Hello, all! I’m happy to bring this three minute update to you from Independence, Ohio! Home of Top Golf and Denny’s, it’s a great place to visit.
This week, we have: Medical Kits, Beaver Day, Fall Kickoffs, S’more Cub Adventures, Wood Badge, the Eagle Scout Luncheon, Celebration of Scouting, Rangemaster and Mobile Climbing Wall Training, Fall Recruitment and Popcorn Kickoffs, and Water Fun Day.
But first, thanks to the 32 Units across the Council who participated in Trash the Trash Day. You all collected at least 64 bags of trash, although the total count isn’t yet uploaded to the website. If you haven’t done that yet, please do: but know the world is a more beautiful place thanks to your efforts. Well done, Scouts!
And here’s a last call for Water Fun Day at many YMCA locations across the council. Check out the calendar to finish registering, and contact Julia Hearne with questions.
Here’s a friendly reminder that medical kits are still being sent to Ukraine, and we are still accepting donations of such kits: email Jake Brown for more information.
Mobile Climbing Wall Training is on the calendar for May 17th and May 24th at the Unit Service Center in Cleveland. Email Noah Boksansky with questions and register today!
Cub Scout Rangemaster Training is on the books at Firelands for June 4th. A zoom training prior to these sessions is required for completion. Contact Julia Hearne with questions.
Wood Badge is the Council’s premiere training opportunity for Scouting leaders. Register now for the 2-weekend course in July and August, contact Joel Bussman with questions.
Beaver Day is a service opportunity to come out to camp with your unit and have Scouts and Scouters alike provide helpful and cheerful service to our camps. The next Beaver Day at Firelands is June 4th. Email firelandscamphosts@gmail.com to register!
Join us at the annual Celebration of Scouting June 24th to Congratulate our Silver Beaver, Venturing Leadership Award, Unit Scouter Award, and Division Award of Merit recipients! Register now!
All Eagle Scouts from the Class of 2021 should register now for the annual Eagle Scout Luncheon. Details are on the council calendar, contact Anna.Galipo@scouting.org with questions.
Here’s some fun facts about S’more Cub Adventures, happening at Firelands this June and July. One, Cubs will earn adventure pins for attending. Two, Cub Scouts who return for the second weekend will earn different adventures than the first weekend, while also receiving a discount for returning! Three, the duration of the Scout’s attendance depends entirely on each family’s preference. Folks can camp from Thursday thru Sunday each session, can come for just the day on Saturday, and any combination in between! It’s a great value and a great program, so register today! Contact jlweaver1998@gmail.com with any questions.
And lastly, folks, it is time. Fall membership and popcorn planning is right around the corner. We have 4 kickoffs on the council calendar: June 23rd and July 21st will be at Firelands, in concordance with S’more Cub Adventures, July 26th will be at Beaumont, and August 3rd will be at the Unit Service Center.
We encourage every unit, especially Packs, to schedule a planning conference with their committees and parents to iron out the next year’s calendar and budget for your unit. Having that ready for the kickoff meetings will be paramount, as we will explain how to utilize those tools in recruiting new members.
We also encourage each Pack to plan on inviting the public to at least one Pack activity per month, beginning in August, which can be both listed on your unit’s beascout.org pin, and also added to flyers.
We will be offering flyers and videos this fall again. Our membership resources tab on the council website will be updated next week, and will continue to be revamped throughout the summer to provide you with the latest and best materials and resources for recruitment.
All that to say, we will go over these resources, and help your pack build a plan at these kickoffs, for recruitment AND popcorn sales. Please register now on the council calendar, and reach out to Jim.Vanderpool@scouting.org with any questions.
And that’s a wrap for this week’s three minute update. Thanks for all you do, and thanks for being you! We’ll see you next time.
