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Scouting 4 Eggs: Adult Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 13, 2019
7 pm - 10 pm
Location: Cary Camp
Bring your flashlights! Over
10,000 eggs
and 100 prizes to be given out including a chance to win a flat screen TV! Proceeds will go to support the programs at Cary Camp.
This event is open to the public; No kids!
A few social media comments regarding the event
"This looks amazing!"
"I wanna go, OMG"
"Well that looks pretty awesome"
"Sounds like a lot of fun"
It is going to be! Get your tickets now!
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SCOUTS BSA UPDATE:
As of last Friday, nearly 10,000 girls have registered for Scouts BSA since it became available to both boys and girls last month and more continue to join every day. In the Sagamore Council we have all female Scouts BSA Troops in Lafayette, Kokomo, DeMotte, and Russiaville with more to come! Head to
www.beascout.org
for a location near you!
Shown here are Scouts from Troop 801 and 177 in Lafayette and DeMotte respectively. They led the color guard at the University of Scouting at Indiana University Kokomo.
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March 2019
Sagamore News--including an awesome new intro!
In This Episode:
- Shoot for Youth: Sporting Clays Shoot
- Scouting for Eggs: Adult Easter Egg Hunt
- Council Annual Dinner
- Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills
- Spring Camporees
- Camp Work Days
- District Pinewood Derbies
- Cub Scout Camps & Scouts BSA Summer Camp
- NYLT-National Youth Leadership Training
- Scouts BSA Update
- Volunteer Appreciation Week
- and more!
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Use Science to Build the Fastest Pinewood Derby Car, EVER.
A former NASA engineer explains how you can use science to build a fast Pinewood Derby car.
For seven years, I worked at NASA on the Mars Curiosity rover. It is just like a Pinewood Derby car, except it has six wheels, it’s nuclear powered and it shoots lasers.
My Cub Scout son and I decided we would take the science principles I used while building stuff at NASA and apply them to making his Pinewood Derby car.
Take a look at some of those science principles in this video and check out my list of the most important steps for making fastest Pinewood Derby car possible.
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Friends of Scouting: What It Is And Why It Matters
It’s that time of the year when you’ll start hearing the phrase “
Friends of Scouting
” at unit meetings and district roundtables.
What is Friends of Scouting? What does it mean to be a Friend of Scouting? And why should you consider becoming one?
First, the basics: Friends of Scouting is your council’s annual giving campaign. In most councils, Friends of Scouting (or FOS) represents the council’s largest source of income.
During the campaign, a volunteer will visit your pack meeting or troop court of honor to explain the campaign and make an appeal for your support. You’ll be asked to make a
tax-deductible pledge to your local council.
The natural next question is: Why should I give money to my local council? Many councils answer this with what’s called
“The Iceberg Analogy.”
Read More
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Got Scouting News?!
Did your pack do a fun or unique service project this month? How about a volunteer who went above and beyond for your troop or pack? Have a new scouting activity you want to share?
We want to know! Send us the information and photos/link of anything you would like to feature in our monthly newsletter and we will do our best to make it happen.
Click Here to email the details!
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Sagamore Council Events Calendar
Click the "Upcoming Events" box above to check out our council calendar.
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Scouts BSA: Summer Camp
Early Bird Price:
$255 per scout
$75 per adult if paid by May 15th
If not paid in full on or before May 15th, the scout fee becomes $280 and the adult fee $100. To confirm your troop's reservation, a $50 campsite deposit must accompany a 2019 Quick Claim Deed
(request for a campsite at Camp Buffalo.)
CAMP BUFFALO | MONTICELLO
WEEK 1
JUN 9 – 15, 2019
WEEK 2
JUN 16 – 22, 2019
WEEK 3
JUN 23 – 29, 2019
WEEK 4
JUN 30 – JULY 6, 2019
WEEK 5
JULY 7- 13, 2019
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We Can Help!
Contract your local District Executive with any questions about your pack of troop.
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Donate Today
The Boy Scouts of America changes lives! Your support of Local Scouting will provide character development, citizenship training, and leadership skills for boys and girls all throughout the Sagamore Council.
The impact of your gift to Scouting is told in the stories of generations of Americans. Please consider making a contribution today!
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Winter 2019
Scoutbook FREE Starting Jan. 1, 2019
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Yes, the rumors are true! Starting January 1, 2019 Scoutbook will be free for everyone. BSA units will be able to use this Scouting resource at no cost.
Current subscribers will not be charged for renewal if done on or after September 1, 2018.
Scoutbook
is an online tracking system to improve the Scouting experience. Less paperwork means less hassle and more time with your youth! Some top features that Scoutbook has to offer:
- Track Advancements
- Communicate with Parents
- Plan Events / Track Activities
- and More!
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Cary Camp
Trading Post Hours
The Cary Camp trading post is back open for business at McAllister Hall at Cary Camp. The new hours are:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
4-8 pm
The Hingst Trading Post will not be open on Saturdays again until August 3rd, for recruitment season.
If you need something outside of those hours please call the Hingst Service Center at 765-452-8253 and place your order over the phone and we can deliver it within a few days to your location.
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Cub Scouts: Getting Parents Involved
Featured on cubscoutideas.com
Recently, one of our readers asked for suggestions on how to get Cub Scout parents more involved in helping. That is something that many packs struggle with. How do we get parents to help out so that the burden isn’t all on the den leaders or committee members?
We all are busy, but I’m a big believer that we make time for what’s important to us. Scouting isn’t like soccer or baseball where we’re on the sidelines cheering our sons on. Cub Scouting is hands on. Whether you’re helping them learn how to tie knots or showing them how to use a hammer or teaching them how to cook their own breakfast, parents will definitely need to be involved.
I did some research and found 14 ideas that may be helpful. Not all of the suggestions will be appropriate for your pack or den, but I hope that some of these will be beneficial for you.
Read More
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Race Locations
Wabash Valley
April 27
Cary Camp
Peshewa
April 14
Howard County 4-H Fairgrounds
North Star
April 27
Camp Buffalo
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2019 Spring Camporees- April 5-7
Wabash Valley
Cary Camp
Peshewa
Grissom Air Base Museum
North Star
Camp Buffalo
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Cub Scout Day Camp and Adventure Camp 2019
Logansport
JUNE 12-15, 2019
May 15th Early Bird
May 29th Registration Closes
Kokomo
JUNE 18-21, 2019
May 15th Early Bird
June 4th Registration Closes
Lafayette
JULY 30- AUG 2, 2019
July 1st Early Bird
July 15th Registration Closes
Adventure Camp
Cary Camp, Lafayette
JULY 18 – JULY 21, 2019
June 15th Early Bird
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National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) 2019
May 31 - June 6, 2019 | Camp Buffalo
REGISTER EARLY- THIS COURSE WILL FILL UP!
Early Bird fee is $225 if paid by May 1st, 2019. Registration fee is $250 if paid by May 15th, 2019
National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed program designed for councils to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.
Online registration through Campmaster at
sagamore.camp-master.com
.
Participants should have SM/unit approval to attend but may register individually for the course. Register early because the course closes when the class is full! If you have any questions, contact via email to Dave Henderson at
[email protected]
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Scout Executive Minute
Over the past 7 weeks we’ve welcomed 4 new Troops to Scouts BSA. Troops 801, 619, 177, and 628. In addition, Troops 601, 393 and 372 are all in the organization phase. What’s so unique about this you ask? All of these Troops serve girls, and they’re incredibly excited to be members of the BSA with ambitions of becoming Eagle Scouts. If you live in Kokomo, Lafayette, or Grant County you’ve likely seen stories about these young ladies on the front page of the newspaper. The Kokomo Tribune featured an awesome article highlighting the girls from Troop 619 Chartered to the Russiaville Lion’s Cub, check out the article
online. These same girls made #1 on Bryan On Scouting’s
blog post about Scout patrol names you won’t forget with their creative name the Atomic Biscuits.
I had the opportunity to meet many of these girls and their Scoutmaster Dennis Dunten two weekends ago. Dennis wasn’t shy about telling me why he jumped at the chance to be Scoutmaster of a Troop for his daughter and her friends. He said the relationship he’s built with his son is due in large part to the adventures they’ve had together in Scouting. His daughter Danielle wanted to have those same adventures, and Dennis wanted to make sure he had built the same strong relationship with his daughter. They toyed with the idea of bringing her along on campouts with her brother’s Troop, but Danielle wanted to experience Scouting with her friends.
Troop 619 is the first Scouts BSA Troop for girls in Howard County. They already have their sights set on a High Adventure trip overseas and plan to attend Camp Buffalo this summer. These girls are motivated, they’re excited and they’re immersing themselves in Scouting. Dennis and the other leaders of Troop 619 are helping to build our next generation of leaders, they’re instilling Scouting values in these young ladies and we’ll all be better for it. If you know a young person who could benefit from Scouting (boy or girl), please reach out and invite them to join one of our programs. This movement changes lives, and today more than ever, we need more young people and adults alike with Scouting Values.
As always, thanks for all you do to make a difference for kids through Scouting.
Yours in Scouting,
Ben
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Contact your local Sagamore Council District Executive for any questions or concerns.
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