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Grow your Family through Scouting

Today’s world moves at a faster and more complicated pace than ever before. As parents and guardians, we are committed to ensuring our children have every opportunity to develop in a healthy environment; strive to reach their goals and dreams; and become self-confident, contributing adults. We believe the family-focused programs of the Boy Scouts of America (serving boys and girls ages 5 to 20 years) can help grow your family closer together through fun, adventure, and life-changing opportunities. Please take a few minutes to watch this video featuring four Scouting families and discover if the youth development programs Scouting offers are the right fit for your children or grandchildren. You can learn more and register for a local Scouting program today by visiting www.BeAScout.org

Help get the Scouting message out. We encourage you to share this video on your unit's facebook page and other social media outlets, share it with your son's and daughter's friends, forward it to your family members that have scouting age children. Spread the word about what family Scouting has to offer!

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I want to thank all that have shown up to a Council/District Kickoff or met with me individually, so far,  to learn the new and exciting things coming this way for the 2018 Popcorn Sale.  If you missed the Council Kickoff and your District’s Kickoff, then please reach out to me at matt.lanouette@scouting.org so that I can go over the 2018 Popcorn Sale with you and get you your Unit’s kickoff kit and Take Order forms for this year.

I hope you had a great time, learned a few things, and are preparing to take the energy & momentum created to your Unit’s Kickoff Party!!!

As promised, all the material I said that would be available on the council website is now up and active.  That page can be found at this link http://www.bsaonsc.org/popcorn.html.  On that page you can find a plethora of support materials and documents that include, but are not limited to:

• Copy of the Take Order Form
• Trails End Scholarship Information
• Online Selling Information Handout
• Kickoff Best Practices
• Council Kickoff PowerPoint
• Sample Unit Kickoff PowerPoint Template from the 2017 top selling Unit in the nation
• Important Key Dates
• Show N Sell Popcorn Pickup location

I want to point out and remind that Show N Sell Orders are due on Friday, September 7^th by midnight.  You will need to sign into the Popcorn System at scouting.trails-end.com.  If you are brand new to the sale this year for your Unit, then I will need to set you up in the Popcorn System as a user.  Please send me an email with your full name, Unit you are the Kernel for, and best phone number to contact you at.  If you are a returning user and need help logging back in for this year, then please reach out to me an and I will help you get back into the Popcorn System.

2018 Popcorn Sale Dates:

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

If you have any questions on any of the forms or information on the webpage or the sale in general, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Yours In Scouting,

Matthew Lanouette | Field Director
 

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Cub Scouts 1-2-3 Year 1 (Wolf) and Year 2 (Bear)

Most units/unit volunteers deliver the Cub Scout program from the handbook in grade-specific dens. Cub Scouts 1-2-3 is specifically developed to be used in units with multi-age dens that deliver the program in hard-to-serve areas — frequently in after-school settings or in areas of extremely low total available youth. Use of this program requires Scout Executive approval.
Attached are Year 1 – Wolf and Year 2 – Bear, and work is already underway for Year 3 – Webelos, which will be released in the future with plenty of lead time for implementation in future years. 
It is important to note that Cub Scouts 1-2-3 is the only approved curriculum to use in multi-age den and/or Cub Scout Scoutreach Settings. 

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Accident and Sickness Insurance Coverage for Scouts BSA (Program name effective Feb. 2019 for boy troops ages 11-18 years & girl troops ages 11-18 years)

BSA has received questions about accident and sickness insurance coverage for recruiting Scouts BSA girls. In discussion with BSA’s Risk Management Team and in reviewing the Accident and Sickness brochure, below is the following policy for accident and sickness coverage:

Accident and Sickness Coverage

• Accident and sickness insurance (also known as accident and health insurance) coverage for Scouts and Scouters furnishes medical reimbursement in case of death, accident, or sickness within the policy amounts. Information regarding unit accident coverage is available through the local council. The coverage provided has maximum limits it pays and a maximum benefit period, usually 52 weeks from the date of the incident.
• Coverage is excess of all other insurance or health care plans in force. This policy is excess to any and all other available sources of medical insurance or other health care benefits.
• All registered youth and seasonal staff are eligible, as well as registered leaders and volunteer leaders.
• The coverage provided has maximum limits it pays, and a maximum benefit period, usually 52 weeks from the date of the incident. The plans do not “take care of everything.” Claims should be filed with the accident and sickness carrier as soon as possible, along with any other source of medical insurance or other health care benefits.
• Accident and sickness plans and insurance companies have specific procedures for processing claims. Volunteers need to check with their local council to verify which plan/policy their council provides or is available.

Who are considered eligible youth and volunteers? Non-Scouters are covered for accident and sickness, but only while attending scheduled activities for the purpose of becoming registered leaders and Scouts.

If you are conducting a Scouting event, meeting, or activity with the purpose of recruiting youth and/or leaders, BSA’s accident and sickness insurance will cover you. Just like always, the BSA insurance policy it’s a secondary policy, so the individual’s insurance kicks in first, then the accident and sickness insurance pays as a secondary insurance. Find a copy of the Accident and Sickness brochure here...  

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Service Academy Night - Thursday, September 20, 2018

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  Registration from 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Eastern Guilford High School  415 Peeden Drive, Gibsonville, NC  

The purpose of this event is to provide information about the academies and the nomination application process. Our Service Academy Night will provide attendees the opportunity to speak with representatives from the Academies. In addition, a detailed, step-by-step presentation of our nomination application will be provided. 

AGENDA
Service Academy Overview
Application/Nomination Process
Admissions Liaisons Available
Nomination Applications Are Due November 1^st

Please RSVP to Julie.Emmons@mail.house.gov Or Call (336) 333-5005

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Woodfield Range Officer Training-Saturday, September 8

What is Range Officer Training?     Old North State Council guidelines require specific procedures and advanced qualification for Range Officers to conduct shooting sports at the Woodfield Ranges during District Family Encampments and Shooting Sports Weekend events.  Individuals completing this course will receive BB/Archery/WRO certification (valid for 2 years) and be expected to act as Range Safety Officer for at least two Woodfield events in the next 12 months.

The emphasis for this program will be training in specific Woodfield procedures (safety, opening/closing ranges, equipment), training in how to run Woodfield ranges safely and efficiently for various size groups, training in how to teach basic BB Gun and Archery skills to Cub Scouts, and training in various shooting and scoring procedures related to cub scout shooting awards.    (Note: The BB/Archery certification is valid for all BSA cub scout shooting sports activities including Day Camps for any BSA councils – the WRO certification portion is specific to our council and is valid only within ONSC).   

All district Family Camping events and every Shooting Sports Weekend event requires a certified Woodfield Range Officer for each range used. The Woodfield Range Officer Committee is responsible for providing certified WRO’s for each event (WRO’s are BSA registered adults who have completed this course and are willing to volunteer to serve as Range Officers and Instructors for scheduled events).   Click here to register  

Courses are open to all adults (registered volunteers, parents, child advocates) free of charge.
When and where:  

Takeaways:  

• Answers to your Youth Protection questions
• Information on new policies and procedures
• Multiple handouts of information, including NC law regarding child abuse and the updated BSA Barriers to Abuse

There is no registration fee for this event, but please register to help us prepare.  

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Registration NOW Open!

BALOO  (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation)
Friday, September 14 - Saturday, September 15

Training will be held at Cherokee Scout Reservation 3296 Boy Scout Camp Road, Yanceyville, NC

A BALOO trained leader is required for every Pack camping event.  This training is a one-and-a-half-day course beginning at 6:30 PM on Friday and concluding at 6:00 PM Saturday.  It is designed as an introduction to the Cub Scout outdoor program combining both indoor classroom work with some hands-on outdoor program ideas. All are designed to ensure our leaders are trained in influencing growth in positive ways to achieve the aims and purposes of the Boy Scouts of America.

Cost is $30 and includes Friday night cracker barrel, Saturday breakfast and lunch, handouts, camping, snacks, training cards, and program materials.   Register today!   

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Cope and Tower Training at Cherokee Scout Reservation

September 14-16 – COPE & Tower Training: 6:30 on Friday – noon on Sunday
$50 Participants,  $35 Staff   Registration open!

For more information, contact John McPhail at John.mcphail@scouting.org   

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Old North State Council Scout Leader Specific Training- Saturday, September 22, 2018

An entire day devoted to training Scout leaders in their specific position.   Includes Hazardous Weather training and the opportunity to get the updated Youth Protection training prior to the October 1 deadline.  

Open to:  Cub Scout leaders, Boy Scout leaders, Venturing leaders, merit badge counselors,   chartered organization representatives, troop committee members, and any registered volunteer who needs to take the updated Youth Protection training.

Location:   Old North State Council Office  1405 Westover Terrace Greensboro, NC  27408

If you have questions, contact James Jordan, ncdecarts@aol.com

Morning Sessions: 
8:00—8:30    Registration, Welcome
8:30—11:30  Morning Sessions (choose one)
                    Den Leader Specific Training; Pack Committee Specific Training; Cubmaster/Assistant Cubmaster Specific; Chartered Organization Representative
9:15—11:15  Youth Protection (if taking afternoon session)

Afternoon Sessions 
12:00—12:30 Registration, Welcome
12:30—5:00   Afternoon Sessions (choose one)
                     Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster; Venturing Adviser Specific; Troop Committee Specific; Merit Badge Counselor 
12:00—2:00   Youth Protection (if taking morning session)
11:30—12:00 Hotdog lunch provided. 

Youth Protection sessions are open to any registered volunteer who needs to meet the October 1 2018 National deadline for taking the updated Youth Protection training.  

Though there is no registration fee for this event, pre-registration is REQUIRED. Register here...

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Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Training, October 5-6, 2018

For:  Scoutmasters, Assistant Scout Masters and Webelos Den Leaders

A Boy Scout leader must complete the following training courses in order to achieve the status of a "Trained Leader":

• Youth Protection  Training—available online
• Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training
• Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Training 

Instructors will help you learn how to set up camp, cook, work with woods tools, rope skills, plan campfire programs, map reading and compass skills, hiking and packing techniques, nature identification, and outdoor ethics. Each outdoor session will bring to life the pages of the Boy Scout Handbook to help you deliver the promise of Scouting to yourself and the youth you serve. It will increase your comfort level and give you confidence as a trained, skilled leader. The program will also give you the opportunity to work with other Scout leaders from your area, meet new friends, and reinforce skill techniques with fellow unit leaders.

WHEN:      Friday, October 5 - Saturday, October 6 (schedule coming soon)

WHERE:    Woodfield Scout Preservation  491 Woodfield Scout Trail Asheboro NC 27203

COST:        $40.00 (includes program materials and meals)

CONTACT: Ann Jones, Course Advisor, 336-378-9166 or ann.jones@scouting.org   

Register here...

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