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Thunderbird District
May 8, 2014
Friends of Scouting
Key Priorities for next 60 days.
1. Attend Roundtable Every Month
2. Take online or attend in person Training.
3. Finish contact all Friends of Scouting contacts
4. Troops Sign up 2015 Summer Camp
5. Sign up for 2014 Summer Camp.
6. Plan Spring Recruiting Activity
7. Recruit your unit’s Popcorn Chair
8. Report Service Hours Online.
9. Discuss Sending your Scout Leader Over the Edge.
10. Plan you annual Units Program for the 2014-2015
Year.
Way to go!!
The following units have 100% of their direct
contact leaders trained
Crew: 712
Pack: 186, 286, 586, and 680
Troop: 212, 286, 664, and 820
Communications
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news is also available online at www.cpcbsa.org/districts/
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Everyone who knows a Scout has witnessed the values
that Scouting instills, yet the 25,000 Scouts in our
community represent only 12% of our youth.
Funding is essential to increase Scouting’s impact. Every
dollar of your donation stays local and extends Scouting to
more young people here in northwest Oregon and
southwest Washington.
“The Friends of Scouting campaign is the central
fundraising activity of Scouting. Please join me in
supporting this great cause of developing kids!” – Jake
Nichol, CEO, Leatherman Tool Group. Let’s all make a
difference and become Friends of Scouting today.
Congratulations to the following units for
reaching their goal!!!
Crews: 174 & 586
Packs: 4, 177, 212, 289, 586, & 611
Troops: 174, 542, 586, 611,662, 664, 707,
& 740
LDS: 160, 187, 288, 657, 802, & 828
Family campaign: $52,159 64.4%
Community campaign: $11,024 44.1%
Total District: $63,183 59.6%
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Plan Your Units Program
“If you fail to plan then you plan to fail”. It is time to
conduct your annual program plan. Packets with
resources and calendars were handed out at the May
Roundtable. Sit down and map out your monthly unit
activities, secure facilities, assign duties, and get ready for
FUN! Most importantly develop a unit budget and
spending plan. Each unit type has a PowerPoint
program available to help them plan. Don’t forget to plan
your budgets. Go to www.cpcbsa.org/planning for more
information.
Charter Renewal Begins with
Monthly Discipline
Training
Each Troop to send two Scouts to Youth
Leader Training NYLT
National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action
based program designed to provide youth with leadership
skills and experience they can use in your troop and in
other situations demanding leadership of self and others.
Every Scoutmaster is to invite at least two Scouts to attend
this training. Find more information and registration
details at www.cpcbsa.org/nylt.
Does your Pack have a Pack Trainer?
Is your Pack 100% trained.
All packs will make a stronger difference in the lives of
their boys if they will recruit a person who will work with
Nobody wants a repeat of last year’s charter season. Each the District Cub Scout Training chairman to ensure that
month please review your youth and adult roster and turn 100% of its leaders are trained. This should be a separate
in any new applications. Review the training report that position but could be a role another leader takes on. To
gets handed out at Roundtable and make sure all adults are find out more about this important role, go to
caught up with Youth Protection Training. Anyone who www.cpcbsa.org/packtrainer.
took Youth Protection Training in 2012 needs to take it
again this year. Lets not wait until Charter renewal to get In-person Trainings are better than online training.
Online training are an easy way to get some basic
this done. Let’s do it each month.
knowledge. What online training does NOT do.
A Connect you with Local Council Resources.
www.cpcbsa.org/email.
B Introduce you to a Mentor who is willing to be a
continued resource for you.
A special thanks to Weston’s for sponsoring C Provide an opportunity to be truly inspired by what
Scouting can do.
this year’s East Side Leadership Breakfast. D Give you the ability to ask specific questions to
address your unique situation.
E Introduce you to other leaders in your area who you
can share ideas with.
Plan and attend an in-person training in your area soon.
Go to www.cpcbsa.org/register and find a training in your
area. For more information contact our training chairman
Dan LeBrun at (503) 668-8533. Registration is available
online at www.cpcbsa.org/register.
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Fundraising
Flag Placement
Help Scouting when you Shop
Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to nonprofits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based
on where their customers tell them to give. Here’s how
the program works:

Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to the council at
www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards . You can
search for by our name or by our non-profit number
93596.
Please join local Scouts and Scouters on May 22th as we
honor those who have served to protect our country by  Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards
placing flags at the Willamette National Cemetery. Ric
Card, you are helping the council earn a donation!
Chambers is the event chairman and may be contacted at
503-888-3016 or by e-mail at rcham@q.com. Ric has a
table tonight for unit sign-ups.
The President’s Volunteer Service Award
Rappel off a building with Over the Edge.
The President’s Volunteer Service Award is issued by the This year you can do it with a buddy. Father
President’s Council on Service & Civic Participation on
Son, Husband Wife.
behalf of the President of the United States to recognize
the best in the American spirit, and to encourage all
Over the Edge event registration is now open! Are you
Americans to improve their communities through volun- daring enough to rappel nearly 500 feet down the side of
teer service, and civic participation.
the 1000 Broadway Building sky-scraper on June 27th in
support of Scouting? If you think you’ve got what it takes
Cascade Pacific Council is proud to be a registered Certi- go to www.cpcbsa.org/edge to learn more about this
fying Organization. Please use our Record of Service Key unique urban rappelling experience. Hurry! Limited rapPNN-25786 to record your qualifying volunteer service
peller spots available.
hours. More information at www.cpcbsa.org/president
Adventure Trek 2014 Aug. 4-9
Come Bike, Hike, Raft, and Canoe as part of an Adventure Race held in the Oregon High Desert. Teams of 4 to 6
people will participate in fun, exciting, competitive
events. Venturing age youth 14 through 20 are eligible
(includes Boys Scouts and Varsity in this age group).
Register online at cpcbsa.org/register.
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MEMBERSHIP
Enrollment WEEK September 22-25 2014!
Last year many of you joined efforts to create recruitment
night opportunity in your local elementary schools called
Project Tiger!
Join Night on September 19, 2012. After receiving great
The
spring
Cub
Recruitment
Program is off and running.
feedback from volunteers throughout the Council,
The key is to find kindergarten parents and start “Word of
we would like to announce, JOIN WEEK!
Mouth” recruiting. Follow up with flyers, stickers, and an
From September 22-25th of 2013, as a District we will exciting event to inform parents. Though we are focusing
be helping our packs recruit youth and their families for on kindergarteners, don’t forget to invite all age groups to
join. Set up your recruiting events. Let’s shoot to recruit
fun and adventure through local elementary schools,
at least 6 kindergarteners and two Tiger Leaders.
churches, or even fire stations!
Although there will be marketing provided, it will be
Keep Inviting boys to Join!
super important we also arrange Join events and market at
Fill
up
those
dens by targeting friends of current Scouts.
the local level! More details will come soon, but please,
please, please, circle this week into your new calendars Send flyers out to boys inviting to your pack meetings.
Turn in those new registrations. Most of your Cub Scout
now! Thank you!
families have regular play dates scheduled with boys who
are not in your dens. Invite them to your Den or Pack
Recruiting Timelines
meetings. Scouting is even more fun with a buddy!
Spring
Dates set, schools reserved—Now!
Flyers ordered from council office—Now
Flyers in schools—Now
Events—Right now is a great time
Applications to council office—June 1
Fall
Dates set, schools reserved—May 15
District Kick-off and training—June 12 (Roundtable)
Flyers ordered from council office—August 14
Flyers in schools—September 12
Events—September 22-25
Applications to district—September 26
Webelos-To-Scout
Webelos Leaders should focus on visiting a Boy Scout
Troop in the next 60 days. Also, parents of Webelos
need to sit down and be oriented on what Boy Scouting is
and what to expect. If you need materials for this
discussion please contact your commissioner staff.
Recruitment Materials for all Units:
http://www.scouting.org/youthrecruitment.aspx
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Advancement
Barlow Road Ride cycling event
Is your Unit interested in completing the Cycling Merit
Badge this Summer? Then we have the best local organized 50 mile bike tour ride to complete the merit badge
requirements: The Barlow Road Ride from Oregon City
to Government Camp, August 23 and 24, 2014. The ride
starts at the End of the Oregon Trail Museum and has a
rest stop at the Sandy Museum and ends with a dinner
and community festival including a tour of the Mt. Hood
Cultural Center and Museum in Government Camp. .
The Barlow Road Ride volunteer leaders will assist your
unit with training rides and fulfilling all the merit badge
requirements. Go to www.barlowroadride.com for more
information.
From our District Merit Badge Coordinator
Mark & Kris would like to thank everyone who made it
out for the Merit Badge Training for Advancement
Chairs, at the last Roundtable meeting. We had an
amazing turnout, with a majority of the Troops able to
attend. Thanks to you guys, we are one step closer to
getting our Merit Badge Counselors trained, and registered. We appreciate all your time, efforts, and questions
in making helping making the Thunderbird District
amazing for the boys! Thank you to Troops 108, 115,
186, 187, 210, 212, 272, 286, 542, 544, 574, 586, 606,
611, 657, 662, 707, 740. We appreciate you!
Changes coming to the Cub Scout
program in 2015
Beginning with the 2015/2016 program year the Academics & Sports Program will go away, and with it the
belt loops and pins which support that optional part of
the Cub Scout program. The volunteer task force, pursuing its objective to simplify advancement in Cub
Scouts, recommended that the activities of the most popular belt loops be BUILT INTO the core activities of
Cub Scout advancement.
You can see info on the new program at scouting.org/
programupdates, it is built around a series of adventures. Each adventure is roughly three den meetings
worth of content, themed but multidisciplinary (touching
on multiple program objectives –character, citizenship,
etc). To earn ones badge of rank a boy must complete
seven adventures (mix of defined and elective). The
progress recognition device for Tiger – Bear is an
“adventure loop” or “adventure pin” for Webelos/Arrow
of Light. Each rank has a number of electives to support
a boy’s further involvement and year-round programs. These also are supported by adventure loops/
pins.
The result is that each of the ranks is structured and recognized in the same manner (versus the current differences by rank). The task force feels strongly that this
will make the den leader more effective at quality program delivery if he/she is not having to relearn program
structure with each rank.
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Charter the Sea Scout Motor Vessel Reliant
Recognition
The MV RELIANT is available for charter, half day, full
day, overnights & more!
Your group will assist in running the vessel. Opportunities include taking the helm (steering), engine room,
standing lookout, handling mooring lines, on the water
safety drills, and experience hands-on maritime skills.
This is a great adventure for Den or Pack Meetings, Patrol outings or campouts or private groups as well. Maximum Capacity is 40 passengers. Contact Todd McDonald tmcdonald@cpcbsa.org to learn more.
This month’s quiz
In an effort to add some fun to the Thundering News we
will be having a monthly quiz. When you have the answer, email it to Erick Simmons at
esimmons@cpcbsa.org with the subject line “Quiz.”
The answer to the quiz will be found in one of the articles in this month’s Thundering News. All correct answers will be entered into a drawing to be awarded next
month.
Question: What percentage of Cub Scout Packs are currently signed up for summer camp?
Aviation Day- Registration opens
May 17, 2014
In cooperation with Horizon Air, earning your aviation
merit badge is one terrific way to learn the basics of aviation including the principles of flight, aircraft instrumentation, airport and hanger facilities, and local career
opportunities. This is an annual Meriting with the Experts event held every May and is limited to 200 scouts.
For more information go to www.cpcbsa.org/register.
Thank you to everyone that attending the
District Dinner on April 12.
Congratulations to:
District Award of Merit
Glen Hess
Eric Hunker
Kevin Leonard
Top Units
Pack: 293
Troop: 664
Crew: 174
Family of the Year:
Freeman Family of Troop 611
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Camping
BB Gun & Archery Range master Training
May 31st at Scouters Mountain.
Camp Clark All Pack Camping 2014
Range master training for BB gun ranges. Required for
any troop, team, crew, or district (i.e.: camporee, Webelos
woods) to conduct a BB gun range (Cub Scouts cannot
shoot BB guns except for at district and council events).
Age 18+ www.cpcbsa.org/shootingsports for more info.
In 2014, June 29-July 3, Camp Clark, on the Oregon
Coast, is making available the extraordinary opportunity
for the entire Pack to come to resident camp together.
Campers at Camp Clark will experience all of the exciting
and traditional experiences of Scout camp including
shooting sports, camp songs, games, and hikes. songs and
watch skits at campfire.
Your visit to Camp Clark is a Scouting experience that
your Pack will never forget. See you there! Register your
Pack today! Www.cpcbsa.org/register
Girls Camp at Gilbert Ranch This Summer.
Girls Can Camp too! Gilbert Ranch, known for its outstanding horse program will open its doors the summer of
2014 to sisters and friends, girls ages 8 to 13, for two sessions of GIRLS CAMP! Look forward to Horseback riding, BB gun shooting, archery, and of course Cowgirl
Campfires! August 7-9, 2014 (all ages) and August 10-12,
2014 (ages 11-13 only).
Memorial Weekend Family Camp
Looking for a fun family event for Memorial Day weekend?
The popular Memorial Weekend Family Camp is a chance to
take your family to Camp Meriwether for a fun, relaxing stay at
the beach. Register online at www.cpcbsa.org/register.
Have you signed up for camp yet?
Please review the report at the end of this newsletter to
see if your unit is signed up for summer camp. Sessions
are filling up fast!
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Camping Continued
Cub World Theme Announced.
“Galactic Knights!”
May the Scouting Spirit be with you at this years exciting
3 day/2 night resident camp for Tigers –Bears. Parents as
well as boys will have a blast in outer space as they learn
how to become a Galactic Knight. The training academy
will fill up quickly so register now! Sign up online at
www.cpcbsa.org/register.
2014 Pre-camp Meetings for
Boy Scout Camps:
For camps: Baldwin, Cooper, Meriwether, and Pioneer
Friday, May 30st at 7:00pm or Saturday, May 31st at
1:00pm (attend one meeting; pick the one that best fits
your schedule) Happy Valley LDS Church located 10300
SE 132nd, Portland
2014 Pre-camp Meetings for
Cub Scout Resident Camps:
2015 Boy Scout Summer Camp
Note: Out of Council units are signing up for Meriwether
in record numbers due to Boy’s Life promotion.
All Troops should plan on signing up for 2015 Summer
Camp now. At your next PLC discuss with the boys their
plans and preferences and reserve your spot. Register
online at www.cpcbsa.org/register
For camps: Cub World, Gilbert Ranch, and Adventure
Cove Friday, June 5th at 7:00pm or Saturday, June 6th
at 1:00pm (attend one meeting; pick the one that best fits
your schedule)
Happy Valley LDS Church 10300 SE 132nd, Portland
These meetings are for RESIDENT camps only.
Going on a 50miler or camping out of council?
Let us know.
District Camporee
Go online at www.cpcbsa.org/register to sign up for this
year’s Camporee at Antique Powerland in Brooks, OR.
May 16th-18th. This is next weekend, please go online
today and get registered.
2014 Independent Camp Declaration Form. If your unit
is planning to attend 2014 camp at another council, or
hold its own unit activity, please fill out this 3 minute
questionnaire so your plans are known to your district
camp promotion team. Complete the form at
www.cpcbsa.org/register.
The theme for this year is Brownsea Island—Back to
Basics. For more details, please contact Ben at
benderemer@yahoo.com
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Camping Continued
Fireworks viewing from Sea Scout vessel
There is no better way to view the Fort Vancouver Fireworks than from the deck of the M/V Reliant. This is an
2014 Camp Work Weekends
activity that you'll remember fondly, and will want to do
again year after year.
Grab your hammer and head to camp, we need YOUR
This is a Fundraiser to Support the Sea Scout Program
help! Each of our camps holds a Hammer Camp work
and the maintenance of the M/V Reliant. Cost is $75,
weekend or a work day during the spring that is vital to our
which includes a prime rib dinner and fireworks show.
ability to open camp. We will be building new, repairing
Please dress warmly. You may wish to bring a chair and/
old, and just making sure that everything is ready to go.
or blanket. For more information about this cruise, conWe pay for the food for the weekend or day, and every partact Dennis Moore email: Dvldocmoore@aol.com.
ticipant will be awarded a special recognition as a token of
our thanks. The need is real. Make plans now to help get a
camp ready for Scouting to come to life. Do you have special skills? Let us know.
Meriwether
April 25-26
Lewis & Royce Finel
April 26
Morrison
May 3
Baldwin
May 16-18
Cooper
May 30-June 1
Gilbert Ranch
Jun 7
Scouters’ Mtn
June 7
Pioneer
June 6-8th
Not just for OA members.
Ireland
June 28
One of the biggest service projects that our Lodge has
ever done. The service project will be located in the Mt.
Hood National Forest. This project is a way to learn new
skills (build retaining wall or trail turnpike), providing
much needed wilderness service. and having an awesome
outdoor adventure.
Arrow Corps 2014 August 17-23rd.
Arrow Corps 2014 means great food, fun and fellowship
while providing highly visible and meaningful service in
the outdoors.
For more information go to www.cpcbsa.org/oa.
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Key Dates:
May
8: Roundtable
8: Flag Placement Sign-up
11: Mother’s Day
16-18: District Camporee
22: Flag Placement
26: Memorial Day (Council Office
Closed)
June
5: District Commissioners Meeting
5: District Committee Meeting
12: Roundtable
July
4: Independence Day (Council Office
Closed)
GO CAMPING!!!!!
August
7: District Commissioners Meeting
7: District Committee Meeting
14: Roundtable
More Events at www.cpcbsa.org/Register
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Key Contacts
District Chairman
Tom Slyter
(503) 358-1313
tomslyter@yahoo.com
Family Friends of Scouting
Alan Cohen
503-491-0999
gresham95@gmail.com
OA Adviser and Camp Promotions
Ben DeRemer
503-936-7606
benderemer@yahoo.com
District Commissioner
Eric Hunker
503-805-4200
eric_hunker@yahoo.com
Training
Dan Lebrun
503-668-8533
lebrun2@frontier.com
Religious Emblems Coordinator
Mitch Turner
(503) 998-4189
greenmanhomes@yahoo.com
District Director
Erick Simmons
503-225-5741
esimmons@cpcbsa.org
Boy Scout Training
Ken Hall
503-668-3038
kmhall3038@gmail.com
Merit Badge Coordinator
Kris Meyers
(503) 663-1363
nwfotobug@msn.com
Advancement
Mark Soots
503-491-5649
scoutsplus@aol.com
Eagle Boards
John Miller
503-253-4194
jjackm@aol.com
Public Relations Chair
Michelle Buck
(503) 310-5551
buckml@eou.edu
Activities / Scouting for Food
Lorne Hofeld
503-680-7268
hofeldl@contech-cpi.com
Eagle Boards
Dan Holcombe
503-661-5512
daniel.holcombe@frontier.com
Pinewood Derby
Randy Veenker
503-668-0764
rveenkers@aol.com
Eagle Boards
Frank Villa
503-901-6193
frankharry.villa@gmail.com
Membership
Sally Palmiter
503-667-2109
scoutsrule61@yahoo.com
Eagle Projects
Margaret Chapman
503-957-6459
margaretlouisechapman@gmail.com
Website
Michele Linch
503-669-8828
troop740.michele@frontier.com
District Popcorn Kernel
Cathy Kernel Wagner
503-492-8892
srwagski@hotmail.com
Asst. District CommissionerRoundtable
Romeo Betita
503-665-1525
romeobetita@hotmail.com
Candy & Meatstick Sale
Tom Osgood
(503) 730-4351
scoutertom1@yahoo.com
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