It is not too early to plan your Fall Roundup for Cub Scouts.  The council has marketing supplies to help you:  personalized fliers, personalized postcards (to send to all Cub Scout aged boys in your school district) and lawn signs.  The council has "roundup boxes" for you to help with the roundup logistics:  applications, name tags, pens, sample script,  table signs and much more.  Check with your district membership chair or your district executive for more information on fliers, postcards and roundup boxes.  (The council can get the school district lists and mail the postcards for you).   If you would like help at your roundup, contact your district membership chair.   Lawn signs and other roundup supplies will be at each Super Roundtable this August:  Thursday, Aug 11 at Covenant Presbyterian Church (Madison) and Wednesday, Aug 17 at Camp Indian Trails (Janesville).

BeAScout 

is now live! BeAScout is a Google Maps application to help parents find Scout units for their children in any zip code.  This is a very powerful tool; but, it needs unit leaders to populate their "pin" with unit contact information. A step-by-step guide for unit leaders can be found on the council membership page (link:  

http://www.glaciersedge.org/membership) 

. Check out this powerful tool at 

https://beascout.scouting.org/ 

2011 Friends of Scouting

2011 Friends of Scouting

The Friends of Scouting Campaign is the 3rd largest fundraiser that the Council participates in each year.  Funds from the annual campaign are used to provide program service, opportunities, insurance, camping/scouting opportunities for those who may not be able to afford it, facility upkeep and Scoutreach services. All donations are tax deductable and can be paid throughout the year. Should you be interested in making a 2011 financial gift, please visit us at www.glaciersedge.org. or call 608-273-1005.

Your hard work and efforts allowed for us to raise $253,758 within the last five months.  The following is a recap of what was raised this month by each district.

2011 Goal: $472,500

2012 Friends of Scouting Video

We are in the process of creating a video for the 2012 Friends of Scouting campaign and we would like to ask that if you have any good pictures or videos of Scouts in action at camp, pinewood derbies, weekend events or other activities, please send them to Les German at lgerman@bsamail.org. By May 31, 2011.  Your submittal grants us permission to use your pictures/ videos for promotional purposes.  

2011 Fall Popcorn Sale

Has your unit registered for the Fall 2011 sale yet? Please visit www.glaciersedge.org/support to register or go to: at www.prpopcorn.com/council_list.html 

User Name= GlaciersEdge

Password= Madison

Fall 2011 Popcorn Training

The Glacier's Edge Council will be offering a series of Unit Kernel trainings this summer, starting on June 27, 2011 at the Janesville Scout Service Center.  Please RSVP with lgerman@bsamail.org or visit www.glaciersedge.org/support for other dates.

2011 Distinguished Citizen Breakfast

On June 21, 2011 the Glacier's Edge Council will be honoring John Frautschi as the 2011 Distinguished Citizen.  This event will be held at the Concourse Hotel, in Downtown Madison and will start at 7:30AM.  The keynote speaker will be Mark Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Women's Hockey Head Coach.  Please visit www.glaciersedge.org/support for more information or to register. You may also contact Les German at lgerman@bsamail.org

2011 Sporting Clays Classic

The Glacier's Council will be hosting the 10^th annual Sporting Clays Classic on August 27, 2011.  Please visit www.glaciersedge.org/support for more details

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

The 2011 National Youth Leadership Training course for Glacier's Edge Council was held June 12-18 at Camp Indian Trails in Janesville. Seventy-one participants completed the course including two co-ed Venture participants (the first two for this Council). Thirty volunteer youth and adult staff conducted the course. Phil Kress and Paul Banegas served as the course directors, ensuring a quality training course. A large thank you is due to all youth and adult staff that made the course a success. Appreciation is extended to the support staff of the council offices and Camp Director Rick Jahn as well as his camp staff for the excellent support to make this year's course a huge success.

Dates for National Youth Leadership Training for 2012 are now set

Save these dates for your unit's annual planning. Two courses are scheduled at Camp Indian Trails in 2012. The first course will be held June 11-16, with Verne Wright as course director. The second course is planned for June 25-30. Ben Bending will serve as the course director. Both will be nationally registered training courses and can accommodate a maximum of 48 participants each. Adult leaders interested in supporting either NYLT course can contact Glacier's Edge Council Training Chair, Luann Rece at orchidscout@gmail.com.