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Daniel Webster
Council • BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA •
DWC Trail Notes
• April
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A monthly electronic
publication of the Daniel Webster Council. |
The
Countdown to Celebrating 100 Years
As we celebrate 99 years of
Scouting this week, we look back to our past and also look to
the future. The Boy Scouts of America's 100th anniversary is
less than one year away, and represents much more than a date
on the calendar. It represents is an important milestone
around which to reintroduce Scouting to America – to celebrate
our rich heritage and to reinforce the important role Scouting
will play in shaping our country's future. Scouting is as
vital and relevant today as it was when our journey began.
Help us celebrate! If you are—or were—a Scout, family
member of a Scout, BSA volunteer, or just someone who Scouting
has positively impacted, you’re invited. There are a number of
opportunities for you to take part in our once-in-a-lifetime
celebration. Please check out all the 100th anniversary
programs highlighted in this newsletter and watch for
additional programs in future editions of DWC Trail Notes. If
you have questions about any of the celebration activities or
want to know how you can get invovled please contact
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- 100 for 100
- Discounted Fisher Cats Tickets
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Distinguished Citizens Awards Dinner and Good
Scout Events
- Family Fun
Walk
- Friends of
Scouting
- Upcoming Golf
Tournaments
- Popcorn
- OrderPopcorn.com
- Online Tour Permits are Here!
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Chartered Organization Rep
Training
- Article
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- Article
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- Commissioner
College
- 100TH ANNIVERSARY:
National Hall of Leadership
- 100TH ANNIVERSARY: BSA Alumni
Connection
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100 for 100
100
for 100
In honor of the Boy
Scouts of America’s 100th Anniversary in 2010 the Daniel
Webster Council has started a program so that you can help preserve
the next century of Scouting. The 100 for 100 program goal is
to find 100 new James West Endowment gifts for the 100th
Anniversary. Each James West gift is $1,000 that will be
directed to the Daniel Webster Council’s endowment fund. Each
participant will receive a framed certificate, pin, knot, and a
limited edition 2 sided 100 for 100 patch. For more
information on how you can participate send an email to joe.wiltrout@scouting.org.
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Discounted Fisher Cats Tickets
Fisher
Cats Tickets
Specially discounted
tickets to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats are available through the
Service Center. Send an email to Valerie.whatmough@scouting.org for more
information.
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Distinguished Citizens Awards Dinner and Good
Scout Events
Distinguished
Citizens Awards Dinner and Good Scout Events
The annual DCAD will
be held June 24th at the Radisson Ballroom in Manchester,
NH. This year the event will be honoring Ovide Lamontagne of
Devine Millimet & Branch and corporate honoree Public Service
New Hampshire. The Tri-City Good Scout Luncheon will be
honoring Dover business person Linda Hagan of Jewelry Creations at
The Oaks in Somersworth, NH on June 4th. The
Construction Good Scout Reception will be held June 10th
at The Event Center at C.R. Sparks in Bedford, NH. For more
information on each of these events visit www.nhscouting.org/goodscout.
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Family Fun Walk
Family
Fun Walk
Family Fun Walk’s
will be visiting each district throughout April and May. The
Fun Walk is a chance for Scouts to earn extra money for Camp this
summer. For more information on this fun walk visit www.nhscouting.org/familyfunwalk.
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Friends of Scouting
Friends
of Scouting
As a Council we are
at 71% of our goal for the year. This would not be possible
without the dedication of our families and volunteers. If you
have not participated in this year’s Friends of Scouting campaign
there is still time to contact your District Executive to find out
how you can become a Friend of Scouting.
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Upcoming Golf Tournaments
Golf
tournaments
The Daniel Webster
Council has partnered with Mascoma Savings Bank and AT&T to host
the Mascoma Savings bank Corporate Classic on May 27th at
The Quechee Club in Quechee, VT. Jewett Construction along
with AT&T will host the Jewett Golf Classic on September
11th at Breakfast Hill Golf Club in Greenland, NH.
Both tournaments will offer a bright sunny day with a morning and an
afternoon flight on some of Northern New England’s finest golf
courses. For more information on the tournaments send an email
to Andrew.grande@scouting.org or visit www.nhscouting.org/golf.
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Popcorn
Popcorn
The fall 2009 sale is
gaining speed. Check with your district executive to find out
when and where in early August your district kick off will be.
Be on the lookout for an invitation to a special event in Nashua in
April or Concord in May.
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OrderPopcorn.com
OrderPopcorn.com
Scouts have a great
opportunity to earn the last few dollars they need to go to camp by
participating in orderpopcorn.com this spring. Using their
unique order key they can encourage friends and family to purchase
popcorn online that will help them earn money towards a summertime
camping adventure.
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Online Tour Permits are Here!
ONLINE
TOUR PERMITS ARE HERE!
Unit
leaders can now submit local and national tour permit applications
electronically. This new system has four easy steps, and it
will save the transportation and training information so leaders can
easily recall it for future permit
applications.
THE
SUBMISSION PROCESS
All
registered unit leaders have access to Tour Permits from MyScouting
at www.scouting.org. The MyScouting account verifies that
the owner is a BSA leader associated with a unit. Within Tour
Permits, the leader has access only to his or her unit. This
authentication replaces the physical signatures on tour permit
applications.
Unit
leaders enter all the necessary information for the tour, and rules
specific to tour permits are applied. Helpful messages advise
the leader about any missing information. Online features allow
easy entry of driver information for transportation and required
training supervision. The volunteer can submit local and
national applications for either traditional units or Learning for
Life posts. The online Help document explains how to complete
and submit permit applications to the
council.
All
scouting units are encouraged to use this new service to submit
their local and national tour permit applications
online. Remember, local tour permit applications should be
submitted two weeks before the tour, and national applications at
least one month before the tour start
date.
THE
APPROVAL PROCESS
Once the
permit application has been submitted, the council evaluates and
approves it; or, if further work is needed, the council may return
an application to the permit creator. Once approved, each tour
permit has a unique tour ID number.
Unit
leaders are notified via email when an application is submitted and
approved. At all appropriate steps in the process, automatic
notifications go to the permit creator, the tour leader, and the
assistant tour leader. The unit committee chair and unit leader
will also receive email notifications if they have MyScouting
accounts. The tour permit creator receives a PDF version of the
approved permit via email.
If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact the council service
center at 603-625-6431.
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Chartered Organization Rep Training
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Organization Rep Training |
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Does your unit have a voice on
district and council business? Do you know who holds
liability for scouting activities? Do you know who is
responsible to see that scouting is functioning properly? Who
“owns” your pack, troop or crew?
Answers to these and
many other questions can be found at the Chartered
Organization Representative Training to be held on April 18,
2009. Visit www.nhscouting.org/cortraining
to register.
This training is required for all Charter
Organization Representatives to be considered “trained,” but
is an excellent source of information for committee members,
the head of any sponsoring organization, church leaders, as
well as unit leaders, and parents. Come join us as we share
details of one of scouting’s most unique aspects – the charter
partnership.
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Commissioner College
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Attention all Commissioners! Mark your calendars! The
2009 College of Commissioner Science is coming soon! The
date will be Saturday, April 18th at Rundlett
Middle School in Concord, New Hampshire.
Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the Opening
Ceremony starting at 8:30 a.m. and the Closing &
Graduation at 3:15 p.m. The cost is $20.00 per person and
includes all materials, coffee and donuts, lunch and use of
the school. Registration, course selection and payment can be
done online at www.nhscouting.org/commissionercollege
. Tell your friends and get ready for a great day of
fun, fellowship and all things commissioner service!
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100TH ANNIVERSARY: National Hall of
Leadership
| 100TH
ANNIVERSARY: NATIONAL HALL OF LEADERSHIP |
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Our communities are better places to live, work, and play
because of leadership - expressed in extraordinary acts of
service - by Scouts, Scouters, and Scouting volunteers over
generations.
We want to gather these
powerful stories and share the significant positive impact
Scouting leadership has on the quality of life in the
communities we serve. That’s why the BSA has created the
National Hall of Leadership as part of our 100th Anniversary
Celebration.
The BSA 100th Anniversary National Hall of
Leadership is not a hall or building in the traditional sense,
like the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, but its purpose
is just as significant. The National Hall of Leadership is an
opportunity for anyone to recognize outstanding leadership by
a Scout, registered leader or Scouting volunteer who made a
significant difference in the life of another by the
extraordinary service they have given and the Scouting virtues
they have modeled.
To be nominated for the
National Hall of Leadership, the nominee must be a living
Scout or Scouting volunteer who may/may not be officially
registered with the BSA. They also must have served as an
active Scout or Scouting volunteer within Scouting for at
least one year. A nominee may be young or old-there is
no age limit for nominees.
Nominations are submitted
online in the form of a story that is 450 words or less,
describing why the person is deserving of this one-time honor.
The nomination period opens on February 8, 2009, and closes on
February 8, 2010, the 100th Anniversary of Scouting.
The final inductees to the National Hall of Leadership
will total 303-one representing each BSA council and one
selected by the National BSA Council-and will be announced at
the BSA National Annual Meeting in Dallas in May
2010.
This is a great way for Scouts, leaders, alumni,
family, friends, and any other person to join-in the BSA
100th Anniversary Celebration.
All of the stories
submitted for National Hall of Leadership nominations are
retained in an online database, and will be accessible for
councils to use as examples of the practical and positive
difference Scouting makes in every community.
Want to
help spread the word? Contact Gemma
Waite, Public Relations & Marketing Director, to get
tools to promote the National Hall of Leadership program and
encourage people to submit nominations. You can start by
simply encouraging them to visit the Hall of Leadership
section at www.Scouting.org/100years
to learn more about the nomination process. Those
without access to the Internet can call (603) 625-6431 ext.
111 to be part of the National Hall of Leadership program.
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100TH ANNIVERSARY: BSA Alumni Connection
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You
are invited to be a part of the Boy Scouts of America’s most
significant milestone yet—our 100th Anniversary Celebration.
Though the date of our centennial is February 8, 2010, the
Daniel Webster Council is planning now for an
entire year of events and activities.
As
Scouting alumni—an accomplished group that includes former
Scouts, their family members, community leaders, Scouters, and
volunteers—you are invited to come back, make a new
connection, and get involved with the BSA once again. Here are
just a few ways:
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Submit
a story or photo to our 100th Anniversary online
scrapbook.
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Volunteer
to work at one of the Daniel Webster Council events.
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Nominate
your Scouting mentor for the National Hall of Leadership.
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Participate
in our awards program—A Year of Celebration, A
Century of Making A Difference. You can even earn a
series of commemorative patches!
And
there’s much, much more. Find out how you can be a part of
this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity atwww.BSAalumni.org.
You were part of our first 100
years. Now, join us for the next century of
Scouting.
Spread the word! Forward this e-mail
and talk to your family and friends. If you’re a member of an
organization that may include Scouting alumni, Contact Gemma
Waite, Public Relations & Marketing Director, at (603)
625-6431 ext. 111 or at gwaite@bsamail.org to
schedule a presentation on the BSA Alumni Connection
program.
www.BSAalumni.org |
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