Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Our council president's article about Scouting

With another school year upon us, recruiting underway, and parents of school age kids being bombarded with so many choices, it can sometimes be tough to sell a family on Scouting.  Council president Bob Confer hopes he can help with that: In this week's installment of his weekly newspaper column, he lets parents know that Scouting is the perfect one-stop program for their sons.

http://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/bob-confer-scouting-the-perfect-program-for-your-son/article_34de10f6-4f32-5c0e-9ffc-2fb3aa14ad02.html

Monday, September 28, 2015

Nancy Berger has passed away

The Iroquois Trail Council lost a great friend this weekend as Nancy Berger -- the wife of Frank Berger -- passed away on Sunday. Nancy was a lovely woman who gave so much to Scouting. She was honored with the Silver Beaver award for all that she did for the BSA. Our thoughts and prayers are with Frank and Nancy's entire family. Rest in peace, Mrs. Berger.

Here is her obituary:

http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/obituaries/article_3d4cde82-65d2-11e5-b648-eb5683427cd3.html


Thursday, September 24, 2015

VFW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM


Through the VFW’s Scout of the Year program, members of the Boy Scouts who display standout citizenship, patriotism and love of country have the opportunity to be rewarded with college scholarships of $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second place or $1,000 for third place.    

Eligible are Scouts who are registered, active members of a Boy Scout Troop, Venturing Crew or a Sea Scout Ship who have received the Eagle Scout Award, Venture Summit Award or Sea Scout Quartermaster Award.

Scouts must be at least 15 years of age and have demonstrated practical citizenship in school, scouting and the community and must be enrolled in high school at the time of selection. All applicants still in high school who reach their 18th birthday during the nomination year remain eligible if otherwise qualified.

To enter the contest, Scouts should submit the completed VFW Scouting Scholarship form that can be found online at www.vfw.org, a resume of high school activities, scouting record, community service record and letters of recommendation no later than March 1.

Send the completed information to Dan Marsh, Commander Post 2535, 112 Caledonia St., Lockport NY 14094. For more information, email Marsh at DTMARSH 1221@yahoo.com or call 716.602.5639.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Moms tell the story of Scouting

Who better to tell the story of Scouting than Mom?

The Pacific Harbors Council and the Chief Seattle Council recruited 11 mothers to appear in short videos. These moms were asked to imagine that they were talking to the mom of a young boy that was considering Scouting. The stories, some of them very touching, get to the heart of Scouting and its awesomeness – and should be used by ALL scouts, scouters, and parents to help recruit more boys into Scouting. The videos are not location specific and can be used by any council in any community.

To see these stories (and have access to them for sharing), all you need to do is like the 11 Mom’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/11Moms. Starting September 15, 2015 they will be releasing one of the videos each day for 11 days. The videos will be set to come out at 4:00 PM Eastern each day.

They will also release a newsletter with a promo each day five minutes after the videos hit the Facebook page. Part of the promo will be the link to the page as well as a promo for the mom on the following day. 11moms.org is a website that will also house promo materials that you can use if you would like to.

This should be an awesome tool and I look forward to seeing how it turns out. Be sure to like: https://www.facebook.com/11Moms




Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Spookoree - Saturday, October 17

Who: All Cub Scouts, parents & siblings!

Where: Genesee County Park, Area B & Area D 11095 Bethany Center Road, E Bethany, NY 14054 (Parking Area B and D Main entrance of the Park)

Cost: $8.00 each when you Preregister before 10/14

(Please note the change of date. The County Park recently scheduled a deer management program that will start on 10/19.)

Registration forms are posted on the council web site.

Round-robin program stations will run from 1-4 pm. Check-in from noon-12:45.

This is NOT a Pack event, although your Pack may choose to attend together.

We're planning for a haunted hay ride, storytelling, crafts, apple launching, donut making, games, face painting, a hot dog snack and tons of Halloween fun!

This event is held outdoors and is held rain or shine. Please dress according to the weather!


Friday, September 4, 2015

A retro Sam Wood shirt for sale at Glenn Beck's store

A few years ago Glenn Beck launched a new clothing line to help fund Mercury One, a non-profit initiative that aims to fix America “one town” at a time. Beck named the American-made clothing line 1791 after the year that the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution were ratified. On the 1791 website are almost 4 dozen t-shirts with random themes and logos. Here's one that surprises....a Camp Sam Wood t-shirt!!

http://www.1791.com/1791-camp-samwood-t-shirt/detail.php?p=891646&v=men



Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Webeloes Woods

The 26th Annual WEBELOS WOODS ENCAMPMENT

A Two Part Program Designed Especially for Your WEBELOS and Arrow of Light Scouts

Camp Sam Wood
7772 Camp Rd.
Pike, NY

September 25 - 27

The Program:

1st-Year Webelos (Taught by experienced adults, Scouters and Boy Scouts) Your Webelos will get a head start on these activities:

Stronger, Faster, Higher
First Responder
Cast Iron Chef
Into the Wild
Into the Woods
Finding Your Way
Walk About
Webelos will also complete many requirements for Camping.

2nd-Year Webelos (Taught by experienced Boy Scouts) All sessions are designed to help earn the Arrow of Light and introduce 2nd-year WEBELOS Scouts to the things they will be learning as Boy Scouts. This weekend can be used to meet the "Attend a Boy Scout Activity" requirement:

Fire Building
Woods Tools
Ropes, Knots & Splices
Building a Better World
Let's Go Camping!

Click here for a detailed outline of the Webelos Woods program along with a full schedule and registration form: http://itcbsa.org/Joomla/images/Forms/2015/2015WebelosWoods.pdf

Questions? For More Information contact Event Chairman Tim Bucknam: (585) 507-6847 htbuck@aol.com or Timothy.Bucknam@parks.ny.gov or give us a call at the Batavia Council Service Center