Dear Scouts and Scouters:

School starts this month. Fall recruiting will be in full swing in a few weeks. Time to invite boys and girls to join the adventures of Scouting. Same program, activities, and advancement. Some councils that piloted girls in Cub Scouting in the spring found that for every two girls that joined, one new boy joined the pack. It’s a family affair!

New for this fall, East Carolina Council is providing an updated Parent Guide to explain Cub Scouting. Each Den Leader, Cubmaster, Pack Committee Chair and Committee member will also receive an updated guide to orient them to their positions.

You may have already noticed the change the BSA made August 1 to records for Youth Protection Training. Anyone who has not completed the new training now has an expiration date of 9/30/2018. 995 adults have completed the new training. 1,792 still need to take the new training. DON’T WAIT! Thousands will wait to the last minute and the servers will bog down. Every registered adult must complete the new training on your My.Scouting.org account by September 30, 2018.

You already know we refurbished our pool at East Carolina Scout Reservation. It looks awesome! We are restoring the shower house on the east side of Camp Sam Hatcher to make more showers and flush toilets available. These projects are made possible by contributing to Friends of Scouting. Many thanks to those who contribute!

Start gearing up for the fall with some important events:

Popcorn sales – Sept 3 – Nov 5. Fund your entire year of Scouting with one sale!

Camp Boddie Fall Family Cub Weekend – Oct 5-7. Fun for the whole family!

Camp Charles Cub Family Campout – Nov 2-6. More fun for the whole family!

Cub Scout Leader Pow-Wow – Nov 10. Add pizzazz to your Cub Scout activities.

Forty-eight Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts are learning new leadership skills this month at National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT). Fantastic course! I encourage all troops, crews, and ships to send qualified Scouts next year. The results will amaze you.

Please check out (and like) our council Facebook page at www.facebook.com/eccbsa and encourage others to do the same. Lots of updated information is shared on our Facebook page.

I’d appreciate your feedback on what you think or ideas you’d like to share. Please email me at [email protected]. I’ll see you on the trail.

In service,

Doug Brown, Jr.

Scout Executive / CEO

On February 1, 2018, the Boy Scouts of America released updated youth protection training, called YPT2. There is now only one YPT training for all levels of Scouting adults from Cub Scouts through our young adult programs. This is the one designated Youth Protection Training for all adults.

 

The mandatory training is closed captioned and includes three modules covering the following:

·          Overview and Policies

·          Sexual Abuse

·          Bullying

YPT2 is accessible from a my.Scouting.org account, but BSA registration is not required to take the training. BSA chartering organization members are welcome to take the training free of charge. The training certificate will only be available for printing after completing the three required training modules and passing the test which completes the Youth Protection Training. The training certificate must accompany a new BSA adult application.

 

B By October 1, 2018, all new and currently registered leaders will be required to complete the updated training. The enhanced and updated content will allow leaders and councils to comply with all current legal requirements. While this may be inconvenient for some, it reflects the BSA’s commitment to the safety of all youth. Depending on your internet connection speed, it takes most people between one to two hours.

On August 1, 2018, the BSA made changes to all Youth Protection Training records. Anyone who has not completed the new training now has an expiration date of 9/30/2018. East Carolina Council still has 1,792 adults who need to take the new training.

DO NOT WAIT! Thousands across the country will wait to the last minute and the servers likely will bog down. Every registered adult must complete the new training on their My.Scouting.org account by September 30, 2018.

The announcement from the National Key-3 stated, “When it comes to the safety of children, our goal is to continually improve. Sustained vigilance on youth protection is a central part of our culture. Nothing is more important than the safety of our children. The Boy Scouts of America will not stand by while people take advantage of our trusted program to harm children.”

The Boy Scouts of America produced two age appropriate videos designed to educate boys about child abuse and how to protect themselves.

The video, A Time to Tell, is for boys 11 years of age and older. It Happened to Me is designed for boys ages 6 to 9 years of age. These videos are an important part of the BSA’s Youth Protection training. The videos present common situations in which sexual abuse might occur and emphasize the BSA’s “three Rs” of Youth Protection.

Each Boy Scout troop and Cub Scout pack are encouraged to show the age appropriate video to its members once a year .

It is important that we all recognize that child sexual abuse is a serious problem in our society and that Scouts are prepared to take appropriate steps to protect themselves if they, or their friends, are confronted by a person who attempts to put them in a situation where sexual abuse could occur. Nobody expects that Scouts are going to be sexually abused. However, just as we learn first aid skills to prepare ourselves in case we ever need to use them, we also need to learn about sexual abuse.

Leaders are encouraged to view the appropriate video and read the discussion guide before showing to Scouts at a pack or troop meeting. There are difficult, yet realistic, scenarios presented in the videos. Parents are encouraged to participate as well.

The videos may purchased from the East Carolina Council Scout Shop of ordered from www.scoutstuff.org . The troop leader discussion guide may be found online at: www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/boy-scout/ .  The pack leader discussion guide may be found online at: www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/cub-scout/ .

LIVE Training Courses – register and see flyers at: http://www.eccbsa.org/Event%20Flyers

Cub Specific Training - coming soon, September 22 in Simpson, stay-tuned

Expanded Learning Courses

BALOO 11/2-11/3/2018 at Sea Base

BALOO 5/17-5/18/2019 at Sea Base

IOLS – 10/12-10/13/2018 at Sea Base

Leave No Trace – 10/12/2018

Pow Wow at Craven Community College – pending venue 11/10/2018

Leaders, who have changed positions within your unit may experience dropped training from the Scouting records. When you submit your new application, you can prevent this by providing copies of your training certificates with your BSA application to Kinston. It is highly recommended to keep copies of all your training certificates. The leader in your unit in charge of tracking the training should also have copies. If you see a discrepancy, contact your local training chair, or me to have it rectified. Live courses may be re-entered for credit upon providing documentation. Online course credit will involve Judy Phillips, ECC Registrar. Contact me with questions or concerns. This also affects Tiger Adult Partners who took training, and then re-register as other positions in the unit. In Scouting, Dee Goliwas, [email protected]

For training needs

District training chairs

Blackbeard – Butch Harris                      [email protected]

Caswell – Matthew Hodges                    [email protected]

Pitt – Dee Goliwas                                      [email protected]

Lewis Deanes – Steve Garner                 [email protected]

Tar River – Robert Bass                             [email protected]

Wilson – Jay Jones                                     [email protected]

Croatan Trails – Veronica Ham               [email protected]

Neuse Basin – Mickie Whitehead          [email protected]

WORD – Brian Pensak                               [email protected]

 

East Carolina Council

Dee Goliwas, East Carolina Council       [email protected]                  

Jeanine Kosmicki, YPT Champion          [email protected]

The BSA announced an update to adult registration requirements on March 9, 2018 which mandate that all adults accompanying any unit (pack, troop, crew, team , ship, or post) to a Scouting activity lasting 72 hours or more must be registered as a leader , including completion of a criminal background check and Youth Protection Training — effective June 1, 2018 .

Requiring registration, background checks, and YPT for adults adds another dimension of protection. Recognizing the affect these requirements have on parents and programs, this step is being taken to underscore how important youth protection measures are to safe Scouting.

The BSA fully recognizes the affect these requirements will have on parents and programs and offer the following clarification:

Saturday, April 28, 2018 was just an ordinary day off. At least that is what Kenneth Parker thought. He and his children were in Greenville, NC near the intersection of Fire Tower Road and NC 43.

Stunned, Kenneth witnessed a truck moving slowly toward the intersection. Next to the truck a man was running and pounding on the driver’s side window. Was this a case of road rage? No. After looking again Kenneth realized the driver was unconscious and slumped at the wheel. He immediately pulled on to the road and sped past the truck. Once he was in front of the distressed truck, Kenneth stopped his vehicle which allowed the other vehicle to bump into his truck and come to a complete stop short of the intersection.

Kenneth and other good Samaritans broke out the glass and opened the door. Immediately, Kenneth noticed a syringe in the driver’s arm. The syringe was removed, and EMS was notified of a drug overdose. Kenneth continued to administer aid to the victim while waiting for the paramedics. Upon arrival, Narcan was given to the victim and in a few moments he responded.

Had Kenneth not stopped the vehicle, it would have continued into the intersection, possibly causing injury or even death of other individuals.

Robersonville Ruritan Club and Greenville Fire and Rescue recognized Kenneth for his outstanding heroism on Monday, July 9 ^th.

Croatan Lodge sent a small contingent of 23 Scouts and Scouters to the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) 2018. We additionally sent 2 scouts and 1 scouter to participate as staff for this event.

While there Logan Thompson, place 2nd overall in the Chicken Dance competition while Kyle Ferguson, place in the top 10 for Southern Straight Dance.

And while there was no AC in our accommodations, spirits were high during the week of training and fellowship. Looking forward to seeing more OA members attend NOAC 2020 at Michigan State University.

Heart of Virginia Council will be offering the Powder Horn course Sept 21-23 and Oct 26-28. You need to attend both weekends. More info can be found here and here.

Occoneechee Council will be offering Power Horn Course Sept 21-23 and October 5-7. You can contact Tom Taylor (919-833-1356/[email protected]) or the Occoneechee Council Office. Flier is here

Do you remember this District and where and when it existed?

 

If so, Please contact Dan Grummert ( [email protected] ) with more information.

Your help will work towards developing a better history of your council.

Commission Structure:

•      To simplify your qualification you start at a base commission of 33%  (1% increase over last year).

•      If your unit attends kick-off and signs up by August 4th, add 1%.

•      If your unit shows an increase of 7%, you receive an additional 2%

•      Online commission - 40% Commission for online sales

•      Plus a host of exciting Council and Nationally Sponsored Prizes!

 

Here is a link for a Unit leader to register for the sale:  https://scouting.trails-end.com/tools/recruit/signup?council=c8e21854-f21c-11e5-a5eb-0632e198f0a5&campaign=6be65840-eb34-11e7-845d-0ea49884a45e

 

July 18th--Trail's End Family Guides delivered

 

August 4th-Program Kick-off

 On Saturday, August 11, the town of Oriental once again hosted the annual Dragon Boat Race at beautiful Grace Harbor within River Dunes Plantation. This year the event had 13 teams in three divisions: Survivors (3 Teams), Community (4 Team) and Military (3 Teams).

 

Dragon Boat paddlers move in unison, combining strength with teamwork in a boat whose elaborate design originates in ancient China. Dragon Boats are the world’s largest flat-water racing canoes, propelled by a crew of 20 plus a drummer and a steersperson.

Teamwork is everything in dragon boat racing and synchronicity is more important than strength.

 

Troop 683 (BSA Waverunners) beat out the River Dunes Dragons in heat # 1 with a time of 1:26.00 vs. 1:30:39 to take the first win of the day. In the second heat the Waverunners defeated the Oriental Dragon Masters with a time of 1:21:68 vs. 1:26:28 for the

second win of the day and clinching first place in the Community Division. With this win, the Waverunners received the very special Fran Deaton Memorial Trophy which is given to the Community Division Winner in memory of a very special lady within the

Oriental Dragon Boat community. Troop 683 will have the honor of holding on to this trophy until next year’s event whereby the Waverunners will have to defend it against a new group of community teams. In the third and final heat of the day, the BSA team

was moved in to the military division to compete against the two top marine teams, Devil Dog Dragons and Chesty Pullers. This heat pitted the top three teams for the day based on times and gave the Waverunners a chance at the overall championship for the event. 

This was a tight race from the start with the Waverunners pulling out to a half-boat length lead going in to the 200m mark, but the Devil Dog Dragons kept their composure and took the victory at the line beating out the BSA team by 0.45 seconds.

 Troop 683 would like to extend a huge Thank You to Nutrien in Aurora, NC for once again sponsoring the BSA boat for this year’s event. Without their contribution this would not have been possible.

 

A huge Thank You to the scouts/leaders and volunteers who made up this year’s BSA Waverunner Team:

 

Wes Dail, Mike Falcone, David Gaskins (Captain), Mark Jones, Timmy Jones, Phillip Nanney, Damian Nobles, Josh Nunley, Jessica Nunley, Cindy Paulson (Drummer), Tyrone Robertson, Douglas Robinson, Lance Shields, Erik Smith, Bryan Spain, David Spruill, Woody Spruill, Roger Stewart, Steven Stewart, Jamey Wiley and Jacob Wiley.

 

2019 ECC Contingent to Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico

Planning is underway for this exciting trip of a lifetime. Email or call today if you are

interested in attending this mountain top experience!

COME & JOIN THE ADVENTURE!!!

Dates: June 17 or 18 – July 2, 2019

Round-trip flight from Raleigh, NC

Anticipated total cost: $2,400 (includes Blue Sky Adventure in either

Colorado or New Mexico, airfare, registration, lodging, meals, etc.)

$100 deposit secures your spot! Due ASAP (First come, first serve).

Information, application forms, and payment schedule: