Adult Leader Training—Downeast District

• October 10, 2009
• Damariscotta Chapel of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Corner of Rt. 1 and Belvedere Road, Damariscotta

• Cost: $9.00

• Registration 8:30 AM

• New Leader Essentials 9:00 AM

• (Bring your own) Lunch 11:00 AM
• Adult Leader Specific Training 11:30 AM

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Please note: To be respectful of our trainers’ time, we must have at least one registrant for the leader specific portion by Wednesday October 7 or that training will not be offered

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• All leaders should take the program specific Fast Start training and Youth Protection Training (www.pinetreebsa.org) before attending this training.
• Adult leaders should be in uniform and have the appropriate leader book.  Also bring a notebook and pen.
• There will be a trading post with limited items to purchase including Leader hand books.
• Please bring a bag lunch.  Please do not bring coffee into the Church.
• Any questions contact Steve Saucier at 797-5252 ext. 28 or ssaucier@bsamail.org.

Please Mail Registrations to:

Downeast District Training

Pine Tree Council

131 Johnson Rd.

Portland, ME 04102

Contact Person: ____________________________  

UNIT: ___________________________

ROUNDTABLE, 10-14-2009 AND SCHEDULE FOR THE YEAR.

Down East District Roundtable - October 14th 6:45 - 8:30 Wiscasset Middle School

Don't miss your opportunity for continued training.  Your youth deserve it.

This month ---->  Cubs - On going recruitment and retention.  Does your Pack start out strong and then shrink?  What are you doing to keep the boys coming?  What works? What doesn't?  Come listen, share, and get involved!

Boy Scouts - Advancement Training.  Come hear from the new Advancement Committee. Learn about new expectations.  How does the Eagle Leadership Project approval process work?  Learn what you should know about the Eagle Application process. And what's this?  New Rank requirements?!  How does the transition work?  All this and more.

DO NOT MISS ROUNDTABLE!!!!

2009-2010 Roundtable Schedule

Roundtable takes place the 2^nd Wednesday of every month at the Wiscasset Middle School.  Meet and Greet starts at 6:45 pm. and we’ll start the program promptly at 7:00.  In case of inclement weather, watch the school cancellations.  If Wiscasset cancels, we will cancel.  The following are the highlights of each months meeting.  Watch the Beacon for details each month.

October:  Boy Scouts:  The Eagle Leadership Project approval process.

Cub Scouts:  Ongoing recruitment and retention

November: WeBeLoS to Scout Transitions – Have you started yet?

December: ReCharter Party

January:  Boy Scouts:  OA Presentation

Cub Scouts:  The Blue and Gold Banquet

February:  Boy Scouts:  Camp Hinds Promo

Cub Scouts:  Pinewood Derby Planning/Camp Promo

March:  Trek on Safely Training

April:  Cooking – Trailer camping to Backpacking

May: Fishing Demonstration

June: Annual Programming

WORDS TO HISTORIC DOWNEAST DISTRICT HYMN.

At the Downeast Camporee in just a matter of weeks, look for the campfire to close with true inspiration including the Downeast District Hymn.  If your troop does not know the tune, please email your phone number with a voice mail and a time to call.  We (not your editor) will be happy to sing the hymn for your recording pleasure.

http://chimes.cornell.edu/video/flash_high.html

Downeast District Hymn

(to be sung at the campfire)

High above Atlantic Waters

Nestled in the trees,

Lives the spirit of good Scouting

And true loyalties.

We are striving, ‘

Always trying,

Ever more to be

Faithful to the Oath and Scout Law.

Hail, Downeast, To thee!

Michael J. L'Abbe

mjl24@georgetown.edu

653-6197

MERIT BADGE COUNSELOR LIST.

The Downeast District Advancement Committee is currently working on reorganizing and updating the Downeast District merit badge counselor list.  In order to do this most efficiently, we need the help and cooperation of every individual scouting unit.

Please have your troop's merit badge coordinator, advancement chair (or whatever adult volunteer is usually responsible for merit badge counselors for your troop) send an updated list of your troop's current, registered merit badge counselors.  This list should include the following information:  merit badge counselor's name, phone number, mailing address, email address and a list of  merit badges they counsel.

The old, semi-current list of merit badge counselors will be tossed / eliminated / defunct / (you get the idea?).  This new, now-under-construction list will include ONLY those merit badge counselors whose names I receive from each unit.  If a person is NOT on the newly updated, now-under-construction  merit badge counselor list, then he / she will not be a registered merit badge counselor for the Downeast District.

Please help by sending the above information for your troop no later than Friday, October 9 to DE District Advancement Committee member, Agnes Parker at haparker@suscom-maine.net or by snail mail to: 2 Weeks Street in Bath, ME 04530-1726. If you have any questions, contact Agnes by phone at 449-1417.

Troop 648 in Brunswick FUNRAISER:

October 30, 2009, Troop 648 Fundraiser Spaghetti Dinner, St. Charles Borromeo Parish Hall in Brunswick. 653-6197 for more information

UNIT INVENTORY. Unit Inventory

On Monday October 19 from 6PM tm 8PM, a representative from the Downeast District will be calling, Scout Masters, Cub, Masters, and Committee Chairs and doing a unit inventory.  Please have your roster ready to read to the representative.  You can also email your roster to Steve Saucier and you will not be called, or if you are a Boy Scout Troop you can bring your roster to the Fall Camporee.

Indian Children

Where we walk to school each day
Indian children used to play
All about our native land,
Where the shops and houses stand.

And the trees were very tall,
And there were no streets at all,
Not a church and not a steeple
Only woods and Indian people.

Only wigwams on the ground,
And at night bears prowling round
What a different place to-day
Where we live and work and play!

Annette Wynne