Chick-Fil-A Day

Chick-Fil-a Scout Day DECEMBER 15^th, 2013 9am-Noon

North Collins Chick-fil-a

1505 North Collins Street
Arlington, Texas 76011

A day of Support for Scouting. Come going us for Breakfast or Lunch. Enjoy scouting activities, the Chick-fil-a cow, and socializing with scouts of all ages. 

The Proceeds will go to Mathew and Zachary Smith to support them through the scouting program.  The Smith family lost their father recently when he was struck by a car while riding his bike home from work.

Please share this with those you know both in and outside the scouting community.          

Not required to attend R.S.V.P to http://longhorn.kintera.org/chickfila

380: Two Openings for January 18-21 Campout at USS Lexington

Hurry! Opportunity for Cub Scout fourth grade W1's or fifth grade W2's.

January 18-19-20-21 Boy Scout Troop 380 long-weekend trip to Austin SP + Mustang Island camping + USS Lexington Live-a-Board in Corpus Christi

Troop 380 will Lv Friday evening at 6pm and drive to McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, screened-in shelter sleeping, Sat historical stop at Goliad on the way to Mustang Island State Park for tent camping Sat night in SP; includes on the beach sand-castle building and wave jumping in Gulf of Mexico! Troop cooked Saturday dinner and Sun breakfast with morning walk on the beach including religious moment. Arrive at USS Lexington Sunday at 1pm for "live-a-board" program on USS Lexington aircraft carrier until 0900 departure Monday! After stop for lunch and other necessary stop(s), home early evening Monday.

                Contact: susan.hadley@tx.rr.com

Mr. J - (Charles Jeffreys)

a.k.a. - Troop 380 Scoutmaster

leader@troop380.com

www.troop380.com

B.S.A. Troop 380 meets 7:30pm Monday

Scout Hut - Northwest Christian Church

1001 N. Davis - Arlington TX 76012

Troop/Crew 380: Training young people to be leaders today, while having outdoor experiences to last a lifetime!

News you need to know

Re-Charter- Training- Available by Appointment contact your commissioner or district executive

                Processing-

On-line system IS CURRENTLY OPEN

                         REMEMBER TO LEAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET ALL REQUIRED SIGNITURES

   Turn-in-

December 6^th – 6:00pm Trinity United Methodist Church 1200 West Green Oaks Arlington TX

December 9th – 4:00pm-6:00pm LDS Charter Turn in Arlington Stake Center

December 11^th- 7:00pm Round Table Re-Charter Turn in

December 15^th- ALL Charters DUE 9am-Noon Chick-Fil-a 1500 North Collins Street Arlington, TX 76011

NOTE- Charter FEE Change to Unit Liability Insurance cost is going from $20.00 to $40.00.

           Individual insurance is still $1.50 for a year.

Journey to Excellence- Forms are included in the Charter Packets or accessed through http://www.scouting.org/jte.aspx

                2012- Please complete and turn in with Charters. Through the Journey to Excellence website units can use a an excel document help determine their achievement level. Units are highly encouraged to use the Internet Advancement System and Service Hours Website accessible through myscouting.org or the Journey to Excellence web site.

2013 Friends of Scouting- Scheduling has started. Units can call Jim Fleischman 817 602 4289 fleischmann615@gmail.com or  Andy St. Jean 817 437 0141 astjean@sbcglobal.net. We also have a new online scheduling system currently open. http://longhorn.kintera.org/FOSDates

December 15, 2012  9am- Noon  Chick-fil-a 1505 N Collins St Arlington, TX 76011

            Come support and sign up for Scouting. We will have scout activities, Chick-fil-a Cow, and much more. Any new youth that is register for scouts before or on December 15^th will receive a free meal coupon from the Collins Chick-fil-a. R.S.V.P to http://longhorn.kintera.org/chickfila

-Need please promote this to your families!!!!

-Units to provided scouting activities. Knots, first aid, animal track identification, ect.

e-mail 622crosstimbers@bsamail.org.

Welding Merit Badge College

Welding Merit Badge College

Dear Scouters:

This is the announcement for the Welding Merit Badge College, sponsored by American Welding Society North Texas Section and Lincoln College of Technology. This will be a unique opportunity for your Scouts to work on this merit badges because it is not normally available to your unit.

TIME & PLACE: The Merit Badge College will be conducted on the Lincoln College of Technology, Grand Prairie campus on Saturday, December 8^th, 2012: 2501 Arkansas Lane, Grand Prairie, TX 75052

COST: Free. Troops must register a minimum of two adults (unless a troop consists of only 1 scout or only 1 family of scouts).  Each troop must supply an adult to serve as a Monitor for the class. (Please note: You may choose to have several adults share this responsibility. Monitors assist instructors in maintaining the learning environment and safety in the welding lab).  Lunch will be provided.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Registration will open November 8, 2012 continue through November 30, 2012  or until all 30 slots are filled, whichever comes first. Troop registration via e-mail to me will be accepted if web registration is not possible.

CLASS SCHEDULE: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Registration: 8:00 - 8:45 am. Class 9:00 - 10:30, Welding Lab 10:30 - 11:30 am, Lunch 11:30 am - 12:30 pm; Welding Lab12:30 - 5:00 pm.

There will again be two troop check-in tables: one (much faster line) for already completed registrations and another for incomplete (but not new) registrations.

There will be a separate general meeting from 8:45 to 9:00 am meeting for the scoutmasters and adult representatives.

RELEASE FORMS: All registered Scouts and adults must submit a completed Lincoln College of Technology Release Form, which we will have available for download over the web in a few weeks.

The completed Release Forms can be scanned and e-mailed to me. Scout who does not submit a release form will not be allowed to attend merit badge class.

UNIFORM: Scout field uniforms (“Class A” uniforms) should be worn.

PREPARATION: Once your registration is confirmed, and your Scouts should read and prepare all they can before arrival. We suggest that Scouts review welding merit badge book and worksheets to insure the greatest possible learning experience and completion rate.

We look forward to seeing you in December 8th!

Yours in Scouting,

Ernest Levert

AWS President 2002-2003

214-223-9248

edlevert@tx.rr.com

Order of the Arrow Brotherhood

Note: Cross Timbers District Alone has over 50 Ordeal Members that could go for Brotherhood at this event!!!!

The online registration is now live and you can register for the Ordeal online.

Please help our Order of the Arrow Lodge by calling and emailing the OA members on your district list and encourage them to attend the December Ordeal at Worth Ranch on 12/8/12 the cost is $16. We only need 50 more people to attain the level of Brotherhood for the Order of the Arrow in order to achieve the Journey to Excellence Gold level for OA. I would like to challenge each district to ensure that a minimum of 5 OA members attend the December ordeal. Please enlist the help of your OA Chapter Advisors and Chiefs.

Here is the webpage for the online registration.

http://www.longhorncouncil.org/Program/Order-of-the-Arrow.aspx

Thank you very much,

Sean Apostalo  |  District Executive

Longhorn Council, BSA

850 Cannon Drive  |  P.O. Box 54190

Hurst, Texas  76054-3191

C 817-845-9554  |  F 817-231-8600

662brazos@bsamail.org

Spaghetti Dinner - Monday November 19th.

Troop 520

New World United Methodist

2201 N. Davis Dr.

Arlington, TX

Monday, November 19, 2012

6:00 -7:30 P.M.

You are invited to attend Troop 520 Spaghetti Dinner. It is our annual fundraiser for the troop. Adult tickets are $5.00 and children are $3.00 also, a family ticket is available for $13.00

Spaghetti will be served with an assortment of sauces, salad, bread, and drink. Assorted deserts can be purchased. Door prizes will be drawn for thru the evening.

Come out and give the Thanksgiving cook the Monday evening off!

November 3rd NASCAR Scout Tickets

Dear Scouts/Packs and Troop Leaders,
The
NASCAR Nationwide Series returns to the high banks of Texas Motor Speedway for racing on Saturday evening, November 3 for the running of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. Scouts will have the opportunity to purchase $15 tickets to see NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice and Nationwide Series Qualifying and then the exciting Nationwide Series race under the lights on November 3. Additional adult/troop leader tickets will be discounted to $25 per ticket. Tickets will be in a special scout section with your troop’s seats blocked together. All Scouts/Packs and Troop Leaders must be in uniform. Come see the new stars of NASCAR battle for the Nationwide Series win at The Great American Speedway!®
For the application go to:
http://www.longhorncouncil.org/uploads/17/17f72418-c371-43bd-ac40-aecc0e36b5dc.pdf

American Nuclear Society at Texas A&M University

http://ans.tamu.edu/scouting


Every year, our organization hosts multiple Nuclear Science Merit Badge Workshops for Boy Scouts to complete their Nuclear Science Merit Badge. We will be hosting one event for the Fall semester of 2012 on November 3rd. I am contacting you because I am hoping that you have the capabilities to forward this on to the troops in your district to inform them of this event. Our website gives more information about the event and registration at ans.tamu.edu/scouting. I also have a flier that can be distributed.     If you are not the right person to speak to about spreading the word of this event, could you please forward me on to the correct contact for your district? I would greatly appreciate it!    Thanks for your time and effort to help promote our event!    Christopher Chance and Lily Raabe  Nuclear Science Merit Badge Program Directors    American Nuclear Society | Texas A&M University  nuclearbsa@gmail.com


830) 391-1994
nuclearbsa@gmail.com

A couple of useful announcements

Unit Inventories- The membership inventory is a part of the unit’s charter renewal and will assist the unit in building strength with a quality program. It should be conducted 60 days prior to the unit’s charter review meeting. By doing a membership inventory a charter plan can be put in place to help in collecting missing information or removing both youth and adult members in the unit. Unit are asked to submit a print out from their tracking system, word/excel, or hand written list of youth and adults to a Unit Commissioner, District Executive, or e-mail to 662crosstimbers@bsamail.org

                Due to be completed by October 26^th, 2012 5:00pm

Voice of the Scout E-mailed survey system- The Voice of the Scout is membership feedback system that will be able to capture and categorize member experiences in a way that will address operational and strategic needs of Scouting. It will allow the insight needed to deliver a membership that goes beyond expectations, creating positive referrals and a data-driven approach toward growth.  In order to better serve our members we need help updating e-mail address. This update can be done when the unit processes their charter or submitted through unit inventories.  

Re-Charter-

                Training- Available by Appointment after Friday November 2^nd

November 1^st  6:00pm Trinity United Methodist Church

                 1200 West Green Oaks Arlington, TX 76013

                Processing-

November 2^nd- On-line system opens

November 5^th- Please log in and upload roster

November 26^th- Charter Submitted in time to get Signatures

                Turn-in-

November 13^th-16^th Early Bird Charter Turn in at Roundtable or by Appointment

                                December 9th – 4:00pm-6:00pm LDS Charter Turn in Arlington Stake Center

December 11^th- 7:00pm Round Table Re-Charter Turn in

                                December 15^th- ALL Charters DUE 9am-Noon Turn-In @ TBA

NOTE- Charter FEE Change to Unit Liability Insurance cost is going from $20.00 to $40.00.

Beascout.org On-line application going active- Starting October 1^st units can opt in to the online application. Access is through the beascout.org through the myscouting.org account. Units must activate to allow folks to submit and have the top three leaders in the unit with myscouting.org accounts. For units there is a training video https://www.youtube.com/embed/jXzSspKM0ao?rel=0. In person presentation will be provided at November Roundtable so that all groups can see the presentation.

Journey to Excellence- Forms are included in the Charter Packets or accessed through http://www.scouting.org/jte.aspx

                2012- Please complete and turn in with Charters. Through the Journey to Excellence website units can use a an excel document help determine their achievement level. Units are highly encouraged to use the Internet Advancement System and Service Hours Website accessible through myscouting.org or the Journey to Excellence web site.

                2013- Have been released and can be used to start planning for next year. Changes for Units the Training is 2/3 of leaders and the participation in the Scoutstrong Program.

CubCast

CubCast has been a great tool for sharing new information about the Cub Scouting program and for helping leaders with questions about how to improve their dens and packs.

During our transition month, we will be re-airing the October 2011 CubCast on Citizenship to give you a feel for the type of content we will offer. When you tune in in November, you'll notice that instead of two shorter segments, the new format will include a single, but longer, podcast. This will allow us to delve a bit deeper into those topics that volunteers really want to know more about.

Additionally, we're introducing some new co-hosts that we think you'll love, along with a great new theme song. Tune in and tell us what you think.

You can find us by clicking on the CubCast tab at www.scouting.org/ScoutCast.

November 3, 2012 Scout Day At Dick's Sporting Goods

Scout Day at Dick’s Sporting Good at the Parks Mall-

Please share this information with all of your scouting contact. We also have coupons for select gear. If your unit would like some please contact 662crosstimbers@bsamail.org with address for delivery.

We are also asking for units to sign up to take an hour time slot to man a scouting table both up stairs and down stairs. This is an opportunity for Scouts and adults to share information about their unit. Shifts will start at 9:00am and Run to 6:00pm. We will go on first come first serve in selection of one time slot. All requests must be e-mailed to 662crosstimbers@bsamail.org with the adult leader contact, unit and time requested.

Yours in Scouting

Steve Willey

Cross Timbers Membership Chair