NOTEWORTHY SYCAMORE DISTRICT - BLACKHAWK AREA COUNCIL FEBRUARY 2019 Upcoming Events This Month Next Month Sycamore District Contacts Senior District Executive Michael Ancheta [email protected]District Executive Laura Cullotta [email protected]District Committee Chair Lance Snider lsnider@staffingplusinc.com District Commissioner Doug Tucker [email protected]blackhawkscouting.org/sycamore - District Recognition Dinner 7th March - District Roundtable 14th March - Executive Committee Meeting 21st March - District Commissioners Meeting 28th March Sycamore District Volunteer Recognition Dinner Join us on March 7th at Grace Lutheran Church in Woodstock to recognize our distinguished volunteers from the 2018 year of Scouting! To register, please visit Double Knot. Cost is $10/Person All information is included on Double Knot and http://www.blackhawkscouting.org/Sycamore If you have any questions, contact Miki Myshkowec Email [email protected]Noteworthy Editor Rachel Friend [email protected]- Award Nominations Due 1st February - Okpik Camping Weekend 2nd-3rd February - Continuous Fire 2nd-9th February - Scout Sunday 3rd February - District Committee Meeting 7th February - Scout Day 8th February - District Roundtable 14th February - Council Offices Closed 18th February - Commissioner Meeting 28th February - BAC’S Venturing Blast 22nd-24th February - Scouting For Food Drive 23rd February~2nd March Scouting For Food Drive Contributions to the Scouting for Food campaign will be distributed to the food banks, pantries, and kitchens in communities of the Scout units where the collections are made to help these providers meet the needs of our hungry neighbors. February 23rd to March 2nd More information is available on www.blackhawkscouting.org/Sycamore If you have any questions, contact Susan Kelly Email [email protected]Call (847) 219-0882
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NOTEWORTHYSYCAMORE DISTRICT - BLACKHAWK AREA COUNCIL FEBRUARY 2019
District CommissionerDoug [email protected] blackhawkscouting.org/sycamore
- District Recognition Dinner 7th March- District Roundtable 14th March- Executive Committee Meeting 21st March- District Commissioners Meeting 28th March
Sycamore District Volunteer Recognition Dinner
Join us on March 7th at Grace Lutheran Church in Woodstock to recognize our distinguished volunteers from the 2018 year of Scouting!
To register, please visit Double Knot. Cost is $10/Person
All information is included on Double Knot and http://www.blackhawkscouting.org/Sycamore
If you have any questions, contact Miki MyshkowecEmail [email protected]
- Award Nominations Due 1st February- Okpik Camping Weekend 2nd-3rd February- Continuous Fire 2nd-9th February- Scout Sunday 3rd February- District Committee Meeting 7th February- Scout Day 8th February- District Roundtable 14th February- Council Offices Closed 18th February- Commissioner Meeting 28th February- BAC’S Venturing Blast 22nd-24th February- Scouting For Food Drive 23rd February~2nd March
Scouting For Food Drive
Contributions to the Scouting for Food campaign will be distributed to the food banks, pantries, and kitchens in communities of the Scout units where the collections are made to help these providers meet the needs of our hungry neighbors.
February 23rd to March 2nd
More information is available onwww.blackhawkscouting.org/Sycamore
If you have any questions, contact Susan KellyEmail [email protected] (847) 219-0882
2019 Sycamore District Volunteer Recognition Dinner
March 7th, 2019 @ Grace Lutheran Church in WoodstockCost: $10/Person (Please note that there is a maximum of 8 seats at each table)
Join us to recognize our distinguished volunteers from the 2018 year of Scouting! Sycamore District Volunteer Recognition Dinner is scheduled for March 7th, 2019.
The following awards will be given:
Scouting Spirit Award
District Action Award
District Award of Merit
Jeff Clark Scout Spirit Award
To register for the dinner, visit Double Knot. March 6th is the last day you can register!
If you have any questions, contact Miki MyshkowecEmail [email protected]
Blackhawk Area Council Venturing Blast 2019
February 22nd to February 24th, 2019 @ Camp Lowden
Cost is $30/Person before February 16th and $35/Person afterward.
This event is open to ages 14 and older in all Scout units, as well as non-Scouts; use it as a recruitment activity! Participants will sleep in heated cabins, so there’s no need to bring a tent! Register early to sleep in Boeger Lodge. Space is first come, first reserved!
Some activities include pistol shooting, archery, crate stacking, tomahawk and knife throwing, astronomy, snow shoeing, evening social/dance, night hike and evening cracker barrel, and much more!* Activities are subject to change based on weather
Registration and more information is available on Double Knot
If you have any questions, contact Heather LisserEmail [email protected] (608) 214-0970
Legacy of Service Awards Dinner
April 12th, 2019 @ Holiday Inn in Crystal Lake
Please join us for our 2019 Legacy of Service Awards Dinner, Friday April 12th. We will honor USMC Veteran George Braun for his service to our country and community, and Missy Robel, RN at Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, for her service to veterans through her work at the hospital and throughout McHenry County.
This benefits Scouting in McHenry County. Please come support our veterans, our community, and Scouting!
Sponsorship Levels
- Individual Seat: $50
- Table Sponsor: $450 - Display and Program recognition
- Eagle Sponsor: $1000 - Display recognition, 1/4 page ad in program, logo on Facebook, web-site & printed materials, 6 tickets to Legacy of Service Dinner, logo on printed advertisements for 7 District events
- Hero Sponsor: $2500 - Eagle sponsor recognitions plus name recognition at Legacy of Service Dinner, 4 addition tickets to dinner, logo on recruitment fliers and an additional District event ad in program is 1/2 page
- Patriot Sponsor: $5000 - Hero Sponsor recognitions plus ad in Legacy of Service program is full page, 10 addition (20qty) tickets to dinner
To register for the dinner, visit www.blackhawkscouting.org/legacyofservice
If you have any questions, contact Laura CullottaEmail [email protected] (815) 397-0210
Friends of Scouting
Support Scouting in McHenry County! All units should have a Friends of Scouting presentation to education volunteers, scouts, families and friends about the benefits and GREAT VALUE of scouting.
Each unit has their own unique online donation link that can be distributed via email and promoted online and social media. This link is available all year long! www.blackhawkscouting.org/donate
If you have any questions, contact Michael AnchetaEmail [email protected]
Units participating in this program will earn 50% commission. This program is RISK FREE.Simply return any unsold books (unopened and undamaged) and your Scout/Pack/Troop will not be charged for unsold books!
Individual Scouts or Units may participate in the Sale. This initiative is designed to help Scouts earn their way to camp, high adventure, and offset costs of Scouting for families and Units.
MegaSavings is first come, first serve basis. There are a limited number of books for each District.
For more information, visit http://www.blackhawkscouting.org/megasavingssale
If you have any questions, contact Laura CullottaEmail [email protected]
Is your unit promoting participating in the religious emblems programs as a part of your unit program this year? If so, send me an email to let me know what program(s) you’re running.
If you would like to, but don’t know where to start, contact me for information on how to start the religious emblems program in you unit!
Here are some helpful links:http://www.praypub.org/bsahttp://www.scouting.org/awards/religious-awards/
Hope to hear from you soon!Yours in Scouting, Chris WalneckSycamore District Religious Emblems CoordinatorCall (847) 565-6846 or Email [email protected]
Annie Oakley Shooting Event - Camp Lowden
May 3rd-4th for Scouts BSA girls & female leadersMay 4th (day only) for Cub Scout girls and their adults
* ALL attendees must be currently registered with BSA. * Equipment will be provided. FOID card not required.
The purpose of this event is to orientate the young ladies joining Scouts BSA and female leaders on firing range procedures, gun handling safety and some good ole fun shooting on the range.
All youth participants will have the opportunity to shoot: BB Guns and Archery
Registered Scouts BSA & older will have the opportunity to shoot:22 Rifles, 20 guage Shotguns, 12 guage Shotguns, 50 cal. Black Powder rifle
All registered youth and leaders over the age of 14 will have the opportunity to shoot:Handguns
For more information and to register, go to www.blackhawkscouting.org/annieoakley2019Deadline to register is April 1st. Walk-ins will not be accepted.
We are looking for Lions, Tigers, Wolfs, Bears, Webelos, Arrow of Light Scouts and Scouts! Now is the time to start planning your Spring Recruitment dates. Make sure your unit has a Summer Event schedule in place to support new scouts that join in the springtime! Recruiting is an all year process!
If you have any questions, contact Don Novak, Spring/Fall Recruitment at [email protected]
The Membership Team is always looking for opportunities to have an Information Table set up at local events! Please keep your eyes and ears open for any events that would accommodate youth that may be interested in Boy Scout Program!
Yours in Scouting, Jennifer Broadfield-ColomerSycamore District Vice Chair of Membership
Please help us track the Arrow of Light Scouts as they cross into their troop! We need to know what unit they join! The goal is 100% crossover!Look for the AOL to Scout boards at Roundtable and write the troop number next to the Scouts name. See Karla Zander or Jen Broadfield-Colomer for questions or concerns!
You should be all set to join the Troop of your choice starting in February. Remember to have a Troop Representative at your Blue and Gold or Crossover Ceremony if held at a different time. Discuss with the Troop what their procedure is for the ceremony. Some Troops present the Neckerchief or the Boy Scout Hand Book. Make sure you are on the same page before the ceremony takes place. Please encourage all Arrow of Lights and their parents to join Scouts!
There is a fit for every Scout in Sycamore District! We can help!
If you have any questions, contact Karla Zander, AOL to Scout Transition Email [email protected]
or Jennifer Broadfield-Colomer, Sycamore District Vice Chair MembershipEmail [email protected]
