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WE ARE ALMOST THERE!!! ROUNDTABLE STILL NEEDS YOU!!!
Yes, YOU!! Are you a Wood Badge candidate looking for a ticket item? Roundtable! Are you just finishing a position in a troop or a pack and need a place to share all of your accumulated knowledge? Roundtable! Are you an individual that just needs to do more? Roundtable! Roundtable is run by parent volunteers…
Read MoreOctober Roundtable – WHAT TO EXPECT – Oct 5, 2017 – NEW START TIME 6:30PM!
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…
Read MoreSend Us Your Youth Roster
Unit Adult Leaders: Unit Recharter will be underway soon. We need to know who is registered with your unit now to ‘be prepared’ and to help reconcile your membership records with the council’s records. This is the same information you are going to need when you begin the recharter process. We are asking that each unit…
Read MoreWhy you should thank this Eagle Scout every time you take a selfie
The latest iPhones and Androids are millimeters thick but contain cameras capable of capturing magazine-quality photos. It wouldn’t be possible without Eagle Scout Eric Fossum. In 1992, Fossum developed the little sensor that allowed cameras to be smaller, cheaper and gentler on battery life. Technically, it’s called the complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor, but most people…
Read MoreFound! Cub Scout uniform that washed ashore after Hurricane Irma belongs to this officer in U.S. Navy
Pat Gegg thought he had lost everything when Hurricane Irma took his cottage on Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville, Fla. Especially painful was the loss of a Rubbermaid tub containing a number of irreplaceable Scouting items. There was his merit badge sash and Order of the Arrow sash. His dad’s Boy Scout uniform shirt…
Read More2017 Chapter Conclave
Hello fellow OA members, We are having our Chapter conclave at Stearns Scout Camp on October 6th, 7th, and 8th. Please sign up if you have not already signed up using the link below. This is where you can get your brotherhood, participate in service hours, lead the Ordeal candidates, participate in ceremonies wearing Native…
Read MoreIs this your Cub Scout uniform that washed ashore after Hurricane Irma?
Nikki Presley and her husband, Dustin, were walking on the beach in Jacksonville, Fla., less than a week after Hurricane Irma had passed through. They were picking up debris — doing their part to help with the clean-up efforts — when Dustin abruptly stopped. “We were just walking, picking up debris, and he spotted the…
Read MoreVolunteers needed to help the Florida Sea Base clean up after Hurricane Irma
Each time I share an update about how the Florida Sea Base is recovering after Hurricane Irma, the comments pour in. Everyone wants to know how they can help Sea Base get back to doing what it does best: offering once-in-a-lifetime experiences for young people. Well, service-minded Scouters, your time has come. Beginning Sept. 25,…
Read MoreSea Base’s Big Munson Island, ‘hit hard’ by Hurricane Irma, ‘will survive and bounce back’
Hurricane Irma hit the BSA-owned Big Munson Island hard, toppling some trees and stripping bare others. The 100-acre island, located off Big Pine Key in the lower Florida Keys, is used in the Out Island Program at the BSA’s Florida Sea Base. Treks depart from the Brinton Environmental Center, located on Summerland Key. Irma brought 3…
Read MoreOrder of the Arrow – Information for All Arrowmen – Sep 24 – Oct 8, 2017
September 24 – October 8, 2017 Chapter Conclave – October 6-8 – All current Arrowmen and all ordeal and brotherhood candidates are encouraged to register for our chapter conclave. Provide some cheerful service and welcome our newest members. If you can’t attend you should still pay 2018 dues and remain active. Feel free to contact…
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