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Welcome to the Summer 2014 issue of our Council newsletter.
If you have an upcoming event, information, or a special scout story you'd like to include in this newsletter, please, email our editor.
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Boy Scout Travel, Sports & Entertainment Auction
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Friday, August 15, 2014 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Downtown Orlando!
Our Annual Travel, Sports and Entertainment Auction is coming up quickly on August 15th at the Doubletree by Hilton, Orlando Downtown Hotel. Come bid on 400+ items that include hotel stay packages, Golf packages, sports memorabilia, Entertainment Venues and more! It's a great event that brings together the Central Florida community to help raise funds for Scouting. Some of the items already secured are, Hotel Stay in Paris, New York, Colorado, many golf packages around Florida, week long stays on the beach, passes to the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship and more! Register to attend the event at auction.cflscouting.org and check the website for more details and updates on items to be auctioned off!
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NEW POOL MAKES BIG SPLASH FOR SCOUTS
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On July 13, 2014 donors and officials of the Central Florida Council Boy Scouts of America officially christened the Brown & Brown Insurance Aquatics Center at the Leonard & Marjorie Williams Family Scout Reservation in Paisley, FL. The sparkling complex includes a new 7,500 square foot zero entry pool with a water slide feature to be used year round for our scouting families. Project funding also allowed for a complete renovation of the existing pool to compliment the new pool features. New buildings include a 5,000 square foot Aquatics joint use building equipped with restrooms, lockers and support facilities for our expanded Aquatics programs. A breeze-way houses picnic tables and a "buddy board" for personalized tags indicating a swimmer's ability level. Scouts were able to begin using both pools on the first day of summer camp in June thanks to a completion that was on-time and under budget.
A one million dollar donation was provided by Hyatt and Cici Brown and the Brown & Brown Insurance team to make this project a reality. "We are pleasantly surprised and impressed by what our gift was able to accomplish" says Hyatt Brown on behalf of his wife Cici and son Powell Brown, who is President and CEO of Brown and Brown Insurance. Also in attendance were Charlie Lydecker & Robert Lloyd. The Brown's support Scouting not necessarily because they had children participate in the program but because they embrace the movement. Cici's father was an Eagle Scout and Scoutmaster. Both Charlie and Robert have been Scouting volunteers for more than twenty years and have held positions on the Council Executive Board.
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  If you understand that the main thing in Scouting is providing character education to young people... and you know trained volunteers help make that happen... and you know strong units with vibrant program take the time to plan out their calendar and budget... then you understand Popcorn is a tool that equals PROGRAM! And lots of exciting things are happening in the Popcorn campaign in August: Don't forget to find great resources at: http://popcorn.cflscouting.org If you have any questions, please contact our Council Popcorn Kernel, Jodi Peterman, at petermanconsultingservices@gmail.com or our Popcorn Staff Advisor, Chris Crowley, at chris.crowley@cflscouting.org
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Troop 33 Visits their County Commissioners
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In an effort to promote awareness in our community government and process, Troop 33, of Woodbury Presbyterian Church, Merit Badge Counselors and Advancement Committee arranged a visit with our County Commissioner Jennifer Thompson. Her office was told about our group working on two Merit Badges that required a visit to a government meeting where opposing views were discussed and happily obliged! These 10 Scouts are working on their Communications and Citizenship in the Community MB's and happily threw on their scout uniforms at 7:45 a.m. to attend the meeting on Tuesday, July 8th. Commissioner Thompson greeted the group privately prior to the full meeting and asked the boys questions about what they were working on and what they wanted to achieve from their visit. Once in session, Mayor Teresa Jacobs asked Commissioner Thompson to introduce her guests and they were nice enough to invite us up for a group picture, said Scoutmaster David Mott. Luckily enough, the Board of County Commissioners found themselves in a healthy discussion and debate regarding the pending purchase of two buildings for their Tax Collector and Property Appraisers offices. This provided ample material for our boys to gather and digest for their reports. The adults that attended were also very interested in the discussion as well. It was a great morning for Troop 33, Little Econ District and the Central Florida Council! Thank you to Commissioner Jennifer Thompson and her staff for helping make this happen!
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Venturing, Exploring & Sea Scout Leadership Team Area Meetings
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   The Central Florida Council would like to invite you to send a minimum of one youth and one adult representative (youth protection polices apply for travel) to your next respective Venturing, Exploring, and Sea Scouting Area Meeting to take part in the reorganization process, and share with one another. The more units that we have come and take an active role in our quarterly meetings the stronger program we can continue to support at the council level. Below are the dates of your next area meetings and events for the upcoming year. If you cannot make your area meeting please feel free to attend another area meeting if it is more convenient. Learn More »
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Time to get your Pack ready for Fall recruitment ...
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You and your Pack play a key role in getting new families, adults and youth to join Cub Scouts!!!
A successful recruitment plan requires a team effort! The District and the Cub Scout Pack need to work hand in hand to promote Scouting within the School, community and church. It is important that the parents and boys who plan to join Scouting this Fall attend the sign-up at their school. Parents who are present at sign-up with the new den are more likely to become leaders than those who join alone. Learn More » |
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 Congratulations to the 25 units that have reported the most Cub Scout and Boy Scout rank advancements in your District for the year. A special shout out to Pack 344 and Troop 787 for having the most reported rank advancements in the Central Florida Council! If your Unit is not reporting rank advancements in Internet Advancement, please make every effort to start submitting reports. If you do not know how, send me an email at mdeliz@cfl.rr.com.
Merit Badge News
To date, the top reported merit badge in the Central Florida Council is the Cooking Merit Badge (MB). A total of 418 scouts have earned the MB. On the flip side, no scouts have earned the following MBs: Drafting, Graphic Arts, Landscape Architecture, and Mining in Society.
The next MB to be released by BSA National is the Animation Merit Badge, which should be out in the next several months.
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Solar Bears to Sponsor Boy Scout Golf Classic for Next Three Years
 The Orlando Solar Bears Boy Scout Golf Classic is off to a great start with 23 teams already committed to playing. This unique event will give teams the opportunity to golf with a Solar Bears player, participate in some fun golf events, and help raise funds for our Scouting family members who are not able to afford to pay the registration fees, cover the costs of a book or uniform, or pay their way to camp. Sign up now to participate and join in on the fun! See golf.cflscouting.org for more details and information. Learn More » |
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Fall Events at Camp La-No-Che
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Out of this world Cub Scout events are coming Fall of 2014 to Camp La-No-Che. All of these events are sure to entertain the entire family, and push your scouts to their limits, while having fun in the process. Do not miss out on all the activities Camp La-No-Che has to offer this fall, mark your calendars now, for these great adventures! All season long we will have activities like BB guns, archery, obstacle courses, midways, haunted houses, and crafts, a little something for everybody. Follow these links below for more information on what each event has to offer!!! See you at camp!
Scout Strong - September 12-14th
Cub Halloween - October 3-5th, 10-12th, 17-19th, 24-25th
Fun with Son - November 14-16th
Tiger Growl - November 21-23rd
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This spooktacular event is designed for the entire family to celebrate all that is Halloween! Come to Camp La-No-Che and experience the Great Outdoor Adventure that the Leonard and Marjorie Williams and Family Scout Reservation has to offer. Camping is included in the cost of the weekend and is available Friday and Saturday night Bring your own camping gear or use camps! Costumes are highly encouraged! Events for this weekend include:
 Daytime Activities: o Movie o Nature Hike o Cracker Barrel o Water Slides o Swimming o Games o Archery o BB Guns o Crafts o Campfire
Evening Activities: o Costume Parade o Haunted House o Haunted Trail o Halloween Party o Ghastly Ghostly Gathering o Cubmaster Tails o Trick or Treating!
Register Now! »
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Scout Strong is Coming ... Are you Strong Enough to Participate???
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The Central Florida Council is proud to announce a NEW event coming September 12th - 14th to Camp La-No-Che, Scout Strong Weekend! This new event's mission is "Fit, Fuel, Fun" and is designed for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, and the entire family. Compete as some of your favorite superheroes in downtown Metropolis while having fun and staying active. Events such as spider maze, hammer strike, mud pits, model rocketry and much, much more! Older Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, and the public will also have the opportunity to run the Second Annual X5K Black Bear Challenge and learn about healthy eating, and give your Scouts the opportunity to experience the new program focus on physical fitness.
Register Now!
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Learning for Life & Sonny's Character Camp
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The 7th Annual "Sonny's Character Camp" took place June 9-13 at Lovell Elementary School in Apopka. The event is sponsored by Sonny's Real Pit BBQ in partnership with Central Florida Council's Learning for Life program. This a free week-long day camp is for elementary aged children and is modeled after Cub Day Camp. Campers are divided into groups and led by a staff of community volunteers - both older youth and adults. Every day there is a focus on character development and one camper per group each day is awarded a "Character Kid of the Day" certificate. Learn More » |
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 Often the comment, "That training is only offered once a year," has been said. While that may be true for some specialized training, the majority of the time that is not the case. It may be that a particular training is only offered one time a year is some districts, but within the council as a whole, leader position specific training, Den Chief training and other youth training is offered multiple times over the course of a year. Please know that anyone - leader or youth - is invited, welcome and encouraged to register for training in any district at the time that is best for the individual.
Learn More »
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What's Going Around: Dehydration & Heat Exhaustion
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 | | On sunny Florida days, it's great to spend time outdoors. But because of the Florida heat, Centra Care doctors want to make sure that Florida residents and visitors, alike, know the signs and treatment for heat exhaustion. |
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From Our New Council Commissioner
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 On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! The Central Florida Council's 2014/15 Commissioner Staff is revved up and ready to serve our Council's Scouts, Scouters, and Units. The Council's Commissioner Cabinet and the District Commissioner Staffs are in place to assist in the promotion and betterment of the Central Florida Council's Scouting Program and in how it benefits the Council's Scouts and Scouters. The Council's Commissioner Staff is made up of Scouters who are truly involved in the Scouting Program, they are true believers in the benefits Scouting provides, and definitely enjoy the Adventure and Fun the Scouting Program provides to all involved. The next couple of months kick off many of the Council's Scouting Functions and Activities including Scout Recruitment, Popcorn Fundraising, Cub Scout/Boy Scout Camping Events, and Unit Re-Charter. It is also the time of the year that we have many new parents becoming involved in the Scouting Program to help assist in the Unit Leadership Roles. As stated earlier the Council's Commissioner Staff is ready to serve our Council's Scouts, Scouters, and Units so please call on them as needed to assist in any of your Scouting Issues that may arise. They are ready to assist in the organization and planning of successful School Nights/School Rallies and Popcorn Fundraising Opportunities. And they can provide assistance in being prepared and equipped to have nothing but fun at your Unit's Campouts such as Cub Family Campouts or Camporees. To provide instruction on Unit Re-Charters and also provide guidance as needed in your Unit Leadership Structure and Scouting Training requirements. One Movement, One BSA, United We Grow is our Motto as Scouters and our Job as Council Commissioners. The Scouting Program belongs to us as Scouts and Scouters - Let's cause success as a Scouting Team. Yours in Scouting,
Bill Patterson
Council Commissioner
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