2014 – 2015 CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL GUIDE

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2014 – 2015 CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL GUIDE
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
The Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America is comprised of 12 counties. Over 54,000 young people participate in the council’s Scouting
programs on an annual basis and more than 16,000 adult volunteers dedicate their time and energy to make this program a success. Scouting
units are chartered to over 900 community organizations such as schools and churches. Scouts today learn lessons about life and the value of
being a person of character and integrity.
Camp James Ray
16
15
Collin
Camp Constantin/Jack D.
Furst Aquatics Base
(at Possum Kingdom Lake)
17
11
Bryan, OK
18
Grayson
14
Bobby Lyle Billy Gamble
Scouting Center
10
Collin
Dallas
13
Rockwall
10
Rains
Kaufman
Dallas
CENTRAL SERVICE AREA
1 CIMARRON - Seagoville, Pleasant Grove & South East Dallas
2 MUSTANG - Wilmer, Hutchins, Oak Cliff
3 WEST PARK - Highland Park, University Park, West Dallas,
Fair Park, Lindsey Park
4 WISDOM TRAIL - Duncanville, DeSoto, Lancaster, Cedar Hill
EAST CENTRAL SERVICE AREA
5 BLACKLAND PRAIRIE - Addison, North Dallas
6 EASTERN SKIES - Mesquite, Sunnyvale, Balch Springs
7 NORTHERN TRAIL - Richardson, Lake Highlands
8 TEJAS CADDO - East Dallas
EASTERN SERVICE AREA
9 DUCK CREEK - Garland, Sachse, Rowlett
10 EAST TRINITY TRAILS - Wylie ISD, Rockwall County,
Community ISD
11 GOLDEN ARROW - South Plano, Plano ISD
12 TEXAS SKIES - Kaufman & Van Zandt Counties
13 TONKAWA - Hunt & Rains Counties
Ellis
22
Navarro
John D. Murchison
Scouting Center
Hunt
12
23
Van
Zandt
Camp Wisdom/
Billy Sowell Scout Camp/
Shirley Sowell Cub World
Henderson
Clements Scout Ranch/
Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp/
Camp Meisenbach
NORTHERN SERVICE AREA
14 EAGLE TRAIL - Allen, Fairview, Lucas
15 IRON HORSE - Frisco, Prosper, Celina
16 LONE STAR - McKinney, Anna, Farmersville, Melissa, Princeton
17 NORTHERN LIGHTS - North Plano, Plano ISD
18 TEXOMA VALLEY - Grayson & Bryan Counties
SOUTHWESTERN SERVICE AREA
19 FIVE TRAILS - Irving, Coppell
20 MOUNTAIN LAKE - Grand Prairie
21 NORTH STAR - Carrollton, Southern Lewisville, East Coppell,
Northwest Dallas, Irving
22 SOUTHERN STAR - Ellis County
23 TRINITY WOODS - Navarro & Henderson Counties
(not including Mabank ISD)
LEARNING FOR LIFE SERVICE AREA
24 EXPLORING - worksite-based career education
25 LEARNING FOR LIFE - school-based character education
Dear Circle Ten Council Scouter:
To our youth, Scouting is fun, friendship and adventure. To adult Scouters, Scouting is all these in order to imbed
the ideals of character, citizenship and fitness into the current and future generations of Scouts. It has been thus
since Lord Baden-Powell held the first camp at Brownsea Island, and the program is as effective today, more than
a century later. The Scouting program works as we strive to reach more youth and to keep them interested in
Scouting longer. This is why we say, “More kids! Stay longer!”
More kids! Stay longer!, four words, five syllables, is all it takes to say everything about Circle Ten Council’s goals
and purpose. It takes a lot more than four words, though, to bring successful Scouting to life for our youth.
It takes strong program delivered by energized and trained adults to attract new Scouts, to keep them involved
and interested in Scouting once they join. We need to keep them engaged in the process of learning outdoor and
life skills while having fun and to allow them to form lasting friendships along the way. It takes creative thinking
and ideas from all our volunteers to try new things, new ways of looking at who joins Scouting and how we best
serve them, new adventures, new learning opportunities, in such areas as Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math (STEM) while retaining the classic magic of Scouting through camping, hiking and outdoor proficiency.
This Circle Ten Council 2014-2015 Program Guide is designed to help all of us accomplish our goal of More Kids!
Stay Longer!, and it is filled with resources for every unit and for every month. Inside you will find highlights of
program activities, training, fundraising, and other opportunities for Circle Ten Council to support your unit.
Use this Guide as a resource as you plan your upcoming Scout year. Keep it as a reference all year long.
Thank you very much for all you do for Scouting’s youth. The time, talent and treasure you give to Scouting are
an investment and gift that transcends generations. What you teach Scouts today, they will teach their children
and other Scouting youth of the future. Without the dedication of our 16,000 adult volunteers, Scouting success
in Circle Ten Council would not be possible.
Max Carrier
Council President
John Copley
Council Commissioner
Pat Currie
Scout Executive
What’s everyone’s membership goal? MORE KIDS, of course.
The Scouting program only works if there are youth IN the
program. Once in the program, what do we want? For them
to STAY LONGER. In a nutshell, that’s it. More Kids!
Stay Longer! To use fancier words, it’s membership growth
and retention.
summer SCOUT special offers with many of our local sports
teams, amusement parks and museums. Besides being a fun
way to keep your pack Scouting over the summer, each of those
events can pull double duty as a recruiting opportunity. Give
your Scouts an incentive to invite their friends – even something
simple, like an ice cream cone!
Membership growth is a challenge. There are so many activities
competing for family time and youth interest. In some areas we
have school access, some we don’t, and some fall somewhere
in the middle. One thing is for certain, we just can’t pick new
Scouts off a tree like apples! Where do you start?
Of course, the main event is School Night for Scouting (SNFS).
Whatever your pack does, be sure to plan ahead. Where school
access is either limited or non-existent, NETWORKING is the
key. Get the word out using multiple strategies. Everyone loves
a personal invitation, whether verbal or written, casual or formal.
Organize your pack to reach out to friends, classmates, neighbors, and acquaintances to INVITE them to visit your pack. It
can be a mailed invitation, quick phone call, a flier passed out
at school, an announcement in the church bulletin, or even an
email “e-vite.” Use social media to your advantage and talk it up
on your pack website, Facebook or Twitter feed! Don’t forget
you’ll have the high-quality print materials from the Circle Ten
Council SNFS campaign at your disposal. The more families
who know about your SNFS and other pack events, the better
your turn-out will be.
CUB SCOUTING — Typically, we view Cub Scout recruiting
as seasonal, with the strongest emphasis on School Night for
Scouting at the start of the school year. However, there’s no
time like the present. In late spring, packs can focus on events
and activities to recruit the incoming class of Tigers. A special event, like a TIGER ROAR!, can be a great way to invite
the current kindergarteners and their parents to explore Cub
Scouting.
TIGER ROAR! can be whatever you want it to be. It doesn’t
have to be elaborate or expensive. An after-school event or
Sunday afternoon at the park, with some games, a craft, and
a snack will suffice. The key is to get the word out and make
whatever you do FUN for the boys and their folks. Start with
the siblings of boys in your pack and their friends to get a jump
start on forming your Tiger den. The big advantage of recruiting Tigers NOW is they can go to your District Cub Scout Day
or Twilight Camp. Wouldn’t that be a fantastic way to start off a
youngster’s Scouting experience?
All packs should strive for the National Pack Summertime
Activity Award. It’s easy to qualify, and the main criterion is to
hold a pack activity in each of the summer months. Circle Ten
Council can help out here! Be on the look-out for the numerous
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T E N CO U N C I L P RO G R A M G U I D E
One of the keys to membership growth is to keep that ball
in play all year round. Granted, most boys join in the fall,
but some prospects visit and need a second or even a third
invitation. Keep track of who visits and follow-up, follow-up,
follow-up.
BOY SCOUTS — Most Boy Scouts cross-over from Cub
Scouts, it’s true. BUT, there are lots of middle school and high
school aged boys who would love Scouting if only they had a
way in the door. Guess what? Your current Scouts are THE
WAY IN. They are your best sales force. Scoutmasters, find
a creative incentive to encourage your Scouts to invite their
friends, teammates, neighbors, and classmates!
VENTURING — Venturing is for youth aged 14 through
20, and it’s co-ed! Yes, that’s right! GIRLS! Venturing Crews
have opportunities for adventure and advancement. Holding
a Venturing Open House is a great way for your crew to invite
their friends to explore what Venturing has to offer. In fact,
any Venturing outing or activity can serve as an opportunity for
recruiting.
WHAT WILL YOU DO THIS WEEKEND? That’s a
good question for your Scouts to ask of their friends. Bet you,
your Scouts have had exciting adventures through Scouting
their friends have not. Troops can use the Circle Ten Council WHAT WILL YOU DO THIS WEEKEND trading card
campaign to have their Scouts invite friends to troop activities
and meetings.
RECRUIT A FRIEND AND WIN! This is another Circle
Ten Council incentive for youth who invite their friends to join
Scouting. Targeted in the traditional recruiting season of fall,
Scouts who successfully invite a friend to join are registered for
a drawing for cool prizes (camping gear and popular electronics). Plus, every recruiter earns the Recruiter patch!
PACESETTER 2014 — All units can earn the Pacesetter 2014
award by growing their unit a total of 8 Cub Scouts, or 6 Boy
Scouts, Varsity Team members, or Venturing Crew members.
The benchmark points are membership at December 31, 2014
vs. December 31, 2013.
BE A SCOUT — Be sure your unit’s contact and meeting
information on BeAScout.org and your website (district and/or
individual unit) are up to date and accurate. People can’t join if
they can’t find you!
WEBELOS-TO-SCOUT TRANSITION — What is the
main reason a boy crosses over to Boy Scouting? What influences his selection of troops? Well, there are lots of answers
to those difficult questions, but having a welcoming troop
introducing the Cub Scout to the larger world of Boy Scouting
can pave the way. Scoutmasters, participating in district Webelos events and activities is a good way to reach those “target
market” Webelos. Having a special troop “Webelos Open
House” is another good way to answer the question, “What
makes your troop special?” Every troop is unique, and it’s up to
you to highlight your troop’s strengths. Cubmasters, your job is
to promote and encourage Webelos to attend these events, to
meet and explore different troops, and to have a pack culture
and tradition of Boy Scouting as the “next” step in a youth’s
Scouting journey.
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Everybody loves camping, right? Well, maybe not everybody,
but most Scouts and Scouters do! Besides camping with your
unit, Circle Ten Council offers great opportunities for MORE
CAMPING! It’s been shown statistically that Scouts who participate in a long-term summer camp experience are more likely to
stay in Scouting for the next year. Not surprisingly, camping is
an important part of a STRONG PROGRAM that helps Scouts
STAY LONGER!
CUB SCOUT DAY OR TWILIGHT CAMP — Typically
held by most Circle Ten Council districts in June, Cub Scout
Day or Twilight Camp is a fantastic way to extend and amplify
the Cub Scout experience for your Scouts. Besides the camp
staples of BB’s and archery, Cub Scout Camp offers Scouts the
opportunity to get a head start on advancement for their next
rank. Also, if you’ve had successful spring recruiting, be sure to
get those new Tigers and any other new Scouts signed-up! We
can’t think of a better way to start the summer, can you?
WEBELOS RESIDENT CAMP — Offered for EIGHT
4 day/3 night sessions summer of 2014 at Camp James Ray,
Webelos Resident Camp is extremely popular with Scouts and
parents alike! Sign-up early as this program sells out, summer
after summer. All fourth and fifth grade Webelos are welcome.
The Scouts enjoy increased independence and responsibility;
work on many of the elements required for either their Webelos
or Arrow of Light rank, and most of all, HAVE GREAT FUN!
PUMPKIN CHUNKIN’ AND WESTERN DAYS — These
are two fun filled weekend camping adventures for Cub Scout
youth and their parents. Pumpkin Chunkin’ is, you guessed it, in
October, and Western Days is scheduled for April 2015. Each
of these weekends offers opportunities for all sorts of Scouting
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fun: BBs, archery, fishing, horseback riding, paintball slingshots,
hiking, and campfires. The program fee covers all supplies and
meals, so you just need to bring your tent and personal gear.
These two events are always a big hit with the boys!
DISTRICT CUB EVENTS — Whether you call it Cuboree
or CUBE or Cub Scout Fun Day, it’s an event your pack will
enjoy. BBs, archery, campfires, fun and games are on the menu!
Encourage all your families to attend; it’s an easy campout to
add to your pack calendar as all the planning has been done for
you. Conflict with the date in your district? Check-out nearby
district’s … you can attend which event you prefer.
BOY SCOUT SUMMER CAMP — Millions of dollars have
been invested in Circle Ten Council’s four amazing camps:
Camp Wisdom, Clements Scout Ranch, Camp Constantin, and
Camp James Ray. If you haven’t been out to see it, you should
make a trip to check-out the new Camp Wisdom Leadership
Center which just opened in April 2014. Camp Constantin is
slated for a new air-conditioned dining hall to open in summer
2015, and we are all looking forward to that!
Boys do love to camp, and we encourage all units to take
advantage of Circle Ten Council camps. They are close by and
very reasonably priced. However, wherever your unit chooses
to camp, what matters MOST is ensuring as many youth as
possible participate. There are always boys who can’t attend
due to conflicts with the date, so please contact your district
Camping Chair to explore opportunities to form either a contingent troop or for the individual youth to attend with another
unit. EVERY Scout benefits by attending a long-term camp,
whether it be summer camp or a high adventure camp
experience.
OUTDOOR EXPO — How do you spell fun for everyone?
Outdoor E-X-P-O! Mark your calendar for Sunday, October
5th, 2 – 5 p.m.. All families and units are invited to a fun-filled
afternoon highlighting Circle Ten Council’s Summer Camp
programs along with all BSA National High Adventure Bases
(Philmont Scout Ranch, Florida Sea Base, Northern Tier and
The Summit). Discover the adventure awaiting your unit: the
C.O.P.E. course and climbing program at Camp Wisdom and
Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp, horseback riding at Trevor
Rees-Jones Scout Camp, and water activities galore at Camp
Constantin’s Jack D. Furst Aquatics Base. The theme for
2015’s Webelos Resident Camp at Camp James Ray will be
unveiled, and you can learn more about youth leadership training opportunities such as National Youth Leadership Training
(NYLT) and National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
(NAYLE).
Besides all that, there will be games and activities for
youth of all ages. Scout siblings are welcome. Our four
legged friends (horses) from Trevor Rees-Jones Scout
Camp will visit and stand patiently for photos and petting!
Competitively minded cooks of any age can enter the 3rd
annual Dutch Oven Dessert contest. Plus, one lucky attendee will win a free week for a den or patrol at the Circle
Ten Council summer camp of their choice.
SCOUTING FOR FOOD — A longstanding Boy Scouts
of America tradition, Scouting for Food (SFF) is the Scouting
service project to help stock food pantries across our country.
Each February, Scouting units focus on collecting food to feed
the hungry. Food collected locally, stays local. Last year, Circle
Ten Council collected approximately 330,000 cans of food to
support our communities. Together we CAN and DO make a
difference. This year’s dates are February 7 and 14, 2015. What
better Valentine to our local families in need, then a large turnout and participation for this year’s SFF? See you there!
CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL JAMBOREE — It’s going to
be TEXAS sized, that’s for sure! You don’t want to miss it, for
double sure! What it is? It’s the FIRST EVER CIRCLE TEN
COUNCIL JAMBOREE. We’ve just started to plan, and what
you need to know NOW is to save the date: November
13–15, 2015. Every single unit in the entire council is invited,
and we are expecting everyone to come, so we’ve booked a
really big space: Texas Motor Speedway! That’s right, imagine
1,300 plus units, from Cubs to Venturers, all together for one
weekend. The planning horizon is long, and we’ll be bringing
you more details as they develop. It is going to be the biggest,
“bestest” Council Jamboree in the nation.
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CAMP WISDOM
BILLY SOWELL SCOUT CAMP
SHIRLEY SOWELL CUB WORLD
CLEMENTS SCOUT RANCH
TREVOR REES-JONES SCOUT CAMP
CAMP MEISENBACH
(972) 298-3177
(903) 675-3781
6400 W. Red Bird Lane
Dallas, Texas 75236
11217 FM 2970
Athens, Texas 75751
Lead Ranger: Dan Minnick
Ranger: Preston Larman
Lead Ranger: Roy Cassel
Ranger: Sam King
Camp Wisdom is 11 miles from downtown Dallas, and offers 371
acres of ground for Scouts to roam. Camp Wisdom has something for youth in every level of Scouting. Shirley Sowell Cub
World is an adventure play land designed exclusively for our
youngest Scouts. Cub Scouts shoot bows and arrows, explore
actual TeePees in the Native American Village, and experience
the Ol’ West at Fort Farrington. There’s even a medieval castle
and life-sized chess board for a step WAY back into history.
The most favorite of all are the two GIANT pirate ships where
countless sea battles have been fought and won by generations
of boys. On a more practical side, Cub World’s Activity Center
is a large building perfect for district and unit events, and it is
being updated in 2014. There’s a new super-cool play structure
in 2014, too.
Set on 3,200 acres of pine forest, boasting mighty fine fishin’ in
five lakes, Clements Scout Ranch is a camper’s dream. Trevor
Rees-Jones Scout Camp offers the James Tarr Hall air-conditioned dining hall, lighted pavilions and newly installed private
bath houses and restrooms. Campers have many activities
to choose from, including a swimming pool, water slide, the
“blob,” canoes, rowboats, shooting sports ranges, a high ropes
C.O.P.E. course, a 60 foot climbing tower, and a natural history
museum. Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp is the only Circle Ten
Council camp with an equestrian program, and those patient
horses have seen thousands of Scouts through the Horsemanship Merit Badge. Additionally, monthly trail ride programs are
available to Scouting units. Recent improvements include seven
miles of new roads and a completely new water system with five
new wells.
Billy Sowell Scout Camp is used by troops and crews alike, and
the shooting sports areas are being updated in spring 2014
with new shotgun five stand and skeet ranges, a new pavilion
and range for rifle shooting, and an updated archery field.
The camp offers two fully-stocked lakes for fishing, a high
ropes challenge course, the Jack Harbin Scout Museum, and
an Olympic sized swimming pool to beat the summer heat.
Camp Wisdom also has a Health Lodge, four program lodges,
headquarters building, and the 700 seat Jim Ince Outdoor Amphitheater. Fully plumbed private bath houses and restrooms
are available. Other 2014 additions include two new bathhouses,
multiple latrine refurbishments and general camp site improvements.
Camp Meisenbach is more rustic and offers a more rugged camping experience, including several “Philmont style”
back-country camps where crews can practice and prepare
for their upcoming treks. There are great trails for hiking and
backpacking, too.
Open in April 2014 is the simply FABULOUS Camp Wisdom
Leadership Center, an 18,000 sq. ft. facility with a large banquet
hall, state-of-the-art industrial kitchen, five conference rooms,
12 dorm rooms, and an outdoor kitchen. This facility is ideal for
training, district and council events. It is a beautiful facility and
will blow your socks off!
Camp Wisdom Leadership Center
Open Spring 2014
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CAMP CONSTANTIN
JACK D. FURST AQUATICS BASE
(940) 779-2131
3003 Park Road 36
Graford, Texas 76449
Lead Ranger: Shae Smith
If summer immediately makes you think of water sports, then
Camp Constantin and the Jack D. Furst Aquatics Base are
just the place for you. Nestled in the Palo Pinto Mountains
on a six mile shoreline of Possum Kingdom Lake, this camp
offers a wealth of water activities: canoeing, fishing, rowing,
motorboating, sailing, swimming, snorkeling, waterskiing, and
of course, everyone’s favorite: THE “BLOB!” In fact, the Jack
D. Furst Aquatics Base is quite renowned for its waterskiing
program, featuring a fleet of ski boats. If flying off the BLOB
isn’t enough, there’s the two-story inflatable water slide. Also,
you can canoe to the foot of Hell’s Gate and hike to the top to
see the fabulous view.
Besides all these water-centered activities, there’s plenty
of fun for the land lovers, too, including hiking, shooting
sports, and mountain biking. There is a new five stand
shotgun range with high, low and center traps.
Open in time for the 2014 summer camp season, Camp
Constantin will host a new trading post in the heart of
camp, a new waterfront changing facility and a wonderful new 700+ seat chapel/amphitheater. Future plans for
2014/2015 include a new air-conditioned dining hall and
an action archery course available year-round.
CAMP JAMES RAY
(902) 786-2591
71 Camp James Ray Road
Pottsboro, Texas 75076
Lead Ranger: David Carson
Ranger: Frisco Reid
Affectionately known as “Beautiful Camp James Ray,” this
multi-purpose 540-acre camp is set on Lake Texoma. Campers
enjoy fishing, canoeing, sailing, swimming, kayaking, rowing,
and shooting sports. The Sanford Aquatics Center at Camp
James Ray is home to a one-of-a-kind, 160,000-gallon swimming pool. The pool features a beach front entrance, two aqua
jet systems, and a 141-foot water slide. The camp also has an
air-conditioned dining hall, and new hiking trails, featuring a
new bridge.
Camp James Ray hosts eight sessions of Webelos Resident
Camp throughout the summer as well as being home to
six annual sessions of NYLT.
Check availability and make reservations online at: www.circle10.org
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We all agree, “Every Youth Deserves a Trained Leader.” We
all talk about how important it is, but do we ever stop to think
about why? Training not only delivers knowledge and skills to
a leader, it can also boost confidence. Adult volunteers new to
the Scouting program, in particular, need to feel comfortable
and confident in their chosen role. Training can help explain
the methodology of Scouting, but also impart practical lessons
on how to execute a den meeting or the “how-to” of outdoor
skills. Whether brand-new or an old hand, training brings the
Scouting perspective of what to do and why we do it, plus it’s
a source of new ideas to reach today’s generation of Scouts.
Trained leaders DO make a difference in program delivery.
To put it another way, strong leaders deliver strong program;
strong program results in better youth retention, the STAY
LONGER part of our goal.
YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING (YPT) — The
BSA-required YPT course is available online through myscouting.org. This required course takes approximately 30 minutes
to complete, and all registered adults must “refresh” their
training every two years. In addition, adults attending any longterm BSA camp in the State of Texas are required to take a one
hour “face-to-face” YPT class. Such camps include: Summer
Camp, Winter Camp, Daylight and Twilight Camp, Webelos
Resident Camp, and NYLT. Circle Ten Council offers multiple
opportunities for this training annually during April, at each
camp session, and the training is also available through your
district. “Face-to-Face YPT” is also good for two years, and will
substitute for the online BSA training (but not vice-versa). For
Venturing Crews, don’t forget, there is a Venturing-specific YPT.
Other than the Youth Protection Training required for every registered leader, training is position-specific. Assistant
Scoutmasters take different training than a Committee Chair
or a Den Leader. All Cub Scout training is available online
through myscouting.org, in both English and Spanish. Additionally, most districts hold training classes both in the fall and
spring, offering “live” training across program lines. Whenever
possible, encourage your leaders to attend the “live” classes
where they have the opportunity to ask questions and learn
from other participants. Be sure to check out OTHER nearby
districts’ training schedules so your leaders can have multiple
dates to choose from.
UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING — This is another unique
adult leader training opportunity offered by Circle Ten Council.
Held annually in the beginning of January at Southern Methodist University, University of Scouting is a FULL day of leader
training. Courses are available for Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting,
Varsity and Venturing, with an additional College of Commissioner Science. This is the place to be for practical and fun
training on every Scouting topic you could possibly imagine …
from Cub Scout Chemistry to Survival BSA Style, University of
Scouting offers it all! Early registration opens in October, and
the early bird gets reduced pricing and best selection of course
offerings.
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WOOD BADGE — Wood Badge is the premier Boy Scouts
of America training for all adult leaders. Circle Ten Council
offers four Wood Badge courses annually, one in the fall, one in
winter, one in spring, and an August course at Philmont Scout
Ranch. The course comprises six days of adult training, typically
spread over two, three-day weekends, followed by participant
application of the skills learned through self-selected projects
to benefit Scouting (at the unit, district or council level). Lest
you think it is all work and no play, remember, Scouting is FUN
for everyone, and that includes Wood Badge. Just ask anyone
who’s been.
POWDER HORN — Looking for ideas to “spice-up”
your program? Want to try new things to keep older Scouts
engaged? Powder Horn is the answer! This course is open,
co-ed, to troop, team or crew adults and youth 16+ (accompanied by an adult from their unit). Participants will be exposed
to many outdoor/high adventure activities, such as shooting
sports, climbing, SCUBA, water sports, and horseback riding,
just to name a few. Outside consultants from various fields
explain what is entailed from a facilities, equipment, training
and safety perspective. Better yet, participants have an opportunity to try out and sample these activities themselves (if they
choose!). By the end of this two weekend course (November 7
– 9 at Camp Wisdom; November 14 – 16 at Trevor Rees-Jones
Scout Camp), you will be well versed on how to invigorate
your troop, team or crew with new exciting, outdoor and high
adventure possibilities.
MY.SCOUTING.ORG TOOLS — NEW! EXCITING!
The TRAINING MANAGER tool available on my.Scouting.
org allows the unit to quickly and easily determine which
leaders meet the criteria of position-specific training and which
do not. Furthermore, reports can be generated identifying
what particular training is needed, by individual. If the records
are in error, the unit has the ability to add the training course to
the leader’s training record through this tool. Also, reports are
available relating solely to YPT training, including an “aging”
report, which lists YPT status by individual (current, never
taken, expired, or soon to expire). This report can be particularly useful during the charter processing season to ensure all
needed YPTs are “refreshed” on a timely basis.
YOUTH TRAINING — Boy Scouts is all about youth leadership development, and BSA offers a series of courses designed
to deliver the best in youth leadership training. Starting with
troop leadership training, youth members are offered the
opportunity early and often to develop leadership skills to last a
lifetime.
First-Class Scouts, 12 years old or over, are eligible to attend
Oak Leaf training, offered through various Circle Ten Council
districts. Either presented as a day-long or overnight experience, depending on district, this course offers an introduction to leadership and is designed to supplement troop level
training.
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is a co-ed sixday outdoor leadership training course for Boy Scouts and Venturers aged 13+. The course centers on the patrol method and
parallels adult Wood Badge training. This excellent course provides our youth members with leadership skills and experience
they can use in their own units as well as their home, school and
community. Best of all, most youth who attend NYLT all agree:
It’s the most fun training course they’ve ever attended. Circle
Ten Council offers six sessions of NYLT annually: four in the
summer, one over winter break, and one over spring break.
The ultimate youth leadership training is the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE), which is
a weeklong outdoor training experience, emphasizing “servant
leadership” and combining course instruction with practical
outdoor exercises designed to implement the teachings. NYLT
is a pre-requisite, and the course is open to co-ed youth aged
14 – 21. Philmont Scout Ranch offers six summer sessions
of NAYLE, Northern Tier High Adventure Base offers two
summer sessions, and two spring courses are offered at Florida
Sea Base.
TRAINER’S EDGE — The best way to offer quality training is
to ensure all trainers are trained! This co-ed Circle Ten Council
course is open to youth (over 13) and adults, and is designed
to enhance their presentation skills. It is a required course for
youth and adult staff volunteers for NYLT and Wood Badge,
and is highly recommended for all training course instructors.
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Advancement is a key component of the Scouting program.
Scouts, from the youngest Tiger to the highest rank of Eagle
Scout, are proud of their achievements and accomplishments.
The Scouting program allows youth to learn about and explore
our world in a large variety of age-appropriate ways. Better yet,
Scouts who are advancing tend to STAY LONGER.
BSA INTERNET ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM — As with
any system of reward and recognition, there are the administrative details to make it official: in our case, the BSA Internet
Advancement System. It is very important all RANK advancement be recorded using the BSA Internet Advancement System.
Why, you may ask? The answer is two-fold. Firstly, the BSA
system is the official record for each Scout’s advancement.
While signatures of completion in the Scout’s handbook (all
program levels) are the evidence of completion, if the advancement is not entered into the BSA Internet Advancement System, it will not be part of the Scout’s official
advancement record. After all, the computer system doesn’t
know when a handbook is signed unless we tell it.
This is important in many ways. For example, to process an Eagle Scout Rank application, the achievement of the prior ranks
must be verified. How? The dates on the youth application
are compared to the BSA Advancement System record. Also,
if a Scout transfers between units, districts, councils, his/her
advancement record will follow. If the system is not updated
regularly, it’s easy for something to get lost or go unrecorded.
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Even at the Cub Scout level, it’s important for the rank achievements to be entered into the BSA Internet Advancement
System; parents want their child’s advancement record to reflect
their accomplishments.
There’s one more reason, too! In Circle Ten Council, the rank
patches are FREE for ranks recorded using the Internet
Advancement System. Don’t have access to a computer?
Did you know, there are computers available at both the
John D. Murchison and Bobby Lyle ® Billy Gamble Scouting
Centers? Just ask at the service or Scout Store desk for instructions on usage.
GUIDE TO ADVANCEMENT — Every unit should have the
latest, 2013 printing, of the BSA GUIDE TO ADVANCEMENT.
An invaluable tool for unit Committees and Advancement
Chairs, the Guide to Advancement spells out the BSA policy on
all matters relating to advancement, soup to nuts. It’s written
in clear, conversational language and often explains the “why”
behind policies. It is the official last word on any advancement
question. If you are dealing with advancement in any way, it’s a
must-read.
ONE OATH …. ONE LAW — Effective May 2015 for Cub
Scouts and May 2014 for Venturing, BSA will adopt the current
Boy Scout Oath and Law as THE ONE Oath and Law across
all programs. Cub Scouts will keep their unique motto, sign,
salute and handshake. Venturers will adopt the Scout sign and
salute. The current Cub Scout Promise, Law of the Pack, and
Venturing Oath and Code will be retired. Why? Aligning to
one oath and law across all programs directly relates to the
mission statement of the BSA: “To prepare young people to
make moral and ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling
in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.”
IMPORTANT NEWS! PROGRAM CHANGES
AHEAD! Throughout our more than 100 year history, the
BSA has responded to changing times and current issues by
adjusting program guidelines and delivery to meet the current
needs and outlooks of our membership. This is a good thing
as it allows our organization to remain relevant to the youth of
today; without periodic updates and changes to our program,
we’d have gone the way of the horse and buggy!
VENTURING — Effective May 2014, the Venturing program
will have new handbooks, awards, and training. The Ranger/
TRUST/Quest and Quartermaster (Sea Scouts) awards will
remain in place. Four new awards, based on the four Venturing
pillars of: Adventure, Leadership, Service and Personal Growth,
will come online and replace the Bronze, Gold and Silver
awards. The new Venturing awards are called the Venturing,
Discovery, Pathfinder, and Summit awards, and are designed to
be earned sequentially. During the transition period through
December 31, 2014, youth may continue working towards and
completing the existing awards. However, starting 2015, the
new program and awards will be required.
CUB SCOUTS — Changes are afoot here, too! Good news!
The program changes in Cub Scouting will result in a more
active program and simplified advancement methodology,
making it easier for leaders, parents and Scouts to understand
and work with the program. Details will be available in May
2014, and the new program handbooks and requirements will
become effective for the program year beginning post May
2015. Scouts will work on seven different achievements for
rank, with an additional 13 elective adventures available to tailor
your program to your Scouts. Each adventure would typically
take three den meetings to achieve, including one outing. The
adventures, ranging from “Tigers on the Prowl,” to a Wolf’s “Call
of the Wild,” from “Grin and Bear It” to a “Webelos Walkabout,”
have a fresh updated look and feel, sure to appeal to all.
Not to worry, your favorite things about Cub Scouting AREN’T changing: family focus, den/pack meeting structure,
outdoor program, ranks. Look for more information in
2015 through your district’s roundtable program.
BOY SCOUTS — Changes to the Boy Scout program are
fewer than for Venturing and Cub Scouts. Starting January
2016 with a transition year, the new elements will be required
starting January 2017. In short, the changes will involve the
addition of a service requirement at all ranks, more focus on
health and eating habits, a physical fitness requirement at all
ranks, more emphasis on outdoor ethics and weather safety,
some reordering of items on the trail to First Class, and Duty
to God incorporated in the requirement to show Scout Spirit.
Implementation is a bit further down the road, and we’ll keep
you posted.
For more information and the latest developments on the new
programs, please visit: www.scouting.org/programupdates.
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Exciting and adventurous program is great, advancement is
great, even training is great. But how are you going to pay for
it? Each year Circle Ten Council offers units two fundraisers
to help pay for Scouting. Plus, it teaches our youth valuable
lessons in setting and working toward goals.
POPCORN — Tried and true, the fall popcorn sale has been
a staple with Circle Ten Council units for years. Trail’s End
supplies the gourmet popcorn, and over 70% of the proceeds
stay LOCAL with 28% benefiting your unit directly. In 2013,
over 500 Circle Ten Council units earned over $862,000 from
the popcorn sale, and Circle Ten Council benefited by approximately $1.3 million, net of the costs of the sale and prizes.
Circle Ten Council’s portion of the proceeds goes to operate
service centers and camps that directly benefit your Scouts,
volunteers and parents.
Each year, volunteers from our most prolific and successful
popcorn selling units are invited to popcorn tastings and asked
for input on the product line-up for the upcoming sale. New
products are always being evaluated to keep our offerings fresh
and in tune with changing consumer tastes.
Additionally, annual post-sale “debrief” meetings are held to
listen to unit and volunteer feedback relating to the just finished
sale. In response to that feedback, you’ll notice some changes
to the popcorn calendar for 2014. Most notably, the kick-off
has been “pushed back” until September 20 as opposed to the
beginning of September. This change was made to reduce
demands on parents and volunteers at the start of the school
year, and to allow packs to have their School Night for Scouting
complete (mostly!) and new Scouts in place before the sale
begins.
Many units have done well with the Show and Sell option to
supplement their door-to-door sales campaign. Don’t forget,
Trail’s End also offers an easy way for Scouts to set up a personalized email to family and friends, with orders directly shipped
to the purchaser. However your unit chooses to sell, the biggest
key to success is goal setting and a positive, enthusiastic attitude
by both the unit and the Scout.
Popcorn 2014 Key Dates
May
Unit sign-up begins
August
Popcorn Captains Training Sessions
September 20
Popcorn Kick-off and Blitz week start
September 20
Show and Sell Orders Due
October 4
Show and Sell Order Pick-up
November 7
Popcorn and Prize Orders Due
Show and Sell Order Money Due
November 22
Popcorn Pick-up
December 12
Popcorn Money Due
One thing is for sure, if you don’t participate
you can’t reap the rewards.
Go ahead and sign-up NOW.
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CAMP CARDS — The Circle Ten Council Camp Card sale
has been a run-away success, with each year being better than
the last. The 2014 sale is wrapping up as we go to print, but in
2013, 600 Circle Ten Council units participated and sold a total
of over 187,000 cards. Thanks to our partnership with Kroger,
the $5 card has a net zero cost to purchasers who redeem the
$5 off Kroger coupon. That’s only one way to save with the
card; there are over a dozen different discounts on the back of
the card good through the end of the calendar year.
Proceeds are split 50-50 with the unit, and the unit committee decides how to spend or allocate their portion.
Many units use that fund to help pay for summer camp,
but that is not a requirement. Circle Ten Council’s portion
goes directly to pay for maintenance of our four campgrounds and facilities. No matter how you look at it, the
Camp Card sale is a win-win for everyone.
FRIENDS OF SCOUTING — Thank you to all our generous
donors at all levels of giving. The annual Circle Ten Council
Friends of Scouting campaign generates funding for 29% of
our annual $12 million operating budget. Units, we couldn’t
do it without you, and we appreciate your hosting district FOS
speakers at your Blue and Gold celebrations, pack and troop
meetings, and Courts of Honor. These funds help pay for the
cost of Scouting for everyone, including the over 9,000 youth
in our communities who need assistance to be a Scout. Scouting is for everyone, and your donation makes that happen.
OTHER FUNDRAISERS — One size doesn’t fit all, and
units occasionally decide to do additional fundraisers to supplement their budget. In order to make sure these fundraisers
don’t conflict with the Circle Ten Council sponsored events and
are in keeping with the values and traditions of Scouting, unit
sponsored fundraisers need prior approval by Circle Ten Council. Yes, there’s a form to fill out! It’s called the Unit Money
Earning Application. It can be found on the Circle Ten Council
website, or contact your district executive for details.
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TOUR PLAN
As a general rule, units need to complete a TOUR and ACTIVITY plan ANYTIME their trip will take them outside council boundaries, to a National High Adventure Base, or involve
“higher risk” activities (water events, climbing and rappelling,
flying or shooting sports, for example) not part of a council or
district event. BUT, Tour Plans are ALWAYS a good tool to
use when planning. They help you “think through” your outings
to ensure all the safety bases are covered. Key leaders can
access TOUR PLANs through their MyScouting.org account.
BSA’s Guide to Safe Scouting should be with you on every
outing. Don’t Leave Home WITHOUT IT!
YOUR HEALTH
IS IMPORTANT TO US!
Q. I hear there are NEW BSA Medical Forms for 2014.
What’s different about them?
A. The 2014 forms have a new, streamlined look, but they have
substantially similar content to the previous ones. The 2014
Medical Forms comprise three-parts. Part A is the Informed
Consent, Release Agreement and Authorization (basically, permissions and consents) and Part B is the General Information
and Health History. These two Parts (A & B) are required for
ALL participants, including parents and siblings, for an event
like a day or family camp. Part C is a Pre-Participation Physical,
required for all outings in excess of 72 hours (including, summer
camp, winter camp, NYLT, Wood Badge) or for any of the
National High Adventure Bases. Additionally, there is a Risk
Advisory section specific to Philmont, Florida Sea Base, Northern Tier, and The Summit. This Risk Advisory section is to be
printed out and shared with your medical services provider as
part of your Pre-Participation Physical.
Part C may also be required when the nature of the
activity is strenuous and demanding, for example, service
projects and work weekends. It is important to note the
height-to-weight limits must be strictly adhered to when
the event will take the unit more than 30 minutes away
from an emergency vehicle, accessible roadway, or when
the program requires it, such as backpacking trips, high
adventure activities, and conservation projects in remote
areas. Also, individual units, districts or councils may have
policies in place to exceed this standard based on their
unique risks.
Event Refund &
Cancellation Policy
We never WANT to cancel our exciting plans, but sometimes
life intervenes. Here’s what you need to know in case “life”
happens to you:
1. All refund requests must be submitted in writing to:
Accounting-Refund Request
8605 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235
or via e-mail to Lynette.Hendricks@scouting.org no later
than five calendar days after the start of the event.
2. Refunds for Summer Camp fees will be handled in accordance with the current Camp Leader’s Guide.
3. Refunds for Circle Ten Council contingent troops to National
high adventure bases will be considered ONLY if a replacement Scout is found.
4. For all other district and council events, there is a service
charge of 10% (minimum of $5).
5. Refunds are considered for accident, illness, or death in the
immediate family or due to family relocation. No refunds are
given for required attendance at school (summer, Saturday
or other school activity).
6. Requests should include:
• Name & date of event
• Receipt or confirmation
number, if available
• Name, address, e-mail &
phone of requestor
• Date & method of
payment
• Unit Number
•
Reason for request.
• Name, address, e-mail &
phone of unit individual
who made reservation if
different
7. Refunds will be made via check to person/unit who made original payment and will be processed within 30 days of request.
Need some HELP?
More and more of the tools we need to do our job as leaders
are available to us ONLINE as part of our MYSCOUTING.
ORG account. All registered leaders should have one, and
it should be linked to your BSA ID number. If you are having
trouble, it may be because you have more than one account,
or perhaps more than one BSA ID number. No worries, help
is only a phone call away. Call the BSA HELP DESK at
972-580-2489, and they’ll get your account straightened out
in a jiffy.
The folks at the HELP DESK can answer a lot of other questions,
too, including those related to the NEW my.scouting.org tools.
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INSURANCE ….
We hope you never need it, but it’s important to BE PREPARED. Please take a few minutes to read this. All adult
volunteers need to know this information.
Circle Ten Council provides insurance coverage as outlined
below.
Comprehensive General Liability Insurance
This coverage provides primary general liability coverage for
registered volunteer Scouters with respect to claims arising
out of an official Scouting activity with the exception that the
coverage is excess over any insurance that may be available
to the volunteer for loss arising from the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle or watercraft. This insurance
is available only while the vehicle or watercraft is in the actual
use of a Scouting unit and being used for a Scouting purpose.
Coverage is more than $5 million for bodily injury and property
damage.
The insurance provided to unregistered Scouting volunteers through the general liability insurance program is
excess over any other insurance the volunteer might have
to his or her benefit, usually a homeowners, personal
liability or auto liability policy.
The general liability policy does NOT provide indemnification or defense coverage to those individuals who commit
intentional and/or criminal acts. The Boy Scouts of America does not have an insurance policy which provides
defense for situations involving allegations of intentional
and/or criminal acts.
Automobile Liability Insurance
All vehicles MUST be covered by a liability insurance policy.
The amount of this coverage must meet or exceed the insurance requirement of the state in which the vehicle is licensed.
(It is recommended, however, that coverage limits are at least
$100,000 combined single limit). Any vehicle carrying 10 or
more passengers is required to have limits of $500,000 single
limit. In the case of rented vehicles, coverage limit requirements can be met by combining the limits of personal coverage
carried by the driver with coverage carried by the owner of the
rented vehicles. All vehicles used in travel outside the United
States must carry a liability insurance policy that complies with
or exceed the requirements of that country.
Chartered Organizations for Scouting Units
The general liability policy provides primary liability insurance
coverage for all chartered organizations on file with the BSA
for liability arising out of their chartering a traditional Scouting
unit. Automobile and maritime liability coverage is provided
on a secondary or excess basis. All vehicles used in Scouting
activities must be covered by automobile liability insurance
with meet or exceed the requirements of the state in which the
vehicle is licensed. All boats/vessels used in Scouting must be
insured by the owner for liability exposures. The amount of
coverage is determined by the size and usage of the boat. One
million dollars is recommended.
Chartered organizations do not need a certificate of insurance. The Chartered Organization endorsement is a part
of the insurance policy contract and is enforceable under
the policy contract.
Accident and Sickness Coverage
Accident and sickness insurance coverage is provided by Circle
Ten Council for Scouts and Scouters and furnishes medical
reimbursement in case of death, accident, or sickness within the
policy amounts. Information regarding unit accident coverage
is available through Circle Ten Council. All registered youth
and seasonal staff and ALL registered leaders and volunteer
leaders are covered. To find claim forms, go to: http://www.
circle10.org/insurance-policy-claim-forms
Unauthorized and Restricted Activities
The Boy Scouts of America general liability policy provides
coverage for a bodily injury or property damage claim that
is made and arises out of an Official Scouting Activity. The
Guide to Safe Scouting contains a listing of Unauthorized and
Restricted Activities. Unauthorized activities are not considered Official Scouting Activities. Volunteers (registered and
unregistered), units, chartered organizations and local councils
are jeopardizing insurance coverage for themselves and their
organization by engaging in unauthorized activities. PLEASE
DO NOT PUT YOURSELF AT RISK.
FINANCIAL POLICIES
Looking for guidance on strong fiscal policies for your unit?
Have questions concerning money matters, financial procedures and the like? A “Fiscal Policies and Procedures for BSA
Units” frequently asked questions document is available on the
Circle Ten Council website.
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Program Highlights
While the school year is winding down, May is a great month to
focus on getting prepared for a summer of Scouting adventure
and fun! The highlight of every Scout’s summer is SUMMER
CAMP! May is the perfect time to finalize sign-up for Cub
Scout Day or Twilight Camp, Webelos Resident Camp and Boy
Scout Summer Camp. Encourage all Scouts to attend.
We know things happen, and plans change. Schedule conflicts
arise. What can you do, that’s life! BUT, where there’s a will,
there’s a way. If your district’s Cub Camp doesn’t work for all
families, investigate those in nearby districts. If a Scout can’t go
to your troop’s planned summer camp, work with your district
Camping Chair to find that Scout a foster troop for summer
camp.
May is also a great time to start planning the upcoming
Scouting year. At the pack level, it’s important to have next
year’s leadership identified and confirmed to ensure a smooth
transition and on-going strong program when school resumes
in August. In fact, having next year’s leadership confirmed by
May 31 is a Leadership Planning requirement for the Bronze
level Pack Journey to Excellence Scorecard.
Key Dates
May 2 – 4 — OA
The Order of the Arrow holds its first induction weekend for all candidates called-out
through the winter/spring election process.
Nominated youth and adults may take their
Ordeal this weekend and become a member.
Which OA chapter you belong to will dictate
which camp you attend for your Ordeal.
May 7 — Fundraising
Believe it or not, it’s time to start thinking about
POPCORN! Units may sign-up NOW for the
Fall 2014 Circle Ten Council popcorn sale.
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May 10 — Activity
Need to complete the BSA swimmer’s test
before heading off to camp? Bring your swimsuit and towel to Camp Wisdom’s pool, 9 a.m.
through noon. Preregistration is required.
Congratulations on a successful camp card
sale. All unit accounts settled by this date earn
the full 50% commission. Tardiness is expensive, so don’t let this deadline slip by.
May 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
CON = Camp Constantin / Jack D. Furst Aquatics Base
JR = Camp James Ray
Popcorn Sneak Peek #2
TRJ = Clements Scout Ranch / Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp
Webelos Leaders’
Meeting
WIS = Camp Wisdom / Billy Sowell Scout Camp / Shirley Sowell Cub World
2
3
OA Induction Weekend
TRJ / CON / JR
For the most current Circle Ten Council calendar information,
please visit: www.circle10.org
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4
TRJ / CON / JR
Program Specialist
Meeting
6
Advisory Board Meeting
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
11
12
7
Popcorn Coach
Orientation/Units
begin Sign Up
13
8
9
FOS Report Meeting
10
Camp Card – Sale Ends
Council Swim Check
WIS
14
15
Mother’s Day
16
17
Camp Card – $$ Due
18
19
20
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
National Meeting
Nashville, TN
Membership
Committee Meeting
25
27
26
Memorial Day
Offices Closed
Marketing
Committee Meeting
Executive
Committee Meeting
Risk Management
Meeting
Coordinated Council
Program Committee
Meeting
BSA/Mormon
Relationship
Committee Meeting
Program Highlights
Graduation Day! Can’t you just hear the band playing Pomp
& Circumstance? Beside the typical high school graduations
normally associated with the month of June, Cub Scouts look
forward to “graduating” to the next RANK. Tigers become
Wolves, Wolves become Bears, and Bears turn into Webelos.
Many packs celebrate this transition with a “graduation” ceremony and make a nice fuss over handing out new neckerchiefs,
slides and handbooks. Whether at a special meeting, a picnic
at the park or just the monthly pack meeting, take time to mark
this event and make it special!
What follows right after school ends? Cub Scout Day Camp,
of course! Most district Cub Scout camps fall within a week or
two of the last day of school. Make sure your boys are going to
camp, especially those who’ve just joined!
Summer is no time to rest on your Scouting laurels. There is so
much to do, so much fun to be had! Packs, keep active all summer long with a fun, exciting activity each month, and you can
earn the National Summertime Pack Activity Award. An active
Scouting summer is a critical element of keeping boys in Scouting. After all, we don’t want it to be “out of sight, out of mind.”
Besides camping, there are tons of fun things to do in the summer. Check out the Circle Ten Council website for “partner”
events with local sports teams like the Texas Rangers and Frisco
Roughriders, museums, and other organizations. These events
can really do the trick for an extra summer activity, and all you
have to do is register and show up!
Key Dates
June 7 — Training
Trainer’s EDGE – This is the required “train the
trainer” course for all NYLT and Wood Badge
staff, but it’s a great course for anyone looking
to improve their presentation skills. It’s open to
adults and co-ed youth over 13.
June 13 — Fundraising
AND THE WINNER IS ….? We’ll find out
who’s the grand prize winner, both for one
lucky unit and one lucky Scout, from this year’s
Circle Ten Council Camp Card sale.
June 15, 22, 29 — Camping
These three consecutive Sundays mark the
start of Boy Scout Summer Camp sessions 1, 2,
and 3, respectively, at both Trevor Rees-Jones
Scout Camp and Camp Constantin. Scouts
arrive Sunday afternoon and depart the following Saturday morning.
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June 15, 18, 22, 25, & 29 — Camping
These dates mark the starting date of each
of the first five sessions of Webelos Resident
Camp at Camp James Ray. Webelos enjoy a
four day, three night camp experience, work
on rank requirements, and have a super-duper
time.
June 2014
Sunday
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Program
Specialist Meeting
5
Saturday
6
FOS Victory Celebration
8
9
Staff Week
TRJ / CON / JR
10
11
16
13
Camp Card Grand
Prizes Drawn
Cub Scout Day Camp
Week 1
17
7
Trainer’s EDGE
12
International Committe
Meeting
Golf Tournament
15
Friday
14
Flag Day
18
19
20
21
25
26
27
28
Executive Board
Visit to TRJ
Father’s Day
Summer Camp Week 1
TRJ / CON
Webelos Session 1
JR
Cub Scout Day Camp
Week 2
Webelos Session 2
JR
22
23
24
Summer Camp Week 2
TRJ / CON
Webelos Session 3
JR
Cub Scout Day Camp
Week 3
VOA Meeting
Webelos Session 4
JR
29
Summer Camp Week 3
TRJ / CON
Webelos Session 5
JR
30
JR = Camp James Ray
Program Highlights
We’re into the dog days of summer by now, and I hope you like
it HOT. You know the old joke. “There are two seasons in Texas: this summer and next summer!” The temperatures can lead
you to find some creative activities for your Scouts whether you
choose to beat the heat inside or outside.
Water activities are always fun, and check out this summer’s
Scout Days at Hawaiian Falls. Remember, there are discounts
on the back of the 2014 Camp Card for Hurricane Harbor, too!
Nice cool air conditioning can be found lots of places including indoor ice skating rinks, museums, movie theaters, indoor
climbing walls, and so forth.
One other advantage of summer is the greater amount of free
time which allows Scouts to focus on working on achievements
and electives towards their next Cub Scout rank, and in the Boy
Scout realm, merit badges and progress toward rank. Check
out Webelos Activity Badge and Boy Scout Merit Badge opportunities at local venues, such as the Heard Natural Science
Museum, National Scouting Museum, the Perot Museum of
Science and Nature and the like.
Key Dates
July 6 & 13 — Camping
Boy Scout summer camp weeks 4 and 5 start
on these dates. Scouts arrive on a Sunday
afternoon and depart the following Saturday.
Camp is at Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp
and Camp Constantin for week 4, but only at
Camp Constantin for week 5 (starting July 13).
July 2, 6, & 9 — Camping
Webelos Resident Camp summer session
numbers 6, 7 and 8 commence on these dates,
respectively. Camp is at Camp James Ray, and
Webelos enjoy a four day, three night camp
adventure, replete with new experiences and
responsibilities.
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June 14, 15, 21, & 22 — Training
National Youth Leadership Training course
sessions 2 – 5 kick off at Camp James Ray
on these dates, respectively. NYLT is open
to all Boy Scout youth First-Class and above,
over 13, plus Varsity team members and co-ed
Venturers as well. It’s a week-long, outdoor
experienced based leadership class. More
importantly, it is FUN. Most attendees rank it
among their absolute favorite Scouting experiences.
July 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
JR = Camp James Ray
Friday
Saturday
3
4
5
10
11
12
Summer Camp Week 3
TRJ / CON
TRJ = Clements Scout Ranch / Trevor Rees-Jones
Scout Camp
Independence Day –
Holiday
Offices Closed
Webelos Session 5
JR
WIS = Camp Wisdom / Billy Sowell Scout Camp /
Shirley Sowell Cub World
Webelos Session 6
JR
For the most current Circle Ten Council calendar
information, please visit: www.circle10.org
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2
Thursday
7
8
9
Summer Camp Week 4
TRJ / CON
Webelos Session 7
JR
Webelos Session 8
JR
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
22
23
24
25
26
29
30
31
Summer Camp Week 5
CON
NYLT – Session 2
JR
NYLT – Session 3
JR
20
21
NYLT – Session 3
JR
Marketing
Committee Meeting
NYLT – Session 4
JR
Membership
Committee Meeting
NYLT – Session 5
JR
27
NYLT – Session 5
JR
28
Program Highlights
Focus for Cub Scout units should be on their School Night for
Scouting effort. Every boy deserves the opportunity to join
Scouting, so work hard to get the word out. Networking is the
buzz word of the month, and everyone in the pack can play
a role in spreading the word. Invite your friends, neighbors,
teammates, playmates, and acquaintances from church or other
organizations. Everyone loves an invitation, so get busy.
Packs! Don’t forget to have a fun pack activity in the month
of August to finish up your three month run of pack events to
qualify for the National Summertime Pack Activity award. Plus,
any Scout who attends three of your pack’s events can earn an
individual Cub Scout Summertime Activity Award Pin.
Summer camps are mostly over, and the boys are home
looking for something to do! Now is a great time to encourage completion of open merit badges and items on the rank
advancement trail. Granted, each Scout is responsible for
doing the work himself, but surely, we can point him in the right
direction!
August is also the time of year for Band Camp and summer
football team practice. Many Scouts will be busy with those
physical activities, which makes it a perfect time of year to
launch the SCOUTStrong program for your unit. A requirement for the Bronze level Journey to Excellence across
all program levels, SCOUTStrong requires a commitment to
60 minutes a day of activity (30 for adults) for five days out of
seven, six weeks out of eight, plus adopting a new healthy habit
every week. We want Scouts to be successful, and for many
Scouts, this time of year would make it a breeze to achieve
those 60 minutes a day of activity (note: activity, not exercise).
Key Dates
August 2 — Training
Start the month off right by attending the
Trainer’s EDGE course. Open to youth (over
13) and adults, this is a great class to enhance
your presentation skills, plus it’s required for
NYLT and Wood Badge staff. Only offered
four times each year through Circle Ten Council, take advantage of this opportunity!
August 8 – 10 — OA
Order of the Arrow induction weekend.
Calling all OA nominees, this is another time
you can take your Ordeal and become an OA
member.
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August 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, & 23 — Fundraising
Popcorn Captains, this meeting is for you!
Please plan on attending one of these trainings and get your unit’s popcorn sale off to a
fantastic start.
August 17 – 23 — Training
Wood Badge 110, a six-day course at Philmont
Scout Ranch, starts this day. Circle Ten Council is privileged to be the only Council holding
an annual Wood Badge course at Philmont.
August 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
JR = Camp James Ray
2
Trainer’s EDGE
3
4
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
5
6
7
Fall Key 3 Meeting with
Nominating Committee
Chair Orientation
10
11
OA – Induction Weekend
CON
17
18
13
District Family FOS
Chair Orientation
19
9
CON
12
Popcorn Captains’
Training #1
8
14
15
Popcorn Captains’
Training #2
16
Popcorn Captains’
Training #3
Program
Specialist Orientation
20
21
22
23
Wood Badge 110
Philmont
Popcorn Captains’
Training #4
24
25
2014 Day Camp Meeting–
After Action Meeting
Popcorn Captains’
Training #6
Day Camp 2015 Meeting
26
OA – Lodge
Executive Committee
31
Popcorn Captains’
Training #5
27
28
Executive Board Meeting
Coordinated Council
Program Committee
Meeting
29
30
Program Highlights
Recruiting should be going strong in all Circle Ten Council
packs. Remember to follow-up with any guests who attended
but didn’t join at your School Night for Scouting. Invite them
to a second pack activity or a den meeting. Sometimes all it
takes is another exposure to the world of Scouting. As your
pack grows, keep an eye on den size. Too small, and it isn’t
as much fun. Too large, and it can be overwhelming with not
enough individual attention for each boy. What’s “just right?” It
depends, but historically, six to eight boys make for the perfect
sized den. Dens that start out oversized as Tigers leave no
room for growth in following years, and too large dens can
cause boys to quit Scouting. If you need help with this issue,
ask your unit commissioner or district executive for help.
BOY SCOUT TROOPS! RECRUITING ISN’T JUST
FOR THE CUBS! — As the school year commences, look
around at your classmates. Many middle school, and even high
school boys, would love to do all the great things Boy Scouts
do! Talk it up. Talk about what adventures you’ve had over the
summer. Talk about what’s going on this weekend with your
friends. Take advantage of the Circle Ten Council Boy Scout
Key Dates
September 5 – 7 — OA
OA has fun on the schedule this month!
Order of the Arrow Fall Fellowship will be at
Camp Constantin, and all OA members are
invited. Food, Fun, Friends and Fellowship!
What more could you want?
September 20 — Fundraising
Get ready, get set, and GO! Popcorn Kick-off
is today! Get everyone in your unit excited
and start your popcorn sale with a BLITZ!
Show and Sell Orders are due today, also.
September 25 – 27 — Training
Wood Badge 111 starts with the first of two 3
day sessions. Yes, you are reading the calendar correctly. Wood Badge 111 runs Thursday
– Saturday to be Sabbath friendly. It’s great
training, and fun to boot! If you haven’t yet
been to Wood Badge, you should.
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recruitment tools (including the What Are You Doing This
Weekend Trading Cards) when inviting your friends to checkout Scouting. Scoutmasters, give your Scouts an incentive to
recruit. We all agree, the world would be a better place with
more Scouts, so let’s go and get them!
WEBELOS-TO-SCOUT TRANSITION — While we are
on the subject of Boy Scouting, take a moment to refresh your
troop’s Webelos Open House and Webelos recruiting strategies. This year’s crop of 5th graders will soon be making the
rounds, visiting troops and deciding which troop best suits their
needs. Be sure your unit (both pack and troop) are participating in your district’s Webelos events, such as a Webelos Meet
the Troops Night or a Webelos Weekend. It’s a good opportunity for Webelos and their families to see and understand the
differences between Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting. Troops,
be prepared to answer the question, “What makes your troop
special?” Every troop is unique, and it’s up to you to highlight
your troop’s strengths.
September 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Labor Day – Holiday
Offices Closed
7
OA Fall Fellowship
CON
3
Investment
Committee Meeting
8
Program
Specialist Meeting
9
International
Committee Meeting
Thursday
Friday
4
BSA / Mormon
Relationship
Committee Meeting
Saturday
5
6
OA Fall Fellowship
CON
10
11
12
13
17
18
19
20
Trustees’ Meeting
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
14
15
16
Popcorn Blitz Week
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
Popcorn Kick Off
Popcorn Show & Sell
Orders Due
Risk
Management Meeting
21
22
23
24
25
Rosh Hashanah
VOA Meeting
Popcorn Blitz Week
Marketing
Committee Meeting
Executive
Committee Meeting
Membership Committee
Meeting
Wood Badge 111
Weekend 1
OA – Lodge
Executive Committee
28
29
30
JR = Camp James Ray
26
27
Program Highlights
Fall is in the air (we hope!), and everyone is settling into the
program year. Especially for Cub Scout packs, October is a key
month in the life of a pack. Recruiting is still a focus, with continued follow-up on guests who visited your recruiting events
but haven’t yet joined. There is still plenty of time to supplement your recruiting efforts with a smaller event (such as an
ice cream social), perhaps even at the den level. If every den
added “just one more boy,” we’d bring the promise of Scouting
to a lot more youth in our communities.
Dens — The den is the backbone of the Cub Scouting
program, and boys who enjoy a strong program with trained
leaders at the den level tend to stay in Scouts (STAY LONGER!). By October, your dens should be up and running. Take
the time to touch base with leaders and parents to make sure all
is going well, and all leaders are trained. All Cub Scout Leader
training is available online, but most districts hold training classes in the early fall. Your unit commissioner can help if you have
a den that is struggling.
District Cub Events — Check out your district’s Cub FUN
Day. It’s a pre-planned event for your pack, and the boys get to
enjoy BBs and archery – a sure draw for Cub Scouts anywhere!
Some districts hold a Tigers only event, and if so, encourage all
Tiger families to attend. It’s a great way to start the Tiger year
for parents and Scouts, alike.
Parent & Pal: Pumpkin Chunkin’ Weekend — If you’ve always
wanted to catapult a pumpkin, here is your chance! All Cub
Scouts are invited to Camp Wisdom for a weekend of archery, BBs, hiking, paintball slingshots, campfires, and massive
amounts of fun … highlighted by the pumpkin chunking! All
you have to do is sign-up and show-up. All meals and program
are provided, so just bring your tent and personal gear.
University of Scouting — Registration opens this month,
and the early bird gets reduced pricing AND best selection
of classes. Don’t miss out. University of Scouting is literally a
once a year opportunity.
Bobcat Rank — Packs should strive to recognize new Scouts
by having them earn and be presented with their Bobcat rank
within 30 days or so of joining. It’s a new Scout’s first Scouting
ceremony, so make it special.
Key Dates:
October 4 – Fundraising
Show & Sell popcorn orders are ready for
pick-up. Now you can get busy tempting folks
to purchase that yummy popcorn and take it
home with them right away!
October 5 — Activity
Circle Ten Council Outdoor Expo is this
afternoon. It’s fun for the entire family and
informative, too.
Ocober 10 – 12 — OA
Here’s another opportunity for OA elected
candidates to become members by fulfilling
their Ordeal requirement.
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October 16 – 18 — Training
This is the second weekend of Sabbath friendly,
Wood Badge 111.
October 17 – 19 — Camping
Circle Ten Council’s Parent & Pal weekend
camping adventure: Pumpkin Chunkin’ at
Camp Wisdom. You know you want to.
October 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
JR = Camp James Ray
4
Popcorn Show & Sell
Orders Pick up
Yom Kippur
5
Outdoor Expo
6
Program
Specialist Meeting
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
12
WIS / JR
7
8
9
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
13
10
11
WIS / JR
14
15
Columbus Day
(observerd) –
Offices Open
16
17
18
24
25
Wood Badge 111
Weekend 2
Parent & Pal
Pumpkin Chunkin’
WIS
19
20
21
22
Parent & Pal
Pumpkin Chunkin’
WIS
23
District Operations
Meeting
District Commissioners’
Meeting
26
27
28
OA – Lodge
Executive Committee
29
30
Coordinated Council
Program Committee
Meeting
31
Halloween
Program Highlights
November is a great month for getting ahead before the
holidays. Take advantage of this time to get ahead on administrative chores and planning!
Charter Renewal — “Recharter” is the BSA’s annual membership renewal, and it affects every unit and registered youth
or adult member. In Circle Ten Council, all units “recharter” in
December, January or February. Renewing “ON TIME” has
always been important, but never as much so as this year. In the
past, there was a 60 day “lapse” period, a grace period, where
units who didn’t quite get over the finish line in time had a bit
of wiggle room, and the lapsed period allowed for processing
time by council employees and for resolution of any missing
applications, signatures or YPTs. Starting with our upcoming
renewal season, the lapsed period has been eliminated, and any
unit not renewed ON TIME will be dropped until the paperwork is completed.
Key Dates:
November 7 — Fundraising
Popcorn and prize orders are due! Also, payment is due for all Show & Sell orders. Thank
all your volunteers, parents and Scouts for their
hard work!
November 7- 9; 14- 16 — Training
Looking to add some adventure to your program? Powder Horn will show you how. Open
to Boy Scout, Varsity and Venturing adults
and co-ed youth over 16, this two weekend
experience will fill you with ideas and resources
to ramp up the outdoor and high adventure
component of your program.
November 22 — Fundraising
Break out your little red wagon. It’s time to
deliver popcorn! First you have to come pick
it up! Where? Locations and times, around
Circle Ten Council, will be announced.
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Good gracious, that sounds ominous! What’s a unit
to do? The best thing is simple: start working on this process
earlier. Your district’s roundtable program will have information
and training on how to “get ahead of the curve,” and by using
the unit tools on My.Scouting.Org, you’ll be able to monitor
your roster to identify members who need to be added or who
need to refresh their YPT. Once any such issues are resolved,
your charter renewal process will be smooth sailing. With prior
planning and front-end effort, you can have your “recharter”
wrapped up with a tidy bow before the holidays.
Winter Camp — Circle Ten Council puts on a GREAT winter
camp over the holiday break for both Boy Scouts (Trevor
Rees-Jones Scout Camp) and Venturers (Camp Wisdom).
Plus, it’s not HOT! Take advantage of the season, and sign-up
NOW. The Scouts will have a bushel of fun, an opportunity to
work on rank and merit badge advancements, and wouldn’t you
rather be camping than taking down holiday decorations?
November 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
JR = Camp James Ray
Silver Beaver
Nominations Due
2
Daylight Savings
Time Ends
3
Program
Specialist Meeting
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
4
5
6
7
Popcorn Orders Due
Election Day
Show & Sell Popcorn
Money Due
8
Powder Horn –
Weekend #1
WIS
Lodge Leadership
Development Conference
9
10
Powder Horn –
Weekend #1
WIS
16
11
12
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
Day Camp
Committee Meeting
Veteran’s Day
Sporting Clays
Invitational
17
18
19
Executive
Committee Meeting
Powder Horn –
Weekend #2
WIS
13
14
15
Powder Horn –
Weekend #2
TRJ
Whitney M. Young
Character Luncheon
20
21
FOS Chair Training
22
Popcorn Pick Up
Marketing
Committee Meeting
Membership
Committee Meeting
OA Annual
Business Meeting
23
24
25
26
27
Thanksgiving – Holidays
Offices Closed
30
28
29
Program Highlights
It’s a busy month for everyone, with holiday goings-on and
celebrations. Take a moment and thank your volunteers for all
their hard work and dedication because we all know Scouting
wouldn’t be possible without them.
Advancement — The school year will soon be half over, and
with the winter break, Scouts will have a few extra moments to
work on advancements. For Cub Scouts, den leaders please
check on the status of each youth’s progress toward rank, and
if there are items he needs to “make-up” to be on track for rank
advancement, now is a great time to get those done. For Boy
Scouts, Winter Camp is a great opportunity to work on merit
badges and other elements of the Trail to First Class, and a
break from the daily homework load allows Scouts an opportunity to wrap up loose ends on open blue cards or progress
toward the next rank.
Journey to Excellence — In addition to the charter renewal
paperwork, we encourage all units to go ahead and complete
their 2014 Journey to Excellence Scorecard this month – or at
least most of it! While the scorecard looks a bit complicated,
it’s not so hard. Your unit commissioner can help you with this,
and more often than not, having an extra pair of eyes looking at
your scorecard can help find some points you may have missed.
We have lots of fabulous units in Circle Ten Council; let’s see
how many Bronze, Silver and Gold “medals” we can collect!
Awards — Every unit has wonderful volunteers, and their hard
work comes from the heart! Take a moment, think about your
volunteers and take the time to nominate them for the various
awards and recognitions available in your district or through the
“square knot” program. Every district would love to be able to
recognize your extra special volunteers, but they won’t know
about them unless and until you tell them!
Key Dates:
December 5 – 7 — OA
Last chance in 2014 for nominated youth and
adults to become an Order of the Arrow member by attending this Ordeal weekend.
December 26 – 31 — Training
National Youth Leadership Training Session 6
at Camp James Ray. A fun and productive
way to enjoy winter break.
December 6 — Training
Trainer’s EDGE is offered by Circle Ten Council.
Great training for all leaders; required for
NYLT and Wood Badge staff. Open, co-ed,
to adults and youth over 13.
December 26 – 28; 27 - 31 — Camping
Circle Ten Council Winter Camp for Venturers
at Camp Wisdom and Boy Scouts at Trevor
Rees-Jones Scout Camp, respectively.
December 12 — Fundraising
You’ve sold it, delivered it, but now you have
to pay for it. Please settle all unit popcorn
accounts by today.
December 13 — Activity
All ScoutReach families are invited to ChillO-Ree, a day of fun and adventure at Camp
Wisdom.
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December 31 — Charter Renewal
Unit “recharters” are due for all LDS units plus
Texoma Valley District. Any unit not meeting
the deadline will be dropped until the paperwork is complete.
December 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Program
Specialist Meeting
Thursday
3
Investment
Committee Meeting
Friday
Saturday
4
BSA / Mormon Relationship Committee Meeting
5
TRJ
Council Annual
Business Meeting
Commissioners’ Retreat
Trainer’s EDGE
Key 3 Goal Setting
Meeting
7
8
9
TRJ
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
Risk Management
Meeting
10
6
11
Trustees’ Meeting
12
Popcorn Money Due
13
Chill–O–Ree
WIS
International Committee
Meeting
14
15
16
Hanukkah Begins
21
22
28
29
17
18
19
20
24
25
26
27
District Camp Card
Chair Orientation
23
Christmas – Holidays
Offices Closed
NYLT Session 6
JR
Hanukkah Ends
Winter Camp
Staff Reports
Boy Scout Winter Camp
TRJ
Venturing Winter Camp
WIS
VOA Meeting
30
31
JR = Camp James Ray
Boy Scout Winter Camp
TRJ
NYLT Session 6
JR
Venturing Winter Camp
WIS
New Year’s Eve
Program Highlights
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We start the year off with a BANG at
University of Scouting! Trained leaders make a huge positive
impact on keeping youth in the program (STAY LONGER!),
and there is no better training opportunity than this once a year
experience at University of Scouting. We hope to see each and
every one of you there!
Pinewood Derby — Gentlemen, start your engines, it’s Pinewood Derby time. The highlight of any Cub Scout year, it’s
fantastic fun and excitement for all.
District Dinners — The District Dinner is an annual event
to celebrate Scouting success in YOUR district, typically held
in January or February. Your district website will have the
details, and we encourage your unit to be represented. In many
districts, youth attaining the rank of Eagle during the past year
are recognized, and awards for units, volunteers and youth are
presented. It’s a nice evening. Plan on going; you’ll be happy
you did.
Key Dates:
January 3 — Training
You’ve been waiting all year, and now it’s finally
here: University of Scouting at SMU.
January 4 —OA
All Order of the Arrow members are invited to
the annual Mikanakawa Lodge Banquet.
January 23 – 25 — Training
This is the first of two three day weekends
associated with Wood Badge 112.
January 31 — Activity
It’s a few days earlier this year than normal, so
don’t miss this year’s Wood Badge Reunion.
This year all the critters will be gathering in
the fabulous banquet hall of Camp Wisdom’s
brand new Leadership Center.
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Order of the Arrow Lodge Banquet — All OA members are
invited to the Circle Ten Council’s Mikanakawa Lodge annual
awards banquet. Accomplishments of Order of the Arrow
youth, chapters and volunteers are recognized and applauded.
Charter Renewal — January is the second of Circle Ten
Council’s three “recharter” months and the following district’s
unit charter renewals are due by January 31: Blackland Prairie,
East Trinity Trails, Five Trails, Golden Arrow, Northern Lights,
Southern Star, Tejas Caddo, Tonkawa and Wisdom Trail. REMEMBER: there is no grace period this year; all “recharters”
MUST be processed by the end of the month or the unit will
drop until the paperwork is done.
January 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
JR = Camp James Ray
Saturday
2
New Year’s – Holiday
Offices Closed
3
University of Scouting
Southern Methodist
University
4
OA – Lodge Banquet
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
23
24
30
31
Program
Specialist Meeting
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
11
Table Host Orientation
18
19
Martin Luther King, Jr. –
Holiday
Offices Closed
25
Wood Badge 112
(Weekend 1)
20
Table Host Orientation
21
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
22
Executive
Committee Meeting
Wood Badge 112
(Weekend 1)
Membership
Committee Meeting
26
27
Marketing
Committee Meeting
OA – Lodge Executive
Committee
28
29
Coordinated Council
Program Committee
Meeting
Report to the State
Wood Badge Reunion
WIS
Program Highlights
Who would have thought? February is actually a very busy
month for Scouting! Take a few minutes to read up on all the
happenings this month.
Scout Sunday and Scout Sabbath — Scout Sunday and
Scout Sabbath give units an opportunity to focus on the twelfth
point of the Scout Law, “A Scout is Reverent.”
Blue and Gold Celebrations — Happy Birthday Cub Scouts!
The traditional Blue & Gold Celebration is a wonderful time to
recognize your Scouts and Scouters, enjoy a meal together, and
of course, eat birthday cake!
Camp Cards — The Circle Ten Council Camp Card sale kicksoff mid-month, and if your unit hasn’t taken advantage of this
fundraiser before, there’s no time like the present. Partnering
with Kroger grocery stores, the Camp Card sale has been a
huge success in Circle Ten Council, and it’s grown every year
since its introduction. Your unit can and will benefit.
Sign-up NOW!
Family FOS presentations — By this time, family FOS
presentions are full-speed ahead. Thank you for welcoming
presenters to your Blue and Gold banquets, Courts of Honor,
or unit meeting. Every contribution makes a difference!
Scouting for Food — Scouting for Food (SFF) is BSA’s service
project. Circle Ten Council has historically partnered with Tom
Thumb grocery stores for this annual food drive, to benefit
families in our own communities. Be sure your unit is participating. It’s a good thing to do, and keeps us ever mindful of the
needs of others.
Charter Renewal — February is the last “recharter” month,
and before the clock strikes twelve on February 28th, the
following districts must have their renewals in and processed:
Cimarron, Duck Creek, Eagle Trail, Eastern Skies, Iron Horse,
Lone Star, Mustang, North Star, Northern Trail, Southern Star,
Texas Skies, Trinity Woods, and West Park. REMEMBER, any
unit who misses the deadline will be dropped until the paperwork is completed.
Key Dates:
February 6 – 8 — Training
Wood Badge 112 will come to a close at the
end of this, their second three-day weekend.
February 7 & 14 — Activity
All units should take part in BSA’s Scouting for
Food service project.
February 8 & 14 — Activity
Scout Sunday and Scout Sabbath, respectively.
February 17 — Fundraising
Circle Ten Council 2015 Camp Card sale
kicks off!
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February 20 – 22; February 27 – March 1 — OA
Order of the Arrow Mikanakawa Lodge’s
annual Pow Wow is slated for the third weekend of February. All OA members are invited
to enjoy a weekend full of fun, fellowship and
feasting! Then, the following weekend, OA
will host the final opportunity for candidates
“called-out” in 2014 to complete their Ordeal.
February 28 — Training
Trainer’s EDGE. If you don’t know what
EDGE stands for, this is a great way to learn.
A great course for all leaders, it’s required for
NYLT and Wood Badge staff.
February 2015
Sunday
Monday
1
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
Tuesday
2
Program Specialist
Meeting
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Camp Card Coach
Orientation
Saturday
6
7
Wood Badge 112
(Weekend 2)
Scouting for
Food
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Scout Sunday
Scout Sabbath
Scouting
Anniversary Day
Scouting for
Food
Wood Badge 112
(Weekend 2)
Valentine’s Day
15
16
President’s Day –
Holiday
Offices Closed
17
18
19
Camp Card Kickoff
Ash Wednesday
New Board Orientation
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
Table Host
Report Meeting
20
21
OA – Pow Wow
WIS
District Operations
Meeting
Day Camp Workshop
Meeting
22
23
VOA Meeting
OA - Pow Wow
WIS
24
Committee
JR = Camp James Ray
25
26
Investment Committee
Meeting
27
28
WIS
Trainer’s EDGE
Program Highlights
It’s March in Texas and whether the weather is showing signs of
spring or still chilly, there’s plenty to do from a Scouting point
of view!
Fish & Fun Day — Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp will be
bursting with activity on all fronts on March 14 for the annual
Fish & Fun Day for ScoutReach units and their families. There
will be activities galore for everyone: fishing, archery, paintball,
soap carving, games, knot tying, push carts, rockets, catapults,
Order of the Arrow Dancers, and more. And don’t forget the
most popular attraction: HORSEBACK rides! If your unit
would like to have a great day of fun and provide meaningful
service, consider volunteering to assist. We’d love to have the
extra hands.
NYLT — The first of six 2015 sessions for National Youth Leadership Training takes place this month over spring break (think
great weather: not too hot, not too cold!). This is a fantastic
outdoor course for youth 13 and over (co-ed). Scouts are treated to a superb experience centered on the patrol method, and
they come home with skills they can use at home, school and in
other community groups. It will be the best spring break ever!
Summer Camp Leaders’ Meeting — Summer camp may
seem like it is months away, but it will be upon us before we
know it. All units attending one of the Circle Ten Council
summer camp programs should plan on being represented at
one of the three Summer Camp Leaders’ Meetings (March 23,
25 or 31). We’ve got an AWESOME summer camp experience
planned for your Scouts. Come hear all about it!
Key Dates:
March 5 — Fundraising
Circle Ten Council’s Friends of Scouting annual
fundraising dinner is a big event, and this year’s
dinner will be at the Omni Hotel in downtown
Dallas.
March 14 — Activity
ScoutReach families are invited to this annual
Fish & Fun Day at Trevor Rees-Jones Scout
Camp. Bring your rod and reel, and we’ll all
hope the fish are biting today!
March 9 – 14 — Training
This is the first NYLT session of the year, held
at Camp James Ray.
March 23, 25, & 31 — Camping
All units attending a Circle Ten Council 2015
summer camp are asked to attend one of these
meetings.
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March 2015
Sunday
Monday
1
OA Induction
WIS
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
4
Program Specialist
Meeting
8
Daylight Savings Time
Begins
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
5
6
7
12
13
14
FOS Dinner –
Omni Hotel, Dallas
9
10
11
NYLT – Session 1
JR
International Committee
Meeting
15
16
Foundation Trustees’
Meeting
17
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
18
Fish & Fun Day
TRJ
19
20
21
26
27
28
Foundation & Grants
Committee Meeting
Marketing Committee
Meeting
Risk Management
Meeting
St. Patrick’s Day
22
23
Summer Camp
Leaders’ Meeting
24
25
Executive Committee
Meeting
Day Camp
Committee Meeting
Membership Committee
Meeting
Summer Camp
Leaders’ Meeting
Coordinated Council
Program Committee
Meeting
OA – Lodge
Executive Committee
29
Palm Sunday
30
31
Summer Camp
Leaders’ Meeting
JR = Camp James Ray
Program Highlights
Scouts start counting down the days to school’s end about now,
and everyone is looking forward to what Scouting fun the summer will bring! Now is a great time to make sure all your Scouts
have a summer camp experience in their schedule. If there is
a Scout or family conflict with your district’s day camp dates or
your troop’s summer camp week, remember that Cub Scouts
can attend any district’s Day Camp and your district Camping
Chair will help find a “foster” unit for Scouts who want to attend
summer camp but can’t go with their troop.
Circle Ten Council Awards Banquet — Everyone is invited
to the annual Circle Ten Council Awards Banquet, honoring
2014’s Eagle Scouts and Silver Beaver recipients. Register via
CampMaster for this nice event. It will be held at the Plano
Centre, Thursday, April 9.
Venturing Rendezvous — Calling all Venturers and those
interested in getting a taste of what Venturing is all about! This
annual Circle Ten Council Venturing event is a weekend full of
fun, high adventure, Venturing activities, and will be held April
Key Dates:
April 9 — Activity
Circle Ten Council’s annual awards banquet at
Plano Centre.
April 10 – 12 — Camping
Calling all Venturers! You don’t want to miss
the annual Venturing Rendezvous.
April 10 – 12; 24 – 26 — Training
Wood Badge 113 is held this month.
April 11 – 12 — OA
Order of the Arrow annual Vigil weekend.
April 24 – 26 — Camping
Round up all your Cub Scouts to attend Parent
& Pal Western Days at Trevor Rees-Jones
Scout Camp.
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10 – 12 at Camp Wisdom. If you like to — shoot pistols, rifles,
black powder firearms, do archery, mountain biking, tomahawk
throwing, and climbing – you need to be there. If that isn’t
enough, there will be a zip line, canoeing, kayaking, a fully functional foundry and the not to be topped this side of the Mississippi, Saturday Night Pot-Luck FEAST. If you are even thinking
about Venturing or starting a crew, this event is for YOU!
Camp Staff Training — With thousands of eager campers
signed up for Boy Scout summer camp at Circle Ten Council
camps, we need to be sure the camp staff is trained and ready
to go. The weekend of April 17 – 19 is scheduled for summer
camp staff training. Bring your personal camping gear, but we’ll
feed you!
Character Camp — Annually, thousands of school-aged boys
and girls from Circle Ten Council’s Learning for Life program
attend Character Camp: a fun-filled day of outdoor adventure
(over the course of two weeks in April). Extra volunteers are
always welcome, so please let us know if you can lend a hand.
April 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
JR = Camp James Ray
District Popcorn Chair
Orientation Meeting
Friday
Saturday
2
FOS Chair
Report Meeting
3
Good Friday – Holiday
Offices Closed
4
Passover Begins
5
Easter
6
7
8
Program Specialist
Meeting
9
Circle Ten Council
Annual Banquet Eagle
Recognition
NOESA Reception
10
Venturing Rendezvous
WIS
11
Passover Ends
Wood Badge 113
(Weekend 1)
OA Vigil
CON
Program Specialist
Pinewood Derby Race
VOA Meeting
12
13
Venturing Rendezvous
WIS
14
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
15
16
Day Camp
Committee Meeting
17
18
24
25
Camp Staff
Training Weekend
WIS
Wood Badge 113
(Weekend 1)
OA Vigil
CON
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
19
20
26
Wood Badge 113
(Weekend 2)
22
23
Character Camp –
Week 1
Camp Staff
Training Weekend
WIS
Parent & Pal
Western Days
TRJ
21
District Operations
Meeting
27
28
Meeting
Parent & Pal
Western Days
TRJ
Webelos
Leaders’ Meeting
Wood Badge 113
(Weekend 2)
29
30
Character Camp –
Week 2
School Night for
Scouting Training
Investment
Committee Meeting
Webelos
Leaders’ Meeting
Program Highlights
We’re back to where we started, a year ago, and this month’s
district Roundtables will present Circle Ten Council’s Program
Preview for the NEXT year. Once again, there’ll be a wide variety of activities and events, so be sure your unit is represented.
Order of the Arrow Induction Weekend — The 2015 OA
elections have been held the last few months, and congratulations to all youth and adults “called-out” at their district camporee this spring. This month’s OA Induction weekend is your
first chance to become a membership by participating in the
Ordeal Weekend. Which chapter you belong to will determine
which camp you attend for the Ordeal. You have 12 months to
complete your Ordeal, but why wait?
Recruiting — Cub Scout packs, May is a great time to focus
on recruiting new Scouts, especially rising first and second
graders, into your pack. The plus for them, is they get to enjoy
a summer of Scouting fun, starting with Cub Scout Day Camp.
The plus for you, you can grow your unit and identify new
leaders before the traditional fall recruiting season.
Key Dates:
May 1 – 3 — OA
The Brotherhood of Cheerful Service hosts its
first induction weekend for the newly elected
candidates.
May 9 — Activity
Units needing a BSA swimmer’s test prior
to camp can come to Camp Wisdom’s pool
between 9 a.m. and noon. Preregistration is
required.
Units need to settle their Camp Card account
prior to close of business to receive the full
50% commission.
May 23 – 29 — Training
Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp hosts the
National Camp School.
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Boy Scout troops, now is a good time for you, too, to think
about asking your Scouts to once again invite their friends to
visit your unit and explore Boy Scouting. Boys who join now
can attend summer camp and have a ton of new experiences
over the summer.
Summer Camps — Speaking of camping, it isn’t too late to
sign-up for Cub Scout Day Camp, Webelos Resident Camp
or Boy Scout Summer Camp. Our goal is to have 100% of
our Scouts enjoy a summer camp experience, and to do that,
we need your help! Be sure to encourage all families to send
their Scouts to camp, and let us know if there are any schedule
conflicts we can solve in a creative way!
Circle Ten Council Camp Cards — We’re sure your unit’s
sale was wildly successful, and thank you for all the hard work.
Please make sure your account is settled by May 15 so your unit
will receive the full 50% commission.
May 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
JR = Camp James Ray
TRJ / JR / CON
Character Camp Week 2
2
3
TRJ / JR / CON
4
Program
Specialist Meeting
5
Catholic Committee
on Scouting
10
11
6
Popcorn Coach
Orientation / Units begin
Sign Up
12
7
8
FOS Report Meeting
9
Camp Card – Sale Ends
Council Swim Check
WIS
13
14
Mother’s Day
15
16
Camp Card – $$ Due
17
18
19
Learning for Life
Committee Meeting
20
21
22
23
27
28
29
30
National Meeting –
Atlanta, GA
Membership
Committee Meeting
24
25
Memorial Day – Holiday
Offices Closed
31
26
Coordinated Council
Program Committee
Meeting
Executive Committee
Meeting
Marketing
Committee Meeting
BSA / Mormon
Relationship
Committee Meeting
Risk Management
Meeting
OA – NOAC Pre-Trip
Planning Meeting
June 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Program Specialist
Meeting
Friday
4
Saturday
5
FOS Victory Celebration
7
8
9
10
Trainer’s EDGE
11
Golf Tournament
6
12
13
Camp Card Grand
Prizes Drawn
Staff Weeks
TRJ / CON / JR
Cub Scout Day Camp
Week 1
14
15
Flag Day
16
Executive Board Visit
to CON
17
18
19
20
24
25
26
27
Webelos Session 2
JR
Summer Camp Week 1
TRJ / CON
Webelos Session 1
JR
Cub Scout Day Camp
Week 2
21
22
23
Father’s Day
Webelos Session 4
JR
Summer Camp Week 2
TRJ / CON
Webelos Session 3
JR
Cub Scout Day Camp
Week 3
28
Summer Camp Week 3
TRJ / CON
29
30
JR = Camp James Ray
VOA Meeting
Webelos Session 5
JR
July 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
JR = Camp James Ray
Saturday
2
3
4
Summer Camp Week 3
TRJ / CON
Independence Day –
Holiday
Offices Closed
Webelos Session 5
JR
6
Friday
Webelos Session 6
JR
5
Thursday
7
Independence Day
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30
31
Summer Camp Week 4
TRJ / CON
Webelos Session 7
JR
Webelos Session 8
JR
12
13
Summer Camp Week 5
TRJ / CON
NYLT – Session 2
JR
NYLT – Session 3
JR
19
20
Summer Camp Week 6
CON
NYLT – Session 3
JR
Membership
Committee Meeting
NYLT – Session 4
JR
Marketing
Committee Meeting
NYLT – Session 5
JR
26
NYLT – Session 5
JR
27
World Jamboree
JAPAN
Foundation & Grants
Committee Meeting
August 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
JR = Camp James Ray
Trainer’s EDGE
World Jamboree
JAPAN
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
14
15
World Jamboree
JAPAN
National Order of the
Arrow Conference
Fall Key 3 Meeting with
Nominating Committee
Chair Orientation
9
10
Leadership Council
11
2015 Day Camp Meeting
– After Action Meeting
12
District Family FOS
Chair Orientation
13
Popcorn Captains’
Training #2
CON
Day Camp 2016 Meeting
Popcorn Captains’
Training #3
Popcorn Captains’
Training #1
16
17
CON
Program Specialist
Orientation
18
19
Popcorn Captains’
Training #4
20
21
Popcorn Captains’
Training #5
22
Popcorn Captains’
Training #6
VOA Meeting
Wood Badge 114
(Philmont)
Top Hands
Dallas Sheraton Hotel
23
24
25
Committee
30
31
Program Specialist
Meeting
26
27
Coordinated Council
Program Committee
Meeting
28
29
Circle Ten Council – Dallas
Circle Ten Council – Fairview
JOHN D. Murchison
Scouting Center
Bobby Lyle ® Billy Gamble
Scouting Center
8605 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235
5600 US Hwy 75 South
Fairview, Texas 75069
on service road, going north.
214-902-6700
214-902-6789 (fax)
Service Desk:
Monday–Friday
Saturday
214-509-2100
214-509-2199 (fax)
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
JOHN D. Murchison Scout Shop
214-902-2001
214-902-2016 (fax)
Monday–Friday
Thursday
Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Service Desk:
Monday–Friday
Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bobby Lyle ® Billy Gamble
Scout Shop
972-359-9992
972-359-9994 (fax)
Monday–Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
National Scouting Museum & Scout Shop
1329 West Walnut Hill Lane, Irving, Texas 75038
Museum
Scout Shop
972-580-2100
972-580-2020 (fax)
972-580-2484
972-580-7875 (fax)
Monday
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday
Tuesday–Friday
Saturday
Sunday
w w w.c i rc l e 1 0 .o r g
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

2014 – 2015 CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL GUIDE

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