The Green River District Camporee is June 1-3, 2012. The leaders guide is available for downloading now.

 The Human Powered Roman Chariot 2012is here 

 The CAST IRON CHEF - Guide 2012is here

The Adult competitionCAST IRON CHEF - Guide 2012is here

The envelopes are large enough to accommodate all of your council’s promotional information and resources so your new families walk away with one big “packet of adventure” to start their journey in the Scouting program.

The envelopes include space for a parent to record important information about their son’s unit, including leader names, phone numbers, and locations and times of upcoming meetings. There also is a call to action for new parents and leaders to check out the upgraded BeAScout.org/welcome website (also available in Spanish), where they can get more information.

The back side features specially selected promotional ads from Boys’ Life, the STEM/Nova Award program, and the Scouting Alumni Association; a special message about Youth Protection; and a discount coupon for all BSA Scout shops.

To learn more about these effective new onboarding envelopes—and to order a supply for your council’s recruiting events, if you haven’t already—read the online onboarding recruitment envelopes information sheet.

Please contact the Program Impact Department at 972-580-2441 or via email with any questions.

Our Council is ordering these so they will be available for the Fall Cub Scout recruiting activities.

The BSA’s Adopt-a-School program is an exciting new undertaking that will connect Scout packs, troops, and crews across the country with schools in their communities.

Participating Scouts then work—within clearly defined guidelines—to team up with school administrations and offer the volunteer services that most efficiently meet their school’s needs. With each unit offering their school a minimum one-year commitment, meaningful community relationships are built and significant changes will happen in the schools.

Exciting milestones have been set to strengthen the presence and progress of the Adopt-a-School program. By the fall of 2012, we plan to meet our goal of 15,000 adopted schools, and 25,000 by July 2013!

The hope at the heart of Adopt-a-School is to build strong, sustaining relationships with these schools, creating thousands of lasting community relationships across the U.S. Through committed volunteer efforts—from landscaping and cleanup outside the school building to Scouts’ active participation in school events throughout the year—the BSA will become a defined presence in improving our nation’s schools.

Dates:

Spring Session 2012: April 21, May 4 & 5, 2012

Fall Session 2012: September 22, 28& 29, 2012

Location:

Renton Lions Youth Camp (map and directions)
21235 SE 184th St. (just off the Cedar Grove Road)
Maple Valley, WA 98038

This course is part of the required curriculum for Scoutmasters, Varsity Coaches, and Venturing Advisors to renew their unit’s registration for 2012.

To RSVP or for more information contact:

Tom Bingaman at (425) 226-4479

Cost: There is a $20.00 fee at the 1st Saturday’s registration. This fee will cover the
1st Saturday’s lunch, hot beverages, some snacks, and other materials.

Download the flyer

See the Boy Scout Handbook Chapter 9 for a list of camping equipment to bring.

When: Saturday, June 9

The City of Kent Parks and Recreation is offering a Fishing Experience for youth with disabilities in Kent on Saturday, June 9, 2012.

The Parks Department is seeking Boy Scouts to serve as mentors and Fishing Guides for this event.

Kent Stake of the LDS Church - Green River District is hosting Introduction to  Outdoor Leaders Skills training the weekend of September 21st and 22nd, 2012 at Ensign Ranch.   

For more information and to RSVP contact Jeff Morgan at (206) 399-0771 or jeffmorg12@msn.com

Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills will provide Boy Scout leaders with the basic outdoor skills information needed to start and guide a program the right way. Completion of this course is the required outdoor training for all Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters Varsity Coaches and assistants, and Venturign Advisors and associate advisors.. The skills taught are based on the outdoor skills found in The Boy Scout Handbook.

This course will feature the "condensed schedule" for Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills http://www.seattlebsa.org/Training

There are two new PowerPoint presentations for Internet Advancement training available at: http://www.seattlebsa.org/Main-Website-Content/Advancement/.  Look at the top of the page, under “Advancement Resources.”

They contain screen shots and directions for Packs and Troops entering advancements directly into the system- instructions for using an upload file (like TroopMaster) will come later.

Cub Scouts!

Renton River Days is again holding their annual Parade on Saturday, July 28th.  The Green River District is thinking of competing in the "Float category".  If you are interested in participating please email Alex Hamamoto alex.hamamoto@sf.frb.org) by May 28th.  

The "floats" would be "red flyer type wagons" made up to look like "Pinewood Derby cars" or "Space Derby vehicles".  Older Cubs would pull the younger Cubs in the vehicles!  

Alex Hamamoto
Green River District - Roundtable
Phone: (425) 203-0865
Fax:       (425) 203-0721