Mornin’, all! And welcome to this week’s 3-minute update. I’m Jake Brown.
Hey, this week we’ve got a lot to cover: there’s the Wood Badge and NYLT Fall Fellowship, Cub Haunted, beascout.org, roundtable, in-person YPT, BBAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
Sweet jeepers, holy cannoli! Why??!! Ugh, recharter just popped up out of the corner of my teleprompter and scared the daylights outta me. Oy vey, is it really that time? Yeah, I guess it is. I must be having fun, because time’s flying this year.
Alright well, recharter is around the corner. Here’s the biggest news you need to know: recharter is now completely, entirely, fully online. From roster checking to payment, the whole process will now be done on the computer.
Of course, that means there’s a new online recharter system from national. And I haven’t seen any more of it than you have. But on Tuesday, September 28th at 9:00 p.m., national will be hosting a webinar training for the use of this online system.
Anyone can register for this training, and the link to do so is here: Webinar Registration - Zoom. We especially want Committee Chairs and Commissioners to attend this virtual meeting. More local trainings will be announced in the coming weeks.
The portal to begin recharter opens on October 15th. If you have any questions about recharter, please reach out to your commissioner, Michelle Cali, or myself.
Ok, now that nightmare is covered, let’s move into other scary stuff: Cub Haunted! There was some confusion last week about the third weekend, so allow me to clarify: weekend 3 of Cub Haunted is open to all, not just Scouts, and is referred to as the Family Fall Fun Festival. Programming is Saturday only; Packs or Troops can choose to stay overnight, and work through the weekend portal on 24/7 to reserve such accommodations. Ask Noah Boksansky your overnight questions, and send Brittany your program-related questions. Volunteers from Troops are still needed for the first and 3rd weekends!
And during that first weekend of Cub Haunted, there will be the Wood Badge & NYLT Fall Fellowship in Camp Gray on October 9th. Registration closes soon, so please do so now!
Roundtable is virtual this week and starts at 7 tonight. Get your zoom links by registering on the council calendar. In-person roundtables resume next month: please check the Council calendar.
In-person youth protection training is offered this Saturday at the Unit Service Center downtown at 9:00 am. It’s not too late to sign up if you need it, please see the online portal for details. On the west side, we have confirmed dates and times for in-person YPT. as well: Sunday, October 24th at 1:30 at St. Jude’s Church in Elyria, and Thursday, November 11th at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Norwalk at 6:30pm. Dates, times, and locations on the East side are still getting confirmed, so stay tuned.
SM Basic is upcoming at Firelands from October 8-10. Scoutmasters: get trained! Please send questions to Pat O’Leary.
Lastly, check your email for beascout.org leads! New families are looking online to get more information, so pull your phone out for Scouting and Check your Email!
That’s a wrap, thanks so much for keeping the Scouting flame burning, and we’ll see you next week.
