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Back to School: Rocket Distribution
At Thursday, August 11th’s Roundtable, District Executive Con Sullivan will be distributing rockets to all Cub Scout Packs for Back to School Night recruiting.
Remember, like last year, we will be giving each new scout a rocket when he joins scouts.
See you at Roundtable, 6:30 pm at Luke’s Lodge, the outbuilding on the northeast corner of the campus of St Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 West 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
State Fair Volunteers Needed!
Council is again running “Base Camp” at the State Fair from August 5th to August 21st.
This is a great way to have scouting exposed to people from around the state and your neighborhood in a fun and engaging way.
Bring your son and his non-scout friend. Let him see the fun that awaits when he joins.
Come volunteer to show scouting to boys. More information online here.
Fall Recruitment: Help Wanted!
As we are entering our important time of the year for recruitment, we need as many scouters as possible to stand at recruitment locations as possible. We have need for Boy Talk presenters during the school day; persons to attend schools’ ice cream socials, school’s back-to-school nights, and our council-wide scout recruitment night Thursday, August 25, 2016.
Scouters who are willing to serve are strongly encouraged to attend the District Committee meeting to meet with members of the District Membership Committee. This is Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N Meridian St, Rm 405, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Those you cannot attend may contact Sharla Merrick or Jenny Byers or Jeff Heck.
Hope to see you there!
Roundtable: District Kick-off
Next Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 6:30 pm, Roundtable will serve as the District Kick-off.
This is an extremely important Roundtable. It is a chance for different committees and groups within the district to discuss their plans for the coming academic year. It is a chance to ask questions and better understand all the resources that Council and District offer to you as a leader and to your unit in particular.
If you are a district committee chair or participant in a council committee that wishes to recruit participants, this is your chance to tell your story. Please contact Jeff Heck to reserve a time in the presentation. If you have A/V needs, these can be accommodated. You should send your A/V material to Jeff in advance to make sure it is preloaded and ready-to-go.
Hope to see you there!
Cub Scout Position-Specific Training
North Star District in cooperation with Del-Mi District will be holding in-person Cub leader position-specific training from September 6 through September 9, 2016. Tentatively the trainings will take place at Carmel’s Monon Center off of 111th Street between Westfield Rd/Rangeline Rd and College Avenue.
Positions that will be trained include Pack Trainer, Den Leader specific
, and Cubmaster Specific training. Each session will begin with Youth Protection Training.
While National and local councils have shifted focus to using e-training for these sessions, many veteran scouters have said that their first training in scouting done in-person did more to have them feel part of a larger community and network. They felt more welcome and less isolated when they began their work in Cub Scouts.
We are offering this training in order to enhance the quality of the experience for our newest Cub Scout leaders. They will come face-to-face with other new leaders and meet veteran scouters who can serve as future resources.
If you would be interested in serving on the faculty, please contact Jeff Heck or Con Sullivan.
If your pack does not have a Pack Trainer, please make a special effort to send a representative. This will help us move the District to its goal of 100% trained scouters.
Specific dates and times are to be determined.
Pack 105 Celebrates 5 Years of Service to Zionsville
Team Tecumseh
Who’s ready for a big party? It is hard to believe, but it is Pack 105’s 5th birthday. We are going to celebrate with the biggest pack meeting yet!!! Come a get a 5 year Pack 105 patch.<image.png>
Can you please send out an invitation to your former dens for this historic event?
We are going to celebrate with the following activities from our 5 year program:
Year of Tecumseh with a Popcorn Skit featuring our name sake Tecumseh
Year of Stem with the physics of football – punt, pass, and kick
Year of Transportation with a demo by one of our local heroes (police, sheriff or fire department)
Year of Culture with Songkran- a water fight amongst Pack 105, Troop 358,and Troop 804
Year of Sports with Human FoosballDate – Monday Sept 12
Location – Dad’s Club Shelter
Time – 6:00-8:00PM
Attire – Class BAgenda
6:00- 6:05 Introduction
6:05 -6:10 Opening Ceremony – Flag and prayer
6:10- 6:20 Water Fight – Songkran – Cultures of the World
6:20-7:20 Stations
Station #1 – Human Foosball
Station #2 – Kick, Pass and Throw
Station #3 – Local Heroes Demo
7:20-7:45 Tecumseh Popcorn Skit
7:45-8:00 Group Celebration with photoWAHOO
Jeremy
100 Years of Eagles with Troop 18
In a previous post last month, we announced that Troop 18 is celebrating 100 years of Eagle Scouts in the Crossroads of America Council. In 1916, Troop 18 had the first three Eagle Scouts in the Indianapolis Council (the predecessor to the Crossroads of America Council).
This week we will add more to the story of Troop 18.
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.
29 Days and Counting: Cub Scout recruiting report
Hey North Star Packs!
Online Registration Roll Out Continues
Previously, we posted about a training video for online registration.
Now BSA National has rolled out a dedicated webpage for training on the new online registration system. Take a look. Make sure your unit’s ready for the new system.
This will be extremely handy in preparing for rechartering.
Remember all new application that have completed processing prior to October 1, 2016 will be automatically entered into the Internet Rechartering system. That cuts down on a lot of risks of error in the rechartering process. The electronic registration means that the October 1, 2016 deadline is easier to meet with less paper-flow management.
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