[northern-trail-roundtable] Northern Trail Roundtable Reminder / Newsletter - April

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  • Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 18:32:40 -0500

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 APRIL 12 ROUNDTABLE will offer three different programs.  One mainly
for Boy Scout Leaders, one mainly for Cub Scout Leaders, and the first of
our new 'Down-The-Hall' training programs.

There will be a PRESENTATION ON ORDER OF THE ARROW [OA], which is an
organization, within the BSA, for Boy Scouts and Boy Scout Leaders. 
We'll be providing information on what it is, what it does, why your
Troop should be involved, &etc.

For those leaders who aren't currently interested in OA, we'll be showing
you how to make SURVIVAL BRACELETS, which you can then teach to your
Scouts.

The OA presentation will probably be of interest mainly to Boy Scout
Leaders, and the Survival Bracelets mainly to Cub Scout Leaders, however,
you may attend either presentation you wish.

****ADDITIONAL 'DOWN--THE--HALL' TRAINING PROGRAM FOR APRIL****

Roy Breede, our Northern Trail District Training Chair, is going to be
offering some additional training during each month's Roundtable meeting.
 This is a new program, that will be held at the same time and location
as Roundtable, but probably somewhere slightly 'down the hall' :-) .

The first of these, which will be conducted during the April Roundtable
will be:  Scouts with ADHD, Tips for Leaders, which presents ideas and
methods of keeping scouts with ADHD interested and involved with unit
activities and advancements.  Also included is Bullying Tips for Leaders
which presents ideas and policies regarding bullying and how to deal with
instances of bullying involving scouts.

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****

This month I remembered to put it in the first time :-) .  This reminder
will now be a regular part of the Northern Trail District Roundtable
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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"If you tell someone there are billions of stars in the Universe, they'll
believe you.
If you tell them the paint is wet, they have to touch it to make sure."
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****NEXT MONTH'S ROUNDTABLE****
  
The MAY 10 ROUNDTABLE will be a PROGRAM KICKOFF PRESENTATION.
 
This presentation 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.  We're also hoping to have some of the 'NEW' new Tour
Permit Information available at this meeting.
 
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 presentation.  You just might
learn something that could make your program even better.

****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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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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"You're free to do whatever you like... as long as you're willing to
accept the consequences."
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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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"There is always free cheese in a mousetrap."
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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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"A true friend is someone who knows you well, and still likes you."
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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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"Life is about choices... the early bird gets the worm... on the other
hand, the early worm gets eaten."
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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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