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DISTRICT VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
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District Chairman:
Kevin Bray |
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District Commissioner:
Tony Gastler |
Last Updated -- 5-12-2008
JUNE ROUNDTABLE, Tuesday, June 3, at 7 p.m.,
at O'Fallon Christian Church,
9680 Veterans Memorial Highway, O'Fallon, MO 63366.
**Click the New Boone Trails Roundtabe Briefcase for All Roundtable News**
VARSITY HUDDLES
All Varsity Scout leaders are requested to attend the Varsity Huddle before every Roundtable.
Huddles are held the first Tuesday of every month in conjunction with Roundtable, from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Roundtable begins at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Barry Peraino at 636-397-1560.
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Ben and Jared have Boy Scout handbooks that be given away to the first 75 Boy Scouts whose application and paid reciept are received. These books are for newly crossed-over Webelos and new Boy Scouts! |
ATTENTION: To find the e-mail address of a chairman below, click on the person's picture!!
For detailed information in any district department, click on a button below.
A big thank you goes out to all those volunteers and families who contributed unselfishly to make this year Friends of Scouting Campaign a huge success. We achieved our overall goal of $100,000. We also set a huge benchmark for the Family Campaign of raising the most amount of money that the campaign has ever raised, $88,000. We could not have achieved this without Family Chairman Kevin Hanneken and his crew chiefs and trailblazers. Kevin has agreed to stay on as the Family Chairman for 2009.
A special thank you goes out to Mike Sellenschuetter, president of CSM and Associates, for taking on the daunting task of district Friends of Scouting chairman. Mike has also agreed to be our Friends of Scouting chairman for 2009.
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District Commissioner:
Tony Gastler |
**NEW** UNIT CENTENNIAL AWARD
In your recharter packets and from your commissioner, you will receive the *new* unit Centennial Award forms.
Using the unit self-assessment and guidance from your commissioner, take time to assess your unit and set Quality Goals for 2008. Forms were filled out in advance with your history data and e-mailed to unit leaders and commissioners. Click the link below for the 2008 Forms!
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Activities Chairman:
Kevin Gurlen |
CUB SCOUT ADVENTURE CAMP
Click on the Adventure Camp button below for details!
2008 RUN FOR THE WALL
It is that time of year again for Wentzville's Annual Run for the Wall. This will a great time to honor those veterans who served in the Vietnam War. Five hundred motorcycles will race down Interstate 70 on their way to the Vietnam Wall Memorial. Click here for the flyer: 2008 Run for the Wall
2008 FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY
On Sunday, June 1, the 5th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony will be held at Frontier Park in St. Charles starting at 2 p.m. If you, or anyone you know, has some flags that need to be retired, contact John Brazzle at JohnBrazzle@aol.com. Click here for the flyer for this great event: 2008 Flag Retirement
COMMUNITY SAFETY FAIR
May 31 is the Community Safety Fair at Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will hot dogs, drinks, music, fire trucks, police cars and much more. Click below for a flyer for the event.
Community Safety Fair
**LOOK FOR NEW INFORMATION ON THE VENTURING WEB PAGE**
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Advancement Chairman:
Dan Pelikan |
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MERIT BADGE SKILL CENTER
The Environmental Science Merit Badge Skill Center is May 3 for Second Class Scouts and above. Registration is by unit only, and preregistration is required. Click here for more information on the flyer: 2008 Environmental Science Skill Center
INTERNET ADVANCEMENT
It's the latest and greatest thing to come to advancement! You can record your rank advancements and merit badges online and send them to council without having to visit the Scout Shop.
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Click the button to get to Internet Advancement! |
FIRST-YEAR FIRST CLASS
Remember that Boy Scouts who achieve their first class rank by the end of their first year in Scouting, or the start of their second summer camp, have a 70 percent chance of completing the Eagle rank. Encourage your unit to adopt a First-Year First Class advancement program.
Have a fun year building Scouts of character!
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Camping Chairman:
Don Dotson |
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2009 Camping Chairman:
Glenn Hay |
Click here for the latest copy of the Peaks newsletter: Peaks May 2008
SPRING CAMPOREE 2008
The 2008 spring camporee was a huge success, even if it didn't get any warmer than 45 degrees. More than 800 people camped at Wentzville Rotary Park and we still had room. A big thank you goes out to the adult advisor Brett Borgstedt and Campmaster Cameron French. We also want to thank all the other members of the staff and the "OFP" for their delicious meals for this event. We look forward to another great camporee in the fall.
CUB SCOUT CAMP PROMOTION
The Boone Trails District is focusing on promoting Cub Scout camping to all of our packs. We want to promote Webelos week-long and mini-weeks. We also want to promote Dad & Lad and Mom & Me. Linked below is the Camp Promotion Packet that will help you when you visit these units.
Cub Scout Camp Promotion Packet
EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!
It is never too late to get answers from the 2008 Winter Rendezvous Manuals:
Winter Rendezvous Manual Answers
Winter Rendezvous Trivia Quiz Answers
RASCALS NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK
Have you ever wanted to camp on a baseball field? Here is your chance! On Saturday, July 26, you can watch the Rascals play and stay afterward for camping. There will be food, baseball and fun. Click here for the flyer: 2008 Rascals Campout
Check the above button to see when and where the chapter meeting is going to happen and meet the officers!
Check out the picture of the new Vigil Honor members!!
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Membership Chairman:
Jerri Brown |
SPRING RECRUITING
There are lots of exciting things to do this spring and summer. Why not start off by holding an open house to invite all boys and girls to join Scouting? If you hold an open house, you qualify for free Cardinals tickets.
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Public Relations Chairman:
Ann Gastler |
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Ann Gastler has had an overwhelming success of published Scout articles in the local papers. In an effort to continue this trend and allow your unit to be recognized, feel free to send Ann any information and pictures about a recent event or upcoming event.
To see how to build good unit public relations, click on one of these links:
Beacon Award and Anniversary Month
Annual Plan How to Build Unit Public Relations
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What has your unit done to show off Scouting in your community? Click the button for more info! |
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Training Chairman:
Larry Mundhenk |
Click to get the latest Boone Trails training Information:
Spring 2008 Training
Spring 2008 Intro to Outdoor Skills Registration Form
ONLINE LEARNING CENTER
Many Scouters ask where they can take Youth Protection Training, New Leader Essentials, Cub Scout Fast Start or Boy Scout Fast Start. To get trained on many of these topics, visit the BSA Online Learning Center.
For more training, click one of the buttons below:
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