The Blue Ridge District will host our 2008 Scouter Awards Banquet on Friday, December 5, 2008 beginning at 7:00pm (Location has been confirmed - our banquet will be held at the West Jefferson UMC). Our evening will be full of awards & recognition as we celebrate each of the milestones that we've accomplished over the past year. This is a covered dish event so please be sure to bring your favorite entree. Dress is regular Scouting attire. Drinks, Ice, and paper products will all be provided. Please be sure to submit your award nominations

to Rob Fuller at: robfuller@aplsc.net. This is a great time to recognize any adult Scouters from your units who have qualified for Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting knot awards, special training certificates, and to commend many others for their dedication, leadership and committments to the Scouting program. You may also submit or nominate yourself for any of these awards, so please let us know and THANKS for all your work!

Blue Ridge District Awards:

• Unit Spark Plug Award
• District Lamplighter Award
• Centennial Quality Unit Award
• National Summertime Pack Award
• National Den Award
• BSA Emergency Preparedness - Unit Award
• Cub Scout / Boy Scout / Venture Crew Leader of the Year
• William D. Boyce New Unit Organizer Award
• District Award of Merit
• Veteran Awards
• Other Special Presentations

Cub Scout Adult Leader Knot Awards:

• Tiger Cub Den Leader Award
• Cub Scout Den Leader Award
• Webelos Den Leader Award
• Cubmaster Award
• Pack Trainer Award
• Cub Scouter Award

Boy Scout Adult Leader Knot Awards:

• National Honor Patrol Award
• Scoutmaster Award of Merit
• Boy Scout Leader's Training Award
• Scoutmaster's Key
  

Venturing Leadership Awards:

• Venturing Advisor Award of Merit (at least 21)
• The Young American Award (college student ages 19 through 25)

ATTENTION SCOUTERS:
Our next District Committee Meeting will be held on Monday, December 1, 2008 between 7:00 - 8:30pm held in room 201 at the Boone UMC. These meetings occur on the 1st Monday of every month unless otherwise noted here. Click on the link above to download a list of our District Committee Members and their contact information.

THE PURPOSE FOR DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
The District has Committee Meetings once a month - just like a normal unit does - in order to provide many services that help meet the needs of local Scouting Units. Services such as: expanding and strengthening the relationships that we have here in our community, supporting local programs like the District Pinewood Derby Race, Boy Scout camporees, and Cub Scout Day Camp. We help Scouting raise the funds that our Council needs to run successful programs. We help your Unit recruit new members, provide training for all of our parents and unit leaders, conduct Eagle Boards of Review, Scouting For Food projects, and MORE!

District Committee Meetings are always open to anyone, but our regular attendance comes from those who help Scouting in the following areas: Activities & Camping, Training, Finance, Publicity & Civic Service, Advancement & Recognition, and Membership. Each of these committees are headed by a Chairman who helps us to recruit the very best volunteers to support the Scouting movement. Unless otherwise noted here, our District Committee Meetings will always occur on the 1st Monday of the Month beginning at 7pm.

ATTENTION ALL UNITS:
Our next Roundtable Meeting will be Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Boone UMC in room 200. Please be sure to have at least one leader from your unit in attendance. We will be addressing the 2008 & 2009 Unit Centennial Awards, accepting nominations for the 2008 Blue Ridge District Banquet, Scouting For Food, the New Parent Initiative and Rechartering. We will especially need someone to represent your unit to receive membership applications that need to be signed in order for the Council Office to register these applicants from your units, this concerns both youth and adult applications - this is critical.

THE PURPOSE FOR ROUNDTABLE:
Scout Leaders, Parents, and Unit Volunteers are always invited and encouraged to attend our Roundtable programs. Every Pack, Troop, and Venture Crew should continually plan to have at least one person attend the Roundtable every month so that you can be informed about the ongoing Scouting programs and how they can benefit you and your unit. Roundtable is designed to help your unit succeed by offering a time to share our ingredients for success, to receive training on new topics, to get acquainted with updates on our calendar, to get access to new materials, and be informed about how Scouting can be taken to the next level. Unless otherwise noted here, our Roundtable meetings will always occur on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month at 7pm at the Boone UMC in room 200.

See you at the Roundtable !!

ATTENTION ALL UNITS:
Our next Roundtable Meeting will be Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at Boone UMC in room 200. This meeting will also be our District Popcorn Kickoff, please be sure to have at least one leader from your unit in attendance.

Also, please note that at the District Committee Meeting that was held in May, we decided that beginning on September 10th, 2008 our Roundtable meetings would move from meeting on the second Monday of the month - to meeting on the Second Wednesday of the month at Boone UMC in room 200. Please note this change with your Units.

THE PURPOSE FOR ROUNDTABLE:
Scout Leaders, Parents, and Unit Volunteers are always invited and encouraged to attend our Roundtable programs. Every Pack, Troop, and Venture Crew should continually plan to have at least one person attend the Roundtable every month so that you can be informed about the ongoing Scouting programs and how they can benefit you and your unit. Roundtable is designed to help your unit succeed by offering a time to share our ingredients for success, to receive training on new topics, to get acquainted with updates on our calendar, to get access to new materials, and be informed about how Scouting can be taken to the next level. Unless otherwise noted here, our Roundtable meetings will always occur on the 2nd Monday of the Month at 7pm.

See you at the Roundtable !!

ATTENTION SCOUTERS:
Our next District Committee Meeting will be held on Monday, June 2, 2008 between 7:00 - 8:30pm held in room 201 at the Boone UMC. These meetings occur on the 1st Monday of every month unless otherwise noted here. Click on the link above to download a list of our District Committee Members and their contact information.

THE PURPOSE FOR DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
The District has Committee Meetings once a month - just like a normal unit does - in order to provide many services that help meet the needs of local Scouting Units. Services such as: expanding and strengthening the relationships that we have here in our community, supporting local programs like the District Pinewood Derby Race, Boy Scout camporees, and Cub Scout Day Camp. We help Scouting raise the funds that our Council needs to run successful programs. We help your Unit recruit new members, provide training for all of our parents and unit leaders, conduct Eagle Boards of Review, Scouting For Food projects, and MORE!

District Committee Meetings are always open to anyone, but our regular attendance comes from those who help Scouting in the following areas: Activities & Camping, Training, Finance, Publicity & Civic Service, Advancement & Recognition, and Membership. Each of these committees are headed by a Chairman who helps us to recruit the very best volunteers to support the Scouting movement. Unless otherwise noted here, our District Committee Meetings will always occur on the 1st Monday of the Month beginning at 7pm.

ATTENTION ALL UNITS:
Our next Roundtable Meeting will not be unitl Wednesday, September 10, 2008. Please note that at the District Committee Meeting that was held in May, we decided that beginning with our next Roundtable (which will be held on the 10th of September) we would move from meeting on the second Monday of the month to meeting on the Second Wednesday of the month. Please note this change with your Units.

THE PURPOSE FOR ROUNDTABLE:
Scout Leaders, Parents, and Unit Volunteers are always invited and encouraged to attend our Roundtable programs. Every Pack, Troop, and Venture Crew should continually plan to have at least one person attend the Roundtable every month so that you can be informed about the ongoing Scouting programs and how they can benefit you and your unit. Roundtable is designed to help your unit succeed by offering a time to share our ingredients for success, to receive training on new topics, to get acquainted with updates on our calendar, to get access to new materials, and be informed about how Scouting can be taken to the next level. Unless otherwise noted here, our Roundtable meetings will always occur on the 2nd Monday of the Month at 7pm.

See you at the Roundtable !!

To: All Cub Scout Unit Leaders, Commissioners and District Committee Members,

Please mark your calendar for this Tuesday, July 22, 2008 beginning at 7:00 PM (Boone UMC, Room 205).

All Unit Leaders here in the Blue Ridge District are coming together for a briefing about our District Round-up and fall recruitment plans and also to receive information about the August Cookout and District kickoff celebration! Our meeting will be held at the Boone United Methodist Church on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 beginning at 7:00pm in room 205. The purpose of this briefing is to discuss our district plans to take advantage of the 2008 National Cub Scout Round-up Campaign, titled “Race to Cub Scouting – It’s Fun at Every Turn!” Please be sure to identify two leaders from your Unit who will be helping with the recruitment for your Pack this fall and “Do Your Best” to get them to this training.

Please also see the attached letter from Scott Cronk our Membership Chairman for the Blue Ridge District.

Any boy who is a registered Cub Scout and who will be entering grades 1 - 5 this fall is invited to attend the 2008 Wilkes / Blue Ridge District Day Camp! Our theme this year will be: "BRAVES OF BLOOD CREEK" This exciting event will be held at the W. Kerr Scott Reservoir in the Robber's Den Campsite at Fort Hamby. The Cost is just $40.00 per child. Fees are non-refundable after Thursday, June 12th, 2008. These fees will include: a camp patch, T-shirt, backpack, snacks, craft and program materials, and BSA insurance. Registration at the door IS being accpeted provided that your child is a registered Cub Scout with a Pack and you are prepared to pay the full $40.00 per child upon arrival. The dates for our Day Camp will be: Friday, July 18 - 20, 2008 and scheduled times are listed below:

Friday: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Each Cub Scout should bring his own lunch in a BROWN BAG every day - please help us make sure these lunches won't spoil. Drinks will be provided. NO COOLERS PLEASE. Please let us know if you would be willing to serve on staff, there are many areas that require your assistance. For more information, please click on the link above to download a pdf document that contains all of the information listed here, a staff application and a registration sheet for your son. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact our Day Camp Director: Gina Cleary at gina.daycampdirector@gmail.com or at 336-984-7253. Thanks!

ATTENTION ALL UNITS:
Our next Roundtable Meeting will be Monday, May 12, 2008 and will begin at 7:00pm at the Boone United Methodist Church (room 200).

THE PURPOSE FOR ROUNDTABLE:
Scout Leaders, Parents, and Unit Volunteers are always invited and encouraged to attend our Roundtable programs. Every Pack, Troop, and Venture Crew should continually plan to have at least one person attend the Roundtable every month so that you can be informed about the ongoing Scouting programs and how they can benefit you and your unit. Roundtable is designed to help your unit succeed by offering a time to share our ingredients for success, to receive training on new topics, to get acquainted with updates on our calendar, to get access to new materials, and be informed about how Scouting can be taken to the next level. Unless otherwise noted here, our Roundtable meetings will always occur on the 2nd Monday of the Month at 7pm.

See you at the Roundtable !!

All Boy Scouts are invited to attend the 2008 Wilkes / Blue Ridge Spring Camporee. This event is sponsored by the Zelozelos and Takachsin Order of the Arrow Chapters and will be held between May 2 - 4, 2008 at the Elk Shoals United Methodist Camp located in Ashe County. The cost for Boy Scouts to attend will be $9.00 per person which will include their program supplies, campsite fees, and dinner on Saturday night.

OA Members: A brotherhood questioning and Ceremony will be held at the camporee. If you do not have your brotherhood and have been ordeal for at least 10 months, plan to come and get your brotherhood with us at Elk Shoals. The cost is $16.00 for the brotherhood sash.

Webelos Scouts are also invited to spend the day with us on Saturday between 9:00am and 9:00pm. They may participate in all the activities that are available including a Webelos Crossover Ceremony on Saturday night for packs who wish to participate. The cost for Webelos Scouts will be $6.00 per person which includes all activities, dinner, and the camporee patch.

All Scouts need to pre-register before Saturday, April 26, 2008. Check-in on Friday will be between 6:00pm - 9:00pm and begin on Saturday at 8:00am. There will be a Trading Post setup, so bring your money to get extra camporee patches, OA patches, t-shirts, snacks and more. Come join us for the following activities:

• Candle dipping
• Archery
• Tomahawk Throwing
• Fly-tying
• Medicine bag construction
• Bear Claw Necklace construction
• Hiking Stick decorating
• Paleface Captured, Now what?
• Big Dream Catcher (recommended to be done before you come)
• Stalking your Prey
• Tall Indian Walking
• Spear Contest
• Tie up the Bear
• Animal Track Identification

Click on the link above to download the Spring Camporee Leaders Guide and for more information you may contact Arvil Sale at: salea@bellsouth.net or 828-964-2865.

The Blue Ridge District will host our 2008 Scouter Awards Banquet on Friday, April 25, 2008 beginning at 7:00pm at the Laurel Springs Baptist Church which is located right off hwy 421 between Deep Gap and Boone. Our evening will be full of awards & recognition as we celebrate each of the milestones that we've accomplished over the past year. This is a covered dish event so please be sure to bring your favorite entree. Dress is regular Scouting attire. Drinks, Ice, and paper products will all be provided. Please be sure to put in any more submissions for special award presentations to Travis Denny at: Troop237205@yahoo.com. This is a great time to recognize any adult Scouters from your units who have qualified for Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting knot awards, special training certificates, and to commend many others for their dedication, leadership and committments to the Scouting program. You may also submit or nominate yourself for any of these awards, so please let us know and THANKS for all your work!

Blue Ridge District Awards:

• Unit Spark Plug Award
• District Lamplighter Award
• Centennial Quality Unit Award
• National Summertime Pack Award
• National Den Award
• BSA Emergency Preparedness - Unit Award
• Cub Scout Pack Leader of the Year
• Boy Scout Troop Leader of the Year
• Venture Crew Leader of the Year
• William D. Boyce New Unit Organizer Award
• District Award of Merit
• Veteran Awards
• Other Special Presentations

Cub Scout Adult Leader Knot Awards:

• Tiger Cub Den Leader Award
• Cub Scout Den Leader Award
• Webelos Den Leader Award
• Cubmaster Award
• Pack Trainer Award
• Cub Scouter Award
• National Summertime Pack Award

Boy Scout Adult Leader Knot Awards:

• National Honor Patrol Award
• Scoutmaster Award of Merit
• Boy Scout Leader's Training Award
• Scoutmaster's Key
  

Venturing Leadership Awards:

• Venturing Advisor Award of Merit (at least 21)
• The Young American Award (college student ages 19 through 25)

We would like to thank the Appalachian Ski Mountain again for hosting our 2008 Blue Ridge District Snow Box Derby Race for all of the Tiger Cubs. Every year this event is such a blast! Be sure to view all the pictures in our slide show above. A special thanks goes out to Cindy Eller for helping to coordinate our derby race again this year. Thanks Cindy!!

We would like to thank the Boone Mall again for hosting our 2008 Blue Ridge District Pinewood Derby Race for our Cub Scouts. We had the most Webelos attend this year then ever before!! Be sure to view all the pictures in our slide show above. A special thanks goes out to Travis Denny for helping to put on our derby race again this year. Thanks Travis!!

ATTENTION ALL UNITS:
Our next Roundtable Meeting will be Monday, March 10, 2008 and will begin at 7:00pm at the Boone United Methodist Church (room 200).

THE PURPOSE FOR ROUNDTABLE:
Scout Leaders, Parents, and Unit Volunteers are always invited and encouraged to attend our Roundtable programs. Every Pack, Troop, and Venture Crew should continually plan to have at least one person attend the Roundtable every month so that you can be informed about the ongoing Scouting programs and how they can benefit you and your unit. Roundtable is designed to help your unit succeed by offering a time to share our ingredients for success, to receive training on new topics, to get acquainted with updates on our calendar, to get access to new materials, and be informed about how Scouting can be taken to the next level. Unless otherwise noted here, our Roundtable meetings will always occur on the 2nd Monday of the Month at 7pm.

See you at the Roundtable !!

Our annual Council banquet will be held on Friday, March 7th, 2008 at the Walker Center on the Wilkes Community College Campus in Wilkesoro, NC and will begin at 6:30pm. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the Council Service Center at: 336-760-2900 and paid for by credit card over the phone. The cost is just $20.00. Get your tickets now (while they last)! There are only 300 tickets available. Click the link above to download the directions to the Walker Center.

ATTENTION SCOUTERS:
This is an announcement to inform you that the schedule for our monthly District Committee Meetings has changed. In an effort to better distinguish and seperate the District Committee Meeting agenda from the program and business that we discuss at our Roundtables, we have moved our monthly District Committee Meetings to the 1st Monday of the month beginning at 7pm and now held in room 201 at the Boone UMC.

THE PURPOSE FOR DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
The District has Committee Meetings once a month - just like a normal unit does - in order to provide many services that help meet the needs of local Scouting Units. Services such as: expanding and stregthening the relationships that we have here in our community, supporting local programs like the District Pinewood Derby Race, Boy Scout camporees, and Cub Scout Day Camp. We help Scouting raise the funds that our Council needs to run successful programs. We help your Unit recruit new members, provide training for all of our parents and unit leaders, conduct Eagle Boards of Review, Scouting For Food projects, and MORE!

District Committee Meetings are always open to anyone, but our regular attendance comes from those who help Scouting in the following areas: Activities & Camping, Training, Finance, Publicity & Civic Service, Advancement & Recognition, and Membership. Each of these committees are headed by a Chairman who helps us to recruit the very best volunteers to support the Scouting movement. Unless otherwise noted here, our District Committee Meetings will always occur on the 1st Monday of the Month beginning at 7pm.

COME ON OUT & EARN YOUR DEGREE!
Attend the University of Scouting on Saturday, January 12, 2008! This is a full day of training that we offer to ALL Scouting Leaders, Parents, and Volunteers every year that will equip you with training that you'll really be thankful for! We have a GREAT set of courses that include such things like Cub Leader Training and getting to know your roles better as a Cubmaster, Den Leader, or just a Committee Member! We have training on Pinewood Derby races, Leave No Trace, Unit Rechartering, Pack Software, Creating a website, programming your Troop Meetings, Risk Management, the New Centennial Award, Adult Recognition and Religious Emblems, running a successful Venture Crew, Recruiting Tools, First Aid & CPR, Orienteering, or using your Compass and GPS system, and a whole lot more!

So JOIN US at the Forbush Senior High School, which is located just off of hwy 421 on the border of Yadkin and Forsyth Counties, between 8am and 5pm (checkin begins at 7:45am). The cost is just $15.00 which includes lunch and the chance for you to enjoy all kinds of Scout Leader Training - where you'll be learning from the best! The deadline for registration is Friday, January 4, 2008 before 5pm at the Council Office. Click on the link above to to download the registration form and view a complete listing for all classes, times, and schedules.

ATTENTION ALL UNITS:
Our next Roundtable Meeting will be Monday, December 10, 2007 and will begin at 7:00pm at the Boone United Methodist Church (room 200). For December, every Unit leader or volunteer should plan to attend this Roundtable meeting along with their Scouting For Food coordinator - or designee. They will be helping us gear up our plans for the 2008 Scouting For Food campaign which is held in the month of February. We will also be finalizing our nominations for the awards banquet, filling out our 2007 Unit Centennial Awards, talking about which Merit Badges and Webelos Pins to offer at the Merit Badge College and passing out new dates and calendar information that all of our Units will need to hear about, and MORE! This will be a very important meeting for us ALL to attend, so please make accomodations to be in attendance.

THE PURPOSE FOR ROUNDTABLE:
Scout Leaders, Parents, and Unit Volunteers are always invited and encouraged to attend our Roundtable programs. Every Pack, Troop, and Venture Crew should continually plan to have at least one person attend the Roundtable every month so that you can be informed about the ongoing Scouting programs and how they can benefit you and your unit. Roundtable is designed to help your unit succeed by offering a time to share our ingredients for success, to receive training on new topics, to get acquainted with updates on our calendar, to get access to new materials, and be informed about how Scouting can be taken to the next level. Unless otherwise noted here, our Roundtable meetings will always occur on the 2nd Monday of the Month at 7pm.

See you at the Roundtable !!

Attention: All Troops of the Blue Ridge District.
The training topic for discussion at our last Boy Scout Roundtable was about the "Youth Leadership Training Continuum" and how our Troop programs could take further steps in offering more leadership experiences and opportunities to our boys. One way that we can do that is to offer the new TLT training.

The former (JLT or Junior Leader Training) is now the new (TLT or Troop Leadership Training). This new leadership training is conducted primarily by the Scoutmaster and Senior Patrol Leader and put on for all the youth leaders in your Troop. ALL Boy Scout Troops should conduct the TLT course with every leadership shift—whether it is when the youth get a new troop position or a patrol leadership role, or even when they welcome a new patrol member. The course has three one-hour modules that can be presented as individual one-hour sessions or as a combined three-hour block. And, it's a lot of fun! These sessions are as follows:

1. Introduction to Troop Leadership
2. How to Fulfill Your Position
3. What Is Expected of Me

We want our Scouts to have ownership in their program and take with them a set of leadership skills that will help them throughout life. One of the best ways a Troop can do this for their boys is by having an annual Troop Leadership Training (TLT). Click on the link above to download a copy of the (TLT manual) today!

A Special Thanks goes out to Betsy Craft for being our District Popcorn Chairman again this year!  Betsy your dedication to this effort has once again been a tremendous help to each of our Units and we thank you for all the work that it takes to run things as smoothly as you do.  THANK YOU!

Here is a quick look at just how well we did: In the Blue Ridge District alone, we raised $60,450.00 contributing toward a cumulative sales total that amounts to $1,122,770.00 for funding that will go a long way right here in the Old Hickory Council! GREAT JOB!!

Not only is February the National Birth month for Scouting, it's also the month that Scouting undertakes fighting the hunger needs in our community. After most other canned food drives help fight hunger needs between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, Scouting For Food becomes our drive to help restock the shelves in our pantries and local food banks after the holiday seasons are over. This year, we are asking each of our Units to participate by submitting the name of someone from your Unit who will volunteer to be your Scouting For Food chairman.

This responsibility will largely involve two things:

1. This person should plan to attend - or have someone designated to attend - both the December and January Roundtables and participate in the important decision-making discussions on how this operation will take place. At the Roundtables, they will also pickup their bags for the collection and receive a job description and check list that should make this task much easier to understand.

2. They will also be responsible for communicating between their Unit and our District during the actual collection in February which will include: securing their Unit's commitment for this undertaking and coordinating with their Unit on the details for their collection which will occur between Saturday, February 2nd and the following Saturday on February the 9th.

This is only a short-term commitment but with your help, it will have such a great impact on the success of this initiative. Please consider who this person should be and ask if you can submit their name to the district for your Unit's Scouting For Food chairman. Please submit their name, telephone number, and email address to our District Executive: Daniel Baird at his email address: bubbabaird@bellsouth.net Thank You for making a difference!

The 2007 Boy Scout Blast will be held at Camp Raven Knob on Saturday, November, 17 between 9:00am and 4:00pm. Check-in will begin at 8:00am at the Camp Raven Knob Dining Hall. Any Boy Scout that wants to attend MUST have actively recruited another Boy Scout who joins and registers with the Troop between September 1, and November 1, 2007. This event is FREE to any new Boy Scout and his parents who are recruited within that time frame, to the Boy Scout who was the recruiter, and to the leaders of any troop with boys participating in this event. Lunch is provided. For more information, click on the link above to download the leaders guide (pdf).

Attention ALL PARENTS & UNIT LEADERS!!
Mark your calendars and plan to attend our November Roundtable program which will begin at 7:30pm at the Boone UMC in room 201. For our November program, we are delighted to announce that Caroline Bond will be joining us from the Watauga Habitat for Humanity to talk with us about their organization and how we can be involved together as volunteers. Many opportunities for our Scouts lye ahead for Community Service Hours, Eagle Projects, Merit Badges, learning New Skills, and just having a great time!! To contact the Watauga Habitat For Humanity before our Roundtable, you can reach Caroline Bond at 828-268-9545 or by emailing her at: construction@wataugahabitat.org

See you at the Roundtable !!

Our November District Committee Meeting will be held on Monday, November, 12 at the Boone UMC beginning at 6:30pm. This will be our Annual Business Meeting for the District where we will elect the new slate of officers to serve on the District Committee between 2007 and 2008. All voting members of the District are urged to attend. Voting members include: all Chartered Organization Representatives, all registered members of the District Committee, and Council members at large residing in our district.

Our District Nominating Committee has begun our annual District Committee planning process, and we'd like to ask you for YOUR advice. Don’t worry, this won’t hurt…we're just looking for some suggestions. We need to identify good people in our community that might be able to help Scouting through their professional skills and circle of friends by participating on our District Committee. It is NOT necessary that they have a Scouting background; just that they have a Scout-like attitude and most of the appropriate professional skills.

Currently, our district will need to fill the following vacancies: (click on the links to see a profile description)

- District Finance Chairman
- District Activities Chairman
- District Publicity & Civic Service Chairman
- District Vice Chairman

Please take some time to ask your unit leadership and parents to think about someone who might fill one of those needs, and please contact your District Executive by Monday, October 15, 2007 (if possible). Thank you for your help, and for your on-going service to Scouting!!

Sincerely,

Bill Post, Boone Chief of Police
Nominating Committee Chairman

Recruiting should NEVER END!! But RIGHT NOW is the time that we should be narrowly focused on recruiting new Boy Scouts through our Troop Open Houses here during the fall. For any Troop interested in growing their size for members, please contact our District Executive: Daniel Baird about setting up Your Troop Open House! Remember, that any Boy Scout who recruits another new Scout can earn the new Centennial Award Recruiter Patch (displayed above) - they're FREE!!

All Boy Scouts are invited to attend the 2007 Wilkes/Blue Ridge Fall Camporee. This event will be held at the W. Kerr Scott Reservoir at Dark Mountain. The Cost is FREE!! Check-in will begin at 6:30pm on Friday or between 7:30 - 8:00am on Saturday. Come prepared with a pair of work gloves for the National Public Lands Day cleanup which we will do on Saturday between 8:00am - 12:00pm. Lunch on Saturday will be provided. Patrols should bring the rest of their meals for the weekend. Click on the link above to download the Leaders Guide (pdf).

All Cub Scouts are invited to attend the 2007 Blue Ridge Parent/Son Camporee. This event will be held at our very own Camp Raven Knob. The Cost is 22.00 per person before Sept 21, 2007. Check-in will be between 10:00am - 1200pm on Saturday. Click on the link above to download the Leaders Guide (pdf).