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District Membership Status 2018 – What can you do to move the Thermometers Higher? It’s Not Too Late to Plan for Unit Recruitment It’s that time of year for packs, troops, crews, and teams to plan for unit recruitment. Each unit needs to reach out into the community and invite new youth members and adult…
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Recharter packets are due by November 30th to earn JTE Platinum or Gold! Unit Leaders and Unit Commissioners should be working together to finalize the 2019 Recharter packets. The deadline to turn in a defect-free packet and earn the JTE Platinum and Gold levels is November 30, 2018. Make sure your unit earns Platinum or Gold…
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Friends of Scouting Campaign We missed you at the November roundtable and would like to get your Family Friends of Scouting Campaign (FFOS) packets out to you as soon as possible. You can collect your packet in a couple different ways: District Roundtable on December 6th- Minnetonka Community Center @ 7:00 pm Connect with Nicole DeYong: ndeyoung@northernstar.org to…
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(previous roundtables) What to expect at this month’s Roundtable Meeting The monthly District Roundtable meeting provides an information and training forum for adults involved as leaders in the Scouting program. Parents and children are welcome to attend. These meetings allow attendees from all parts of the Scouting program to: ◾ Discuss topics of interest, both…
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Escape the chill of winter while acquiring the latest tools to help your Scout unit succeed. That’s the promise of a volunteer training conference at the Florida Sea Base. Pick from five weeklong conferences, each held in January 2019 at the BSA’s Florida home. During your week in the Keys, you’ll learn new things and…
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Unit Committee Chairman, Unit Friends of Scouting Chairman, or Unit FOS Contact: Now is the time to start preparing for another great year for Friends of Scouting and we need your help. Our goal is to ensure every unit makes goal this year. Two Key Items to Plan for Each unit must have two Family…
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If you think you know everything you need to know about bullying, I have someone you should meet. Dr. Susan M. Swearer, co-director of the Bullying Research Network and a professor at the University of Nebraska, is one of the nation’s foremost experts on bullying and cyberbullying. She studies the latest research, concentrating both on the numbers…
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HAS NORTHERN STAR SCOUTING CONNECTIONS AND SPONSORSHIP AND WILL VISIT US IN DECEMBER November, 5, 2018 update to this story which appeared in May – Anish just received notice that his visa has been approved and he will be visiting our council in December of 2018 to share his story and promote international Scouting. Stay…
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District Service Project Community Clean-Ups for Water Quality Nov. 3-17, 2018 Lake Minnetonka District Scouts and Crews you can significantly help improve the lakes, rivers and streams in your community by participating in Community Clean-Ups for Water Quality. Community Clean-Ups allow you to make a difference in the water quality in your area by…
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Ready to take your council’s National Youth Leadership Training to the next level? Encourage one or more of your youth NYLT staffers to attend the NYLT Leadership Academy. To understand NYLT Leadership Academy, you must first understand NYLT. NYLT is a council-offered leadership training experience for young people. Scouts and Venturers leave NYLT as more…
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We’ve all heard that Scouting experience will give a young person a leg up at a college, university or trade school. But it’s always nice to see tangible proof that this is still the case. The latest example comes from Andrew, an Eagle Scout from Texas. His proud grandfather, Randy Konkel, noticed that the young…
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One look at the requirements, and you’ll see why Invention was the least-earned merit badge in the history of the BSA. To earn it, Scouts had to “invent and patent some useful article” and “show a working drawing or model of the same.” Obtaining a patent is a time-consuming, costly endeavor. That explains why just 10 Scouts…
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Unit Committee Chairman, Unit Friends of Scouting Chairman, or Unit FOS Contact: December 15th is the deadline to have your Family Friends of Scouting dates submitted for the 2018-2019 campaign. Each unit must have two dates (one primary and one follow-up) submitted prior to the 15th in order to be considered for incentives. It is…
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Attend the Build Clinic! Thursday, Jan 3, 2019 from 6:00 to 6:50PM Minnetonka Community Center 14600 Minnetonka Blvd Minnetonka, MN 55345 map How do you spell success . . B-U-I-L-D C-L-I-N-I-C ! On Thursday, January 3, 2019 the Lake Minnetonka District will offer a pinewood derby build clinic for parents and youth. Bring your son or daughter.…
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One of the best ways to recruit new Cub Scouts is ‘peer-to-peer’. When a Scout brings a friend to a scouting event (e.g., pack or den meeting, pinewood derby, field trip, etc), they both have fun! It’s a fantastic introduction to Cub Scouts for the boys and their parents. When a Scout brings a…
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