the Bobcat Challenge!  The fee to attend is only $5 per person.  There will be a Trading Post open for snacks but you may also bring a cooler and food.    For questions contact Jason Powers at 336-880-8785 or jason.powers@scouting.org.

Promote the Wonderful Family Programs of Scouting!

Our multi-media marketing continues. Just in time for elementary school sign-up nights and community recruitment events, we now have two BSA “Scout Me In!” billboards (featuring excited youth)!  One is located at 430 Eugene Street as you travel toward downtown Greensboro and the second is located in midtown Greensboro on Battleground Avenue.  The billboards will remain posted through October 31. If you are traveling around Greensboro, be sure to check it out.    Thank you to Tom Poe of Fairway Advertising and to Rhino Outdoor for donating the billboard space to promote Scouting! 

 

Updating Unit BeAScout Pins Via My.Scouting

Attention Units, as we are fast approaching Cub Scout recruitment time, the BeAScout website is being heavily promoted.  It is crucial that you update your unit's pin in my.scouting so all of those potential Cub Scout families can find you.  Please let us know if you need assistance with this.   A quick video tutorial has been created and is now available on the BSA National Communications YouTube channel.

Thank you to the many volunteers that work to promote family Scouting.  We are excited about the new youth and volunteer leaders we will serve this fall!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Popcorn Sale 2018-2019

Let’s get excited about popcorn for this fall!  This year’s Popcorn Kickoff Seminar will be on August 18 at 10:00am in the Council Office.  The theme for this year’s popcorn sale is Transform Your Scouting Year Through Popcorn!  Please RSVP back to Matt by August 15 via email at matt.lanouette@scouting.org or register online here… We will have food available for everyone, including popcorn samples.  There will be lots of prizes to give away and great information about this Fall’s sale and some good surprises! You don’t want to miss all the new updates to the sale, new prize programs, and tools available from Trails-End.  If you’re unable to attend, please make sure someone from your unit is available to come.

Visit the popcorn page to keep up with all the updates!

2018 Popcorn Sale Dates:

8/1         Online Sales Start
8/18       Council Popcorn Kickoff (Council Office)
9/7         All Show & Sell Orders Submitted into Popcorn System  (full cases)
9/21       Show & Sell Product Pick-Up (pickup location in Greensboro)
9/22       Sale Official Start Date
10/30     Show & Sell Product Return/Settlement (full unopened cases)
11/2       Take Orders due
11/9       All Prize Orders submitted
11/16     Take Order Product Pickup (location in your District)
12/7       Final Invoices Cleared

 

Important Youth Protection Update

YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING:   All volunteers who took Youth Protection Training before February 1, 2018, when the new course was released, will be required to take the new course before October 1, 2018.  The new training course can be accessed through the online learning center at My.Scouting.org and classroom style Youth Protection Training sessions will be conducted at different locations throughout the Council on September 14, more details coming soon.  

 

 

Akela District: 
Serving High Point, Thomasville, Jamestown, Wallburg, Archdale and Trinity

Parents and volunteers, come to the Akela District Roundtable. The Roundtable is held the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7 PM to 8 PM at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church located at 1225 Chestnut Drive, High Point, NC 27262. This is a great time to exchange ideas and learn about what is going on in the Akela District.  
Join their facebook group:  Akela District Roundtable

The August 9 Roundtable will feature recruitment training

Akela Calendar (Select Akela in the drop-down menu at the top left of the page)

Alamance District Serving Burlington, Alamance Co., Haw River, Saxapahaw, Snow Camp, Mebane, Graham, Elon  

Alamance Roundtable is held the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7 - 8:30 PM at Shiloh Presbyterian Church, located at 2638 Grand Oaks Blvd., Burlington 

Alamance Calendar (Select Alamance in the drop-down menu at the top left of the page)

  • Roll-A-Bout Skating Fun - August 15
  • Elon Volleyball Scout Night at Elon University!  Free Event for Alamance District August 31 at 7 PM
  • Elon Phoenix Scout Day - September 8
  • Boy Scout CAMPOREE  (Weekend at the Cherokee Corral) hosted at Cherokee Scout Reservation September 28-30. Registration is $20 per Scout.  This includes event patch, competitive shooting sports and all program supplies.  The first 80 Scouts registered will receive an event COWBOY HAT.  ATTENTION: Any Scout that served 52 hours or more in 2017 and received the “Celebration of Service” patch is eligible to attend CAMPOREE at no cost.  The Scout Master of all 2017 recipients that are eligible for free camp will be emailed in August.  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
  • Alamance District Merit Badge College October 13
  • SAVE THE DATE:  Cub Scout Fall Family Encampment – CAPE-OREE (super hero’s): October 26-28

 

Cherokee District: 
Serving Reidsville, Eden, Ruffin, Madison, Mayodan, Stoneville, Wentworth, Roxboro, and Yanceyville

Parents and volunteers, come to the Cherokee District Roundtable.  The Roundtable is held the 1st Thursday of each month at 7 PM at Cherokee Scout Reservation located at 3269 Boy Scout Camp Road, Yanceyville, NC 27379. This is a great time to exchange ideas and learn about what is going on in the Cherokee District.  

Cherokee Calendar (Select Cherokee in the drop-down menu at the top left of the page)

  • School Night For Scouting Meeting: August 16 (Replaces August Roundtable)
  • Popcorn Kick-off from 10 - 12:30 at Cherokee Scout Reservation: August 28
  • Cub Scout Family Camp: October 19-21
  • Boy Scout Camporee: October 26-28

Guilford District: 
Serving Brown Summit, Colfax, Oak Ridge, Stokesdale, Summerfield, Gibsonville, Julian, Pleasant Garden, and all of Eastern Guilford County and Greensboro

Parents and volunteers, come to the Guilford District Roundtable.  The Roundtable is held the 2nd Thursday of each month at Old North State Council Service Center located at 1405 Westover Terrace Greensboro 27408. This is a great time to exchange ideas and learn about what is going on in the Guilford District.   Program Preview will be held at the August Roundtable.

Guilford Calendar (Select Guilford in the drop-down menu at the top left of the page)  Join their facebook group: Guilford District - BSA 

  • Program Preview is Thursday, August 9th at the Old North State Council office at 7 pm
    We have an amazing array of informational vendors to assist your unit:  Unit finance and budgeting best practices, Easy steps to a unit calendar, Eagle Scout process guide, Disabilities Awareness training, Merit Badge College planning and more.  This is our Roundtable that is now the 2nd Thursday of the month (September 13th is our next Roundtable).
  • Popcorn Kickoff - August 18 10 AM - 2 PM at the Scout Office.  Come hear about the prize incentives and help your Scouts earn their way.
  • Fall Family Encampment is September 21-23 at Woodfield and the Theme is Cub-A-Con.  Please dress up as your favorite character from movies, books, cartoons, etc. and decorate the “gateway” of your campsite for prizes and awards!  Come out and experience the new "Spiderman rock wall".  Email Jonathon Sprague at jon.s.scouts@gmail.com for information and to volunteer. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
  • Camporee is November 2-4 and it will be an amazing combination of high adventure stations (rifle, shotgun, black powder, archery, climbing wall and low ropes course) as well as pioneering stations sure to delight and amaze all who attend.  Email Lyndal Butler at lbutler@smeinc.com for information and to volunteer.

 

Uwharrie District: 
Serving Lexington, Mocksville, Advance, Davie Co., Southmont, Denton, Welcome, Asheboro, Seagrove, Ramseur, Liberty, Randleman, and Franklinville

Parents and volunteers, come to the Uwharrie District Roundtable. The Roundtable is held the 1st Thursday of each month at various locations throughout the District. This is a great time to exchange ideas, learn about what is going on in the Uwharrie Dist., attend training and more.  For roundtable location, contact Andrew Oliver at Andrew.oliver@scouting.org.   

Uwharrie Calendar (Select Uwharrie in the drop-down menu at the top left of the page)       Join their facebook group: Uwharrie District Roundtable   

  • Fall recruitment and program preview Meeting: August 9 at Woodfield Scout Preservation (Replaces Roundtable)
  • Cub Scout Family Campout: October 19-21

Old North State Scout Shop
Monday - Friday 9-6, Saturday 10-4

1405 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, NC  27408
P 336.235.0977
General email box: oldnorthstatescoutshop@scouting.org
Like us on Facebook Old North State Scout Shop
Follow us on Instagram @ ons_scout_shop 

 

Just added to the calendar!

COPE Course and Climbing Tower:

August 11th - Open Tower: 9:00am-1:00pm
Free Event, Contact Anderson Burgess at awburgess1@gmail.com or 336.588.1223 for additional details

September 14-16 - COPE & Tower Training: 6:30 Fri. - noon Sun.
$50 Participants,  $35 Staff  Register today!

October 12-14 - COPE Weekend - details coming soon!
 

OA Ordeal Weekends

September 7-9, 2018 at Woodfield Scout Preservation

October 5-7, 2018 at Cherokee Scout Reservation

May 3-5, 2019 at Cherokee Scout Reservation

 

Visit the OA Website at http://lodge70.org/ to register!  

2019 World Scout Jamboree 

The World Jamboree will be held at Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve in West Virginia, July 22- August 2, 2019. Click here for details...

Visit the World Jamboree Website... 

 

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