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Page 1 September 2020 The Blackhawk COURIERA Publication of Blackhawk Area Council It’s Popcorn Time! Virtual Corn and Contactless Sales Options The 2020 Fall popcorn sale has kicked off and will continue through Online Sales the end of October. For leaders of the popcorn sale, it is never too late to We also understand that you may personally not want any face-to-face get your Pack, troop, crew orExplorer post involved in the sale. Simply go contact for your child at this time. To that end, Trail’s End has offered a to blackhawkhub.org and search popcorn or click on the popcorn banner robust online sales and rewards program for Scouts that can all be done to learn how. by sharing information online through social media, emails, and more; and allows the Scout to track their sales through the Trail’s End app (or For leaders online) and see their sales and rewards in real time. Scouts can redeem As a reminder Trail's End booked storefronts for the Council that you their rewards at any time and will receive an email with an Amazon gift can reserve through the leader website. Just login and go to Storefront card that they can use to buy any prize they desire! (with permission, of Reservations. For each date during the sale that there are sites available course). you will see a blue store icon. Click on the icon to view sites available for that day. This list of course is only a help as they have already committed Door Hangers to hosting a storefront sale. However, if you know of a location that does The Council has also developed a door hanger for Scouts, much like not appear, please contact Melinda Johnson at the Council for a certificate that used for Scouting for Food. The Scout fills out some brief information of insurance at that location. on the door hanger and then can go door to door, but with no face-to-face contact necessary, and leave the hanger on a door for a customer to go to For parents the online store using the Scout’s seller code or other option of contact. We want you to know that Trail’s End and the Blackhawk Area Council have the Scout’s safety at the forefront of our minds as we Thank You navigate this year’s sale. The Council currently covers two states and two While this may not solve every challenge or situation, we hope these different regions in Illinois so areas may have varying safety guidelines provide some additional options for our Scouts and customers alike to during the sale. We will continue to monitor each region’s set of health continue to make popcorn a success and provide the funds to continue guidelines and direct our leaders and Scouts of any additional concerns our programs. Thank you to all the parents, leaders, and Scouts who work for things like storefront and door-to-door sales should anything change. hard to make sure Scouting continues during these most unique of times. Index of Special Articles 3 Council Calendar 15 Religious Emblem Resources 4 Silver Beaver Nominations Due November 1 18 ScouTober Is Coming! 4 Tee Off for Scouting (Golf Outing)S 18 Fishing Merit Badge Course 5 U. S. Grant Pilgrimage 19-20 Friends of Scouting 7 Planning Resources 21-22 Training 7 Pinewood Derby Results 23-25 Camp News 8 Camp Trading Posts Open 26-28 Sycamore District News 8 Rifle and Shotgun Merit Badge Days 29-32 Wanchanagi District News 8 Hike at Canyon Camp 33-34 White Eagle District News 9 Family Camping 35 Wetassa District News 9 Sporting Clays 36 Arrowhead District News 10 ATV Safety Course 37 Rank Boxes 11 Scouts BSA Resources 37 Scoutober! 12-13 Safety Page 2 Membership Fee September 2020 2020 BSA National Membership Fees ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE AUGUST OCTOBER FOR ALL FOR ALL RENEWING NEW MEMBERS 1 MEMBERS 1 2020 2020 (RECHARTER) Participants in kindergarten through age 20. $ 66/YR $ Participants age 10 - 20. 42/YR All registered adult volunteers in unit $ and non-unit positions. (Volunteers with Boy Scouts of America Boy Scouts of America ica Boy Scouts of America 42/YR Boy Scouts of Amer multiple registrations will continue to pay for only one position). NEW-MEMBER JOINING FEE EFFECTIVE ONE-TIME Same flat fee no matter when you join during AUGUST $ the year. (no prorating) New members pay 1 25 joining fee in addition to 2020 TO JOIN membership fee. No joining fee for adult volunteers, Exploring participants, participants previously registered in any BSA program, or those transferring from one program to another. UNIT RECHARTER FEE EFFECTIVE AUGUST $ 75/YR 1 For all new and 2020 rechartering units. Page 3 Council News September 2020 2021 Traditonal Unit Charter Renewal Fee Chart January - December 2021 Charter Renewal Paperwork to Units in October; annually At Charter Youth Membership Adult Membership Youth/Adult Unit Renewal Boys Life Subscription Renewal Fee: Fee: Insurance Fee: Fee: (Optional): (January): $66 $42 $8 $75 $12 NEW enrollments during the month of ($25 new member fee +): $60.50 $38.50 $0.00 $0.00 $11.00 February $55.00 $35.00 $0.00 $0.00 $10.00 March $49.50 $31.50 $0.00 $0.00 $9.00 April $44.00 $28.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8.00 May $38.50 $24.50 $0.00 $0.00 $7.00 June $33.00 $21.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6.00 July $27.50 $17.50 $0.00 $0.00 $5.00 August $22.00 $14.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4.00 September $16.50 $10.50 $0.00 $0.00 $3.00 October $11.00 $7.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2.00 November $5.50 $3.50 $0.00 $0.00 $1.00 December Council Calendar September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 10 Roundtable 3 Sporting Clays, Camp Lowden 1 Silver Beaver Nominations due 12 Sporting Clays, Camp Lowden 3-4 ScouTober, Session 1 3 Courier deadline for December issue 18-20 Family Camping at Camp :Lowden 4 Popcorn Blitz Day 7 Scoutology Day (Training) 19 Rifle and Shotgun Merit Badge Day, 6 Courier deadline for November issue 11 Veteran’s Day Camp Lowden 9-11 Family Camping, Camp Lowden 14 Okpik, session 1 21 Golf Outing, Poplar Grove, Illinois 10-11ScouTober, Session 2 26 Thanksgiving Day 26 Rifle and Shotgun Merit Badge Day, 10 Rifle and Shotgun Merit Badge Day, Camp 26-27 Council service center closed Camp Lowden Lowden 25- October 31 – U.S. Grant Pilgrimage 12 Columbus Day 17 Camp Lowden Fall Work Day 17 ATV Safety Training 17-18 ScouTober, Session 3 23-25 Family Camping, Camp Lowden 24 Rifle and Shotgun Merit Badge Day, Camp Lowden 24 ATV Safety Training 24-35 ScouTober, Session 4 31-Nov. 1 ScouTober, Session 5 Page 4 2021 Silver Beaver September 2020 2021 Silver Beaver Nominations Due November 1, 2020 The Silver Beaver Award is the highest award that the Blackhawk Tips for Completing the Nomination Form Area Council can bestow upon a volunteer. The purpose of this • Keep your nomination confidential. The person you are nominating prestigious award is to give recognition to those special volunteers who, should not be aware that they are being nominated. by the test of time, have shown dedication to the high ideals of Scouting • Start early to gather information through outstanding service to youth and to their community. • Contact the nominee’s District Key 3 to get information on the If you know of such a person, please complete the Silver Beaver district level of your nominee’s involvement at the district level. If Nomination Form. A person cannot be selected unless he or she is a nominee has the District Award of Merit, find out who nominated nominated. The nominee must be an active, registered Scouter in the person and get information on the person’s participation at the the Blackhawk Area Council, and active in both his/her church and district level. community. • Get in touch with their “home” unit for information on training A lot of information is required about the nominee’ Scouting and taken and positions held. community involvement, so start the process early. • Contact the person’s OA chapter for dates of OA and Vigil Honor recognitions. To fill out the nomination form you will need: • What religious organizations is the person involved with? Your - Name, address, phone, email, unit, scouting position, council, • Talk to spouse or other family member – but explain the importance and district of confidentiality of the nomination. • Other than Scouting, what otheractivities has this person been The nominee’s - Name, address, phone, email, spouse’s name, involved in. For example, food pantry, civic clubs, school board, employer, occupation, scouting unit & position, council, district, local community activities, etc. history of scouting positions: Unit level (nit, position, dates held) • What are this person’s hobbies? Is this person a merit badge - District level (district, position, dates held) - Council level counselor for that hobby? (council, position, dates held) - Community / Other Organizations • Give your contact information to everyone you talk to – they may (organization, position, dates held). think of something else later. • Look on Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter. You may find additional Lastly in each section you will have the opportunity to share information about them. instances of outstanding leadership held at each level. • Create a contact list of everyone you contacted. If they think of something else, they can contact you. If this person is not selected, * Except for the field asking for the nominee’s name, please do you have a good starting point for next year! not use their name in any of the other sections.