Central Florida Council UNIT ANNUAL PLANNING GUIDE 2021-2022 www.cflscouting.org www.camplanoche.com 1 Table of Contents Council, Scout Shop, and Camp Information ....................................................... 2 District Map .............................................................................................. 3 District Contact Information ......................................................................... 3 Council Structure and Scout Lingo ................................................................... 4 PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES Scoutingevent.com Registration System ............................................................ 5 Council Camping Events at Camp La-No-Che ....................................................... 6 Cub Scout Events at Camp La-No-Che .......................................................... 7-8 Scouts BSA, Venturing Events at Camp La-No-Che ............................................... 9-11 Reserve Camp For Your Unit! ......................................................................... 12 TRAINING Requirements and Levels ............................................................................ 13 Scouting Safely ......................................................................................... 14 Youth Protection Training ............................................................................ 14 PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM Funding Your Program ................................................................................ 15 Journey to Excellence*** ................................................................................ 16 Tell Us What You Think! ................................................................................ 16 TOOLS FOR PLANNING How to Use The Calendar ....................................................................... 17 Monthly Planning Calendars .................................................................... 18-47 2 Central Florida Council Wayne Densch Scouters, Service Center 1951 S Orange Be Prepared. That is our motto as an organization. These past many Blossom Trail months were not what we were thinking, but the skills that Scouting Apopka, FL 32703 teaches our youth - and adult volunteers - have definitely helped us in (407)889-4403 making our way through this trying time that we are still going through. www.cflscouting.org Monday - Friday During the Spanish Influenza back in 1918, Scouts helped by handing out 9:00a - 5:00p health guides, serving as support for local health officials, distributing food, and working with local hospitals to provide help. During this Central Florida pandemic, there have been stories of Scouts helping their communities, Scout Shop connecting with each other in a way that wasn’t possible during the Located at the Spanish flu. Wayne Densch Service Center Scouts are strong. Scouting has continued. Albeit, in a different way, (407)814-1040 but it persists. We have taken our traditional programs and made Monday - Friday them virtual; we have adjusted program schedules and capacities to 9:00a - 6:00p keep campers as safe as possible; we have offered more variety of Saturday opportunities to our Scouts and leaders than ever before. And as the 10:00a - 4:00p situation changes, for better or worse, the Central Florida Council and our Closed Sunday amazing staff and volunteers continue to adapt and overcome to bring the best of Scouting to you in whatever form it is easiest (and safest) for you Camp La-No-Che to participate. 41940 Boy Scout Road As we look ahead to our 2021-2022 program year, we cannot help but have Paisley, FL 32767 an optomistic outlook. Vaccines are available, communities are united in (352)669-8558 safety efforts, and our Scouting family is growing again. In this Guide you Office Open Tues-Sat will find the tools you need to plan and manage a fun, dynamic, and safe camplocal@ program for your Scouts. In addition to helpful information and step-by- camplanoche.com step system guidance, you will also find listings for upcoming programs www.camplanoche. offered at Camp, as well as virtual program opportunities, helping provide com program to everyone, regardless of restrictions and limitations. The road ahead is still not entirely clear, nor without certain challenges, Find us On but the leadership of the Central Florida Council is confident that no Facebook! matter what, Scouts and Scouters will Be Prepared. fb.com/ cflscouting Eric Magandantz Scout Executive, Central Florida Council, BSA fb.com/ camplanoche 3 District Map & Contacts On this page is information on how to get in touch with your district and find out what’s happening near you. The map provided on this page will help you determine which district you are in. If you are still unsure, you can call our main office number for assistance. COUNCIL OFFICE NUMBER (407)889-4403 COUNCIL WEBSITE WWW.CFLSCOUTING.ORG TIMUQUA DISTRICT Covering Volusia and Flagler Counties Phone: (407)703-0263 Phone: (407)703-0243 LAKE DISTRICT Covering Lake County Phone: (407)703-0262 SEMINOLE DISTRICT Covering Seminole County Phone: (407)703-0238 EAGLE EMPIRE DISTRICT Covering West Orange County COLONIAL DISTRICT (west of I-4 south to East/West covering East Orange County Expwy then to West of Orange (east of I-4 south to East/West OSCEOLA DISTRICT Ave, South to county line Expwy then to East of Orange Covering Osceola County Phone: (407)703-0273 Ave. South to county line. Phone: (407)703-0258 Phone: (407)703-0251 Phone: (407)703-0266 Phone: (407)703-0234 RIVERSIDE DISTRICT CHALLENGER DISTRICT Covering South Brevard Covering North Brevard County County Phone: (407)703-0268 Phone: (407)703-0277 4 Scouting in Central Florida WHAT IS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNCIL? For more than 100 years, Scouting has helped build future SCOUTING LINGO leaders by combining educational activities and lifelong Scouting is an impressive program with many facets, new innovations, and great traditions. Over the past values with fun and adventure in the outdoors. In Central 100 years, Scouting has also developed a vast inventory of Florida, Scouting continues to improve our families and abbreviations, acronyms, and special terms. Here is a guide of our neighborhoods by serving more than 23,000 youth in the most common to help you speak the Scouting language: Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole, Brevard, Volusia, and Flagler counties. BALOO: Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation; an introductory outdoor skills training for Cub Scout leaders The Central Florida Council is comprised of 9 districts, BSA: Boy Scouts of America; a Board of Directors made up of some of the area’s top CFC: Central Florida Council business and community leaders, a professional staff to Charter: Written permission for an organization to form, organize, and maintain a Scouting unit provide support for local operations, and more than 5,500 Chartered Org: An organization that has local volunteers who donate their time and talent to permission to own and operate a Scouting program deliver this life-changing program to our local youth. Commissioner: A volunteer who is a quality control person for the Scouting program COR: Chartered Organization Representative; the liaison WHAT IS A DISTRICT? between your unit and your chartered organization The Central Florida Council is made up of 9 geographic DE: District Executive; A full-time professional regions known as districts. A district provides support, responsible for supporting volunteer Scout leaders training, information, and hosts events for units and FOS: Friends of Scouting; Annual Central Florida Council individuals to take part in. fundraising campaign IOLS/ITOLS: Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills; an Each district is made up of the Scouting units and introductory outdoor skills training for Scouts BSA leaders volunteers within its borders and is served by a volunteer NESA: National Eagle Scout Association; organization committee and commissioner corps. These groups are led for Eagle Scouts, both past and present NYLT: National Youth Leadership Training; an advanced by a district Key 3 made up of a volunteer District Chair, weeklong leadership training for Scouts BSA and Venturers volunteer District Commissioner, and a District Executive or OA : Order of the Arrow; Scouting’s National Honor other professional scouter. Society OWL: Outdoor Leadership Skills for Webelos Leaders Roundtable: Monthly meeting to help adult leaders WHAT IS A UNIT? plan and organize their program Scouts are organized into various units depending on their SFF: Scouting For Food; Annual food drive in November age and program. Your unit belongs to a church, school, or YPT: Youth Protection Training some other group of people in your community (also known as a Chartering Organization). This group, along with the families and leaders in the unit, make sure your unit has good volunteer leaders, a place to meet, and exciting things to do. SCOUTING PROGRAMS CUB SCOUTS is a year-round family and home-centered program that develops ethical decision-making skills for youth in kindergarten through fifth grade. Activities emphasize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. SCOUTS BSA is a year-round program for youth 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster. VENTURING is a year-round program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age to provide positive experiences through exciting