This document provides information about Eagle Scouts from 2015 in Highlander District, upcoming Wood Badge and Sea Scout training courses, and several upcoming Scouting events in December and January including a Christmas parade, district awards dinner, and Scout Sunday fundraising event at a local pizza restaurant.

1. 2015 Eagle Scouts
Unit Last Name First Name BOR Date
598 Rose Tyler 1/26/15
713 Branson Douglas 2/23/15
82 Yerby Brian 2/23/15
776 Cooper Jonathan 2/23/15
6 Harmon Andrew 3/24/15
C-598 Braswell Jackson 4/27/15
713 Lynch Anthony 4/27/15
713 Donahue Seamus 4/27/15
713 Branson Dalton 5/26/15
713 Seals Robert 8/24/15
772 Swagler Steven 8/24/15
776 Fletcher Robert 9/28/15
902 O’Halloran Michael 9/28/15
13 total for 2015!
Awaiting BOR
0
Packets at Council Awaiting Letters
0
Approved Project Reviews
17
Eagle Workshops
Unit # of scouts Date of W/S
6 14 complete
Total 0
Next District Eagle BOR: TBD

2. Jason’s Deli Holiday Event
• Be sure to tell the cashier that you are there to support
Scouting and bring your neighbors, friends, family, and all
your Scout families!
• Wear your uniform, Unit t-shirt, and a Christmas hat!
• DROP YOUR RECEIPT IN THE EVENT JAR SO WE GET
CREDIT FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE!
Come join in the FUN!
Jason’s Deli, 419 Cross Creek Mall
Thursday, December 17th
5:00-10:00pm

3. ATTENTION ALL UNITS!!!!
• PLEASE, please, please . . . update
you beascout.org contact info!
• If you need help updating your
information, please see the District
Executive, Terry McIntire,
TONIGHT!!!

4. Baden-Powell Bucks
More commonly known as Roundtable
Funny Money . . . .
• BP Bucks must be spent in the year they are
earned! If you are holding BP Bucks from
last year/they should be turned in to Ralph!
“A SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY!”
• BP Bucks earned from January 2015 to
December 2015 may be spent at the Annual
District Awards Dinner in January 2016.

5. Wood Badge S7-421-16-1
Wood Badge
The “SUMMIT” of Scouter Training!
Friday, 7:00am - Sunday, April 8-10, 2016
Friday, 7:00am - Sunday, April 29-May 1, 2016
Occoneechee Scout Reservation, Carthage, NC
Come join in the fun, fellowship, and excitement of
Wood Badge – reservations online at
www.ocscouts.org or see Kim Johnson TONIGHT!

7. Sea Scout &
Venturing Events
Contact John Green Skipper Ship 71, Asst. DC & Unit Commissioner
HawkUH60@aol.com 910-261-3066 Facebook “SSShip71”
You don’t need to be a Sea Scout to take Seabadge.
Want to learn more about the BSAs oldest Senior Scouting
Program and earn your SEABADGE?
Course #SB-26-NC-2016, Pamlico Sea Base February 5-7 2016
Pre Register at http://nc.seabadge.info
- Winter Fest Gatlinburg, TN 12-14 February
www.bsawinterfest.org
- Maryland Sea Scout Academy 26-28 February
http://www.tinyurl.com/catocin2016

8. Christmas Parade and Picnic
Saturday, December 12, 2015
• Meet in the parking lot of the Courthouse between
9:30-10:30 (you cannot park at the Courthouse)
• Wear your uniform and a Christmas hat!
• Wear a backpacking backpack or day pack (carry
your lunch and we will have a picnic together at the
end of the parade).

9. You are invited to the
Annual Highlander District
Clan Gathering and
Adult Awards Dinner
Saturday, January 9, 2016
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
5804 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville
6:00pm Social - 6:30pm Dinner and Awards
Please bring a covered dish to share (beverages will be provided)
Crazy Auction will follow awards ceremony so bring your 2015
Baden-Powell Bucks!

10. GET OUT THE SCOUTS
Highlander District
Scout Sunday, February 7. 2016
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
All Day (open at 11:00am)
Drop your receipt in the event jar!
Funds generated from this
“GET OUT THE SCOUTS” event go towards our
2016 Friends of Scouting goal!

11. December Events
12/3 Roundtable @ Gardners UMC, 7:00pm
12/10 Commissioner’s Cabinet, Garner, NC
12/12 Christmas Parade, meet at the Courthouse
between 9:30-10:30am
12/17 District Committee Meeting, 7:00pm
12/17 “GET OUT THE SCOUTS” Holiday Event at
Jason’s Deli, 5:00-10:00pm
12/25 Merry, Merry Christmas

12. January Events
1/7 Roundtable @ Gardners UMC, 7:00pm
1/9 Highlander District Clan Gathering
and Awards Dinner
• St. Andrew’s UMC, 5804 Ramsey Street
• 6:00 Social – 6:30 Pot-luck Dinner & Program
1/14 Commissioner’s Cabinet, Garner
1/21 District Committee Meeting,
Manna Church, Cliffdale Road,7:00pm

13. Coffee with the Commish!
Recharter turn-in with the District Commissioner
each Sunday in January at McD’s!
January 3rd January 17th January 31st
McDonald’s @ Sycamore Dairy & Bragg Blvd., 5:00-7:00pm
January 10th January 24th
McDonald’s @ Linden Oaks, 5:00-7:00pm
December recharters by appointment only!

14. PNC Arena News
PNC Arena is offering special event
pricing for Occoneechee Scouts!
• Disney on Ice
• World’s Toughest Rodeo
• Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus EXTREME!
• Harlem Globetrotters
• Carolina Hurricanes
• Monster Jam
• TORUK: The First Flight (based on AVATAR!)
Go to http://wwwthepncarena.com/scouts

15. 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 Kim Johnson. We will be glad to assist
you.

16. Crazy Auction Items . .
These are the items we have thus far:
23 Leather book covers 7 Leather Folio covers
6 Piece Lodge Cast Iron set 2 Coleman Ovens
1 10x10 Pop-up 1 Slim Cook Stand
1 Coleman 2-burner stove 1 Coleman Lantern
1 5-Liter portable sink 1 Micro Survival Kit
1 10-Liter portable sink 1 5-Gal. water carrier
1 20-Liter portable sink 1 Field & Stream Lantern
1 10-Liter bucket 1 Handmade Blue & Gold Afgan
1 Two-person Tent
1 indoor American Flag (complete with stand, 2-piece pole,
flag with fringe, Eagle topper, and Lanyard)
15 piece set of Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post glass tumblers

17. 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

18. Save the Date . . . .
“GET OUT THE SCOUTS”
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
5:00-8:00pm
ZAXBY’S
1405 Walter Reed Road, Fayetteville 28304
Proceeds for all sales will go towards Friends of
Scouting!
Let’s fill the place up with Scouts!

19. 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.