January Roundtable – WHAT TO EXPECT – Jan 5, 2017
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 formally and informally
◾ Learn new skills and program topics for your unit
◾ Learn about upcoming District and Council events
◾ Meet and exchange ideas with other leaders from the District
Roundtable is open to all adults involved with the Scouting program. Registered leaders are especially encouraged to attend.
LOCATION: Minnetonka Community Center
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Submit Your Unit’s Family FOS Dates ONLINE FORM
Last Chance to Pick Up Your FOS Packets
Happy New Year!
We hope you enjoyed your holiday season. Now it’s time to get back to Scouting business by attending the January Roundtable. Please join us for FUN and FELLOWSHIP!
6:00 – 7:00 – Prior to Roundtable – Attend the Build Clinic and Stay for January Roundtable
Pinewood Derby Build Clinic – Join us January 5, 2016 at 6 PM (that’s before roundtable!) for our Pinewood Derby Build Clinic. Our handy-dandy instructors will provide you with all their secrets from design and sanding to weights and lubrication. And, don’t forget the tools. Maybe even power tools! Because there ain’t a problem a little horsepower can’t fix.
After your brain is nearly full, you can “top it off” with a little Scouting know-how at roundtable. Survey results are in: roundtable is really fun!
Join us, won’t you?
7:00 – 7:10 – Joint – Roundtable Opening – Flags and Announcements
7:15 – 7:25 – Joint – Big Rock Topic
Role Changes at Northern Star Council and How They Effect Lake Minnetonka District – early this past summer, a task force was formed to find innovative ways to improve the Council’s support of our Districts, balancing the Council’s financial, professional staff, and volunteer resources. A new staffing model was created and it becomes effective January 1, 2017. more
Big Rock Topic Questions and Answer Session –
7:30 – 8:20 – Boy Scout – Boy Scout Breakout Program
Boy Scout Advancement Program Changes and Advancement Committee Changes – Bill Richmond, Advancement Chair for Lake Minnetonka District, will be on hand to explain the recent changes to the Boy Scout advancement program – “We had one year of transition to the new advancement requirements. Many Scouts were grandfathered in depending on when they started and what rank the held. Now, effective January 1, 2017 all Scouts must follow the new advancement requirements. Come to roundtable to get your questions answered about new the requirements and hear about the recent district Advancement Committee personnel changes. We will discuss how our committee can help your unit with their advancement needs.”
7:30 – 8:20 – Cub Scouts – Cub Scout Breakout Program
Blue and Gold – February is the birth-month of Scouting, but January is our last major chance to get everything lined up for Blue and Gold. Join us for a roundtable discussion on event planning, program ideas, roses and thorns, hints, and more. Have a successful Blue and Gold formula you’d love to share? Bring it! Have a new B&G chair? Come for ideas! Need somewhere to go on Thursday? Come for the fellowship, stay for the program!
Submit your Camping Contact Information – ONLINE FORM
8:20 – 8:30 – Joint Roundtable Closing and Vespers
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OA Chapter Meeting
The Order of the Arrow is a “Brotherhood of Scout Honor Campers”, often referred to as the Brotherhood of Cheerful Service. We are a group of people who have been elected by our peers as being capable of upholding the honor through our continued actions of cheerful service to others. It is a youth-run organization, meaning that all important decisions are made by the youth (age 20 or less) under advisement of the adult Advisors.
Meetings of the Lake Minnetonka Chapter of the Totanhan Nakaha Lodge, Order of the Arrow, are held in conjunction with the district roundtables on the first Thursday of each month.
7:00 – 8:30 – OA Chapter Meeting During Roundtable
Chapter officers should attend, and all troops should send their OA Troop Representative (a youth leadership position) or another OA member to represent their unit, but all OA members are invited to attend these meetings. We are planning for a big year and need lots of help.
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6:00 – 6:50 – Prior to Roundtable – Commissioners Meeting
Commissioners Meeting (for the Commissioners AND District members)