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COUNCIL NEWS! JULY – AUGUST QUAPAW SCOUTER NEWSLETTER 2018 Marcal Young named new Scout Join Scouting Night 2018 Promises to Executive – begins August 1 be Largest Ever! On June 19th, the Qupaw What has become the biggest night of the year in the Area Council selection Quapaw Area Council promises to be bigger than ever in committee, headed by 2018! While the last several years have seen us recruit Council President Dr. over 3,000 new Cub Scouts in one night, this year’s Join David Briscoe, named Scouting Night should be the largest ever because of Marcal Young as the new two very important changes: the Lions program for Scout Executive, replacing John Carman Kindergarteners and the fact that the Cub Scout who retired on June 30. program is now available for girls. Marcal will begin his Join Scouting Night involves bringing the Cub Scout tenure as Scout Executive program into virtually every school in the 39 counties in on August 1. our council area. Staff and volunteers visit each school Marcal began his prior to the big night and invite kids to come back on rd Scouting career as a Thursday, August 23 at 6:30 to sign up. district executive at New Orleans Area Council in This year’s Join Scouting Night also represents the first Metairie, Louisiana. He moved on to become the senior time that parents will have the opportunity to sign up district executive M/P with Ouachita Valley Council in Monroe, Louisiana. their children using the new online application process. This new option should help eliminate some of the He then served here in the Quapaw Area Council as common errors that occur on paper applications. Field Director, Assistant Scout Executive, and Director Pulling off something of this scale requires a massive of Field Services, leaving to become Scout Executive of number of people. Volunteers are need to help with Caddo Area Council in Texarkana, Texas. He currently serves as Area Director of Area 8 of the Southern visiting schools in the days leading up to Join Scouting Region. Night as well as a lot of volunteers to help sign up kids rd on the evening of August 23 . Marcal is an Eagle Scout who enjoys hunting, fishing, Would you please consider giving of your time to help golfing, and spending time with his grandchildren. He and his wife, Sandy, have five children. get these youngsters started in their Scouting journey? If you are willing to volunteer, please visit Please help us welcome www.QuapawBSA.orG or contact your Marcal to his new role in In this issue: District Executive at (501) 664-4780. Scouting as he joins in • New Scout Executive named partnership with the • Join Scouting Night 2018! volunteers and staff of • Upcoming Events Calendar Quapaw Area Council to • World Scout Jamboree 2019 deliver quality Scouting • Summer Camp in the Books experiences to the young • New! Show-n-Sell Popcorn Sale people of Arkansas. • Brad Beavers Award Presentation • New Eagle Scouts • District News World Scout Jamboree 2019 An Experience of a Lifetime Forty Scouts, 36 youth and 4 adults, from our Council will have the opportunity of a lifetime by attending the 2019 World Scout Jamboree in the United States. The adult leadership for the trip has been named. Dr. Raymond Jones from White Hall will serve as the July 2018 Quapaw Area Council troop Scoutmaster. Dr. Jones 26 District Popcorn Chairman is an experienced Jamboree Scoutmaster having served as one on three National Jamborees in the Orientation past. 7-30 National Order of the Arrow thru 8-4 Conference However, there are still opportunities available to be part of the first World Jamboree in the United States in over 50 years! The troop still needs a Junior August 2018 Assistant Scoutmaster (between the ages of 18 & 21). Additionally, there is still room for our youth to 11 Commissioner Training sign-up…but time is running short. To be eligible to 15 Executive Committee attend, Scouts must have been born between July 16 Activities Committee 22, 2001 and July 21, 2005. Advancement Committee Now is the time to make the decision, reach for the 17-19 Climbing Instructor Training stars, dream the impossible dream, attend the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. For more information and to Part-A register to attend go to: COPE Weekend 19 OA Lodge Executive Cmte https://www.2019wsj.org/ 21 District Chairmen Meeting 23 JOIN SCOUTING NIGHT Membership Committee 28 Risk Management Cmte 29 Executive Board Meeting 30 Camping Committee Training Committee CHECK OUT THE ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR AT: www.quapawbsa.orG FOR THE LATEST UPDATES SUMMER CAMP IN THE BOOKS Another great year at Camp Rockefeller is in the books! Over 1,000 scouts participated in this year’s program, enjoying activities from archery to shotgun, sailing to scuba and countless other fun activities. Special thanks to all the volunteers, staffers and participants who combined to make it a very special summer. One new wrinkle this year was an experiment with helping the families back home get a taste of the fun by live streaming several campfire ceremonies on the Facebook page. Check out Camp Rockefeller on Facebook if you’d like to experience archives of some of the Scouting fun! NEW FOR 2018! SHOW-N-SELL POPCORN BUCKETS • Easy to order pre-sorted Popcorn Buckets with a 6-product mix determined by historical sales in the Quapaw Area Council. • Each Popcorn Bucket will come with one (1) free Show-N-Sell table sales kit consisting of a 6’x2’ vinyl banner, a table cloth, and industrial Velcro. Additional table sales kits will be available at council’s cost. • Any product left over from Show-N-Sell, if any, can be used to fill Take-Order Sales. • Payment on Show-N-Sell orders are not due to the Council until the Unit Popcorn Account Settlement date of December 7th. • Units will receive the maximum 33% commission on their Show-N-Sell Popcorn Bucket orders. • Sales of $125-$150 per hour can be realized for each table in a high-traffic location. For more information on the 2018 Quapaw Area Council Popcorn Sale go to www.quapawbsa.org BRAD BEAVERS HONORED WITH WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER AWARD The Quapaw Area Council is proud to announce that Brad Beavers of Forrest City was recently awarded the Winthrop Rockefeller Fundraising Award in recognition of his 25 years of faithful service to Scouting. The Winthrop Rockefeller Fundraising Award is a national BSA recognition of those who have distinguished themselves over time for their efforts in helping to fund the activities of Scouting. It is particularly meaningful to those of us in the Quapaw Area Council since Win Rockefeller is one of our own. Thank you again, Brad, and congratulations!! ConGratulations to the newest EaGle Scouts! Scout Troop District Michael Shane Anderson Troop 201 Three Rivers Skyler Edward Austen Troop 18 Pinnacle James Price Beck Troop 138 Crowley’s Ridge Nathaniel Joseph Bellcock Troop 55 Pinnacle Oliver Lewing Burrow Troop 227 Pinnacle Trevor Morgan Larkowski Troop 7 Pinnacle Patrick Gage Maris Troop 30 Pinnacle Andrew James Mattox Troop 24 Pinnacle Robert Matthew McLendon Troop 435 Foothills Jacob Christopher Reynolds Troop 17 Ouachita Caleb Ashton Klepko Lone Scout Foothills Cole Brandon Strange Troop 78 Foothills Maximum Scott Dawson Troop 427 Pinnacle Thomas McGinnis Franks Troop 30 Pinnacle Andrew Thomas Garrett Troop 55 Pinnacle Noah Nathaniel Harrison Troop 391 Saracen Andrew John Marecki Troop 395 Pinnacle Marcus Ian Ranola Needles Troop 7 Ouachita Caleb Tao Powell Troop 99 Pinnacle Nathan Michael Stephens Troop 134 Crowley’s Ridge Nicholas Jordan Summerfield Troop 134 Crowley’s Ridge Jacob Dade Patton Troop 770 Pinnacle DISTRICT NEWS CROWLEY’S RIDGE DISTRICT TraininG Randolph, Lawrence, Monroe, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Fall Leader Specific Training will be held on September Poinsett, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Mississippi, & 29th at the South Caraway Baptist Church in Jonesboro Crittenden Counties from 9am – 12pm. Fall BALOO training will be held September 7-9th at the Fall Boy Scout Camporee location. District Chairman: Walter McMillan, [email protected] District Commissioner: Doug Davis, [email protected] FOOTHILLS DISTRICT District Director: Darius Peoples, Conway, Cleburne, Faulkner, Perry, and Van Buren [email protected] Counties District Executive: Justin Hearon, District Chairman: Michael Fowler [email protected] District Commissioner: David Clark District Executive: Caleb Hickerson CALENDAR August CALENDAR July 2 District Committee Meeting, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ South Caraway Baptist Church 31 – Join Scouting Night training, 7:00 PM, 2 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, First United Methodist Church 6:30 PM – 8 PM at South Caraway Baptist Church 1610 Prince St, Conway 9 Commissioner Meeting 7 PM – 8 PM at South Caraway Baptist Church August 9 Roundtable Meeting, 7 District Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM, 7 PM – 8 PM at Paragould First United Methodist First United Methodist Church 11 Join Scouting Night Training, 1610 Prince St, Conway 9am -12pm at Nabholz Construction, Jonesboro 9 Commissioner Meeting, 6:00 PM, 16 Join Scouting Night Makeup Training LDS Church Conway/ 2045 Dave Ward Drive, Conway 6pm – 8pm Forrest City First United Methodist 9 Cub Scout/Boy Scout/ Venture Leader Roundtable, Church JSN summary and Den Organization training, 7:00 PM, 23 Join Scouting Night LDS Church Conway/ 2045 Dave Ward Drive, Conway 9 OA Chapter Meeting, 7:00 PM, Roundtable Themes LDS Church Conway/ 2045 Dave Ward Drive, Conway August 23 Join Scouting Night Cub Scouts Clean/A Picnic with PIzzaz Boy Scouts Rifle Shooting Roundtable Themes: Join ScoutinG NiGht July 2018 No Roundtables Join Scouting Night will be held district wide on August 23rd. For the first time ever, the Crowley’s ridge district August 2018 will be recruiting girls and kindergarteners.