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Dear Scouters,
We are all aware of the incredible devastation and loss of life in the Southeast on Wednesday, April 27. So very many people have lost loved ones and homes and, among these, we're sure that many are Scouting families in the impacted states of Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee. The death toll and destruction is simply staggering.
Among the communities hardest hit was Tuscaloosa, AL. We're relieved to report that the local council office and staff was spared. The office is now being used as a collection point for donations of food etc. Their camp is being used as a staging area by the Alabama State Police. Their website says it all:
http://www.bwc-bsa.org/openrosters/view_homepage.asp?orgkey=2295
In the Chattanooga tri-state TV viewing area, 78 people in Tennessee, NW Georgia and NE Alabama have lost their lives, in addition to the terrible destruction of homes and businesses. Nearly 100,000 are without power in the Chattanooga area alone and will be for some time. It's being described as the worst disaster in the history of the Tennessee Valley.
The Cherokee Area Council in Chattanooga is also responding:
http://www.cherokeeareabsa.com/openrosters/view_homepage.asp?orgkey=791
This is our opportunity to rally support.
We're encouraging our entire Northeast Region Scouting Family to support the efforts of the American Red Cross and Salvation Army as they work hard to bring comfort and support to those in our Southeastern states. Contributions may be sent to either your local chapters or through the BSA web page: http://scouting.org/AlertTornado.aspx.
Please be as generous as you can.
Bob Smith Peter Casey Don McChesney
Regional President Regional Commissioner Regional Director
In April, the Del-Mar-Va Council approved over $22,000 in camperships (camp scholarships) to scouting families in need. We are proud to be able to provide assistance to scouts and ensure they get the outdoor experiences and memories that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
Camperships are a direct benefit of our Family Friends of Scouting campaign and popcorn sales. On behalf of each of the scouts who recieved camperships, thank you!
You are invited to join us in celebration of our Council achievements and the presentation of our 2011 Silver Beaver Recipients at
The-Del-Mar-Va Council'sAnnual Business Meeting and Recognition DinnerThursday, June 9, 2011The Duncan Center - 500 W. Loockerman Street - Dover, DE
Registration - 5:30 pm Program begins - 6:00 pmTickets - $35.00 per person, in advanceDress is executive casual, scout uniform or business dress
This year's Distinguished Class of Silver Beaver Recipients is:
Click here to register.
BeAScout.org is a tool to connect families interested in joining Scouting directly with your unit. Using their address, anyone can find the units in their neighborhood on a Google map. It is imperative for each unit to ensure their http://www.beascout.org/ info is correct and up to date especially since this can be a family’s first interaction with Scouting. This website will also be on all marketing materials for Fall Recruitment.
The top youth-interacting leader (Scoutmaster, Cubmaster, Crew Advisor), the Committee Chair, and the Chartered Organization Representative will always be able to access this tool. However, you can change who the contacts are on BeAScout.org to any registered adult. Whether you are an expert, or just learning about how to use this site, the link below will provide instructions for how to navigate through the system and how to update your unit’s info online. You have the opportunity to share details like where your unit meets, the days and times of the week you meet, and what activities you like to do. This way, a parent can compare the units in a neighborhood and choose the best match.
When a new Scout is interested in joining you will receive an email announcing your “new lead.” You can then sign in to My Scouting and learn more about your potential new Scouts family and invite them to your next meeting. You can return to this database of new Scouts at any time.
Right now all units are on BeAScout.org, but you want to be sure that the information represented is the information you would like to share with new families. Please update your units contact person, phone number, email, and info by using the following instructions:
Click here for instructions.
Should you run into any problems or need assistance, please contact your District Executive, or Cindy Scherer at (302) 622-330 x107.
Make a tie-dye t-shirt during Cub Family Weekend!
Are you ready for a prehistoric adventure?
Check out our fun-filled activities during Cub Family Weekend at both Henson and Rodney Scout Reservation May 14 & 15 and May 21 & 22.
Programs are for the whole family. Cub Scouts can bring their parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents or anyone else from the family. Be sure to bring your own tents. The rest of your supplies are provided including food, drinks, and fun!
All this fun for only:· $30 per Scout and Scout Sibling (5 and Older)· $20 per Adult· $15 additional for Webelos arriving on Friday· Free for Siblings under 5!
Please visit the Cub Family Weekend page to register and for more information (www.dmvc.org/cubscoutcamping)
Pack, troop, crew, and district spreadsheets have been developed to help these units keep track of their Journey to Excellence accomplishments. Spreadsheets for teams and ships will be coming shortly.
To access the spreadsheets, visit the Journey to Excellence site on scouting.org.
It's been nearly four years since the largest scouting function on the Del-Mar-Va peninsula. Be sure to include the 2012 Council Jamboree in your unit's calendar. It's going to be a blast!
Program will be available for all levels of scouting from Tiger Cubs thru Venturing.
To date in 2011, Del-Mar-Va Council scouting units have completed 7,874 hours of volunteer service projects. Look for the brochure in the upcoming Program Launch packet for more information and ideas for civic service projects for your scouts.
Click here to log your unit's or Eagle Scout service projects. Scroll down to the Service Projects box on the bottom right. There you will see links to the service hours website, new user instructions and unit tips for success.
At Relay, teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours long.
Each year, more than 3.5 million people in more than 5,000 communities in the United States, along with additional communities in 19 other countries, gather to take part in this global phenomenon and raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer. Thanks to Relay participants, we are creating a world with more birthdays – a world where cancer never steals another year of anyone’s life.
The Relay For Life events of Delmarva can serve as a great way for your scouts to get involved in our local communities. By forming a team and fundraising, or volunteering day-of, your scouts will gain great leadership and team building skills while helping a very important cause. Please contact your local American Cancer Society Staff partner at the email address listed next to the event you would like to participate and/or volunteer at for more information.
Click here for the Delmarva Relay For Life flyer.
The 2nd Annual Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crab Festival will take place at the DuPont Nature Center on May 21st! This family-friendly event provides visitors with great views of shorebirds and horseshoe crabs while presenting a variety of hands-on educational activities, presentations and even a silent auction! The event also features an evening benefit at the Slaughter Beach Fire Hall with food/beverages, music and the continuation of the silent auction.
Volunteers are need to assist with activities during the day and during the evening benefit.
Interested in volunteering? Check out volunteer flyer and contact Lynne Staub or (302) 735-3609.
Looking for a great activity to keep your scouts going throughout the summer? Join the Green Thumb Challege! You can even make a service project out of it to provide produce to local food banks.
Sign up now for the 2011 Green Thumb Challenge!Calling on all schools and youth groups, join GEF's (Green Education Foundation) Green Thumb Challenge- the largest youth gardening initiative going! This program aims to connect children with nature and the healthy and sustainable benefits of gardening as part of a nationwide movement to get kids growning. Help us reach our goal of 10,000 youth gardens.
For those of you just starting out, GEF's "Get Ready" section offers information on how to form a gardening team, choose an optimal location for planting as well as resources and suggestions on how to pay for your garden.
GEF provides detailed steps on how to plan for a successful growing season, including information on how to build your garden (including turnkey garden templates), what vegetables are best for kids and where and how to plant them as well as how to successfullly set up a compost system, and much more. We will also highlight GEF activities that link the garden to science, nutrition and art.
Make sure to track your progress by taking lots of photos and send them to GEF where you could be a featured Garden Spotlight. Participation is free; to learn more visit the Green Thumb Challenge comprehensive website.
Click here for more information.
Internet Advancement, the online service for units submitting youth member advancement, has been enhanced with some important new features:
Eagle Base Camp merit badges will be offered during all weeks of Boy Scout camp! Designed for Eagle bound Scouts, participants must be at least 14 years old and First Class by June 1. This camp is offered provisionally (the camp provides leadership for individual boys to attend without their troop) and also to qualified Scouts in regular attendance with their troop. Base campers are also eligible to participate in other camp activities such as kayaking, trail biking, BMX biking, water skiing, roller-blading and more.
Click here for the promotional flyer or contact Shawn Pierce at the Henson Scout Reservation.
The Del-Mar-Va Council is offering:
for the 21st Century - Scouting’s Advanced Training course
Click here for they flyer
Adult leaders: Are you ready for a personal scouting challenge?
What:
Begun in 1919 by Robert Baden-Powell, Wood Badge has evolved to give leaders the skills they need to strengthen Scouting in meaningful ways. 21st Century Wood Badge places special emphasis on team development and how to tailor your leadership skills to meet the needs of the group – whether youth or adults.
Six days in length, the course covers leadership skills, organizational tools, and development activities based on the best of Scouting traditions and the latest of team development approaches. In addition, participants will enjoy the fellowship of learning alongside many other volunteers and professional Scouters and will have a great deal of fun.
Many Scouters consider Wood Badge to be one of the peak experiences of their Scouting and even professional careers. In the United States, it has served as a source of training and inspiration to many thousands. In return, Wood Badge participants have positively affected the lives of millions of America’s youth.
When:
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday September 16-18, 2011 and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday September 30-October 2, 2011
Plus 2 patrol meetings between the 2 weekends.
**Attendance at all sessions is mandatory**
Where: Rodney Scout Reservation
Who: All registered adult Scouters trained in their position.
How Much: The fee is $200. A minimum $50 deposit is required upon registration with the remaining balance due by July 15, 2011. Fees are refundable in full if a Scouter gives notification by August 15. Note that many units will contribute all or a portion of the course fee and scholarships are available from other organizations.
How Many: The course is limited to 48 participants with registration on a first-come, first-served basis. A waiting list will be maintained.
Register: Register on-line through the Council
Website: www.dmvc.org/woodbadge
More Info: Contact your district training chairperson, or
Course Director: Dave Cotton 410-398-8280, or
Council Wood Badge Coordinator: Bill Whisler 302-994-0134, or
Council Training Chair: Linda Cotton 410-398-8280
Do you know a Delaware student who's working to protect the environment through an innovative project, promoting public awareness or otherwise demonstrating concern for our natural world, whether it's right here in Delaware or issues affecting our whole planet?
If so, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) wants to hear about that student - and you can nominate him or her for the 2011 Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards.
A winner will be chosen from each of the following categories in which award quality projects are submitted: elementary grades 1-4, middle school grades 5-8 and high school grades 9-12.
Nominations from teachers, classmates, parents, club or group leaders and other individuals are being accepted Saturday, May 1 through Wednesday, June 1, 2011. The awards will be presented on Governors Day, Thursday, July 28, during the 2011 Delaware State Fair, which is set for July 21-30.
The winners will recieve a $100 U.S. Savings Bond and a Delaware State Parks prize pack.
Click the links for nomination form and flyer. For more information, please visit www.dnrec.delaware.gov or email/call Joanna Wilson (302) 739-9902 in the Office of Public Affairs.
May 30 Deadline Approaching for Fall Semester Consideration
Pickard Educational Scholarship FundThe Pickard Educational Scholarship Fund is awarded twice a year to Del-Mar-Va Council Scouts to help defray the cost of their post high school education. The scholarship is generated from the interest of a Pickard Trust Fund and donations to the council. The scholarships vary in amount up to $1,000 and may only be used towards tuition, room and board. Click here for scholarship application.
Robert W. Cook Eagle Scout ScholarshipThe Robert W. Cook Eagle Scout Scholarship is awarded twice a year to Eagle Scouts to help defray the costs of their post high school education. This scholarship is generated from the Robert W. Cook Trust Fund and other donations to the council. The scholarships vary in amount up to $1,000 (or $2,000 for Tri-County residents) and may be used for Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Education ($100 per course), Professional Education, or Trade School (up to $500) courses. Click here for scholarship application.
Don’t Miss the 2011 Cub Scout Leaders’ LEARNING EXTRAVAGANZA on November 5, 2011 at Lake Forest High School in Felton!
What is a Pow Wow, you ask? A Pow Wow is WAY more than just another training event. It is an opportunity for you to connect with leaders from around the Council in a conference-type setting. You will increase your knowledge, improve your skills, boost your confidence, and gain enthusiasm all at the same time. While the Pow Wow is legendary for its focus on new and untrained leaders, all adult leaders are welcome to share in the fun, ideas, and excitement. You’ll walk away from the Pow Wow with proven tips and tricks that are guaranteed to make your program sizzle!
Get more information please feel free to email Dee Dee Morris.
Check out Scout Night for the Del-Mar-Va Shorebirds! Click here to see flyer. Tickets are only $6!
Also, click here for information about the Shorebirds "Strick Out for Hunger" so you or your unit can participate in a civic service project on Scout Night or at any other Shorebirds game this season.
The National Marine Corps League Association would like to recognize Eagle Scouts with a special presentation and certificate for the "Good Citizenship Award".
Please email/call Isaac Goodman (302) 934-0447, Chaplain of Diamon State Detachment 704, Marine Corps League, Millsboro, DE to coordinate presenations at Eagle Scout Courts of Honor.
