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DISTRICT DIRECTOR: [vacant] |
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SENIOR
DISTRICT EXECUTIVE:
William Humphrey
whumphrey@stlbsa.org
314-256-3088
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DISTRICT CHAIRMAN: to be announced
DISTRICT COMMISSIONER: Lucinda Weaver,
314-605-0706, Lucinda.Weaver@Covidien.com
LATEST UPDATES: March 16, 2010
SPRING RECRUITMENT -- CARDINALS BASEBALL TICKETS
Attention, all units: Sign up new Scouts this spring and receive tickets to Cardinal baseball games. This may also be a way to get Scouts back who have left your program. Click the link below and provide the requested information and submit as soon as possible, while ticket supplies last. Tickets are provided on a first-come first-served basis. Spring is in the air.
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Game
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April 14----Astros
April 27---Braves
May 11---Astros
May 17----Nationals |
2010 Spring Recruitment Cardinals Baseball
ATTENTION, ALL LEADERS (February recharters):
Please note that all February recharters are moving to a December recharter cycle. You will need to pay $12.50 for each adult and each Scout. Boys Life will cost $10. All new adult applications MUST be signed by the committee chair and the chartered organizational representative. Make sure that the disclosure is included with the adult application. All new Scouts added to the charter must have a new application submitted that has been signed by the Cubmaster. Please contact Jane Lindstrom at 314-256-3110 if you have any problems with the Internet rechartering process.
LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON AN UPCOMING DISTRICT EVENT?
Welcome to the Pathfinder District home page. Here you will find the most up-to-date information on what is going on in the Pathfinder District. District events for the next 60 days are listed to the right on this screen; detailed information may also be included below. You can find information on events beyond the next 60 days by clicking on your program type (Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts or Venturing) near the top of this page.
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ATTENTION, ALL DISTRICT SCOUTERS:
To join Scouting, contact Senior District Executive William Humphrey.
TBA: Clayton, Ritenour, Ladue, Maplewood-Richmond Heights
William Humphrey: Normandy, Pattonville, University City, Wellston
Sharon R. Holbrooks, district public relations chair, 314-721-1686, sholbrooks@ymcaStlouis.org
To get publicity for your unit event, click here: Public Relations form
TROOP 11 ANNIVERSARY
Boy Scout Troop 11 will celebrate its 90th Anniversary in 2010. A special celebration and reunion will take place on Saturday, April 10, at Temple Israel in St. Louis. If you are interested in attending, or know someone who might be interested in learning more about this reunion, please send an e-mail to: Troop11STL@gmail.com.
Troop 11 was founded in 1920 and originally sponsored by Wesley House, and later by the YMHA (now the JCCA). Troop 11 has been sponsored by Temple Israel since 1967.
For more information about Boy Scout Troop 11, visit www.BoyScoutTroop11.org.
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Taking the time to set your unit goals will pay great dividends as you grow your program. Start the planning now for achieving your unit goals for 2010.
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PINEWOOD DERBY
Championship Race: Congratulations to the Top Five Finishers:
- 1st -- Connor Donaldson, Pack 400
- 2nd -- Ari Vanderson, Pack 362
- 3rd -- Sawyer Dasovic, Pack 283
- 4th -- Joseph Weber, Pack 591
- 5th -- Micheal Langston, Pack 362
DISTRICT DINNER
A special thank you goes to Beth Zumwalt and her committee for an outstanding district dinner.
Congratulations to:
- Dan Rohlfing and Barbara Grommet -- District Award of Merit
- Jim Schmid (Pack 575) -- Spark Plug of the Year
- Bruce McGregor (Pack 663) -- Cubmaster/Assistant Cubmaster of the Year
- Mark Schutte (Troop 643) -- Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster of the Year
- Sandy Hezel (Troop 643) -- Scouter of the Year
- Tony Arnold (Pack 344) -- Webelos Leader of the Year
- Steve Masaki (Pack 344) -- Rookie of the Year
- The Picus Family (Troop 344) -- Family of the Year
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CUB SCOUT ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
Have you completed the advancement report to have your new Bobcats' advancement recorded? Also, don't forget to make sure that the application to register your new Bobcats has been turned into the council office.
Contact Advancement Chair Larry Henderson 314-426-5852 or HeathnLarry@charter.net if you have advancement questions.
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EAGLE BOARD OF REVIEW
For information on Eagle Rank advancement, contact Dave Felt at 314-434-5165 at least 10 days prior to the expected Board of Review date to make and appointment.
The Board of Review is held on the second Thursday and fourth Monday of every month at the Olivette Community Center, 9723 Grandview. Please make sure that the candidate has all of his materials prepared. it is important that the Scoutmaster attends the Board of Review with the Eagle Scout candiate.
Reminder: Merit Badge Counselors Directory is no longer in the Program Preview packages. Click here for the most current version. Units wanting a paper copy of the directory can purchase it at the Scout Shop.
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District O.A. website: http://www.pathfinderoa.org/
O.A. OFFICERS
Chapter Chief: Luke Henderson, guneagleluke@charter.net
First Vice Chief: Chris Gallagher
Second Vice Chief: Sam Picus
Secretary: Josh Bright
Adviser: Miles McKinney, 314-428-7312
CHAPTER BANQUET
Thank you goes to the chapter chief and his staff for an outstanding O.A. fellowship banquet. A special thank you goes to everyone who came out in spite of the bad weather. Everyone in attendance received a special limited-edition, one-of-a-kind Pathfinder O.A. banquet baseball.
Congratulations to Mike Anderson and Jim Marshall as recipeints of the Jack J. Sophir Arrowmen of the Year award.
O.A. CEREMONIAL TEAM
The ceremonial teams practices are as follows: Feb. 21, Feb.28, March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28, April 4, April 11. Time: 7 to 8 p.m.. Location: Immanuel Lutheran Church, 9733 Olive Blvd.
O.A. Ceremonial Team Seminar is on Saturday, March 6, at Beaumont Scout Reservation. The chapter needs to know by Jan. 31 which Arrowmen are attending. Have your money by that night! The cost is $12, which includes lunch and a T-shirt. Contact Heather Henderson or Mike Anderson for more details.
Service Projects
The next service project is Saturday, March 27, at Weldon Spring Conservation Area: trail work and trail clearing on the Clark Trail. Meet at the trail head at 8:30 a.m. Everyone needs to bring water, a snack or sack lunch and tools such as shovels, hard rakes and loppers. Adults may bring a chain saw with appropriate safety equipment.
Directions to Weldon Spring Conservation: IInterstate 270 to Hwy 40/I-64 west. Exit at Highway 94 (St. Charles County), go south. Go approx 1-2 miles. The parking area is marked "Weldon Spring" and is on the left side of the road. Youth and adult Arrowmen are needed!
Service project for May is on Wednesday May 19 -- free summer camp physicals for Scouts only at Shriner's Hospital. Exams start at 6:30 p.m. and end promptly at 8:30 p.m. More information will be distributed at the May chapter meeting.
For more information, contact Ceremonial Team Adult Adviser Heather Henderson at HeathNLarry@charter.net or 314-265-7211 (cell), or Ordeal Chairman Mike Andersen, 314-567-3414 or mikeagle2007@yahoo.com.
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Start making plans to be at ScoutQuest 100 and celebrate the 100th anniversary of Scouting.
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DOES YOUR PACK, TROOP OR CREW NEED HELP? HAVE YOU TRIED YOUR UNIT COMMISSIONER?Unit commissioners are experienced Scouters whose job is to help you deliver the Scouting Program. Unit commissioners are the first and best source of help for your unit.
Click here to locate and contact your Unit Commissioner:
WE WANT YOU!! -- UNIT COMMISSIONERS
Unit commissioners, also known as UCs, are a vital part of a units success. Former and current Scout leaders and volunteers make the best UCs. A UC helps his or her assigned units/during the recharter process, School Night and committee meetings, and makes regular visits to the unit to ensure its success. A UC is assigned one to three units, depending on the UC's availability.
If you are interested in becoming a UC, please contact one of your district executives or District Commissioner Steve Smith. UC meetings are the second Monday of the every month 7 p.m., at Clayton High School, No. 2 Mark Twain Circle, in the library.
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FAMILY FRIENDS OF SCOUTING
Your continued support is always appreciated. Now is the time to begin scheduling for your Family Campaign presentation. Please forward your dates to Chuck Caverly, Family Friends of Scouting chairman, at ccaverly@hbigraden.com or 314-574-1257. You can also provide your dates at Roundtable -- just post it on the chart that will be available in the hallway.
POPCORN
The popcorn distribution went with out a hitch. Thanks again to the Order of the Arrow for providing service to the participating units. Special thank you goes to Steve Bailey, Mary Kaye Bovier and Elizabeth Southern for handling the 2009 unit popcorn promotion activities.
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ATTENTION, ALL LEADERS...
We are now entering our end-of-the-year roundup. We need every unit in the district to conduct an end-of-the-year membership inventory to make sure that all of the youth participating in the program are registered in the program. We need to add 175 Scouts by Dec.31 to reach our end-of-the-year district goal.
As we approach the year 2010, we ask each unit in the district to identify an adult to manage unit membership. We need to determine ways to increase our retention of Scouts in the program. The unit membership manager would look for trends that cause the loss of Scouts and search for and implement plans that would reduce the loss of Scouts in your program. They can contact the district membership chair for suggestions.
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Attention, all unit leaders: We are shooting for the goal to have all direct-contact leaders fully trained by 2011. Please make it a high priority to get training done by the adults in your units this year.
Contact: Dennis Gallaher, District Training Chairman drgallagher73@hotmail.com
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DISTRICT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
(stay tuned for more details)
Cub Scout Training -- May 12 & 19, Arlington United Methodist
Committee Trainng -- May 12, Arlington United Methodist
Boy Scout Leader Traing -- April, 27, May 4, May 11 and May 18, Hamilton Christian Church, 10545 Old Olive Street Rd., 63141 (new location)
Coordinated Overnight (Intro to Outdoor Skills) -- May 22-23, Beaumont Scout Reservation
Click the link below for Fast Start Training (Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venturing):
Fast Start Training
CUB SCOUT & BOY SCOUT LEADER ROUNDTABLE
Attention, all district Scouters: New start time for Roundtable is 7 p.m.
For questions regarding Boy Scout Roundtable, send an e-mail to mike_brown_1@yahoo.com or 314-604-7489.
For more information about Cub Scout Training or Boy Scout Training, contact District Training Chairman Dennis Gallagher, drgallagher73@hotmail.com.
YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING
This is a necessary part of Scouting. Youth Protection Training is available online through a link on the council's home page.
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Congratulations to the new officers:
President Dana Coley
Vice President-Administration Rachel Sobotka
Second Vice President-Program Alaina York
Vice President Communications Luke Rohlfing
Advisor Dan Rohlfing, 314-220-7377
dan.rohlfing@sbcglobal.net