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1 The FULL CIRCLE SEPTEMBER 2014 Don t judge a hero by the size of his cape. Like our Facebook page to stay up-to-date on happenings within the Circle Ten Council.

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Staff Directory...3 Memorials and Tributes...4 North Texas Giving Day...5 Recruit a Friend and Win...6 Popcorn...8 Parent-n-Pal...10 Advancement Academy...11 High Adventure News...12 Camping News...12 Wood Badge...14 National Youth Leadership Training...16 In the Know - National Scouting Musuem, Silver Eagle Marching Band...18 Eagle Scout News: Sons of the American Revolution Scholarship, Eagle Photography...19 District News...20 Community Events...36 Peace Day Dallas, Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, Dallas Stars Scout Game, Dallas Mavericks Scout Game, AT&T Stadium/Dallas Cowboys Scout Sleepover, Dallas Summer Musicals

3 Circle Ten Council Staff Director of Field Services, Greg Balog Central Service Area Field Director, James Parnell Cimarron District Executive, Ezra Hernandez Mustang District Director, Pete Peterson Mustang District Executive, Michael Garcia West Park Sr. District Executive, Maribeth Hughes Wisdom Trail District Executive, Andrew George Northern Service Area Field Director, Jordan Ray Eagle Trail Sr. District Executive, Chris Fox Iron Horse District Executive, Paul Ammons Lone Star District Executive, Andrew Rooney Northern Lights District Executive, Ron Settele Texoma Valley District Executive, Austin O Neil East Central Service Area Field Director, Michael Hunt Blackland Prairie Sr. District Executive, Alberto Saucedo Eastern Skies Sr. District Executive, Ophelia Phillips Northern Trail Sr. District Executive, Will Hall Tejas Caddo District Executive, Giovanni Angon Eastern Service Area Field Director, Ken Camp Duck Creek Sr. District Executive, Adrian Rivas East Trinity Trails District Executive, Ryan Kinkade Golden Arrow District Executive, Reece Hanson Texas Skies District Executive, Marjorie Malig Tonkawa Sr. District Executive, Ryan Masteller Southwestern Service Area Field Director, Roger Derrick Five Trails District Executive, Michael Patterson Mountain Lake District Executive, Michael Clanahan North Star Sr. District Executive, Bradley Falatko Southern Star District Executive, Mark Bowden Trinity Woods District Executive, Frank Griffin LFL Service Area Director, Espie Randolph, Jr Exploring Director, Carlos Coronado Learning for Life Executive, Sherri Wood Exploring Executive, Clarisa Figueroa Support Services Director of Support Services, Scott Ferguson Camping Director, Scott Arrington Program Director, Karen Thunert IT & Communications Director, Greg Taylor Operations Manager, Dick Corcoran Finance Services Director of Finance Service, Don Burke Development Director, Jim Sullivan Marketing Director, Brandi Mantz Executive Staff Scout Executive/CEO, Pat Currie Deputy Scout Executive/COO, David Williams Clements Scout Ranch/Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp FM 2970, Athens Roy Cassel, Camp Ranger; Sam King, Asst. Ranger phone fax Circle Ten Council Camps Camp Wisdom/Billy Sowell Scout Camp/Shirley Sowell Cub World 6400 Redbird Lane, Dallas Dan Minnick, Camp Ranger; Preston Larman, Asst. Ranger phone fax Constantin/Jack D. Furst Aquatics Base 3003 Park Road 36, Graford Shae Smith, Camp Ranger phone fax Camp James Ray David Carson, Camp Ranger; Frisco Reid, Asst. Ranger 1931 Mill Creek Road, Pottsboro phone fax

4 Memorials and Tributes In Memory of Don O Neal Costin Deanna Worrall In Memory of Richard Stack FTN Financial Division of First Tennessee, Sam Pittman In Memory of Corbin Stephenson Pamela Hayes Mary Beckham In Memory of Bryan Allison Dr. and Mrs. Robert Allison In Memory of Don Ansel Ana and Rob Harshaw In Memory of Thomas Poindexter Louise McHugh

5 On September 18, 2014, from 6 a.m. to midnight, Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America is participating in the North Texas Giving Day. Every donation $25 and above will be multiplied if you donate to us through If you have not already made a 2014 Friends of Scouting (FOS) pledge or gift, or if you would like to make an additional gift to Circle Ten Council, BSA, this is a great opportunity to do so. Sorry, but you are not able to fulfill an existing pledge to Circle Ten Council through the 2014 North Texas Giving Day. Please visit the site anytime between 6 a.m. and midnight, search for Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America and click the Donate Now button. Remember to mark this on your calendar! ** Get Up and GIVE **

6 Summer Day Camp Expenses May Qualify for a Tax Credit RECRUIT A FRIEND AND WIN RECRUIT A FRIEND between August 1 & November 15 and you will get a RECRUITER PATCH plus have a CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES such as electronics, camping gear and other items. You are entered each time you recruit a new Scout. RECRUIT 3 FRIENDS AND GET 3 CHANCES TO WIN. Qualifying Scouts must be submitted to the Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America by November 20. Drawing will be held in December. Please Note - The prizes pictured above may not be in the final prize drawing. MAKE SURE TO TELL YOUR UNIT S LEADER TO ENTER YOU IN THE DRAWING!

7 2013 Peer Peer to Peer to Peer Recruitment Report Form Deadline for Recruitment is November 15, 2013 Deadline for Reporting for Patches and Prize Drawing is November 20th Pack / Troop / Crew # District Please Circle One Cubmaster / Scoutmaster / Crew Advisor Address The following Scouts recruited a friend and are to be awarded one half of the Recruiter Patch and have their name placed in a drawing to win prizes. Recruiter s Name Name of New Member Recruited Top or Bottom Half Needed Submit to: Circle Ten Council, BSA Circle Ten Council, BSA 8605 Harry Hines Blvd or 5600 US Hwy 75 South Dallas, TX Fairview, TX Fax (214) Fax (214)

8 This year the popcorn sale has an exciting NEW prize program including camping gear, Samsung tablet and a GoPro camera. Also, each Scout can receive a Thunder Tumbler (a remote control 360 spinning car) and be entered to win a drone - simply by filling up an order form! Does your unit want to take a trip to the USS Lexington or visit a high adventure base? What exciting adventures will you do this Scouting year? How can you pay for the entire year of SCOUTING? POPCORN can help you earn the money needed to pay for it all! Sign up your unit today! Check out our NEW PRODUCT LINE & PRIZES! For more information about popcorn, visit Our Popcorn Kickoff is coming up on Saturday, September 20th at 9 am at six locations across the council (only one person per unit needs to attend)! Do not delay with signing up TODAY! 2014 Council Popcorn Kick-Off September 20th 9 a.m. Earn an extra 1% commission for attending this meeting! Location #1: Duck Creek, East Trinity Trails, Eastern Skies, Northern Trail, Tejas Caddo, Texas Skies, and Tonkawa Districts Cinemark Theatre Hollywood USA 4040 S. Shiloh Road Garland Location #2 Eagle Trail, Golden Arrow, Iron Horse, Lone Star, North Star & Northern Lights Districts Cinemark Theatre Tinseltown Plano 3800 Dallas Parkway Plano Location #3 Blackland Prairie, Cimarron, Exploring, Five Trails, Learning for Life, Mountain Lake, Mustang, West Park, and Wisdom Trail Districts Murchison Scout Center Circle Ten Council, Scout Office 8605 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas Location #4 Southern Star Waxahachie Scout Hut (Next to the First Christian Church/School) 1109 Brown Street Waxahachie Location #5 Texoma Valley TBD Location #6 Trinity Woods Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St. Trinidad If you choose to attend one of the Kickoffs other than that for your district, please notify your district s popcorn chairperson or your district executive in advance. It s not to late to sign up for the sale!

9 Did You Know? Where Does the Money from the Popcorn Sale Go? - Breakdown of Popcorn Revenue Trail s End (cost of product) 30% Unit Commission 28% Prizes to Scouts 5% Total to units 33% Council cost of sale 2% Commission to Circle Ten Council 35% Selling popcorn teaches Scouts the value of earning his own way, builds self-confidence, and allows him to earn advancements and merit badges. Generally, people aren t buying the popcorn; they are paying to support your Scouting program. Have your Scouts focus on this aspect in their ask and you will find sales will increase. The average Scout sales total within the Circle Ten Council is $367. If all of your Scouts sold the average amount, what activities could your unit afford? Research shows that less than 20% of households nationally have been contacted by a Scout to purchase popcorn. There are a lot of potential customers out there to support your unit. Scouts who sell at least $2,500 (online, face-to-face or combination) in any calendar year receive 6% of their total sales invested in their own college scholarship account. That is $0.06 of every dollar they sell! Once Scouts are enrolled, 6% of their sales each year will be added to their account. Scouts only have to hit the $2,500 minimum one time. Online sales count! Scouts earn incentives based upon their sales. Every Scout who sells earns a patch, with various prize options available as the sales total increases. Top council and district salesmen will earn items such as suites at local sporting events. If you want to increase your unit sales, set goals. The average sales were 170% higher among Scouts who set a sales goal and 89% higher among units who set a sales goal. In addition to funding your unit s program, the popcorn sale supports Scouting in Circle Ten Council through the following: Circle Ten Council Scouts use our four camps at no cost year-round Camp improvements - more than $1 million in improvements have been funded by popcorn sales over the past three years ScoutReach, Circle Ten Council s scholarship program, provides $3 million annually to support over 9,200 youth - popcorn sales help make this program possible Rank advancements are provided at no cost to all Scouts in the Circle Ten Council family Liability insurance for adult volunteers and secondary insurance for Scout families is provided Many other benefits

10 PARENT-N-PAL WEEKEND CAMP WISDOM SHIRLEY SOWELL CUB WORLD/BILLY SOWELL SCOUT CAMP OCTOBER 17-19, 2014 Parent-n-Pal is an action-packed weekend camping experience for a Cub Scout and his parent/partner at a Scout camp, doing fun activities like shooting sports such as BB guns and archery, hiking, crafts, games and more! It is the perfect outdoor experience for all Cub Scouts. All meals and program are provided for you - you only need to bring your own tents, chairs, and personal camping gear! The cost is $60 per person.* This cost covers four meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Satuday and breakfast on Sunday), a patch, insurance and all activity items. *Scholarships available upon request. Registration on Friday will be from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday s activity schedule is 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday s schedule will be 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Cub Scouts can attend Parent & Pal as a pack, den, or individual family. The ultimate camping experience is oneon-one with your own son creating lasting memories. Moms or dads or both can attend. However, another family adult member may attend in place of a parent. (**Note: If there are two Scouts in your family, it is okay to attend with one parent.) Important: Children other than registered Cub Scouts CANNOT attend camp. Online registration available at: For more information please contact Karen Thunert at or Karen.Thunert@scouting.org. Camp Wisdom address: 6400 W. Red Bird Lane, Dallas, Texas PARENT-N-PAL CUB SCOUT ADVENTURE RESERVATION FORM Camp Wisdom/Shirley Sowell Cub World/Billy Sowell Scout Camp October 17-19, 2014 Parent s Name District Pack # Grade in School Cub Scout s Name Phone Number Address Address City Zip

11 Circle Ten Council Advancement Academy Saturday, November 1, 2014 Training Time: 8:30am-4:00pm (Registration: 8:00 to 8:30) Who Should Attend? District advancement committees, unit advancement chairs and any other Scout leader that manages advancement within a pack, troop or crew. The Advancement Academy is a day-long training experience which will provide the participants with a thorough understanding of advancement in packs, troops and crews. The sessions will be facilitated by knowledgeable council and national trainers. They will cover a number of topics of general interest to all participants in the morning including the new edition of the Guide to Advancement and three breakout sessions in the afternoon will address topics concerning advancement specific to packs, troops or crews. An important part of the afternoon presentations will be to address the changes in the Venturing and Cub Scouting advancement programs that are coming out in the next calendar year. One session will also be dedicated to understanding and using the Internet Advancement System. There will be time for your questions and for you to get answers from the most knowledgeable advancement people available at the council and national levels. The day long training is designed to provide the participants with the necessary tools to assist districts and units with their own Journey to Excellence. We will also teach a segment on the new STEM awards programs. There is a nominal charge for lunch and course materials of $15, if you register by October 13th. After the 13th, the registration fee will be $20. The latest version of the Guide to Advancement is offered at a special discounted cost of $10, retail is $12 plus tax, for those that attend. You will make notes in your guide, so bring yours or buy one at this reduced cost. Preorder with your registration to guarantee a copy. Limited supply available at the door, first-come, first serve. Online registration begins mid-august! Camp Wisdom Leadership Center 6400 W. Red Bird Lane, Dallas TX Questions and concerns related to the Academy: Jimmy Greenwood, Circle Ten Council Boy Scout Advancment Chair jimmy@greeenwoodjr.com Craig Ongley, Circle Ten Council Advancement Chair congley@krcl.com

12 HIGH ADVENTURE NEWS Philmont 2015 We have a few crews available for next summer. The first group departs June 11, 2015 and returns June 24, 2015 and the second group departs June 23, 2015 and returns July 6, If you re interested Scott Ferguson and Doug Latimer for details. Scott.Ferguson@Scouting.org and latimerdk@verizon.net. The crews will be awarded in the order requested. Triple Crown Award The Charles L. Sommers Alumni Association in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of America have authorized the issuance of a special certificate and patch to honor those Scouts and Scouters who have participated in at least one program at each of the three National High Adventure Bases operated by the Boy Scouts of America. These Bases are Philmont Scout Ranch (including the Double H Ranch), Northern Tier High Adventure Bases (Ely, Atikokan, and Bissett), and the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base youth and adults were awarded The Triple Crown Award in Consider visiting all 3 National High Adventure bases as part of your Units camping program. High Adventure treks are a great way to keep older Scouts active in your unit. CAMPING NEWS CALLING ALL SHOOTING SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS! With the popularity of Shooting Sports in all aspects of Scouting, the need for trained and qualified Range Safety Officers (RSO) and NRA instructors continues to grow. The council has been putting on the various NRA instructors (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun) for a number of years now. Up until recently it was easy and inexpensive for someone with any Instructor certification to get his/her RSO certification. Changes at the NRA have made this old process no longer an option. Now you have to either take their online course or take a publicly available course, both of which are considerably more expensive than the previous method. As the units, districts and council have an ever increasing need for Certified RSOs, Circle Ten Council now offers a NRA Range Safety Officer course as well as the NRA Instructor courses previously offered. We have two RSO courses scheduled for this year. The first class is July 19th, and the second class is Nov 15th. Both classes will be held at Camp Wisdom. For more information about the classes please visit

13 CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA N.R.A. RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) COURSE WHAT: WHO: WHEN: WHERE: N.R.A. Range Safety Officer Training Course. Anyone who is a current member of Circle Ten Council. Applicant must be 21 years of age or older. No one under 21 can take this course. July 19 or November 15; 8:00 a.m. - as long as it takes (6 PM). Camp Wisdom, Leadership Center and Firearms Ranges COST: $50 INCLUDES: BRING: YOU GET: INFO: Literature, Patches, and Materials. Meals will NOT be provided. Bring a sack lunch or travel to local restaurants for meals. DO NOT bring your personal firearms or ammunition. Demonstration firearms will be provided. N.R.A. Certified Range Safety Officer. The Circle Ten Council has limited slots for this course. First-come, first-served. The fee is $50 payable to: Circle Ten Council, BSA. For information about available openings, contact Brittany Stanley at 214/ For further information about the course, contact Howard Gurnas (h). THIS IS A SAFETY COURSE DESIGNED TO INSURE SAFE OPERATION OF FIREARMS AND RANGES. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH AND HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF FIREARMS. =============================================================== RESERVATION FOR N.R.A. RSO (Range Safety Officer) COURSE Circle one July 19, 2014 November 15, 2014 Acct. # 733 NAME: NRA MEMBER # ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: HOME PHONE: WORK PHONE: DISTRICT: UNIT NO: POSITION: SIGNATURE: Register online through My Scout Link.com (Payment made during registration). July Course: November Course: Or mail Reservation form and deposit to: Boy Scouts of America, Circle Ten Council, 8605 Harry Hines Blvd., and ATTN: NRA Course Dallas, Texas 75235

14 CIRCLE TEN COURSE SCHEDULE Wood Badge 110 Philmont - PTC Course Director Ernie Carey Dates: August 18-23, 2014 Weeklong Course Wood Badge 111 Camp James Ray Course Director Anna Sturdivant Dates: September and October 16-18, 2014 Wood Badge 112 Camp Wisdom Course Director Jimmy Greenwood Dates: January and February 6-8, 2015 Wood Badge 113 Camp James Ray Course Director TBD Dates: April and April 24-26, 2015 Please mail interest form to: Wood Badge Training Circle Ten Council, BSA 8605 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, Texas Or Visit us online at: under training or activities Wood Badge For ALL Leaders in Scouting Mailing address on next panel Name Address City Evening Phone Day Phone address (Circle one) Pack, Troop, Team or Crew No. Adult Scouting position ZIP I want to participate in (check one): Wood Badge 110 Wood Badge 111 Wood Badge 112 Wood Badge 113 I have completed (Please check all that apply): Youth Protection This is Scouting or New Leader Essentials Committee Challenge Leader Specific Training: Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity, Venturing BALOO SM/ ASM Leader Specific Training Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills Powder Horn Trainer s EDGE

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16 2014 CIRCLE TEN COURSES Session 1 Camp James Ray Scoutmaster April Wells Dates: March 10-15, 2014 Session 2 Camp James Ray Scoutmaster Desiree Erb Dates: July 14-19, 2014 Session 3 Camp James Ray Scoutmaster Ken Bernal Dates: July 15-20, 2014 Session 4 Camp James Ray Scoutmaster Hilary Jirasek Dates: July 21-26, 2014 Session 5 Camp James Ray Scoutmaster Tony Magee Dates: July 22-27, 2014 Session 6 Camp James Ray Scoutmaster Colin Hickey Dates: December 26-31, 2014 To register online, go to National Youth Leadership Training Be Know Do Name Address City Evening Phone Day Phone address (Circle one) Troop, Team, Crew, or Ship No. Troop, Team, Crew, or Ship Leadership Position ZIP Please mail the a+ached interest form to: NYLT Training Circle Ten Council, BSA 8605 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, Texas Session I am considering (fill in dates):.. I have completed (check all that apply): Intro Leadership Skills For Troops (ILST) Intro Leadership Skills For Crews (ILSC) Oak Leaf (District level)

17 National Youth Leadership Training is an intense, 5½ day, outdoor leadership training experience for youth troop, team, and crew leaders. The course goal is to prepare young men and women to become superior leaders in their troop, crew, district, council, and other organizations they belong to now, and in the future. Participants learn to use current corporate leadership skills within the framework of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. BSA National carefully developed the NYLT curriculum with input from current corporate trainers, the United States Air Force Academy, and others in the training community. When regional pilot courses of NYLT were completed, Wood Badge for the 21st Century (advanced adult leadership training), was aligned to the NYLT Course Syllabus. Graduates of this program become senior leadership in their troop, team, crew as well as leaders in their Schools, Churches, and Communities. The course is led and taught by some of the best youth leaders in the Council; all of whom are graduates of the NYLT program and typically have staffed multiple courses. The adult advisors who assist the Youth Staff are Wood Badge-trained with extensive experience in training programs. Requirements for Boy Scout Participants Minimum Age 13 Minimum First Class Rank Completed Troop Leadership Training (formerly Junior Leader Training) Hold a Troop level leadership position Scoutmaster Approval Parent Permission Requirements for Venturing Participants Crew membership Completed Venturing Leadership Skills Course (VLSC) or (ILSS) Hold a Crew level leadership position Advisor approval Parent permission Requirements for Youth Staff Minimum Age 14 Minimum Life Rank or Crew Leadership Graduated from NYLT Hold a Unit level leadership position Scoutmaster or Advisor approval Council approval Parent permission Attend Trainer s EDGE Requirements for Adult Staff Completed Wood Badge for the 21 st Century or working ticket Council approval Attend Trainer s EDGE Course Director must attend a Course Director s Conference To sign up to attend, or to staff a course go to our website at: If you have questions, please contact Ron Wood NYLT Director coursedirector@c10nylt.org Circle Ten Courses Circle Ten Council has adopted the national training program for all youth leaders. The National Council has called the program a youth training continuum, to emphasize how all the parts of leadership training fit together. Our youth leaders deserve the best training program available. Across the nation, National Youth Leadership Training brings together in one dynamic course the youth leaders for Boy Scout troops and Venturing crews and ships. These youth leaders will benefit greatly from the NYLT experience, as will the Scouts they serve.

18 In the Know... Scout ADVENTURES Check out all the exciting workshops planned in September at the National Scouting Museum! Merit Badges Radio - 9/13, 10 am - 4 pm Digital Technology - 9/13, 10 am -12:30 pm American Cultures - 9/13, 2-5 pm Movie Making - 9/14, 2-3:30 pm & 10/19, 2-4 pm Photography - 9/20 & 10/4, 10 am -1 pm Genealogy - 9/27, 2-4 pm Webelos Engineer - 9/27, 10:30 am -12 pm Engineer - 9/27, 12:30-2 pm Engineer - 9/27, 3:00-4:30 pm Visit our website ( for more information about upcoming programs and events at the National Scouting Museum. WHEN HAVE YOU PERFORMED IN FRONT OF 250,000 PEOPLE? To Join Crew 1913 Be 13 years old Can play a band instrument Be ready to have fun $74 per year prorated for membership and dues Directors Mark Schroeder Wylie HS Assistant Director Tim Andersen Dallas Wind Symphony Principal Trumpet Russell Ratterree Wylie HS Drumline Todd Dixon Wylie HS Director of Bands (advisor) All Rehearsals 2 4 pm Sunday afternoons at the Wylie HS Band Hall 2550 West FM 544, Wylie, Texas Rehearsal & Performance Schedule Wylie HS Band Hall 9/14/14 Wylie BH 2/1/15 Wylie BH 10/12/14 Wylie BH 2/15/15 Wylie BH 11/9/14 Wylie BH 2/22/15 Wylie BH 11/16/14 Wylie BH 3/1/15 Wylie BH 11/23/14 Wylie BH 3/5/15 FOS Dinner 11/28/14 Fort Worth Parade Contact: Bill Phillips bphillips@huntoil.com Or Kim Huff kimhuffdcd@gmail.com

19 Eagle Scout News Tell your Eagle Scout story by ing for possible inclusion in upcoming Circle Ten Council communications. Sons of the American Revolution Eagle Scout Scholarship Open to all Eagle Scouts who are currently registered in an active unit and have not reached their 19th birthday during the year of application (the application year is the calendar year, January 1 to December 31). The year that the Eagle was awarded is not restricted. College plans do not need to be completed in order to receive the scholarship. One scholarship award is given to the state winner - $2,500. You may apply more than one year if you meet the age requirements but no more than $2,500 total may be granted to any one Eagle Scout by the Texas Society Eagle Scout Contest. The winner of the Texas Society Contest is forwarded on to the National Society Contest. Complete applications must be received no later than January 15th. More information may be found at Eagle.Photography In order to celebrate the achievement of our newest Eagles, and to help announce it to the world, Circle Ten Council has made arrangements with StephenShore.Photography to have a professional quality portrait taken of our new Eagle Scouts. The council will be establishing a Wall of Honor at the lobby entrance in each of our Scouting Centers. Also, if desired, the photo and pertinent information will be submitted directly to the Dallas Morning News so the achievement can be announced to our entire community. The portrait for the lobby Wall of Honor and the submsission to the Dallas Morning News will be at no charge. Additional prints may be purchased. Tyypically the portrait sessions will be on two Saturdays each month at a studio near the Galleria in North Dallas. Please visit the web site to reserve your session time.

20 CIMARRON DISTRICT Serving Seagoville, Pleasant Grove, South East Dallas September 1 Holiday - Offices will be closed 4 District Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m., First United Methodist Church in Seagoville 11 Roundtable, 7:00 p.m., First United Methodist Church in Seagoville 11 District Commissioner Meeting, 8:00 p.m., First United Methodist Church in Seagoville 20 BALOO Training, 8:00 a.m., Billy Sowell Scout Camp at Camp Wisdom 27 2nd Annual Gold Rush Cub Scout Event Activities The Gold Rush is an annual outdoor event for all Cub Scouts and parents to enjoy together. It will be held at Shirley Sowell Cub World at Camp Wisdom. All packs are encouraged to host various games and activities for Cub Scouts to enjoy. Participants do not have to camp to be involved with the Gold Rush. It is imperative that we get our boys active at a Scouting activity in the outdoors within thirty days of them joining Scouting. This is a great event to let them get to enjoy Scouting games, shooting sports, and crafts. (Deadline for Pack Registration: Friday, September 19th) Scouting for Food It is time to start thinking about Scouting for Food and who will chair this effort in each unit. Please consider building this into your unit calendar for the month of February. Popcorn Please make sure your units have signed up to participate in our annual Popcorn Fundraiser! The popcorn sale runs from September 20th through November 7th. Please make sure your unit has a goal and that every boy gets a chance to practice their sales pitch. This fundraiser is a great way for a Scout to support the unit and earn some great prizes. Parent-N-Pal This event is going to be on October 17-19, and this year will be at Camp Wisdom making for a much shorter trip for our units. Please consider promoting this great camping event. The cost is $60 dollars and covers four meals, programming and a patch. Financial assistance available, partial or full campership awarded depending on need.

21 MUSTANG DISTRICT Serving Wilmer, Hutchins, Oak Cliff September 4 District Committee Meeting, Place: Charco-Broiler Steakhouse: 6:30 p.m. 18 District Roundtable, Place: Christ Episcopal Church, 534 W. Tenth St. at 7:00 p.m. 20 Cub Scout Leader Specific Training, Place: Christ Episcopal Church starts at 8:00 a.m. 26 Gold Rush Camp Out, Place: Billy Sowell Scout Camp at Camp Wisdom 27 2nd Annual Cub Scout Gold Rush, Place: Billy Sowell Scout Camp at Camp Wisdom Roundtable Themes September: New District Website, School Night for Scouting, Unit Open Houses, Gold Rush GOLD RUSH For those who may not be familiar, Gold Rush is an area wide event for Cub Scouts held at our local camp located at 6400 W Red Bird Ln., Dallas, TX All Cub Scouts are invited. There will be golden nuggets hidden all around camp as well as games and activities that participants can use to buy their way into several other activities including the BB Gun Range and Archery Range. Each pack will be challenged to bring a Gold-themed game to the event and host other participants that will be able to earn more gold by winning. More information will be available in the coming weeks, but if you have any questions feel free to contact Pete Peterson at or Mike Garcia at LEADER TRAINING It is vital that we deliver the best program to all of the young people we serve. Help the district to make sure we have 100% of our leaders trained so we are all on the same page and can deliver the message of Scouting to every youngster we come across. There will be a Cub Scout Leader Specific Training from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, September 20th. For Boy Scout leaders, you will be receiving a personal invite from our Training Chair Cecilia Stevens to the training in October.

22 WEST PARK DISTRICT Serving Highland Park, University Park, West Dallas, Fair Park, Lindsey Park September 4 District Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 7 District Cub/Boy Scout Open House, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. 11 Nominating Committee Mtg. #1, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 11 District Roundtable, 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. 18 District Commissioner s Staff Meeting - 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. 23 Key 3 Meeting, 7:15 a.m.-8:45 a.m Cub Scout Cub-O-Ree with Gold Rush 30 West Park Prospect & Evaluation Meeting, 7:00a.m.-9:00 a.m. October 1 Boy Scout Adult Leader Training, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 2 District Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 4 District Training Day, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 8 Boy Scout Adult Leader Training, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 8 WP Family FOS Unit Chair Training, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 9 Nominating Committee Mtg. #2, 6:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. 9 District Roundtable, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 15 Boy Scout Adult Leader Training, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 16 District Commissioner s Staff Meeting, 7:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills w/northern Trail District 28 Key 3 Meeting, 7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Training Every youth in Scouting deserves a Trained Leader. We will hold our annual Training Day for ALL adult volunteers on Saturday, October 4th at Highland Park Presbyterian Church from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Plan to attend classes for those who are new to Scouting, those in a NEW Scouting position, as well as updates for even the seasoned Scouter! For any questions regarding training, contact Bobby Higganbotham at training@westparkdistrict.org. Membership Recruiting We begin our recruiting efforts as soon as school starts with several of our units attending Meet the Teacher Nights, as well as holding an Open House on September 7th at the Park Cities YMCA from 2:30-4:30 PM. All of our Dallas ISD Schools units have already scheduled their start-ups. For any information regarding membership, contact Jeff Howard at membership@westparkdistrict.org. Popcorn A great way to financially support our Scouts and their units is to sell and/or purchase POPCORN! Those units selling should have at least one representative attend the Kick Off this year. For more info, contact Shaye Hampton at popcorn@westparkdistrict.org. Order of the Arrow Shawnee Chapter of the Order of the Arrow meets during Roundtable each month. Every Arrowman and their parents are encouraged to attend meetings! Activities Be sure to attend the annual Cub Fun Day AKA GOLDRUSH on September 27th at Camp Wisdom! Those who wish to camp the night before are VERY welcome to! For more info, contact John Shipes at Activities@westparkdistrict.org.

23 WEST PARK DISTRICT continued Recognitions West Park District held our first Twilight Camp for Cub Scouts June 9th thru 13th at Nash-Davis Rec Center on North Hampton Blvd. We started the fun each day at 4:00 p.m. and finish at 9:00 p.m.. Thanks to Camp Director Aaron McLendon, Shooting Sports fella Alden McCall and Marc Taubenfeld, we were able to experience activities like shooting sports, nature, fun crafts, and games. Also assisting were Eagle Scouts Michael Withers and Jack Hamman. A GREAT BIG Thanks to Brad Duhe and Shaye Hampton for handling our Nature and Scoutcraft activities!! Dinner was provided to all who attended, thanks to our friends at TR Hoover! Boy Scouts and Venturers came out to assist in our staffing needs and had a great time! See our pictures! Thank you to ALL our Adult Leaders for all you do for the kids of our communities! A special thank you to all the doctors who gave their time to see 52 people needing Medical Checks for camp!!!!

24 WISDOM TRAIL DISTRICT Serving Duncanville, DeSoto, Lancaster, Cedar Hill September 4 District Committee Meeting, Place: Cedar Hill Church of Christ, 7:00 p.m. 5-7 OA Fall Fellowship, Camp Constantin 11 District Commissioner Meeting, Cedar Hill Church of Christ, 7:00 p.m. 18 District Roundtable/ OA Meeting, The Grace Place, 7:00 p.m. 26 Gold Rush Camp Out, Place: Billy Sowell Scout Camp at Camp Wisdom 27 2nd Annual Cub Scout Gold Rush, Place: Billy Sowell Scout Camp at Camp Wisdom 27 Training Buffet, Place: The Grace Place Roundtable Themes September: New District Website, School Night for Scouting, Unit Open Houses, Gold Rush GOLD RUSH For those who may not be familiar, Gold Rush is an area wide event for Cub Scouts held at our local camp located at 6400 W Red Bird Ln, Dallas, TX All Cub Scouts are invited. There will be golden nuggets hidden all around camp as well as games and activities that participants can use to buy their way into several other activities including the BB Gun Range and Archery Range. Each pack will be challenged to bring a Gold-themed game to the event and host other participants that will be able to earn more gold by winning. More information will be available in the coming weeks, but if you have any questions feel free to contact Andrew George at LEADER TRAINING It is vital that we deliver the best program to all of the young people we serve. Help the district to make sure we have 100% of our leaders trained so we are all on the same page and can deliver the message of Scouting to every youngster we come across. There will be a Training Buffet from 8 am to noon on Saturday, September 27th.

25 DUCK CREEK DISTRICT Serving Garland, Sachse, Rowlett September 2 Duck Creek District Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. 4 Duck Creek Roundtable- 7:30 p.m. 20 Popcorn Kick-Off, 9:00 a.m., Hollywood USA Cinemark Theater, 4040 S. Shiloh Road, Garland 27 Duck Creek Cub Fun Day - Pecan Grove Park - Rowlett, TX October 7 Duck Creek District Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. 9 Duck Creek Roundtable - 7:30 p.m. Popcorn Sales Popcorn sales around the corner. Be sure to get all the news. It time to register!!!! Contact Tim Kelley at timkelly62@yahoo.com Duck Creek Cub Fun Day Sept 27th- Pecan Grove Park- We need volunteers and we want you to make it happen this year! contact Kelsie Taff at Kelsie Taff (kelsietaff@gmail.com). Fall Memberhip Growth Plan Get your orders in for supplies now! Contact Adrian Rivas at adrian.rivas@scouting.org.

26 EAST TRINITY TRAILS DISTRICT Serving Wylie ISD, Rockwall County, Community ISD September 1-9 Key time for School Night Recruitment if you are willing to help please contact Ryan Kinkade. 2 District Committee Meeting, Rockwall Rotary Club, 7:00 p.m. Tentative 4 Cub Scout and Boy Scout Roundtable, FUMC Rockwall, 7:00 p.m. 9 Commissioner Meeting, Rockwall Rotary Club, 7:00 p.m. Tentative 18 Order of the Arrow Chapter meeting October 2 Cub Scout and Boy Scout Roundtable, Rockwall Rotary Club, 7:00 p.m. 7 District Committee Meeting, Rockwall Rotary Club, 7:00 p.m. 14 Commissioner Meeting, Rockwall Rotary Club, 7:00 p.m. 16 Order of the Arrow, Chapter meeting Roundtable Themes Cub Scouts September - Your program & committees October - The Blue & Gold banquet Boy Scouts September - Scout Awards October - Reharter Training School Night for Scouting Richard Pense conducted School Night for Scouting training at the August Roundtable. The training had great attendance and everyone is now prepared to bring the Scouting program to more youth in East Trinity Trails! Upcoming Events Remember School night for Scouting is coming up in September. If you have any questions or would like to help please contact the membership chairman Richard Pense. What s Poppin? Popcorn sales are just around the corner, If your unit has not signed up to sell popcorn- please go to to sign up easily!

27 GOLDEN ARROW DISTRICT Serving South Plano and Plano ISD September 7 Heritage Farmstead Event 9 District Committee Meeting 1st UMC 3160 E Spring Creek Pkwy 7:00 p.m. 11 District Commissioner Meeting LDS Church 2700 Roundrock Trail, 6:45 p.m. 11 BS/CS Roundtable/OA Meeting - LDS Church 2700 Roundrock Trail, 7:30 p.m Webelos Woods Camp James Ray 27 Cub Leader/Venturing Leader Specific Training 27 Den Chief/Boy Scout Leader Training October 9 District Commissioner Meeting LDS Church 2700 Roundrock Trail, 6:45 p.m. 9 BS/CS Roundtable/ OA Meeting - LDS Church 2700 Roundrock Trail, 7:30 p.m. 14 District Committee Meeting 1st UMC 3160 E Spring Creek Pkwy 7:00 p.m Cuboree at Camp Wisdom

28 TEXAS SKIES DISTRICT Serving Kaufman and Van Zandt Counties 1 Labor Day Offices Closed 4 District Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. in Canton FUMC 5-7 OA Fall Fellowship 7 Diocese of Dallas Catholic Committee on Scouting 11 Commissioner s Meeting 6:30 p.m., Canton FUMC Roundtable 7:30 p.m., Canton FUMC 17 FOS Family Unit Presenter and Unit Campaign Head Training, 7:00 p.m. in Dallas Office 20 Popcorn Sale Kicks Off 21 VOA Meeting 6:00 p.m. 24 District Family FOS Chair Orientation Woodbadge GOLD RUSH Cub Fun Day at Camp Wisdom with West Park District School Night for Scouting The Texas Skies District is dedicated to offering a quality Scouting program to as many youth as possible and we need your help! Please expect a call from Marjorie Malig as she works with your local schools on getting dates set, boy rallies confirmed, and fliers produced for a successful fall recruitment. We look forward to working with your Scout unit on the best fall recruitment ever! School Night for Scouting RALLY TEAM We will be doing all we can to have all School Night recruitment take place within the month of September! Texas Skies is in need of presenters so that we can accomplish this task. Please contact Marjorie Malig, Darwin Lytle, or John Vrla if you are available some mornings and afternoons, and/or should you have any interest in explaining Scouting to new parents and/or excitedly explaining to potential Cub Scouts what Scouting is all about! Your time and efforts are truly appreciated! Texas Skies Camporee Texas Skies Camporee will be October 31 November 1, 2014 at Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp. Please contact Marjorie Malig or Judy Johnson for additional information! THANK YOU Thank you to all the Texas Skies volunteers that have helped in leadership roles in the council, the district, and the communities. Your time and efforts are truly appreciated!

29 TONKAWA DISTRICT Serving Hunt and Rains Counties September 2 YPT Facilitator Training 2 District Committee meeting 7:00 Greenville police station 4 District Commissioners meeting 7:00 Greenville LDS church 17 Enterprise Risk Management meeting 7:00 Fairview Scout Center 17 FOS family and campaign presenter orientation meeting 7:00 Dallas Scout Center 20 Fall popcorn Kickoff School Night for Scouting I am looking forward to my first experiences with School Nights and am excited to get new faces, both youth and adult, involved in Scouting. This is a great district so let us use these nights to grow Scouting and help every child get a chance to experience a program that will change their lives. Again please contact Ryan Mastellar and let him know who will be presenting for your pack so he can get you all the supplies you may need.

30 NORTHERN LIGHTS DISTRICT Serving North Plano, Plano ISD September 4 District Committee Meeting, Circle Ten Council - Fairview Office, 7:00 p.m. 7 Farm-O-Ree Membership Fair, Heritage Farmstead, Plano, 1:00 p.m. 11 District Commissioner s Meeting, Plano Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 2401 Legacy Drive, 6:00 p.m. 11 District Roundtable, Plano Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 2401 Legacy Drive, 7:00 p.m. 11 OA Hotowa e Chapter Meeting, Plano Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 2401 Legacy Drive, 7:00 p.m Webelos Woods, Camp James Ray, Pottsboro October 2 District Committee Meeting, Circle Ten Council - Fairview Office, 7:00 p.m. 9 District Commissioner s Meeting, Plano Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 2401 Legacy Drive, 6:00 p.m. 9 District Roundtable, Plano Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 2401 Legacy Drive, 7:00 p.m. 9 OA Hotowa e Chapter Meeting, Plano Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 2401 Legacy Drive, 7:00 p.m. 11 District Day of Training, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Activity Center, 2700 W. Spring Creek Pkwy, 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. 21 IOLS Planning Meeting, Circle Ten Council - Fairview Office, 7:00 p.m District Cub-o-ree, Camp Wisdom, Dallas Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS), Camp James Ray, Pottsboro November 6 Annual Business Meeting, Circle Ten Council - Fairview Office, 7:00 p.m. 11 District Recharter Clinic, Circle Ten Council - Fairview Office, 7:00 p.m. 13 District Commissioner s Meeting, Plano Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 2401 Legacy Drive, 6:00 p.m. 13 District Roundtable, Plano Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 2401 Legacy Drive, 7:00 p.m. 13 OA Hotowa e Chapter Meeting, Plano Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 2401 Legacy Drive, 7:00 p.m. Roundtables Roundtable is an exciting time each month when the District Committee and Commissioners share what is going on in the Northern Lights. It is also a time for the pack and troop leaders to breakout for the sharing of programspecific ideas and information. Roundtables are typically held on the second Thursday of the month. Subscribe to the Northern Lights Yahoo! Groups to ensure you do not miss any important announcements. District Cuboree CUB-O-REE is an exciting overnight camping experience for all Cub Scouts and their families. Games, crafts and activities for the whole family. Contact Bart Brion at bartbrion@verizon.net for more information.

31 FIVE TRAILS DISTRICT Serving Irving and Coppell September 4 7:00 p.m., District Committee Meeting 8 7:00 p.m., Cub Scout Roundtable at Plymouth Park United Methodist 11 7:00 p.m., District Commissioners Meeting at the National Scouting Museum 20 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Merit Badge College at Coppell Bible Fellowship Church 20 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m., Cub Scout Specific Adult Leader Training (SALT) October 2 7:00 p.m., District Committee Meeting at the National Museum 6 7:30 p.m., Boy Scout Roundtable at Plymouth Park United Methodist 9 7:00 p.m., District Commissioner Meeting at the National Museum 11 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m., Cub Scout Specific Adult Leader Training (SALT) 13 7:00 p.m., Cub Scout Roundtable at Plymouth Park United Methodist 19 2:00 p.m., Webelos to Scout Transition Meeting, Location TBD 25 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m., Historic Trail Hike Grapevine Springs Trail North Irving Roundtable Roundtable is the best way to keep up with all the exciting things that are scheduled for the upcoming year in Circle Ten Council and Five Trails District. Roundtable is also a monthly program training that equips you to deliver the best possible program to the youth in your unit. All leaders in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturing are encouraged to attend monthly. We look forward to seeing you all there!!! Merit Badge College This is a fantastic opportunity for all boy Scouts to earn a wide variety of merit badges that they would otherwise not have the chance. The coordinators are Dave and Becky Adams. Follow the link on the district Website to find how to register. Cub Scout SALT This is basic training for all leaders in the Cub Scout Program. Cubmasters, Pack Committee Chairs and Den Leaders are all asked to attend this training so that they can receive the basics of how to deliver a quality Scouting program to their dens and packs. Historic Trail Hike Put the outing in Scouting on the historic trails of Irving, the source of the Five Trails District s name. We will be coordinating with DART to have transportation to the stations along the trails with lots of fun different things for Cub Scouts to do at each.

32 MOUNTAIN LAKE DISTRICT Serving Grand Prairie SEPTEMBER 4 District Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce 11 District Roundtable Meeting 7:00 p.m. LDS Church Grand Prairie 27 Cub Fun Day SCHOOL NIGHT FOR SCOUTING School is starting!! We hope that everyone is excited for this new school year and our potential to grow our district leaps and bounds! We have compiled an excellent team of volunteers to go out to the schools and recruit these young men. Scouting is growing in the community of Grand Prairie and will continue to grow thanks to the leadership and excellent volunteers that we have in the Mountain Lake District. CUB FUN DAY If you have just joined Scouting or have been in the program for a while come out to the Mountain Lake District Cub Fun Day at Camp Wisdom on September 27-28, We will start the activities around 12:00 p.m, and go until 8:00 p.m. This day will be filled with all sorts of activities and fun games! There will be an option for an overnight camp out if your pack or troop plans to do so. We look forward to seeing everyone out there!! TRAINING Have you done your online training lately? Or do you just need a refresher course? Be sure to check out Just login, or create a profile if you don t have one, and train away!! The Youth Protection is due every two years. We as a district need to ensure our Scouts have trained leaders guiding them. Every Scout deserves a trained leader! Contact Jim Bratton at jim_bratton30@hotmail.com to schedule a Face to Face training for YPT. We will be offering various trainings coming up. Remember that it is important to have trained leaders throughout our district. For additional trainings in Circle Ten Council please visit ORDER OF THE ARROW Are you in the Order of the Arrow? Make sure you are in attendance for the next OA meeting to find out! Contact your OA Advisor, Alan Larson at oahitman@yahoo.com, for meeting information.

33 SOUTHERN STAR DISTRICT Serving Ellis County SEPTEMBER 4 District Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. LDS Church Waxahachie 11 District Roundtable Meeting 7:00 p.m. LDS Church Waxahachie Summer Recap The Southern Star District had a great summer program in which participation was through the roof. We saw over 100 youth at the Twilight Camp, so join me in sending out a thanks to all the volunteers that made that possible. We have also had several of our troops attend summer camp and go on high adventure treks such as Troop 524 s trip to the Sea Base in Florida. Don t forget that a strong program is what drives our district and because of that, great things are always around the corner! Training Have you done your online training lately? Or do you just need a refresher course? Be sure to check out Just login, or create a profile if you don t have one, and train away!! The Youth Protection training is due every two years. We as a district need to ensure our Scouts have trained leaders guiding them. Remember that it is important to have trained leaders throughout our district. For additional trainings in Circle Ten Council please visit Fall Roundups! I hope that everyone had a safe and fun summer around the district. The fall is upon us and that means one thing. Round Ups! I know that we will be having a great fall recruiting season, with the help of our new School Night for Scouting Chair Maria Coplen of Ennis. I fully expect us to far exceed the number of youth and adults that we recruited around the district in Boys and Girls Club of Ennis I am excited to announce that the Southern Star District will be beginning a partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Ennis. Through the Boys and Girls Club we will be able to introduce at-risk youth to the wonderful program provided by the Circle Ten Council. The program will run during the course of their after school program each week with the help of the Club s staff and several district volunteers. We are still looking for additional volunteers to help run the program, so if you are interested please reach out to Mark Bowden at mark.bowden2@scouting.org.

34 TRINITY WOODS DISTRICT Serving Navarro and Henderson Counties September 4 District Committee Meeting: Thursday September 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St., Trinidad, TX 11 Commissioner Meeting: Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St., Trinidad, TX 11 Roundtable: Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St., Trinidad, TX 11 Order of the Arrow Cayuga Chapter Meeting: Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St., Trinidad, TX 13 Cub Scout Leader Specific Training: 9:00 a.m. Location: To Be Determined, Corsicana, TX Cost: None Saturday, September 13, 2014, 1:00 PM, Location: First UMC, 225 Lovers Lane, Athens, TX, Cost: None 20 Popcorn Kick-Off: Saturday, September 20, :00 a.m. Location: Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St., Trinidad, TX Cost: Less funds for your unit to do cool stuff if you miss it Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS): Friday September 26, :00 p.m. to 12:00 Noon Location: Clements Scout Ranch/Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp Cost: $20.00 (price includes food for B/L/D Saturday and B on Sunday) Sign Up deadline: September 11, Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO): Saturday September 17, 2014, 8:00 AM Cost: $10.00 (price includes food, etc., for foil pack lunch). October District Committee Meeting: Thursday October 2, 2014 at 7:30 PM Location: Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St., Trinidad, TX 9 Commissioner Meeting: Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 7:00 PM Location: Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St., Trinidad, TX 9 Roundtable: Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 7:30 PM Location: Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St., Trinidad, TX 9 Order of the Arrow Cayuga Chapter Meeting: Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 7:30 PM Location: Trinidad Jr. High School, 105 W. Eaton St, Trinidad, TX 18 Cub Scout Leader Specific Training: Saturday, October 18, 2014, 9:00 AM, Location: First UMC, 225 Lovers Lane, Athens, TX, Cost: None Saturday, October 18, 2014, 1:00 PM Location: To Be Determined, Corsicana, TX Cost: None 24 Cub O Ree and Family Camp Out Cowboy Up! Friday, October 24, :00 PM to Sunday, October 26, :00 AM Location: Clements Scout Ranch/Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp Cost: $10.00 per youth (Scout or participating sibling) $9.00 adult accompanying Scout (Price does not include any meals)

35 TRINITY WOODS continued Roundtable Themes The district is in need of persons to help plan and carry out Roundtable. We now have the meeting space to accommodate Boy Scout and Cub Scout Roundtables as well as the Order of the Arrow Chapter in three separate rooms. Roundtable is one of the aspects of training for unit leaders. If you are excited about Scouting and if you are interested in helping out all the units in the district, please contact Sheri Robson at or Frank Griffin at COWBOY UP!! We wanna be a cowboy in the Trinity Woods so we ve decided to COWBOY UP! At our Fall Cub O Ree/Family Campout. The event promises to be a root n, toot n, and shoot n good time for all, so don t miss out on the fun. We would like to see every Cub Scout there with family having a great time. Contact Laura Eggleston (leggleston@gmail. com) or Frank Griffin (frank.griffin@scouting.org) for more information. June was an interesting month both for weather and fun in the Trinity Woods District. We had our Twilight Camp at the Benedictine Monastery of Thien Tam in Kerens, TX and many of our troops headed off to Summer Camp. POPCORN, POPCORN, POPCORN The Popcorn sale is just around the corner with our Kickoff on September 20th at the Trinidad Middle School. That is also the final day for any Show and Sell Orders to be submitted. Check the council website under Popcorn for more details or Manuela Taylor (manuelataylor76@gmail.com) or Frank Griffin (frank. griffin@scouting.org) for details. Remember that with a properly applied plan your unit could earn $ per Scout selling in 4 hours. Just imagine what that could do for your program. A Boy Scout could pay his own way for summer camp or for half of Philmont in 3 four hour days or a Trip to the OA in just a few more days. A Cub could pay for Twilight camp in 2 hours and then help defray pack expenses, buy a new Pinewood Derby track, or even something bigger. It all starts with planning your ideal year of Scouting and your packs, troops or crews limitless imagination. What do you really want to do! Where do you really want to go? Don t settle for what can we afford when with a little effort we can go and do what we dream of. TRAINING, TRAINING, TRAINING Take a look at the dates, there is a little bit of Training for almost everyone. We have Cub Leader Specific Training, BALOO and IOLS coming up in September and more Cub Leaders Specific Training in October. Check above for the dates, times, locations, etc We still need qualified persons to be unit commissioners to help make sure we have phenomenal program and retention in all our units. Please contact Sheri Robson with any leads on Scouters from the past who are in the community that you feel would be a good commissioner. Again contact Greg Ryan at srobson@mycvc.net with any names for unit commissioners or roundtable commissioners (including your own). We would like to have your as well so if you think we don t have it yet, Frank just to say hi and he will add it to the list at frank.griffin@scouting.org, and to go to the Council s web page and submit your there to make sure you get the Council newsletter and any important news and announcements. We still need each unit to have a blurb each month about the cool things that are happening with each unit and desperately need someone besides the District Executive to write our newsletter. (Seriously have you read this stuff)? We want our articles to be like the rest of Scouting, volunteer driven. Any units wishing to be in next month s newsletter should forward article to Frank Griffin, District Executive until we can get someone else to journal the adventures of our district. To quote John Copley, our Council Commissioner more youth staying longer should be our goal as Scouters in the district. Let s get through re-charter this month with no late ones. Please contact Sheri Robson or Frank Griffin if you have any questions. It is an exciting time in the Trinity Woods District. Keep your eyes on us and watch us grow.

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37 PeaceDayDallas.org- See your city in a whole new light! Experience the PAST, participate TODAY and take Action for a more Just and Peaceful FUTURE Sign up today online Special pricing for groups. 2 round- trip Airline ticket give aways- prizes for youth leaders signing up most participants The Awareness Adventure is a three mile loop with clues and answers regarding Dallas journey through history. The touring mobile app will guide participants through downtown Dallas, highlighting our city s past and intertwining it with the current day to challenge participants to be part of a more progressive and tolerant city. Registration and finish will be at Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education &Tolerance hosted by CISV peacedaydallas@gmail.com Starting anytime between

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39 D A L L A S S T A R S BOY SCOUT DAYS! T H I S Y E A R S P A T C H! SATURDAY, NOV 15 VS. WILD 1:00 PM SUNDAY, MAR 15 VS. BLUES 5:00 PM COMMEMORATIVE DALLAS STARS SCOUT DAY PATCH AVAILABLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL $2 EACH PRE-GAME PARTY ON THE PLAZA 2 HOURS BEFORE GAME TIME ENJOY HOCKEY BINGO WITH THE CHANCE TO WIN GREAT STARS PRIZES $20 TERRACE SEATS $55 PLAZA SEATS $15 TERRACE SEATS $50 PLAZA SEATS BONUS! THE LARGEST GROUPS ON EACH NIGHT WILL BE CHOSEN TO TAKE PART IN SPECIAL IN-GAME EXPERIENCES! B O Y S C O U T B U N D L E WITH A BOY SCOUT BUNDLE PACKAGE, BRING YOUR TROOP/PACK TO BOTH GAMES FOR AS LITTLE AS $30/PERSON!

40 DALLAS MAVERICKS SCOUT NIGHT Friday, November 21 th. 7:30. AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER Come enjoy the Dallas Mavericks as we take on the Los Angeles Lakers with the Scout community! On this special night all Scouts, friends, and family can purchase tickets at a discounted price PLUS all Scouts will receive a commemorative MAVERICKS PATCH! The first 300 to buy a ticket will have the opportunity to get the full NBA experience and take a POSTGAME SHOT ON THE BASKET! Tickets will sell out ORDER TODAY! Click Here to Purchase Tickets ( All Scouts who purchase a game ticket will receive a commemorative Mavericks Patch! NOTE: ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECIEVED BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 st 2014 For any questions or to place a phone order, please contact Matt Fontana at (214) Matt.Fontana@dallasmavs.com IMPORTANT: Offer not valid at AAC Box office or Ticketmaster. Orders are filled on first-come, first served basis and are subject to availability. Order early- tickets will SELL OUT!

41 SCOUT SPORTS COMBINE SLEEPOVER PARTY Friday, December 5th, :30 PM-8:00 AM ACTIVITIES WELCOME RALLY Scouts can wear their favorite sports jersey SELF-GUIDED TOURS ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES Sports, Athletics Cub Scouts -Earn Belt Loop requirements Boy Scouts -Earn Merit Badge requirements MOCK NFL COMBINE WHIFFLE BALL HOME RUN DERBY MOVIE ON BIG SCREEN INCLUDED Free Parking Sleepover Admissions Giveaways Field Access Scout Breakfast & Dinner Popcorn with Movie Scout Sleepover Patch Contact Name Troop/Pack Phone Number Address City State Zip Individual Admission (under 20 guests) x $60 = Group Admission (20+ guests) x $55 = Total Credit Card No. Exp CID Signature For questions or to submit completed form, contact: CHELSEA HUDSON O: chudson@dallascowboys.net COLIN KELLY O: F: ckelly@dallascowboys.net MICHAEL SHEA O: F: mshea@dallascowboys.net

42 SHOW 2014/2015 GROUP SCOUT DISCOUNT PRICES (for groups of 10 or more) PERFORMANCES PL7 Rear Orch Sides Sections B & F and Back Rows HH - KK PL8 3 rd Balcony A CHRISTMAS STORY Tues., December 2, 2014 at 7:30 PM $20 $10 Sun., December 7, 2014 at 1:30 PM Fri., December 12, 2014 at 7:30 PM $25 $15 THE KING AND I Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 PM Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 PM Friday, March 27 at 7:30 PM Friday, April 3 at 7:30 PM $20 $10 $25 $15 THE ILLUSIONISTS Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 PM Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 PM Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 PM Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 PM Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 PM Thursday, April 16 at 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM $25 $15 CINDERELLA Wednesday, June 10 at 7:30 PM $30 Sunday, June 14 at 7:30 PM $25 N/A N/A

43 THE VALUES OF SCOUTING ARE ENCOMPASSED BY THE SCOUT OATH AND LAW SCOUT OATH ON MY HONOR I WILL DO MY BEST TO DO MY DUTY TO GOD AND MY COUNTRY AND TO OBEY THE SCOUT LAW; TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES; TO KEEP MYSELF PHYSICALLY STRONG, MENTALLY AWAKE, AND MORALLY STRAIGHT. A SCOUT IS... TRUSTWORTHY LOYAL HELPFUL FRIENDLY COURTEOUS KIND OBEDIENT CHEERFUL THRIFTY BRAVE CLEAN REVERENT CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA John D. Murchison Scouting Center 8605 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX Bobby Lyle Billy Gamble Scouting Center 5600 US HWY 75 South Fairview, TX