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A GREAT YEAR IN THE BOOKS FOR GREY WOLF NYLT!
WHAT’S NEXT? Grey Wolf, our council’s National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) conference is now complete and was extremely successful! Scouts from over 220 different troops and crews participated in Grey Wolf NYLT, each spending a week learning critical leadership skills while playing games, listening to presentations and spending time together in their assigned patrols. Over…
Read MoreScout Days at Valleyfair – Aug 17-19, 2018 – BRING A NON-SCOUT FRIEND – Welcome Scouts, family, and friends!
Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, August 17-19, 2018 $28.75 + tax per person Join us for Scout Days at Valleyfair where tickets will be specially priced for all Scouts, their families, and their non-scout friends. With more than 75 rides and attractions, Valleyfair is the Twin Cities’ amusement park, where your next family adventure is closer than…
Read MoreStudents have until Oct. 31, 2018, to apply for these NESA Eagle Scout scholarships
Becoming an Eagle Scout is its own reward. Earning a college scholarship because you’re an Eagle Scout? That’s like a reward on top of a reward. The National Eagle Scout Association will award nearly $700,000 in scholarships to more than 150 Eagle Scouts based on their academic performance, Scouting background, college plans and financial need.…
Read MoreLEADERSHIP CENTER GRAND OPENING
YOU’RE INVITED Celebrate the opening of the new Leadership Center at our Base Camp Campus Open House and Family Fun Day on Saturday, September 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This unique urban program center and Scouting headquarters offers team building and leadership training opportunities for all youth. Take part in a series of…
Read MoreUrban Adventure 2018 – Saturday, Sep 15, 2018
A social media-fueled adventure race around the Twin Cities! Use your map reading skills, knowledge of public transportation, smart phones and street smarts to help you get to different way points around the Twin Cities on the light rail. You will collect clues, take pictures, and troubleshoot along the way! Teams will be made up of Venturers…
Read MoreWhy it’s time for your pack, troop or crew to ditch disposable water bottles for good
Are you and your Scouts committed to leaving this Earth a little better than you found it? Start by making a pledge to stop using disposable water bottles for good. Your pack, troop and crew will keep dozens of plastic bottles out of landfills each month. You’ll reduce your eco-footprint and protect the ocean. And you’ll save…
Read MoreBurger Burn Special Request for UCs
07/30/18 Unit Commissioners: I am requesting that ALL Unit Commissioners plan to attend the August Roundtable on August 2, 2018. This is the famed “Burger Burn”, a free diner event (with RSVP registration, https://www.lakeminnetonkadistrict.org/august-roundtable-2018/). The emphasis of the roundtable is Year-Round Recruiting, School Night for Scouting logistics, Popcorn fundraising in units, JTE details, and a…
Read MoreJTE Guideposts 2 and 3 are due August 31, 2018
Dear Unit Leaders and Unit Commissioners, We are in the final month of JTE 2.0 for Guideposts 2 and 3, which must be successfully completed by August 31, 2018 in order to count towards JTE. Information on the guideposts and how to prepare for them can be found in the “2018-2019 Planning Calendar and Resource Guide” supplied…
Read MoreRegister Now For Chapter Conclave – Sept 28-30, 2018
July 27, 2018 Dear Chapter Members and Unit leaders: Our Chapter Conclave is at Stearns Scout Camp, September 28-30, 2018, beginning at 6:00PM at Tonkawa Lodge. Sign up for conclave at: scoutingevent.com/250-2018oaconclaves. Make sure you sign up for Lake Minnetonka Chapter. Completed Ordeal I am glad that you joined us in the past to take…
Read MoreEight (8) Weeks Until Chapter Conclave – Sept 28-30, 2018 – Register Now!
Dear Scoutmasters and Unit Commissioners, With only eight (8) weeks left until our chapter’s conclave, we ask you, as the adult leaders or mentors of the troop, to encourage your scouts who are in the Order of the Arrow to sign up for conclave, whether they were just nominated, or have been attending for years.…
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