Family FOS
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It's time to schedule your annual Friends of Scouting presentation. The best time for packs is at the Blue and Gold Banquet and for troops at their winter Court of Honor. Please contact your District Fundraising Chair or District Executive.
Who pays for Scouting? As parents and volunteers, we all know the answer to this question: We do, along with our Scout sons. This is by design. A Scout who helps pay for his Scouting adventure, learns the very important value of self-reliance and 'paying his own way in life'.
To help keep the cost of Scouting affordable for all boys, our Scout Council provides many services including Camp Alaflo maintenance, program equipment and supplies. Again this year, we will conduct the Family Friends of Scouting campaign to raise the funds needed to provide maintenance at Camp Alaflo.
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Outdoor Leader Weekend
| Fri.-Sat., November 20-21, 2015
Camp Alaflo
County Road 156
New Brockton, AL 36351
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Come out to Alaflo and enjoy some fellowship time with other adult leaders, while getting your outdoor leader training as well! We will be offering BALOO, OWL, and IOLS Training! BALOO and/or OWLT are REQUIRED TRAINING for all packs that would like to do overnight camping as part of their pack activities. At least one leader of the activity must be BALOO trained (OWLT for Webelos dens) in order for it to be an authorized Scouting activity.
IOLS is REQUIRED TRAINING for Boy Scout, Varsity or Venturing Leaders to be considered trained and eligible to wear the TRAINED Strip.
Event Cost: BALOO - $10 each OWL - $25 each IOLST - $25 each
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Webelos Weekend
| Sat.-Sun., November 21-22, 2015
Camp Alaflo
County Road 156
New Brockton, AL 36351
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First year Webelos will have the opportunity to earn 2 of the 5 required Adventure Pins and 1 of the 2 required electives.
If the scout does not need all of the offered requirements, he will have free time. Fishing will be allowed in Essayons Lake. You must bring your own pole and bait, and be accompanied by an adult. Please be aware of your next scheduled activity.
Second year Webelos attending BSA 101 will be assigned to a patrol and will be camping with two or more Boy Scouts from local troops serving as patrol leaders which will be teaching Basic Camping skills "BSA 101".
Event Cost is $25 for Scout and one adult .
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Winter Shooting Experience
| Sat., December 19, 2015
Camp Alaflo
County Road 156
New Brockton, AL 36351
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A DAY OF SHOOTING GALORE!
Everyone Invited!
We would like to invite all Cub Scouts, as well as their families and friends out to beautiful Camp Alaflo for an exciting day packed with shooting sports fun!
This is the perfect opportunity to get in some time on the range with BB guns, archery, slingshots, etc. Parents and leaders are invited to participate with their Scouts and join the fun! Bring a friend to show them how awesome being a Cub Scout really is!! If they signup for scouts, you will earn a recruiter patch. Lunch is included in the cost of the event. Don't miss this fun filled Winter Shooting Experience! Event Cost: Cub Scout - $10 each Boy Scout - $20 each
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Philmont Contingent Trip 2016
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Event date is July 25 - July 7, 2016
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 Now is your chance to experience Philmont, one of the premier High Adventure Scout Camps!! Join our 2016 Philmont Contingent!! We have 12 slots available, 9 youth and 3 adults.
We are still taking applications for contingent leaders. We would like to have a leader selected soon. Event cost is $1,200 - $1,700 per participant. Final budget TBD
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2017 National Scout Jamboree
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Event date is July 19-28, 2017
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 Experience the Scouting opportunity of a lifetime at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree! This is truly one of the greatest scout events that you will attend. Meet other scouters from across the Nation and enjoy tons of activities and fun!
We are currently accepting applications for contingent leadership. Please turn in applications soon to be considered. The committee will make final selections by December 31, 2015. Application forms are available at the Council Service Center.
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Tufts University Study
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Current and former Scouts have always felt that Scouting has made a difference in their lives, and now a study out of Tufts University has found that Scouting does in fact have a measurable, positive impact in the character development of young people. "After three years, Scouts reported significant increases in cheerfulness, helpfulness, kindness, obedience, trustworthiness, and hopeful future expectation," said Dr. Richard M. Lerner, who led the study at Tufts University. "In our control group of non-Scouts, there were no significant increases, and in some cases (e.g., religious reverence) there was an observed decrease, which was quite striking." Learn more about this study at: scoutingnewsroom.org/press-releases/tufts-university-study-finds-boy-scouts-builds-positive-character/ or at scoutingwire.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BSA-Tufts-Study-Councils-FINAL.pdf.
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Silver Beaver Award Nominations
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Nominations due Thurs., Dec. 31, 2015
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Nominations for this prestigious award are due December 31. A national level award for outstanding service to youth, presented by the local council, will be awarded at the Council Annual Banquet. Download the nomination form at www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-103_WB.pdf.
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MBU 2015
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On October 24, 2015, more than 200 Scouts and Scouters converged on Troy University's Sartain Hall for the opening of the sixth-annual Merit Badge University (MBU). Sponsored by Troy University and the Alabama-Florida Council, this MBU was held on the beautiful Troy campus, with classes held in various university buildings and lunch served in the Trojan Dining Hall. Scouts completed a total of 180 merit badges, with a total of 28 partials in Cooking and Personal Management. Seven participants earned the Scuba BSA award. This year, we were able to offer Animation as a new-to-MBU class, which was a big hit.
Participants received a patch set for attending, and those registered by October 11th received a Troy MBU t-shirt.
This year, the Merit Badge University coincided with the Ma-Chis Lower Creek Tribe's Annual Festival and Native American Pow Wow. The Ma-Chis tribe invited all Scouts and Scouters to attend and participate in the Pow Wow. A representative of the tribe taught the Indian Lore merit badge class. Troop 123's own Shelby Kirkland participated in the dance competition and placed 3rd.
On behalf of the Alabama-Florida Council, we would like to thank all of the Scouts, Scouters, and other volunteers who made this event a success. It truly takes a village to make an event like this happen. A special "thank you" goes out to Clif Lusk, Scott Carpenter, Lori McCrory, Cheryl Purvis, and Scott Hill for the countless hours they put into the 2015 Merit Badge University.
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| | Shelby Kirkland in the dance completition. |
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Jerry Freyberg
Alabama-Florida Council Boy Scouts of America
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