 | Letter from the Scout Executive
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Commish Corner
Like many of you, I love going to Camp. Last week I had the opportunity to spend a week at EBSR with over 200 Boy Scouts and their leaders. These Scouts had a great time all week, and topped things off with an outstanding Campfire on Friday evening. Over the course of the week, in addition to advancement opportunities, they participated in a number of games and activities, had campfires, built pioneering projects, and developed teamwork and leadership skills. This is truly what Scouting is about.
It seems like summer just flies by each year, and this year is no different. Our Glaciers Edge Camps have already provided a quality program to hundreds of Scouts in 2013. In just the past 2 weeks, our volunteers have run Day Camps at Brigham, Camp Carlson, and Token Creek. The Staff at EBRS and CIT are also doing a great job, as we held our first week of Boy Scout Resident Camp at EBSR, and our first Cub Scout Resident Camp at Camp Indian Trails. Thank You to all of the Staff and Volunteers that make these camps run. It is truly great to see so many of our Scouts having a great time in the outdoors.
If you have not signed your scouts up for one of our camps, it is not too late. If you act now, we still have room at our Cub Scout Day Camps and Resident Camps at Camp Indian Trails and Boy Scout Resident Camps at EBSR and Camp Indian Trails. If you only have a few scouts interested, please contact the Scout Service Center for options to camp with another unit or the Provisional Troop. I encourage all of you to get your Scouts to camp. Our Scouts are too important to let them miss out on these great opportunities to learn, grow, and play in the outdoors.
Summer is truly a great time for Scouting. Hope to see you and your Scouts at Camp soon.
Thank you for all that you do for Scouting.
John Huttenhoff
Glaciers Edge Council - Council Commissioner
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COUNCIL WIDE CUB SCOUT ACTIVITIES
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Back to the Pack
Welcome Back to the Pack
The Glacier's Edge Council Membership Committee is pleased to announce the "Welcome Back to the Pack" plan. The idea is to help prepare for the fall by signing up old members early and recruiting needed leadership before School Night for Scouting. Each fall, Cub Scout Packs receive a "new start" with their Fall Round-up. New Cub Scouts attend the School Night for Scouting to be assigned to a den. New den leaders are recruited from those parents in attendance to work with the new den. New den leaders will be informed of the multiple training opportunities in the fall.
Somewhere in the middle of all the hustle and bustle with promoting new boys to join Cub Scouts, many old members are not contacted and invited to come back from the summer break that many packs take. Hence, membership is lost along with potential leadership from their parents.
The Council Membership Committee is encouraging a "Welcome Back to the Pack" meeting in August. During August, prior to any School Night for Scouting round-up, each pack should hold its first meeting of the new program year. The purpose of the meeting will be to sign up old members for the coming Scouting year, recruit leadership to fill vacancies (whether it be Cubmaster, den leader, Webelos den leader, or committee member), and to discuss plans for pack activities for the fall.
An individual pack will develop its own promotional plan to ensure that all members are contacted personally to receive a commitment for their participation in a new year of Cub Scout adventures. Research has shown that many boys will not continue without being personally contacted. In other words, in their minds, they have taken a vacation during the summer and are waiting to be contacted about when to start attending meetings again.
Remember: In August, all Cub Scouts should be contacted about the "Welcome Back to the Pack" meeting and encouraged to become active in Cub Scouts for the fall. . If you have not already done so, please start planning your "Welcome Back to the Pack" activity now.
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Take the 2013 Cub Camp Evaluation
2013 Cub Scout Camp Feedback - We need your input and advice!
Tell us how we did and help the Glacier's Edge Council plan for future camps by completing the 2013 Cub Scout Summer Camp Evaluation. All of the committees and staff that help plan and deliver summer are seeking you feedback on the programs. Your input will help with camp for the remainder of this summer and to start planning for 2014. Follow the link below to comment on any of the 2013 Cub Scout or Webelos Camps at any location.
Just Click HERE to complete
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STEM & NOVA
Cub Scout Day Camps and STEM
At Day Camps in June, Cub Scouts launched into science and engineering with enthusiasm. For example, building marshmallow shooters and catapults was FUN! Each started with a pattern, but in the end no two looked exactly alike, since each future engineer had their own vision. Creative experimental design, testing, analysis, and redesign = Science in Action! Nature hikes, BB guns, archery, and other STEM related activities help scientific principles become real for our Scouts. Thanks to all the volunteers who help make this possible at camp and year-round.
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Scout Night at the Mallards!
The Madison Mallards are inviting the Scouts and Scouting Families of Glacier's Edge Council to the Duckpond on two dates:
- Sunday, July 28th at 5:05PM
Tickets are $10 for Reserved Field Box Seats, and include a Mallards Hat.
More details in this flyer Glaciers Edge Boy Scouts 2013 Portal Flyer
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Scout Night at the Races
August 10th 2013 at the Jefferson Speedway in Cambridge
- Watch the Races and Camp Overnight!!!
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- FREE Admission for Scouts and Leaders in Uniform!!!
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- FREE Camping Available for Scouts and Scout Families!!!
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- Please RSVP By August 1st
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- Will Kichmayer at william_kirchmayer@hotmail.com
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Rock County Rage Scout Football Night
Rock County Rage vs. Dane County Hawks
Saturday, August 24th @ 6:00 PM, Gates open at 5:30 PM
Carl Anderson Field Milton, WI (Milton High School Stadium)
SCOUT TICKETS INCLUDES:
*Seating together as a Pack/Troop
*Post game meet with the players
TICKET PRICES
Adult General Admission $6/each
Scout General Admission $4/each
See the flyer for ticket ordering information Rage Scout Night Flyer
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Scout Shop
The new Spring 2013 Catalog is now available. If you didn't get a copy we have extra copies in the store or visit www.ScoutStuff.org
Stop in and see the new items that are arriving weekly.
Get Ready for Camp!
We will help you select gear that you will need for Summer Camp or Jamboree. The store will stock camping, cooking and hiking items; backpacks, tents, sleeping bags and other store merchandise.
Please e-mail Nancy.Woolley@scouting.org if you would like a specific item brought to check out
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