Mark
Your
Calendars!
March 13th & 20th
(click the can for details)
Scouting
& Taxes
As you prepare to celebrate Tax Day here is some helpful information concerning
Scouting and your taxes.
Scouting
Photographs Needed
AroundAbout
magazines including TowneLaker,
Canton, Sixes
Living, Acworth and Woodstock
will be doing its annual Scouting feature in the March issues. AroundAbout
magazines are monthly community magazines. Their mission is to build a
sense of community and pride in local areas by providing its residents
with positive stories and timely information. They are distributed each
month free by mail and distributed at local business throughout our community.
Each magazine, TowneLaker,
Canton, Sixes Living, Acworth and Woodstock is looking for pictures of
Scouts, all ages and levels, to include in the feature from the respective
areas. Please provide a short description and identifications with each
submitted photo.
Please email the respective
editors (listed below) with your photos and/or questions by the deadlines:
Scouting
For Food Bag
Drop Off March 13th
Bag Pick Up March 20th
Scouters
It is time for Scouting
for Food again in 2010. Since we did not have a Roundtable last week,
I need to get IMPORTANT information to you as
soon as possible. Download the 2010
Scouting for Food Instructions. It will show you what you need to
do to get your units signed up to get bags for distribution. PLEASE
SIGN-UP YOUR UNIT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. When putting down
how many people will be participating, make sure you include as many people
as possible including the drivers and all adults. I will be picking up
the bags and flyers on 1/28/10 so they will be available at the February
Roundtable.
Please ensure
that someone from your unit is at the February Roundtable to pick-up your
bags, flyers, and maps.
Last year we had 580
people from the Cherokee-Pickens district helped out on the Scouting for
Food drive and collected 13,900 cans. Lets’ make 2010 over 1,000
people and collect 27,000+ cans for MUST and CARES Ministries. I will
be talking more about the Scouting for Food drive at the February Roundtable.
If you have any questions
about the Scouting for Food drive, please contact me.
Yours in Scouting, Steve Pfeifer
Cherokee-Pickens Scouting for Food Chairman
(314) 265-9976
We will again support our local Food Pantries MUST in Cherokee county
and CARES in Pickens County.
Nominations for
District Commissioner
To: Cherokee Pickens
District Scouters and Charter Organization Representatives
Dear Scouters,
Each year the Cherokee / Pickens District has the responsibility of
finding, nominating and electing new district leaders. A nominating
committee is formed and charged with this responsibility. This year,
the Nominating Committee Chairman is Dan Baird.
The committee is
also responsible for recommending replacements for open District leadership
positions that occur during the year. The District Commissioner position
is now open. The committee will be recommending an individual to fill
the District Commissioner position. Final approval for this position
rests with the Atlanta Area Council.
The Committee will
be accepting names for consideration until February 15th. Nominations
cannot be accepted after this time. Nominations can be made to the committee
through the Nominating Committee Chairman, Dan Baird. All nominations
must be submitted in writing by either mail or email. You can reach
Dan Baird at 1800 Circle 75 Parkway, SE, Atlanta, GA 30339, fax at 770.956.5984;
attention Cherokee Pickens District Nominations or email at daniel.d.baird@gmail.com.
Voting members
must be present at the February 18th monthly District Committee meeting
to cast their vote. The meeting will be held at Canton
First United Methodist Church at 7:30 pm.
Those eligible to
vote:
1. Charter
organizational representatives registered and currently representing
charter organizations within the district’s geographical boundaries?
2. Registered district members at large duly elected at the last
annual district committee meeting or during the interim at a regular,
duly called district committee meeting.?
3. Registered council members at large residing in the district
Any representative
who is not registered may register before the business meeting to obtain
voting rights. To register, you must fill out an adult application and
pay the registration fee.
Thank you for your
attention to this very important matter.
Yours in Scouting,
Dan Baird
Nominating Committee Chairman?
Cherokee / Pickens District
Atlanta
Area Council Centennial Encampment
The Atlanta Area
Council invites all Boy Scout Troops and Varsity Teams to celebrate
Scouting’s Past, Present and Future on the occasions of the
100th
Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America and the
50th
Anniversary of Bert Adams Scout Reservaion
The AAC Centennial
Encampment will take place May 14-16, 2010 at the Bert
Adams Scout Reservation near Covington, GA.
The Centennial
Encampment will be a Jamboree Style outing with many Fun Activities
and an Amazing Arena Show. This will be an event that no Scout or
Scouter will want to miss.
Cost per participant
will be $10.00 which will include fees for all activities and a commemorative
patch. Pre-register
you troop or crew now to ensure your spot!
International
Scouting Committee
World Friendship Fund Patch Design Contest
The Atlanta Area
Council’s International Scouting Committee is holding a contest
to design a World Friendship Fund Patch. This patch is designed to
increase awareness of the Scouting movement in the other countries
of the world at the council level. The World Friendship Fund picks
a country or countries in another part of the world that have a Scouting
program and attempts to assist them through donation of equipment
or through monetary donations to their Scouting Program. The World
Friendship Fund Patch is an easy way for the youth and leaders of
the Atlanta Area Council to become involved in these efforts. For
more information please Click
Here.
All scout packs
should enter through Gate 13 which is near the Display Lot on the
front of Speedway property.
Admission
FREE –
All scouts in uniform
FREE –
Parent with every four scouts in uniform
FREE –
Parking in all speedway general parking areas (shuttles will be
running)
FREE –
Additional brothers or sisters (ages 12 and under) with scouts
$30 –
Additional parents or adults with scouts
AMS recommends
that you park in the blue parking lot (map attached).
Grandstand
Seating
All seats
will be in the Champions grandstand on the frontstretch.
Pinewood
Derby at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Scouts are
invited to bring along their ‘Pinewood Derby’ car
and compete against other scouts. The derby will begin 1 hour
after the conclusion of the Atlanta 200 Camping World Truck Series
race. It will take place in the Raceway Ministries tent located
just across from gate 13. All scouts participating in this special
event will receive a commemorative certificate, suitable for framing,
proclaiming they have ‘Raced at Atlanta Motor Speedway’.
Concessions
Our award
winning concession stands will be offering great race day specials
and fun foods including cotton candy, funnel cakes, sno-cones,
ice cream sandwiches and more.
On Track
Activity
9:00am Gates
Open
9:35am NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series qualifying
11:00am NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series practice
12:20pm NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series final practice
1:30pm NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series Driver Introductions
2:00pm Atlanta
200
4:00pm Legends
Car Racing (1/4 mile oval)
5:00pm (approx.)
Pinewood Derby
Boy
Scouts of America
Atlanta Area Council
Good Turn for America
Make Service
Your Centerpiece for 2010
Scout
CPR Saturday –Saturday, March 6th 2010
58 days until Spring 2010 CPR Saturday
TIME TO CHECK
YOUR CPR Certification for 2010....
Why???
it is required for BSA tour permits and summer camp adult leadership
...Please check your units certification.
Why???
this course will help scouts satisfy the numerous outdoor skills merit
badges requirement to Demonstrate CPR knowledge... Save time at summer
camp by learning CPR now...
How You
can Help....
We need to get
the word out......to say that sign-up for “Scout CPR Saturday”
is open
Volunteer sign-up
is needed too. so we need a troop to help with site set up to site
on Friday night March 5th from 6PM to 10PM...
Note to instructors...
I need you to let me know where you would like to be assigned... and
25 general volunteers for the day.... .
I need your help
to get our district to sign-up for CPR training and volunteers. The
Course takes about 3 ½ hours to complete.
Your thoughts
and suggestions on how to get the district units to get their CPR
training with the Council program would be most helpful.
I can be reached
at wayne@donate.net or by phone 404-874-7421 x 202
We are Welcoming
Girl Scout leaders, parents, friends and scouts to take the course
and volunteer as well, so please pass this note on to any Girl Scout
leaders.
Cost to take the......
1. Adult Skills.course
is $25.00
2. Adult and Child Skills is $35.00
3. C-Pro training course is $45.00
All (includes manuals, skill cards and supplies).
Speaking of Volunteers
- we need to train six (6) Audio/Visual technician volunteers to run
the A/V systems. we need to have them familiar with our system. please
have them contact me wayne@donate.net
for more information....
The BSA 100th
Anniversary tour will travel the country to rally people of all ages
to join the BSA in “Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the
Journey.” Through interactive experiences, demonstrations, activities,
and more, visitors will have an exciting and inspiring view of the
history and future of the Boy Scouts of America.
Adventure Base
100 will enable the Boy Scouts of America to directly connect with
millions of families across the country and invite them to join us
in celebrating the adventure, and continuing our journey. The18-wheeler
will travel from coast to coast, telling the story of Scouting at
each stop. After passing through the dramatic entrance with its rustic
archway, visitors to AB100 will be greeted by a sprawling campus of
BSA-branded structures and activities:
Visit the Adventure
Base 100 website for more information and tour schedule.
Celebrating 100
Years - A Year of Celebration
For 100 years,
the Boy Scouts of America has created a strong foundation of leadership,
service, and community for millions of America’s youth. Through
A Year of Celebration, A Century of Making a Difference, we will demonstrate
the incredible impact of a century of living the Scout Law.
Program
participants will earn recognition for making a difference in their
communities due to their dedication to five of Scouting’s core
values: Leadership, Character, Community Service, Achievement, and
the Outdoors. Participants will be able to earn our 100th Anniversary
commemorative patch.
A Year of Celebration
will take place from September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010.
The program is open to all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, and
Scouting alumni. Read
the patch requirements to learn more.
The award consists
of a pocket patch and 5 specific ribbons that attach to the patch:
Character, Leadership, Service, Outdoors, Achievement. You must complete
3 of the 5 requirements to earn each ribbon. The program begins Sept
1, 2009 and runs thru Dec 31, 2010, so you have 16 months to complete
them.
Additionally,
the BSA has also teamed up with some great organizations to offer
unique 100th Anniversary service projects that can apply towards your
Year of Celebration Service award. These national opportunities will
truly show what Scouts can do when they band together towards a shared
goal.
For 100 years,
the Boy Scouts of America has created a strong foundation of leadership,
service, and community for America’s youth. Through A Year of
Celebration, we celebrate this legacy and commit ourselves to inspire
and prepare future generations.
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Cherokee/Pickens
District
Bag
Drop Off March 13th
Atlanta
Area Council Centennial Encampment
Program
participants will earn recognition for making a difference in their
communities due to their dedication to five of Scouting’s core
values: Leadership, Character, Community Service, Achievement, and
the Outdoors. Participants will be able to earn our 100th Anniversary
commemorative patch.
