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The Blue Ridge District will host our 2008 Scouter Awards Banquet on Friday, December 5, 2008 beginning at 7:00pm (Location has been confirmed - our banquet will be held at the West Jefferson UMC). Our evening will be full of awards & recognition as we celebrate each of the milestones that we've accomplished over the past year. This is a covered dish event so please be sure to bring your favorite entree. Dress is regular Scouting attire. Drinks, Ice, and paper products will all be provided. Please be sure to submit your award nominations
to Rob Fuller at: robfuller@aplsc.net. This is a great time to recognize any adult Scouters from your units who have qualified for Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting knot awards, special training certificates, and to commend many others for their dedication, leadership and committments to the Scouting program. You may also submit or nominate yourself for any of these awards, so please let us know and THANKS for all your work!
Blue Ridge District Awards:
- Unit Spark Plug Award
- District Lamplighter Award
- Centennial Quality Unit Award
- National Summertime Pack Award
- National Den Award
- BSA Emergency Preparedness - Unit Award
- Cub Scout Pack Leader of the Year
- Boy Scout Troop Leader of the Year
- Venture Crew Leader of the Year
- William D. Boyce New Unit Organizer Award
- District Award of Merit
- Veteran Awards
- Other Special Presentations
Cub Scout Adult Leader Knot Awards:
(the link above is a pdf file that contains the requirements for each of the Cub Scouting knot awards listed below)
- Tiger Cub Den Leader Award
- Cub Scout Den Leader Award
- Webelos Den Leader Award
- Cubmaster Award
- Pack Trainer Award
- Cub Scouter Award
- National Summertime Pack Award
Boy Scout Adult Leader Knot Awards:
- National Honor Patrol Award
- Scoutmaster Award of Merit
- Boy Scout Leader's Training Award
- Scoutmaster's Key
Venturing Leadership Awards:
- Venturing Advisor Award of Merit (at least 21)
- The Young American Award (college student ages 19 through 25)
ATTENTION ALL UNITS:
Our next Roundtable Meeting will be Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Boone UMC in room 200. Please be sure to have at least one leader from your unit in attendance. We will be addressing the 2008 & 2009 Unit Centennial Awards, accepting nominations for the 2008 Blue Ridge District Banquet, Scouting For Food, the New Parent Initiative and Rechartering. We will especially need someone to represent your unit to receive membership applications that need to be signed in order for the Council Office to register these applicants from your units, this concerns both youth and adult applications - this is critical.
THE PURPOSE FOR ROUNDTABLE:
Scout Leaders, Parents, and Unit Volunteers are always invited and encouraged to attend our Roundtable programs. Every Pack, Troop, and Venture Crew should continually plan to have at least one person attend the Roundtable every month so that you can be informed about the ongoing Scouting programs and how they can benefit you and your unit. Roundtable is designed to help your unit succeed by offering a time to share our ingredients for success, to receive training on new topics, to get acquainted with updates on our calendar, to get access to new materials, and be informed about how Scouting can be taken to the next level. Unless otherwise noted here, our Roundtable meetings will always occur on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month at 7pm at the Boone UMC in room 200.
See you at the Roundtable !!
ATTENTION SCOUTERS:
Our next District Committee Meeting will be held on Monday, December 1, 2008 between 7:00 - 8:30pm held in room 201 at the Boone UMC. These meetings occur on the 1st Monday of every month unless otherwise noted here. Click on the link above to download a list of our District Committee Members and their contact information.
THE PURPOSE FOR DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
The District has Committee Meetings once a month - just like a normal unit does - in order to provide many services that help meet the needs of local Scouting Units. Services such as: expanding and strengthening the relationships that we have here in our community, supporting local programs like the District Pinewood Derby Race, Boy Scout camporees, and Cub Scout Day Camp. We help Scouting raise the funds that our Council needs to run successful programs. We help your Unit recruit new members, provide training for all of our parents and unit leaders, conduct Eagle Boards of Review, Scouting For Food projects, and MORE!
District Committee Meetings are always open to anyone, but our regular attendance comes from those who help Scouting in the following areas: Activities & Camping, Training, Finance, Publicity & Civic Service, Advancement & Recognition, and Membership. Each of these committees are headed by a Chairman who helps us to recruit the very best volunteers to support the Scouting movement. Unless otherwise noted here, our District Committee Meetings will always occur on the 1st Monday of the Month beginning at 7pm.