| Council-wide Camp Promotion Roundtable | |
Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:45pm First United Methodist Church, Dothan | |
EVENT THIS WEEK
The council-wide camp promotion roundtable provides pack, troop and crew leaders with vital 2012 camping information. New this year, we have added booths on a variety of council events and prize drawings! All this with a free pancake dinner.
During the breakout sessions you will be able to pre-register your Unit by reserving your Camp Patrol sites - still a bargain at $25 per site with each site containing 4 tents with a total capacity of 8 people. Be sure to bring your payment with you to confirm your reservation.
Also during the breakout sessions you will be instructed on the Council's on-line reservation system, Camp Master. We will go over how to navigate the site, register your Unit, and give you a step-by-step manual to guide you through the process.
Merit Badge registration will open on Camp Master on March 1 and you will be able to load your Summer Camp roster before then.
There's a lot of NEW at Summer Camp this year and you don't need to miss this event. For more information contact Christine Martin scoutingmartins@yahoo.com or Scott Carpenter scott.carpenter.bsa@gmail.com
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| Council Eagle and Volunteer Banquet | |
February 17, 2012 6:p.m. First United Methodist Church, Dothan | |
EAGLE SCOUTS TO BE HONORED
The annual banquet will recognize the 2011 Class of Eagle Scouts plus the effort of our dedicated volunteers. All Scouts who earned their Eagle Rank in 2011 are invited to be our guests and will be presented with a special neckerchief.
Banquet Chair Teresa Turner is pleased to announce that Don Salt, Scoutmaster Troop 38, has been selected as the 2011 Class Honoree. Parents and friends of the Eagle Scouts, plus all Scouters are encouraged to attend. Advanced reservations are required. Cost $25. |
| Wood Badge Training | |
Weekend 1: February 24-26, Weekend II March 9-11 Camp Alaflo | |
COURSE REGISTRATION DEADLINE SOON
Course Director David Martin would like to invite you to participate in the premier training program for all Scout leaders in the Boy Scouts of America. This includes all Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity and Venturing Leaders, District and Council Committee members as well as Professional Scouters. Wood Badge is designed to train adult volunteers using the latest leadership skills and techniques. It is once in a life time training experience.
There are two parts to the Wood Badge course: The first part consists of two weekends of practical experience where you have the opportunity to learn skills and concepts that underlie the five themes of Wood Badge for the 21st Century.
The second part is a plan to apply what you learned in the practical course, your Ticket. You will create and carry out a plan of action. When that action is complete, you earn the recognition (beads, neckerchief, and woggle) that are the Wood Badge.
This course is conducted in accordance with the national training program for all adult leaders. National Council of Boy Scouts of America has called the program a "training continuum," to emphasize how all the parts of leader training fit together.
Scouts deserve trained leaders and trained leaders deserve the best program possible.
http://www.alflcouncilbsa.org/woodbadge.html |
| Sporting Clays Event | |
Friday, March 2 Auction at Solomon Cheverlet
Saturday, March 3 Shoot at Camp Alafa | |
COUNCIL FUNDRAISING EVENT
On Saturday, March 3rd, our council will host the 13th Annual Sporting Clays and Fun Shoot at Camp Alaflo in New Brockton, Alabama. As America's fastest growing shooting sport, sporting clays has been called "golf with a gun." Competitors move from station to station through the Boy Scout Camp along a challenging course designed and managed by a leader in the industry, Howell Shooting Supplies. At each station, targets are thrown mimicking hunting presentations. A shooter may encounter flushing "quail", high overhead "dove," bounding "rabbits," or the always challenging "springing teal" (straight up).
Sponsors, shooters and their spouses are invited to participate in the Shoot Reception & Auction on Friday, March 2nd at 6pm. Solomon Chevrolet & Cadillac, our event sponsor, will host the reception on their show room floor, 4886 Montgomery Highway, Dothan. Guests will enjoy dinner catered by Pepi Foods and an auction featuring guided hunts, guns, outdoor equipment plus other great items. Proceeds will benefit the Boy Scouts of America in lower Alabama and north Florida.
Sponsorships levels begin at $500 and incudes 4 team members. We are also seeking auction items and door prize donations. Unit leaders, please share with your parents!
Sporting Clays Brochure
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| National Youth Leadership Training | |
Weekend I: March 16-18; Weekend II: March 30-Apr 1
Camp Alaflo | |
NYLT
Though a challenging and fun program, Scouts learn leadership tools and skills and apply them within the Scouting context throughout the course, so that they can in turn carry these skills forward into their home troops or crews and other aspects of their lives such as school, family, church, and their future professions or careers.
The NYLT course is for mature Scouts and Venturers at least first class in rank and 13 years old, who want to become better leaders. Potential participants must be approved by their Scoutmaster / Venturing Advisor, and be in a leadership position or have to potential to do so, in their home unit. The NYLT Course is split over two weekends and all participants must be in attendance the entire time in order to complete the course. Our 2012 Course Director is James Turner. http://www.alflcouncilbsa.org/nylt.html |
| Spring Camporee & OA Ordeal | |
March 23-25 Camp Alaflo | |
DATE CHANGE
We are please to announce that the Council Activities Committee and Order of the Arrow have joined forces to present an unforgettable event, the Spring Camporee and OA Ordeal. The camporee theme will be Native American Cultures. Your troop will receive an information packet soon. |
| Cub Scout Day Camp | | Monday, March 26 to Friday, March 30 Camp Alaflo | |
FORMAT CHANGE
Program Director Jacquie Jones is challenging all Cub Scouts to Be Prepared and attend Cub Scout Day Camp!! This year's Camp theme is Emergency Preparedness and Cubs will have great adventures learning to help other people.
This year's camp is our biggest yet in many areas. The Camp is a full five days from Monday, March 26 to Friday, March 30. It lasts all day from early morning to 5 in the afternoon. And, everyone is invited - that's right, brothers, sisters, cousins, neighbors, friends, etc. are able to come to Camp for the week. It's a perfect alternative to a "normal" day care!!!
Camp fees for the week are $95.00 if paid by March 9 and $110.00 if paid after that date. Campers will receive a hearty Camp lunch and an afternoon snack every day, a special Cub Scout Day Camp t-shirt, and a commemorative Cub Scout Day Camp patch.
Come join us for the fun while we learn to Be Prepared by following this link -
https://alabamaflorida.camp-master.com/default.aspx or contact Jacquie Jones at jaj175@hotmail.com
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| Woodlore Camping School | |
June 3 - 10 Camp Alaflo | |
DATE CHANGE
With the announcement of Bama Jam's return, many Summer Camp programs were affected. The most serious was Woodlore Camping School who would have been in session during the three day music festival.
Woodlore Scoutmaster Chip Quisenberry, Council Camping Chair Roy Rhodes, and Camp Director Scott Carpenter met and decided that it would be in the best interest to move the long term school up a week on the calendar. Woodlore staff will report on May 31 and campers will arrive on June 3. The school will conclude on June 10.
If you are interested in advancing your leadership and outdoorsman skills by taking advantage of Woodlore Camping School, contact Scoutmaster Chip Quisenberry at cquisenberry@escc.edu
http://www.alflcouncilbsa.org/Files/WOODLORE%20PAMPHLET%202012.pdf |
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Executive Board Elections
The Council Annual Business Meeting was held on January 17 to elect members and present annual reports. Members-At-Large and Charter Organization Representives elected 51 Executive Board Members representing all 10 counties in our council including the following officers:
President: Fred Livaudais
Commissioner: Harold Turner
Past Present: Terry Honan
Treasurer: Mary Ann Hutton
VP Finance: Andy Coleman
VP Administration: Jim Freeland
VP Program: Sean Ingrim
VP Membership: David Benefield
VP Properiteis: John McDaniel
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| Contact Information |
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Jerry Freyberg
Alabama-Florida Council Boy Scouts of America
(334) 793-7882
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