Old Hickory Council & Piedmont District News

Piedmont District News

District Note: News / Lowe's Sleepover / Scouts in Military (Tuesday, July 22, 2008)

TO PIEDMONT DISTRICT SCOUTERS:

We all know that there are certain segments of the press that like to write bad stuff about Scouting. Well, it is not always bad stuff. Check out this USA Today article: http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2008-07-20-boy-scouts-advice_N.htm

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Lowe’s Motor Speedway will once again be hosting a Scouts Sleepover Night on Saturday, August 16 in conjunction with our Monster Truck & Thrill Show at The Dirt Track. We had a great turnout last year with Scouts coming from North and South Carolina and as far away as Virginia and Tennessee.

I have attached an introduction letter and official Scouts Sleepover Order Form for you to distribute to your Scouts. With your help promoting this event, we will be sure to have another successful Scouts Sleepover Night. If anyone has questions or would like to sign up, please direct them back to myself and I will take care of them.

Thank you again and I look forward to seeing everyone here in August.

SECOND NOTE:
There are only 4 weeks to go until the 2nd annual Scout Sleepover and Monster Truck Bash being held on Saturday, August 16. This will be a great evening of Monster Truck racing combined with a rare opportunity to sleep under the stars in the infield of Lowe’s Motor Speedway. I appreciate everyone helping to get the word out about this event and we are expecting another great turnout. If you have not signed up yet, or informed us of your interest in attending, please do so when you are ready.

Just a reminder, the event price will go up $3 per person if you sign up after July 31. I have attached our official sleepover letter and order form for you to fill out when you have your group finalized. Even if you are not able to put together a group but have individuals interested in attending, please let them know they can still participate.

If there are any questions or you are ready to join us for this exciting evening, please contact me directly. I look forward to seeing many of you out here at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on August 16.

Thanks,

Sean Owens
Director, The Speedway Club & Group Sales Department
Lowe's Motor Speedway
704-454-6402
704-455-4474 (fax)

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SCOUTS IN THE MILITARY AND AWAY FROM HOME

Following are the names and mailing addresses of several of our Boy Scouts who are currently serving in the military and far away from home. These young men are serving our country and carrying with them the knowledge and values they learned from Scouting. Please take a few minutes to send each a letter, a card, or a note. They may not know you but they would love to hear a word from you. Tell them about your Scouting experiences, about summer camp, or just a word of thanks.

Ted Fyock Jr. - Eagle scout from Troop 934, is currently at Ft. Knox, Kentucky in Armor School. His mailing address until August 13th is:

2nd Lt. T. Fyock, Jr.
P.O. Box 95
Ft. Knox, KY 40121

Christopher Boles - is now on active duty with the Army and is currently on assignment at Ft. Lewis in Seattle, Washington. He left on Tuesday, June 3. He is beginning a seven year commitment with his military service.

2 Lt. Christopher Boles
ROTC Warrior Forge 2008
5 Reg A Co. 3rd Platoon
P. O. Box 339543
Ft. Lewis, Washington 98433

Joe Bryan - Eagle Scout from Troop #992 and is currently stationed aboard the US Coast Guard cutter, "Mellon" stationed in Dutch Harbor, Alaska and the Bearing Sea. Anyone ever seen the "World's Most Deadliest Job" on the Discovery Channel? Joe is one of many in the Coast Guard that set sail to assist in rescues and to save lives in the Bearing Sea.

Joe Bryan
USCG The Mellon
General Delivery, M/F:ETI Joe Bryan
1745 Airport Beach Road
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692

When you are far away from home, any news from home is welcome.

Please let me know if you have additional addresses to share.

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Keith Huffstetler
Piedmont District Commissioner
Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council
(336) 773-2274

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posted by Troop 919 # 4:56 PM

District Note: Day Camp Deadline = June 30 (Monday, June 23, 2008)

TO PIEDMONT DISTRICT SCOUTERS:

Attention Cub Leaders and Parents:

June 30 will be the last day we will be accepting day camp applications. After June 30 we will not be accepting applications since we will need to purchase supplies and prepare for Day Camp. We also have camperships available for families who need assistance; however campership forms, day camp applications, and the names of the required chaperones must also be submitted by June 30.

Also, a few packs that still need chaperones need to submit those names by June 30. Chaperones are necessary in order to maintain appropriate supervision. We need each pack to send 1 chaperone for every 5 Scouts. Please keep in mind that parents can share this responsibility throughout the week if they so desire. Therefore, if a den has 5 Scouts, then the parent of each Scout can take one day during the week to serve as a chaperone.

Piedmont Day Camp Staff

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Happy Summer!

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Keith Huffstetler
Piedmont District Commissioner
Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council
(336) 773-2274

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posted by Troop 919 # 12:35 PM

District Note: Baseball Packages (Monday, June 2, 2008)

TO PIEDMONT DISTRICT SCOUTERS:

We do have some great group rates and special packages for the Scouts.

On Wednesday day games, which start at noon, we have 3 different plans to choose from. The first being a $5 package which is just a general admission ticket, the next is $8 and that includes the general admission ticket and food voucher (which is good for one hot dog and one soda). Our last deal is $10 which is the general admission ticket, food voucher, and a hat. The dates these prices are good for are on: ~~5/28~~, 6/18, 7/23, and 7/30.

We also have a group rate that is good on every other night. The group needs a minimum of 15 people to book. As far as pricing goes, it’s a flat $8 a person but that includes seating in the reserved section, everyone receives a free hat and in addition a special PA announcement will go out welcoming everyone to the stadium.

I hope something sounds good to you and we can work together to plan an evening out for everyone. If you have any further questions do not hesitate to ask, I’d be more then happy to answer them for you!

Amanda Pietraszuk
336-759-2233
Winston Salem Warthogs
401 Deacon Blvd

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Keith Huffstetler
Piedmont District Commissioner
Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council
(336) 773-2274

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posted by Troop 919 # 12:18 PM

District Note: Popcorn Training Event May 31 (Wednesday, May 21, 2008)

TO PIEDMONT DISTRICT SCOUTERS:

Make the Most of your unit's popcorn sale!

The Trail's End Popcorn Team will be coming to Winston-Salem on Saturday, May 31 to help units build the best popcorn sale ever. They will be at Augsburg Lutheran Church Family Life Center (a location convenient to ALL!) 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Up to two leaders per unit can attend - it is recommended that the Popcorn Chair and Unit Leader (Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Crew Advisor) be selected to attend for your unit.

They will cover conducting of a great unit kickoff, motivation for your Scouts and parents, designing your unit's prize package, and setting unit & youth goals. There will be a FREE BBQ lunch for attendees and drawings for a Razor USA Electric Scooter, a Nintendo DS Light Game System, two $100 gift certificates to the Scout Shop, and lots of other giveaways - including free Trail's End t-shirts for all attendees. Plus you get to see the new products and prizes for 2008.

Attendees must register by calling or emailing Betty Ann Ritchey at the council office (760-2900 or britchey@bsamail.org).

It has been definitely proven right here in the Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council that participating in our annual popcorn sale is the easiest and most profitable money raising event for our units.

This is the first time in about 5 years that they have been here, so plan to take advantage of this opportunity!

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A copy of the flyer is attached in .pdf format for easy printing.

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Keith Huffstetler
Piedmont District Commissioner
Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council
(336) 773-2274

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posted by Troop 919 # 12:23 PM

District Note: Boy Scout Round Tables (Monday, May 19, 2008)

TO PIEDMONT DISTRICT SCOUTERS:

Special thanks go to the following people for their participation in the 2007-2008 Boy Scout Round Tables:

Jim and Teresa Jackson, Janet Robbins (Fairview Moravian Church), John Saniga, Patrick O'Doherty, James Brown, Janet Huber, Brenda Rush, Mac McCormick, Stan Gordon, Wesley Gordon, Bailey Gordon, and Director Monty Stevens (Stokes County EMT). These are the people who made YOUR Boy Scout Round Table work for YOU during the past year. Be sure to express your appreciation when you see them again.

Many Thanks,
David (Curtis)
Boy Scout Round Table Commissioner

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The 2008 - 2009 Boy Scout Round Table Program Calendar has now been set as follows:

2008
August 14 - Picnic (includes all Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venture Scout leaders)
September 11 - Great Camping Trips in Our Area (Glenn Chamberlin)
October 9 - Bridging from Webelos to Boy Scouts (Patrick O'Doherty)
November 13 - Diversity in Scouting (James Brown)
December 4 - Piedmont District Annual Recognition Banquet (Rene' Galyean/Paul Cartrette)

2009
January 8 - OA Outreach (Jerome Goode)
February 12 - Keeping Troop Meetings Interesting (Glenn Chamberlin)
March 12 - Boards of Review (Rusty Worthington)
April 9 - History of Boy Scouts of America (Patrick A Day)
May 14 - To Be Announced (TBA)

I think that you will agree that this is an outstanding assortment of very relative topics and I am sure you will not want to miss a one.
Boy Scout RT Meetings are the Second Thursday of each month, 7:00 PM with a pre-meal beginnng at 6:00 PM at Maple Springs UMC on Reynolda Road. All Boy Scout Adult Leaders are invited and expected to attend. Better informed and trained leaders produce better programs.
See you there!

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Keith Huffstetler
Piedmont District Commissioner
Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council
(336) 773-2274

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posted by Troop 919 # 9:39 AM

District Note: PDAC Merit Badge Results (Thursday, May 1, 2008)

TO PIEDMONT DISTRICT SCOUTERS:

Attention Scoutmasters:

If your troop attended the PDAC event (Piedmont District Advancement Camporee - the event formally known as Expo) this last weekend, the merit badge advancement information is now available on the council website. We mentioned at the event that it would take a few days to post the information and we now have it posted.

You can go directly to the link- http://www.oldhickorycouncil.org/padc.html

(The following is the navigation as to how to get there from the main page of our website:

The council website is www.oldhickorycouncil.org

Once there, click on ‘my local district’ and then click on ‘Piedmont.’ Once there, click where it says ‘Click here for the Piedmont Advancement Camporee (Expo).’)

You will then see the links for the instructions to view the merit badge tracker. It is very important that you read the instructions before reading the merit badge tracker. Once in the merit badge tracker you will be able to sort by troop number and see your Scouts who participated and what they earned.

In the instructions it indicates that the completed requirements are indicated with a gray shaded space. It may be also shown with a Y (meaning that yes, they completed that requirement).

Each Scout’s full first name is listed with the first initial of his last name. No other information save his troop number and what requirements he completed are listed in this file.

Piedmont District Staff

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Our May Piedmont District Round Table is next Thursday, May 8. Make plans now to be there!

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Keith Huffstetler
Piedmont District Commissioner
Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council
(336) 773-2274

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posted by Troop 919 # 11:53 AM

District Note: Boy Scout Round Table note (Friday, April 25, 2008)

TO PIEDMONT DISTRICT SCOUTERS:

The Boy Scout Roundtable Staff is now taking suggestions for roundtable topics/presentations for the 2008-2009 Boy Scout Round Table season. If you would like any input into programs scheduled for next season (Sep 2008 - May 2009) then now is the time! The absolute deadline for submitting ideas and suggestions is next Thursday, April 30.

Please submit your suggestions to David Curtis, Boy Scout Round Table Commissioner at dcurtis12@triad.rr.com. We will take suggestions until April 30, at which point the selections will be made, and the 2008 - 2009 Boy Scout Roundtable Schedule will be published the first week in May. Your ideas are greatly appreciated.

Your Friend in Scouting,
David Curtis

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Our next Round Table meeting is Thursday, May 8. (Always the second Thursday in each month, September through May.)
Maple Springs UMC on Reynolda Road, 7:00 PM

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Keith Huffstetler
Piedmont District Commissioner
Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council
(336) 773-2274

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posted by Troop 919 # 10:50 AM