BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
OCCONEECHEE COUNCIL
CROSSWINDS DISTRICT
Robert Spivey Susan Long Martin Banning
District Chairman District Commissioner District Executive
Attendees: Tom Doligalski, Bob Gamble, Brian Garrett, Jerry Jester, Kevin John,
Roger Lear, Susan Long, Pam Sen, Chris Siegl, Robbie Spivey and
Gary Thorn (11)
1. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Robbie Spivey.
2. Crosswinds District minutes for May 2004 were approved as written.
3. Membership/Relationships - No report.
4. Religious Awards - Chris Siegl: Council is hosting a Religious Emblems
Awards Banquet on June 19. It has been advertised on our e-mail list server
and on our web site.
5. Commissioner's Report - Susan Long: The unit Charters are in the hands of
the Unit Commissioners for presentation to the units. The units were
mailed or handed a Council unit roster during April. Susan and the UC's are
going to do a telephone unit inventory on June 8, 2004 at 7pm at Financial
Directions, Inc. offices. Unit leaders will be notified by an e-mail list
server note that they will be called and UC's will be notified via e-mail.
Roundtable ADC - Gary Thorn: Jerry Jester will take over for Gary at June's
RT as Gary is going to be out of town. We may have to meet outside at the
church as we may have an event conflict with them. Gary is going to need
some help putting together the August RoundTable Kick-off and meal. If you
are willing to help, please contact Gary!
Gary presented RT attendance statistics that showed that since January we
have had representation from every unit except for Packs 120, 231, 313 and
431 and Troop 201 and Crews 208, 212, 231 and 531. We have about 50 units.
A discussion was then held about attendance and changing the RoundTable
meeting night to some other night. There will be more discussion later.
Boy Scout Roundtable - Jerry Jester: June's RT will be an agenda planning
RT for 2005 and a discussion of how we can increase unit participation.
Cub Scout Roundtable - Rudy Rowell: No report.
6. Finance - Robbie Spivey for Martin Banning: The District Committee is
already working on the Financial Campaign for our district for 2005.
Popcorn - Roger Lear for Cindy Smith and Suzie Slopek: The area kernel
kick-off meeting was held on May 27th. Information has been given to our
District Kernels for their action.
7. Activities & Civic Service - Open Position - No report.
8. Cub Scout Program - Open position: - We MUST fill this position. Robbie
Spivey is going to contact some of the more active Packs in our District and
see if they have someone who can take the position as District Cub Scout
Program Chairperson. PLEASE, if you know of someone, let Robbie know.
Advancement - Pam Sen: Pam reported that our 21 Crosswinds Cub units are
doing well with advancement so far this year.
Cub Day Camp - We heard that the first two weeks of Cub Day Camp are getting
full. We don't know about the third (year rounder) week.
Cub Family Campout for 2005 - We really need to fill this position for the
planning for the 2005 Family Campout. It can be held with the BS Camporee
at Camp Reeves (all in Camp Reeves), with one program for Cubs, that could
be some compass program or something else, while the Boy Scouts have a Land
Navigation program; or the Cubs can meet on another date at Camp McNeil or
Camp Reeves on March 18-20 with just the Cubs involved. The cost per Scout
at Camp McNeil would be about $14/Scout and at Camp Reeves it would be about
$8/Scout. If no adult Cubbers come forward to take the Family Campout
planning in hand then we may not have a Cub Family Campout in 2005.
9. Boy Scout Program:
Advancement - Tom Doligalski: Units are progressing in Crosswinds. Tom has
not received any recent advancement reports.
Eagle Board of Review - Tom Doligalski for Tom Allen: The May 12th EBOR
approved 4 Scouts for their Eagle rank. Five (5) projects were reviewed,
3 were approved, 1 was suspended and 1 was rejected. A special EBOR was
held June 2 for an Eagle candidate that had enlisted in the Armed Forces and
they gave him a report date which meant he would not get his Eagle Rank
unless he could get a special board. Thanks to the Doligalski's and Jim
McSherry, he got the EBOR and was approved for his Eagle Rank. Good luck to
Raymond Fricker of Troop 200 our newest Eagle and Armed Forces member.
2005 Camporee - Jerry Jester: The 2005 Camporee Staff, including those who
directed the 2004 Camporee, met and discussed the 2005 Camporee. The plan
is to do "Land Navigation" for the Boy Scouts. The date set aside at Camp
Reeves is April 8-10, 2005. This date may also be the date for the Cub
Family Campout, if one is held combined with the Boy Scouts. That will all
depend on what the Cub Program people decide to do, if we have any Cubbers
to help plan the Cub side of the program! Kevin John and Ed Walsh have
agreed to be Boy Scout Camporee Program Chiefs. If you want to help,
contact Jerry Jester.
10. Order of the Arrow - Tom Doligalski: The new name for our District OA
Chapter is "Netami", which in the Lenni-Lenape language means "to be
first". A new e-mail list server has been set up for the Netami Chapter.
To get OA messages from the list server send a blank e-mail to:
netami104-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. The Hemlock District has named their
new OA Chapter "Amangi Newo" which means "the big four".
Spring inductions were a big success. 75 OA members showed up and 33 new
OA members were inducted (28 Boy Scouts and 5 adult Scouters). Our Netami
Chapter did 6 pre-Ordeal and 5 Ordeal ceremonies at the Spring Inductions.
11. Venturing - Chris Siegl: Powder Horn had about 24 Scouters in attendance.
Susan Long attended and said that Ed Williams and his staff did a good job.
Robbie Spivey said that he personally was going to try to emphasize the
Venturing Program in our District this next year. Robbie feels that with
some education we can boost the our District's Venture Crew registrations.
12. Camping - Kevin John: Kevin is trying to map out a Campmaster document for
our Troops. The Council may soon put out a new "Where to Go Camping".
13. Training - Brian Garrett: Brian wants the web site Training information to
go on-line. He will work with Roger Lear to get that done. He has finally
received the council "District Totals Report". There is more work to do.
He has waited for answers from the Council HRT committee on the judgement
of who in the District has to have basic Youth Protection training. After
several tries and waiting for months for an answer, Brian asked the
District Committee to approve the following (and they did, unanimously):
***NOTE***
All registered adult leaders in the Crosswinds District must complete the
BSA's internet or 25 minute video training session for Youth Protection.
Note that this is not a National or Council requirement, but is a District
requirement.
District Committee Member(s) of the Month: Tom Doligalski, for his work as OA
Chapter Advisor, Eagle Board of Review member, Email list server administrator,
District Boy Scout advancement Chair and Troop 210 ASM. He is on a week long
trail hike with Troop 210 right now! Need we say more?
The District calendar for June and July follows:
DATE ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE AREA
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JUNE 3 District Committee Meeting Executive
5 Council Scouting for Food Pick-up Council
7 Cub Fall Round-Up Orientation Meal/Pgm Membership/Relationships
9 District Eagle Board of Review Boy Scout Advancement
9 Intro to Outdoor Ldrship Skills-Fayet. Council
13-19 Boy Scout Summer Camp - Week 1 Council
17 Roundtable/OA/DC Meetings Commissioner
18-21 Intro to Outdoor Ldrship-Part 2-Fayet. Council
20-26 Boy Scout Summer Camp - Week 2 Council
21-25 District Cub & Webelos Day Camp (Wk#1) Cub Program
26 Cub-Adult Overnighter Council
27-July 3 Boy Scout Summer Camp - Week 3 Council
28-July 2 District Cub & Webelos Day Camp (Wk#2) Cub Program
30 District Unit Inventories completed Commissioner
JULY 1 **NO** District Committee Meeting Executive
1- Aug.30 SignUp/Submit Show-N-Sell Order Finance - Popcorn
4-10 Boy Scout Summer Camp - Week 4 Council
*Wk#3* 5-9 Cub & Webelos Day Camp (Year Rounders) Cub Program
11-17 Boy Scout Summer Camp - Week 5 Council
14 District Eagle Board of Review Boy Scout Advancement
15 **NO** Roundtable/OA/DC Meetings Commissioner
18-24 Council JLTC - Camp Durant Council
31 - Aug, 5 NOAC 2004 - Iowa State University Occoneechee Lodge
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