A message from our Senior District Executive Greetings parents and volunteers of Masonboro District! I hope that you are all well! The Masonboro District is building and climbing its way back to the top of the Cape Fear Council! Dates & Times for Meetings The District Committee Every first Tuesday of each month. The Morgan Stanley building at 1111 Military Cutoff Rd. at Mayfair. 6:30 PM
Cub & Boy Scout Leader Roundtable
Every second Tuesday of each month Pine Valley United Methodist Church (activity building beside church) 7:00 PM We ask that all unit leaders please encourage your parents to attend the monthly roundtable. They are very well put together and can be very helpful to you and the future of your programs. Joe and Holly Campbell put many hours of planning into each of these specifically for your benefit! November 14th roundtable program will involve the unveiling of the new Centennial Quality Unit Award Program leading up to 2010. Unit re-charter packets with instructions will also be given out on that evening, so please send a representative to collect!
Calling All Unit Commissioners
If you are a unit commissioner or have interest in becoming one or learning more about what commissioners do, please contact the District Executive (P. Kevin Williamson). Commissioners are a truly vital piece to the survival of your units!
Notices, Dates, and Times for Events:
District Pinewood Derby Duane Kelley, Cub Master of P-274 is gearing up for another great district pinewood derby! It will take place on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Independence Mall in the Belk wing. For more information and any questions relating to this event please contact Duane at 910-515-4705.
Training
Trained Leaders are more confident and knowledgeable enabling them to provide an exciting and worthwhile program for the boys. Trained adult leaders know how to use the available resources and how to carry out their roles and responsibilities. If you need training or have leaders that need training, or would like to be a part of the training team to help put them on, please contact Joe Campbell at 910-395-4676 & joseph.e.campbell@ae.ge.com. Some training dates include:
Intro. To Boy Scout & Webelos Outdoor Leader Skills (Lumber River State Park, Lumberton) on Saturday, November 3rd & 4th. Cub Leader Pow Wow will be on Saturday, November 11th at Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, NC.
Cub Scout Recruitment
Leaders please don’t forget to always collect any applications and fees from new boys who enter your pack and to turn them in to me or take them to the council office to Beth Whitley. If all of your boys are not registered they are not all insured!
Parent Son Weekend
This was the event of the year! There were over 500 people in attendance at Camp Kirkwood near Burgaw, NC on the weekend of October 14th & 15th. There was plenty of fishing, canoeing, arts and crafts, BB’s, archery and food and fun at every turn! Keep an eye open for next year’s information. Next year’s parent son weekend will return to our beloved McNeill Cub Scout World. Also, don’t forget about Cub Resident Camp coming up in April!
Popcorn Remember this is a great way to support your Council and support your unit at the same time. This helps your unit financially as well as shows the boys on a large scale how them doing their part can fund their own way through scouting! We just had our halfway check point and Masonboro is looking pretty good on sales. Remember to keep on hitting the houses and businesses and sell, sell, sell! You have some time as the sale does not officially end until November 5th. All unit master order forms are due in the council office on Wednesday November 8th by 5:00 PM. Popcorn orders can be picked up on Saturday, November 18, 2006. All units must settle with the council office by December 6, 2006 to receive their full 30% commission. Bonus forms due at this time as well. For more information contact Steve Durant or Randy Mallo at www.popcorn2006@masonboropopcorn.info
Scouting for Food
Please don’t forget to put your scouting for food bags out on Saturday, November 4th and pick them up between 9:00 am-12:00 am on Saturday, November 11th. Please don’t forget to pick them back up on November 11th. The central drop off site is the NC Food Bank at 1314 Marstellar St. right off of 15th street between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. For more information on this please contact P. Kevin Williamson at 910-264-4323.
Scout Service Center
Please keep in mind that the hours of the scout shop are 8:00 am- 5:00 pm Mon.-Fri. Please contact me with any questions or concerns regarding scouting within the Masonboro District. Thank you for all that you do!
I pray each of you have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday!
Yours in Scouting,
P. Kevin Williamson Senior District Executive, Masonboro District 910-264-4323 pkevinw@hotmail.com |