Casco Bay District Newsletter - Completed
Athena Mann
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*Editor’s note: This is the bi-monthly Casco Bay District Newsletter.
Each month we will be sending out newsletters on or about the 1st and 15th of the month via this email list. All remaining communications will come from the Casco Bay group on Facebook.
**Facebook Updates**: We are minimizing the use of this email group cascobay-announce to the bi-monthly newsletter and emergency communications. Other information will be posted to Facebook as it comes in. Please like the Casco Bay District group on Facebook to receive those updates. For those Scouters who choose not to use Facebook we will start a special email list to make sure you get the information posted to Facebook. To be included in that list, please email Athen...@scouting.org and include “Not on Facebook” in the subject line.
Roundtable News
December Roundtable will be at 7 p.m. at the LDS Church, 755 River Road, Windham. The Order of the Arrow Casco Bay Chapter meeting will meet at the same time at the same location. The Boy Scout theme this month will be on the Patrol Method.
Please note that the District will be providing youth protection training at 6:30 before the December Roundtable for any parent or Scouter who would like to become youth protection trained.
Recharter
Recharter quick tips:
1. Make sure your unit has assigned someone to do the rechartering!
2. You must log into the system as a new user even though you did the recharter last year.
3. All adults must have a current youth protection certificate.
4. Review recharter report. This report will advise you if there is any paperwork that will need to be turned in with the recharter.
5. If you have not received your worksheet with your access code on it, please contact your unit commissioner or Michelle @ ittake...@gmail.com
6. Once the report has printed, please make sure it is signed and turned into Pine Tree Council.
7. Registration Fees will be $25 per person on the recharter. (Boys' Life is $12.)
Cub Scouts News
Scouting for Food 2016 sponsored by Dead River Company will take place on November 12th (Distribution) and 19th (pick-up). Our goal is to collect over 25 tons of food to support those who need our help. Teach our Scouts about being good citizens within the community and to raise awareness Scouting and the Pine Tree Council in our local communities.
The Scouting for Food Unit Coordinator Kit can be found here. Unit Leaders are asked to email Athen...@scouting.org to let them know they are participating in the Scouting for Food Program. Please note that we are encouraging local units to make sure donations are first and foremost shared with local food pantries and school “back pack” programs.
pinetreebsa.org/documents/2016/10/scouting-for-food-2016.pdf
BALOO Training (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) – December 3, 2016, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at Gray/New Gloucester High School, 10 Libby Hill Rd, Gray, ME. For more information please contact Michelle Lefebvre at ittake...@gmail.com. This one day orientation is mandatory for at least one unit adult at any pack overnighter.
Boy Scout News
National Jamboree – The Pine Tree Council 2017 National Jamboree Contingent is filling up fast. This year we will be sending two troops and a crew. Our preference is to fill all slots with Pine Tree Council youth before we open these slots up to youth in other council who have expressed an interest. You can reserve a youth spot with a deposit of $100. For more information, call
Winter Camp – February 19 to 24. Winter Camp is a weeklong provisional resident camp program for Scouts 13 years and older and at least First Class Rank. Provisional means you sign-up as an individual Scout. Cost is $330.00 per person (early bird is $300 if paid in full by January 15.) A $50.00 deposit holds your space.
Scouting for Food 2016 sponsored by Dead River Company will take place on November 12 (distribution) and 19 (pick-up). Our goal is to collect over 25 tons of food to support Maine’s food insecure families. Teach our Scouts about being good citizens within the community and to raise awareness Scouting and the Pine Tree Council in our local communities.
The Scouting for Food Unit Coordinator Kit can be found here. Unit Leaders are asked to email Athen...@scouting.org to let them know they are participating in the Scouting for Food Program. Please note that we are encouraging local units to make sure donations are first and foremost shared with local food pantries and school “back pack” programs.
pinetreebsa.org/documents/2016/10/scouting-for-food-2016.pdf
Venturing News
Jody Hart, jody...@ptcbsa.org phone: (207) 608-1894
Order of the Arrow News
Casco Bay Chapter will meet on December 7th at the Windham LDS Church at 7PM (the usual date and time). This meeting is open to all youth and adult members of the Order who are current dues paying members.
The Order of the Arrow, Madockawanda Lodge, Annual Family Banquet will be held, Saturday, December 3, at 4:30 p.m. This year's banquet is at the Elks Lodge, 1945 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04102
Unit leaders may reach Arthur Morse at agm...@gwi.net with any questions and to request OA event support for crossovers and other ceremonies.
Council News
Save the Date for the 2016 Pine Tree Council Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner honoring Shawn Moody of Moody’s Collision Centers on December 6 at 5:30 PM at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. For more information, please check your snail mail for a letter.
Council Training
Did you know?
The Troop 160 Memorial Scout Camp at Spectacle Pond in Osborn, Maine is available for use year round absolutely free. This camp is located approximately 1 hour from Bangor and promises to provide Pine Tree Council Scouting Units with an amazing wilderness camping experience. Click here for more information.
District Key 3 & Who’s Who Contacts
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District Chairman |
Brian Butler |
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District Commissioner |
Sue Dexter |
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District Executive |
Athena Mann |
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(207) 737-4641 (cell) |
District Committee Roster – Who is responsible for the functions of the District?
District Commissioner’s Roster – Who is your Unit Commissioner?
Meetings of the District
Roundtable – 7:00 PM on the 1st Wednesday of the month at the Windham LDS Church, 755 River Rd, Windham, Maine 04062
District Commissioner’s Meeting – 6:00 PM on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at CPort Credit Union, 285 Forest Ave, Portland, Me 04101
District Committee Meeting - 7:00 PM on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at CPort Credit Union, 285 Forest Ave, Portland, Me 04101
CALENDAR
2016
NOVEMBER
12 and 19: Scouting for Food
19: Take Order Popcorn Distribution
DECEMBER
1: Take Order Popcorn Money Due
3:
BALOO Training, Gray/New Gloucester High School
Saturday, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
3: Order of the Arrow Annual Family Banquet, Elks Club, Portland
6:
Council Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner
Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland
7: Roundtable Meeting - 7:00 - 8:30 pm
6:30 pm Youth Protection Training
8:
Merit Badge Counselor Training- 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Youth Protection Training,
LLBean, Camping Dept. Atrium, Freeport
13: Council Combined Meeting, Freeport, 6:00-8:00 pm
14: District Commissioners Meeting - 6:00 pm
14: District Committee Meeting - 7:00pm
15: Prize Orders Popcorn Due- log in to: http://scouting.trails-end.com/
2017
January–March: Family Friends of Scouting Season
JANUARY
7: Council, Management Team Seminar- 8:00 am-12:00 pm
LDS Chapel, 545 Maple Hill Rd., Auburn
7, 14, 21, 28: Merit Badge College, LLBean (Saturdays)
FEBRUARY
4: Klondike Derby (Order of the Arrow) (Sat)
19-24: Winter Camp (Sun-Fri), Camp Hinds, Raymond
MARCH
11: University of Scouting (Sat), Freeport High School
25: Casco Bay Volunteer Recognition Banquet (Sat)
APRIL
1: Pine Tree Council Training
Conference (Sat)
Gray/New Gloucester High School
8: District Pinewood Derby - Pack 45, Freeport (Sat)
8: Pine Tree Council Youth Recognition Banquet
(Eagle, Quartermaster, Venturing Dinner) (Sat)
Elks Club, 1945 Congress St, Portland
29: Council Recognition Dinner (Sat)
MAY
11, 18, 25: (Thursdays)- Training
SM/ASM/Troop Committee,
St. Charles Borromeo Parish Hall,
McKeen St., Brunswick
13: Scout-O-Rama (Saturday)
LL Bean, Freeport
12-14: Scout-O-Rama Camping,
Recompence Campground, Freeport
JUNE
25–30: National Youth Leadership Training (Sun–Fri)
JULY
19–28: National Scout Jamboree
The Summit, New River Gorge, West Virginia
SEPTEMBER
15–17: Wood Badge Weekend 1, Camp Hinds
OCTOBER
6–8: Wood Badge Weekend 2, Camp Hinds
13–15: Fall Camporee
14: Den Chief Training at the Camporee
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