Istrouma Area Council



COUNCIL NEWS



DISTRICT NEWS
CAMP CARDS ARE HERE!
GET THEM AT YOUR MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE
CARDS ARE GOOD THROUGH 12/31/2015
Camp Cards are Discount Cards that local businesses in your area have donated to the Boy Scouts to help you and your Scouts raise money to go to camp. Each District has their own card with individualized deals respective to the areas they serve. Each card is sold for only $5.00 and you don't have to pay anything upfront to order cards to sell. Just tell us how many you think you can sell and we will get you some. $2.25 per card stays with the Scout so he can pay his way to go camping! The rest gets turned into the Council in April to pay for the cards and improve Avondale Scout Reservation.
SUPER SIMPLE!
EventApprox Cost# Cards
Unit Trailer$3,695.001642
Jamboree (2013)$1,650.00733
Philmont (2015)$1,600.00711
Summer Camp$280.00124
Cub Holiday Camp$185.0082
Winter Camp$185.0082
Day Camp$90.0040
ScoutFest$20.009
Boy Scout Camporee$15.007
Cub Scout Cub-o-Ree$10.005

CLICK HERE TO ORDER SOME FOR YOUR UNIT

(NOTE: AN AVERAGE SCOUT CAN SELL AT LEAST 10 CARDS)

HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME?
CALLING ALL WEBELOS & BOY SCOUTS

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JOIN US ALL SUMMER FOR FUN AND EXCITEMENT THAT YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS!

Session I - June 7-13

Session II - June 14-20

Session III - June 21-27

 

CLICK HERE to register for
WEBELOS "TOP GUN" ACADEMY

 

&

CLICK HERE to register for

 

BOY SCOUT SUMMER CAMP 

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ARE YOU IN VENTURING OR A POST?

JOIN US JULY 5-9 FOR OUR NEW  

 AVONDALE ADVENTURE PROGRAM 


A WEEK DESIGNED JUST FOR YOU!!!!


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, EMAIL
DAVID HARRIS
(david.harris@scouting.org)
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JOIN OUR CAMP STAFF!
CLICK HERE to register

IAC - Blue & Gold Placemat Order

The Istrouma Area Council is providing Cub Scout Packs with free placemats for use at Blue & Gold Banquets. ALL orders must be submitted via this online form. The placemats are available now, and requests will be fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis. Act fast - there is a limited supply - once our initial supply is gone, that's it.

CLICK HERE to order your unit's placemats
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CLICK HERE to let us know when your Blue & Gold/Court of Honor/Awards Banquet is
COUNCIL RECOGNITION RECEPTION
Istrouma Area Council
Recognition Reception

Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

1800 South Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge

Sunday, March 1, 2015
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.


 

The Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America serves 13 parishes in Louisiana and Wilkinson County in Mississippi, to include more than 7,500 youth and more than 3,000 adult leaders. This Annual Recognition Reception serves as the premier event to recognize our achievements and accomplishments from 2014. This event promises to be the biggest and best yet.


 

Tickets are $25.00 per Adult & $15 per youth (younger than 15)


 

More information can be found by visiting www.iac-bsa.org

 

 

CLICK HERE to reserve your tickets now!




WILDERNESS FIRST AID
- ONLY 1 COURSE LEFT -
CLICK THE LINK ABOVE TO REGISTER

 

 
FEB15February 2015
VALENTINES DAY

MARDI GRAS

The Office Will be closed on February 16th & 17th
RANGEMASTER TRAINING
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

Saturday, February 21st @ 7pm
Baton Rouge River Center
ORSunday, February 22nd @ 3pm
Smoothie King Center
EXCLUSIVE BOY SCOUT DISCOUNTS

CLICK HERE for more information for Baton Rouge

CLICK HERE for more information for New Orleans
MAR15March 2015
COUNCIL RECOGNITION RECEPTION
Istrouma Area Council
Recognition Reception

Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

1800 South Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge

Sunday, March 1, 2015
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.


 

The Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America serves 13 parishes in Louisiana and Wilkinson County in Mississippi, to include more than 7,500 youth and more than 3,000 adult leaders. This Annual Recognition Reception serves as the premier event to recognize our achievements and accomplishments from 2014. This event promises to be the biggest and best yet.


 

Tickets are $25.00 per Adult & $15 per youth (younger than 15)


 

More information can be found by visiting www.iac-bsa.org

 

 

CLICK HERE to reserve your tickets now!



MERIT BADGE DAY

NRA | RANGE SAFETY OFFICER TRAINING
OA SERVICE DAY
JOIN US IN CHEERFUL SERVICE

MARCH 14, 2015
EMAIL MR. RICHARD STAHL (ABYSSEAN@GMAIL.COM) TO VOLUNTEER
YOUTH SPORTING CLAYS CLASSIC

CLICK HERE for more information
A NIGHT OF CHARACTER
 

JAN15April 2015
EASTER
The office will be closed Friday, April 3, 2015 & Monday, April 6, 2015
C.O.P.E. WEEKEND
C.O.P.E WEEKEND AT AVONDALE SCOUT RESERVATION
APRIL 10-12, 2015
CONTACT EJ MOORE BY EMAIL (ERICJ.MOORE@SCOUTING.ORG)
TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR THIS TEAM BUILDING EXPERIENCE
ONLY $10.00 PER PERSON FOR THE WEEKEND
CORPORATE PINEWOOD DERBY CHALLENGE
 

Businesses can participate in the Inaugural "Race to Scouting" Corporate Pinewood Derby Race. Design, build, carve, sand and paint your own Pinewood Derby race car. Each car can feature the logos and symbols of your company. Official Boy Scout Pinewood Derby Rules and Regulations will be provided to each participant. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place finishers. Come join the After Hours Festivities.

April 21, 2015
@ GERRY LANE CHEVROLET
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Check In/Weigh In
7:15 p.m. Corporate Race Begins
NOTE: Heavy Hors D'oeuvres & Beverages will be available

Participant Level for the corporate Pinewood Derby Challenge

Rookie
$200.00
Pinewood Derby Car Kit +
Pit Crew Pass for 2

Champion
$300.00
Pinewood Derby Car Kit +
Pit Crew Pass for 4 +
Small page ad in program

Team
$500.00
Pinewood Derby Car Kit +
Pit Crew Pass for 4 +
Large page ad in program
Website recognition

All proceeds to benefit the Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
100% of your contribution is tax deductible
Contact: Gary Mertz at 225-926-2697 or visit
www.iac-bsa.org to secure your race entry prior to April 13, 2015.
Hosted by GERRY LANE CHEVROLET
NYLT

National Youth Leadership Training is an intense, six day, outdoor leadership training experience for youth in a troop, team, or crew. The course goal is to prepare young men and women to become superior leaders in their troop, crew, district, council, and other organizations, they belong to now.

11:00 A.M. - Sunday, May 31, 2015 through 8:30 P.M. - Friday, June 5, 2015

Participants learn to use current corporate leadership skills within the framework of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. BSA National carefully developed the NYLT curriculum with input from current corporate trainers, the United States Air Force Academy, and others in the training community. When regional pilot courses of NYLT were completed, Wood Badge for the 21st Century (advanced adult leadership training), was aligned to the NYLT Course Syllabus. Graduates of this program
become senior leadership in their troop, team, crew, as well as leaders in their Schools, Churches, and Communities.

Across the nation, National Youth Leadership Training brings together in one dynamic course the youth leaders for Boy Scout troops and Venturing crews and ships. The course is led and taught by some of the best youth leaders in the Council, all of whom are graduates of the NYLT.
Qualifications:
Any Scout who participates in the course must be at least a First Class Scout and 13 years old (but not yet 18), and a Scout that the Unit Leader feels is mature and currently filling a Unit leadership position or likely to assume a leadership position in the near future. The Scout may only attend on the Unit Leader's recommendation. It is important that the Scout has camping, cooking and hiking skills. There is no rank requirement for Venturers, but a recommendation is required.

CLICK HERE for more information
Avondale District (AV)AV
District Executive: Jacqueline Moore
Next Roundtable: February 5th at 6:30 p.m. - St. John the Baptist
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
February 20, 2015 - District Banquet
March 13, 2015 - Cub Family Weekend
Bogue Tuchenna District (BT)BT
District Executive: Dorothy Garcia
Next Roundtable: February 12th at 6:30 p.m. - St. Timothy's UMC
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
February 28, 2015 - District Pinewood Derby
April 18, 2015 - Position Specific Training
April 24, 2015 - Spring Camporee
April 28, 2015 - "Legacy of Scouting" Friends of Scouting Event
Chappepeela District (CH)CH
Temporary District Lead: Dorothy Garcia
Next Roundtable: February 5th at 7:00 p.m. - Ponchatoula First Baptist Church Gym (325 E Pine St.)
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
Cypress Chauve District (CC)CC
District Executive: John Goudeau
Next Roundtable: February 10th at 7:00 p.m. - Oak Grove Baptist Church
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
February 10, 2015 - Adult Recognition Award Applications/Forms are Due
February 27, 2015 - Webelos Woods - CLICK HERE for more information
March 10, 2015 - District Awards Banquet
March 27, 2015 - Outdoor Leader Skills, with BALOO Training Included, for Cub Scout & Boy Scout Leaders
April 18, 2015 - District Pinewood Derby - CLICK HERE for more information
April 24, 2015 - Boy Scout Camporee
June 8 - 12, 2015 - Day Camp - CLICK HERE for more information
Sewell-Eagle District (SE)SE
District Executives: Todd Conner & Rachel Stoner
Next Roundtable: February 12th at 7:00 p.m. - Baton Rouge Scout Office (2nd Floor)
NOTE: Beginning in March, District Meetings (Committee Meetings & Roundtables) will be held the 2nd Thursday of each month starting at 6:30 p.m. at University United Methodist Church
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
April 11, 2015 - District Pinewood Derby
April 14, 2015 - District Camporee
July 6 - 10, 2015 - Day Camp - CLICK HERE for more information
Tunica District (TU)TU
District Executive: David Harris
Next Roundtable: February 12th at 7:30 p.m. - First United Methodist Church, Denham Springs
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
February 12, 2015 - Adult Recognition Award Applications/Forms are Due
February 20, 2015 - IOLS Training
March 21, 2015 - Cub-O-Ree
March 27, 2015 - Boy Scout Camporee