Tequesta June-August 2017 Drumbeat Subject: Tequesta June-August 2017 Drumbeat From: Fred Kimball <[email protected]> Date: 06/ 4/17 09:30 PM To: [email protected] Greetings, I would like to welcome about 18 new recipients to my Tequesta list from Pack and Troop 419. Nick Romero provided me with the addresses. Also Alex Nogueiras from Pine Island District. Alex installed the orienteering courses at Camp Elmore. At the bottom of each email is a notice about your subscription and a link to opt out. Yours in Scouting, Fred Kimball, editor The Tequesta Scouter Drumbeat June-August 2017 Key 3 NEXT ROUNDTABLE is Monday, June 5, 2017, 7:30 p.m. District Executive: Treymon Ellis Roundtable Location 305-364-0020 ext. 240 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints District Chairman: Ken Lowenhaupt 5291 NW 1st St 305-301-7983 Miami, FL 33126 District Commissioner: Darryl Hickey Program: Online BSA application and registration 786-897-1504 Presenter: District Executive Treymon Ellis CALENDAR June 2-4: OA Summer Ordeal June 5: Roundtable / OA chapter June 12: District Committee meeting - via phone conference June 14: Flag Day June 19-23: Cub Day Camp Week 2 July 19-28: National Jamboree 1 of 8 Tequesta June-August 2017 Drumbeat August 7: Roundtable August 14: District Committee meeting August 21: First day of school August 28: September roundtable Follow us on Camp Card Closeout Cub Day Camp - "Bug Hunters" The last day to turn in unsold Camp Cards and money is Monday What is it? "Bug Hunters" is a fun filled themed week of Cub June 5, 2017. Scout Day Camp being offered in five different locations in Miami Dade and Broward Counties on different weeks. You can closeout your account in one of the following ways: Activities include Scout Skills, Archery, Arts & Crafts, BB Gun Shooting, Land Sports, Special Guests, Daily Programs, Conservation Programs and much, much more. Scouts may sign Bring Money and unsold camp cards to the council office. up for multiple weeks for six different camps. Bring Money and unsold camp cards to your District Roundtable meeting on Monday. When & Where? Day Camp Hours are 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM. Before & aftercare available. Call Myrna (305) 364-0020 x224 and pay with a credit card - you can return any unsold camp cards to your June 12-16, 2017 - Quiet Waters Park - Deerfield Beach District Roundtable meeting on Monday. June 12-16, 2017 - Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church If you are not returning any cards - the easiest way is to - Cutler Bay call Myrna with a credit card. June 19-23, 2017 - Tropical Park- Miami Please remember in order to eligible for prizes, your unit must June 19-23, 2017 - Amelia Earhart park- Hialeah close out on time. June 19-23, 2017 - Camp Elmore - Davie (week II) June 12-16, 2017 - Camp Elmore - Davie (week I) All prize orders must be received no later then June 16, 2017. All prizes much be submitted on the attached order form. Please allow 2 weeks to receive your prizes. Supervision? The Pack should assist and provide leadership and adult supervision for their Cub Scouts who attend Day Camp Card Prize Order Form Camp, parents provide transportation to and from the camps. It is recommended that packs have at least one registered adult leader attend camp for every five to six Cub Scouts. Adults must For more information contact: Diane Hickman (305) 364-0020 complete Youth Protection Training and Hazardous Weather x228 (both free online). 2 of 8 Tequesta June-August 2017 Drumbeat Do your Scouts want to earn the Cub Cost? $175 per week Walk in Price after May 31st, 2017 ... Based on availability Scout Shooting Sports Award? Refunds? Refunds are not available after June 1st but fees are Camp Elmore will be hosting several Shooting Sports Days for transferable to another Scout. Cub Scouts: Food? All Cub Scouts should bring their non-perishable lunch Tigers/Wolves: June 10, 2017 each day and any snacks. Water is available all day to all Wolves/Bears: June 24, 2017 campers. Webelos: July 15, 2017 Time: 9:00 - 3:00 What to Bring? Cub Scout may come dressed in a Cub Day Cost: $25.00 includes a pizza lunch Camp T shirt, uniform shorts or shorts, socks and closed toe shoes or sneakers. Each Cub Scout will receive two Cub Scout Reservation form: http://files.constantcontact.com Day Camp T shirts, patch and a plastic cup to use for water /2ddc70c3401/fc1ba6af-5b0d-4e70-b675-52425ada0608.docx during the day. This is a "rain or shine" event. Buildings are utilized for inclement weather. Join the Tequesta District Committee Registration: Check with council for availability. Paper registration form. District committees are composed of Scouting volunteers and other civic minded members of the community. There are several positions that are not currently filled. Included in the list is the important position of Membership. District committee meetings are usually held the Monday after roundtable. If you would like to help make a difference, contact the Committee Chair; email: Kenneth Lowenhaupt or phone at 305-301-7983. Online BSA applications available Join Scouting Night Training June 6 South Florida Council will conduct two Join Scouting Night training opportunities coming up in June. These will A convenient way for prospective Scouting families to emphasize the technique and strategy for your Join Scouting sign up to be in your unit. Night. This event must be attended by every unit to ensure their success with recruitment this year. Please see the training How is the online application accessed? schedule and coordinate with your unit to attend. If you have Families looking for a Scouting home can find your unit on the any questions please contact your district executive. Thank you BeAScout website, send your unit an inquiry for more for everything that you do in Scouting! information or apply directly if your unit enables this feature. Your unit can also pass out a direct link to the unit's online JSN Training: application by using a URL or QR code provided in the Online Registration Invitation Manager tool in My.Scouting. Miami-Dade County: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - 7 p.m. How does the unit accept new applicant in this system? Sunset Church of Christ When a family fills out an online application, it is routed to the 12001 SW 72nd Street unit's Application Manager dashboard. From there, any member Miami, Florida 33183 of the unit Key 3 - the top unit leader, the committee chair, or the chartered organization representative - can approve a youth application. Chartered organization representatives can also Broward County: approve adult applications. All fields on the paper application Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 7 p.m. are in the digital application. Approval is just a press of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints button by one of the Key 3, and if the new member paid by credit 851 NW 112th Avenue card, their information goes directly to your unit roster. If paid Plantation, Florida 33325 by cash or check, they will bring their online receipt and money to the unit and the unit will turn the receipt and money to the council in just like you do with paper applications today. Once BSA's Indy car finished third in the the council has marked the member as paid they will show in Indianapolis 500 your unit roster. 3 of 8 Tequesta June-August 2017 Drumbeat How do I learn more? For training, guidebooks, and checklists go to www.scouting.org/onlineregistration.aspx Also, be on the lookout for four emails that will come directly to the unit Key 3 starting on May 23, 2017. These emails will give you instructions on what you should do that week to prepare for the June 6 launch in our council. Special Message to LDS Units Units chartered to the LDS Church are automatically recognized in the online registration system. Your registration fees will The No. 19 Boy Scouts of America race car finished third in the continue to be paid directly by the Church headquarters in Salt 2017 Indianapolis 500 which means millions saw the car with Lake City. Therefore, your invoice should show a balance of the Scouting logos. $0.00 for registration fees. "All of Sunday’s high-profile publicity for Scouting cost the BSA However, families will be given the opportunity to purchase Boys' nothing. That’s thanks to the generosity of Dale Coyne Racing, a Life magazine, which is not covered by the Church and will be on longtime supporter of Scouting at the local and national the invoice at checkout for the family to pay. levels. Dale and Gail Coyne are recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s highest honor for adult volunteers. The BSA branding on their car is one of many ways they support O-Shot-Caw Lodge Summer Ordeal Scouting." The Summer Ordeal was held June 2-4 at Camp Elmore. Several Rookie driver Ed Jones started in the 11th position. On lap 53, boys and one adult from Tequesta units were inducted. Elections he was behind a crash which damaged his car. He re-entered in were held on Sunday morning for the 2017-2018 lodge officers. 28th place and after the last round of pit stops, finished in third place. Source: Wendell, Bryan. "Why the BSA car’s third-place finish at Indy 500 is even better than it sounds." Bryan on Scouting blog. https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2017/05/30/bsa- cars-third-place-finish-at-indy-500-is-its-best-result-ever/.