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Greetings!
Welcome to the new e-version of the Scouter Focus!
Each month we will be sending out the e-version of the Focus to update you on events and activities that are upcoming in the Council.
We also recommend that you place the Council Website in your favorites list. We will be utilizing the site in conjuction with our e-newsletter to help provide information for you and your families.
Please forward this newsletter on to your families and let them know they can join our e-mail list at anytime.
As we grow with our e-version of the Focus we will ask you to provide feedback so we can meet your needs.
Yours in Scouting,
Edward Rasmuson
Scout Executive
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| 2010 - 2011 Program Planning Conference |
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Attention Unit Leaders and Committee Chairman. Once again it is time to start planning for the next year of Scouting Adventures. Please plan on joining us for our 2010 Program Planning Launch. We will be gathering at Camp Mack on Thursday May 6th once again to learn how to plan your calendar, meet the leadership of our Program Support Committees, and learn of the exciting new line-up for Trail's End Popcorn. Click here to find out more. |
| Barnstormers Challenge |
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 Lancaster Barnstomers recognize Scouts
The Lancaster Barnstomers recognized 113 Scouts who met the Barnstomers Challenge and sold $750 of popcorn in the 2009 fall sale.
those boys received 2 field box seats for a game in the upcomming 2010 season.
Thank you Barnstormers!!
We appreciate the support that the Lancaster Barnstomers provides Scouting.
Comming Soon - Scout Night Sleepovers
Friday, June 18, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
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| Scouting Recognizes Two Distinguished Citizens |
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| Annual Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner to be held.
This year we are pleased to announce that we will be recognizing Edward H. and Jeanne Arnold from Lebanon as our 2010 Distinguished Citizens. Ed and Jeanne have had a tremendous impact on the Susquehanna Valley and provide need support to organizations such as Hershey Medical Center's Children's Hospital, a free health clinic in Lebanon City, Lebanon Valley College, and the Boy Scouts of America.
Date: June 3, 2010
Location: Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square
The Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner is a major fundraiser for the Pennsylvania Dutch Council, Boy Scouts of America, grossing over $100,000 in support of the programs of Scouting. Companies and individuals will purchase tables and sponsorships
For more information please visit the Council Website
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| 100th ANNIVERSARY COUNCIL RECOGNITION DINNER |
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 2009 EAGLE SCOUTS AND ALL VOLUNTEERS REGISTER NOW!
The Pennsylvania Dutch Council, Boy Scouts of America will be holding its annual Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at the Eden Resort Inn & Conference Center located at 222 Eden Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (by Route 30 and 272 North-Oregon Pike). Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with dinner served at 7:00 p.m. A program will follow to honor all of the Eagle Scouts from the Class of 2009, as well as all of our Scouting volunteers. Several outstanding adult Scouters will be presented with the Silver Beaver Medal, the highest honor that a council can bestow upon a volunteer. The cost to attend is $24.00 per person. Friends and family of volunteers or honorees are invited to join in this special occasion as we celebrate Scouting's 100th anniversary! We are currently looking for sponsors for this event. For more information and registrations forms follow this link. |
| 100th Anniversary |
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Alumni Connection
We're inviting our alumni to come back, make a new connection, and get involved with Scouting programs once again. At www.BSAalumni.org, Scouting alumni will be able to find friends and mentors, add photos and stories to the growing BSA 100th Anniversary Online Scrapbook, and more! Anyone who is, or ever has been, active with the BSA is invited - from former Scouts to the millions of Scouting supporters across America. Click here to sign up as a BSA Alumni.
Gathering of Eagle Scouts - July 17, 2010
The Pennsylvania Dutch Council will host its 100th Anniversary Gathering of Eagles at J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation. This will be a time to recognize, reconnect and recommit to the Eagle Charge. A special program including guest speaker, Distinguished Eagle Scout, John F. Pyfer, Jr. is planned.
For information and a registration form please click here.
If you would like to be a sponsor of the Gathering of Eagles please see our Sponsorship Form.
Jamboree Bus Trip
Join us for an adventure of a lifetime where yesterday meets tomorrow at the 2010 National Jamboree. Experience the sights and sounds of more than 43,000 scouts in action. Participants will have the opportunity to visit our Council Troops and see the many displays and activities throughout the jamboree.
This will be the final jamboree at Fort AP Hill and promises to be the greatest scouting event of the last century. Leave the driving to us and enjoy a day of fun! Click here for registration form.
Year of Celebration
All over the country, thousands of Scouts and Scouters are engaged in a "Year of Celebration," the Centennial Patch Program that recognizes youth AND adult participation in the 5 Core Areas of the scouting program: Community Service, Character, Leadership, Achievement, and the Outdoors.
Celebrating 100 Years - A Shining Light
For the first time in the history of the Boy Scouts of America, we will be bringing the entire Scouting community together for a single, nationwide event to celebrate our organization and reflect on what it has meant to millions of America's youth.
On Saturday, July 31, 2010, at 8 p.m. EST, the Scouting family - past, present and future - will be able to take part, in a special nationwide broadcast.
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| Discount Hershey Park Tickets |
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 Save Money & Support Scouting
If you would like to save up to 35% on your Hershey Park Tickets for the months of May & June visit the Council Website and follow the links to buy your tickets.
The tickets are available for $34.00, the lowest price around and a portion of the ticket price will support our local Scouting programs.
Tickets are Valid until June 30th only.
Hershey Park sponsored the $1,500 Club for the 2009 Popcorn sale. Thank you Hershey Park!
For more information on Hershey Park and their special events visit their website. |
| Special Patch Released |
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 Are You a Patch Collector?
A special 100th anniversary Council Sholder Strip is available for purchase at the Scout Shop.
Get yours today! |
| Lancaster Science Factory |
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 Science is Fun
Thanks to a generous donation from the Arnold Family Foundation the Lancaster Science Factory is offering amazing Cub Scout programs:
- Cub Scout Commemorative Patch
- Webelos Engineering Activity Program
- Visit with a Special Scout admission Rate
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National Youth Leader Training |
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 2010 Course Dates Dates Adjusted
The NYLT Staff has adjusted the 2010 Course Schedule in order to allow any student whose school year has been extended and now conflicts with the 2010 NYLT week June 13-19. The 2010 NYLT Course will begin Saturday June 12th. Any course participants who must return to School Monday June 14th will be excused Sunday evening until 8pm Tuesday June 15th. Participants who must leave will not miss any course material.
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| COPE INSTRUCTOR TRAINING |
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 Mark Your Calendars
The COPE Committee will conduct a COPE Instructor Training May 8th at Camp Bashore from 8:30am until 4:00pm. At the conclusion of the course participants will be eligible to facilitate teambuilding experiences for Scouts and other groups who use our COPE Course.
Register here
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| Get in the Game! With Geocaching! |
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 Take Scouting Membership Recruitment High-Tech
Give kids a palm-size computer, tell them to hunt for hidden treasure, and watch them go! That's just what is done through Geocaching, a high-tech scavenger hunt that's already adding excitement to outdoor Scouting programs nationwide and is coming to the PA Dutch Council.
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| Volunteers Needed! |
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Volunteers Needed for Learning for Life Days 2010!
Volunteers are needed to help with Learning for Life Days 2010! Each spring students from the Learning for Life Program are invited to a day of fun and educational outdoor activities at Camp Mack in Brickerville or Camp Bashore in northern Lebanon County. These activities include fishing, boating, archery, nature hike, crafts, team-building games, bottle rockets, campfire, and more. Learning for Life is an in-school character education and job skills program for male and female students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The program is an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America and covers schools in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties.
If you would like to be involved in this great event click here. |
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The Pennsylvania Dutch Council serves over 10,000 youth annually in Lancaster and Lebanon counties with the leadership of over 3,500 adult volunteers
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