Mornin’, all! And welcome to this week’s 3 Minute Update. I’m not Tyler Matthews, not Jake Brown. I’m also not sure where Jake is. What I do know is he left me a note saying “I’m hiding from the 3 Minute Update because I botched so many dates last week!” So Jake, if you can hear me, I’m here to tell you it’s going to be okay, and dates are easy to correct. Just, um, please come back.
To be clear, Jake said the Wood Badge/NYLT breakfast breakfast is March 12th. That’s a lie. It’s March 11th, on Saturday morning. Register today and send Linda your questions.
Jake also said that the Catholic Committee’s adult Scouter retreat in Wickliffe is March 15th. That’s also incorrect, it’s upcoming on March 12th. Do Register for this by March 5th, and send your questions to the committee.
Otherwise, you should know about the Celebration of Scouting, NYLT registration, training updates, the Silver Screen Overnighter, St. Patrick’s Day parade, Camperships, the Class of 2022 Eagle Scout Luncheon, and upcoming Catholic Scouting retreats.
Campership deadlines are upcoming! Unit leaders, share this information with your units. The Lake Erie Council has camp scholarships available for those who may need financial assistance delivering the capstone experiences to their Scouts. So, please note: High Adventure Campership applications are due March 1st. Summer Camp Camperships are due April 4th. NYLT Campership Applications are due April 15th, and Wood Badge Campership applications are due June 1st. Send Phil Williams any questions you have, applications can be submitted here.
The Catholic Committee on Scouting has some upcoming retreats available for folks to attend this Spring. The Santa Maria retreat is a day-long retreat for Scouts on April 3rd in Fairport Harbor to help them in earning their Pope Pius the Twelfth and Ad Altare Dei awards. Email Jim Hickey with questions about this retreat, and register by March 1st.
Eagle Scouts from the class of 2022, register to join us at the Eagle Scout Luncheon, coming up in just a few weeks. We hope to see you there, send Anna Galipo your questions.
On March 4th, Scouters can join us at the annual Celebration of Scouting. Join us at the Ariel International Center for this Hollywood-themed party! Send Jason Setser your questions.
“If you can see it, you can be it!” If you’re a youth who’d like a deeper dive into what this means, you should register for NYLT! You may sign up here, and send Jen Folkman your questions!
Also, for adults, please note that Wood Badge is upcoming this July is Wood Badge training. Sign up now and take full advantage of this top-tier Scouting training! Email Mark Anderson any questions you have.
And speaking of training, also note that Wilderness First Aid, Scoutmaster Basic Training, and BALOO, as well as Rangemaster training at Beaumont and Firelands, are all upcoming over the next two months. Check out the Council calendar, and register now!
There’s a Silver Screen Overnighter upcoming this April 2nd in Elyria, so sign up today! Let Jim Vanderpool know if you have any questions.
Lastly, the Lake Erie Council is looking to organize a Scouting presence at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Cleveland. If your unit, or even if just you, would like to be a part of the Scouts there, please email Julia!
And folks, that’s a wrap for this week’s three minute update! Thanks for all you do, and thanks for being you! See ya next week.
