AUGUST 2017 South Mountain District Newsletter South Mountain District MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL, BSA
NEWSLETTER... NEWS!!
Greetings!
Packs, Troops, and Crews—summer is almost over. Make the most of it and please submit articles and/or pho-
tos of your unit’s activities for the District newsletter to Bernie Suess at [email protected].
Submit your information by the 22nd of each month.
2017 DATES MEETING LOCATION KEY Roundtable / OA Chapter 7:00pm 1st Wednesday [2] [1] East Hills Moravian Church District Committee 7:00pm 2nd Tuesday [1] 1830 Butztown Rd, Bethlehem Eagle Board & Project Review 7:00pm 3rd Tuesday [1] District Commissioners 7:00pm 3rd Wednesday [3] [2] St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network 800-801 Ostrum Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 District Recharter Day January 7, 2017 [11] [3] Minsi Trails Council Office OA Family Banquet January 7 [13] [4] Camp Minsi Wood Badge Dinner January 8 [8] [5] Trexler Scout Reservation Council Recognition Dinner January 27 [1] Klondike Derby February 25 [4] [6] Akelaland Trainer’s EDGE February 18 [TBA] [7] Settler’s Camp Pinewood Derby March 4 [11] [8] Jordan Lutheran Church University of Scouting March 11 [9] [9] Lehigh Carbon Community College District Recognition Dinner March 18 [91] Spring Camporee March 25 [7] [10] Just Born, Inc. 1300 Stefko Blvd., Bethlehem National Youth Leadership Training April 21-23 & 28-30 [6] [11] First Baptist Church, Bethlehem Camp Trexler Beaver Weekend May 5-7 [5] [12] Lower Milford Township Camp Minsi Beaver Weekend May 19-21 [4] [13] Stroudsmoor Country Inn (Stroudsburg, PA) Spring OA Weekend June 2-4 [5] [14] Louise Moore Park OA - Section NE-5 Conclave June 9-11 [98] SM District Planning Conference June 13 [TBA] [15] The Meadows, Hellertown Day Camp July 10-14 [14] [16] DeSales University, Center Valley National Jamboree July 16-28 [99] Fall OA Weekend September 8-10 [4] [90] Iron Pigs Stadium Fall Camporee September 15-17 [4] Fall Family Camp September 29 -October 1 [TBA] [91] Hellertown American Legion OA OctoberFest Weekend October 6-8 [3] [92] Sportsmen’s Club, Hellertown Fall Cub Event October 21-22 [92] [93] Wesley United Methodist Church Scouting for Food November 4 and 11 [96] George E. Moerkirk Emergency Medical Institute Popcorn sorting November 17 [TBA] [98] Forrestburg Scout Reservation Popcorn distribution November 18 [TBA] NOTICE: If you have a question regarding any date or activity, [99] Summit Bechtel Reserve please contact the respective Chair listed on the District Committee Page.
The South Mountain District is a geographical area located in Lehigh and Northampton counties which serves the school districts of Bethlehem Area, Saucon Valley, and Southern Lehigh. Municipalities within the South Mountain District include Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Center Valley, Coopersburg, Fountain Hill, Freemansburg, Hanover Township, Hellertown, Lower Milford, Lower Saucon, Steel City, and Upper Saucon. AUGUST 2017 South Mountain District Newsletter -2-
S SOUTH MOUNTAIN DISTRICT LINKS
South Mountain District Home Page: http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/ South Mountain District Fliers and Brochures Page: http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/fliers.htm South Mountain District Cub Resources Page: http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/cub_resources.htm South Mountain District Award Forms: http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/documents/Form-DistrictAwardofMerit.pdf http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/documents/Form-Fellowship.pdf
These forms are used for Scouter recognition. http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/documents/District_Bio_Form.pdf Scouter Bio Form. Fill in and email to Cheryl Moreira at [email protected]
SMD Announcements http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/announce.htm Advancement and Recognition Guide http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/documents/Guide-Advancement.pdf FORUM Newsletter http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/newsletters/current_forum.php FORUM Attachments http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/newsletters/~forum_attach.php
IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP: 2017 SOUTH MOUNTAIN DISTRICT ACTIVITIES AUGUST 2 - SMD Roundtable/OA Ice Cream Social, 6:30 PM, Pavilion #2, Louise Moore Park AUGUST 9 - Online Unit Registration Information Session at Council Service Center, 6:30 PM AUGUST 15 - District Eagle Scout Service Project Approval/Boards of Review SEPTEMBER 8 to 10 - OA Fall Fellowship Weekend at Camp Minsi SEPTEMBER 15 to 17 - South Mountain District Fall Camporee at Camp Minsi SEPTEMBER 29 to OCTOBER 1 - Cub Fall Family Weekend at Akelaland Camp
SOUTH MOUNTAIN DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE AGENDAS Start time is 7:00 PM
DATE OVERALL CUB SCOUTS BOY SCOUTS YOUTH PROGRAM PROGRAM
August 2 Ice Cream Social & Holding A Successful Whitewater Challengers presen- Geocaching (6:30 PM!) Meet the Commis- Round-up & Lion Cubs tation sioners training
September 6 COMBINED – Unit Finance training: Budgeting & Protecting Your Funds
October 4 Scouting for Food "COMBINED – Connecting Webelos with Troops Cyberchip and Bullying Preven- Doorhanger Distri- Before Crossover" tion bution AUGUST 2017 South Mountain District Newsletter -3- Around the District
South Mountain District Daycamp - Louise Moore Park July 10-14, 2017 AUGUST 2017 South Mountain District Newsletter -4- South Mountain District Daycamp - Louise Moore Park (cont’d) July 10-14, 2017 AUGUST 2017 South Mountain District Newsletter -5-
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