Council Office Closing at 2:30pm

The safety of our staff, youth, volunteers, and all Scouting families is always paramount.

Due to the current and ongoing weather conditions in our Council’s service area, our office will be closing today at 2:30pm. The Council office and camps will be CLOSED to all meetings, events, and activities this evening.

We strongly encourage all district and Council-level meetings to cancel for tonight and reschedule for another date and time.

Update on Potential BSA National Office
Re-organization

Scouting programs going strong in our local Old North State Council

The new year has begun and Scouting is off to great start for Cub Scout Packs, Scouts BSA Troops, Venturing Crews, Sea Scout Ships, and Exploring Posts in the Old North State Council.
Check out the calendar of all the upcoming Scouting events throughout our eight-county service area.

Thank you for your commitment to the positive development of our young people. Dedicated volunteers like you are the reason Scouting is one of the more impactful youth and family programs in America today!

Please take a moment to review the documents in the three links below for further information on local Scouting and an update from our BSA National Organization.

Letters to Scouting families regarding the national office reorganization                     
FAQ regarding BSA legal status                             ONSC 2017-2021 Strategic Map

In the days ahead, this same information will be mailed to all registered Scouting families (6,000+) in Old North State Council. As you can imagine, it is quite a process to assemble and distribute a three-piece mailing to thousands of addresses across the Triad. For the sake of timeliness, we are sharing this information first through our weekly e-newsletter- the most widely referenced news source for local Scouting.

Again, thank you for your commitment to local Scouting and all you are doing to deliver great program experiences to our youth!

2020 Camp Cards

Scouts want to go to camp! Camp Card sales is a fast, fun way for Scouts to earn their own way to adventure. The more they sell, the more BSA fun they can have! Has your pack, troop or crew picked up their cards? The awesome deals on this year's Camp Cards can be viewed here

The Leader's Guide can be found here

The Quick Overview can be found here

2020 Scouting for Food

Each year, the Boy Scouts of America celebrates its anniversary in February by giving back to the community through the Scouting for Food campaign. The Scout Oath states “To help other people at all times” and four of the 12 points of the Scout Law are “helpful, friendly, courteous, kind” so service to our communities is of paramount importance to who we are as Scouts and Scouters.

Door hangers were distributed last Saturday. Scouts will be collecting the food items this Saturday, Feb 8. If your unit is participating, thank you very much for this extremely valuable and much appreciated community service. Please ensure all neighborhoods where hangers were place are re-visited. Contact your district Scouting for Food Coordinator for assistance if needed. We’ll see YOU at the drop off location this Saturday!

The Leader's Guide can be found here

Winterplace Registration is Open!

Pricing and additional details can be found in the Leaders Guide

Registration is still open for the last two weekends

CSR Summer Camp 2020 Kick-Off Meeting - Saturday, Feb 15 at 1:00 PM

The Cherokee Scout Reservation Summer 2020 leadership will host a program kick-off meeting, for senior patrol leaders and Scoutmasters, on Saturday, February 15 at 1:00 pm, at the Old North State Council Service Center, 1405 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, NC.

During this meeting, we will review important information for planning your troop’s week at summer camp. Topics include:

• New programs – especially requirements for the ATV program;
• Payment plan;
• Enrolling in merit badges;
• New local council membership requirements for adults spending the night in camp;
• Other policy and procedure changes and improvements.

Hard copies of the 2020 Leader Guide will be available to units.

Please RSVP by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 using this link.

More Flush Toilets at Cherokee Scout Reservation

New Construction Requires Temporary Closure of Some Campsites for Weekend Camping

Excited to announce the addition of 16 more flush toilets to Cherokee Scout Reservation. At the end of the project, each existing shower facility will house four additional flush toilets. This addition will meet your unit’s needs and improve our Scouts’ and families’ camping experience at CSR. However, these improvements will cause a little discomfort and inconvenience at first.

Starting in early February, we will begin the remodel of all four of our shower houses. The shower facility remodel construction sites will result in unsafe areas for our Scouts, families, and units.

To ensure the safety of those using Cherokee during weekend unit camping, we will close all campsites near the shower facilities. Units will be able to use Delaware, Pawnee, and Sioux for weekend camping. Units will still be able to use the rifle and archery ranges for program during this period, but we will request an increase in adult supervision as campers walk past the Chippewa shower facility.

The closure of campsites excluding Delaware, Pawnee, and Sioux will begin on Monday, February 10 and go through completion of construction. We anticipate construction will end in mid-May.

We will make contact with units who currently have a campsite reservation for another campsite to move to Delaware, Pawnee, or Sioux

We also encourage units to consider camping at our other properties – Woodfield, Hemric, and Hagan.

Direct questions regarding campsite reservations for unit camping to Kristina Edmondson at kristina.edmondson@scouting.org.

2021 National Jamboree - Face the Challenge Registration Now Open

Youth Registration can be found Here (You will need to create a My.Scouting account if you do not have one)

Scouting’s flagship event is one-of-a-kind. It’s a gathering of over 40,000 attendees that showcases everything great about the BSA and its members.
Held every 4 years, the Jamboree is an opportunity for participants to experience the best of Scouting, all in one place.
Features include: one of the longest zip line courses in North America, a world-class skate park, ATV offerings, treetop canopy tours, patch trading, stadium shows and much more!
Approximate cost will be $1,450 with payments to begin in October 2020.

Contact Gary Stasco at 336-78-9166 or gary.stasco@scouting.org for more details

2021 National Jamboree staff registration opens, with bonus for first 2,021 to apply

The first 2,021 people who sign up and pay their deposit to serve on staff, now known as the Jamboree Service Team, will receive the limited-edition “Challenge Accepted!” patch.

For more information, and to register, click here.

Setup Your Amazon Account to Donate to ONSC!

Did you know you could donate to charities every time you order on Amazon? Follow these instructions to setup your account to donate to Old North State Council.

"As if you needed another excuse to shop at Amazon." - Bryan Wendell of Bryan on Scouting

Donate to Scouting Today!

With the loss of all funding from the United Way of Greensboro this year ($76,000), your investment to continue to deliver life-changing programs to more than 8,600 Scouting youth in the Triad is needed more than ever!
If you haven’t had an opportunity to participate in “Friends of Scouting” this year at your Pack, Troop, Crew, or Sea Scouts meeting, please take a moment to do so now.
Thank you in advance for your support.

National Youth Leadership Training

Who should attend? 
Scouts/Venturers/Sea Scouts who desire to learn to fulfill a meaningful  leadership position in your Troop/Crew/Ship

1st Weekend      May 23-25, 2020   (This is Memorial Weekend)
2nd Weekend   May 29-31, 2020

NYLT is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide youth with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home units and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others. NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience.
Through activities, presentations, challenges, and discussions, NYLT participants will he engaged in a unified approach to leadership that will give them the skill and confidence to lead well.
Participants will work together in a wide range of activities, games, and adventures as they put into action the best Scouting has to offer.

Old North State Council, BSA

1405 Westover Terrace

Greensboro, NC 27408

336-378-9166

bsaonsc.org