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Shining Waters Council Newsletter - Nov 2018 Second Edition -- And We Still Need Your Help! Well, this is the second edition of our Council newsletter. Despite a plea for submissions last month, none were received. But guess what? We're not giving up. In fact, I'll continue to publish and fill the newsletter with information and articles I'm aware of with the hope that my material will be supplanted by a cascade of submissions from across Shining Waters Council. In fact, I'll even lower the bar. We'll have folks from various Groups stating, "surely my son/daughter could do a better article". Some might have noticed the error in dates in last month's newsletter. The header had the Whispering Pines Jamboree-On-The-Air with one date yet the article discussed the correct date. Sorry for that. It got by our bank of 3 quality check editors! How can you contribute? Send us an email along with 2 or 3 pictures to our email address (Shining Waters Council Marketing and Communications): swcMarCom@scouts.ca. Of course, you must have permission to publish the picture (everyone in the picture must have their Photo Release set to Yes). The article is 2 or 3 paragraphs long and best if written primarily by a youth. Scouters can contribute but we want to see credit given to the youth who plan, do and review. We need the author's name and group so credit is given. Submissions are due the first of each month so they can be published mid-month. Yours in Scouting, Wayne Morrison, DCC Marketing & Communications, Shining Waters Council Shining Waters Council Web Site

Council ScoutsTracker License Renewals Our Council discounted license renewals for ScoutsTracker have concluded. We purchased a total of 189 licenses, up from 186 licenses last year. If you're not familiar with ScoutsTracker or have questions about it's use, check out some of these resources. It's an excellent way of keeping track of badge requirements and completions, schedule of events and communicating to everyone in the section quickly. www.ScoutsTracker.ca contains help information, explains the benefits and how to purchase a license for your section or group. ScoutsTracker Facebook Discussion Group ScoutsTracker Parent Guide Quick Reference Guide ScoutsTracker Introduction 101 , Advanced Features 201 , and Group Commissioner Edition 202 Powerpoint Training Video: How to Subscribe to your ScoutsTracker Group Calendar Video: How to RSVP to an event in ScoutsTracker

Sunset Area Winter Camp - Jan 25-27, 2019 The Sunset Area 56th Annual Winter Camp in Owen Sound is one of the longest running events in our Council. Each year the event gets better and better as it attracts Scout and Venturer participants from southern Ontario and northern United States. For more details on this ScoutsTracker event, go to http://scoutstracker.ca/org-sc/view?event=11-36-497486107-a5c253e8327c1517 What to Expect? Lots of Winter Fun Being Prepared for Challenge Events include Sled Rescue Mission, Fire Lighting, Log Sawing, Lashing, Camping, Games, Hands On Shortwave Radio Demonstrations, OHL hockey game.             Scouts Canada - Sunset Area Early Registration by:    December 15 th 2018 Winter Camp Details

10th Barrie Scouts Patrol Camp The 10th Barrie Scouts held a Patrol Based Camp at Camp Wildman Nov 2-4. Unlike the previous Fort George Camp, this one required lots of advanced planning and coordination at the patrol level. In fact, the Scouters formed their own patrol and provided assistance only when required. The theme for the camp was 'space'.

Patrol based cooking

Baked apples anyone?

Fire Permits

Coleman Oven

Pumpkin Spice Cake

Eggonauts

Pop Bottle Rockets

Preparing to Launch

Eggonaut Survival

Space Quiz

Wildlife at the Waterfront

Star Charts

Scouts prepare for Remembrance Day Parade

Scouts Remember Several Groups took part in local Remembrance Day activities. In case you haven't read it, the national site has an excellent page describing Scouts involvement in the war efforts. The page includes Trail Cards.

Scouts Remember

Giving Tuesday Save the date! #GivingTuesday 2018 is just around the corner on November 27th. To celebrate this worldwide movement for volunteering and giving back, we’re encouraging you – our Scouting community – to engage in the wider Giving Tuesday Canada conversation by sharing your favourite Scouting memories with the hasthtag, #WhyGive. Together, your voices of support and inspirational stories will showcase the meaningful impact that Scouting makes in the lives of Scouting youth and the communities around them. What’s your story? Discover GivingTuesday

Shining Waters Council Appointments

Congratulations to those recently appointed to the Shining Waters Council. Click on the link to view the letter of congratulations. Kit Cheng will take over as the next Council Commissioner next February 2019. Rob Finlayson takes on the Deputy Council Commissioner (DCC) Recognition. Daniel Lei takes on the York Headwaters Area Commissioner role. Vic Metcalfe takes on the South Lake Simcoe Area Commissioner role. It's great to see so much talent being invested into the Council especially by those with years of experience and enthusiasm. The current members will help ensure a smooth transition and provide their support where required.

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