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Memorial Day
Traditional May 30th-Observed Last Monday of May
 "...gather around their sacred remains and garland the passionless mounds above them with choicest flowers of springtime...let us in this solemn presence renew our pledges to aid an assist those whom they have left among us sacred charges upon the Nation's gratitude, the soldier's and sailor's widow and orphan" --General John Logan, General Order No.11, 5 May 1868
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Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery
Scout Night Flag Placement is scheduled for Friday May 24, 2013
registration will begin at 4:00 PM near the shelter at the corner of Section P, the horn will sound at 5:00 PM to place flags.
The Memorial Day Ceremony is scheduled for
Saturday May 25, 2013
at the Public Assembly Area in Section P. The Parade of Veteran Organizations will start at or about 10:30 AM followed by the Ceremony.
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2013 Jirair S. Hovnanian Scholarship Fund
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL MAY 31st
In 1948 Jirair S. Hovnanian and his family immigrated to the United States of America in search of finding the American Dream. Through years of hard work, dedication and adherence to a strict code of ethics and morals, Mr. Hovnanian and his family have realized that dream. As the founder of J. S. Hovnanian & Sons, one of the area's largest builders of quality new homes, Mr. Hovnanian felt a desire to give back to the community. In 1998, in celebration of his fiftieth year as an American citizen, Mr. Hovnanian created the Jirair S. Hovnanian Scholarship Fund.
The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to youth who are registered members of the Garden State Council, Boy Scouts of America, to assist young people in their pursuit of the American Dream. Interested youth are encouraged to read the attached documents to determine their eligibility and then complete the required application and submit it to the Garden State Council, Boy Scouts of America.
All applications must be submitted to either Scout Service Center by May 31, 2013. All applications will be reviewed and the winners will be notified by phone. A check will be presented to the recipients at the Council Executive Board Meeting on JUNE 17, 2013.
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MyScouting 101 A Full-Featured Resource for Scouters Editing Your Profile Editing your profile is important so you can make sure that your BSA Membership Number is linked to your MyScouting account. This allows all of your records to sync with the National Database. To edit your profile, follow these steps: 1. Log on to www.myscouting.org 2. Look on the left side of the page and click on Update My Profile 3. Make sure that your Council Name and Member ID are listed 4. If your Council Name or Member ID is not listed, please fill them in Taking a Training Course Taking a training course online is the best feature of MyScouting currently. It allows you to take required training on your time, whenever and wherever is convenient for you! 1. Log on to www.myscouting.org 2. On the left side, select the E-Learning tab 3. Select the tab for your program (Cub Scout, Boy Scout, etc.) and select the training course(s) that you want to take. 4. Be sure to print the certificate to show proof of your training. Make a copy to turn in to the Scout Resource Center Access Training Records You can also access training records to see what trainings have been taken. To access training for your unit, log on to your MyScouting account and click on Unit Training Detail. This will show all of the training courses that the National Database has for members of your unit. To search training records for a specific person, click on Training Validation and enter their person ID# (found on your unit roster or their membership card) Click here to log onto myscouting.org |
Shoprite LPGA Classic
Volunteers Needed
The ShopRite LPGA Classic is more than a professional golf tournament, The tournament makes a significant donation to each of their charitable partners and the Garden State Council continues its association as one of a select group of non-profits that benefit from the tournament and we need your help.
The ShopRite LPGA Classic takes place at the Stockton Seaview Country Club located in Galloway Township NJ. May 27 to June 2, 2013. We staff the parking area and serve as Golfing Marshals for hole two and hole three (marshals' pay an LPGA uniform fee of $40.00). Volunteers are needed every day with a larger contingent needed Wednesday through Sunday. Adults, Scouts, and Explorers are encouraged to volunteer.
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Program Launch
Pine Hill, Saturday June 8th
The Garden State Council Program Cabinet in concert with the Commissioners Staff will hold their first council wide program launch for the key leaders of Garden State units--Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturing. The program will take place at Pine Hill Scout Camp.
Unit Leaders (Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, Crew & Post Advisors), Senior Patrol Leaders, Venture Crew Presidents, and Venture Crew Advisors as well as the Committee Chairpersons and Chartered Organization Representatives from packs, troops and crews are encouraged to attend at no cost. Lunch will be provided and prepared by the Order of the Arrow. Additional Lunch vouchers may be purchased for $5/ea
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Scouting Families, Calling all Scouters and Scouts (Ages 10 and older) it's time for the Burlington County Farm Fair, Wednesday, July 17, 2013-Saturday, July 20, 20-13 and Garden State Council, Boy Scouts will be a large part of the festivities! Every scouting unit's help would be greatly appreciated this year! Each year more than 300 scouts, scouters, parents and other volunteers participate in this annual event by running the parking and doing the setup, cooking, serving and cleanup for five concession booths and operating a Scouting Recruitment Booth. We hope that you will encourage your entire Troop, Crew or Post to participate this year - both scouts (10+) and parents - for one or more four hour "shifts". Please mark the fair dates on your calendar: Wednesday July 17 to Saturday July 20. Registration forms and up to date information are available at www.gardenstatescouting.org/farmfair . As is tradition, we will be handing out a 2013 Farm Fair T-shirt to each of our volunteers. However, for a volunteer to be guaranteed a shirt, we must receive his or her sign up form by July 1. If you let us know you're coming, we will also be able to provide you with parking passes before the event, make sure we have enough (but not too many) volunteers for each shift and be prepared for you when you arrive. Please keep in mind that Friday and all day Saturday are the busiest times at the fair and consequently the periods where we need the most help. We also need a considerable number of volunteers for clean up on Saturday evening. If you have any questions, please contact our Assistant Scout Executive Mike Mahon, mmahon@bsamail.org /856-327-1700 Ext 25 and he will be glad to assist you. Thank you for your dedication in the past and for your help this year. See you at the Fair! Yours in Scouting, Dan Templar Scout Executive dtemplar@bsamail.org 609-261-5850 x18  |
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Bike Rodeo Saturday June 22, 2013 starting at 9:00 am
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Scout Shop News
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
You asked for it! We are happy to be able to offer it! Both the Rowan and Riggins Scout Resource Centers will be discounting the Spiral bound Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos and Boy Scout Handbooks, just in time for end of year graduations. The handbooks ranging in price from $12.99 - $14.99 will be on sale from May 27 through June 15, 2013 for just $11.99. For more information on this sale, or to place your order contact Alyssa at the Rowan Center at (609) 261-5850, x 19 or by e-mail at agellman@bsamail.org or Teresa at the Riggins Center at (856) 327-1700, x 19 or by e-mail at tekrus@bsamail.org. For information on other great sales, please click this links below:
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