March 2009

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North Florida Council Roundtable Notes March 2009

  • Much info for Roundtable is on the council website www.nfcscouting.org
  • Council Annual Recognition Banquet
    • March 17 7:00 pm Omni Jacksonville Hotel
  • Philmont 2009 – Hiking in the Mountains of New Mexico
    • Currently only 4 youth slots remain for the adventure of a lifetime
    • For more information call Debra at the Scout office
  • Frog Jog – Cub Adult Weekend
    • April 17 – 19 at Camp Shands
    • Cub Scouts and their families can enjoy the outdoors and have FUN!
  • 2009 Council Camporee
    • May 1 – 3 at Camp Shands
    • Camporee Guides Available Now
    • Boy Scouts and Boy Scout Leaders only
    • Registration has begun – sign up now for the best spots
  • 2010 National Jamboree – info is on council web site
    • Congratulations to those adult leaders that have been selected to help the boys lead our contingent
    • Youth register online and pay $100 deposit to hold their spot
    • Slots filling quickly
  • Camp Shands 2009
    • Gateway to Arrow of Light, Eagle and Venturing Silver Award
    • Experienced Staff, Good Food, Quality Program
      • Week 1 June 7-13 Traditional Camp
      • Week 2 June 14 - 20 Army JROTC
      • Week 3 June 21- 27 Traditional Camp
      • Week 4 June 28 – Traditional Camp
      • Week 5 July 5-11 Webelos Resident Camp
      • Week 5 July 5 –11 NRA Shooting Camp *
      • Week 6 July 12 – 18 Brown Sea
      • Week 6 July 12 – 18 Venture Camp
      • Week 7 July 19 – July 25 Fitness Camp
      • Week 7 July 19 – July 25 Life to Eagle
    • Opportunities remain for troops, individual Boy Scouts, Packs, Webelos, Crews and Venturers.
    • Visit www.campshands.org
  • Aquatics Camp 2009 – Adventure on the Water – Safe Summer Fun
    • Daily from June 15-August 7 at Camp Echockotee
    • For all boys and girls ages 8 – 14
    • Merit Badges offered weeks 2, 5 and 7
    • Registration open NOW at www.aquaticscamp.org
  • Cub Scout Day Camp – Highlight of the Cub Scout’s Year
    • Exciting, fun, awesome
    • 18 locations though out the 17 counties of the North Florida Council
    • Sign up by visiting the council website or contact the Scout Service Center
  • National Youth Leadership Training – NYLT – Brownsea
    • Sunday July 12 – Saturday July 18, 2009 at Camp Shands
    • Designed to improve youth leadership in your troop
    • Contact Debra Dow for more information
  • BSA Lifeguard
    • Course #1 –  March 10, 12, 17, 19 21 - Swimming Section Indoors at Jacksonville Equestrian Center Pool
      • Boating Portion  Camp Echockotee March 14
    • Course #2 - Camp Shands – April 17 – 19 and May 8 - 10
  • American Red Cross Adult/child CPR Training
    • We are proud that Red Cross classes are now taught by our volunteers
    • Saturday March 21 8:30 am – 1 pm
    • Camp Shands
    • Cost $30
    • Call Brian Patterson if you have questions
  • NRA/BSA Spring Instructor Certification Course
    • May 8 – 10 and May 22-24 at Camp Shands
    • Course completion and certification are required before using BSA ranges
    • For more info contact Dick Gentry at gentryre@gmail.com
  • Youth Hunter Education Challenge
    • Camp Shands March 28, 2009
    • 5 person teams for Venturers and Scouts
    • Participants must have completed Youth Hunter Education
    • For more info call Greg Sheppard at (904) 858-4424
    • Spring Fellowship – March 6 – 8
    • Section Conference – April 17 – 19
    • Work Day – April 25
    • Summer Fellowship May 15-17
  • Philmont Training Center – Become a Better Scout Volunteer
    • Courses on a wide variety of Scouting related topics call Leann at the office
  • Safe Boating Classes – Safe Boat Handling at Camp Echockotee
    • Class 2 – 3/17/09 and 3/19/09 6-8 pm and 3/21/09 8:00 am till noon
    • Class 3 – 4/14/09 & 4/16/09 and 4/18/09
  • Sailing Skills Class
    • March 21, 2009 1-5 pm,  or April 18 10am–1 pm or 2 pm-5pm
    • Sail in our Aqua Finn sailboats with Captain Rick Kirkwood
    • Open to all adult Scouters, Boy Scouts at least 1st class, Venturers, Sea Scouts and Explorers
    • For more information contact neptunebeach@comcast.net
  • Online Tour Permits
    • Units can now apply for a tour permit online
    • For step by step instructions on how to set up your myscouting account so that you can complete this process visit our council web site.
  • Off Season Usage of Council Camps - New Camp Usage Permits Required
    • Postal match is ON to find the best Boy Scout Shooters in our council
    • Check our council website for new guidelines and fees for using the tower at Camp Echockotee, usage guidelines update at May Program Planning Conference
  • Governors Serve to Preserve Award – Cool award from NFC and Florida
  • New Health Forms
    • The BSA has new Annual Health and Medical Record Forms #34605
    • The use of the new form will be required in January 2010
    • Forms will be available at the Thomspon S. Baker Service Center and online at www.scouting.org  under Scouting Safely.
  • Refund Policy –  can be found at www.nfcscouting.org
  • ID the landmark in the  picture above and be the first to tell BP at the Scout office for a cool prize

Support Services Administrative Assistant – Leann Lewis leann.lewis@scouting.org

Camping Secretary - Debra Dow debra.dow@scouting.org

Support Services Director – Brian S. Patterson – brian.patterson@scouting.org