View Online Serving the four Northwest Suburban Districts of the Pathway to Adventure Council Blackhawk District - Des Plaines, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Park Ridge, Rosemont, Schiller Park, and Skokie North Woods District - Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Prospect Heights, Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect Pathfinder District - Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Roselle, Schaumburg, and Streamwood Signal Hill District - Barrington, N. Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Lake Zurich, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Kildeer, Tower Lakes, Long Grove, Deer Park, Hawthorn Woods, N. Barrington, S. Barrington, Lake Barrington and Barrington Hills A publication made by and for volunteers. Resolutions for the Journey to Excellence January is time for resolutions and goal Webelos and Arrow of Light 4th and 5th setting. Here are some resolutions for grade Scouts are invited to a Lock in Scout volunteers. One resolution is to January 27 at 7 pm to January 28 at 7 am reach the Journey to Excellence Gold. The at the Prairie Stone Sports and Wellness Journey to Excellence is a way to Center Hoffman Estates set measurable unit and district goals that Activities include rock wall lead to a successful Scout program. Check climbing; Swimming; Aquanaut, First out the Journey to Excellence resources. Responder, Aware and Care At your next committee meeting, set your qualifying; eating Pizza and snacks; and goals and then measure your success. It is more. Registration is $30 youth and $10 good for Scouting and youth. adult. Organized by the Pathfinder District More Application Deadline January 20 ADAMS Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award ATTENTION 2016 Eagle Scouts!! The National Eagle Scout Association, NESA, and the Pathway to Adventure Council, PTAC, are taking applications for the Adams Service Project of the Year. This award recognizes service of an exceptional nature by a Scout to a religious institution, school, community, or other entity. Applications and supporting materials must be submitted by Friday, January 20, 2017 Dan Busby, [email protected], or mailed to his attention to 1218 W. Adams Chicago, IL 60607. More on the requirement and application Keynote Speaker: Astronaut Col. Greg Johnson, Space Shuttle Pilot, Eagle Scout and Executive Director of CASIS (Center for the Advancement of Science in Space). Free admission to all honorees, reduced admission cost for a parent/guardian, free Museum parking for all, premier sponsorship opportunities. Your support of the PTAC-NESA Youth Recognition Event, honoring the Class of 2016 youth who have achieved the highest award (Eagle / Summit / Quartermaster) in their respective branches of Scouting, will inspire our young men and women to set their sights high and promote the vision that anything is possible with hard work and dedication. Additionally, we will have youth from each area of Scouting discussing the opportunities the Scouting program has given them, including the Eagle Scout World Explorer Program. Brad Epstein, Spencer Long Co-Chairman Dan Busby, Joe Stocchero Professional advisors Registration is online For information on sponsorship underwriting levels contact [email protected] More Plan to attend your District Dinner and celebrate those who making Scouting possible in our community. Pathfinder District Leadership Recognition Dinner Sunday January 20, 2017 at The Seville in Streamwood, (700 S. Barrington Road) 6:30 p.m. to midnight. Come to the Hawaiian Luau for a grand time with fellow Scouting volunteers Non-uniform event with dinner, music, open bar, and volunteer recognition program. Register online More Blackhawk District Leadership Recognition Dinner Saturday, January 28th at 6:00 pm at the Club Casa Cafe' (353 N River Rd - Des Plaines) Each unit is asked to have at least one person in attendance. Award nomination forms are available from Cindy Kunzer at [email protected] Cost of the dinner and program is $30 per person. Dinner registration is online Signal Hill District Leadership Recognition Dinner Sunday January 29, 2017 from 6 – 9 pm at The Onion Pub & Brewery in Barrington All Signal Hill leader nominees and outstanding Scout leaders will be recognized at the District Recognition Dinner. Look at the list of award nominees, congratulate them, and join them in celebration of Scouting. Reservations are being taken online through January 20. Dinner and program $30 per person. More Council Recognition Dinner 2017 Pathway to Adventure Council Recognition Dinner on April 1st, 2017. Save the date and plan to attend. Cub Scout Polar Prowl Saturday, January 21, 2017 10:00 am- 2:00 pm Check in starts at 9:30 am Bemis Woods South, Western Springs (one block west of Wolf Road on Ogden Avenue) Cub Scout bundle up and head over to the Polar Prowl. The theme is Winter Event - Games and Activities of Fun and Skill. Cost is $5.00 per Scouts and adults plus 1 can of non-cream soup per person. Come out for winter games, nature walks, campfire and much more. Don't forget to bring your sled! More Details and Registration. Orgsanized by the PTAC Voyageur Trace District. Cub Scout Klondike Sunday, January 29th, 2017 Noon - ~4:30 PM Registration opens at 11:15 AM Harms Woods Grove #5 Harms & Old Orchard Road, Glenview Cub Scouts participate as teams of ten or less Cub Scouts with a minimum of two adult leaders per Team. Cheering Sections of Enthusiastic parents who stand back and cheer are welcome. Organized by Blackhawk District. Registration $6 per participant by January 20, late registration $7 More Cub Scout Winter Pow Wow Saturday February 4, 2017 at “The Grove” in Glenview, Il (1421 Milwaukee Ave) 1pm opening Flag Ceremony and 3pm closing Four Activity Areas with outdoor games, exploring “The Grove” and nature craft to take home. Fee is $7 for youth (Scouts and siblings 3 and over) Registration closes February 1 More Lodge Executive Committee Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 7:30 pm St. Peter Church, 111 W. Olive Street in Arlington Heights Youth Lodge Executive Committee members will be voting on the 2017 budget as well as voting on proposed changes to the lodge rules. All youth members in good standing will be eligible to vote on the lodge rules. More Lodge Leadership Development Saturday February 25 to Sunday February 26 St Peter Lutheran Church Arlington Heights, IL Lodge Leadership Development is to sharpen your leadership skills, and meet Arrowmen from every corner of Lakota Lodge. During the day you will advance your leadership skills by means of a wide variety of presentations from notable speakers, including lodge and section officers. After a day of training, kick back, relax, and enjoy video-game tournaments, many games of Risk, movies, along with many other things as you bond with Arrowmen from around the lodge. It is open to ALL Arrowmen including: committee chairmen, lodge and chapter officers, and especially New Ordeal Arrowmen who can learn how the lodge works while making new connections. Register and come! More Lakota Lodge, Order Of The Arrow Northwest Suburban Comunity, PTAC, Boy Scouts Of America Celebrate Scout Sunday or Scout Sabbath 2017 Scout Sunday is the Sunday before the Boy Scouts of America’s birthday on Feb. 8th. This year, Scout Sunday falls on Feb. 5. However, the United Methodist Church has set aside Feb. 12th for this year’s Scout Sunday celebration. Scout Shabbat for Jewish Scout units begins at sundown on Friday, Feb. 10 and continues into the next day. Plan to celebrate these days as a unit at a house of worship. A Scout is Reverent. More Wood Badge Dinner and Reunion Saturday, February 18, 2017, 5:45PM Trinity Lutheran Church, 3210 Meadow Drive, Rolling Meadows All future, current and past Wood Badgers and friends of Scouting are invited to join the Wood Badge Alumni Association for a night of food, fellowship and fun featuring Chef Tony's Famous Barbeque. There will also be a live band for entertainment and silent auction of Wood Badge items and other great stuff. Interested in taking or learning more about Wood Badge? Then you can attend as our guest at no charge! Register online More Get Ready for Summer Camp We are thrilled to share the booklet about our 2017 Cub Scout summer camping season! Please check it out and help us get the word out to all your Cub Scouts families about Summer Camp. Attend and encourage other families to attend a free camp kick-off event at Cabela’s March 4 in Hammond Indiana (7700 Cabela Drive, Hammond, IN 46324) and March 25 in Hoffman Estates (5225 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192). Scouts, in uniform, well get a discount on purchases at Cabela's on camp kick-off day. Packs, sign up right now for a Cub Pack camp promotion presentation and get FREE camp-themed placemats for your blue and gold banquets. Play the on-line Summer Camp prize games for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts! Share the camping opportunity flyers with your entire pack, den, troop and crew. The flyers are available online. Begin planning your 2017 Camp adventure. Registration is open now for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers! Need Help? (Note: Early registration camp fees apply until May 15. Camp Cash reports will be provided to units in advance of May 15.) All Scouts should be able to attend camp. Scouts in financial need should apply for a campership by April 1. Campership applications and information are available online Let the Pathway to Adventure Outdoor and Camping Committees know what Scout Camps you want and like in the Camping program. This is your chance to be heard and impact the future PTAC camps available to your child and the youth in our area. To be heard, provide comments through the survey on the strengths and weakness of the Pathway to Adventure Camp properties: Camp Lakota – Woodstock Illinois Camp Napowan – Wild Rose, Wisconsin Adventure Camp – Rochelle, Illinois Camp Betz – Berrien Springs, Michigan Owasippe Scout Reservation (Camp Blackhawk, Reneker and Wolverine) – Twin Lakes, Michigan For the future of your Scout and area youth, submit your comments to the Online Survey Adult Leader Training Training for many adult leader courses, including Youth Protection, has moved online to my.Scouting.org.