Hello and welcome to the Harford Signal, our brand new one-stop-shop for all things Harford District. Here is our new updated newsletter, filled with exciting news about our District. This newsletter is for us to keep up with upcoming events and stay informed. The reason the newsletter is named Harford Signal is because of the Concord Lighthouse our district logo, and lighthouses are signals for ships offshore to know where the land is. This is being sent to out all of the District, but if you want to keep receiving updates you must subscribe to receive this newsletter!
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Clare Yoritomo
District Executive
Clare looks forward to meeting you all and working with you to forward the Scouting movement.
Clare has currently visited three state parks in Harford County and has had a great time.
Clare is the District Executive, if you have questions about the District or a concern regarding the District, she can reached at 443-573-2526 or cyoritomo@baltimorebsa.org
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Andy Whaey
District Chairman
Andy Whaley is excited to be joining the Harford District Committee as the District Chairman
Andy comes to the table with a lot of experience. He is currently registered in four scout units in Harford, Troop 1920, Troop 236, Pack 313, and Troop 313
Welcome Andy! If you would like to Congratulate Andy or have questions, please email him at atwhaley@gmail.com
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Pete Quackenbush
District Commissioner
Pete Quackenbush is a dedicated scouter who is active in the Order of the Arrow Nentico Chapter, and he is also an EMT, works with the fire department, and works with the Living Legacy foundation to transport organs all over the state of Maryland the country.
If you have questions about who your commissioner is, unit issues, and other concerns regarding the commissioners, feel free to reach out to Pete via email at pqscout19@yahoo.com
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From the District Chair's Desk |
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Fellow Scouters of Harford District,
Spring is finally here. As the sun shines, the days grow longer and the weather warms, let us put our focus on Scouting Outdoors. Many of you have been camping and hiking over the winter, safely conducting Scouting during this unprecedented pandemic. For those who have not, this is your opportunity to begin. Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Venturers all love the outdoors. As you begin to meet in person your Scouts will begin to love Scouting once again and tell their friends, growing this awesome movement called Scouting. If you are having challenges getting together, finding a place to meet, or building an excellent outdoor program, please reach out to your Unit Commissioner, Clare, or myself. The Harford District Committee's mission is to Enable Scouting in Dens and Patrols. A Scout is helpful and so are we.
Yours in Scouting,
Andy Whaley
District Chair
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Harford OA Chapter UPDATE! |
This just in! The Harford Chapter of the Nentico Lodge will be meeting IN PERSON on for their Chapter Meeting
April 12th at 7 pm
at the BCSMR Cole Lodge
Pavilion
Contact Marianna Adams, the chapter advisor for questions!
Her email is mariannagarrigan@yahoo.com or call her at 410-487-3613.
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Roundtable
April 12th, 07:00 PM Eastern Time (the US and Canada)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Don't forget to designate which breakout you want to attend!
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Light House Spotlight!
Things are going strong in Harford, and over the weekend, the Signal got to go to several events and see Scouts in Action. On Friday, Pack 800 in Bel Air at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church hosted their Bear's Carnival, and things certainly looked exciting and fun, a nice change to the humdrum of the day. The Scouts in the Bears Den created the games out of household items. They played Toilet paper basketball, meaning they crafted a net using a toilet seat and cardboard and threw toilet paper rolls into the net. Another game involved knocking colored balls off of tees made with toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls. Next to that, they were racing marbles down a track made from pool noodles, and then they were also trying to shoot frogs into a kiddie pool with paper lily pads in it using a hammer.
Other exciting things, the Harford Signal would like to congratulate Troops 265 and 313 for their Courts of Honor this week. Troop 313 gained another Eagle to join their esteemed ranks. Lots of kids are bridging over to the Scouts BSA this month, let's keep supporting their efforts and congratulate them on their progress so far.
Send submissions to cyoritomo@baltimorebsa.org
Subject Light House Spotlight
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COVID-19 News
Looking for guidance on the Covid-19? Check out the Baltimore Area Council resources page found here:
If you have further questions don't hesitate to reach out to Clare at cyoritomo@baltimorebsa.org or call at 443-573-2526
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Upcoming Events:
Harford Virtual Cub Stem Day
April 10th and May 15th. This will be a two-part event. This event will be a virtual event. Have questions? Please email Hope Yamagata at hopeyama@verizon.net for questions! Registration will open soon! Click here for info
Life to Eagle Seminar
Dave Bilger will be hosting a life to Eagle Seminar on Zoom at 6:30 pm
This seminar is for Scouts BSA who are working toward Eagle and their parents. It is at 6:30 pm on April 14th on Zoom. Register here
Spring Camporee
April 30 - May 2, 2021
Camp Oest - BCMSR
The event is for Cub Scout Packs and Webelos dens.
Please contact Rich Trznadel for more information. His email is richtroop123@gmail.com
BALOO Training
May 1st -May 2nd
Harford is offering and leading a training course in BALOO (Basic Adult Leaders Outdoor Orientation) at Broad Creek. The cost to attend is 25.00 and this goes toward food and equipment for training. If you have questions, please contact Jason Porrovicchio at jasonlee2946@gmail.com for more questions.
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Life to Eagle Seminar April 14th, 6:30 pm
Dave Bilger will be hosting a life to Eagle Seminar on Zoom at 6:30 pm
This seminar is for Scouts BSA who are working toward Eagle and their parents. It is at 6:30 pm on April 14th on Zoom. To register click here
Documents Needed for life to Eagle Seminar, Dave Bilger will be going through these key documents needed for your Scout's success in reaching Eagle Scout. Pleas
Please have these readily available for the seminar
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Did you know? The original Scout Law only had 10 points. When Scouting came to the United States of America, they added two additional points rounding it off at 12 instead of the original ten. They added "brave" and "reverent" to the Scout Law.
Be sure to check out the April edition of the Roundtable Recap, where the point to consider this month is A Scout is Loyal.
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Cub Family Camping at Broad Creek
Looking to get out of the house? Worried about finding a spot to camp? Look no further, Broad Creek will be hosting family camping for two weekends in November. The first weekend is Halloween Weekend, Oct 31st- Nov 1st and the second one is Nov 14th-15th. Register soon because spots are limited due to social distancing and Covid regulations. More info can be found at Broadcreekbsa.org
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Once again, we are hosting a Commissioner's Meeting before Roundtable at 6:15 pm on Zoom. We will be logging into the meeting before Roundtable. Need to register? Register HERE
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Help Us Recognize the Top Talent in Harford District |
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Do you know a volunteer who has given their time and effort to forward the Scouting movement?
We want to know! We are currently searching for those Harford District rock stars to honor and appreciate them. Help us highlight volunteers who are truly helping the scouting movement. Please send in mail-in nominations to Steve Kilczewski who is heading up our Adult Volunteer Recognition Committee.
Awards being considered are:
District Award of Merit
Cub Scout Leader of the Year
Scouts BSA Leader of the Year
Kendal Family Award
Nominations must be postmarked on April 28th at the latest to be considered.
(More to come in a separate email)
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Funding the Scouting Adventure: |
Want to go on a cool trip or help pay for camp? Guess what! By selling camp cards you can help pay your way to camp, or another cool event, or even pay some membership fees, or grow money for your unit to be able to give other youth the opportunity to attend scouting events.
Selling is even easier this year, with online sales, you have no contact with customers, the camp card is conveniently delivered right to their door. Plus people who purchase camp cards get access to a mobile coupon app that grants them access to thousands of coupons from across the country. Don't limit yourself, buy a camp card and unlock thousands of savings while supporting your child's camping trip. Want to know more? Go to http://www.baltimorebsa.org/support/camp-cards-2021/73916
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We are planning on holding Day Camp from June 28 - July 2nd in a limited capacity |
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Q: Is Harford planning on holding Day Camp this year?
A: Yes! The Day Camp team has been working very hard, reworking their plans, and developing an adapted program to cope with the limitations set this year due to Covid-19.
Q: When is day camp?
A: Day Camp will be held at the Harford Equestrian Center from June 28-July 2nd.
Q: What will day camp look like?
A: It will be fun, Day Camp is limited to (as of the current government restrictions for Covid-19) to 250 people total on-site, that includes, youth, volunteers, staff, and youth volunteers. That definitely created quite a headache and logistical conundrum to solve.
Q: What kind of things will be required to attend?
A: All your complete forms, including the health forms, and supplemental forms. In addition that, temperature checks will be required to go onsite.
Q: What if I was enrolled last year but it got canceled and I decided to defer my payment?
A: Good question, your registration will be automatically rolled over this year.
Q: How does registration work this year?
A: Glad you asked, we are doing a waitlisted registration. All people who register will be waitlisted and as their paperwork comes in we will move their registration to a separate list.
ATTENTION:
Everyone will be waitlisted, including staff and volunteers. As your paperwork comes in, your registration will be converted to a final registration where you'll be officially registered for camp. If your paperwork is not complete then you will not be able to be officially registered for day camp. We are stressing the need for complete and accurate paperwork since this year will have added scrutiny due to the Covid-19 crisis. Have more question, please reach out to Lizz Welborn, Day Camp Director, at lizzwelborn1@gmail.com
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Scouting for Food
Scouting for Food:
Many in our community are without food and the number has only increased since the beginning of the pandemic. Many of our units have participated in Scouting For Food, a service that works to help these needy families get food. Our Scouting For Food Drive is being headed up by Bob Lepito
Bob wants to know how the units are doing with this, please fill this out and send it back to him so we can track how your unit is doing.
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