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Visit Us on the Web at the PEQUOTT Volume 7, Issue 8 April, 2021 Visit us on the web at http://www.pequott.org District Commissioners Meeting: Order of the Arrow – Wulihan Chapter UPCOMINGWed. February 6 thMEETING 2019 @ 7:45pm DATES Visit the website!! Council Service Center, Massapequa Pequott District Roundtable Mtg. th th TentativeTue. February date 12May2019 12 @ 7:30pm Massapequa H.S. Cafeteria District Committee Meeting: District Committee Meeting: Wed. Apr 28th 2021 @ 7:30pm http://www.troopwebhost.org/OAWulihanChapter Wed. January 23rd 2019 @ 7:45pm Council Service Center, Massapequa Important OA Dates: LODGE LEADERSHIP THE PEQUOTT DISTRICT IS ON DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM! In May, date to be determined Search for Pequott Point SPRING WEEKEND June 4th to June 6th at Schiff Scout Reservation https://mycouncil.trcbsa.org/Event/7500 GOOD TURNS DURING THE 2021 DUES ARE DUE 2021 dues may be paid at CORONAVIRUS https://mycouncil.trcbsa.org/Event/7406/Register Acts of Scouting service Note that Ordeal members inducted after July you can do from home 15, 2020 are covered for 2021. For ideas on how to carry on the tradition of Good Turns for others while staying home, check out this article from the Bryan on Scouting KEEP THE SCOUTING webpage: ADVENTURE GOING AT HOME https://tinyurl.com/ycbzy3f4 For ideas on how to continue the Scouting adventure at home, visit UNIT LEADERS… Be sure to log your https://www.scouting.org/scoutingathome/ unit’s service hours online at Additional info on Scouting during COVID-19 can https://servicehours.scouting.org/UI/Security/Logi be found here: n.aspx https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/ Youth Protection Training for Adults Must be renewed every two years in order to maintain your BSA membership. If yours is expiring soon, take it again. It’s offered online at: http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx INTRODUCTION TO OUTDOOR BASIC ADULT LEADER OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SKILLS (IOLS) ORIENTATION (BALOO) This “hands-on” training, for WHAT IS BALOO? BALOO is a all second-year Webelos two-day training course being Leaders, Troop, Crew & held Sat., Apr. 17th to Sun., Apr. Ship Adult Leaders, will be 18th at Schiff Scout Reservation. held April 17th & 18th at It is targeted for one or more Schiff Scout Reservation. Attendees should members of the Pack Committee have already attended a prep session held on and will give your pack’s outdoor activity leader, Tuesday, March 30st via Zoom. who has minimal camping experience, the tools Join an experienced and dedicated training staff to conduct a safe and successful “entry-level” for a weekend of learning and fun. You will learn overnight camping trip. We recommend a about, and practice, basic outdoor Scouting skills representative from each den attend this – and everything you learn can be brought back training. Online prerequisite training is at to your units! https://tinyurl.com/2w5svddv. More info & to register: More info & to register: https://mycouncil.trcbsa.org/Event/7492 https://mycouncil.trcbsa.org/Event/7493 Contact Vinu Jacob at 212-960-8047 or at [email protected], or Frank Honerkamp at CUB SCOUT LEADER [email protected] with any questions. POSITION-SPECIFIC TRAINING Cub Scout leaders and committee members are encouraged to WOOD BADGE 2021 experience the recently revised Wood Badge training is being Cub Scout Leader position-specific held April 16th to 18th then online training courses. again from May 15th to 16th, Offered in bite-sized modules, these segments 2021 at Schiff Scout are interactive and fun. Accessed through your Reservation. dashboard in my.scouting.org (that means you need to log in to get credit for training), select Developed for adults 18 years “my training” and go to the “training center” for and older in the Cub Scout, Scouts USA, and the list of courses by program. Venturing programs, as well as District and Select “Cub Scouting” and enroll to train for your Council leaders, Wood Badge builds upon the registered (or desired) position in Cub Scouts. best traditions and experiences of the Boy Scouts of America and also draws from a wide Choose from: range of courses within and beyond the bounds • Pack Committee chair of Scouting to present the latest in leadership • Pack Committee member theory and team development, providing the • Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster participant with a “toolbox” of leadership skills. • Cub Scout Den Leader and Assistant More info & to register: (Tiger, Wolf, Bear or Webelos) https://mycouncil.trcbsa.org/Event/6310 …or take all of them! Contact Peter Muzia at Many of the modules are the same across all [email protected] or 631-935-2184 positions and only need to be taken once! with any questions. Questions? Please contact Faun Guarino, [email protected] (or 516-997-5426). A TRAINING REMINDER FROM MERIT BADGE WORKSHOPS THEODORE ROOSEVELT COUNCIL The earning of merit Online training is available badges by Scouts is a big for all programs and levels part of the Scouting in scouting. program, especially for Adults and youth can take the higher ranks. To aid advantage of some great Scouts in earning various training opportunities with online courses now merit badges, the and registering for advanced & in-person training Theodore Roosevelt Council holds Merit badge courses in the future. workshops. Online training is available for youth and adults. These workshops offer Scouts USA the It is informative, user-friendly and fun! opportunity to spend time working on select Adult training can be found at merit badges (available merit badges vary with https://www.scouting.org/training/adult/ each workshop). Training for youth can be found at Upcoming workshops will be held at Schiff https://www.scouting.org/training/youth/ Scout Reservation and are scheduled for April 24th from 9am to 1pm. A small fee is charged CUB-O-REE during registration. Prepare for an Alien Registration is open but don’t delay registering, Invasion! This one-day as they tend to fill-up quickly. event is being held May 1st, from 9am to 5pm, at Schiff Registration is at Scout Reservation. https://www.onteora.org/mbw. COVID-19 protocols will be followed & are listed on the Enjoy Archery, BB-Guns, website. Field Games, Sling Shots, Nature Activities, Crafts and much, much more! Email any questions to Robert Wolf at All in the beautiful spring weather! [email protected]. Events will also include the Push Cart Derby, where dens and/or Packs will race carts that SAGAMORE TRAINING they’ve made. The Sagamore Service Troop, More info & to register: founded in 1923 as a https://www.trcbsa.org/landing/cub-o-ree/ brotherhood of trained adult Contact Peter Shields at 516-790-9044 with any leaders, offers training for units questions. & scouts of the Theodore Roosevelt Council. YOUTH PROTECTION Programs include Backpacking, Fishing, Cooking, Nature, Youth Protection and Barriers to Cold Weather Camping, Abuse FAQs were recently updated Mountain Biking, & Orienteering. by the national office. Most of the programs cover a The updates include answers to number of the requirements of their associated recent frequent questions and a new merit badge. section on maintaining program integrity. They For more information on how your unit can may be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/5bf6bnsv. benefit from this training, contact Christopher Carroll at [email protected]. SEABADGE SCHIFF SCOUT RESERVATION PROGRAM UPDATE Seabadge is leadership and management training Schiff Scout Reservation will focused on the “how-to” begin hosting overnight adult aspects of managing a leader training, as permitted successful youth-led Sea by the Suffolk County Scout program. Department of Health. Seabadge is an advanced leadership training More information can be found program for experienced Sea Scout adult here: leaders. However, the course is open to all adult https://www.trcbsa.org/camping/schiff/ Scout leaders. The theme is “Focus on Youth”, Contact Bill Scanlan at which makes the course especially valuable for [email protected] with any questions or any Scout leader dealing with older youth. This concerns. course will be virtual over four days (two week- ends): Sat., Oct. 2nd & Sun., Oct. 3rd, 2021, and Leaders are also reminded that Schiff is open for Sat., Oct. 9th & Sun., Oct. 10th, 2021. unit daytime activities. If you are interested in booking a daytime activity for your unit at Schiff More info & to register: please contact Dave Swartz at https://mycouncil.trcbsa.org/Event/7392 [email protected]. If you have any questions, concerns, or would SERVICE PROJECTS like to place a reservation please contact Dave at Despite the pandemic, Scouts continue to serve the email above. their communities. It’s important to remind ourselves what we need to do to keep safely ONTEORA SUMMER CAMP STAFF serving. Units should be utilizing risk assessment tools, Applications are being as well as other resources, as they take on accepted for those these “Good Turns”. interested in serving as camp staff as well as Safety checklists as well as the aforementioned counselor-in-training. risk assessment tools, along with additional resources, can be found at Applications can be found on the Summer Camp https://tinyurl.com/cs547y23. Resources & Forms page at https://www.onteora.org/resources. UNIT RECRUITING & RETENTION The Boy Scouts of America provides a wealth of information, resources and materials for all REALTOR® SCOUTING units, for use in strengthening & growing your unit. SCHOLARSHIP The Marketing & Membership Hub, found at The Long Island Board of https://scoutingwire.org/marketing-membership/, REALTORS®, Inc. is awarding provides almost limitless ideas on growing and a $1,000 scholarship to one maintaining your unit. Eagle Scout in each of Queens, See how one Massachusetts Pack is marketing Nassau, and Suffolk. itself: https://tinyurl.com/fnebuxww. More info: http://tinyurl.com/fib53fqs. SCOUTING FOR FOOD WEBELOS TO SCOUT Today more than ever, there are TRANSITION families that need our help.
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