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January 2013 January 2013 HT Roundtable Commissioner GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Beth Ferstler [email protected] HT Roundtables Now Have a Table of Contents New (or Old) Address Announcements 1 HT Roundtables will be returning to Central Presbyterian Church (the big circle church) Scouting 2 in Downingtown starting Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Anniversary 100 Uwchlan Ave., Downingtown, PA 19335 University of 2 Scouting Upcoming 2 February’s Roundtable is Council-Wide Trainging The first ever Council-Wide Youth Protection Roundtable! Upcoming Events 3 WHEN: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 7:00 – 8:00 pm: Expert Presenters Volnteers Needed 3 8:00 – 8:30 pm: Panel Q & A Summer Camp 4 WHERE: Downingtown West High School Auditorium Cub Corner 5 DIRECTIONS: Bus. Rt. 322 South of the Rt. 322 exit of the Route 30 bypass. (445 Manor Ave., Downingtown, PA 19335) Pinewood Derby 6 Troop Scoop 7 Time of Year! Historic Trails 7 Please let Earl know your Blue & Gold or Court of Honor Red Skeleton on 8 the Pledge of dates to schedule your unit’s FOS presentation ASAP. Our Aligence presenters are volunteers and schedules need to be coordinated. FYI: Camperships are majorly funded by FOS money; therefore, the more FOS Citizenship in the 8 funds, the more camperships available. Troop NOVA Awards 9 Other Resources 9 Wood Badge Reunion Dinner Extraordinary 9 January 30, 2012 at Yoder’s Banquet Hall Service Award Nominations Dec.’s Roundtable 9 If you missed Roundtable – Check your Council Newsletter Mailbox: Commissioner’s 9 Summer Camp, Ranger’s Challenge, Klondike Derby, Note and other up-coming events. Possibly other important stuff you may not even know about! Up-Coming Dates: Check the Calendar Horseshoe Trail Roundtable | January 2013 1 Important BSA February Dates Feb. 3 – Scout Sunday A Scout is Reverent: Scout Sunday Observance Feb. 8 – Scouting Anniversary Feb. 9 – Scout Sabbath 2013 marks the 75th Anniversary of Philmont In 1938, Waite Phillips made his first donation of land to the Boy Scouts of America. 2013 marks the 75th anniversary of this initial donation, which has blossomed into Philmont Scout Ranch. In celebration of our 75th anniversary, participants will have the opportunity to earn a special 75th anniversary arrowhead patch. For more information: philmontscoutranch.org/Camping/75.aspx University of Scouting 2013 Saturday, February 2, 2013 (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM) This is the premier training opportunity for all adult volunteers, don't miss out! Below is a small sampling of the courses available! Costs: $30 for full day ~ includes lunch $10 for half day – does NOT include lunch College of Cub Scouting: College of Venturing BALOO Personal Safety Awareness Leader Specific Training Recruiting for Crews Leader Activity Survivor Bag Venturing Awards & Blue & Gold Banquets Advancement Budgeting College of General Scouting College of Boy Scouting Campmaster Training Backpacking 101 Basic First Aid* Cold Weather Camping CPR* Helping your Scout Advance How does Council work? Merit Badge Counselor Training College of Youth Training: Box Open Cooking* ILSC/ ILST Den Chief Training *Starred courses require an additional fee Up-Coming Training Use theLocation: ‘Up-Coming Courses’ link on http://www.cccbsa.org/get-training to see more details about up- comingChester courses. County Technical College/HighFebruary 2, 2013 School - 2013 University of Scouting - 8:30AM/4:30PM 280 Pennock Bridge Road WestFeb Grove, 22-24, PA 2013 19390 - Leave No Trace Trainer - Feb 22-24, 2013 - 6:00PM Click Here to find out more & Register! 2 January 2013 | Horseshoe Trail Roundtable Woodbadge Powderhorn NYLT Course N6-524-13-1 Hosted Aug. 17-19 in conjunction between the May 10-12 & PA Dutch Council and Open to ALL May 17-19 Chester County Council. Scouts and Dates: Weekend 1: April Scouters! 12-14 at Bashore Scout Reservation, Jonestown, PA Keep a look-out on Must attend both weekends. and Weekend 2: May 4-6 at Bashore www.cccbsa.org for more info Scout Reservation, Jonestown, PA soon! Keep a lookout on (Participants must attend both full, www.cccbsa.org for more three-day weekends) YPT Required for all Venturers. information coming soon! Cost: $260.00 Pre-Registration is Required with a $75.00 deposit For More Information about this course go to http://padutchbsa.org/training/wood- badge/ Upcoming Events (Click pictures for more details) Back to Klondike Ranger’s Challenge CC Council @ HSR Valley Forge Northern Chester Pilgrimage & Encampment County Klondike Troop 95 COL Council January 25-27, 2013 February 9, 2013 Pilgrimage: April 19-21, 2013 February 16, 2013 Who: All Scouts Where: Camp Ware and Where: Camp Fernbrook Who: Everyone! What: The event will Camp Horseshoe North Coventry, PA 19465 Where: Valley Forge consist of point shooting, Who: Troops, Crews & Who: Troops & National Historical Park archery, night candle Webelos Crews shoot, tomahawk Encampment: throwing, COPE, and Register online Register: Contact Evan February 15-17, 2013 canoe racing, will also Who: Troops & Crews Contact: Evan include Leave No Trace Contact: 101. For the Cubs, we will Ellwanger, Required Training - [email protected] be holding a Cub Scout [email protected] Cold Weather Seminar, biathlon and for adult om Sat. January 5th , 2013 leaders there will be the Contact: HSR Camp Cooking Barry Kauffmann, competition. [email protected] Registration: http://hsr-bsa.org/ The Ranger Core is in Need of Volunteers!!! Chris Wilder Ranger Phone: 717-548-3352 x22 email [email protected] Tom Murphy Ranger Phone: 717-548-3352 x23 email [email protected] Horseshoe Trail Roundtable | January 2013 3 Click images below to view the full flyer / packet of information. As always, you can go to www.hsr-bsa.org for Overnight Camp and Camp Ware Day Camp information. For District Day Camp info, go to www.cccbsa.org/camping. 6/23 –29 New in 2013 ~ Camp Ware overnight resident camp registration is now online! Please read 'how-to' instructions (on pages 4-6). All on-line reservations should be handled by a central Unit Camp Coordinator. Registration is now open. Follow the appropriate links from the Summer Camp 2013 page. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions: Camping Administration - Amy Dalesandro: [email protected] or call (610) 696-2900 x25 Thank you! See you this summer! 4 January 2013 | Horseshoe Trail Roundtable Core Value: Resourcefulness When you are young, you have a tremendous ability to imagine things. Boys can imagine wonderful things, outlandish things, funny things, scary things, magic, beauty, anything ... As people get older; sometimes their ability to imagine becomes smaller and more limited. For some adults it’s easier to imagine more awful things than wonderful things. Some adults stop imagining Den Meeting Plans (all ranks) altogether. Then there are some adults who can imagine all sorts of great things just like boys. They never stopped using imagination. These people are more resourceful and have more fun in life. Boys, keep on imagining things. Keep on thinking great things. Your life will be much more fun and meaningful. Just imagine that! “There is nothing more resourceful than the mind of a child.” ~ Walt Disney Alternate theme: Turn Back the Clock Family Tree Template 96 Pages of program helps and ideas for your February Den & Pack meetings! Webelos Cub Scout Activity Badge Beltloop Craftsman Heritages Scouting Magazine Help for Beginners Guide to Safe Scouting Resourcefulness is the same concept as ‘thinking outside the box (or fishbowl ). “When Hitler declared war on the United States, he was betting that German soldiers, raised up in the Hitler Youth, would always out fight American soldiers, brought up in the Boy Scouts. He lost that bet. The Boy Scouts had been taught how to figure their way out of their own problems.” ~ Stephen E. Ambrose [American historian, biographer and author] Horseshoe Trail Roundtable | January 2013 5 PINEWOOD DERBY Hold a Give parents an opportunity to help their sons build their cars! It can be just a den or Workshop the whole pack. Pool your parental resources! Have an idea guide, templates, cutting tools, sanding tools, a paint station; it can be as big or as small as you want. Get the Family …and away from building their son’s car. Hold a “Family Race” separate from the Involved Scout’s race. Let the dads race dads, or siblings race siblings. HAVE FUN! The best gift for a Cub Scout......get his parents involved! The greatest gift you can give your child..... good self-respect! 6 January 2013 | Horseshoe Trail Roundtable Citizenship Scouting Outcomes Troop Program Features This month’s patrol and troop activities should give your Scouts – Vol. I, pg. 74-81 A greater understanding of their duty to country and their obligation to help Citizenship other people Awareness of their rights and responsibilities as citizens Some knowledge of their heritage as citizens of their community and nation Growth in self-confidence Increasing ability to work cooperatively with others in an outdoor setting Related Badges American Cultures - American Heritage - Communications - Disabilities Awareness - Family Life - Genealogy - Personal Fitness - Personal Management - Public Speaking - Reading - Scholarship - Traffic Safety Historic Trails Info can be found at Not an official trail, and no medal; but still highly educational Benjamin Philadelphia Valley Forge Historic Trail Harrisburg Philadelphia Lincoln Franklin Bicentennial Historic Trail Freedom Tour Pilgrimage Historic Trail Trail of Historical Trail Freedom (Washington D.C.) Horseshoe Trail Roundtable | January 2013 7 When I was a small boy in Vincennes, Indiana, I heard, I think, one of the most outstanding speeches I ever heard in my life. I think it compares with the Sermon on the Mount, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and Socrates’ Speech to the Students. We had just finished reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, and he [Mr.
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