Calapooia District Volunteer Recognition Awards

Nominate a Scouter and tell us why they should receive this award. What have they done for your unit, the district, for Scouting? Awards and qualifications are listed below. See bottom on how to submit.

Unit Sparkler Cub Scout Rookie of the Year: • Registered with a unit. • First registered in the district as a Cub Scout • Actively involved with unit’s program. Leader in past 18 months. • An inspiration to others. • A minimum of 6 months of active service. • Goes above and beyond. • Completed Basic Training for current position. • Outstanding service to unit. • Demonstrates Scouting ideals. Cub Scout Leader of the Year: Cubmaster of the Year: • Currently registered as a leader in a unit. • Registered as a Cubmaster in a pack with a • A minimum of 2 years active service in any minimum of 2 years active service. position. • Completed Basic Training for Cubmaster. • Completed Basic Training for current • Attends Roundtables and other advance position. trainings. • Supports and participates in district and • Pack holds Annual Planning Conference and council events. monthly Pack Leadership Planning • Attends Roundtables. meetings. • Outstanding service to unit. • Pack has an active adult recruiting and • Demonstrated quality Scouting ideals. training program. • Pack has an active boy recruiting, advancement and graduation program. • Pack has an active Tiger Cub program. • Pack participates in district and council events. • Pack attends Cub Day Camp. • Pack participates in council fundraising programs. • Demonstrates Scouting ideals. Scout Family of the Year:

• Has a commitment to and participation in Scouting. • Have an enthusiasm that is contagious and an attitude that is an inspiration to others. • Demonstrates Scouting ideals.

Calapooia District Form - Volunteer Awards - Criteria. Updated April 25, 2012 Rookie Commissioner of the Year: Commissioner of the Year: · Registered as a commissioner for less than · Registered as a commissioner for 1 year. 1 year. · Attended commissioner training. · Attended commissioner training. · Actively visits troops and packs. · Actively visits troops and packs. · Participates in District and Council · Participates in District and Council Boy Scout Rookie of the Year: Boy Scout Leader of the Year: • First registered in the district as a Boy Scout • Currently registered as a leader in a unit. Leader in past 18 months. • A minimum of 2 years active service in any • A minimum of 6 months of active service. position. • Completed Basic Training for current • Completed Basic Training for current position. position. • Outstanding service to unit. • Supports and participates in district and • Demonstrates Scouting ideals. council events. • Attends Roundtables. • Outstanding service to unit. • Demonstrated quality Scouting ideals. Scoutmaster of the Year: Spirit of Baden Powell Award: • Registered as a Scoutmaster in a troop with • Have an enthusiasm that is contagious and a minimum of 2 years active service. an attitude that is an inspiration to others. • Completed Scoutmaster Fundamentals. • Is always ready and willing to do whatever • Attends Roundtables and other advance extra needs to be done to complete a job. trainings. • Demonstrates Scouting ideals. • Troop uses patrol method and boy leadership. Troop holds Annual Planning Conference and monthly Patrol Leader Council meetings. • Troop has an active adult recruiting and training program. • Troop has an active boy recruiting and advancement program. • Troop has an active participation in the Order of the Arrow. • Troop participates in district and council events. • Troop attends a week-long camp at BSA accredited camps. • Troop participates in council fundraising programs. • Demonstrates Scouting ideals.

Calapooia District Form - Volunteer Awards - Criteria. Updated April 25, 2012 OA Cheerful Service Award - Boy OA Cheerful Service Award - Adult • Currently registered as a scout in a unit. • Currently registered as a leader in a unit. • A minimum of 1 years active service in the • A minimum of 1 years active service in the Order of the Arrow Order of the Arrow • Supports and participates in district and • Supports and participates in district and council events. council events. • Outstanding service to the Order of the Arrow • Outstanding service to the Order of the Arrow • Demonstrated quality Scouting ideals. • Demonstrated quality Scouting ideals. Spirit of Jim Tolbert Award: Spirit of Rod Tripp Award: • Has made an outstanding and/or sustained • Has made an outstanding and/or sustained contribution to the public relations of scouting contribution to scouting in Calapooia District in Calapooia District as a “Friend of Scouting” or in contributions • Demonstrates Scouting ideals. to “Friends of Scouting” or in area of “camping” • Demonstrates Scouting ideals. Spirit of Robert Meyers Award: Spirit of Chartered Representative Award: • Has made an outstanding and/or sustained • Has made an outstanding and/or sustained contribution to our Calapooia District contribution to scouting as a Chartered Lock-ins Representative • Demonstrates Scouting ideals. • Demonstrates Scouting ideals. District Award of Merit: (only 1 Award for each 25 units and any fraction thereof will receive this prestigious award) The District Award of Merit is a council award presented by districts in the same manner that the Silver Beaver is a national award presented by councils. The award is available to Scouters who render service of an outstanding nature at the district level.: · REQUIREMENTS · A nominee must be a registered Scouter. · A nominee must have rendered noteworthy service to youth in Scouting, outside Scouting, or both. · Note: The nature and value of “noteworthy service to youth” may consist of a single plan or decisions that contributed vitally to the lives of large numbers of youth or it may have been given to a small group over an extended period of time. · Consideration must be given to the nominee’s Scouting position and the corresponding opportunity to render outstanding service beyond the expectations of that Scouting position. · The nominee’s attitude toward and cooperation with the district and/or council is to be taken into consideration. Submit all nominations by Roundtable in March each year. Email your nominations to Dustan Johnson at [email protected] or get them to the Scout office.

Calapooia District Form - Volunteer Awards - Criteria. Updated April 25, 2012