2013 UTA Big Event / Randol Mill Park Nature Preserve Oak Savanna Restoration Day Event Saturday, April 27th

BSA Membership Information Update

LONGHORN COUNCIL  BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

April 19, 2013 Dear Friend of Scouting: Thank you for your continued support of Scouting. Your service and commitment to our organization are essential to providing our programs throughout the twenty three Central and North Texas county service area that makes up Longhorn Council. As an integral part of the Scouting family, we want to take this opportunity to update you on the status of our membership standards policy review process. In February, the Boy Scouts of America embarked on the most comprehensive listening exercise in its history to gather perspectives from inside and outside of the Scouting family about the impact on the organization from potential changes to its membership standards policy. This review created an outpouring of feedback from the Scouting family and the American public, from both those who agree with the current policy and those who support a change. Scouting's review confirmed that this remains among the most complex and challenging issues facing the BSA and society today. Even with the wide range of input, it is extremely difficult to accurately quantify the potential impact of maintaining or changing the current policy. While perspectives and opinions vary significantly, parents, adults in the Scouting community, and teens alike tend to agree that youth should not be denied the benefits of Scouting. For this reason, the Executive Committee, on behalf of the National Executive Board, wrote a resolution for consideration that would remove the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone and would maintain the current membership policy for all adult leaders of the Boy Scouts of America. The voting members will take action on the following resolution during the Boy Scouts of America's National Annual Meeting next month: The following membership standard for youth members of the Boy Scouts of America is hereby adopted and approved, effective Jan. 1, 2014: Youth membership in the Boy Scouts of America is open to all youth who meet the specific membership requirements to join the Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Sea Scout, and Venturing programs. Membership in any program of the Boy Scouts of America requires the youth member to (a) subscribe to and abide by the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law, (b) subscribe to and abide by the precepts of the Declaration of Religious Principle (duty to God), and (c) demonstrate behavior that exemplifies the highest level of good conduct and respect for others and is consistent at all times with the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone. The resolution may be viewed in its entirety here: http://www.scouting.org/membershipstandards.aspx. America needs Scouting. Throughout this process, we worked to stay focused on that which unites us, reaching and serving young people to help them grow into good, strong citizens. Our priority remains to continue accomplishing incredible things for young people and the communities we serve.   850 Cannon Drive                  PO Box 54190            Hurst, Texas 76054              817-231-8500            Fax 817-231-8600

Important Sunday April 28th Leader Specific Training

Cub Leaders,

Hope all is well. This past weekend we have a Cub Scout Leader Specific Training. The Cub Scout Leader Specific Training is for all Committee Chairs, Committee Member, Cub Masters, Den Leaders, and Assistants to understand their role in the Pack structure. We will be offering this training again on Sunday April 28^th2pm- 5pm at St. Barnabas United Methodist Church. To help us plan for the this event please encourage those that will be attending to reserve their spot by  Thursday May 25^th to662crosstimbers@bsamail.org.  A confirmation e-mail will be send when they sign up and a reminder will be sent on Friday May 26^th.

At 5:00pm we will offer the Face-to-Face Youth Protection Training. This training is required for all adults you plan on attending day camp or resident camp in the state of Texas this summer. If an adult has documentation that they completed this training last year they will not be required to complete it again this year. Other dates are of

Also when looking to see who in the units is training themyscouting.org has a new tool for units. The Unit Training Tracking report found on the left side of the home page will show you all the training that is completed for your registered adults. We have had 1 unit send us an update that are in the process of getting entered. Please let me know if you can access this tool.

Also if you have adult leaders that aren't able to attend the face-to –face leader position-specific training please encourage them to complete the on-line training by May 1^st. They will need to log on to the myscouting.org system, go to e-learning and select cub scouts.

Here are the upcoming Youth Protection Dates for May.

April 28^th 5:00pm RSVP by Thursday April 25^th

St. Barnabas United Methodist Activity Building

                5501 West Pleasant Ridge Road Arlington TX 76016

May 2^nd 6:00pm RSVP by Wednesday May 1^st

Trinity United Methodist Church

                        1200 West Green Oaks Arlington, Texas 76013

May 14^th 7:30pm RSVP by Monday May 13^th

Pantego Christian Academy

                        2201 West Park Row Arlington, Texas 76013

June 8^th Latter-Day Saints Stake Center- TBA

June 11^th Pantego Christian Academy- TBA

June 15^th Latter-Day Saints Stake Center- TBA

Council Offered Youth Protection Training with no RSVP required

May 11^th 10:00am-11am

May 25^th 9:00am-10:00am

May 25^th 11am-Noon

All three will be help at the

Longhorn Council Service Center

850 Cannon Drive

Hurst, Texas 76054

YOUTH PROTECTION UPDATE FOR TEXAS CAMPS

Is your Youth Protection Training ready for summer or day Camp?

Texas law requires all adults and parents attending a summer camp, resident camp or day camp to hold a current YPT certification

from an in-person, state-approved course. You must have completed an approved course within 2 years preceding the end of your camp.

District Dates (RSVP to ensure space and materials to662crosstimbers@bsamail.org. Please include name, e-mail, cell, and unit.)

April 28^th 5:00pm RSVP by Thursday April 25^th

St. Barnabas United Methodist Activity Building

                5501 West Pleasant Ridge Road Arlington TX 76016

May 2^nd 6:00pm RSVP by Wednesday May 1^st

Trinity United Methodist Church

                        1200 West Green Oaks Arlington, Texas 76013

May 14^th 7:30pm RSVP by Monday May 13^th

Pantego Christian Academy

                        2201 West Park Row Arlington, Texas 76013

June 8^th Latter-Day Saints Stake Center- TBA

June 11^th Pantego Christian Acedemy- TBA

June 15^th Latter-Day Saints Stake Center- TBA

Council Offered Youth Protection Training with no RSVP required

May 11^th 10:00am-11am

May 25^th 9:00am-10:00am

May 25^th 11am-Noon

All three will be help at the

Longhorn Council Service Center

850 Cannon Drive

Hurst, Texas 76054

*Various districts are also offering the Texas YPT course. Please

check the Longhorn Council Training Calendar at

www.longhorncouncil.org for more classes.

Youth Protection Training at National Office

Boy Scouts of America

Youth Protection Training (Texas-approved Course) Offered

Just in time for Jamboree and summer camps, the National Office will provide two sessions of Youth Protection Training!

On Monday, April 29, at 9 and 11 a.m., we will offer Texas-approved Youth Protection Training.  The course will be held in the Conference Center (Rooms 102 and 103 on the 1^st floor of the National Office).  The course will take approximately 90 minutes.

The State of Texas Administrative Code for Camps requires that any adult attending or staffing a camp within the State of Texas must be trained in the youth protection laws for the State of Texas in a face-to-face, instructor-led setting.  Attending this training, under Texas law and the BSA's youth protection training program, is applicable for those attending camps in Texas and meets the BSA requirement for Youth Protection Training for registered leaders (Y01).

We are so fortunate to have on our contractor staff, Debbie Sullivan, who is a Project Manager working in the Initiatives Management Office.  Debbie is a tenured volunteer with Circle Ten Council.  She is a certified Youth Protection Trainer and is the course director of an upcoming Circle Ten Wood Badge course at Philmont.

Anyone can attend, and you may invite any other BSA member of your family, and/or your friends, to attend.  The only requirement is that all attendees be currently-registered members of the Boy Scouts of America.

Please send registrations of all attendees tojudy.maldonado@scouting.org by noon on Friday, April 26, and indicate session choice.  There are no other live sessions planned at the National Office this year.  If you are not able to attend one of these sessions, this course is offered at Circle Ten Council and Longhorn Council on a regular basis.  Please check their websites for their schedules. 

If you have additional questions, please send an email tovolunteer.learning@scouting.org. 

Volunteer Development Team

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Council Operations/Program Impact

1325 West Walnut Hill Lane  |  P.O. Box 152079

Irving, Texas 75015-2079

P 972.580.2449

volunteer.learning@scouting.org

www.scouting.org/training

Leave No Trace Trainer - May Course Registration Deadline

April Order of the Arrow Update

Arrowmen:

 

1)  This past weekend the Talahi Chapter went all-out at the Cross Timbers District Camporee.  Our Ceremony Team conducted a callout and called out 20 candidates for the OA, and then the team did OUR VERY FIRST BROTHERHOOD CEREMONY!!!!  We now have 7 new Brotherhood members:

• Angelo Chiarello - Troop 222
• Roscoe Cliatt - Troop 222
• Brandon Cook - Troop 222
• Mark DesRochers - Troop 545
• Anthony Gaubatz - Troop 222
• Steven Nichols - Troop 630
• Godfred Paulan - Troop 222

Congratulations to them!  And congratulations to our great Ceremony Team!!!   Hopefully, we'll call more candidates out at the callout April 22 at 7:30pm at Pappy Elkins Park.  Then, our candidates will attend an Ordeal weekend and enter the Lodge, and we'll have many more Brotherhood conversions throughout the year!!

 

2)  All kinds of fun and exciting OA opportunities coming up - Section Conclave, another OA Callout, and SR2 and CT Ordeals.  Brotherhood Q&A handouts will be available at the May Chapter meeting.

 

3)  Time to pay your 2013 dues!  Still a bargain at only $10!  Be the first on your block with a brand-new OA membership card!!   If Scoutmasters want to send a list of OA members and a check, we can get all your cards to you at one time.  Remember to support the Lodge.  The dues we collect are invested back into funding camp improvements to make your camping experiences more enjoyable.

 

If you have suggestions for meeting themes or activities, tell your Chapter Chief.  He wants to provide you with meetings that are interesting and enjoyable.

 

 The Talahi Chapter meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the Elks Lodge, located at 601 W. Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington, TX 76010.   We will next meet there at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.  The chapter officers and I would like to invite all Arrowmen to attend our meeting.  If you're a regular attendee, it will be great to see you again.  If you haven't been to a meeting in a while, please come and reconnect with the Order of the Arrow - we've missed you!

 

Yours in Brotherhood,

 

Gary Faletti

Talahi Chapter Adviser

talahiadviseroa@earthlink.net

Merit Badge News

Attention all Counselors!!!

It is that time of the year for all current merit badge counselors to be re-certified.  An email with data sheet attachment went out on March 6th  If you want to continue as a MBC, you need to respond to that email.  Also, if your Youth Protection Training has expired or is about to expire, it needs to be renewed and a copy of the certificate needs to be sent to me.  Everything is due back to me by May 3^rd.

On the horizon!

The Game Design MB was released in March in Austin and the Programming MB and the Sustainability MB are targeted for the National Jamboree.  Sustainability, along with Cooking, will become required MBs on January 1, 2014.  Digital Technology is also expected to be released this year.

MB Counselor List

You can find the latest edition of the MB Counselor Listing (dated 2/12/13) at crosstimbersdistrict.org/documents/badge.pdf.                                           The username is tiger and the password is Eagle29.  Both words are case sensitive.  Any questions, contact me.

Charlie Oliver

817-467-5418

ceoliver@swbell.net

Directions to April 12-13 Camporee

Please make sure to let us know you are coming by Tuesday April 19th. Please see the original post for registration forms and information.  Ground Fires will be permitted but please bring the appropriate materials. It is also recommend to use charcoal if at all possible.

DIRECTIONS FROM I-20

GO SOUTH IN HIGHWAY 287 TOWARD MIDLOTHIAN

EXIT HERITAGE PARKWAY

GO WEST ON HERITAGE PARKWAY

GO THROUGH LIGHT AT HERITAGE PARKWAY AND BUSINESS 287 (MAIN STREET)

ABOUT A MILE FROM THE INTERSECTION YOU WILL MAKE A LEFT IN TO THE PROPERTY.

THE ENTERNCE WILL BE MARK WITH SIGNAGE. IF YOU MAKE IT TO AN AREA WITH WAREHOUSE YOU HAVE GONE TO FAR.

Longhorn Campership Council Strip

 

Help a scout experience the outing in scouting at Summer or Day Camp.

For $10.00 you will receive a unique Longhorn Council Should Patch

If you are interest in purchasing one or more of these strips they are available through the Council Service Center in Hurst or pre-paid at Roundtable.

If you would like to do a prepaid order please included money in a self-addressed and portaged envelope.  In the envelope please included contact information and the number of patches you would like to purchase. Bring to roundtable the second Tuesday of the month at Pantego Christian Academy. Patches will be mailed using your self-addressed envelope.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Fort Worth Brahmas Playoff Action

Brahmas are set to being their quest for their second Central Hockey League Championship.   I have attached a flyer with information on how to obtain heavily discounted tickets for the first two playoff games.   If you could spread it around the office it would be amazing!    We would love to have you out cheering on the Brahmas at these sure to be exciting playoff games.

BRAHMAS ANNOUNCE PLAYOFF SERIES SCHEDULE
FORT WORTH TO HOST FIRST TWO GAMES AT NYTEX SPORTS CENTRE

FORT WORTH, Texas (March 24) – The Fort Worth Brahmas will face off against the Quad City Mallards in the first round of the Central Hockey League playoffs. The Brahmas will host the first two games of the best-of-seven series at the NYTEX Sports Centre, set to begin Thursday, March 28 at 7:00pm.

The entire series schedule is as follows:

Opening Round – Series "C" (best-of-7) 
Quad City Mallards vs. Fort Worth Brahmas
Game 1 – Thu., Mar. 28 – Quad City at Fort Worth, 7:00
Game 2 – Sat., Mar. 30 – Quad City at Fort Worth, 7:30
Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 3 – Fort Worth at Quad City, 7:05
Game 4 – Fri., Apr. 5 – Fort Worth at Quad City, 7:05
*Game 5 – Sat., Apr. 6 – Fort Worth at Quad City, 7:05
*Game 6 – Tue., Apr. 9 – Quad City at Fort Worth, 7:00
*Game 7 – Wed., Apr. 10 – Quad City at Fort Worth, 7:00
*if necessary

The Brahmas were 3-0-1 versus the Mallards in four meetings during the 2012-13 regular season.

For information on playoff ticket packages or single-game tickets, please contact a Brahmas sales representative at 817-336-4423 or visit www.brahmas.com.

Chad Siewert

Director of Sales

Fort Worth Brahmas

817-520-3327