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Roundtable March 4 Location:
House of
Prayer Lutheran Church (14045 Space Center Blvd, 77062)
map 7:00 Cub-o-ree Volunteer meeting
- one person per pack should attend
7:30
Boy Scout Roundtable 7:30
Cub Scout Roundtable Take the time to be a
better, more informed leader for your unit by attending Roundtable. You'll
be in the best of company. We
have lots of information for all leaders, Committee Members, Cubmasters &
Scoutmasters.
Blue and Gold Placemats
Click here
for a place mat to use at Blue and Gold Banquets to promote
Bayshore's 2010 Cub Scout Twilight Camp. The form can be
completed by the individual pack contact information. The
form is designed for 8.5 x 11 paper. It is recommended
the place mats be printed by the individual units to save
from excess printing. The logo can be colored in by the
boys. The goal is to have the boys take them home so their
parents will have a visual reminder that it is time to start
preparing for camp.
Step Up to the Plate and Nominate!!!
due by March
4, 2010 Do you know
a Scouter who … Thrives on
Planning Fun Programs? Possesses
Leadership Skills? Team
Player?
Enthusiastic? Has Vision? Delegates? Flexible? Creative? Organized? Scout
Spirit? Great
Attitude? Leads by
Example? Good
Communicator? Servant
Leader Attributes? Lives by
the Scout Oath and Law? Makes a
Difference with our Youth? Now is the time to start thinking about those in your unit who have served the youth above and beyond the call of duty. Nomination form
Sam Houston Area Council 2010
Centennial Events
University of Scouting
February 13 ***correct date***
University of
Scouting is designed to be a day of learning while having fun. Simply
stated, it is the finest one-day supplemental training offered in the
BSA - guaranteed to give you confidence and skills necessary for an
exciting program. This training offers a variety of courses designed
to give additional information to help in all areas and programs of
the Boy Scouts of America.
Some of the methods touched upon in different basic trainings are
treated in greater depth at UoS. There are no prerequisites as this
training is intended to enrich your program experience.
UoS provides quality
supplemental training to allow leaders to enhance and improve the
program quality that they deliver and to have a positive impact on the
youth of our council. UoS is designed for all adult leaders in the Boy
Scouts of America regardless of function or program area. Learn from
these sessions and add quality to your program - GUARANTEED!
More
Over 100 sessions
will be offered for Scouters of all experience levels in all program
areas. Pick five hours of classes to help you provide a better
program for our youth! Basic training is also provided for most
positions, including commissioners.
3 all-day conferences
are available for Boy Scout-age
youth: * Den Chief
Conference * Chaplain Aide's
Conference * Troop Guide
Conference
***Just announced*** There is an
all-day conference available for Webelos whose parents are attending
training: “BAT” Basic
Aid Training...WEBELOS ReadyMan!
(for a description of the class visit:
http://www.scoutcpr.org/BAT.html)
OA Chapter Meetings February 14 Chapter meetings are
held at St. James Presbyterian Church at Spencer and Underwood in La Porte
on the second Sunday of every month.
The regular chapter meeting begins at 3 pm followed by ceremony
practice, drumming and singing.
For information, times, and a map, visit
www.ani-lati.org.
Map
Adults:
it is your duty to gather up the youth OA members in your unit and
get them to the meeting. Most of them don't drive and need your help and
encouragement to get to OA events.
Celebration at Minute
Maid Park
***new***
February 18, 2010
Minute Maid Park
Mark your calendars for the largest celebration in the country!
This unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime event will unite every
facet of Boy Scouts in one location.
Events include:
one-on-one interaction with celebrity Eagle Scouts, 50 years of Norman
Rockwell Boy Scout Paintings exhibit, fireworks, and more.
Event underwriting opportunities such as corporate and
individual sponsorships are available.
Groups will want to
purchase tickets together to sit together.
Tickets will be sold on a first come first service basis
(and there
will be limited numbers of tickets).
Tickets
are now available.
An Adventure of a Lifetime
Ten Commandments Hike
February 20 On Saturday, rain or shine, you are invited to follow one of three different, five-mile hikes to view a variety of church, synagogue, and other religious sites with a brief architectural and religious lecture at each stop. The purpose is to support the Scout Law element "A Scout is Reverent", and promote inter-faith understanding. This walk is appropriate for entire families, Cub, Boy, and Girl Scouts, Sunday School classes, youth groups, etc. However, participants must be physically able to navigate good and not-so-good sidewalks, roadways, gravel paths, grassy stretches, etc. at a moderate pace. More
Cub-o-ree
***new*** March 6 Cub-o-ree is a fun day for Cub Scouts and their family. Come out to Challenger park from 9am to 6pm and enjoy the great outdoors. Please invite friends interested in Scouting. This is a great way to recruit, get them signed up and ready to attend Twilight Camp. Registration form / Rules Map
***There will be a Cub-o-ree meeting at 7:00pm prior to Roundtable
next week (Feb 4th). Informational meeting about
Cub-o-ree. Units should be prepared to tell us what they plan on
doing at Cub-o-ree. Note: There will be no “pre-registration”.
This will also be discussed at this meeting.
Derbies
- All Derbies (Pinewood, Smash and Raingutter Regatta are open to all
participants. Scouts will
race against other boys in their rank.
Open division is open to all non scouts and parents.
It is NOT necessary that scouts have won their Pack derby to
race.
Fishing Tournament - The tournament is an
open tournament. Fish at
your own pace. When you
are ready to start fishing, pay your fee and check-in at which time
you will receive a time-stamped card.
As you catch a fish, have a judge register your fish.
Only fish caught between the time you check-in and end of
tournament (4pm) are eligible.
“Most fish” award will be calculated as the average caught in
the time you fished measured in ˝ hour increments..
See the
registration form specific rules and cost for each event.
District Dinner ***new***
probably
March 26, 2010 All leaders and
volunteers are cordially invited to attend Bayshore District’s Annual
Recognition Dinner. Come
celebrate with us as we acknowledge and thank our adult volunteers for
the hard work and dedication that made this year incredibly
successful. Bayshore’s
outstanding leaders at the unit and district levels will also be
recognized. The dinner will be
held at Clear Lake United Methodist Church.
Nomination form
Registration forms will be available soon.
Map
March 2-6
Experience Scouting like never
before with Adventure Base 100! Created specifically for the 100th
Anniversary Celebration, Adventure Base 100 is traveling the country
to give people an exciting, hands-on view of the history and future of
the Boy Scouts of America.
This 10,000 square foot campus features immersive Scouting experiences
including a ropes course and zip line, interactive digital exhibits, a
multi-sensory IMAX-like dome, and more! It will also house a traveling
museum that will showcase real artifacts from the National Scouting
Museum in Irving, Tex. The
Adventure Base 100 will be in Houston at the Texas Live Stock Show and
Rodeo.
more
Merit Badge Opportunities
Check out the Merit Badge opportunities in the
Houston area.
more
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