Farm Fair 2012-Popcorn & Membership Kickoffs-NYLT Youth Training Course

Electronic Knapsack

July 13th, 2012

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Farm Fair Volunteer Request

Popcorn Kickoffs

Membership Kickoffs

BSA Discover Cards

Changes to Training Awards

NYLT Youth Training Course

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Leaders and Popcorn Kernels,

Please join us on Monday July 23rd for our Popcorn University and a general Q& A session here at the Rowan Scout Resource Center in our Council Auditorium at 7pm. You and your new or returning Popcorn Kernels can attend and learn about the Trails End Popcorn Online Ordering System. View the online tutorial from the Trail's End website and join our presenter Ellen Sterbenz as she walks us through the online ordering process. There will be parting gifts and light refreshments for all attendees. We look forward to seeing you on the 23rd.

Popcorn Dates to Remember:

Please remember to have someone from your unit attend one of the Kickoffs below! Units that attend will receive a 1% commission bonus for turning in their 2012 popcorn selling goal and an additional 1% for attending either kickoff. Units can earn an extra 2% in selling commission in just one evening!

Popcorn University and Q&A - Monday July 23rd at the Rowan Scout Resource Center, 7pm (attend for extra help and assistance with the online popcorn ordering system)

Quakesen Popcorn Kickoff - Thursday August 2nd at the Rowan Scout Resource Center, 7pm (All are welcome)

Mahalala Popcorn Kickoff - Wednesday August 8th at the Rowan Scout Resource Center, 7pm (All are welcome)

Popcorn Show & Sell orders due to Council Friday August 24th by 4:30pm

September Popcorn Sorting Day - Gray Trucking Beverly NJ -Thursday September 6th (helpers needed, sort and take home your order that day-please contact Susan Nagy - sunagy@bsamail.org )

September Popcorn Distribution Day - Gray Trucking Beverly NJ - Saturday September 8th, 9:00am-11:00am

Popcorn Take Orders due to Council Friday October 26th by 4:30pm

November Popcorn Sorting Day - Gray Trucking Beverly NJ - Thursday November 8th (helpers needed, sort and take home your order that day-please contact Susan Nagy - sunagy@bsamail.org)

November Popcorn Distribution Day - Gray Trucking Beverly NJ - Saturday November 10th, 9:00am-11:00am

Is your Pack, Troop or Crew ready to "Go for the Gold" ?

SAVE THE DATE

Quakesen District Membership Kickoff

Tuesday Evening August 14th, 7pm

Rowan Scout Service Center

Mahalala District Membership Kickoff

Thursday Evening August 16th, 7pm

Rowan Scout Service Center

We'd like to extend a special thanks to everyone who attended the 2012 National Annual Meeting in Orlando. For those who could not make it, we announced some exciting new relationships, including one with Discover®, UMB Bank, mFunds, and First California Bank. Through this exciting new partnership, we will soon be offering the first ever Scout prepaid card and BSA Discover credit card.

The Scout prepaid card is designed as a Scout's first financial tool to teach financial education and responsibility. It will include many of the same features of a typical bank account, as well as these additional benefits:

1. Online and mobile access to the card account;

2. Special financial education information for parents and Scouts to discuss;

3. Direct ties to earning-related merit badges;

4. Safety concierge service for Scouts in emergency situations; and

5. Access to discounts at tens of thousands of merchants nationwide.

The BSA Discover credit card is designed to be used by adults as a responsible financial tool that will benefit the BSA and cardholders alike. The cards will include many of the same features as a typical credit card, but with ties to Scouting.

To learn more about the Scout prepaid card program, please visit www.ScoutsAreThrifty.com. To learn more about the BSA Discover credit card program, please visit www.BoyScoutCreditCard.com. While there, be sure to sign up for ongoing notifications as the cards draw closer to launch. We will be unveiling new pages on the sites over the coming weeks and will keep you updated on these enhancements. Also, please feel free to forward this on to your board members, local volunteers, and parents.

Thank you for your participation and for all you do for the Boy Scouts of America!

Craig H. Shelley

Director

Development and Corporate Alliances

The Boy Scouts of America credit card will be issued by UMB Bank, N.A. pursuant to a license from the Discover Network. The Boy Scouts of America prepaid card will be issued by First California Bank (FCB) pursuant to a license from the Discover Network. mFunds Global Payment Solutions is a registered ISO of FCB. UMB® is a registered trademark of UMB Financial Corporation. Discover® and the Discover acceptance mark are service marks used by mFunds and UMB Bank N.A. under a license from Discover Financial Services.

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Changes to Training Awards

The Cubmaster Award has been discontinued. Cubmasters may now earn the Scouter's Key Award and may wear the Scouter's Key knot with a Cub Scouting device.

The Cub Scouter and Pack Trainer Awards have been discontinued. Cub Scout pack leaders may earn the Scouter's Training Award and may wear the Scouter's Training Award knot with a Cub Scouting device.

The Tiger Cub and Webelos Den Leader's Awards have been discontinued. All den leaders may earn a new Den Leader's Training Award medal that is being created, and may wear the Den Leader's Training Award knot (identical to the previous Cub Scout Den Leader Award knot) with the appropriate device. A Tiger Cub den leader device is also being developed.

Scouters who have earned the old awards will still be able to wear the old awards and knots.

Scouters who have begun to work on the Cub Scout Leader Recognition Awards will still be able to earn them as long as they are completed by the following dates:

Tiger Cub Den Leader Award - December 31, 2012
Webelos Den Leader Award - December 31, 2012
Cubmaster Award - December 31, 2013
Pack Trainer Award - December 31, 2013
Cub Scouter Award - December 31, 2013

Cub Scouters who have not started to work on an award may only earn the new awards and must use the new requirements.

Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing awards, knots, and devices have not been changed. Only the requirements have been updated. Leaders who have started to earn these awards may use either set of requirements, but Scouters who have not started to work on an award may only use the new requirements.

Progress record forms with the new requirements for these awards can be found at www.Scouting.org/training.

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Burlington County Council - Boy Scouts of America

P.O. Box 246, Rancocas, NJ 08073

(609)261-5850

Fax (609)261-5682

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National Youth Leadership Training Course

There are still a few slots available for the 2012 course: Contact the Scout Service Center ASAP if interested.

WHAT IS NYLT? The National Youth Leader Training Course is an intense seven-day outdoor experience for present and future Youth Leaders. Participants will be living the Team Method, practicing outdoor skills and learning advanced leadership and planning skills in a collaborative team-building atmosphere under the guidance of a well-trained staff

WHO MAY ATTEND?

A Venturer that is a registered member of a Crew
- The Venturer should also have successfully completed the Venture Leader Skills Course or Crew Leadership Training
A Scout that is at least 13 years old and First Class
- The Scout should also have successfully completed the Troop Leadership Training.
Scout/Venturer should be currently filling, or likely to assume, a leadership position in the Unit
Scout/Venturer should have good camping, cooking, and hiking skills/knowledge

WHEN (DATES)?

July 14 OR July 21, 2012; 1:00 to 3:00 Scouts/Venturers must attend one of two pre-course meetings at the Rowan Scout Service Center. Parents are encouraged to attend this meeting with their Scout/Venturer.
August 5th -11th, 2012 (Sunday through Saturday). Scouts should plan to arrive between 09:00 AM and 10:00 AM on opening day; program will start at 10:00 AM and be ready to depart at approximately 12:00 PM on the final day.

WHERE? Pine Tree Education and Environmental Center in Tabernacle, New Jersey.

COST? The cost of the Course is $225.00. This includes food, patrol camping equipment, training materials, and four T-Shirts.

MORE INFORMATION: Additional information concerning the course can be obtained from the Burlington County Council Service Center (609)261-5850, or the Course Director, Greg Taylor (609)291-0013 Btowntroop13@AOL.com