[northern-trail-roundtable] Northern Trail Roundtable Reminder / Newsletter - August
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NORTHERN TRAIL DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE INFORMATION
The following is information regarding the Northern Trail District's
monthly Roundtable meetings, and, occasionally, some other District News.
To make it easier for you to find the information you need, each item is
in it's own section, and THE MAIN POINT OF EACH SECTION IS IN CAPITALIZED
BOLDFACE.
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ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED LEADERS AND OTHER
INTERESTED ADULTS.
Roundtable is the second Thursday of the month, at 7:30pm.
Just remember the "Double-STAR": Second Thursday At Roundtable --
Seven Thirty At Roundtable
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE: The AUGUST ROUNDTABLE will be at a DIFFERENT
LOCATION than normal. It will be at the Bensenville Community Public
Library, 200 S. Church Road, Bensenville.
The following Roundtables will be back at our normal location [I'll
include that location in next month's Reminder, but I didn't want to give
two addresses here and confuse anyone :-) .]
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OUR NEXT NORTHERN TRAIL DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE WILL BE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST
11 AT 7:30PM.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE: The AUGUST ROUNDTABLE will be at a DIFFERENT
LOCATION than normal. It will be at the Bensenville Community Public
Library, 200 S. Church Road, Bensenville.
We'll be meeting in the library's "Meeting Room" [how appropriate :-)
]... go in the front doors of the library, immediately turn right
[towards the restrooms], take a step or two, and then turn right again.
You should now be in a big room with chairs set up. If you end up in a
really big room, with lots of books around you, you missed the turns :-)
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The program will be CAMPFIRE STORIES.
This program is for both Cub Scout and Boy Scout Leaders.
Whether Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts, everyone enjoys hearing a good story,
and knowing how to choose one and tell one is a skill every Leader should
have. We'll have a short presentation on storytelling in general, and
then a few of our fellow Scouters will tell some campfire stories.
PLEASE NOTE: Roundtable meetings are designed for Adult Leaders. While
Scouts and other [well-behaved :-) ] children are normally welcome, some
campfire stories, particularly ghost-type stories, may be too intense for
younger listeners. Therefore, this is one Roundtable where "parental
discretion" is advised. I know we've got at least one ghost story
planned, so this is our legal disclaimer: You've been warned [insert
scary music here: "bhuu-huu-huu-ha-ha!" :-) ] so if you bring small
children, and we scare them, it's not our fault :-).
Also please note: The library closes at 9:00pm, so we need to be out of
the building by 8:55, so that the Library Staff can go home on time.
You're welcome to stand in the parking lot and talk after that :-).
At this meeting, we'll also be welcoming our NEW CUB SCOUT ROUNDTABLE
COMMISSIONER: Mary LaVaque !!!
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The SEPTEMBER 8 ROUNDTABLE program will be a roundtable discussion on
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
We'll start off together, and then split into Cub Scout and Boy Scout
groups. Packs are generally more interested in recruitment, while Troops
often have more problems with retention, and their strategies will
normally differ, but both subjects should still be of interest to all
Leaders.
Since this will be an actual "roundtable" discussion, if you've done
anything that's worked well, or you've tried something that really
flopped, please feel free to share your knowledge and experiences... and
hopefully we'll all learn something to help our units.
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The OCTOBER 13 ROUNDTABLE is TBD.
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The NOVEMBER 10 ROUNDTABLE is TBD.
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The DECEMBER 8 ROUNDTABLE is TBD.
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The JANUARY 12 ROUNDTABLE will be YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING.
By attending this presentation, you'll have fulfilled the BSA's Youth
Protection requirement. This is required training for all registered
Leaders.
Regarding NEW Leaders: Per the July 2011 issue of The Flame, there's been
a revision of the ADULT BSA LEADER APPLICATION, which has some new
required information, and a change to the Youth Protection Requirement.
New Leaders may now register without having taken Youth Protection. They
must now complete it within thirty (30) days of their registration date,
or their registration will be revoked. This should make it easier to
register new Leaders, but I'm assuming we'll all have to get some of the
new application forms :-) .
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The FEBRUARY 9 ROUNDTABLE is TBD.
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The MARCH 8 ROUNDTABLE will be SAFE SWIM TRAINING and SAFETY AFLOAT
TRAINING.
This training is for both Cub and Boy Scout Leaders. This is required
for all Leaders who want to take their Scouts into or onto the water, and
it's a good idea for everyone [there's no such thing as "too much
training" in Scouting :-) ].
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The APRIL 12 ROUNDTABLE is TBD.
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The MAY 10 ROUNDTABLE is TBD.
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The JUNE 14 ROUNDTABLE will be our annual District Dinner, so there won't
be a regular Roundtable that month. You'll receive more information on
this, both from this e-mail list, and probably directly from District,
when this gets closer.
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JULY IS OUR ONE MONTH OFF A YEAR... at least from Roundtable :-).
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If there are any Leaders in your Unit, or any other interested adults who
aren't getting this Roundtable Reminder, please have them sign up for it,
or have someone on your Unit Committee sign up everyone in your Unit.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET 100% OF OUR REGISTERED LEADERS ON THIS E-MAIL LIST, SO
THAT EVERYONE GETS NOTIFIED EACH MONTH. Whether they ever choose to
attend a Roundtable is another matter, but everyone should want to know
about it. We don't want anyone to miss a presentation they were
interested in, simply because they didn't know about it.
TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE NORTHERN TRAIL DISTRICT E-MAIL LIST:
--- Send an e-mail to northern-trail-roundtable-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with "subscribe" in the Subject field, OR
--- Visit our List Page at
www.freelists.org/list/northern-trail-roundtable , OR
--- Visit our e-Mailing List Web Page at
www.freelists.org/webpage/northern-trail-roundtable , OR
--- Send your e-mail address, or a list of e-mail addresses for everyone
in your Unit, to boyscoutrtc@xxxxxxxxx . (You don't need to include
people's names, only the mailing addresses get entered in the mailing
list.)
This e-Mail list is a private, announce-only list. Other members will
not have access to your e-mail address, nor will they be allowed to post
messages to this list. It's strictly for announcements from Roundtable
Staff, regarding Roundtable meetings and information.
To Unsubscribe an e-mail address from this e-Mail List, please send an
e-mail to northern-trail-roundtable-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
"unsubscribe" in the Subject field.
PLEASE NOTE: If someone in your unit has signed up, and isn't getting
these reminders, please have them contact me. Each month I get four or
five that "bounce" back to me as "undeliverable". Since I don't have
people's names on the e-mail list, only their e-mail addresses, most of
the time I don't know who the "bad" addresses belong to, so I can't
contact them.
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SEEKING UNITS FOR OPENING FLAG CEREMONY AT ROUNDTABLES
We've been inviting various Units [Packs, Troops, Crews] to participate
in the opening Flag Ceremony at each month's Roundtable meeting. I've
passed around a sheet at Roundtable, and I'll be passing that sheet
around again, as needed, but I'm also making the request here.
If your Unit might be interested in participating in the opening Flag
Ceremony, please let me know. Send your Unit Type & Number, and
someone's Contact Information to boyscoutrtc@xxxxxxxxx . There's no
obligation... you're not signing up now, just expressing an interest :-)
. I'll send an invitation e-mail, for a specific month's Roundtable, to
your contact person, asking them to contact your Unit and let me know if
they're interested and available.
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A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS --- SEEKING YOUR INPUT AND HELP TO MAKE
ROUNDTABLES BETTER.
Seeking INPUT: If you have an idea for a program for Roundtable,
something you'd really like to see us do, please contact me at
boyscoutrtc@xxxxxxxxx . Due to a limited number of Roundtables each
year, I can't guarantee all ideas will be used, but they will all be
given serious consideration.
Seeking HELP: If you, or anyone you know, has a hobby, an interest, or
some knowledge of a "Scout-type nature", that you think might be of
interest to other Leaders, please let me know. I can put together lots
of different Roundtable presentations, but I'll be the first to admit
that I don't know everything about everything :-). However, the one
thing I do know for sure is that there are many others out there who
could do some great presentations, or even just help to put something
together, but I won't know who those "others" are unless someone tells
me. I'm not necessarily looking for experts, just anyone who has some
knowledge to share.
Anyone who helps out, in either of the two ways above, will get a "Penny
For Your Thoughts" Roundtable Bead to add to their Roundtable Attendance
Beads.
For those who may not know, each month you attend a Roundtable, you get
an Attendance Bead to add to your string. [Why should the Scouts be the
only ones who get "brag-stuff" :-) ? ]
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PROMOTE YOUR UNIT'S ACTIVITIES --- AND HELP SUPPORT OTHER UNITS BY
ATTENDING AND PROMOTING THEIRS.
If your Unit is holding a fundraiser [spaghetti dinner, pancake
breakfast, car wash, &etc.] or an event that Scouts or others from
outside your Unit might be interested in attending, we'd like to hear
about it.
Any and all Units may place fliers for their Unit's fundraisers and
events in the Roundtable Bins. Just create your flier, with all of the
necessary information [see below], and put them in the bins at the
beginning of any Roundtable. It's probably a good idea to come a bit
early, to make sure you get your flyers in the bins before everyone
starts taking their stuff out :-). There are currently about seventy
folders in the bins, so you'll need that many fliers.
Things to include in your flier [seems obvious, but I've see fliers that
were missing important information :-( ]:
WHO - Unit Type, Unit Number, Contact Information [e.g. Troop 33-1/3
555-5555 contactme @ mye-mail.com .]
WHAT - Description of the fundraiser or event, including cost.
WHERE - Location of the fundraiser or event. [Include driving and/or
parking instructions if necessary.]
WHEN - Date and Time of the fundraiser or event.
WHY - If the fundraiser or event is for a specific purpose [e.g. a
fundraiser for a trip or new equipment; an event for a specific group],
include that. It might encourage others to attend.
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FIND A HOME FOR YOUR UNIT'S "EXPERIENCED BUT UNWANTED" EQUIPMENT --- AND
HELP OTHER UNITS GET THE STUFF THEY NEED.
Does your Unit have equipment that you don't use anymore, but that's
still in usable condition? Would you like to get it out of your storage
space? Are you looking to sell it [good], trade it [better], or just
give it away [best]? Don't just leave it to the dust and the rust.
There may be other Units that could really use it.
If your Unit has upgraded, or moved on to newer equipment, and your old
equipment is just taking up space, let us know. There may be a Unit
that's struggling to get the stuff they need, and would love to have the
stuff you don't. As long as it's still usable, there's nothing too big
or too small... if your Unit used it, there's probably another one that
could as well.
You can make up a flier, and put a copy in the Roundtable Bins. There
are currently about seventy folders in the bins, so you'll need that many
fliers, or send me an e-mail at boyscoutrtc@xxxxxxxxx , and I'll print
out a display sheet for the sign-in table. Make sure to include your
Unit number, and someone's contact information.
NOTE: This is meant for Unit-owned items only, not for individuals
trying to sell their personal equipment. Privately owned items, of a
Scouting nature, may be included only if those items are being given
away. Any sale or trade items must be Unit-owned.
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"EXPERIENCED" UNIFORMS --- THOSE THAT HAVE HELPED AT LEAST ONE SCOUT
ALONG HIS SCOUTING TRAIL, AND ARE NOW READY TO HELP ANOTHER.
The District maintains a small collection of "experienced" [gently used]
uniforms, that were donated by various Scouts and Scouters. These are
available, free of charge, to anyone who might need them. I normally
bring them to every Roundtable. If you don't see them, just ask, they
might be out it my car :-).
If you have any unneeded uniforms, and your Unit doesn't maintain it's
own uniform bank, please bring them to any Roundtable meeting to help
replenish our supply.
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If anyone has any questions or comments regarding Roundtable, please
contact me at boyscoutrtc@xxxxxxxxx . I want to get as much information
about Roundtable as I can, out to as many people as I can, so that we can
make this a better Roundtable for everyone in our Northern Trail
District. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP AT ROUNDTABLES.
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Yours in Scouting,
Rick Franzen
Northern Trail District
Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner
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