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2017 Summer Camp Staff Positions are still available and Webelos Resident Camp Sign-ups are now underway.
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Dear Donors, Parents and Scout Leaders,
Beaver Day a success despite the rain!
We had 60 Scouts and Leaders participate with over 373 hours of service performed at Camp Shenandoah. Platforms, outriggers and cots were fixed, aquatics fence is progressing, archery storage area is started and clean up continues around maintenance on Saturday, April 22. Additional pictures are found in the Rangers Corner. Thanks to Brian Lynn, Camp Ranger and Jeff Holsinger, Properties Chair who helped spearhead our efforts
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Troop 81 works on platforms for camp tents! |
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| Hungry Scouts enjoy lunch at Beaver Day! |
Progress continues at Camp Shenandoah!
We will be adding a second new cabin by the cook's cabin for female staff. Foundation was poured last week and the cabin will be set next week. Thank you to Craig Family for donating this cabin. Also, a new outside walk-in refrigerator is being installed this week to replace the old one. This walk-in will be larger and provide additional food storage for the dining hall. Thanks to the Perry Foundation for their generous gift to make this possible.
J. Steven Grist has been named recipient of the North Star Award!
This great event for Southern District will take place on September 14 at VMI as we honor Steve as the sixth recipient of the North Star Award.
Steve is president of Cornerstone Bank and was active with his Eagle Scout son in Troop 5. We are excited to be able to honor Steve for all his great work in the community and Scouting. More information will be forthcoming.
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| J. Steven Grist, President of Conrnerstone Bank |
 Lions are coming again!
Stonewall Jackson has been approved to be a pilot Council for the Lion Program again this year. The Lion Program is for kindergarten boys and their parents and is similar to the Tiger Program. Districts will be working with their packs to determine if the Lion Program pilot is right for your pack. Interested in more information about the Lion Program? Contact
[email protected]
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Summer Office Hours:
A friendly reminder that our office hours will change effective May 22, 2017 to Monday, Wednesday and Friday - Scout Service Center and Scout Shop - 9 AM to 5 PM and Tuesday/Thursday Scout Service Center and Scout Shop - 9 AM to 7:30 PM. Saturday hours will resume on August 12, 2017.
Thank you for what you do for Scouting!
Hope to see you on the trail.
Jim Milham
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2017 Cub Scout Camps
The 2017 Cub Scout Camps are approaching fast and you will not want to miss them. If your Cub Scout loves bugs and overnight camping, sign them up.
Pre-registration has started. Please see
flyer
for Day Camps information and flyer for Cub and Friends Overnighter.
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Camping Corner
Camp Shenandoah
Summer Camp Staff Opportunities!
If you know an enterprising young man or lady whom you think would be a good fit for our Summer Camp Staff, we would very much like the opportunity to interview them and potentially give them a job for the summer!
We still need to fill the following positions:
Trading Post Staff Member
Kitchen Staff Member
Asst. Aquatics Director (must be 18+)
Aquatics Merit Badge Instructor
Nature Merit Badge Instructor
Please pass on this
staff application
to anyone you know (inside or outside of Scouting!) that might have fun working on a summer camp staff. It can be mailed to the Council Service Center or sent to
[email protected]
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Staff interviews will be scheduled once applications are received.
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Webelos Resident Camp
Our Council's Cub Scout Camping Committee would like to personally extend an invitation to your Pack to attend Webelos Resident Camp with us this summer! All information regarding our 2017 camp can be found in the
2017 Webelos Resident Camp Leader Guide.
This year we are again offering two sessions of Webelos Resident Camp:
Session #1 - 23 - 26 July, 2017 (Sunday afternoon through Wednesday morning)
Session #2 - 26 - 29 July, 2017 (Wednesday afternoon through Saturday morning)
All information regarding Webelos Resident Camp can be found on the Stonewall Jackson Area Council website at:
How to get started
1. If you have already sent in your Hold A Site form and payment that's great! We'll be in touch soon.
2. If your Pack is planning on attending, please fill out the this Hold A Site Form and mail to the Council Service Center along with the $50 reservation fee.
3. You can mail the completed form and payment to:
Stonewall Jackson Area Council, Webelos Resident Camp
801 Hopeman Parkway
Waynesboro, VA 22980
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E-mail the completed form to
[email protected] and call the Council Service Center at 540-943-6675 to make payment over the phone either via credit card or as a charge to your unit's Scout Shop account
What will happen next
Registration has changed this year! Once we have received the Hold A Site Form and payment, registration for Webelos Resident Camp will continue through an online system called Tentaroo, which we have been using with great success for the Boy Scout Resident Camp since 2011.
You will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to login. Then, beginning on May 1st, you can follow the steps found in the
2017 Webelos Resident Camp Leader Guide to add Scouts to your roster and schedule classes.
I, along with the Summer Camp Staff and the rest of the Cub Scout Camping Committee, look forward to seeing you at Camp Shenandoah this summer! If you have any questions or need assistance please contact our 2017 Camp Director, Matt Dale, at
[email protected]
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Yours in Scouting,
Karen Hostettler
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Vice President of Cub Scouting
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Online Registration
Online Registration is now LIVE for SJAC!
Scouting families and prospective Scouting families have asked for it, and now it is here!
By now we're sure you have heard: the familiar paper registration method is not the only way to join Scouting. The Boy Scouts of America is offering online registration to select councils: including Stonewall Jackson Area Council!
Wow! Nearly one dozen new members have used this great new option since we went online in early April. This is a giant leap forward in allowing prospective members and leaders to register in a way that's convenient for them, and it creates a more efficient and user-friendly registration experience for units, districts, and councils.
While our council has approved online registrations, it is up to each unit to determine if they will be using this new tool. A member of each Unit Key-3 (Charter Rep, Chair, Cubmaster/Scoutmaster/Advisor) must "turn on" this feature. This is done at the units BeAScout.org Google Pin page. Once your there, a unit Key-3 member will go to Apply Status and select "Active". Need assistance?
Click here
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Each unit's Committee Chair should speak with the Charter Organization Representitive to the understand how to approve online registrations for adults. Also, confirm your COR has a valid email address that they check; if not, adult applications will not process. You'll find several helpful FAQs, tutorials and videos
here
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Ranger Report
Beaver Day was a good turnout even with the rainy weather. There were 5 troops, 1 crew, and Ranger Corps represented totaling 60 scouts and scouters. They completed 373 hours of service. The project work on and or completed:
2017 Beaver Day Projects
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| Hornaday Project Completed |
Fix Platforms - 7 of the 13 campsites that have platforms have been checked and fixed.
Fix 25 cots - fixed 19
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| Aquatics Fence - half of the posts are up |
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| Archery Storage - 3 of the walls framed |
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| Paint Signage - 8 more almost done |
Projects that did not get done
- Parade Field (clean up branches)
- Campfire Ring
- Landscape around Cabin #5
- Move out riggers and old platforms from Ridgeway to maintenance
- Electrical work in 3rd bay of maintenance
As you can see there are still projects that need to be done before Summer Camp starts. If you're interested in helping, please contact Ranger Lynn at
[email protected] or 540.910.2009.
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National Outdoor Challenge Unit Award
NATIONAL OUTDOOR CHALLENGE UNIT AWARD RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED!
The Stonewall Jackson Area Council would like to congratulate Troop 83, chartered by the West Rockingham Ruritan Club in Massanutten District, for earning the National Outdoor Challenge Unit Award! The National Outdoor Challenge is a unit award that recognizes troops that maintain or increase the amount of outdoor activity when compared to the previous year.
To earn this award, the unit states on the application that it has:
- Developed an annual plan for the current year.
- Conducted 10 outdoor trips or activities with at least 50 percent of the registered youth participating OR increased the number of outdoor trips or activities compared to the previous year.
- Attended long-term resident camp or a local/national high-adventure experience of at least six days/five nights.
- Conducted at least one outing with a Webelos Scout den.
- Earned at least one outdoors-related merit badge per Scout.
- Conducted at least one Leave No Trace program during the calendar year for a minimum of 50 percent of the members.
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Calling All Lions
Calling all Lion's - There will be a Lion Survey May 11-25!
Since its launch last fall, the Lion pilot program has grown from just four councils to more than 200. As we start laying the groundwork for recruiting and another year of activities, now is the perfect time to take a step back and see how we're doing.
Which is why, from May 11-25, we'll be sending out a survey to all registered parents and Lion Guides in participating councils.
Please help us spread the word in your council by letting parents know that it's coming. The more responses we receive, the better insights we'll be able to gain into our newest (and biggest ever) pilot program.
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VenturingFest 2018
VenturingFest is a special Scoutng event at the Summit open to registered Venturers, Scouts, and adult leaders across the U.S. This six-day high-adventure experience invites participants to explore the best the Summit has to offer. As is the adrenaline-pumping activities weren't enough, VenturingFest-goers will also get to jam out to concerts and meet new friends. What more could a Venturer want?
For more information you can head to our website,
http://www.summitbsa.org/venturingfest/
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Friends of Scouting
Stonewall Jackson Area Council wants to give back to our units who are raising money though Family Friends of Scouting to further help develop our districts.
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A FREE weekend at camp
- Your unit can earn a free weekend at camp IF your unit raises $1,000 worth of pledges. (Certificate expires 5/31/2017)
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$500 deposited into your unit account
and a free weekend at camp- Your unit can earn $500 for their unit account and a free weekend at camp IF your unit can raise $5,000 dollars of pledges. $4,500 out of the $5,000, must be paid by October 1, 2017 for this certificate to be validated.
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Scouts In Need!
We are currently running a drive to collect used Cub Scout and Boy Scout uniforms. With these uniforms, we will be able to supply units necessary patches and shirts for scouts who need them. If you are able to donate any items, please drop them off at the Stonewall Jackson Area Council Office in Waynesboro.
If you would like to make a monetary donation, you can click on the DONATE NOW picture.
Thank you for your support in Scouting.
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