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Killbuck District

Boy Scout

Roundtable Reminder

Serving the Scouting and Venturing Community of Holmes and Wayne Counties

Next Roundtable : Thursday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m.

Church Of The Saviour, 480 Fry Road, Wooster (along Rt. 30)

Wood Badge Recipients
Congratulations to Scott Brown and Randall Westfall as they were presented their Wood Badge beads at the April Roundtable.

Congratulations, Killbuck District and Buckeye Council!
Both the District and Council achieved Gold level in the 2011 Journey To Excellence. Plans are well underway for a repeat performance in 2012.

Wood Badge 2012
Wood Badge is the embodiment of Scouting spirit – a mountaintop experience – the highest level of leadership training offered at the Council level teaching advanced leadership skills applicable to every leader and providing a common foundation for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venture Programs. You and your unit staff need to be a part of this fun, challenging course. If you have questions, feel free to contact me at the address at the bottom of the page. More information also can be found here.

100th Anniversary Of The Eagle Scout Award

Did you know 2012 is the centennial anniversary of the Eagle Scout Award? Yep, it’s been 100 years since the first scout earned his Eagle back in 1912. His name was Arthur Rose Eldred, a 17-year-old from Long Island, New York. Since then, more than 2 million Scouts have earned the rank of Eagle. In 1982, 13-year-old Alexander Holsinger of Normal, Illinois, was recognized as the one-millionth Eagle Scout. In 2009, Anthony Thomas of Lakeville, Minnesota was the two-millionth.

To commemorate this history, a special-edition patch is available for those who earn the Eagle Scout Award this year. If you have any boys on the verge of accomplishing his Eagle, this could be a little more incentive to git ‘er done! So don’t wait until the last minute. Get those papers turned in early since the application process can take some time too!

BSA Innovation Challenge
The Boy Scouts of America and Edison Nation^® present an exciting competition designed to showcase the incredible creative ingenuity of today's youth.

Boy Scouts of America, under license to Edison Nation, invites all creative thinkers ages 7 to 21 to submit their ideas to the BSA Innovation Challenge. Edison Nation will spend up to $1 million to develop the products and make them a reality. The idea-to-shelf" product developer will do everything from designing your product, making the prototypes and filing the patents-all you have to do is invent! Imagine... if your invention is selected, you could:
See your product brought to market!
Be named as "Inventor" on the patent!
Earn royalties for the life of the patent!
Appear on the award-winning Everyday Edisons TV series!
This Challenge is open to all youth inventors - ages 7-21 - boys and girls, Scouts and non-Scouts.

For complete details, go to www.edisonnation.com/boyscouts.

Venturing News

We would like to welcome the Venturing Crews of Killbuck District to Roundtable! The Crews will have their own breakout session at our gatherings and all Crew leadership is invited and encouraged to join in. For more information on what's happening region wide and to see the latest newsletter, follow this link to the Central Region Venturing website.

Plan Now For Jamboree!

The push is on to make every Scout aware of what is waiting for them at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree at The Summit as part of the Buckeye Council Jamboree Contingent. Members of the contingent will be happy to come to your unit meeting to present information to your Scouts. Please email Jack McLiver at jmcliver@bsamail.org to reserve
your Troop or Crew meeting for this information session.
Remember, there may be plenty of Jamborees in the the future, there will only be one First Jamboree at the Summit!
And leaders, you can make your place in history as a staff member at the very first Jamboree to be held at The Summit. Learn more about it by following this link.

Click here for information on being part of the Buckeye Council contingents to Jamboree.

Downloads are available at the bottom of this page.

Thanks! for helping out...

If your Unit would like to present our Nations Colors at a Roundtable contact me at the address at the bottom of this page.

Events

Also check out the Buckeye Council Current Event page

New!- Click on links for more information. Go to the attachment section at the bottom of the page for files to download and print out.

-May 10- Roundtable Open House

-May 11- Religious Awards Banquet

-May19-20- 7R Good Turn Weekend

-May 26-5th Annual DOG- Dutch Oven Gathering- Lehman's in Kidron,10am-4pm

-May 28- Memorial Day Parade in Wooster- Packs, Troops, Crews be at the fairgrounds grandstand at 8:30am

-June 1-3- OA Ordeal

-June 6- "Lyme Disease and "Deer" Ticks in Ohio" informational meeting-7pm, Fisher Auditorium, OARDC

-June 10-16- NYLT

-June 17- 7R Summer Camp begins!

-Aug 24-26, 2012- Buckeye Council Wood Badge Pt. 1

-Aug 25-27, 2012- Muskingum Valley Council Wood Badge Pt. 1

-Sept 15-17, 2012- Buckeye Council Wood Badge Pt. 2

-Sept 29-Oct 1, 2012- Muskingum Valley Council Wood Badge Pt. 2

If your unit is having an event or fundraiser and would like to tell it to the world (or at least the reach of this newsletter), let me know.

Sandy's Nag-O-Matic Charter Clock

Attention Merit Badge Counselors!
If you have not turned in your yellow registration card yet, please do so immediately! To date, out of 143 previously registered counselors, only 41 have been returned by December 31. Any counselor not re-registering by mid January will have to fill out a new application and re-apply. Please remind any counselor you know about this.

A Message From Our Scout Executive:

The subject of child abuse has been very prevalent in the media lately. We wanted to remind everyone of the new policy regarding mandatory reporting for the Boy Scouts of America.

Any persons involved in Scouting shall report to local authorities any good faith suspicion or belief that any child is or has been physically or sexually abused, physically or emotionally neglected, exposed to any form of violence or threat, exposed to any form of sexual exploitation including the possession, manufacture, or distribution of child pornography, online solicitation, enticement, or showing of obscene material. No person may abdicate this reporting responsibility to any other person. This policy is found in the online Guide to Safe Scouting.

Please notify David Truax, Scout Executive, of this report, or of any violation of BSA’s Youth Protection policies, so that he may take appropriate action for the safety of our Scouts, make appropriate notifications and follow-up with investigating agencies. We can be reached at bsamail.org or 330-580-4272.

Thank you for all you do for Scouting.

David Truax | Scout Executive

Hey!

Scouters, Roundtable is more than just calender events for the scoutmaster. It is programming for all of your unit staff. If you have people (assistant scoutmaster, committee member, OA rep, SPL, etc.) that do not normally attend Roundtable, please encourage them to do so. OA members and SPLs NEED to be there! The more, the merrier! And pass this information along to those scouters without e-mail.

Church Of The Saviour, 480 Fry Rd, Wooster

Links

Want to know more about what is going on around Buckeye Council? Follow this link to the Current Events section of the Council website.
If you need scouting forms and information, then www.buckeyecouncil.org/Forms.aspx is the place to go.

Have any signage or lettering needs? The word going around is Ken Stiffler at Sign Design Wooster is very scout friendly.

Everything you need to know about Buckeye Council Good Turn Weekends and project ideas.

Check out Sipp-o Lodge Order of the Arrow on the Buckeye Council website.

Order Of The Arrow Section C4-A website.

The Council calendar is improving all the time. You can click on many of the events listed to find out more information. You can get to the calendar through the council website or at www.buckeyecouncil.org/calendar.

Craig Sanders is the person to see if you are planning an outing at PeeWee. He can be contacted at 330-317-4214 or cccsanders@embarqmail.com

Need training now? Visit the BSA Online Training Center.

National Jamboree 2013

It's not too early to start planning for the 2013 National Boy Scout Jamboree at it's new location at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve. An informational flier for the Buckeye Council Contingent is listed below for you to download.

Easing The Webelos To Scout Transition

A troop and its operations can be a bit bewildering when first viewed by new parents and their sons. This is a guide to help explain some of the terms that are used in Scouting in the Killbuck District. This brochure was created by Darcy Becker for one of her Wood Badge ticket items. As Troops, we have a responsibility to retain as many of these Webelos as possible and not let any fall into the transition gap.
Click here for the brochure.

Got Training?
"Every Scout Deserves A Trained Leader"
We've all heard these words before. To put these words into action there is a schedule of training opportunities in Buckeye Council. From the basic Youth Protection Training and the 5 requirements for any Unit Leader to BPI and WoodBadge, you can find the dates for it on this schedule for 2011-2012. The document can be downloaded from the list below.

Feedback Is A Gift

Do you see information on this page that is not quite right? Is something missing that should be here? Do you have comments or ideas that would make our Roundtable meeting or this webpage better for all of us? Please don't hesitate to let me know (I can take it!). It is through better communication that constant improvement is made. My contact information is listed below.