District Note: Speaking of ... (Monday, January 7, 2008)
TO PIEDMONT DISTRICT SCOUTERS:
ROUND TABLE THIS THURSDAY!
This Thursday, January 10, 2008, we will be having a Charter Renewal Information meeting before the Roundtable at Maple Springs United Methodist Church. The Charter Renewal meeting will start at 6 PM.
Dinner will be served. We ask that each person put in $5 to offset the cost of the food.
The Charter Renewal meeting will cover what you need to know to recharter in 2008. We will cover some common mistakes that lead to delays in the recharter process and will be answering questions. The kits will also be distributed during this meeting.
The Scouting for Food Representative will be at the Roundtable and we will be distributing Scouting for Food bags to units that night.
See you at the Roundtable!
Piedmont District Staff
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Speaking of the Round Table, the meeting itself will begin at 7:00 and is open to ALL adult scout leaders in the District. The meeting is split with three concurrent sessions - Cub Scout Leaders, Boy Scout Leaders, and Venturing Leaders.
The Boy Scout session topic will be "Scouting For Food" and the Cub Scout session will include ideas and samples of how to make next month's program more interesting for your den/pack.
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Speaking of Scouting For Food, February is just around the corner and is when we have our annual Scouting for Food drive. Scouts are asked to distribute special bags through their neighborhood and/or church and then retrieve those bags the following week (hopefully) filled with donated food. It is a very important service for your community, so please plan to have your unit participate this year!
BAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS WEEK'S ROUND TABLE.
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Speaking of February, is your unit planning to participate in a Scout Sunday or Scout Sabbath event this year? It is an excellent opportunity to emphasize the religious aspect of Scouting to your youth while at the same time getting some valuable recognition from your Sponsoring Organization. If your unit is not sponsored by a church, then contact one of the many local units who are and they would be very, very happy to have your unit join them on this very important date in Scouting!
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Speaking of important dates in Scouting, the deadline for submitting your completed 2007 goal sheet for the Centennial Quality Unit Award has been extended to January 31! I know that we have a lot of quality units in the Piedmont District, but we have not had a lot of forms submitted this year. I know, the form is supposed to be signed by your Unit Commissioner, but please go ahead and complete the form and then fax, mail, or deliver it to the council office and we will get the required Commissioner signature. Let me know (via return email) if you need a form and I will email one to you!
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Speaking of Centennial Quality Unit awards, the 2008 goal sheet will be distributed this Thursday along with your Recharter Packet. The process is simple. Just write in your unit goals for this year and turn it in. You can turn it in when you turn in your recharter or you can turn it in before then. The goals you write in can be modified later if you wish. Then, next September just complete the form stating that you completed your goals. That's it.
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Keith Huffstetler
Piedmont District Commissioner
Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council
(336) 773-2274
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