District Committee
Website Writer Recruitment
District Commissioner is seeking help with the District Website. He plans to continue indefinitely as editor and lead writer.
He is seeking for writers with special areas of interest. Ideally he is seeking a different writer for each program: Cubs, Scouts, and Venturing.
One article per week would be ideal. One per quarter is helpful.
Contact Jeff for more information.
Status of the District
As of this writing, we have had thirty-one (31) submit their Journey to Excellence reports. Of those units, the statistics are as follows:
- Gold (meaning top 90 percentile nationally): 27
- Silver (between top 50 and 90 percentile nationally): 1
- Bronze (between top 20 and 50 percentile nationally): 2
Congratulations to our JTE awarded units!
We will report on the units who earned these awards at the District Committee Meeting tomorrow night.
That means that the North Star District is looking very good for District-wide gold, too. As of the End of November 2016 report, we have 2,450 points out of 3,000 possible. Of the 16 subcategories, we are Gold level in 10 subcategories, silver in 5 subcategories, and bronze in one (i.e., fundraising). Come to the District Committee Meeting tomorrow to find out more details.
Assuming no surprises in the Year End “Finish Line” Report, we should be gold for the second year in a row.
So what does that mean relative to other districts, we are ahead of Del-Mi and Pathfinder (and probably all others).
Congratulations to North Star District.
Important District Committee Meeting tomorrow: Elections
Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 7:00 pm all District Committee Members-at-Large and Chartered Organization Representatives are asked to attend the annual district elections at 7:00 pm. These persons will vote on district officers f0r 2017.
The meeting will be held at Second Presbyterian Church in Room 405, 7700 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Chairs, Cubmasters, and Scoutmasters should reach out to their Chartered Organization Representative to make sure that he or she attends this very important meeting.
District Committee and Commissioners Meetings on Thursday
Just a quick reminder that Unit Commissioners will be meeting with the District Commissioner Thursday at 6:00 pm at Second Presbyterian Church in Room 401.
Immediately afterward District Committee will meet at 7:00 pm in Room 405. The Camporee Committee will report on Winter and Spring Camporee planning and Fall Camporee Scheduling.
This meeting is intended for Committee Members and Chartered Organization Representatives from all units.
Look forward to seeing you there.
Upcoming events
Commissioners’ meeting: Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 6:00 pm at Second Presbyterian
District Committee: Also Thursday at 7:00 pm, same location
Wood Badge Association dinner: tonight at Belzer
District Camporee: this weekend at the Blind School. Webelos encouraged to visit and see most of our troops in one location.
- Youth Protection Training live: Friday at 8:30 pm at Camporee.
- Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (for Scoutmasters and Asst Scoutmasters and all other volunteers who camp) and Outdoor Webelos Leaders’ Skills (for Cubmasters and Webelos Den Leaders): opening remarks Friday at 9:30 pm and training 8:30 am to 8:00 pm. Attendance at Saturday campfire required.
Roundtable: Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 6:30 pm at Luke’s Lodge at St Luke’s UMC.
REMINDER: District committee meeting next week
Eight days from now is our next district committee meeting on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Second Presbyterian Church. This is the last meeting before the Camporee. Is also the last chance for units to have any input on the rechartering process.
Remember expected participants include district committee members and chartered organization representatives from their respective units. All of the above are voting members.
We are beginning the preparations for year-end. With that includes active involvement of the nominating committee he for the 2017 calendar year. If you have suggestions of people to serve on the district committee or comments, feel free to bring those and share them with members of the nominating committee, if present. Otherwise you may write down your comments and give them to district chair John Wiebke.
REMINDER: District Committee and Commissioners’ Meeting Tomorrow
District Committee Meeting for September is tomorrow Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N Meridian St, Room 705, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
All Unit Commissioners and Assistant District Commissioners, as members of the District Commissioner’s Staff, meet tomorrow night at 6:00 pm in the same building but Room 701. (Jeff Heck needs to leave a few minutes early, so we will hopefully “meet fast.”) Rechartering procedures and preparation will be a key topic.
Cub Scout and Boy Scout Roundtables will be NEXT WEEK on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 6:30 pm at Luke’s Lodge, the outbuilding on the campus of St Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
REMINDER: District Committee & Commissioner’s Staff tomorrow
Just a quick reminder that District Committee is tomorrow Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N Meridian St, Rm 405 (Furtherest from elevator), Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Also, District Commissioner’s Staff meeting will be at 6:00 pm in Room 401. We will be planning the District Kickoff meeting for next week’s roundtable. If you have an organization or activity like Firecrafter, Order of the Arrow, Voyageur, Marlinspike, or training (e.g., Wood Badge or position-specific training) that you would like to promote, please email Jeff Heck to be placed on the schedule. Plan on bringing flyers for handouts.
All presenters are welcome, priority will be given to those that email Jeff in advance in order to better allow time budgeting.
REMINDER: District Committee August 4th
A quick reminder that the District Committee will be meeting August 4th at 7:00 pm at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N Meridian St, Rm 407, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Fall Camporee planning is full swing. Please work on your troop’s event. Some ideas are available on a previous post.
We are also working on finalizing basic information about the Winter and Spring Camporees, so come with your thoughts.
Membership subcommittee is in full swing preparing for Back to School Recruitment. Your packs and troops plans to participate (yes, troops helping packs recruit) is crucial for our success. We already know that some packs are spread thin on manpower. They are small and cover many schools on August 25th. Your help is needed for their success.
Fall also has many special events like a Rocket Launch in support of membership recruitment, Cub Scout leader training, Battle of Belzer, Cub Family Camp and many others. We need your help in planning for their success.
REMINDER: Committee and Commissioner Meetings Thurs 5/5
Just a quick reminder that the District Commissioners meet at 6:00 pm Thursday, May 5th at Second Presbyterian Church, Room 407.
Immediately afterward, the District Committee meets in the same building at 7:00 pm, Room 401.
See you there!
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