July 2019 Issue
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Page 1 July 2019 The Blackhawk COURIERA Publication of Blackhawk Area Council Fall Popcorn Calling All Parents, Contents Dates and Theme Leaders, and Council Calendar . 2 Friends of Scouting/Finance . .12-15 Announced Volunteers…. Advancement . .19-21 Program Opportunities . 22-25 The Blackhawk Area Council, in Join Us for the 2019 Training . 26-32 partnership with Pecatonica River popcorn, is Camp News . 33-39 gearing up for the Fall 2019 Popcorn sale. We Council Membershp are excited to announce some additional prize Sycamore District . 40-42 th Wanchanagi District . 43-47 opportunities for our youth sellers including Webinar on July 9 ! White Eagle District . .48-49 a chance to win a VIP trip to a Cubs/Brewers Wetassa District . 50-56 Baseball game and Bears or Packers Football On Tuesday, July 9th, the Council VP Arrowhead District . 57 game, as well as a new theme based on Star of Membership, Christopher Carter, will be Scoutreach . 58 Wars. presenting information to parents, leaders, and volunteer committees about our Summer and District Popcorn Kickoffs Fall recruitment plans and how we can ALL help get more families involved in Scouting. We are also excited to announce an The call will cover available membership upgrade to our District Popcorn Kickoffs. Not materials, the role of council, district, volunteer only will we be providing a meal to all kernels leaders, and parents, and the council plan and Special Articles in attendance, but the youth will be invited to goals to grow Scouting locally. their very own kickoff to complete Jedi training At the conclusion of the informational Rockford Sporting Clays . 3-6 and learn more about the sale and prizes! Very portion, a Q & A will be held with the VP of McHenry Sporting Clays . 7-8 soon, a letter and email will go to all registered Membership and Council Executive Staff on all Golf Outing . 9 families for an update on your local Popcorn things membership. New Member Coordinator . 11 Kickoffs and Jedi training! Please help us spread the word and share Religious Retreat . .11 More information on Popcorn kickoffs, this information with all of your Scouting CubCast and ScoutCast . 17 leader guides, prizes, etc. will be available families! Preview Adventures for Cub Scouts . 17 soon to our volunteers and Scouts but for now, The webinar will begin at 6:30 with the Merit Badge Counselors Renewal . 19 here are the dates at-a-glance for planning your Q&A to follow at from roughly 7:00-7:30 p.m. Upgrades to Internet Advancement . 20 annual calendars: More information will be coming out soon Eagle Scout Proposal Approval . 21 through email and facebook. We hope you Wood Badge . 27-28 Show N Sell Unit Orders Due: Saturday, will join us to see how you can play a role in NYLT . 29-30 September 7th getting more families involved and receiving Scoutbook . 22 Show N Sell Delivery: Friday, September 20th the benefits of Scouting! When Is 18 Not 18 . .23 Take Order Sales Begin: Saturday, September Scout Uniforming . 23 21st Visit Us This Summer Eagle Scout Proposal Approval . 24 Take Order Sales End: Saturday, November 2nd Visit our summer camps any Wednesday Boone County Conservation Dist. .25-27 Take Order Delivery: Thursday of Friday, this summer! A night of food, family, and Cubmobile Classic . 28, 57-61 November 14-15 friends, and adventure at scenic Camp Lowden Cub Scout Resident Camp . .34 and Canyon Camp. Join us any time after 5 p.m. Camp Lowden 2020 . 35 Check out the Council Facebook page and reminisce about the amazing adventures (search Blackhawk Area Council) as upcoming you had at camp. This is also a great opportunity sneak peaks of the new and improved popcorn for prospective troops to visit to make their patch and kickoffs will be rolling out soon! decision for 2020. Page 2 Council News July 2019 Council Calendar June 16-22 Week 1, Camp Lowden and Canyon Camp 17 Bob Lamb Memorial Golf Outing 23-29 Week 2, Camp Lowden and Canyon Camp 30-July 5 Week 3, Canyon Camp Schedule for Printed 20 Executive Board meeting and Internet Couriers July There are four printed editions each year. The deadline for Internet 2 Courier deadline, noon, Internet edition with dates through October and printed editions will be the first Tuesday of each month. The 4 Independence Day, council service center closed latest schedule is shown below. The printed editions will continue to be 7-13 Week 3, Camp Lowden available at www. BlackhawkScouting.org/courier. Note that recipients 7-13 Week 4, Canyon Camp of the Eagle Scout Award and religious emblems will only be carried in 12-14 Webelos and Arrow of Light Resident Camp, Camp Lowden printed editions -- and will not show up on the Internet versions of the 14-20 Week 5, Canyon Camp printed edition. 19-21 Cub Scout Resident Camp, Camp Lowden 26-28 Webelos and Arrow of Light Resident Camp, Canyon Camp Clip and Save 28 - Aug. 2 NYLT Session 2 Deadline + Type Months Covered Mail Date or Web Target Date August July 2 – Internet August through October July 10 6 Courier deadline, noon. Printed edition with dates through November August 6 – Printed September through Nov. August 20 9-11 OA Fall Conclave, Camp Lowden 15 Executive Board meeting Sept. 3 – Internet October through Dec. September 10 23-25 Wood Badge, weekend 1 Oct. 1– Printed November through Jan. October 15 September Nov. 5 – Internet December through Feb. November 16 2 Labor Day, council service center closed Dec. 3 – Printed January 2020 through December 17 3 Courier deadline, noon. Internet edition with dates through March December 7 Rockford Sporting Clays Jan. 7 – Internet February through April January 16, 2020 7 McHenry Sporting Clays Feb. 4 – Internet March through May February 13 13-15 Council Religious Retreat, Camp Lowden 28-29 Wood Badge, weekend 2 Are You in the Know? Are you getting the latest council and district news? Do all your leaders receive Scouting magazine five times a year Blackhawk Area Council from the National Council? Hours, Phone, Address Do you read The Blackhawk Courier newsletter every month? Do you receive a monthly email from the council when the latest Phone numbers: edition of The Blackhawk Courier (print or Internet-only) has been Council office 815-397-0210 uploaded to the council web site (BlackhawkScouting.org/courier). FAX 815-397-7306 Did you realize there is a new Blackhawk Courier every month? Web Site: www.blackhawkscouting.org Printed versions of the newsletter are mailed to all volunteer Scouter households (one copy per home) in April, September, November, and National Scout Shop -- Rockford: 815-637-6180 January. Address: 2820 McFarland Road, Rockford IL 61107 If your unit has leaders who do not receive Scouting magazine or Scout Shop hours: the Blackhawk Courier printed editions or the monthly “email blast” to 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday let you know the latest edition has been uploaded to the council web site, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday perhaps they are not actually registered or have not completed Youth Protection Training. National Scout Shop -- Crystal Lake: 815-479-0615 Keep up with the council and district news by reading the Address: 600 N. Rt. 31, Crystal Lake IL 60012 Blackhawk Courier – both editions – every month – and read Scouting Scout Shop Hours: magazine for the latest news and information from the National council. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Page 3 Council News July 2019 2019 Rockford Sporting Clays Recruit a Friend for Scouting The Arrow of Light marks a major milestone in a Cub Scout’s On Saturday, September 7, the Blackhawk Area Council will be growth. The senior patrol leader badge represents the most important hosting its 20th Annual Rockford Sporting Clays event at Camp Lowden position in a troop. And the Eagle Scout award symbolizes an incredible in Oregon, Illinois. For our regular shooters, with the sale of our former journey of perseverance. event location Upland Hunt Club, we have built a new course at Camp But when considering the array of Scouting awards and recognitions Lowden so that we will be able to hold the event for years to come. available to young people, there’s one that stands above them all. Whether you are an experienced shooter, or new to the shooting If you think about its ability to grow Scouting and introduce this world, this event is fun for everyone and no experience needed other life-changing program to new people, the Recruiter Strip might be the than registering for a FOID card. There will be two flights available most important patch in Scouting. (Morning and Afternoon) and are filled on a first come, first serve basis. It’s also one of the easiest to earn. Registration is now open and as we near closer to the event, more information will be available on our Council website at www. How to earn the Recruiter Strip blackhawkscouting.org/rockfordsporting clays. The Recruiter Strip has just one requirement: recruit a friend into For questions, please contact Dane at [email protected] Scouting. or 815-397-0210. Any youth member — in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing or For billing or payments, contact Lori at 815-397-0210. Sea Scouts — who gets a friend, classmate, or relative to sign up for See the event flyer on the next page. Scouting can receive the red, white and blue patch. Each Scout unit comes up with its own procedure for awarding the strip.