Mornin’, all! This is Jake Brown, sweating like a dog out here at Beaumont Scout Reservation. I hope y’all are able to stay cool and dry this week.
Say, here’s some unsolicited life advice for you. If your friend or family member looks at you one day and says, “Golly, you see these nice hardwood floors in my house? I think I’d like to cover them with linoleum and carpeting,” I highly recommend you cease being their friend or family member. Because in 20 years, when its time to bring back the hardwood floors and they call you to pull up all 8 billion staples out of the floor where the carpeting was, and then scrape off the floor adhesive under the linoleum, I PROMISE you that you won’t want to be there. It is the FURTHEST thing from a swingin’ deal there is.
Now, you may be wondering why I mention this. And that’s because, lately, that’s been my life, getting prepared to move. And now that you’ve looked far deeper into my life than you cared to, let’s dive into what we have this week: the LEC Chalk-a-ton, the Wood Badge & NYLT Social, the 75th Camporall, Wilderness Engineers Weekend, and some ideas for recruiting leaders at your next join night. Let’s dive right in:
The first annual Wood Badge/NYLT fall fellowship is arriving on October 9th! Early Bird Pricing is in effect until Sept. 3rd, so don’t miss out! Contact Linda Gray with questions.
It’s still not too late to register for the 75th camporall at Beaumont: if you have any questions, please send them over to Noah Boksansky!
Wilderness Engineers Weekend is approaching in October as well: October 1st-3rd. This is an opportunity for volunteers 21 and over to come out to camp and play with the big tools and work on the big headaches, er, projects that need done! Don’t want to get stuck working with a grumpy old fart like me? Bring your buddies along! Contact Chris Fortunato with questions about projects.
The LEC Chalk-a-ton is coming up the weekend of Sept. 11th. We’re asking all Scouts and Scouters across the council to go to public places near you, and leave some friendly reminders on the sidewalk about how Scouting leaves a lasting legacy of humble patriotism and respect toward our nation. If you need chalk, pick some up from the Cleveland office today!
And if you’ve ever thought about using the inflatable BB or archery range at your join night or pack campout, then you’ll want to attend Rangemaster training! One zoom and one in-person session are both required to complete this training. Contact Julia Hearne with questions.
And that’s a wrap! I’m going to go back to staining floors, you go back to Scouting, and we’ll reconvene next week, during the 3-minute update.
