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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- SCOUTBOOK ADVANCEMENT ILL NO SYNC TO SCOUTNET FOR CUB SCOUT PACKS, BOY SCOUT TROOS ENTURE CREWS A project has been in the works to provide the ability to sync Scoutbook advancement records with ScoutNet. The BSA is excited to announce that this project is now complete and was rolled out to units starting on June 27. This means you no longer need to access Internet Advancement if your unit is currently using Scoutbook! The rollout was done weekly to allow the BSA to monitor and control the number of transactions processed during the implementation. All implementations were to be completed by July 25, 2017. After this date, all new units that subscribe to Scoutbook will automatically be included in the sync. Once the National Service Center sets a Scoutbook unit to “active,” the unit is eligible to participate. Each unit Key 3 will then receive a notification with documentation on how to set up the unit for the advancement sync. After the initial steps are completed, all youth advancement records will automatically reflect in ScoutNet within 24 hours. Scoutbook units will no longer need to generate a file from Scoutbook and upload into Internet Advancement. This is a huge accomplishment in alleviating and simplifying advancement for our units. For additional inormation please go to: https://www.scoutbook.com/ July 25, 2017 AUGUST 2017 South Mountain District Newsletter -6- TE AY COUTS EARN EAE PAMS CANES ON AUUT 2017 TE METOD IS NOT RETROACTIE 1. Any new Eagle Scout, Board of Review as of August 1, 2017 or later, can instantly receive, alongside his Eagle medal, AL Eagle Palms he has earned for merit badges completed prior to his 18th Birthday and before he became an Eagle Scout. No waiting between Palms for merit badges already earned. 2. After becoming an Eagle Scout and receiving credit for the Palms already earned, at the date of his review, additional Palms may be earned by completing the revised requirements, including the three months tenure between awarding each Palm. 3. The three-month tenure reuirement has been epanded to allow active participation in any BSA program – not just the troop and patrol. A. This recognizes that as some Scouts get older, their Scouting participation shifts to Venturing, the Order of the Arrow, summer camp staff or elsewhere. 4. The leadership reuirement has been broadened to include “accepting responsibility” as well as “demonstrating leadership.” . The Eagle alm board of review has been eliminated. A. Eagle Palms are not ranks, so the Eagle Palm board of review was seen as an unnecessary step. A unit leader conference is deemed to be sufficient and may be conducted at any time during the tenure requirement. B. Unit leader conference can be conducted by the Scoutmaster or Crew Advisor, depending on program Scout is registered in. Reporting on alms earned. A. Eagle Palms must be reported by the Troop/Crew using Internet Advancement, Scoutbook, TroopMaster or Advancement Report # 34403. B. Eagle Scout Palm Application #58-709 has been eliminated. or additional information please go to “Bryan on Scouting” July 25, 2017 AUGUST 2017 South Mountain District Newsletter -7- Revised campout requirements for Second Class, First Class take effect August 1, 2017 Current Requirement – Second Class 1 a. Since joining, participate in five separate troop/patrol activities, three of which include overnight camping. These five activities do not include troop or patrol meetings. On at least two of the three campouts, spend the night in a tent that you pitch or other structure that you help erect (such as a lean-to, snow cave, or tepee). New Requirement – Second Class - as of August 1, 2017 l a. Since joining Boy Scouts, participate in five separate troop/patrol activities, at least three of which must be held outdoors. Of the outdoor activities, at least two must include overnight camping. These activities do not include troop or patrol meetings. On campouts, spend the night in a tent that you pitch or other structure that you help erect, such as a lean-to, snow cave, or tepee. Current Requirement – First Class l a. Since joining, participate in 10 separate troop/patrol activities, six of which include overnight camping. These 10 activities do not include troop or patrol meetings. On at least five of the six campouts, spend the night in a tent that you pitch or other structure that you help erect such as a lean-to, snow cave, or tepee. New Requirement – First Class – as of August 1, 2017 la. Since joining Boy Scouts, participate in 10 separate troop/patrol activities, at least six of which must be held outdoors. Of the outdoor activities, at least three must include overnight camping. These activities do not include troop or patrol meetings.