"MOUNTAIN MAN / VOYAGEUR”

                                     SAN GABRIEL DISTRICT CAMPOREE

March 23 – 25, 2012

GENERAL INFORMATION  

WHAT:                      The annual San Gabriel District Camporee. This will be a chance for a weekend of camping and patrol competition for all Boy Scouts, Venturers,

Explorers,  Webelos in the district.

WHEN:                      Friday, Saturday and Sunday March 23 – 25, 2012.

WHO:                         Boy Scout Troops, Teams, Venturing Crews, Explorer Posts- $10/Scout $5/Adult Scouter

                                    Webelos (Saturday Visit only)- $5/scout $5/parent (this includes lunch and patch)                                      

WHERE:                   The Camporee will be held at Wolf Mountain Scout Ranch (Capitol Area Council). Wolf Mountain is located just 5 miles west of Llano, TX.

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Annual District Banquet

  March 3, 2012

All are invited to attend.  Please note that the Top Scouts from each unit are encouraged to attend the District Banquet to receive their awards.  They will also receive their District Banquet tickets at no cost.  Family, friends, fellow Scouts, and Scout leaders are also encouraged to attend and support each Top Scout.  

Ticket Information to be announced shortly                         

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Scouters

 At this time we are accepting nominations for District award of Merit. I provided some information that might be helpful (see below). Click here for the District award of Merit nomination form

The Nominations for District award of Merit should be sent to:

Brandon Lewis | Field Director

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, CAPITOL AREA COUNCIL

12500 North IH 35

Austin, Texas 78753

P 512.617.8620| F 512.617.3519

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GENERAL INFORMATION
The District Award of Merit is a council award presented by districts in the same manner that the Silver Beaver is a national award presented by councils.
The award is available to Scouters who render service of an outstanding nature at the district level.
The award is made available annually on the basis of 1 for each 25 traditional units or fraction thereof. The district need not present all the awards to which it is entitled each year.
It is not appropriate to nominate a Scouter who has already received this award. A professional Scouter or other council employee may not receive this award based on employment service. However, a professional Scouter or employee who also serves as a volunteer Scouter may be eligible, based on volunteer service.

REQUIREMENTS
1. A nominee must be a registered Scouter.
2. A nominee must have rendered noteworthy service to youth in Scouting, outside Scouting, or both.
Note: The nature and value of “noteworthy service to youth” may consist of a single plan or decisions that contributed vitally to the lives of large numbers of youth or it may have been given to a small group over an extended period of time.
3. Consideration must be given to the nominee’s Scouting position and the corresponding opportunity to render outstanding service beyond the expectations of that Scouting position.
4. The nominee’s attitude toward and cooperation with the district and/or council is to be taken into consideration.
5. Nominations cannot be considered for posthumous awards.

Rodney Morales

Upcoming  Training  Opportunities

January 21st   UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING

March 1-3/March 29-31, 2012 - Wood Badge Spring Course

March 2-4, 2011 - Texas SeaBadge 2012

Spring 2012 Wood Badge course dates are Thursday through Saturday, March 1-3 and March 29-31, 2012. The course is six full days and attendance throughout both weekends is required to complete the course. Arrival is at 7:00 AM both Thursdays. The course ends at approximately 5:45 PM the first Saturday and 3:30 PM the second Saturday. There are 1-2 interim patrol meetings between the two weekends with dates and locations set by individual patrols.

Wood Badge is a comprehensive training course started by Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, to help leaders hone their skills, extend their understanding of the youth they lead and the adults with whom they work, and to reach new levels of personal growth and learning as Scouters. Wood Badge provides advanced training in leadership and teamwork for adult leaders in all Scouting programs. The course is also a whole lot of fun where you can develop deep friendships with fellow leaders.

Wood Badge is the ultimate personal and professional growth training program offered by the Boy Scouts of America; it is a national course curriculum delivered locally by Capitol Area Council volunteer staff. Wood Badge is about enhancing your leadership skills through hands-on experience, to help you take those skills back to your unit or District and put them to work to develop effective leaders and youth where you serve. The instructional portion of the course consists of the two weekends at Lost Pines, followed by an 18-month application phase in which each participant completes what is known as their "ticket", a series of personal goals developed during the course.

To be eligible for Wood Badge a participant must have completed This is Scouting (or New Leader Essentials) training and the Leader Specific Training course for their current position in Scouting (example: Boy Scout Leader Specific Training). Scoutmasters/Asst. Scoutmasters and Varsity Coaches/Asst. Coaches need to also have taken the Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills training for their position; all other leaders are encouraged to take this outdoor training as well. This training must be completed prior to the course.