Lean-tos going up at Camp Dittmer

Troop 650, in a project led by Camp Dittmer stalwart Jim Tyx, has undertaken a project at Camp Dittmer. They have built the first of 3 lean-tos that they plan to have in place prior to the next summer camp season. Each lean-to will support 4 scouts. He will be placing the blueprints on the council website soon so any troop that wants to build one for their favorite campsite can -- the prints will ensure uniformity  from campsite to campsite. Way to go, scouts, leaders and parents of Troop 650!

Thankful for everyone who makes the Council successful

There's definitely something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving week...it's YOU: Last year, the Council was a "gold council" in the Journey to Excellence rating system used by National, putting us in the top 25% nationally. After 10 months of scoring we are very close to being gold again this year. The year-to-date numbers show us leading all Northeast Region III councils, in many cases by a very large margin. That is a testament to our staff, volunteers, sponsoring organizations, parents and scouts. We are blessed to have so many people who LOVE Scouting. It is something that everyone of you should take great pride in. Keep up the great work -- our boys and young men will go on to greatness in life because of you and what you do for them. THANK YOU.

Our new sign is up

Due to the historical nature of our new Batavia headquarters, we were limited by landmark codes as to where we could put our sign or how big it could be. Nonetheless, it still looks pretty sharp. It is located on the Bank Street side of the building, the same side as our entrance.

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Nojay to attend Roundtable Meeting

Attention Scouts - You're Invited to a Special Roundtable Discussion with State Assemblyman Bill Nojay

Assemblyman Bill Nojay will be at the November 12 Roundtable meeting.

Meeting time is 7:00 pm at the Geneseo United Methodist Church, 4520 Genesee Street (Route 63).

All Scouts are welcome, especially any Scout who needs First Class requirement 5 should attend. 

That requirement is: Visit and discuss with a selected individual approved by your leader (elected official, judge, attorney, civil servant, principal, teacher) your constitutional rights and obligations as a U.S. citizen.

Bill was recently in Kiev as co-chair of an international observation team for the Ukrainian elections and will talk about his trip as well.

Parking for the new Batavia office

Regarding our new Batavia office: Parking is located across Bank Street in the big parking lot that is shared by the mall and bank. There is a crosswalk that has yield lights on it, ensuring safe crossing. Entrance to our portion of the building will be had via the ramp that is on the Bank Street side of the building.

A look at GO ART!

The Council will be sharing our new Batavia home with its owners -- the good people at GO ART. They are the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council and they cite their mission as being "dedicated to developing the cultural life in Genesee & Orleans Counties by facilitating the creation, presentation and experience of the arts, heritage and traditions."

Learn more about them at their website: http://www.goart.org/

Batavia office closed as we move this week

The Batavia Scout Shop and Office will be closed from Monday - Wednesday Nov. 2 - 4 as we complete the move to our new location at 201 East Main Street, Batavia (at the corner of Main & Bank Streets).

Our phones and email connection will be out of commission for several days while we complete the move, so please be patient if you can't get through to us. We had planned for a less disruptive move; however, we had to jump on a sudden opportunity to get our phones transferred and the moving truck lined up on the same day.

For those of you familiar with Batavia, 201 East Main St. is the red brick mansion just west of the YMCA & directly across the street from Charles Men's Shop. It's the home of the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GoArt!), which owns the building and maintains its office space, art galleries, and workshops at that location. 

We'll send out a fresh announcement later this week to let you know that we're up & running.