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| District Chairman | Stu Stern | 301-464-1678 stuscout@erols.com | District Websites: |
| District Commissioner | Pete Saderholm | 410-451-4713 petegene@erols.com | http://www.bsa.net/md/patuxent |
| Scout Executive | Vincent Robinson | 301-214-9182 vrobinson@boyscouts-ncac.org |
http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org//district/patuxent/ |
To Subscribe to The Patuxent Post e-mail edition simply send an e-mail to chris.schwartz@ieee.org with the words SUBSCRIBE PAX POST in the Subject Line. Please send articles or items of interest at least 2 weeks in advance of the next round table. Pax Post is posted at https://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/paxpost or http://www.geocities.com/paxmeritbadge/paxpost
Items of interest to the Commissioners will be discussed at each meeting. For the October meeting Dave Smith, the Cub Round Table Commissioner will present information on the new Tiger Cub Program. The NCAC Council Commissioner, Dan Palenscar, will be there to see how a Commissioner Meeting should be run. Please come and add your two cents.
SMF IS ON.
As soon as the registration forms and costs are determined we get
them to interested parties immediately. Since the next Roundtable
is on Sept 12th, that only leaves 2 weeks to get all
registrations collected, and that is not enough time. We need to
move this FAST. It can go out on the e-mail list, get put on all
three Patuxent sites (Official, Unofficial, and the PaxPost/MBC
sites).
DATES: Sep 29, Oct 13, Oct 26-28
LOCATION: Day Training St. John's Lutheran Church, Riverdale
Oct 26-28 Camp - Watkins Park
COST: TBD (New curriculum & materials changed the costs)
REGISTRATION: To be distributed shortly
CONTACT: BOB HERMANN, 301-498-8407
The three sessionswill cost $30. New materials makes the price somewhat uncertain. Bob Herrman is the lead. 301-498-8407. The camping adventure will take place at Watkins Regional Park.
Who should participate? According to the new syllabus this course provides scoutmasters, assistant scoutmasters, troop committee members, and interested parents, with the fundamentals, and basic knowledge needed to be successful in bringing Scouting to boys.
Why should you participate and how can it benefit my unit? Every scout deserves a trained leader. Through training, a leader is better able to bring a quality program and the best possible experiences to the Scouts.
What information is covered? This course builds on information presented in fast start training: the troop meeting, troop organization, and the outdoor program.
The Cub Scout Basic Leader Training will be on
October 13, 2001 at the Grace Lutheran Church in Bowie.
Registration starts are 8:30 and the training is from 9:00 a.m.
until 3:15 p.m. There will also be youth protection training for
any adults that need it from 9:00-10:30 a.m. Pre-registration is
necessary and flyers will be handed out at both the September and
October Cub Scout Leader Roundtable Meetings. Anyone needing
information can call Ginny Fromel at 301-552-1576 or via e-mail
at VFromel@aol.com
Come
and join 1,000 fellow Cub Scout Leaders to learn new ideas for
crafts, advancement activities, games, songs, program
administration and much, much more!! All classes are taught by
experienced Cub Scouters with an average of 5 years as leaders
and/or trainers in the Cub Scouting program.
Information and Application at http://www.geocities.com/paxpost2001 or https://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/paxpost
Beltway Plaza would like to invite your organization
to the 10th Annual Toy Drive kick off and Parade on Nov. 17 at 2
pm. The parade and activities were created to attract as many
people as possible to encourage them to give a new toy to needy
children in Prince George'e County during the holiday season.
There are various cash prizes to your organization for entries in
the parade and most toys collected. If anyone has questions call
Laura McNulty at 301 657 9900 ext. 138. Deadline has passed but
give her a call if you wish to participate. Note: Beltway Plaza
supports the district (not many places let us come in and set up
2 pinewood Derby tracks for free for 5 hours or so) we should
support them, when we can. - Lenny Wertz
Flyer for Beltway Plaza Toy Drive (pdf format) https://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/paxpost/oct/bp.pdf or http://www.geocities.com/paxpost2001/oct/bp.pdf
By now you should have received your V3 Hike-o-ree registration form in the mail. Unlike previous years, forms and the $60 per unit attending need to be sent directly to NCAC, Attn. Mark Heeley, Venturing Professional. The dates for this year’s Hike-o-ree are October 5-7 or November 2-4. Cost will be $13.50 ($14.00 for extra extra large shirts). For more information or registration forms, contact Mark Heeley at NCAC or e-mail me at coopwright@aol.com.
REI is again offering a great selection of seminars
at the Baileys Crossroads and College Park stores. Our crew goes
out to dinner and then to one of their seminars perhaps every
quarter. Three excellent seminars that are coming up are:
Oct 16 – Hike America! Virginia! (College Park)
Oct 17 – Hike America! Virginia! (Baileys Crossroads)
Oct 23 – Survival Skills: Fire Without Matches (College
Park)
Oct 24 – Survival Skills: Fire Without Matches (Baileys
Crossroads)
Why not have a night out together! Wear your uniform and show
that BSA likes high adventure.
All talks start at 7:30 PM. Why make it a night and go out to
dinner with your Venture patrol, Varsity team or Venturing crew
and attend one of these sessions? For more information, call REI
at (703) 379-9400 or (301) 982-9681.
Date: October 13, 2000 9:30 to 4:00 - PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP EARLY!!!! Cost: $5.00 to cover goggles, chemicals and glassware Note: Only 5 boys from each Troop are allowed, pre-registration required. Boys showing up without preregistration will probably be turned away. For Flyer, Directions & Workbook, go to https://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/MBDays/chem.html or http://www.geocities.com/paxmeritbadge/MBDays/chem.html Registrar: Tiffany Chiou email:ziun@wam.umd.edu or ziun@glue.umd.edu
Land Navigation/Orienteering MB The very best Land Navigation course I have ever taken (and that includes over 20 years in the Army) will be offered again at REI at Baileys Crossroads, October 20-21, 2001. The first day will be spent in intensive classroom exercises. The second day will be spent on and off trail in Prince William Forest Park doing practical navigation exercises. The course fee is $85.00 and includes workbook text, course materials, compass, map, and grid reader. The course is taught by Mr. Tom Terry and we use the material that he developed when we train Venturers and troops. If you are looking to get a firm understanding of land navigation techniques to bring back to your unit, this course is for you. The course fills very quickly, so contact REI at (703) 379-9400. There is also an excellent GPS class offered on September 22, 2001 at the REI College Park store. Cost of this class is $15 for REI members and $25 for non-members. Call the College Park store at (301) 982-9681 for more details.
On Saturday October 27, from 9
to1, we are having the Patuxent Merit Badge Day for Citizenship.
if you would be a merit badge counselor that day? Please respond
to my email address and let me know if you can counsel that day.
YIS Tim
The Merit Badge Day will be located at: Emmanuel United Methodist
church 11416 Cedar Lane Beltsville, MD 20705
Annual Teen Labor Education Day. The workshop will enable the scouts to fulfill many of the American Labor Merit Badge requirements in one day. Saturday, March 23, 2002. See https://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/MBDays/labor/labor.html or http://www.geocities.com/paxmeritbadge/MBDays/labor/labor.html
It's not too early to start planning for Klondike Derby '02. I mportant dates: 10/10/2001 Registration forms available 11/14/2001 Freedom Patch Contest entry due 1/9/2002 Registration (no late fee), no registration after 2/1/2001 2/8/2002 to 2/10/2002 Klondike Derby Enter the "Freedom Patch" Contest and win a $5 guift certificate from Blockbuster Video. Send your colored design entry, using the Klondike Derby theme "Valley Forge Freedom Fighters", with your name, address, phone number to Leeann Banes at 6314 WoodPointe Drive, Glen Dale, Md 20769. Deadline is Nov. 14. Many volunteers will be needed for the many cubscout, bebelo, and scout stations, as well as logistical duties. Contact Leeann Banes with your recommendations and any ideas you have for the Klondike Derby. Cub, Webelo and Troop chairpersons and co-chairs are needed, now. Leeann Banes, 301-805-0031, fawn777@aol.com
Baltimore Area Council 25th Annual Boy Scouts
of America presents Maryland Scout Orienteering Day at Patuxent
River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., 12 miles east of D.C. Beltway
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2001 MAIL FORM BELOW BY NOVEMBER 21
Your troop is invited to take part in a day of orienteering fun
coordinated the National Capital Orienteering Club (QOC) &
our veteran Scouter staff. Cost is $3.00 per participant. Parents
& over-18 leaders are most definitely welcome, but not Cubs
or Webelos. Venture & Explorer members (under 18) can compete
as a unit or as part of their associated troop. Parents &
troops should try the fun public beginner events too at parks in
Howard, Montgomery, & P.G. Counties (call the (QOC) INFO-line
at 703-528INFO, or http://qoc.nova.org (which has
this form.)) see http://qoc.nova.org/scout.htm
International
Event: 16 th New Zealand Jamboree, Meet the Challenge, Mystery
Creek, Hamilton, New Zealand Dec. 29 2001 - Jan. 6 2002
Information: Mr. Warren Dennis, Jamboree Manager, P.O. Box 1006,
Cambridge, New Zealand E-mail: manager@jamboree.scouts.org.nz
Visit their web site at jamboree.scouts.org.nz The Jamboree
Program Team are scouts who are involved with the planning and
preparation for the Jamboree from start to finish. Up to 5,000
ten to fifteen-year-old scouts are expected. Activities include:
Scouting skills, Climbing, Abseiling, Prussiking, BMX cycling
course, Orienteering, Amateur Radio activities, Two Lakes
Challenge, Bridge over Snake Gully, Battle of the bulge, Motor
Bikes and Mountain Biking, Roller Blades, Scooters, Skateboards,
Radio Control Cars, Model Railways, and Bike Bungling. Overnight
off site activities are available for a fee.
International Scout Camp Camp de La Fresnaye, Belgium (Fedration des Scouts Catholiques) The campsite of La Fresnaye is mainly designed to accommodate Scout/Guide groups or other youth associations, tents or in chalets (without beds). Groups are independent, but all groups must help to maintain shared facilities. Swimming pool, tennis courts, games, etc. Campsite Information: Camp de La Fresnaye, Prins Boudewijnlaan 1, B - 1653 Dworp, Belgium Tel: (+32.2) 380 12 91 Fax: (+32.2) 380 77 35 Contact Information: Jean-Paul Mariotte, c/o Camp de la Fresnaye, Heidebloem 1, B - 1653 Dworp, Belgium Tel: (+32.2) 380 12 91 Fax: (+32.2) 380 77 35
The Parent/Son Camping program is designed
to give a Cub Scout or Webelos Scout and his adult partner an
opportunity to spend a fun-filled 24-hour period together in the
outdoors. During this 24-hour period, they will learn more about
each other by working and playing together within a planned
program of activities. Space is limited: 96 pairs per
weekend. Cost is $56.00 per buddy pair and is NON REFUNDABLE.
The dates and locations are:
Maryland October 13-14, 2001 Camp William B Snyder, Haymarket,
Virginia
Details and signup forms are on the NCAC Homepage: http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/camps/weekend.html
Theme: Friends & Family. This is for all Protestant and Catholic Cub Scouts. Activities, discussions & crafts reinforce the theme. Patch provided, $5 fee, bring a bag lunch. Contact: Eneida Martinez-Brown 301-864-0059
Order of the Arrow Ordeal information:
When: The weekend of October 12-14
Where: Cedarville State Park
Cost: Ordeal - $38, Brotherhood - $30, Fellowship- $18, Elangomats - $10
Our Ordeal Master has already sent out two letters to all the candidates, so make sure the candidates in your troop have received information about the Ordeal. Additionally, we are sending out letters to members who are eligible for Brotherhood. I would strongly encourage all Ordeal members to try for Brotherhood as it sheds light on the true purposes of the Order of the Arrow. If you have any questions about the Ordeal, contact: Zeke Roebuck (Ordeal Master) : (301)-322-9376 Rick Henrikson(Chief): (301)-249-4493
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Upcoming Patuxent District merit badge days for the coming Scout
year:
October 27, 2001 - Citizenship in
the Community, Nation and World
February 2, 2002 - First Aid, Emergency Preparedness, and
Personal Fitness
April 20, 2002 - Communications, Family Life, and Personal
Management
MERIT BADGE DAY HOST TROOPS NEEDED!
We are looking for a Troop to host the February 20 Patuxent District merit badge day. It does not take a lot of work-- you provide the meeting place and I will get the merit badge counselors. If you are interested contact Tim Looney @ 301-805-1352 or by email: jtlooney@hotmail.com
Please note: New Merit Badge Counselor Lists have been distributed at Round Table. The merit badge web site will be updated over the next month.
It is with great sadness that we
remember the passing of
Herdick ("Dutch") Arthur Shultz II
On September 24, 2001 beloved husband of Mary A. Shultz; father of Marsha, Mindy, and Hederick Shultz, III; son of Margaret Shultz Strunk. Also survived by one grandchild, Brittany Martin. Mr. Shultz was an assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 252 of Riverdale, MD. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Boyscouts of America. Dutch was in a trucking related accident. Dutch will be sorely missed. He was one month shy of 43 years old.
The National Capital Area Council is pleased to welcome Vincent Robinson as Sr. District Executive. He can be reached via E-mail at vrobinson@boyscouts-ncac.org or by phone at 301-214-9182.
For information on all council contingent high adventure
trips (for individuals or small groups of scouts), and links to
all of the national high adventure bases for unit trips, go to:
http://www.highadventurecommittee.org/
To schedule a presentation at your unit meeting on the High Adventure program, contact Nick Dunten at 301 927-0501 or nick.dunten@verizon.net.
Author: Lynn C. Woolsey Issue: Oct
23, 2000
The Boy Scouts must be told being `morally straight' means they
cannot discriminate.
BY REP. LYNN WOOLSEY, Dem. Representative for 6th district California
Two months ago I introduced the Scouting for All Act, a bill to revoke the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA's) federal charter, not to punish the Boy Scouts, but to send a clear message that civil rights are alive and well in the United States and that Congress does not support discrimination in any form. I'm not saying the Boy Scouts are bad; I'm saying intolerance is. I was a Girl Scout; my son was a Boy Scout; I know the value of Scouting and that's why I believe that Scouting should be available to all boys. I also had no intention of trying to override the Supreme Court. The unchangeable fact is that the Supreme Court in June upheld the BSA's discriminatory policy. So the real question is not whether the Boy Scouts have a right to their discriminatory policy but whether their discriminatory policy is right.
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