Post date: Aug 4, 2017 12:45:52 AM
-Add a bead to your pack string each roundtable on totem. Then add beads to your own necklace.
-Recruitment overview by Lynette Saltzman. Packets are in the back. 41 out of 49 packs represented at recruitment meeting. Have nicer yard signs this year. Everyone can and should recruit Lions for kindergarten.
-Aug 17 is school night for scouting recruitment. Can turn in forms at all three Culver's locations after 8pm. Be thoughtful about trying to get info to boys and/or do a second recruitment entry. Use school open houses to get info out. LPS policy is one communication per semester via folders. Council can print and get to schools if you get info to Alan soon enough. Deadline for Aug 10 open house flyers, Alan needs info by Mon Aug 7. Can use online registration for new recruits. Key 3 can access via online at scouting.org.
-Online registration guidebook
-Sept 30 is Cub Scout Day of Awesomeness at OEC, 9:00 - 1:30 pm. Designed for brand new scouts. Buses at Southeast Community College Parking lot (look for banners). Cost is free for new scouts or previous Lions, $5 for continuing scouts.
-Oct 3 is Fall event for Lions. Lions do not attend the Cub Scout Day of Awesomeness.
-Lions is open to all packs in Council this year.
-Cub Scout Fall and Spring events. Nov 11 at
-College of Cub Scouting. Nov 11, 8-3:30 pm.
-Popcorn: Military and Helping Hands. Cheese Lovers will be three different kinds of cheese. Husker Tins will have 4 kinds. Salted Caramel will be available in person. Microwave Kettle, but not Butter Light. Premium Caramel in a tin ($25). White Cheddar in a tin. Patch looks like a super hero. Can earn arms, legs, and sword for doing additional things. Going to prize company from 2 years ago. Z-curve bow or camp cookign set will be Cornhusker prize. Sell $1000 or more and get private screening to two tickets to new Star Wars! First 100 scouts to $1250. $1500 is 2 tickets to Husker Men's basketball. Aug 12, 9:30 - Noon is popcorn university. Seller's academy occurs at same time, but for Cub Scouts (Aug 12, 9:30 - Noon).
-Sept 9 at OEC, training for BALOO. In order to do a campout with your Pack, at least one person in the Pack needs BALOO training or higher. There is now an online component to BALOO training. Eight modules from safety, etc. The total online is 45 minutes. That is a pre-req to taking the course.
-WOLT is Webelos Outdoor Training. Required to take your Den camping as a standalone unit, i.e. without a Troop.
-Den Chief training is all online.
-Ask your Pack Committee to pay for College of Cub Scouting.
- http://scoutmastercg.com is a great site. Lots of archived podcasts on scouting.
Here are the monthly themes broken down into a simple table