DE Notes

1/11/07-Hope everyone had a great holiday season and a happy new year. We have a busy calendar coming up in the next few months. I wanted to thank all the units, volunteers, and parents for keeping things rolling while I was at PDL receiving some much needed training. There are some events coming up in the next few months that you should know about and put in your calendar so make sure to scroll down the page

Something else I wanted to mention is the Cape Fear Council set our own record for the number of eagle scouts in a year. There were 110 Scouts who achieved this award in 2007. Masonboro Boy Scouts help lead the way so the boys as well as their leaders, parents, and district should be proud.


Dates and Times for Meetings

The District Committee will meet every first Thursday each month.  Meetings will take place at the Morgan Stanley building at 1111 Military Cutoff Rd. across from Mayfair at 5:30pm.

Round Table-Round Table location has now changed. It will be hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 514 South College Rd (to the left of Bojangles…park in the back part of the building and you will see the entrance). Thank you to pack226/troop 26-Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church for hosting the round table during the fall season. I’m sure all of the Masonboro District is looking forward to working with p/t 202/203 at their wonderful facilities.

Round Table-Every second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. All unit leaders should encourage your parents to attend. In addition, I am still looking for round table commissioners and committee members. If you are interested please contact me via phone or e-mail at the Scout office.

 

Notices, Dates, and Times for Events:

New Leader Training

New Leader training has been cancelled this weekend do to the lack of interest. We will have training later in the spring..

BSA Swim Night

Wilmington YMCA and the Cape Fear Council are co-sponsoring BSA Swim Night and Summer Camp Swim Tests. This will be held on March 15, 2008 @ 7:00pm. Come and get your Troop ready for camp as well as have fun. There will be camping in the YMCA gym for those who want to stay overnight or have to travel a long distance from another district. There will be troop aquatic games and competitions in knot tying, first aid, basketball, and volleyball. BSA Lifeguards will be on hand to perform BSA swim tests and complete pre-camp swim forms.

District Pinewood Derby and Scout Show

The District Pinewood Derby will be held at Independence Mall on March, 1. It is my hope that we can have the Scout Show there as well. Me and Duane Kelly are going to speak to the powers that be at the mall next week to discuss the arrangements. At round table we came up with a great theme for the Scout Show-“Scouts in Action”.

With the Pinewood Derby and the Scout show at the mall we could really celebrate Scouting in our area and show what a rich tradition it has in our community. The district needs some volunteers for the Scout Show so please let me know if you want to get involved. In Addition, the race is going to be awesome so make sure your unit comes out to support their representatives in this year’s race.

District Banquet

The District Banquet will be held at the Pine Valley Church of God on Tuesday March 11.
The banquet will take the place of round table this month. More details will follow in the next week, but please mark your calendars for this special event that celebrates and honors all of our wonderful volunteers.

Training
Trained Leaders are more confident and knowledgeable enabling them to provide an exciting and worthwhile program for the boys. Trained adult leaders know how to use the available resources and how to carry out their roles and responsibilities.

Cub Scout leaders are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials and the Cub Scout Leader Specific training for their position. Webelos leaders are also encouraged to attend their appropriate outdoors course.

Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials, Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training, and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills.

Troop committee members are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials and the Troop Committee Challenge as their Leader Specific training.

Varsity Scout leaders and assistants are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials, Varsity Scout Leader Specific Training, and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills.

Venturing crew Advisors, assistant Advisors, and crew committee members are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials and Venturing Leader Specific Training.
The new training schedule for 2007 will be coming soon. Keep your eyes peeled!


Cub Scout Recruitment
Leaders please don’t forget to always collect any applications and fees from new boys who enter your pack and to turn them in to me or take them to the council office to Beth Whitley. If all of your boys are not registered they are not all insured! Remember that recruitment is a year-round effort. Always remind your youth to invite their friends and neighbors to join scouts.

Scout Service Center
Please keep in mind that the hours of the scout shop are 8:00 am- 5:00 pm Mon.-Fri.
Please contact me with any questions or concerns regarding scouting within the Masonboro District.
Thank you for all that you do!
 

Yours in Scouting,
Andrew Zeldin
District Executive, Masonboro District
910-395-1100 ext 21
azeldin@bsamail.org