SIGN UP FOR TIME SLOTS AT THE CECIL COUNTY FAIR

NEXT DISTRICT ROUND TABLE IS AUGUST 11, 2014

• Our next District Round Table will be held on Monday, August 11, 2014 at 7PM at North East United Methodist Church.  There will be no Round Table in July.

• If you would like to sign up for a time slot at the County Fair to promote your Unit and Scouting in general, contact Nick Henry (nhenry@dmvc.org).  The Fair will be held from July 19 to July 26.  Time slots are 11-2, 2-5, 5-8, and 8-10.

• Scout Units are encouraged to participate in the June 14th Flag Day Ceremony at North East Community Park.  The Ceremony will begin at 6:45PM at the flag pole located by the Gilbert Lighthouse Pavilion.  Refreshments will follow the ceremony.  

• An updated and simplified BSA Medical Form is now available. See www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/ahmr.aspx to download the form.

• Delmarva Council Annual Recognition Reception will be held Thursday, June 19th at Mapledale Country Club in Dover, DE.  This event will feature the presentation of the Silver Beaver Awards.  For details, see: www.delmarvacouncil.org/event/council-recognition-event/1532726

• Mark your calendars!!  The STEM Scouting Day at Aberdeen Proving Ground will be Saturday, September 13, 2014, 8:30AM to 3:30PM.

• Unit Program Planning:  If your unit has not already started, NOW is the time to start planning for next year's program.  BSA has a number of great planning tools.  They can be found at: www.scouting.org/scoutsource/boyscouts/programplanningtools.aspx.  Specfic program tools are also available.
  • Plack Planning:  www.delmarvacouncil.org/packplanning
  • Troop Planning:  www.delmarvacouncil.org/troopplanning
  • Crew Planning:  www.delmarvacouncil.org/crewplanning

• Area 1 Boy Scout Leader Training: Oct 11 at Camp Rodney.  See: www.delmarvacouncil.org/event/1543118

• Area 1 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills and Webelos Leader Outdoor Training.  October 17-19, 2014 at Camp Rodney. Cost: $30.00.  For more information, contact Bill Short at william.c.short@dupont.com. See: www.delmarvacouncil.org/event/1525081.

• Area 1 BALOO Training.  October 25, 2014 at Camp Rodney. For more information, contact Bill Short at william.c.short@dupont.com. See: www.delmarvacouncil.org/event/1543191.

• The Boy Scouts of America has partnered with Healthy Kids Out of School to offer an incentive to units to follow the BSA's SCOUT Strong recommendations at meetings, events, and excursions.  Earn the Healthy Unit Patch by taking the 3-6-9 Challenge:
  • 3:  Serve a fruit or vegetable at three meetings
  • 6:  Make water the main beverage at six meetings
  • 9:  Include 15 minutes of physical activity at nine meetings

For more details see the artical in The Buzz: http://scout-wire.org/2014/03/20/three-steps-to-healthier-scouting-units/