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A Message from the Council Executive
Popcorn Sale Closeout Reminders
Camping News
For the third time since its opening, Camp Pigott has been chosen to host the Western Region National Camp School where management and program directors from around the west come for training and certification.
Camp Staff Opportunities
FOS Breakfasts / Luncheon
WashJam 2009
Boy Scouts: Cooking, games and challenges, low COPE and climbing wall, obstacle course, conservation, Scoutcraft, shooting sports, and much more
Rendezvous Camp: Mountain Man demonstrations and challenges, archery, tomahawks, shooting, Mountain Man run, and more
Venturing: Wide variety of Venturing activities, including geocache, fly fishing, and shooting sports
Shows: Friday night entertainment show and Saturday night Scouting centennial and fireworks Advance registration is now available. By registering early, you get:
Qualify now for Centennial
A Message From Council Commissioner Kevin Baker
More on the Commissioner Convention, March 21, 2009. I will announce a location as soon as confirmed. In the meantime, make sure the date is on your calendar. This convention will be a one day training event for ALL commissioners and will include training for Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Venturing Roundtable Commissioners and RT Commissioner Staff. There will be specific sessions for district commissioners and assistant district commissioners and of course unit commissioners. Remember...every Scout and youth member in the BSA deserves trained leaders. Unit leaders and everyone attending a monthly Roundtable deserves trained commissioners!
Photos from Our 2009 PTC Event
2010 National Jamboree
2009 Wood Badge Training
Scout Shop Corner Now Hiring  BSA 100th Anniversary Knife - $39.99
This finely crafted, lock back knife features one-hand opening and a 2.9” stainless steel blade with utility serrations on the lower third of the blade. Blade locks securely with protected lock liner set in the finger guard. The handle is inset with a rubber grip, a full depth 3-D Scouting hologram, lanyard hole, and secure pocket clip stamped with 100 Years of Scouting. Total length open is 6.8”. Assembled in the USA.
 BSA 20-Piece Grill Set - $69.99
The perfect holiday gift for your Scout grill master! This 20-piece gleaming stainless steel set includes the 16” fleur-de-lis spatula, tongs, carving knife, fork, basting brush, cleaning brush, salt/pepper set, four pair of corn holders, and four skewers all in a handsome metal storage case, complete with and engravable name plate on the front.
 BSA 15 degree sleeping Bag - $41.99
Filled with light-weight Hollowfill II polyester, this mummy-style sleeping bag keeps you warm down to 15 degrees F. Crafted with a ripstop nylon shell and 190 dire polyester lining. Includes a compression bag, weighs 3.7 pounds, and will keep you warm during the upcoming months.
If you don’t want to make the trip down to your local store, just give us a call and we’ll ship out your order to your house. For questions or availability, contact the Puget Sound Scout Shop at 206-721-5945 or the Bremerton Scout Shop at 360-373-2569. |
 Council Leadership Council Commissioner: Kevin Baker Council Exec./CEO: C. Bradford Allen District News Alpine - Cougar Mountain, Fall City, Issaquah, North Bend, Sammamish Plateau, Snoqualmie, Renton Highlands. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Aquila - Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Tukwila, Vashon Island, West Seattle, White Center. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Aurora - Lake Forest Park, North Seattle, Shoreline. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Cascade - Bellevue, Mercer Island, North Renton. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Foothills - Auburn, Black Diamond, Covington, Maple Valley, Pacific. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Green River - Kent, Newcastle, Renton, Skyway. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Mt. Olympus - Clallam and Jefferson Counties. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter North Lakes - Bothell, Carnation, Duvall, Kenmore, Woodinville. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Orca - North Kitsap County. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Sammamish Trails - Kirkland, Redmond. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Sinclair - Belfair, Bremerton, Port Orchard and surrounding communities. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Thunderbird - Beacon Hill, Capitol Hill, Central & South Seattle. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Scout Memorial Fund Scout Memorial Fund gifts recognize special occasions or memories of extraordinary people. Click here to view list  Learning for Life Exploring is part of the Chief Seattle Council's Learning for Life career education program for young men and women ages 14-20. Exploring, a worksite based program, serves 60 chartered partners such as police departments, fire departments and community businesses. For more information about Learning for Life and career Exploring opportunities, click here. News & Information Find out more about community service projects, read the popular editorial "The Right Stuff" by Kent Brooten or gain insight about Scouting from Council Commissioner, Kevin Baker. Click here to view news. Vehicle Donations Donate your vehicle to the Boy Scouts of America to support more than 48,000 youth in the Scouting program and get an IRS tax deduction! If you have a car, van, motorcycle, boat, truck, or RV that you would like to donate, call the council service center at 206-902-2345 or fill out an online form by clicking here. GOOD TURN CORNER Service projects may include, but are not limited to: planting trees, sending care packages to military units overseas, collecting food in Scouting for Food, picking up garbage around your community, etc. If your Scouting group has participated in a service project and would like to report back to us the details of your service project please click here and fill out this short form. For more Good Turn for America information or community service ideas for your Scouting unit, visit http://www.goodturnforamerica.org Your Volunteer Time is Money Numerous local companies recognize volunteer time through the donation of cash grants to non-profits in which their employees volunteer. This means that for each hour of your volunteer time, your employer may donate money to the Boy Scouts of America. Listed below are companies who participate in this type of program, with a link about their program: Adobe - Volunteer Request Program AT&T Wireless - AT&T Cares Bank of America - Volunteer Grants Program Citigroup - Volunteer Incentive Program Home Street Bank - Community Partner Volunteer Grant Medtronic, Inc. - Volunteer Match Program Microsoft - Employee Engagement Program Motorola - Volunteer Grants Program Nike - Employee Involvement Qwest - Employee Matching Time Safeco - Matching Time Program St. Paul Travelers - St. Paul's Travelers Foundation State Farm Insurance - Good Neighbor Grant Program If you do not see your employer listed and they participate in this type of program, please notify us at council@seattlebsa.org or 206-725-5200. Check with your human resources department for more information about your employer's program. Help more than 47,000 young men and women who participate in Scouting programs. FORWARD THIS MESSAGE to all Scouting volunteers and families in your district, pack or troop!
Upcoming Scout Nights COUGAR HARDWOOD CLASSIC Come see the WSU Cougars play the Montana State Cougars at the Key Arena! December 13th, 2008 Tip off: 7PM Details available here. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SCOUT NIGHT WITH THE THUNDERBIRDS Sunday, Feb 8 vs. Vancouver Giants at 5:05 $22 Premium Seats for just $15! These are the best seats in the house! Order early to get as close as possible. Every Scout in attendance will receive the 2nd of 2 patches to commemorate the game. The top selling troop or pack will present the colors at the game. Details available here. Review Your Will This Time of Year What if you bought a new car and never cleaned it or repaired it? What if you never landscaped your yard or repainted your house? You would own a car or a house that looked like a lot of people's wills. Having any kind of a will is better than no will at all, but updating your will gives maximum protection to you, your family, and the organizations you support. As you add to your estate, as your marital and family situation changes, if you move to another state, if tax laws change, if your preferences and charitable interests change that's when you need to update your will. Contact John Harthun (206-902-2321) at the Chief Seattle Council for more information on wills, bequests, and how you can best provide for Scouting by updating your will. With a small amount of work, the things most important to you can look as good as new again. Trainer Development Conference — Trainer's EDGE When James E. West, the first Chief Scout Executive, was asked to identify the three most important needs of the Scout organization he responded, "Training, more training, and still more training!" Come join us at the Trainer Development Conference — Trainer's EDGE on Sat., February 7, 2009 at Mercer Island Presbyterian Church. This conference is designed to improve the skills of beginning and advanced trainers, both adult and youth. It is incorporating the new Trainer's EDGE syllabus from National. Also this course is now a requirement for those wanting to staff National Youth Leadership Training and Wood Badge. Additional information is available on the council website, or contact West Niver at cw.niver@comcast.net. Aquila District Cub Bowling On Saturday, November 15th, over 100 Aquila Cub Scouts had a blast at the Annual Cub Bowling Tournament held at West Seattle Lanes. Thirteen different Cub packs were represented by all ranks, from Tigers up to Webelos. Trophies were handed out to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place scores for each rank. Every Scout in attendance left with a bowling segment for their uniform and the official bowling certificate. Special thanks to Pat Heidal of Pack 793, Holy Rosary, who organized and chaired the event for the second consecutive year.
Internet Rechartering Here are a few tips to assist with this year's rechartering process: DUE DECEMBER 31st, 2008
Archdiocesan Catholic Committee for Scouting to Sponsor "Catholic Week" at Pigott in 2009 Please make plans for your Catholic troop to join other units at Camp Pigott from July 19th through the 25th next year. The week will be filled with all the same, great, fun stuff any week of Scout camp includes but it will also include daily Mass, evening vespers, the opportunity to work on earning the Ad Altare Dei medal or Pope Pius XII medal, a chance to visit with other Catholic Scouts, and a special camp service project to rebuild the Pigott Chapel. If you have further questions, contact Deacon Roy Harrington, the Archdiocesan Scout Chaplain at (206) 817-8815 or rharrington@ollseattle.org Troop 835's mobile kitchen needs your help Yesterday we got word that a women’s shelter and treatment facility was out of food. So this morning we gave half of our emergency food to them. It is enough to feed them and their children for 1 week. In fact my church's food bank is empty too. These are tough times. Now, we need you help. Please consider helping us to restock our emergency kitchen with food. Please seek donations of cash or institutional size non-perishable food to help. If there is a storm or earthquake in the next month we will be caught 'unprepared'. That is not the Scout Motto! Donations can be sent to: Scout Troop 835, PO Box 77, Pacific, WA 98047 or call Scoutmaster Jim Brass at 206-227-5977 to arrange a time to drop off food. We are also desperately seeking a large trailer to haul 5,000 bottles of water and other supplies. Thank you so much for your help. Annual Meeting & Awards Celebration Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 7 PM Town Hall Seattle Save the date for the Chief Seattle Council Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration. It will be an evening of celebrating the past and looking forward to the future. The program will include recognition of the Silver Beaver recipients, Quality District Awards, election of council officers and board members, a dessert reception, and much more. Changes to United Way Giving to Boy Scouts of America King County United Way has changed its giving policies in regards to the Boy Scouts of America. Our funding was reduced by 53% for the current fiscal year and will be reduced another 48% in the following fiscal year. This amounts to a total reduction of $249,647, or 76% over the next two years. You can still support the Chief Seattle Council through your workplace giving. Many employers give their employees the opportunity to give to the charity of their choice. In addition to the United Way, other workplace campaigns include the Combined Federal Campaign, Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company, and the Microsoft Giving Campaign. If you do make a gift to one of these campaigns, please consider supporting the Chief Seattle Council with a designated gift. Your continued support is appreciated! Venturing News Ship 407 "Tuvaaq" completed a Rowing Merit Badge Workshop on November 29th for Green River District Scouts. Eight Scouts (students) attended and successfully completed the requirements. Six Sea Scouts taught the class, along with a Scout Life Guard. Tacoma Sea Scouts (Verite) supported with a rowing pram and survival suits, as did the Markley Family with another rowing pram. Scouts completed a dry land class, rowed the Umiak with sweep oars, did individual rowing using three small row boats, rescued a swimmer (Sea Scout in survival suit), and completed a swamped boat drill (dressed out in the survival suits). Photos of the event are posted here.
For All Your Scouting & Camping Needs Stories From the Field Add money preparedness to Scout motto (AP reprinted by Seattle PI) Lend an Arm, Save a Life For more information about hosting a blood drive as an Eagle Scout service project, please click here.
Right now, you will find: · The 100th Anniversary logo and style guide · The virtual "Set Your Compass: Direction for Our 100th Anniversary" workshop, including all the workshop materials and an interactive presentation to guide you through the workshop experience · Brainstorming reports and tools — reports from sessions held at the planning workshops, highlighting the creative and engaging ideas that were developed, and tools to guide you through developing a brainstorm session for your council · The 100th Anniversary Tool Kit — a series of guides for planning and implementation that will grow as we move toward 2010 · Discussion forums, an events calendar, a directory of National Leadership Team members, the latest BSA headlines and more Chief Seattle Council |
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Dear Scouter,
Once again we thank you for all your hard work in this record-breaking popsorn sale! As it comes to a close, please take these reminders into account:
Co-sponsored by the Chief Seattle Council and Pacific Harbors Council, WashJam will attract youth and leaders from all over the Puget Sound region and features entertaining activities and unforgettable shows for Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Venturers.
I want to extend a special thank you to all of the commissioners in our council who are helping our units complete and submit their re-charter for 2009. I attended an event this past Saturday in Orca District that was designed to help units complete their re-charter or at the very least obtain some hands-on help. We all learned something from the experience. The success of the day is that there are more units with submitted re-charter packets...done for another year. Another very important topic discussed was the Centennial Quality Unit Award. Unit leaders discovered that it's not really so difficult. Now is the time to review the form you completed last year and see where you stand. As I said last month, being a Centennial Quality Unit says quite simply...you are doing your best to:
