Yahara District Newsletter July 9th, 2020

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Scouting From Home Commissioner Resource Page Advancement During COVID-19 GEC Advancement Information GEC Website

2020-2021 Program Planing Guide National COVID-19 FAQ Venturing Newsletter Donate to Friends of Scouting! Yahara Webpage

CIT Update 7/8

EBSR Update 6/2

The BSA has issued guidelines for restarting unit activities. The guidelines are the minimum standards for restarting activities and must also take into consideration any State and local recommendations as well.  Restart Scouting Checklist

Scouts and Volunteers in the Glacier's Edge Council have been making an incredible impact in our communities over the past few month. Check out this short video to see what we've been up to!

Fall Recruitment

Tonight at 7:00 PM we will be hosting a webinar: Tech Edition – BeAScout.org, Invitation Manager. Don't miss out on the opportunity to recruit new scouts online!

Click Here to Register for Tonight's Webinar

The Yahara District will be conducting its annual School Night for Scouting Kickoff on July 29th at 7:00 PM via Zoom. Click the button below to join the conversation. We will be having a socially distanced recruitment supplies pick up day on August 6th at 6:30 PM at the Council Office in Madison. Click the link below to register your Pack or Troop. Make sure you place your order for flyers at least four days in advance of pick up.

Yahara School Night for Scouting Webinar

RSVP for Supplies Pick Up

Flyer Order Form

Be sure to check out these awesome recruitment webinars from the National Council!

Tech Edition – BeAScout.org, Invitation Manager Local PR How-to’s Print, Digital, Video Scoutbook 101, “Who’s Zooming Who?” Geofencing, Search, Social Media, Peer-to-Peer Recruiting It’s Not Too Late: Five Things You Should be Doing Now

Product Sales

We are hosting a webinar next week to get everyone up to speed with the sale this year as we have a new popcorn vendor. Please plan on attending this zoom call or having someone from your unit attend. This call will be July 14th at 6:30pm (the link goes directly to the zoom meeting, so no need to register, just click it next Tuesday!)

Click Here on July 14th at 6:30 to Join the Conversation

Click Here to Register your Pack, Troop, or Crew for the 2020 Popcorn Sale!

Click Here to join the Trail's End Popcorn Group!

Click Here for Online Trainings that will help make your popcorn sale a Success!

Cub Scouts

Letters to Troops Serving Overseas Scouts are inviting to take part in this opportunity to write letters to our Troops serving overseas. The notes written by Scouts can be as simple as "thank you for your service" or as personal as the Scout wishes. These letters will be distributed to Dane County's servicemen and women. Reach out to Michael Wallace If you are interested in having your Scouts participate.

Registration Opening Soon!

Scouts BSA and Venturing

2020 Rock River Regatta July 25, 2020 NEW for 2020 - the option to camp on the night of the event! Click Here to Register!

Yahara District's "GHOSTLY" Fall Camporee September 25-27, 2020  Camp Indian Trails in Janesville, WI

Registration Opening Soon!

Click Here for Registration and Details

2021 National Scout Jamboree Council Contingent You’ll join more than 40,000 Scouts from all over the country, as they enjoy 10,600 acres of wild, wonderful West Virginia at the Summit. Whitewater rafting and kayaking, rock climbing and bouldering, and mountain biking are just a few of the activities offered at the Summit. There’s also skateboarding, BMX, shooting sports, and zipline challenge courses. And that’s just the beginning………

Click Here to Register

Click Here for More Details

Click on the link below if you would like to have a volunteer conduct a jamboree presentation at one of your Troop meetings. This is an opportunity for the families in your Troop to learn more about the trip and have any questions they have answered.

Schedule a Jamboree Presentation

We need your help! The Scouting movement is continuing during these “virtual” times and our Scouts are as hungry as ever to keep advancing and earning Merit Badges. Click the link below if you are interested in hosting an online merit badge clinic. Virtual Merit Badge Instructor Sign-Up

Join us in 2021 for Summer Camp at Ed Bryant Scout Reservation. Click the link below for more details! 2021 Summer Camp Registration

Click Here to Register!

This is our PREMIERE Event in Bigfoot Lodge. If completing your Ordeal, Brotherhood, or Vigil this is the time you WANT to do it! Register Now!   Click Here to Register

OA Summer Camp Ordeal and Brotherhood Challenge 2020 Click Here to Register

Training Opportunities

Mohawk Session: September 26-27 @ EBSR

Click Here to Register

Yahara Session: September 12-13

More details coming soon

Leader Specific Training Saturday October 10th at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Leader Specific Training - These instructor-led courses are designed to help Scouters learn how to effectively carry out their Scouting roles. In most cases, completing the course will make a Scouter “trained” for the role(s) covered in the course.

Click Here for Registration and Details

Wood Badge 2020 Rescheduled August 28-30 at Camp Indian Trails October 3-4 at Ed Bryant Scout Reservation Wood Badge is Advanced Adult Leadership Training for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing volunteers and professionals. It will help you be the best leader you can be for the youth you serve! Wood Badge is FUN! Click Here to Register

District Meetings

Yahara District Picnic This year's Yahara District Picnic will be held at Fireman's Park in Cottage Grove on August 5th at 7:00 PM . Bring your own lawn chair and a picnic meal for yourself. We won't be able to share food this year and we are asking that you where a mask for the protection of others. All adult volunteers in the Yahara District are invited to attend. Don't miss out on this opportunity to fellowship with one another and celebrate the achievements of our volunteers.

District Committee Meeting Our next District Committee Meeting will take place on August 19th at 7:00 PM via Zoom. More details to follow.

Yahara District Roundtable Our District Annual Picnic will take the place of our August Roundtable Meeting.

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