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You are cordially invited to the
2010 Cogioba District Adult Volunteer Recognition Banquet
Saturday, March 13, 2010
6:00 pm
First Church of the Nazarene, 150 Richview Rd., Clarksville, TN 37043
Please fill out the registration
form and mail it along with $5.00 for dinner and attendance per
person. The event is free if you are not having dinner.
Send to: Jet Potter Service Center
Cogioba Volunteer Recognition Banquet
3414 Hillsboro Rd
Nashville, TN 37215
Make checks payable to: BSA
Registrations and payment need to be mailed to Council no later than March 4
or turned in at the March 4th Roundtable to
ensure we have an accurate count for the caterer. Childcare will be
provided for a donation fee on a limited basis, please indicate if you
will need childcare and how many children will be attending.
For Questions or concerns please contact
Lori Hanley ScoutActivities[at]cogiobabsa.com |
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2010
Cogioba Spring Camporee
Scouting through the
Decades
April 9 - 11, 2010
Stewart County State Forest
Hosted by Troop 101 &
Troop 546
Campfire Saturday
Night and OA Callout
On-time
registration deadline March 4, 2010 Roundtable but you can still
register by paying the late fee of $10 per scout or leader plus
$30 for the Troop
Cost $10.00 per scout or leader, $5.00 per Webelos
Webelos are welcome to come and observe Sat and spent the night in the
Webelos Campsite or with a Troop by invitation.
Webelos must camp according to BSA rules.
Venture Crews are also welcome to attend and camp.
2010 Leadership #4 and Outdoors #2
Click here for Spring Camporee
Flyer
Click here for Spring Camp
Letter
Click here for Spring Camp
Signup
Contact:
Camping[at]Cogiobabsa.com
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Interested in GEOCACHING?
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Scouting, BSA has initiated a
Geocaching program. This includes 10 separate geocaches hidden in and
around the district as well as 5 additional caches hidden by council,
one of which is here in Clarksville. These geocaches are appropriate and
fun for all ages from Venturing to Cubs. There is additional information
available about the BSA program at
www.geoscouting.org
and information about geocaching in general at
www.geocaching.com.
The geocaches around Cogioba District are titled, "MTCBSA COG Dist
Adventures of Scouting #X," X being 1-10 depending on that particular
cache's theme. Be sure to look these up on the
www.geocaching.com website and
HAPPY CACHING!!
Not sure what Geocaching is? Imagine using a GPS receiver to
navigate to a location somewhere within 20 feet of a container, object,
or landmark. It can be something as small as a lipstick tube or as
large as an ammo box or gallon jug. Inside the cache is a notepad
or roll of paper on which you add your name as having found the cache.
Some caches have some trinkets inside. For those, you are expected
to leave a trinket you've found somewhere else and take a trinket from
the cache to replace it. Some caches are actually landmarks,
buildings, or natural features.
Part of the fun is getting there using the GPS receiver. The
rest of the fun is finding the cache and seeing what's inside or what it
shows. Since the accuracy of most commercial GPS devices is in the
range of 15 - 40 feet, once you get there you aren't quite there yet!
It's a great way to get outdoors and have fun, something Scouts are good
at. It's a great family activity, a great unit activity for all
ages, and a great activity for units and families together.
There's a good Geocaching glossary at
http://www.geocaching.com/about/glossary.aspx.
HINT: It's also a great opportunity to practice your compass
skills while using the GPS to navigate. A compass is a wonderful
backup device to have for when your GPS batteries give out. It
won't help you find the cache but it might help you find your way home!
For more information about geocaching in general and the BSA caches
in Cogioba District, contact Kurt Kowalski at kkowals[at]hotmail.com. |
Looking for a Pack Activity, individual and unit service
opportunities, or a possible Eagle project? Be sure to check our
Service Opportunities page for
ideas and suggestions.
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Looking for a scouting unit to
join in the Clarksville, Montgomery County, Stewart County, or Ft.
Campbell KY area?
Click here
for a list of units, meeting times, locations, and email addresses.
Contact
District Membership
for information about Scouting and help in finding a unit. |
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Has your Troop gone camping this year? Does your unit put
the outing in Scouting? If your answer is yes (and it should
be), your unit should get credit for its camping experience.
The BSA National Camping Award can be earned by any troop that has
at least 50 percent of its youth members attending resident camp. On
other campouts, at least 33 percent of your Scouts must be in
attendance for each twenty-four-hour period to count as a camper day
to qualify for the troop ribbons. Annual unit award ribbons
are available for 10, 20, 30, and 50 or more days. Cumulative
award ribbons, with individual patches available, can be earned when
units reach a lifetime total of 10012 250, 500, and 1000 qualified
days of camping. Tell us about your camping trips
here. The information
will go to the District Camping Chair to help our district do a
better job of tracking camping days and making sure that units get
the recognition they deserve. To earn the award, however, you
still need to complete and submit the application form! Forms
can be mailed to the Council office, given to the Senior DE, the DE,
or brought to the January roundtable.
Click here
for the form to use to apply for your unit's national camping award.
Click here to
for the email address of the District Camping Chair. |
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Attention Arrowmen, the Anawaha Chapter of the
Order of the Arrow meets monthly beginning at 6:30 on the same night
and at the same location as Roundtable. Troops and crews
should encourage the OA members in their units to attend chapter
meetings whenever possible. OA Troop Representatives should
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Calling All Committee Chairs
You know those adult volunteers that
really make your unit GO? Sometimes even the most dedicated
volunteers need to be recognized for their service to Scouting. It's never
too early to begin thinking about nominating your adults for
District awards.
There are awards appropriate for just about every level of service, from the
Trailblazers to recognize and encourage your new adults to the Western Grizzard.
And KNOTS, don't forget the knots.
There are a number of knots that your adults can earn. The knot that every
adult should have is the training knot. Go the the
Training
page on this site and follow the links to get descriptions of the knots and
their requirements.
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We Set An Example
"Success in training the boy largely depends upon the
Scoutmaster's own personal example. It is easy to become the hero
as well as the elder brother of the boy. We are apt, as we grow
up, to forget what a store of hero worship is in the boy."
"The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a
powerful lever to their development, but at the same time brings
a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see
the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or
a vice. His mannerisms become theirs, the amount of courtesy he
shows, his irritations, his sunny happiness, or his impatient
glower, his willing self-discipline or his occasional moral
lapses - all are not only noticed, but adopted by his
followers."
"Therefore, to get them to carry out the Scout Law and
all that underlies it, the Scoutmaster himself should
scrupulously carry out its professions in every detail of his
life. With scarcely a word of instruction his boys will follow
him." -- Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
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