Don't miss out on a great camping experience this year at beautiful Camp Baker or Melakwa. Our camps offer fun and adventure for every Scout.

Cub Scout Day Camp

Camperships are "camp scholarships" made available to registered youth within Oregon Trail Council through generous donors. These camperships are intended for Scouts whose families have financial difficulties. The campership pays up to half the camp fee. Camperships are made available for long-term camps, Cub day camps and resident camps. Our campership fund is limited; therefore, all requests for assistance are due to the council office by June 1, 2011.

The Committee Chair, Scoutmaster, or Cubmaster completes an application, which is available at the council office, or online. Letters requesting assistance are also accepted. Parents or boys should not be asked to make the request to the council office. The request should include the boy's name and a short explanation of need, the unit number and the camp the boy will be attending. Camperships are given to youth attending Oregon Trail Council camps only.

Those wishing to contribute to our campership fund can do so by calling Michael Quirk at 541-284-4385.

We are now 2 full months into our 2011 Friends of Scouting Campaign, and as a Council we are over 50% of our goal of $564,000.  That is great!!!  Now we just have to Finish Strong and we will be able to fund all of the programs that mean so much to our Scouts.

If your unit has not yet had a presentation, please contact your District Executive to schedule one as soon as possible.  We have the resources available to meet your scheduling needs.

For those volunteers who have been making unit presentations, please contact your District Executive to find out about the special recognition we have for your efforts.  You will join a very elite group within the Council, and we want you to know how much we appreciate your time and effort in support of this crucial fundraising effort.

Thanks to all the individuals, companies, foundations and families who are supporting our 2011 Friends of Scouting campaign.  If you have not yet made your gift to Scouting, we encourage you to do it now.  Remember, all Scouts deserve a well funded program and for us to keep camping and activity fees low, we must continue to raise Friends of Scouting dollars.

Click here to make a donation online

Please set aside Saturday, June 18^th for the 5^th Annual Sporting Clays Shootout hosted at the Cottage Grove/Eugene Sportsman's Club in Creswell.  Contact your buddies and co-workers who enjoy Shot Gun events and put together your own team of 5 shooters for a day of FUN, Fellowship and Friendly Competition.

Things will kick off with a special Bar-B-Que Lunch prepared by Scouts and Scouters and then we will head out on the newly expanded course for more stations and challenges. 

This is the host site for the Oregon State NSCA Championship this year in July, just one month following our event.  We expect to draw some of the top competitors from around the state to get in a warm-up round on site before the State Meet.

We will have some exciting NEW exhibitors and a fun prize drawing

following the event, during the awards ceremony.

Registration packets will go out by mail early in May, be on the look-out for yours.  If you are not on our mailing list, and would like to be, please contact Rex at the Council office 541-284-4394 or rstarr@otcbsa.org. 

This is a GREAT opportunity for your boys to win some FUN prizes and units to earn the money needed to support your Pack, Troop, Crew or Ship programs. 

We are half way into the Spring Sale at this point and the word on the street is very positive about our sales successes.  Most if not all units have made their Mid-Sale resupply adjustments and have made it through the Spring Break high activity week.

For all parents and unit Chairs, please stay in touch with your District Chairs to make sure you have enough product or if you have extra product that needs to be moved to another unit.Remember, returns are limited to "full" bags of meat and "unopened/full" boxes of candy.

For all of the details about the program, the incentives and time tables as outlined in the 2011 Spring Product FUNdraiser Leader's Guide visit the OTC home page for a quick link to all the latest information. 

Oregon Trail Council is now taking reservations for two crews to attend Philmont Scout Ranch in the summer of 2011 as part of our council contingent.  Each crew will consist of 12 Scouts and adults.  This is a great opportunity for those Scouts who would like to experience Philmont and may not get the opportunity otherwise.

The cost of the trek is $725 per person.  Travel costs totaling $400-500 will be determined by each crew during the planning process.  The minimum age required to attend Philmont is 14 years by January 1, 2011, or completed the eighth grade prior to participation and be at least 13 years of age.  A non-refundable deposit of $100 per person is required to reserve a spot.   Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis.   

For more information, click here contact Debbie Knechtel at the Council Service Center, 541-284-4389.

Trainer's EDGE 

The Trainer's EDGE replaces the Trainer Development Conference (BSA 500) as the required train-the-trainer course for Wood Badge and NYLT staffs. It is meant to supplement the practice offered through Wood Badge and NYLT staff development, with a focus on the participant, while raising the level of skill a trainer brings to the staff experience. Only practice can polish these skills, but this course is intended to "train the trainer" on behaviors and resources while offering hands-on experience in methods and media. It is a course that will be invaluable for anyone engaged in public speaking.

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The Powder Horn Course is an opportunity to safely participate in fun and challenging outdoor activities, an introduction to resources to improve unit programs, exposure to new and exciting high adventure activities and a challenge for both youth and adults to creatively deliver safe high adventure programs in their units. This course is an introduction to resources and is not designed to be a certification for any event. In order to earn the Powder Horn award medallion, participants must attend at least 10 electives, and will meet expert consultants in our area who will be providing the program. Be prepared to have fun attending this action-packed, hands-on outdoor experience.

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NYLT

Our adult staff is in place for National Youth Leadership Training, and we are selecting and beginning the training of the youth staff. The whole staff is looking forward to the NYLT conference.  We are planning  a super fun and educational time in June. NYLT Dates are June 26 to July 2. Info can be found on the web at otcbsa.org/NYLT.

Find registration information here