[northern-trail-roundtable] Northern Trail Roundtable Reminder / Newsletter - May
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- To: northern-trail-roundtable@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 21:05:53 -0500
Sorry this reminder is late... I started it last week, got interrupted
and saved it as a 'draft', and just now remembered to finish it... my
apologies.
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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.
-- Sections marked with ****RED**** , are new, updated, or extra
important, and are something you should definitely read.
-- Quotations will be in purple, they're new each month, but not
necessarily important.
-- If a section is all black, or blue for links, then it hasn't been
changed since the last time you saw it.
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****THIS MONTH'S ROUNDTABLE****
The MAY 10 ROUNDTABLE will be a PROGRAM KICKOFF EXPO.
This Roundtable will cover the Council and District resources that are
available to individual units. We'll cover such things as recruitment,
camping, facilities, fundraising, &etc. You'll learn what Council and
District have to offer, that can help your unit deliver a quality
Scouting Program.
The better your program, the more Scouts you'll get, the more Scouts
you'll retain, and the more fun you'll all have. Even if you've already
got a great unit program, join us for this Roundtable. You just might
learn something that could make your program even better.
This Roundtable will be run as an "EXPO", complete with DOOR PRIZES!!!
After the announcements, you'll all receive a card. Please make sure you
put your Name and Unit Number on the back of the card, so we know it's
yours :-) .
There will be various booths set up, for different committees and
programs within Council. As you visit each booth, they'll sign off their
square on your card. When you have all your squares signed off, you may
deposit the card with our Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner [or such
other person as she may assign :-) ] to be eligible for the door prize
drawing. Around 8:30-8:45, we'll hold the drawing, and give out the
prizes.
"FINE PRINT" for the DOOR PRIZES: 1) You MUST be present to win. If
your card is drawn, and you're not there, we'll draw another card. 2)
Any cards drawn, which are not fully completed, will be ineligible, and
another card will be drawn. 3) Decisions of the judges are final and
binding. 4) Depositing your card means that you agree to abide by these
rules... your recourse for any disputes shall consist solely of your
griping to your friends later :-) .
****DOWN--THE--HALL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MAY****
The Additional Training for May will be: Troop Leadership Training, which
prepares Scoutmasters to present formal training to the boy leaders of
the troop. It covers the three modules of training and how to prepare
and present the training to the boys.
This will be held at the same time and location as Roundtable.
For more information on this training, please contact Roy Breede:
roy_breede@xxxxxxxxx .
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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
Roundtable meetings are held at the Technology Center of DuPage [TCD],
301 Swift Road, Addison. [Swift Road is one block West of 355. The TCD
is about 1/2 mile South of Army Trail Road.] Park on the North side of
the building. The door we use is about in the middle of the North side.
Go in the door and straight down the hall until it opens up into a
"sunken" meeting room... or just follow the people in the tan shirts :-).
If our Roundtable time or location ever changes, we'll make sure to state
it very clearly in these notices, so you'll always know when and where.
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****ORDER OF THE ARROW MEETING REMINDER****
ORDER OF THE ARROW meetings are held each month at the same time and
place as Roundtable. All OA members are encouraged to attend.
For more information: contact Lodge Chief, Ronald Feldman,
cftmonkey@xxxxxxx or 630-894-1053.
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"Fear will take you farther than courage -- but in the opposite
direction."
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****NEXT MONTH'S ROUNDTABLE****
The JUNE 14 ROUNDTABLE will be our annual District Dinner, so there won't
be a regular Roundtable that month. You should receive more information
on this, both from this e-mail list, and 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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"Civilization is always in danger when those who have never learned to
obey are given the right to command."
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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 e-mail addresses get entered in the e-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. We've
passed around a sheet at Roundtable, and we'll be passing that sheet
around again, as needed, but we're 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 :-)
. We'll send an invitation e-mail, for a specific month's Roundtable, to
your contact person, asking them to contact your Unit and let us know if
they're interested and available for that month.
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"The broad-minded see the truth in different views; the narrow-minded see
only the differences."
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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, we 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. We can put together lots
of different Roundtable presentations, but we don't know everything about
everything :-). However, the one thing we 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 we won't know who those "others"
are unless someone tells us. We're 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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"Many great men became great by doing what they didn't want to do, when
they didn't want to do it."
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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 we'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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SCOUTMASTER MINUTES AT ROUNDTABLE --- A GREAT WAY TO END A MEETING.
Many Boy Scout meetings, and some Cub Scout meetings, end with a
"Scoutmaster [or Cubmaster] Minute." This is a short [note the word:
"minute"] piece. It may be inspirational, it may be informational, it
may be humorous, but it should always make one think.
Whenever possible, we'll be ending our Roundtables with such a
Scoutmaster Minute. I have a small collection of about sixty of these,
that I've found on various Web sites, so that should last us for a few
years.
Under the category of "audience participation," at each Roundtable, I'm
going to draft a Leader, from those in attendance, to read a Scoutmaster
Minute. I'm not going to force anyone to do it [so it's kind of a draft
with a right of refusal :-) ], but I'm sure I can find someone each month
who'll be willing and able to read a couple of paragraphs.
NOTE: If you have a favorite Scoutmaster Minute that you'd like to
present, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO VOLUNTEER :-) .
I'll hopefully remember to find someone before the meeting actually
starts each month. If I ask you, and you accept, I'll give you my
collection of Minutes at the beginning of Roundtable, and you can look
through it and pick one to read at the end. Or, if you're a volunteer,
you're welcome to bring in your own favorite Minute [just remember it's
only a "minute", no long speeches :-) ].
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"If you want a crop for one year, grow millet. If you want a crop for
ten years, grow a tree.
If you want a crop for one hundred years, grow men."
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If anyone has any questions or comments regarding Roundtable, please
contact me at boyscoutrtc@xxxxxxxxx . We want to get as much information
about Roundtable as we can, out to as many people as we 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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