WHERE DID ALL THE WEBELOS GO?
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By: Denise Lesniak, SR VP of Membership
Spring is in the air. Blue and Gold events have come and gone. Webelos have transitioned (or will be soon) to Scouts BSA. Now what?
For our Scouts BSA troops, it means adding new scouts and families to your group and continuing the way towards the rank of Eagle Scout. For troops looking for assistance with Webelos transition, check out this article from Scouting Wire:
“8 Ideas for an easy Webelos to Scouts BSA Transition” at
For our Cub Scout Packs – it’s time to recruit and fill in your pack. Spring is a great time for recruiting. Take a look at your membership goals, review your plan and get started.
First, make sure your Key 3 are keeping up with leads from BeAScout.Org. Try to check in at least weekly, so no leads are missed.
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Camp Card Sales Are Here!
Selling
Camp Cards is an easy, no-risk way to teach Scouts the value of earning their way. This sale is designed
to help Scouts attend Mount Baker Council Summer Camps, Day Camps, Twilight Camps, Webelos
Resident Camps, and high adventure treks. Units may also use funds to purchase equipment like sleeping
bags, tents, uniforms, trailers, and much more! Going to camp is the highlight of every Scout’s year!
The Mount Baker Council Camp Cards are just
$10.00
and come with
Local and National
savings offers across the Council throughout the 2020 calendar year. Units participating in this program will earn
50%
commission on each $10 camp card sold
($5 per card!)
For more information check out our
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We will be kicking off our Camp Card Sales on March 4th!
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2020 Snohomish County Good Scout Breakfast
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Help us to deliver character-building programs and values to the next generation of community leaders
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Angel of the Winds Arena, Edward D. Hansen Conference Center, 2000 Hewitt Avenue in Everett
Registration from 7:00-7:30am and the breakfast program begins at 7:30
Keynote Speaker –
Bob Donegan
President / CEO, Ivar’s Restaurant
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Council Annual
Business Meeting
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The Annual Business Meeting of the Mount Baker Council,
Boy Scouts of America
Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 7:30 am
Stillaguamish Senior Center
18308 Smokey Point Boulevard – several blocks north of 172
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Arlington, WA 98223-7825
This will serve as notification to voting members, including:
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All registered Chartered Organization Representatives and registered duly elected Council Members-at-Large, including current Executive Board members.
All those planning to attend, please RSVP to Emily Shanahan at Emily.Shanahan@scouting.org or at (425) 338-0380 by Thursday, May 14, 2020.
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Day Camp Coordinator, Cubmasters, and Committee Chairs are encouraged to attend the Camp Coordinator Webinar.
March 4th at 7:00pm
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Registration opens on March 1st
Early Bird Pricing Through March 31st
Mount Baker Council is proud to offer summer day and twilight camps for ALL boys and girls, Scouts and non-Scouts, entering grades 2-5 in the fall. Tigers (entering grade 1) are welcome to attend with a legal guardian.
Our day camps offer outstanding activities for a week of fun, learning and adventure. Campers are divided into small, well-supervised groups. Boys and girls are placed in same-gender Cub Scout dens.
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Friends of the NRA Foundation Grant awarded for new Archery Equipment for Cub Day Camp
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This summer the Cub Scouts that attend day camp will have all new archery equipment to learn on and to sharpen their skills with. The Friends of the NRA Foundation has awarded the Mount Baker Council $3,300 worth of new state of the art archery equipment. Our day camps will be receiving 20 Razorback Junior Recurve Bows and 288 Easton Genesis Arrows. Also included in the grant be some shooting gloves and repair equipment.
Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the NRA Foundation our Cub Scouts should have a great time on the archery range this summer and many summers to come.
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Safety Moment -
Prohibited Activities
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By: Dan'l Adams
The other day I heard about a unit driving around in ATV’s. Pictures were shared on their Facebook page. It looked fun, they were wearing proper gear…but something didn’t seem right. I looked in the recent copy of Safe Guide For Scouting. Sure enough, ATV usage is prohibited on the unit level activity.
Did you know using Boomerangs, playing Dodgeball, or even climbing trees are prohibited activities?
Sometimes you just say “no” to an activity when you “know” the program of the Boy Scouts of America. So, did you “know” there are activities and programs that should NOT be part of any Scouting experience? Or that there are limits for when some activities should be introduced? How you can find out about them and why they are on the “list” are what this safety moment is about.
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April 24-26, 2020
May 1-3, 2020
May 1-3, 2020
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Calling ALL EAGLE SCOUTS (over 21)!
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Eagle Scout Social:
Monday, April 6, 2020
6:30 PM at El Paraiso in Monroe
14090 Fryelands Blvd.
A non-uniformed social event (with $1 tacos!) for Eagle Scouts over 21 years old. It doesn't matter where you earned your Eagle! Come join us for the fellow-ship! No host food and drinks.
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Set your 2020 vision
on Wood Badge
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Now that you have completed your position-specific training for your Scouting role, it’s time to take your knowledge to the next level.
Wood Badge is a 6-day advanced leadership training course. Held over 2 separate weekends in September and October, Wood Badge offers leadership skills training that benefits your unit and all of Scouting, increases personal confidence, and forms an enhanced social and professional network.
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Trails End Popcorn is Phasing out the
Scholarship program
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If your Scout Sold $2500 or more in popcorn in 2019, they have until March 31, 2020 to enroll in the Trails- End Scholarship Program.
After that date there will be no more applications accepted. Those who are registered will be able to add to their accounts for the next three popcorn selling seasons.
There will be no new Scout enrollments into the scholarship program after March 31, 2020
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Mount Baker Council Text-to-Give Program
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Did you know about the Mount Baker Council Text-to-give program? It is an easy and quick way to make an FOS donation with a credit card!
Fast and easy way to support Mount Baker Scouting!
So how does it work? It is just filling out a form.
Start by texting MountBakerBSA to 41444
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Pilchuck Monroe Good Scout Lunch
March 19, 2020
March 28, 2020
Heritage Flight Museum
North Cascades Skagit Valley Good Scout Breakfast
May 6, 2020
North Cascades Bellingham Good Scout Breakfast
May 13, 2020
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Pilchuck Snohomish Good Scout Breakfast
May 13, 2020
North Cascades Whidbey Island Good Scout Breakfast
June 5, 2020
Pull for Scouting Sporting Clays Classic
September 12, 2020
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BALOO is
required
training for all Cub Scout Packs that would like to do Overnight Camping as a part of their Pack activities.
This is
required
training for Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters. This is recommended training for Venturing Advisers and Assistant Venturing Advisers
Mount Baker Council is offering a 24-hour COPE and Climbing Level 1 course, certifying participants to serve as instructors on our Climbing Tower, Zip Line, and High and Low COPE Courses.
Must attend both sessions to become certified
Wilderness & Remote First Aid
Must attend both sessions to become certified.
Archery Level Training
May 09, 2020
Save the Date
August 24 29, 2020
NYLT is an exciting, action packed program designed to provide youth members of the Boy Scouts of America with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home Troops and Venturing Crews.
September 25-27 and October 23-25
Must attend both sessions.
Wood Badge offers leadership skills training that benefits your unit and all of Scouting, increases personal confidence, and forms an enhanced social and professional network.
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March 4, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Begins
June 6, 2020
Fire Mountain Scout Camp
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Summer, 2020
North Cascades, Pilchuck, Salish Sea
July 19-30, 2021
Summit Bechtel Reserve, WV
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Scout Night at Evergreen Speedway
April 4, 2020
Leaders and Scouts in uniform receive free admission.
June 14, 2020
Peace Arch Park
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August 14, 2020
August 20-23, 2020
JBLM
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MOUNT BAKER COUNCIL, BSA
www.mountbakerbsa.org
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