Notes from the June 2016 Highlander District Roundtable

1. BeAScout.org Updates
• New families are moving into our area all the time.
• Help them find your Unit!
• Update your Pin today!

2. 2016 Eagle Scouts
Unit Last Name First Name BOR Date
776 Farkas Justin 1/25/2016
776 King Treaston 1/25/2016
S-71 Greene Kelanni 2/23/2016
T-6 Williams Stuart 2/23/2016
T-772 Wyland Matthew 3/28/2016
T-772 Wyland William 3/28/2016
T-776 Norcross Matthew 4/5/2016
T-774 Tappin D’Angelo 4/5/2016
T-94 Vasquez Cody 4/5/2016
T-776 Whitworth Frank 4/12/2016
T-82 Yerby Zebulon 4/12/2016
T-757 Dick Robert 5/2/2016
T-757 Haberek Tyler 5/2/2016
T-774 Spaulding James 5/17/16
13 total Eagles for 2016!
Awaiting BOR
1
Approved Project Reviews
11
Next District Eagle BOR:
June - TBD

3. Wood Badge S7-421-16-2
Wood Badge
The “SUMMIT” of Scouter Training!
Weekend 1: September 9-11, 2016
Weekend 2: September 30 – October 2, 2016Occoneechee
Scout Reservation, Carthage, NC
Come join in the fun, fellowship, and excitement of
Wood Badge – reservations online at
www.ocscouts.org or see Kirk Johnson TONIGHT!

4. 2017 National Jamboree
• The 2017 National Scout
Jamboree will be held from
July 19 to July 28, 2017
• Troops are forming now.
• Scouts age 12 and first
class are eligible.
• Venturers may attend.
• For more information, goto:
www.ocjambo2017.com

5. SOUTHERN REGION
SEA SCOUTING
ADVENTURE IN, ON, AROUND,
& UNDER THE WATER

6. Sea Scout &
Venturing Events
• CAMPABLE, “Sea Scout Summer Camp”
• June 27 through Sunday PM, July 3, 2016
• Solomon’s, MD – ‘U.S. Navy’s Solomons Recreation Center’
• Cost: $350.00 per Sea Scout
• Contact Skipper Tom Ballew at tballew@cox.net
• Soggy Bottom Boat Race
• 30 July sponsored by Colonial Virginia Council Venturing
Officers Association, Suffolk, VA
More info Contact John Green
HawkUH60@aol.com 910-261-3066

7. National Youth Leadership Training
(NYLT)
National Youth Leadership
Training (NYLT) is the current
incarnation of youth leadership
development training offered
by the Boy Scouts of America
(BSA).
• Occoneechee Council is
offering NYLT twice this
year!
– July 5-10, 2016
– June 17-19, 2016 and July 01-03,
2016 (must attend both
weekends)

8. June Events
6/2 Roundtable @ Gardners UMC, 7:00pm
6/16 Commissioner’s Cabinet, Garner
6/16 District Committee Meeting,
Manna Church, Cliffdale Road, 7:00pm
5/20-24 Cub Day Camp

9. July Events
7/14 Commissioner’s Cabinet, Garner
7/21 District Committee Meeting,
Manna Church, Cliffdale Road, 7:00pm
7/24-27 Cub Scout Resident Camp

10. Unit Drop Files . . . . . .
All Unit Leaders should check
their Drop File when checking in
at Round Table.
• Drop Files include important information for the Unit
• If you do not know what or where the Drop File is
located . . . please see Ralph Hinrichs, Steve
McDavid, or Erin Zeek. We will be glad to assist you.

11. District Email Lists
• Highlander District has started using Constant
Contact to help get information out to leaders.
• Go to Highlanderdistrict.org to sign up if you are not
already receiving emails.
• You can chose one or several email list that you
wish to receive news from:
– Boy Scouts
– Cub Scouts
– Venturing
– Sea Scouts
– General Interest

12. University of Scouting
Save the Date!
Wake Technical
Community College

14. Red Cross offers Service Hours
Troops and Crews – the Red Cross needs your help!
• The Red Cross installs smoke alarms in poorer
neighborhoods – they are looking for volunteers to
train and do the installs (Service Hours!)
• The Red Cross is willing to offer some classes in
“Hands only” CPR to Troops and Crews at no charge
Leaders – get in touch with The Red Cross if you are
interested in your Troop or Crew helping with installs
of smoke detectors!
Tony Garcia @ The Cumberland Scout Shop is a POC
for The Red Cross.

15. ADULT RECOGNITION
Contact Roy Fish
910-853-1668
royfish14@gmail.com

16. Looking for a summertime activity for your Scouts?
Why not campout at WakeMed Soccer Park with the Carolina
Railhawks?
Fliers available at the Cumberland Scout Shop!

17. Cub Scout Camp
Highlander is hosting two Cub Scout
Camps in Fayetteville this Year!
Day Camp:
June 20-24, 2016
Twilight Camp:
August 8-12
Visit
HighlanderDistrict.org
for more information

18. DAY CAMP JUNE 20-24, 2016
• What: Highlander District Day Camp- Fayetteville North
• Who: Registered Scouts in Rising 1st grade-Rising 5th
grade
• Where: St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church,
– 1000 Andrews Road, Fayetteville, NC 28311
• When: June 20-24, 2016
– Monday-Thursday; 8:00 am-4:00 pm (aftercare until
5:30 pm for $6 daily)
– Friday 8:00 am -1:00 pm (no aftercare available)
• Cost: $130 per scout
• Why: To Have FUN! Scouts participate in the following
activity centers:
– Archery, BB, Arts and Crafts, Cooking, Games, STEM,
Webelos specific activities, and more!
• Each scout must bring a water bottle, snack, and lunch.
• REGISTRATION: online only at www.ocscouts.org
• Details available at:
highlanderdistrict.org/welcome/program/cub-day-camp/
Registration is open until June
5th unless maximum capacity
reached before closing date.

19. TWILIGHT CAMP - AUGUST
• What: Highlander Twilight Camp- Fayetteville North
• Who: Registered Scouts in Rising 1st grade-Rising 5th
grade
• Where: St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
– 1000 Andrews Road, Fayetteville, NC 28311
• When: Monday-Friday 6 – 9 pm, August 8 - 12, 2016
• Cost: $70 per scout
• Why: To Have FUN! Scouts participate in the
following activity centers:
– Archery, Slingshot, Cooking, Campfires and
more!
• REGISTRATION: online only at www.ocscouts.org
• Details available at:
– http://highlanderdistrict.org/welcome/program/cub
-twilight-camp/