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NYLT is a six day outdoor experience conducted by the Glacier's Edge Council. It is designed to provide each youth with a meaningful Scouting experience intended to enhance their knowledge and create a deeper understanding of his role and responsibilities as a leader, teacher, and role model in his or her troop or crew as well as in their personal life.

Registration has now started for both courses. You may download them at the council website.

In response to increasing demand, Glacier's Edge Council has made available a second NYLT course week. Space will be limited to the first 48 qualified participants that sign up for each course week and both courses will be offered at Camp Indian Trails. Qualification requirements may be found on the registration materials. The program is designed for both participants from Troops and Venture crews. The course will benefit those that are currently the top leaders in their unit or ones that may be holding those positions in the near future.

Course 1: Monday, June 11th to Saturday, June 16th, 2012

Course 2: Monday, June 25th to Saturday June 30th, 2012

Scouting's flagship event is one-of-a-kind. It's a gathering of approximately 45,000 Scouts, leaders, and staff that showcases everything that is great about the BSA and its members. Over the course of 10 summer days, once every four years, the Boy Scouts of America comes together. The result is the national Scout jamboree.

A New Venue: The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
In 2009, the BSA purchased 10,600 acres of property adjacent to West Virginia's New River Gorge National River area in order to create The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve (the Summit). The Summit is the new home of achievement, adventure, and innovation in Scouting. With world-class facilities and a focus on outdoor action sports, the Summit will welcome Scouts to a whole new jamboree experience in summer 2013.

The Baraboo Circus Heritage event will be held May 18, 19, & 20, 2012 at the Sauk County Fairgrounds and the Circus World Museum, both in Baraboo, Wisconsin.  Be sure to register and take advantage of this great opportunity to enjoy the Circus, Scout Museum, Wild West Show, Lumberjack Show, and Scouting activities that are offered to include BB guns, archery, Trout Pond, games, music, Pinewood Derby, Dutch Oven Dessert Bakeoff, Funnel Cake Eating Contest, pedal pullers, chess, kickball, etc.  Saturday Night Entertainment will be Dale Brown (ventriloquist) and Friends, followed by a Teen Dance.  If you have attended this event in the past, you know that "a good time is had by all".  If not, give it a try and have a lot of fun.  Come for the weekend (camp at the Fairgrounds) or for Saturday only.  See you at the Circus! 

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Once again the Glacier's Edge Council has committed to canvassing the crowd to help collect funds for the Rhythm & Booms celebration and their charities. We need approximately 300 people (as many in uniform as possible) to do our job right.
Here is how you can help: Have your unit commit to participating by filling out the sign-up form and estimate the number of people from your unit who will help. (This is a great activity for the whole family and we need the estimates to accurately order buses.)
NOTE: The Madison Fireworks Fund (Rhythm & Booms) and private contributors, made several substantial contributions to worthy charities (including our Council) from the results of our participation in 2011.

Rhythm & Booms takes place on Saturday, June 30th, 2012; the buses will leave the Scout Service Center at approximately 4:00 p.m. and we return after the conclusion of the fireworks around 11:00 p.m.
**Please make a note that our rain date is Sunday, July 1st.

The Provisional Troop (formerly the "Old Grizzly Troop") is made up of Scouts that can't attend summer camp with their troop or those who would like to spend an additional week at camp.Scouts attending this program offered in Week Five (July 23-30) at EBSR form the Provisional Troop under leadership of a youth Senior Patrol Leader with Nation Youth Leadership Training. Adult leaders will be Scott Johnson, Mike Hietke, and other members of the EBSR Commissioner Corps. Scouts can choose from about 35 different merit badge skills or activities and can participate in open programs such as swimming, boating, canoeing, rifle shooting and archery. Scouts can also join in any of the camp-wide activities such as the "Iron Man" race.

For more information and registration forms: http://glaciersedge.org/?p=4016.

The registration slots for the optional pre-camp swim check for Troops attending EBSR or CIT are nearly full for all but those spots to be held at Camp Indian Trails. The Aquatics Committee increased the number of spots for scouts to 5 times the number of scouts that participated last year so available slots are in high demand. Sign information is posted at  http://glaciersedge.org/?p=4432 . Be sure to follow the sign up directions and remember participants must bring the signed parental Health History parts A and C with them. This service is open only to Troops attending Ed Bryant Scout reservation or Camp Indian Trails.

Do you have Cub or Webelos Scouts that cannot attend summer camp with their Pack? Is your pack not attending a summer camp as a group? Does your Cub Scout want to attend more than one camp? The solution to any of the these scenarios in is to attend one or more of the Cub Scout or Webelos Scout options at Camp Indian Trails or Ed Bryant Scout Reservation. The Cub Scout and Webelos Camps at these two locations the program is delivered by the summer staff and therefore can easily accommodate individual Scouts accompanied by an adult partner. Choose from Day Camp at Camp Indian Trails or Resident Camp options at Camp Indian Trails or Ed Bryant Scout Reservation. Check out the Cub Scout Camp program page http://glaciersedge.org/camping/camping-program-information/cub-scout-camp/.

Don't Let Your Youth Protection Training Expire

It has been just about two years ago since the Boy Scouts of American mandated youth protection training for all volunteers. At that time many leaders had to complete the training because they had either not taken it previously or the two year time limit had passed. Please check the expiration date of your Youth Protection training. If almost two years has passed, please complete the training. Training can be taken online or in person with a training facilitator.

Be Sure to Edit Your Personal Profile on "myscouting.org"

To better serve the training needs of our Scouters, it is important that your personal information in your "my scouting" account be accurate. Most importantly update your profile with your Member ID number and your email address.

Please follow these simple steps:

1. Go to http://www.myscouting.org and sign in. On the left go to the top and click "Update My Profile"
2. On this page you will find your name, email address, and address. At the bottom of the page you will find the council name and your Member ID number. If it is not there, please enter it.
3. Click "add" and "save profile" boxes. This will link your on-line training records with the BSA training records. Use the training validation process described in last month's e-news to check your training status.
4. If you need to find your member ID number, it is on your BSA membership card, and can be found on your unit roster which, your unit leader should have. You can also obtain your ID number by calling the Council Service Center.

Be sure to read the Journey to Excellence requirements for training. To see the BSA "What Makes a Trained Leader" document visit: http://scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/What_makes_a_trained_leader.pdf 

If the Council training committee can help you to make your goals, we would love to hear from you.

Starting May 1, units may complete their tour plans online with no need to submit them to the council for approval.

Registered adults in leadership positions (den leaders, assistant scoutmasters, committee members, etc.) may complete a tour plan through MyScouting.org and receive approval if all the existing requirements are met. There are no new requirements for training or supervision at this time. More importantly, this new system provides the ability to store, retrieve, copy and reuse previously submitted tour and activity plans!

A video detailing the procedures for completing the new tour plan is available at  Tour Plan Training - YouTube. The FAQ for the new system can be found at Demo Tour Plan FAQs.

Units may continue to submit the paper copies of the tour plan  which requires the signatures of the unit's Committee Chair or Chartered Organization Representative, as well as the Adult Leader of the activity or tour. The old Application for Local/National Tour Permit will no longer be accepted.

Many of the districts in our council do not have representation on the training committee. To make the position responsibility easier, we have a district training chair for each of the programs- Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturing. If you would be interested is serving for a one year commitment, please talk to your district chair or district executive. The Council Training Committee meets the 4th Tuesday of the month. Our next meeting will be April 24th beginning at 7:00 PM at the Janesville Service Center. We always need trainers and if you have completed a course, you may volunteer to staff. If you do not know who to contact, email council training chair Luann Rece at orchidscout@gmail.com and your name will be forwarded to the appropriate course director.

WHO?  ALL SCOUTS, SCOUTERS, FRIENDS & FAMILIES

WHAT?  Recognition for all the hardworking volunteers and supporters of Scouting in Glacier's Edge Council. The presentation of the Glacier's Edge Silver Beaver Awards will highlight the evening. This dinner will follow the Council's annual meeting.

 WHEN? Thursday May 10, 2012.

Gathering: - 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM.

Dinner - 7:15 PM (Council Recognition follows and concludes by 9:15 PM). 

WHERE?  The Glacier's Edge Council Annual Recognition Dinner will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 700 County Road B, Stoughton WI 53589

HOW MUCH?  Dinner is $20.00 per person before May 4th and $25 per person after May 4th . Reservations must be made by May 7th . The meal will consist of a choice of prime rib or chicken cordon bleu, side dishes, drink, and dessert.

2012 Council Recognition Dinner Signup Form 

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