Red-Tailed Hawk Scouting

Rotary Camp Staff Request

Attention Scouts and Venturers:
Want to Staff at a Boy Scout Camp, but can't commit to camp staff for an entire summer?
 Rotary camp is your solution. Rotary camp is a boy scout camp in the Heart of America Council for scouts with disabilities. We are looking for staff at least 14 years of age to join us at camp. July 31st- August 7th 2009 are the dates of camp. The first weekend of camp will have an extensive staff training to prepare staff for the week. Rotary camp is the chance of a life-time to be a valuable part of providing a long-term camping experience for scouts that otherwise would not be able to attend camp. Find your staff application online at hoac-bsa.org!  
 
Yours in Scouting, Richard Weerts, rweerts@ksu.edu, Rotary Camp Advisor

2008 BSA report

Walking Leader Training: 2 sessions, only need to attend one.
Who should attend? Any adult who will be walking with the boys is welcome. At least one adult per pack should be there.
Tuesday, May 19, 6:00 p.m., Lake Olathe. Bring a chair, water bottle, bug spray.
Saturday, June 6, 9:00 a.m., Lake Olathe. Bring a chair, water bottle, bug spray, sunscreen.

Staff Training: All staff members should attend each training session.
Thursday, May 21, 6:30 p.m., Aldersgate Methodist Church, 151st Street just west of Black Bob. Session TBD
Sunday, June 14, 3:00 p.m., Lake Olathe.

Please make sure that all staff members have been registered with the BSA by your pack.  

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) also known as Brownsea 22. This is the "Woodbadge for Scouts" - the premier leadership course for helping develop your troop's current and future Senior Patrol Leaders.

Brownsea is an intensive, six-day outdoor training experience for young men in support of the Scoutmaster’s responsibility for the training of troop junior leaders. It is conducted by the Heart of America Council Training Committee, using the outline approved by the Boy Scout Division of the BSA.  

The Boy Scouts of America has established the following qualifications by the beginning of the course (June 14, 2009): Be 13 years of age or have completed the seventh grade and Be a First Class Scout

This year NYLT will be held at the Theodore Naish Scout Reservation from Sunday, June 14 to Friday, June 19, 2009. The purpose of NYLT Training is to give participants the confidence and knowledge to run the troop program; to give participants a basic knowledge of the eleven skills of leadership and help them relate these skills to their troop responsibilities; to create an atmosphere where Scouts will experience Scouting at it’s best; to enhance the relationship between the participant and his Scoutmaster and of course, to have fun!! More information, registration forms and online registration are available on the Heart of America Council website at these web pages: 
Information | Registration

Read about the successes of our OA Chapter at the 2009 Section Conclave.(doc)

Updated Eagle Application 2009 printing (required starting 8/1/2009)

The Wood Badge course is now full
Course Director Judy Day is pleased to report the course is full and a waiting list has been started. All the course information is available on the HOAC website under Wood Badge and participants can register online. There is also a payment schedule so the total course fee can be made over several payments. Our goal is to have all participants completely paid by the precourse meeting on August 20th. On behalf of the staff of C-46-09, thank you. YIS, Judy Day Course Director C-46-09

RTH District Award Dinner Photos (3/11)
-->Outstanding Leader Summaries [pdf]
-->District Award of Merit Recipients [pdf]

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