scout sign 2017 vol 13 #09 draft - occoneechee council€¦ · —jack welch oaymsyeoap y. 2017...

ScoutSign

A publication for and about Scouters in our Council

September 2017 Vol.13 #09 http://ocscouts.org/newsletters/NewsLetters.html

September - October Council Calendar

4-Sep Labor Day - Office Closed 6-Sep Properties Committee 6-Sep Popcorn - Show-N-Sell Orders Due - Noon

8-10 Sept Wood Badge Weekend 1 of 2 9-Sep Cub Scout Shooting Sports Day 9-Sep Open Tower

10-Sep Grandparent's Day 11-Sep Council Training Committee Meeting 14-Sep Commissioner Cabinet Meeting 14-Sep Program Committee Meeting

15-17 Sep OA Fall Fellowship 21-Sep Finance Committee

21-Sep Popcorn-Show-N-Sell Delivered-Warehouses

22-Sep Autumn Begins 22-Sep Native American Indian Day

22-24 Sep Kids of Outdoor Learners (KOOL) Camp 22-23

Sep Popcorn Show-N-Sell Distribution to Units

23-Sep Popcorn - SALE BEGINS 28-Sep Board Meeting

29Sep-1Oct Wood Badge Weekend 2 of 2 30-Sep Yom Kippur 4-Oct Properties Committee

6-8 Oct NYLT Part I 6-8 Oct Level 2 Tower Instructor Training 9-Oct Council Training Committee Meeting

9-Oct ColumbusDayObserved12-Oct Commissioner Cabinet Meeting

13-15 Oct NYLT Part 2 14-Oct Open COPE 14-Oct Campbell Sports Youth Day 18-Oct Popcorn - Show-N-Sell Invoices mailed

19-Oct Finance Committee 21-22 Oct OA Vigil Gathering

26-Oct Executive Committee 26-Oct Heritage Society Dinner 28-Oct Popcorn - SALE ENDS 28-Oct Open Rock 31-Oct Popcorn - Show-N-Sell Monies Due - Noon 31-Oct Popcorn & Prize Orders Due - Noon 31-Oct Halloween

Scoutmaster Thoughts

“Before you are a leader, success is all

about growing yourself.

When you become a leader, success is all

about growing others. ” —Jack Welch

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2017 Occoneechee Eagle Count

Jim Saunders Cope and Climbing Committee Chair

BSA NCS Climbing & COPE Director Camp Durant, Carthage NC

35°20'20.90"N79°33'10.19"W [email protected]

www.occopeclimb.org

Occoneechee Council’s

13th Annual University of Scouting

Wake Tech Community College 9101 Fayetteville Road Raleigh, NC 27603

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Outdoor Ethics Offerings

At University of Scouting

The Chancellors are building a new College

into the structure for the 2017 University of Scouting. Opening on November 4th, will be the College of Outdoor Ethics! This College will take the Outdoor Ethics/Conservation classes that you have found in previous years in the different/various Colleges and house them all in one easy to search location.

For those courses that are moving from their previous College, you will see them cross-listed in their previous location. For example, the Outdoor Ethics Orientation Course for Cub Scout Leaders that was listed at C-149.1 in last year’s catalog might appear as OE-100.1 this year in the Cub Scout College.

We have a couple of NEW offerings and some that we are bringing back after a hiatus. New this year for our female Scouts and Scouters only is the Women’s Backcountry Hygiene: Peeing, Pooping, Periods, and More (OE-400)! We will also have a brand-new class called Outdoor Ethics Guide – Why Should Your Unit Have One? (OE-200) and a Tread Lightly! Awareness Workshop (OE-100.3). Make sure that you check out these new offerings.

The Outdoor Ethics Training Team looks forward to the ribbon cutting on our new College by filling our classes with excited students. This year’s classes include:

• OE-100.1 Outdoor Ethics Orientation for

Cub Scout Leaders (returning) • OE-100.2 Outdoor Ethics Orientation for

Boy Scout, Venturing and Sea Scout Leaders (returning)

• OE-100.3 Tread Lightly! Awareness Workshop (new)

• OE-101 BSA LNT 101 (returning) • OE-200 Outdoor Ethics Guide – Why

Should Your Unit Have One/ (new) • OE-300 Conservation Awards and

Program (returning from hiatus) • OE-400 Women’s Backcountry Hygiene:

Peeing, Pooping, Periods and More (new for females only)

• OE-500 Hornaday Award Program (returning from hiatus)

We look forward to seeing you there! Meredith Blackwood College of Outdoor Ethics Dean

2017 Calendar of Conservation and Stewardship Events

A large part of Scouting is our dedication to teaching stewardship to our youth and adult members. As you plan or update your unit calendars for 2017, go ahead and add in a couple of the events listed below. You can join an existing event with many of these organizations or create your own. • NC Environmental Education (Monthly

Events) http://web.eenorthcarolina.org/core/event/calendar

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District Committee Meetings

First Wednesday of the month:

Awahili 7:00 pm First Thursday of the month:

Dogwood 6:30 pm Crosswinds 7:00 pm Neuse River 7:00 pm Impeesa 8:30 pm

Third Thursday of the month: LaFayette 7:00 pm Black River 7:00 pm Mawat 8:30 pm Third Monday of the month: Shakori 7:00 pm Fourth Thursday of the month: Highlander 7:00 pm

District Rountable Meetings

First Monday of the month: Shakori 7:00 pm First Thursday of the month: LaFayette 7:00 pm Impeesa 7:00 pm Highlander 7:00 pm Dogwood 7:00 pm Black River 7:00 pm Neuse River 7:00 pm Third Thursday of the month: Mawat 7:00 pm Awahili 7:00 pm Crosswinds 7:00 pm

Send your District news to: [email protected]

Cub Scout Fun

Starts Here! What Is Your

Cub Scout Pack Doing?

Leave No Trace Trainer Course September 29 – October 1, 2017

Camp Reeves

Registration Now Open on the Council Calendar! Only 6 seats left.


Tell us about your ceremonies, AOL, camping, community service, special activities, field trips, etc.

Send us your Pack news and photos.

Share your STORY

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SAVE THE DATE: 10th ANNUAL LDS

MERIT BADGE CLINIC

Calling all Scouts! Please save the date,

come participate in and celebrate together the 10th Anniversary of the Annual LDS Merit Badge Clinic November 10th and 11th, 2017. This event is open to all Scouts regardless of their Troop sponsorship or locale.

Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Clinic is free of charge to all participants and features Merit Badge Counselors that are registered, trained and eager to share their time, experience and talents with Scouts seeking advancement opportunities!

Last year, 940 Scouts attended and worked on a whopping 1,998 merit badges. A total of 199 Scout Troops were represented across 11 Clinic venues. Scouts from the Triangle, outlying areas and as far away as New York attended. The Scouts collected 3500 pounds of food for a number of local food banks, demonstrating that the Scout Slogan “Do a good turn daily” is written on their hearts.

Friday evening, November 10th will feature a three-hour Merit Badge Clinic block followed by morning and afternoon Clinic sessions on Saturday, November 11th. This looks to be a very special weekend for advancement opportunities, fun and fellowship with Scouts! We hope to surpass last year’s attendance and food donations as


we celebrate 10 years of Scouting excellence at the Clinic!

For more information on this special 10th Anniversary Merit Badge Clinic go to LDSMeritBadgeClinic.com.

Registration will be available mid-October at www.meritbadge.info.

Look for the event under November 10th.

For information contact: Steve Hanna; [email protected]; 919-375-3113

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Send us your Troop News And Photos

Good Citizen Award

for Eagle Scouts

The Marine Corps League would be happy to attend your Eagle Scout's Court of Honor and present him with a Good Citizen Award.

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Get Plugged-in to Venturing

As we develop ways to know what is happening in our Council with Venturing: • We are looking to post something in the

Scout Sign each month. If you have any possible write ups about Crews or things going on please send them to [email protected] There are some Facebook pages and

groups you might be interested in that are not only for our Council but our Area and Region. We are located in Area 7 of the Southern Region. Below are the links to each of those pages and/or groups.

• Occoneechee Council Venturing https://www.facebook.com/groups/95694562902/

• Occoneechee Council https://www.facebook.com/OcconeecheeCouncil/

• Southern Region Area 7 Venturing https://www.facebook.com/groups/11327804303/

• Southern Region Venturing https://www.facebook.com/groups/srv


enturing/ Useful websites

• Southern Region website http://next.srventuring-bsa.org/

• National Venturing website http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Venturing.aspx

Getting The Most from Venturing

Send us your

Venturing News and Photos

Send us your

Sea Scout News and Photos

OA NEWS

Send Us Your OA News

And Photos


“A Scout is never taken by surprise;

he knows exactly what

to do when anything unexpected

happens.” Sir Robert Baden-Powell

Where to go Camping https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rkR2eizo

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f=2&pli=1

Build this Pinewood Derby display case

with your Cub Scouts

In ‘SOS: How to Survive’ on The

Weather Channel, Eagle Scout shares camp hacks that could save your life

The history of Scouting and s’mores

Check out these and other interesting articles at: http://blog.Scoutingmagazine.org

The Occoneechee Council’s Next

Generation Committee is a group of young professionals engaged in the community and are rising stars within their organizations.

The Next Generation Committee is dedicated to providing the next generation of leaders for the Scouting program in the Triangle. The group strives to provide valuable service to Scouting. The group, in turn, benefits from top-down mentorship from the Occoneechee Council Executive Board.

For more information please contact

Robert Shaw at [email protected] or call 919-260-2720


SCOUT SHOP NEWS

Occoneechee Scout Shop Anne J. Hendrix, Senior Store Manager Boy Scouts of America, Supply Group Phone: 919-850-0301 Phone: 888-421-4744 Fax: 919-850-0392 Street Address: 3231 Atlantic Ave Raleigh, NC 27604

Cumberland Scout Shop Tony Garcia, Store Manager Phone: 910-426-5684 Phone: 888-421-7268 Fax: 910-426-5670 Street Address: 717 Hope Mills Rd Fayetteville, NC 28304

Scout Shop Hours Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed Sunday

http://www.facebook.com/occoneecheescoutshop

Scout news?

The mission of this newsletter is to publish on a monthly basis those events that show Scouting at its best and help you deliver a Scouting program that delivers the Scouting promise. Send your events, Eagle projects, and Scouting news articles (with pictures) to:

[email protected] Deadline: 20th of every month Publication: 1st of every month

Editorial Policy

The Scout Sign is a monthly publication that communicates relevant news to Scout leaders about the Scouting community of Occoneechee. We welcome articles (with pictures) that demonstrate Scouting in action, including Eagle projects, outings, and upcoming events that can serve as inspiration to others. While we reserve the editorial decision as to what content is relevant, we will attempt to utilize your content as submitted with only minor corrections to improve readability.

Send your content and comments to

mailto:[email protected]


www.praypub.org

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Email Veronica at: [email protected]

Contact Information for

Occoneechee Council Office

Phone: 919-872-4884 Phone: 800-662-7102 Fax: 919-872-1159 Street Address: 3231 Atlantic Ave Raleigh, NC 27604 Web: www.oscsouts.org

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High AdVenturing…

Northern Tier…

Florida Seabase…

SBR

Check them all out at: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HighAdVenturing.aspx


Occoneechee Council’s 13th Annual University of Scouting

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Wake Technical Community College 9101 Fayetteville Road Raleigh, NC 27603

7:00am to 5:00pm

On-line registration cost $25 by September 30, 2017 October 1 thru October 31 – registration increases to $30.00

Walk up registration cost: $50.00 (only on event day) Instructor cost: $15.00

All registrations include Lunch

On-line catalog/registration available @ www.ocscouts.org September 1

Don’t forget to visit the Scouting EXPO!


2017 Calendar of Conservation and Stewardship Events A large part of Scouting is our dedication to teaching stewardship to our youth and adult members. As you plan or update your unit calendars for 2017, go ahead and add in a couple of the events listed below. You can join an existing event with many of these organizations or create your own. Great Backyard Bird Count (February 17-20) www.gbbc.com Keep America Beautiful http://www.86it.com (Wake County) http://www.keepdurhambeautiful.org http://fayettevillebeautiful.com http://keepmoorecountybeautiful.org National Wildlife Week (March 14-18) www.nwf.org National Arbor Day (March 17) www.arborday.org Let’s G.O. (Get Outside)! (April 1-30) www.childrenandnature.org John Muir Day (April 21) http://vault.sierraclub.org/john-muir-exhibit Earth Day (April 22) www.earthday.org National Kids to Parks Day (May 20) https://www.parktrust.org/kids-to-parks/ Falls Lake Youth Fishing Tournament (May 21) http://www.ncparks.gov/falls-lake-state-recreation-area/events-and-programs Great Outdoors Month (June) http://www.greatoutdoorsmonth.org/ National Trails Day (June 3) http://nationaltrailsday.americanhiking.org


National Get Outdoors Day (June 10) http://nationalgetoutdoorsday.org National Marina Day (June 10) http://nationalmarinaday.org Great American Backyard Campout (summer long) http://nwf.org/Great-American-Campout.aspx Serve Outside September (S.O.S) http://childrenandnature.ning.com/group.naturalserviceweek Take a Child Outside Week (Sept. 24 – 30) http://takeachildoutside.org National Public Lands Day (September 30) http://www.neefusa.org/public-lands-day Christmas Bird Count (December-January) http://www.audobon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-coungt NC Environmental Education (Monthly Events) http://web.eenorthcarolina.org/core/event/calendar


Good Citizen Award for Eagle Scouts

The Marine Corps League would be happy to attend your Eagle Scout's Court of Honor and present him with a Good Citizen Award. To find a Detachment near you, enter your zip code at: http://mclnational.org/Contact/Locator/tabid/737/Default.aspx Contact the Commandant of the nearest detachment and have him give you the contact information for their Eagle coordinator and give them the following information: Name of Eagle Scout (s)________________________________ as it is to appear on the award Court of Honor Location: _____________________________________ (Facility and address) Date: _________________ Time:________ of Court of Honor Unit type and number: _________________ Requestor's Name: ______________________, email: _______________________ Requestor's cell phone: ____________________ Any special instructions: __________________________________________ If for some reason you get no response from your local detachment or if they can't attend on the date requested or you are in the Crosswinds District send a note to David Gardener: [email protected] or call at 919-810-2786

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Occoneechee Council Office and Staff List

January 1, 2017

Name Position Ext. Contact Information

Tiffany Adams Registrar/Eagle Desk 224 919-582-0065 tiffany.adams@scouting.

John Akerman Chief Executive Officer 240 [email protected]

Ryan Biegert Office Assistant/Website Designer 248 [email protected]

Alicia Embrey Fundraising Assistant 247 [email protected]

Lauri Gillie Program Assistant 238 [email protected]

Henry Goodson Camping Director 237 910-818-9244 [email protected]

Lucy Grist

Dogwood Senior Dist. Executive 241 910-986-3929 [email protected]

Matt Groseclose Mawat Senior Dist. Executive 252 919.599-6672 [email protected]

Lori Hirth Accountant 223 [email protected]

Dona Johnston Senior Executive Assistant 222 [email protected]

Kenna McIntire Program Director 250 919-665-9619 [email protected]

Terry McIntire Ranger 235 910-824-6201 [email protected]

Desmond Miller Director of Marketing & Activities 245 919-675-5916 [email protected]

Barbara Ocasio Part Time Office Assistant 221 [email protected]

Shaun Olynick Director of Development 229 919-802-4845 [email protected]

Tyler Perkinson Crosswinds District Director 228 919-930-5265 [email protected]

John Phares Director Of Field Services 243 919-812-5851 [email protected]

Veronica Porterfield Special Event Assistant 225 [email protected]

Debbie Sanders Controller/Office Manager 234 [email protected]

Greg Sanders Impeesa District Director 227 919-618-0994 [email protected]

Rodger Skirvin Field Director 239 919-812-5832 [email protected]


Adam VanStedum Field Director 251 919-500-6445 [email protected]

Ivan Waldorf Neuse River Sr. District Executive 230 919-931-0050 [email protected]

Bill Walters LaFayette District Director 242 910-818-9398 [email protected]

Jerry Wells Shakori/Awahili Senior District Executive

228 919-619-8911 [email protected]

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