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SEPTEMBER 2009 Smoke Signals

WESTMORELAND FAYETTE COUNCIL Boy Scouts of America 2 Garden Center Drive Greensburg, PA 15601

www.wfbsa.org Email: [email protected] SEPTEMBER 2009 VOLUME #14 ISSUE #9

The Annual Popcorn Sale will kick off on

Saturday, September 12th and end on Sunday, October 18th. By participating in the Annual Popcorn Sale your unit will earn a commission based on its total gross sales and several other factors (see page 9 for details). Each scout who sells popcorn can earn a great prize or a scout store gift certificate for his efforts; in addition, he can accomplish requirements toward merit badges, activity badges, and achievements. Participation in the prize program is mandatory for Packs there will be no exceptions. Troops and Crews will have a choice of either receiving prizes or a Scout Store gift certificate equal to 2.5% of their gross sales. Troops and Crews must decide, as a Unit, to opt for prizes (the gift certificate option will be the default choice). As always, all Scouts are eligible to participate in the Trail’s End Scholarship and additional $1,500 Trail’s End Prize. ADULTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES.

Participation in the Popcorn Sale requires no up-front money & no leftover product. We hope you will participate in the 2009 Popcorn Sale. The Westmoreland Fayette Council needs your support with this major fundraiser. Payment to Council for popcorn MUST be by unit check or money order only. Your unit may participate in two ways. 1) The Show and Sell – an advance sale where scouts take product with them to sell or take orders door-to-door and/or which your unit can conduct at a store or a mall; and/or 2) The Regular Sale - take orders. In order to participate in the

Show and Sell you must fill out the Show and Sell Order Form indicating your units order and return it to the Council Service Center or place the order on-line no later than August 31, 2009. Register your unit today by completing the Unit Commitment Card attached to this packet of information, and return it to the Council Service Center before Thursday, September 3, 2009. It is important that we have the name of your Unit Pop-corn Chairperson and their contact information so that it can be entered into the Trail’s End system and distributed to the District Popcorn Chairs. If your Unit intends to participate in the on-line ordering process, we will also need the Unit Pop-corn Chairpersons e-mail address. All popcorn sale information is on the enclosed CD, “hard copies” will be available upon request. More information on following pages


UNIT POPCORN CHAIR RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Attend District Sales Training and Kick-Off Meeting.

2. Complete the information on the Unit Commitment Card and submit it to the Council Service Center no later than Thursday, September 3rd.

3. Explain the sales program to your adult leaders. Based on unit financial needs set your unit’s sales goal and indi-vidual scout goals. Plan and coordinate unit’s sales program: prepare timetables and set up a sales coverage plan (if necessary).

4. Distribute sales materials, motivate & train Scouts, review sales goals and sales coverage plan.

5. Place your unit’s Show & Sell order by Monday, August 31st.

6. Submit Show & Sell returns & money to Council Service Center no later than 1 PM, Friday, October 23rd.

7. Oversee take order process and Trail’s End prize ordering.

8. Collect popcorn take order forms, Trail’s End prize order records and transfer them to the Unit Master Record.

9. Place your popcorn order with your District Popcorn Kernel no later than 7 PM, Sunday, October 25th. If you are participating in on-line ordering, you do not need to contact your District Popcorn Kernel; simply place your unit popcorn & prize order on-line no later than Midnight, Sunday, October 25th.

10. Submit the following to the Council Service Center no later than Monday, October 26th: Unit Order and Settle-ment Form by Container, Unit Master Records, Trail’s End Prize Order Form & top 3 unit salesman information.

11. Oversee popcorn pick-up at delivery location and match product received against the Unit Packing Slip that comes from Council....NOT the paperwork that was used to place the order. If the order does not match the Unit Packing Slip, any differences need to be called in to Council. All overages need to be returned to the Council Service Center and any shortages not marked on the packing slip at the pickup site will be added as an additional order for your Unit.

12. Distribute popcorn and take-order forms to Scouts for delivery to customers. (Recommended: photocopy Scout order forms for your records before returning them to the Scouts in case they lose their copy before they finish delivering their orders).

13. Supervise collection of money from Scouts. Allow enough time to submit unit payment to the Council Service

Center by 4 PM, Tuesday, November 24th. Payment must be made with a Unit Check or Money Order only!!

14. Submit Trail’s End Scholarship Forms (along with photocopy of Take Order Form) and $1,500 Prize Level Order Forms to the Council Service Center by Tuesday, December 1st.


2009 Popcorn Sale2009 Popcorn Sale

Important Information • When picking up the Unit popcorn order it must be matched against the Unit Packing Slip that comes from Council and is received at the

pickup site....NOT the paperwork that was used by the Unit Popcorn Chair to place the order.

• Units can order their popcorn on-line (also available for Show and Sell) and save time by not calling their orders in to their District Chairs. A complete instruction booklet is available on-line to all Units who are interested in using this method to place their orders and it is also included on the 2009 Popcorn Sale CD. Any Unit who wishes to participate in on-line ordering MUST provide a valid e-mail address in order for access to be granted to the Trail’s End website.

• The top three sellers within each District will receive recognition as follows: First Place →→ $100 Scout Shop gift certificate, a certificate of achievement, and he and a guest will be invited to the Council Volun-teer Recognition Dinner at no cost.

Second Place →→ $75 Scout Shop gift certificate and a certificate of achievement. Third Place →→ $50 Scout Shop gift certificate and a certificate of achievement.

• The top selling unit in each district will receive $100 and the Unit Popcorn Chair will be invited to the Council Volunteer Recognition Dinner at no cost.

• Prizes for top sellers will be awarded at the Council Recognition Dinner on February 8, 2010 at Stratigo’s Banquet Center in North Hunting-don.

SHOW AND SELLSHOW AND SELL

• The Show and Sell campaign will include all products!! • There is a new product available for sale: 18 oz. Chocolaty Triple Delight: It’s Trail’s End popcorn with a Butter Toffee Glaze

dipped in chocolate and drizzled with yogurt. It replaces the Chocolate Caramel Crunch and the price is $18.00. • Product changes: (1) 8 oz. Caramel Corn will no longer contain nuts. (2) Trail’s End Mix will now contain walnuts, almonds, cran-

berries, raisins, yogurt covered cranberries and yogurt covered raisins. • All new tin designs! New packaging: 8 oz. Caramel Corn will now be sold in a plastic bucket, just like the 2.5 lb. popping corn. • Fill It Up” patches will now be ordered with the Unit prize order. • For the second year in a row, Scouts can submit a photo online of themselves with a package of Trail’s End popcorn for a

chance to win prizes. Visit www.trails-end.com for details.

Tyler Funk of Pack 297 was chosen as a winner of the 2008 Trail's End Best Pop-corn Pix Contest, will be featured on the 2009 Caramel Corn with Almonds, Pe-cans and Cashews tin (pictured below). Congratulations Tyler!


2009 POPCORN SALE SCHEDULE

EVENT

BRADDOCK TRAIL DISTRICT

BUSHY RUN DIS-TRICT

LAUREL HILLS DISTRICT

OLD TRAILS DIS-TRICT

District Kick-off 8/27/09 8/19/09 8/19/09 8/27/09

Show & Sell Orders Due 8/31/09 8/31/09 8/31/09 8/31/09

Popcorn Sale Begins/ Show & Sell Delivery 9/12/09 9/12/09 9/12/09 9/12/09

Popcorn Sale Ends 10/18/2009 10/18/2009 10/18/2009 10/18/2009

Show & Sell Money/Returns Due by

1 PM 10/23/2009 10/23/2009 10/23/2009 10/23/2009

Popcorn Orders Due 10/25/09 10/25/09 10/25/09 10/25/09

Prize Orders Due 10/26/09 10/26/09 10/26/09 10/26/09

Popcorn Delivery 11/7/2009 11/7/2009 11/7/2009 11/7/2009

Popcorn Payment Due to Council by 4 PM 11/24/09 11/24/09 11/24/09 11/24/09

Scholarship & $1,500 Prize paperwork due 12/1/2009 12/1/2009 12/1/2009 12/1/2009

Top Seller Prizes issued 2/8/2010 2/8/2010 2/8/2010 2/8/2010


SHOW & SELL INFORMATION

WHAT IS A SHOW AND SELL? A Show and Sell is an advance sale of popcorn sold at a grocery store, department store,

bank, mall, etc.; and it is also when the Scouts can take product with them to sell or take orders door-to-door. Your unit orders popcorn in advance to kick off your sale. The Show and Sell may be conducted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 or any date during the sale.

HOW DO WE PARTICIPATE?

Complete the Show and Sell order form in this packet and return it to the Council Service Center or place your order on-line by August 31, 2009.

PRODUCT PICK UP

Show and Sell orders will be ready for pick up on Saturday, September 12, 2009. Unless you make other arrangements with the Council, the pick up locations are as follows: Bushy Run and Laurel Hills Districts – Lowes (Greensburg); Braddock Trail and Old Trails Districts – Ford Business Machines.

SHOW AND SELL MONEY DUE

All money from the Show and Sell must be turned into the Council Office by Friday, October 23, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. This will give the Council time to pay Trail’s End Popcorn for the Show and Sell order. Detailed records must be kept.

SHOW AND SELL RETURNS WITH REGULAR SALE ORDER

Popcorn not used for Show and Sell should be used to fill regular sale orders. The enclosed CD contains a folder named “Forms” and inside this folder is a form named “Popcorn Sale Worksheet”. This form will assist you with placing your regular sale order.

Place your Order for Regular Sale October 25, 2009 on-line or with the Council Service Center no

later than 4 p.m. October 23, 2009 if you need more popcorn to fill your regular sale orders.

Popcorn cases and boxes that are returned wet or damaged will not be accepted and you will be charged. Chocolate Lover’s Tins, 3-Way Tin’s and Cheese Lover’s Tins must be returned in their original boxes.

Please do not wait until the sale is over to return popcorn that is leftover from the Show and Sell and isn’t being used to fill regular sale orders. NO POPCORN RETURNS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR REFUND AFTER Friday, October 23, 2009. NO EXCEPTIONS!

A POINT TO REMEMBER: The Trail’s End Popcorn Company does not accept returns from our Council. We end up paying for the

popcorn so please help by returning popcorn quickly and ordering properly.


2009 POPCORN SALE

Pick up Locations

Show and Sell Pickup

Saturday, September 12, 2009, Lowes in Greensburg, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, September 12, 2009, Ford Business Machines, Connellsville, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Regular Sale Pickup

Saturday, November 7, 2009 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.—ALL LOCATIONS

Braddock Trail: Ford Business Machines 700 Laurel Drive. Connellsville, PA 15425 Bushy Run: Busy Beaver 8800 Norwin Ave. N. Huntingdon, PA 15642 Laurel Hills: Kennametal 1600 Technology Way

Route 981 S. Latrobe, PA 15650 Lowes Home Center Route 30 East, Hempfield Square Greensburg, PA 15601 Old Trails: Ford Business Machines

700 Laurel Drive. Connellsville, PA 15425


$5.00 Refund per Scout to qualifying Troops Troops that had more Scouts attend summer camp in 2009 than in 2008 will receive a credit to the Unit Account for $5.00 per Scout. See chart below for the amount your Troop has re-ceived. 24 Troops had equal or more Scouts attend in 2009 which is great!!! Contact Jack Waite if you have any questions.

2009

Troops receiving $5.00 per Scout for greater attendance

Troop Attendance

2009 Plus Total $ T-119 6 1 $30.00 T-213 12 2 $70.00 T-625 16 2 $80.00 T-101 25 1 $125.00 T-654 7 2 $35.00 T251 13 1 $65.00 T160 29 12 $145.00 T311 9 1 $45.00 T-205 17 4 $85.00 T-206 4 1 $20.00 T-180 7 3 $35.00 T-620 27 2 $135.00 T-643 13 4 $65.00 T-472 23 6 $115.00 T-259 41 15 $205.00 T609 6 1 $30.00 T-293 28 10 $140.00 T-608 16 8 $80.00 T-304 31 7 $155.00 T-352 17 6 $85.00 T-465 21 4 $105.00 T-230 45 1 $225.00 T-457 18 5 $90.00 T-130 3 3 $15.00 Totals 434 102 $2,180.00 24 Troops


CAMP CONESTOGA RESERVATION CHART

2010

Updated: 8-14-09

CAMPSITE WEEK 1

WEEK 2

WEEK 3

WEEK 4

WEEK 5

WEEK 6

6/20-6/26

6/27-7/3 7/4-7/10 7/11-7/17 7/18-7/24 7/25-7/31

HILL

1.Blackhawk 150 372 131 o/c 28o/c

2.Mohawk 213 121 o/c 416

3.Lenape 180

4.Shawnee 625 478 46 o/c 211

5.Iroquois 635 687 236 226

6.Paiute 419 208 205 405 457

7.Catawba 480 251 259 239

VALLEY

9.Chief West 250 151 o/c 130

10.Dan Beard 206

11.Guyasuta 690 160 133 620 608 465

GROVE

12.Nemacolin 654 643

13.Davey Crockett 602 682 311 401 190

14.Seneca 340 295 119 o/c 150 o/c

15.Kit Carson 164 299 o/c

16.Delaware 119

17.Colonel Bowie 101 155 Eagle 252 304 230

18.Bill Cody 623 4 o/c


2010 Camp Conestoga Stake your Claim!

As you can see most Troops have staked their claim for their campsite for the 2010 camping season. All weeks of camp are now open for any Troop to make a site reservation for the 2010 Season. There is a $25.00 site reservation fee. Call the Council Service Center at 724-837-1630 to make your reservation.

The Camp Fees for 2010 will be determined this fall. 2010 Reservation dates and Information

• The reservation fee of $50 per Scout will be due March 12, 2010. The troop will receive the discounted fee to be paid in full by May 7, 2010 for only the number of Scouts that the Troop has paid for $50 by this date. Exception will be Webelos Scout moving to the troop. They will receive the discounted price until May 7th.

• The final fees will be due by May 7, 2010. A discount will be received if paid in full by this date.

• If payments received by May 7, 2010 do not reflect your troop filling at least 2/3rds of the campsite capacity, your reservation may be transferred to another site in the same week or an-other troop may be assigned to share your site.

• If your Troop arrives at camp with more Scouts than they are registered for or they arrive with too many Scouts and exceed the maximum number of campers for the site, we reserve the right to switch your campsite

• All troops are responsible for notifying the Council Service Center of reservation changes for 2010.

• 2010 site reservation forms are available at the Council Service Center.

2010 Camp Staff Applications are now available at the Council Service Center.


Campaganza! Campaganza is a multi-council Scout Camporee taking place September 24th through 26th, 2010 consisting of over 10,000 Scouts from Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Ventur-ing, and Exploring. You don't want to miss it! Go to Campaganza.Org for more informa-tion

Who is sponsoring Campaganza2010? Campaganza2010 is being brought to you by the councils of the Northeast Region, Area IV. When is Campaganza2010 going to happen? The event will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010, at Moraine State Park near Butler, PA. Who should attend Campaganza2010? Participants, including Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturing will be permitted to camp at the state park for the weekend at no additional cost. Why should scouts attend Campaganza2010? This event is intended to provide a "jamboree" type experience for the 95% of Scouts that are never able to attend a national event. How can I get on Staff for Campaganza2010? If you have an interest in being one of the 300+ staffers for the event, and have not already joined a committee, this site is also your way of letting us know who you are. Staff positions for Campagan-za2010 are available to adult Scouters and Boy Scouts and Venturing aged 16 and older. Commit-tees have already been formed and meetings are scheduled in the near future. When is the next Campaganza2010 planning meeting? The next meeting of the entire Campaganza2010 staff is October 31, 2009 Location: Preston Environmental Center, Camp Bucoco Time: 10:00 AM to Noon Camp Bucoco is located on Route 8, north of Butler, PA

CAMPAGANZA 2010 FAQ


COMMISSIONER’S CORNER

COMMISSIONER SERVICE PLAN ASSIGNMENT

SEPTEMBER-----As we move into September and start the 100th year of Scouting in the USA there is one goal to work on this month. We must RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT. Check with your Unit and your District Commissioner to see where you can help. Remember as a Commissioner it is our responsibility to support the unit we serve in their effort to bring new youth into the Scouting Program. Be there to assist them as a School Coordinator or assist in Boy Talk Presentations or support them in any other way you can to help make their individual recruitment programs successful. Also please remember to help them recruit the newly available adult partners that they will need for additional leadership to be successful units.

2009 COMMISSIONER CONFERENCE Saturday August 22 we held our 2009 Commissioner Conference at Camp Conestoga. There were 22 Scouters in attendance in-cluding our Commissioners and Presenters. The program was headed up under the leadership of ACC Henry Soboba with frontline support from ACC Tom Graham and DC Barry Hillman and with backup from DC’s Terry Mattis and Marty Ridenour. In addition a big thank you to Dave Byers, Tom Scott, Tim Dingman, Training Chair Marsha Richter and Martin Barbie for the presentations they gave to the group. Commissioners in attendance included Ben Piper, Matt Oris, Patricia Reeder, Edward Sichula, Glenn John-son, Keith Gaskill, Joe Keyser, Darcia Kifer, Dennis Morrison, Cathy Kepes and Stephen Kepes. ACC’s Candy Scarlett and Deb-bie Gress also gave their support to the Conference although they were unable to attend and I had to sneak out after conducting the opening because of another obligation. As part of the opening ceremony a Lifetime Commissioner Award was officially presented to Matt Oris. Matt was recognized as one of the honorees for the award at the Council Awards Banquet last fall but due to illness had not been able to attend any Scout-ing functions. Those of us at the conference were very happy to have Matt in our presence again and pleased to present him this award.

COMMISSIONER TRAINING COLLEGE OF COMMISSIONER SCIENCE-----About one year ago the BSA Councils were organized into a new Area and our new area now includes the Greater Pittsburgh Council. As part of this realignment we and the other councils have been invited to participate in the Commissioner College which is put on down at Heritage by the Pittsburgh Council. You will recall a number of years ago that we successfully ran our own college and after that time we did do a joint college with other surrounding Councils that was somewhat successful. We eventually were unable to be successful in continuing these pro-grams because we did not draw in enough interested Commissioners to even set up the classes needed to be successful. The College of Commissioner Science does offer any Commissioner the opportunity to be, as said by the Army, “The Best that You Can Be”. If you review the Training Topics, I think you will see they cover a lot of ground. If there is a desire to pursue the degree program here is the place to do it and if you would want to just pick and chose the courses from the Continuing Education List, it has the same broad scope without going for a degree. See page 27 for the information for the College of Commissioner Science being offered by the Greater Pittsburgh Council and rec-ommended by the leadership of our AREA IV. Take a look. You will not find a better training opportunity. Dick McKelvey Council Commissioner


BRADDOCK TRAIL DISTRICT NEWS

District Chairman Mike Blasko 724-547-8373

[email protected]

District Commissioner Marty Ridenour 724-547-8446

[email protected]

District Executive Matthew Dowling

724-620-1717 [email protected]

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

September

3 Commissioner Meeting Bud Murphy’s

7 Labor Day Office Closed

9 Roundtable Location TBA

14 Navarro Golf Outing Pleasant Valley County Club

October

1 Commissioner Meeting Bud Murphy’s

9-11 Fall Camporee TBA

14 Roundtable Location TBA

12 Popcorn Show and Sale De-livery—Popcorn Sale Begins

FORD Business Machines Laurel Mall

16-18 OA Weekend Camp

24 Leader Specific Training Scottdale Library

22 District Committee Meeting Regional Family YMCA of the Laurel Highlands

17 School Night Area Schools

24 District Committee Meeting Regional Family YMCA of the Laurel Highlands

Scoutmasters: The Braddock Trail Activities Committee needs help from your Troop! Starting with the 2009 Fall Camporee a youth organized planning committee with be used to help plan these events. Each Troop is asked to send two Scouts to the following Roundtable Meetings to serve as a member of this committee. These Scouts may or may not have a position of leadership within the unit. All meetings will start at 7:00PM. Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Wednesday, February 10, 2010 The dates for these camporees are reflected in the Council Calendar and will be held on October 9-11, 2009 and March 5-7, 2010. Locations and other specific information will be released at a later time! If you have any questions about these meetings please contact Matthew Dowling, District Executive at 724-837-1630 or online at [email protected]. Yours in Scouting, Glenn Glenn Gates District Activities Chairman


BRADDOCK TRAIL DISTRICT NEWS

Start thinking about the who YOU would like to nominate for the 2009 District award of Merit! The Award of Merit is a

Council award, presented by DISTRICTS in the same man-ner that the Silver Beaver is a National Award presented by COUNCILS. The Award is available to Scouters who render service of an outstanding nature at the District Level. The

Award is made available on the basis of 1 for each 25 units or fraction thereof. The District need not present all the

Awards to which it is entitled each year. REQUIREMENTS

• A nominee must be a registered Scouter.

• A nominee must have rendered noteworthy service to boys.

• The nature and value of “noteworthy to boys” may consist of a single plan or decisions that contributed vitally to the lives of large numbers of boys or may have been given to a small group over an extended period of time.

• The Nominee should have contributed some service to youth outside of Scouting.

• Consideration should be given to the nominee’s position and the corresponding opportunity to render outstanding service beyond the expectation of duty.

• A nominee’s attitude toward and cooperation with the Dis-trict and Council is taken into consideration.


District Chairman District Commissioner District Executive John Bertoty Glenn Ament Kyle Bryan 412-559-7384 724-527-5929 724-837-1630 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

BUSHY RUN DISTRICT NEWS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS September/October

September

02 District Commissioner/Committee Meeting Brush Creek Lutheran Church

06 Labor Day Office Closed

09 Roundtable—7:30 PM Brush Creek Lutheran Church

12 Popcorn Sale Begins/Show and Sell Delivery Lowe’s Greensburg

17 Sign-up Night (where applicable) 9:00 report results at the Big Mac Museum in North Huntingdon

19-20 Webelos Weekend Camp Conestoga

26 Tiger Cub Fun Day Oak Hollow Park, Nike Site Road, North Huntingdon Twp.

03 Cub Leader Specific Training Brush Creek Lutheran Church

14 Roundtable—7:30 PM Brush Creek Lutheran Church

16-18 OA Weekend Camp Conestoga

October

23 Popcorn Show and Sell money and popcorn Due

09-11 Fall Camporee Camp Conestoga

12 Columbus Day Office Closed

07 District Commissioner/Committee Meeting Brush Creek Lutheran Church

25 Popcorn Orders Due

28 District Dinner TBA


BUSHY RUN DISTRICT NEWS SPECIFIC TRAINING ESPECIALLY FOR:

Cubmasters, Asst. Cubmasters, Den Leaders, Asst. Den Lead-ers, Den Leader Coaches, Webelos Leaders, Asst. Webelos Leaders, Committee Chairmen, Committee Members, Tiger Cub Coordinator, Tiger Cub Coach, and Interested Parents. All Leaders need trained for Quality Unit Award

October 3, 2009 Registration begins at 8:00AM

Training time: 8:30am to 1:00pm Place: Brush Creek Church

Be sure to bring paper, pencil, bag lunch and there is a $5.00 fee per person for the course. Come ready to learn and have FUN, FUN and more FUN!!

New Training Available Online Starting March 13, leaders no longer needed to take New Leader Essentials. In-stead, the course has been replaced by “This is Scouting.” Available in the Online Learning Center at www.MyScouting.org; Leaders new to the Scouting program will have an opportunity to learn about the pro-gram as well as some of the history behind the Scouting Movement. The course takes approx. 45-60 minutes depending on inter-net connection speed; but participants can leave and return at any time. This is for ALL leaders, parents, and anyone inter-ested in the Scouting program.

ROUNDTABLE Be sure to attend Roundtable in September to get all of your program needs for the upcoming season. Find out new information about advancements, see about possible fundraisers. Discover District activities for your Unit. Roundtable is open to everyone. Leaders, Parents, and other interested persons. Always held at 7:30 PM on the second Wednesday of the month at the Brush Creek Lu-theran Church on Brush Creek Road in Irwin.

SIGNUP NIGHT

It’s Fall and a new and exciting year of Scouting has begun! Signup Night is right around the corner, so get ready to wel-come new Scouts into your unit and show them how fun the adventure of Scouting can be!

* District Signup Night will be held at most schools on Thurs-day, September 17th, but certain locations are scheduled for another night! Remember, when Signup Night is over, come to the designated drop-off point to turn-in your applications and money.

2009 Bushy Run Annual District Dinner Come to the District Dinner held on October 28th. This annual event promises to be exiting and full of fun. Unit leaders will have the opportunity to submit nominations for the Unit Most Valuable Volunteer; in addition to the District Award of Merit. Watch for nomination forms and registrations on the Council Website after the Roundtable in September on the 9th. Hope to see everyone there.

BUSHY RUN DISTRICT TIGER CUB FUN DAY

This could be your First Big Event as a new Tiger Cub!

This event is for Tiger Cubs and their Adult Partners only. The fun begins at 9:30 AM. The only thing you need is clothing appropriate for the weather, a brown bag lunch, and one can of chicken noodle soup per person. (The noo-dle soup is going into one very big pot all together. Fun Day is September 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM at Oak Hol-

low Park on Nike Site Road in North Huntingdon

Cost is One can of chicken soup per person. Be sure to bring a Bag lunch, drink, and clothing appropriate for the

weather.

We will be doing crafts, games, and a lot of other kinds of fun stuff. Re-member, the adult partner must stay with their Tiger for the whole day.


CALENDAR OF EVENTS SEPTEMBER

3 Sign-up Night - Hempfield

10

12 Popcorn Show and Sell Delivery Lowe’s Greensburg 17 Sign-up Night - Greensburg Salem & Derry 24 Roundtable TBA

Sign-up Night - RK Mellon, LES and Baggaley Elementary Schools

25 - 27 Catholic/Protestant Retreatoree Camp Conestoga

27 Tiger Fun Day Keystone State Park 29 Commissioner’s Meeting Council Office

LAUREL HILLS DISTRICT NEWS

District Chairman District Commissioner District Executive Bill Kemerer Barry Hillman Tim Dingman 724-423-1604 724-836-0649 724-837-1630 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]


SCOUT SHOP HOURS OF

OPERATION (Beginning September 8)

Monday through Friday

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Scout Shop Only: Saturday

9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Phone: (724) 837-1630 Fax: (724) 832-8780

Email: [email protected]

Visit our Website at

www.wfbsa.org


CALENDAR OF EVENTS SEPTEMBER

10 Roundtable - 7:00 PM Menallen School

12 Popcorn Delivery 8:00 - 10:00 AM Ford Business Machines

17 Sign-up Night 7:00 p.m. @ All Schools

27 Tiger Fun Day - 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Shady Grove Park

OLD TRAILS DISTRICT

District Chairman District Commissioner District Executive David Meredith Terry Mattis Kristen Eagle 724-439-5774 724-439-4184 724-425-0166 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

We want to know what your Pack or Troop is doing! How about letting us know? We would like to have someone from your unit come to 8 meetings a year and tell us what you have been up to. Many units do some great things and we want to hear about it! Plus, you will receive all the latest in-formation on what the district is planning and have a voice in what you would like to see happen in future activities. Let me know if you would be interested in serving in this capacity. The meetings are usually an hour long at the most.

Round Table We will start back with Roundtable on September 10th. Hope to see everyone there to receive all the upcoming information you will need for a great year.


OLD TRAILS DISTRICT NEWS

OLD TRAILS DISTRICT TIGER FUN DAY

Boys name Tiger Birthday Parent’s name Parent Birthday Address Phone School attending

(for all boys in 1st grade)

SHADY GROVE PARK

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 2:00 – 4:00 PM

EARLY REGISTRATION – 1:30 PM

FEE: $5.00/SON AND ADULT PARTNER

Enjoy a day of exciting activities, crafts, guessing games, and learn all about the Tiger program! Best of all receive your first patch to be worn on your Tiger uniform!! All of your Scouting supplies will be available for pur-chase – shirts, hats, socks, pencils, books and a lot more!

You and your son will enjoy this GREATTTT DAY TOGETHER

(RAIN OR SHINE)

Avoid the registration line and send completed form with $5.00 payment to:

Westmoreland Fayette Council Boy Scouts of America 2 Garden Center Drive Greensburg, PA 15601

Attn: OT Tiger Fun Day

Questions? Kristen @ 724-425-0166

Popcorn Sale Begins The popcorn sale will start on September 12th. Start pick-ing out your Blitz locations. Pick up will be at Ford Busi-ness Machines. The building is located in the Pechin’s Plaza in Dunbar. We are hoping to have your popcorn sorted before you arrive. The location is optimal for the distribution and we should have a very smooth delivery this year. No more Lowe’s and big trucks run-ning us over!

Camporee We had a camporee in the works and the Troop bailed out at the last minute. Anyone interested in hosting the camporee, please let me know ASAP. It is scheduled for October 9, 10. 11th , 2009. We still have plenty of time to have a quality camporee for our Scouts.

CORN ROAST We had a great showing at the Corn Roast at Shady Grove park. Hope everyone had a good time. It was nice to see everyone after the summer break. We discussed a lot of information including the upcoming Woodbadge Course, Campaganza in September, Training in October, Spaghetti Dinner, Popcorn Sale, and upcoming events. If you missed it, come to roundtable to receive your packets

Webelos Outdoor Weekend Thank you to everyone who attended the Webelos over nighter. It was another great program for the Webelos to earn their Outdoor, Engineer and Forester. The food was excellent, thanks to Ed Stevens and his helpers. We had over 20 scouts attend the three day camp at Isaac Walton. Dave Meredith you did a great job and I know the boys had a great time!


National Scout Jamboree 2010 Todd Rittenhouse, Council Jamboree Chairman reports that just 11 spaces remain in our Council Contingent for the Jamboree. We would like to fill those slots by our deadline of Oc-tober 15, 2009. The 2010 National Scout Jamboree will use an online application for all Scouts, leaders and

Jamboree staff applicants desiring to attend the Jamboree. You must complete an online application. It is ac-cessed through www.bsajamboree.org. Applicants will need to use their BSA ID number located on their membership card to access the application Web site. The initial application fee is $10. This fee is nonrefund-able and does apply to the registration fee. Scouts applying to be part of a council contingent will be directed to print a confirmation and send it to the council with a $200 deposit. The confirmation will state that their application must be accepted by their Coun-cil and does not guarantee participation. For all Scouts currently registered for the Jamboree we are asking that members of Jamboree Troops 405 and 408 be paid up with $1,000 of the total of$1,300 by October 15, 2009. Members of Jamboree Troop 412 should have paid by October 15, 2009 a total of $795.

2010 National Scout Jamboree July 26- August 4, 2010 Fort AP Hill, Virginia

The 17th National Scout Jamboree will be held July 26 – August 4, 2010, at Fort A.P. Hill, near Fredericks-burg, Virginia. The Jamboree will celebrate 100 Year of Scouting. The 2010 National Scout Jamboree – 73 years after the first BSA National Jamboree held in 1937 in Washing-ton, DC – will be the eighth and final Jamboree at the 76,000 acre U.S. Army Facility located between Rich-mond, Virginia, and the nations’ Capitol. Cost: $1,300 for Scouts Qualifications: Be a Scout who has completed the sixth grade or is at least 12 years of age and is a First Class Scout by July 1, 2010, but not have reached his 18th birthday by August 4, 2010. Participate in the pre-jamboree training experience. File a personal health and medical record prior to the pre-jamboree training. Have been active in a troop for at least 6 months prior to July 1, 2010. Be approved by his Scoutmaster or Varsity Scout Coach. Be approved by the local council. Organization: The Jamboree is open to all who are qualified on a first come, first served basis. After our troops have been filled, a standby list of alternates will be established. Scouts will be assigned to a Jamboree troop consisting of 36 Scouts and 4 adult leaders. You will be a member of a patrol within the troop. The council contingent will consist of 3 troops. We currently have 2 Troops filled. Sign-ups will be based on a first come, first served ba-sis with the reservation fee paid.


Application: The 2010 National Scout Jamboree will use an online application for all Scouts, leaders and Jamboree staff applicants desiring to attend the Jamboree. You must complete an online application. It is accessed through www.bsajamboree.org. Applicants will need to use their BSA ID number located on their membership card to access the application Web site. The initial application fee is $10. This fee is nonrefundable and does apply to the registration fee. Scouts applying to be part of a council contingent will be directed to print a confirmation and send it to the council with a $200 deposit. The confirmation will state that their application must be accepted by their Coun-cil and does not guarantee participation. Payment schedule: Reservation fee (due at time of application) $200.00 By May 31, 2009 200.00 By July 31, 2009 200.00 By September 30, 2009 200.00 By October 31, 2009 200.00 By November 30, 2009 200.00 By December 31, 2009 100.00 Failure to keep current on your payments will result in forfeiture of your participation and reassignment to an alternate. Fees include: The Jamboree fee covers all transportation, meals, patrol and troop equipment, as well as insurance. Your fee also covers the training camp before the Jamboree. Additional expense will be your personal equipment, uni-forms and spending money. Refund policy: If you sign up for the Jamboree and then find that you cannot attend, you will receive a full refund from the Westmoreland Fayette Council only if there is an alternate to take your place. In the event that there is not an alternate, a partial refund will be made. This includes the fees you have paid to date less any expenses related to contractual agreements made on your behalf. Return applications to: National Jamboree Committee Westmoreland Fayette Council, BSA 2 Garden Center Drive

Greensburg, PA 15601 For more information contact: Jack Waite, Jamboree Staff Advisor Phone: 724-837-1630 E-mail: [email protected]


National Hall of Leadership

The BSA 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership is not a hall or building in the traditional sense, like the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, but its purpose is just as significant. The Na‐tional Hall of Leadership is an opportunity for anyone to recognize outstanding leadership by a Scout, registered leader or Scouting volunteer who made a significant difference in the life of another by the

extraordinary service they have given and the Scouting virtues they have modeled.

To be nominated for the National Hall of Leadership, the nominee must be a living Scout or Scouting volunteer who may/may not be officially registered with the BSA.

They also must have served as an active Scout or Scouting volunteer within Scouting for at least one year. A nominee may be young or old‐there is no age limit for nominees.

Nominations are submitted in the form of a story that is 450 words or less, describing why the person is de‐serving of this one‐time honor.

The nomination period opens on February 8, 2009, and closes on February 8, 2010, the 100th Anniversary of Scouting. The final inductees to the National Hall of Leadership will total 303‐one representing each BSA council and one selected by the National BSA Council‐and will be announced at the BSA National Annual Meeting in Dallas in May 2010.

Submit the application below to the Westmoreland Fayette Council 2 Garden Center Drive Greensburg, Pa. 15601.

National Hall of Leadership

Application Nominee Information Name______________________________________ E mail__________________________ Address____________________________________________________________________ City________________________________ State__________________ Zip code__________ Phone (h) ________________ (w)__________________ (c)___________________________ Current Scouting Position_________________________ Tenure in Scouting Youth____ Adult_____ Role in Scouting: Check one ____Unit ______Council or District____ Area, Regional or National Category for Nominee Nominee is Male___ Female____ At the time of the story this nominee was: Adult (18 or Older)_____ Youth (17 or younger) The Primary Scouting Involvement of this nominee was: ___Cub Scouting ____ Boy Scouting____Venturing___ Exploring____ Council or District ___ Area, Regional or National Person submitting nomination: Name _________________________________ email________________________ Address__________________________________ City __________________State____ Zip________ Phone (h) ______________________ (w)___________________ (c)_________________________ Please relate in 450 words or less the story of how your nominee demonstrated extraordinary leadership and Scouting vir-tues in ways that made a meaningful difference in the lives of others. Attach the story here: Submit to the Westmoreland Fayette Council 2 Garden Center Drive, Greensburg, Pa. 15601


Philmont 2011 Council Contingent

Philmont is 137,493 acres of challenging Scout adventure set in among the mountains and mesas of Northeastern New Mexico. Phil-mont’s mountain terrain ranges in elevation from 6,660 feet at headquarters to 12, 441 at the top of Mt. Baldy. Wildlife is abundant on Philmont’s forested mountains and grassy plains. Explore the Philmont high-country on a 12-day backpacking expedition. Experience the thrill of climbing mountains over two miles high. Learn technical rock climbing, archaeological excavation techniques, and black-smithing. Relive the by-gone days of the Old West as you ride a Western saddle horse, learn the ways of the mountain man, pack burros and pan for gold in a clear mountain stream. Discover the wonder of Scouting’s paradise as over 650,000 Scouts and leaders have since 1939. A Scout must be 14 by January 1 or completed 8th grade prior to participation. A crew is 7 -12 people including 2 leaders. The Westmoreland-Fayette Council will be sending a Council contingent to Philmont in 2011. Because of the tremendous demand for Philmont expeditions local troops will not be able to get reservation. Individuals or Troops may register as a part of the 48 spaces in the Council Contingent we have for 2011. Costs of the contingent will be set by Council but will be in excess of $1,700. If an individual or a troop is interested in attending, please fill out the form printed below with a $50 deposit to hold your place. For more information contact Ross Bash, Council High Adventure Chairman at 724-468-8600 or 724-668-7175, or call Jack Waite at the Council Service Center, 724-837-1630. PHILMONT RESERVATION PROCEDURES 2011

Individuals or Troops that wish to attend Philmont as part of the Council contingent in the year 2011 need to do the fol-lowing 1. Attend the High Adventure Rally on April 22, 2009 or notify Jack Waite at the Council Service Center as soon

as possible. 2. Confirm the size of the group with a $50 per person non-refundable deposit by September, 30, 2009. Crews

will be formed with 12 persons including a minimum of 2 (preferably 3) adults.

Philmont 2011 Reservation Form Participant Name__________________________ Phone ____________________ Troop Number ________ Town____________________________________ Email:_________________________________ Please reserve me a space; enclosed is my $50.00 non refundable deposit ________________________________________________________________________


Logan Adanitch GOD AND ME Matthew Fox GOD AND ME Riley Miller GOD AND ME Anthony Ohler GOD AND ME Elija Rutenber GOD AND ME Kolton Sheele GOD AND ME Alex Shultz GOD AND ME Wesley Cramer GOD AND ME Timothy Sedok GOD AND ME Benjamin Pace GOD AND ME Lawson Pace GOD AND ME Addison Leichliter GOD AND ME Jacob Lacey GOD AND ME Rhett Geary GOD AND FAMILY Wyatt Leonard GOD AND FAMILY Cody Morris GOD AND FAMILY Cameron Ashley GOD AND FAMILY

The following Scouts recently received the Religious Emblem of their faith


Westmoreland Fayette Council, BSA Annual Commissioner’s Conference

Saturday, August 22, 2009 Registration 8:30 to 9:00 AM

Back at Camp Conestoga’s Rohrbacher Lodge Early Bird Registration (by August 15)------$10.00Cost includes Coffee, Tea & Rolls at Registration, Lunch andSoft Drinks, handouts, a new Commissioner Field Book and aSpecial Series 2009 Commissioners Patch.

There will be opportunities for open discussion concerningUnit Service in the areas of helping units succeed with their Planning, Budgeting, Training, Advancement, Membership, andan update on Chartering and attaining Quality Unit. There will also be updates from our Council Executive, Martin Barbie andDave Byers and Tom Scott will discuss our upcoming (2010) 100th Anniversary of Scouting in the USA. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please complete this registration form and return it to the Council office at 2 GardenCenter Drive, Greensburg, Pa 15601. The cost for the conference is $10.00 if sent in before August 15 and $15.00 after that date and it covers the cost of all materials. In order to be sure we have enough materials please register AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NAME ___________________________________ PHONE _______________________ ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________ EMAIL _________________________ POSITION __________ DISTRICT ____________ EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEE ($10.00 due by August 15) ___________________ LATE REGISTRATION FEE ($15.00 Amount Due After August 15) ________________

information call Henry Sobota at 724-837-1630 or Dick McKelvey at 724-537-6067


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