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PLC Corner
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Tuesday, 18 September 2007 |
Campout
There's a campout this weekend, from the 21st to the 23rd. The theme for this campout is Canoe Wars, so remember to bring a swimsuit. Scouts will need to meet at TBC at 5:30 sharp so that we can leave as early as possible. Bring a sack dinner, because we will not stop for something to eat along the way. Please wear your complete Class A, including socks, belt, and neckerchief. Also, bring the money that you need to give to the person buying food for your patrol. If you took home chuck box supplies, like pots, pans, and stoves, remember to bring those Friday as well. If you would like a list of gear you will need, there should be a link on the front page. Be sure to have your parents sign the permission form.
Other Stuff
Don't forget to start selling popcorn. If nothing else, remember that the more you sell, the better chance you have a winning a Wii. There will be a PLC the Monday after we get back. People in the PLC only need to wear their Class B's, since their Class A's are hopefully being washed.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 18 September 2007 )
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Announcements
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Monday, 17 September 2007 |
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Details of this weekend's campout:
Where: Camp Cherokee at Clements Scout Ranch near Athens, TX.
What: War Canoes and other good Scout stuff!
When: Meet at TBC by 5:30 pm Friday, Sept 21. We'll return by 12:45 Sunday to the hospital parking lot across from the church.
Be prepared! Bring:
- A signed permission form (this has a packing checklist, too)
- Sack dinner for the drive Friday.
- Backpack or duffel with all your personal gear.
- Clothing appropriate for the weather.
- A map, if you are driving.
- An adventurous spirit!
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Last Updated ( Monday, 17 September 2007 )
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Scoutmaster Corner
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |
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Hello all Scouts and Scouters,
Our kickoff meeting was well attended and fun was had by all. The PLC met after the regular meeting to select the remaining roles in the patrol leaders council. Thank you to all who remained after the regular meeting to request a position of responsibility which will be officially announced at the meeting next week.
Patrols should have settled on a name and begun work on flags and cheers. All patrol leaders need to contact Scoutmaster Coon to discuss patrol patches.
Monday patrols will prepare menus and other planning as required. Please arrive on time in full Class A uniform.
Next week is the last meeting before our first campout at Camp Cherokee near Athens, Texas. We are planning to use canoes and hone our pioneering skills. Start checking out your camp gear now to make sure you are ready for fun in the woods in East Texas September 21st-23rd!
If you took a tent home to dry, it should be dry by now. Please return it to Mr. Roberts. We seem to be missing about eight tents.
Deposits are due for the Philmont and Seabase treks next summer. Please contact our new treasurer Mr. Watts with your deposit.
Cottonwood is around the corner. Parents: the troop needs your contribution of time to retain the contract and achieve the aims of community service and civic involvement, but if you cannot be there, please consider a cash contribution to the troop. We have an exciting year planned. It takes great resources to run a great troop like ours.
I look forward to seeing you all Monday night.
Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Coon
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 September 2007 )
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Announcements
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |
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Dear Parents,
Cottonwood is the troop's major fundraiser. Money raised from Cottonwood is used to fund
campouts, purchase camping supplies, pay for buses used on some of the camping
trips, and other troop activities. Every boy and parent in the troop benefits
from Cottonwood and as such we need every scout and adult to participate.
Each scout was given the information below, which describes how parents can assist. There will be having sign up sheets at the next few scout
meetings. I urge each of you to donate your
time generously. If you cannot donate
your time, the troop will kindly accept a donation of $75 or greater.
If you have any questions, please contact either Roy Carnes
at 214-223-2817 or Dan Bryan at 214-529-4862.
Thank you,
Roy Carnes and Dan Bryan
Cottonwood Arts Festival October 5-7, 2007
Cottonwood Arts Festival is the troop's main fundraiser. The troop makes money three ways (largest to
smallest): tips from the artists, a payment from the city, and water
sales. The more people helping the artists, the more tips we make. Based on
past years we need about 470 adult hours for Cottonwood to be successful, which
equates to about 9 hours of adult help per scout. We need everyone to help!
As this fundraiser benefits all scouts and parents, the
troop will be accepting donations of $75 for those families unable to
participate.
Opportunities to help
Friday, October 5:
Need help setting up the artist. Need 20 adults from 10:00 to 4:00 and 12 adults from 4:00 to
about 7:00
Saturday, October 7:
Festival hours are 10:00 to 6:00. Needed are 5 booth sitters and 4 beer garden attendants for each
2 hour shifts starting at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM for the beer garden.
The booth sitter role is an excellent opportunity to for
those who enjoy shopping for art, to mix a little shopping with fulfilling this
important requirement. This role is
responsible for watching an artist booth during breaks and various other
artists tasks.
The beer garden role is one of the easiest roles at the show
and that is to make sure no alcoholic beverages are taken out of the beer
garden. This year we are suggesting that we have 2 uniformed adults are at each
exit.
Sunday October 8:
Festival hours are 10:00 to 6:00. Needed are 5 booth sitters and 4 beer garden attendants for each
2 hour shifts starting at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM for the beer garden. Please roles above
Need everyone starting at 6:00 for artist tear down.
Other Opportunities to Help:
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Redesign of the Troop Information Sheet
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Troop Advisers are responsible for recruiting parents in
their patrols
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Help on Thursday, October 4 packing trailer and setting up tent,
tables etc.
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Staying late on Sunday to return and unpack trailer
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 September 2007 )
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Training
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Sunday, 09 September 2007 |
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When creating your
account for online training, make sure to provide your BSA ID number. If you don't have one yet, you can still
register and complete the training. Make
sure to print your course certificate, which will be available once you
complete a course. You can update your
online member information at a later time when you receive your BSA ID.
Boy Scout Leader Fast Start - This is the first step to take
for any volunteer new to Boy Scouting. This course should be taken before
beginning youth activities. You'll learn the aims and purposes of the Boy
Scouts of America's core program, then zero in on the job. You'll cover the
seven parts of the troop meeting, the troop committee, outdoor program, and
other basic concepts of Scouting, all in one short online experience.
Troop Committee
Challenge - (Not required for the Committee Member Track) This fun and interactive training serves as a vital tool
for new troop committee members as well as for veterans. The mission of the
Troop Committee Challenge training is to help each troop committee work as a
team to improve the Scouting experience for adult and youth members. It helps
build the commitment of individual members as well as cultivates a better troop
committee team.
Youth Protection
Training -
The BSA places the greatest importance on creating the
most secure environment possible for our youth members. All Cub Scout and Boy
Scout adult volunteers should take this course. It covers the BSA's Youth
Protection policies, kinds of abuse, signs of abuse, how to respond to
disclosure of abuse, and proper reporting procedures. It does so by taking you
through situations that require choices and produce consequences. Successful
completion of this course requires an 80 percent or higher score.
If you take this test as a registered member of the BSA
and designate your local council, your completion will be reported back to your
council to adjust your training records. You'll also be offered a certificate
of completion. It is a good idea to print out both the web page that shows your test score and the certificate.
Safety Afloat - Safety Afloat has been developed to promote boating and
boating safety and to set standards for safe unit activity afloat. Before a BSA
group may engage in an excursion, expedition, or trip on the water (canoe, raft,
sailboat, motorboat, rowboat, tube, or other craft), adult leaders for such
activity must complete Safety Afloat Training, have a commitment card with
them, and be dedicated to full compliance with all nine points of Safety
Afloat.
Safe Swim Defense - Before a BSA group may engage in swimming activities of
any kind, a minimum of one adult leader must complete Safe Swim Defense
training, have a commitment card (No. 34243) with them, and agree to use the
eight defenses in this plan.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 September 2007 )
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Training
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Sunday, 09 September 2007 |
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If the North Trail training classes don't fit your
schedule, you can attend training within other Circle 10 districts.
See Circle
10 Training Schedules or go directly to the individual district
training links below.
Arrowhead
(Northern Collin County)
Gray Owl (Garland,
Sachse, Rowlett)
Great
Plains (Plano, Murphy, Wylie)
White
Rock (Dallas)
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 September 2007 )
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Training
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Sunday, 09 September 2007 |
More Training...
For those who want to dig deeper:
Back
Country Advanced Training - Trek training
KODIAK - Youth Leadership
training in a High-Adventure setting
COPE
- Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience for Youth
Climb
on Safely - Climbing And rappelling
Wood Badge
- Advanced Leadership training for adults
Monthly
Roundtables,
packed with valuable information and program advice.
Safety Afloat - Online
Boating Safety training
Safe Swim Defense
- Online Swim Safety Training
Supplemental
Training modules available from Circle 10.
And LOTS More!!!
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 September 2007 )
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Training
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Sunday, 09 September 2007 |
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Please help us keep track of your training.
Many Scouting events
are contingent upon having enough leaders with specific training. E.g. Water and climbing
activities. Please download the spreadsheet , fill in your information and
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. Each time you complete a training module, be sure to send an update to the Training Chair. Remember, certain
training is required in order to participate in Scouting events, such as
camping.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 September 2007 )
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Training
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Sunday, 09 September 2007 |
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All Scouting parents should be
registered leaders and all registered leaders should be trained.
This is a requirement if you plan to join the Scouts in outdoor program
activities, such as camping. Registered
leaders will fall into one of two roles - Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster or
Committee Member.
Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster - You
work directly with the Scouts or plan to be part of the Outdoor program. This does not mean
you are volunteering to be
the Scoutmaster.
Committee Member - Your primary role is working
with Scouting parents, Troop planning, finances, record keeping,
etc. If you plan to camp with the
Scouts, the Scoutmaster track is recommended in addition to the Committee
Member course.
Adult Training Track
Common Training - All Leaders start here:
Texas
Department of Public Safety (DPS) sex offender background check
- Online.
Troop 1001 and our chartered organization,
Trinity Bible Church, require ALL ADULTS who meet with youth to run a Texas
Department of Public Safety (DPS) sex offender background check and furnish a
printout to the troop records manager indicating no problems found.
Youth Protection
Training- online . This can be
completed in 30 minutes or less. This is
an absolute necessity for all leaders. Proof that you have completed this
training must be furnished to your Troop Training Chair. This training should be taken every two
years.
Fast
Start Training - Online should be taken by all registered adults
too. This can be completed in 30 minutes
or less.
New Leader
Essentials. Classroom training for
any and all adult volunteers and is a prerequisite for any further
training. This Course describes the
Scouting program from the local unit level to the National level. The focus is on the Aims and Methods of
Scouting.
Next, follow your role-specific training:
Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Track
1) Boy Scout Leader
Specific Training - Daylong session for
adult leaders who work directly with boys. Every aspect of unit operation is
covered in detail. This is a great course for interested parents who think they
might like to be leaders, but are not sure what is involved. New Leader
Essentials is a prerequisite for this course.
2) Boy Scout
Outdoor Leader Training - Weekend camping
activity designed to demonstrate by "doing" how a troop functions.
Participants will be assigned to patrols, elect patrol leaders, plan and
execute a campout. Any adult leader who expects to go on camping activities with
their units should consider this excellent course. Boy Scout Leader Specific
Training is strongly recommended as a prerequisite for this course.
Committee Member Track
1) Boy Scout Troop Committee
Training -
Specific training for adults serving on troop committees. Every parent should
be active on the troop committee in some capacity. This session focuses on
planning, finances, record keeping, selecting leaders, the importance of
training, insuring that activities are done safely and implementation of
policy. These are interactive sessions with opportunities for questions and
discussion. New Leader Essentials is a prerequisite for this course.
2) If you are planning to camp with the scouts we also recommend taking the
Scoutmaster track training.
Having completed your Common and Role-Specific Training -
You're Trained!
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 September 2007 )
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Training
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Sunday, 09 September 2007 |
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Den
Chief Training - The Den Chief is a
critical member of the Scouting Leadership Team. Den Chief Training is intended
to build enthusiasm for the job and teach the skills the Den Chief will need to
be successful. This training combines fun and enjoyment with an excellent
character building experience. Participants will learn leadership,
organization, how to work with adults to solve problems, and, most importantly,
how to encourage and work with Cub Scouts while being a role model.
Oak
Leaf Training - Oak Leaf is a junior
leader training course designed to supplement Troop level training, and prepare
Scouts for Golden Acorn. It is for Boy Scout youth, First Class Rank or above
who will be serving in a leadership capacity within their Troop. Minimum age is
12 years old at time of course. Oak Leaf is highly recommended by Circle 10 as
preparation for Golden Acorn.
Golden Acorn (GA) is
an intense, 5½ day, outdoor leadership training experience for troop youth
leaders. Its principle function is to help Scoutmasters by training
their top boy leaders in the skills of leadership. This course is a National
BSA-developed course that follows the material provided in the 21st
Century Wood Badge training for adults.
NAYLE (National Advanced Youth Leadership
Experience) - This camp is designed to provide you with a Philmont based wilderness
encounter that motivates you to follow a life of helping others succeed based
on the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Law. The Philmont
leadership is committed to making NAYLE a very special experience. You
will live in a patrol setting at Rocky Mountain Scout Camp where you will use
leadership skills to resolve exciting and challenging backcountry
situations. This week will conclude with a closing challenge for each
Scout to build upon the Legacy of Waite Phillips, the benefactor of the Philmont
Scout Ranch.
KODIAK - Youth Leadership
training in a High-Adventure setting
COPE
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Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience
Back
Country Advanced Training - Trek training
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 September 2007 )
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