April 2020 Newsletter
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APRIL 2020 NEWSLETTER OFFICE HOURS The Golden Spread Council Office and Scout Shop are open: Monday thru Friday 8:30—5:30 OFFICE CLOSURES The Golden Spread Council will be closed for the following holidays in 2020*: New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; President’s Day; Good Friday; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day and the day after; Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve *As a rule we follow AISD school closures in case of a snow/ice event. Please call 806-358-6500 to confirm any closures. Additionally, the Scout Shop will be open the following Saturdays in 2020: January 11; February 22; March 21; April 18; May 16; June 20; September 12, 19 & 26; October 3 & 10; November 14 Be sure to check out our website calendar for ALL of the exciting events happening in the Golden Spread Council or follow this link: https://goldenspread.org/ 1 SCOUT EXECUTIVE’S BLOG MEET OUR NEW EXECUTIVE Please join us as we congratulate Brian Tobler, who began serving as Scout executive of the Golden Spread Council in Amarillo, Texas, effective November 1, 2019. Brian began his Scouting career as a district executive at the Heart of America Council in Kansas City, Missouri. He moved on to become a senior district executive, district director, and later assistant director of field service of the council before being promoted to director of field service of the Denver Area Council in Denver, Colorado. Brian is an Eagle Scout who enjoys watching, playing and coaching sports and spending time with his family. Brian and his wife, Laurie, have four children. Many of our fantastic volunteers have been able to meet Brian through his fireside chats already and have been able to ask the hard questions facing the Boy Scouts today; however we ask that you please join the staff in helping us send Brian our well wishes as he joins in partnership with the volunteers and staff of the Golden Spread Council to deliver quality Scouting experiences to the young people of the communities they serve within the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles. Look for Brian to share thoughts, experiences and good practices for Scouting in his blog each month! 2 COUNCIL EVENTS EDITOR’S NOTE Welcome to the inaugural return of the newsletter for the Golden Spread Council! You, the volunteer, have spoken about getting information out in a timely and efficient manner that you can look at and see what is coming up in council and district events. We also want you as volunteers to send in pictures of your events for the newsletter and let us know what is coming up with your units! Let us hear from you! Now, the Council is asking for your help because we want you to design the name header of the newsletter—it’s pretty generic on this edition; however, we are inviting volunteers to give your thoughts because, well, it is YOUR newsletter! The newsletter will be going out every month and will contain the most current information available for council, district, and unit events. Please send unit event information, dates and pictures to Gemma Mitchell at [email protected] or call 806-282-8296 and leave me a voicemail. We are really excited to get this newsletter out to you again and we are even more excited to include you and your youth! The youth of the Golden Spread Council is why we all do what we do in Scouting and when we stay focused on them, we all win! Send in your newsletter name header by April 22 to Gemma at [email protected] and look for the winner to be announced and on the front page of the May newsletter! Good luck to you all! Yours in Scouting, Gemma Mitchell 3 COUNCIL EVENTS 2020 GOLDEN SPREAD COUNCIL CUB SCOUTS AND SCOUTS BSA CAMPING AND ACTIVITIES January 25: Merit Badge University February 14-15: OKPIK Winter Adventure Camp March 28: Scouting for Food (Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA event) (POSTPONED) April 4-5: Cub Scout Extravaganza (POSTPONED) April 24-26: Camporee (POSTPONED) June 1-5: National Youth Leadership Training Course (NYLT) June 14-20: Scouts BSA Summer Camp Week 1 June 21-27: Scouts BSA Summer Camp Week 2 July 11: Cub Scout Adventure Day Camp July 25-26: Webelos Resident Camp August 1: Cub Scout Adventure Day Camp August 15: Waterfront Day (Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA event) August 22: Shooting Sports Day September 18-20: Webelos Woods Camp September 26-27: Cub Scout Family Campout October 17: Spook O Ree October 24: Spook O Ree November 15: Environmental Science Merit Badge Class November 21: Duty to God For details on all of these camps, activities and to register, visit www.goldenspread.org. Click on the “Calendar” tab and scroll to the date to find the camp/activity. Please check with your unit leader for details on how to register for these events as some are unit registrations and others may be individual registrations. If you haven’t liked us already, go to the Golden Spread Council page on Facebook and like us! We also put a lot of information about upcoming events and news on this page. 4 COUNCIL EVENTS **Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus pandemic Scouting for Food has been postponed. Look for information to come in the future about this amazing event!** The annual Scouting for Food Drive is on March 28, 2020! You can pick up bags from District Roundtables in February and March in order to be ready for this community event! The High Plains Food Bank is always ready for Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA as well as Venturers to come and bring the food that they have gathered for those in the community that may be hungry! There will also be food barrels at the scout office for those that want to bring food by to drop off before the drive begins! Did you know that Amazon donates 0.5 percent of the purchase price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Golden Spread Council? AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. The best part is that you are shopping for your normal purchases, supporting the Golden Spread Council and Amazon totals up your eligible purchases taking care of the donation for you! Support your council by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com today! Simply visit smile.amazon.com, sign in using your normal Amazon login, search for Boy Scouts of America, then Golden Spread Council. You should now see amazon smile in the top left part of the page. Thank you for your continued support of the Golden Spread Council! We appreciate all of our volunteers! 5 COUNCIL EVENTS IT’S TIME FOR RE-CHARTERS! It is time for all units to get their re-charter paperwork done and turned in! The Council deadline for all units was February 10. All re-charters are due by February 28th! If you have not completed your unit recharter, you will not be registered, insured, cannot earn advancements and will not be able to attend any activities or camps. Please get your recharter done quickly! Don’t forget that fees are now $60.00 for youth, $36.00 for adults and the charter fees are now $60.00. If you are in need of fee assistance, the council has set up an assistance fund for those that will need help this year. Please contact Stephen Keel at 806-350-6639 for more information about the assistance fund. We are always available to help assist you in the re-charter process. If you have questions, please contact us and we will be happy to answer them for you! CAMP CARDS 2020 **Due to the coronavirus pandemic the sale of Camp Cards has been extended to an undetermined date.** It’s also Camp Card Time! Please go to goldenspread.org and get your unit signed up for Camp Cards. Camp Card Kickoff is March 5 and you don’t want to miss this easy opportunity to raise money for summer camp! If you aren’t sure how much you sold in 2019; contact your district executive and he/she will have that information for you. This is another great fundraiser that will help your youth have a great scouting experience! Oh, the stories that can come out of summer camp and be told for years to come so don’t delay; get signed up today! 6 COUNCILCOUNCIL EVENTSEVENTS CAMPOREE IS HERE! CAMPOREE IS HERE!** **Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Camporee has been postponed. Look for more rescheduling information to come at a later date!** It’s time for the annual Golden Spread Council Scouts BSA Camporee at Camp Don Harrington from April 24 - April 26! The leader guide and registration link have not opened yet but be sure to check our website every week so that you can get your unit signed up and not miss this amazing and fun weekend of friendly “competition” in the Scouting spirit! Click on the following link OR you may also get more information by contacting Jake Splawn at 806-350-5879. https://goldenspread.org/ 2020 Golden Spread Council Cub Scout Family Extravaganza Camp** **Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus pandemic Cub Scout Family Extravaganza has been postponed for April 4-5. Look for important information on new dates!** Down on the Farm! April 4-5, 9:00am-12:00pm Camp Don Harrington $50.00/Cub Scout $25.00/Adult and siblings under 6 years Horsemanship demonstrations, overnight camping, hay rides, and a farm animal petting zoo! Hear from local farmers about what it takes to feed our communities, roping classes, and much more! Register now at: https://goldenspread.org/ 7 COUNCIL EVENTS Philmont Family weekend is back! Mark your calendars for May 1-3, 2020 for a whole weekend of family fun at Philmont Scout Ranch just outside of beautiful Cimarron, NM.