Pickens District

Pickens District Serves Pickens County and Powdersville

District Chairman:	Robert Sams	306-2488
District Commissioner:	Kent Dykes	859-4962
District Executive:	Nathaniel Harris	855-8708

March

5 – Cub/Scout Roundtable – Easley First Baptist

5 – OA Meeting – Easley First Baptist

5 – Commissioner Staff – Easley First Baptist

19 – District Committee – Easley Chamber of Commerce

21 – Recharter Drop-off at Easley Chamber of Commerce

April

2 – Cub/Scout Roundtable – Easley First Baptist

2 – OA Meeting – Easley First Baptist

2 – Commissioner Staff – Easley First Baptist

16– District Committee

20 – Clemson Day Sports Clinic

Recharters

Every year the Boy Scouts start fresh in the membership books. All units recharter. This is done by taking off all youth and adults that are no longer active in your unit. If your unit’s recharter month is January, your recharter is two months late. Packs, Troops, Crews and Explorer Posts that are late lose their Liability and Accident Insurance. Units that are two months late (the beginning of the third month) will drop off our books. If you are having a problem with your recharter, give Nathaniel Harris a call 855-8708. He will set up a meeting to go over any problems you might have.

Cub Scout Day Camp

Join us for all the fun and excitement of Cub Scout Day Camp at Easley First Baptist Church, June 14- 17. Boys will participate in many activities including BB guns, archery, sports, nature, games and crafts. It is a great way for boys to earn advancements, while having fun with other scouts. Registration is $60.00 ($70.00 after the deadline). Keep your eyes out for the sign up sheet.

Day Camp Volunteers Needed

All the fun that the boys have at day camp only happens because of the volunteers who take their time to come help out. We need course instructors, instructor assistants, and mostly we need den leaders. If you can volunteer the entire week, or even just one day please call (855-8708) or email (nathanielpharris@gmail.com) Nathaniel Harris.

Pickens Financial Goal

We kicked off our finance campaign in January. Our goal for 2010 in Pickens is $100,000. We always get help from all of the dedicated families in Pickens County. The Family FOS presentation explains the need for your annual support to keep scouting strong in our community. We will come to your unit and present how scouting is financed and how you can be a part of it. If you would like to be a part of the Family FOS campaign please call your local District Executive Nathaniel Harris at 855-8708, or email him at nathanielpharris@gmail.com

Pinewood Derby

The Pinewood Derby is March 13^th at St. Andrews United Methodist Church ( 309 Pelzer Highway Easley, SC 29642-1619) in Easely. Each class will register 30 minutes prior to their race time (registration for Tiger and Wolfs begin at 8:30am).

Here is the schedule:

9:00am - Tiger

9:30am - Wolf

10:00am - Bear

10:30am - Web I

11:00am - Web II

11:30 am - Open Class

The cost will be $5.00 per car. The 1^st place winners of each category will be eligible to race. Only official BSA cars will be eligible to race. BSA rules and regulations found in the Official Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Kits will be strictly enforced. Please follow them or your car will not be able to be raced. Axles cannot be altered or moved on the car. Wheels can have the ridge smoothed but cannot be brought to a point. Only graphite may be used as a lubricant. Cars can’t be more than 5 ounces and longer than the car length that comes out of the kit. You can download the rules from the district website (http://bsapickensbrc.webs.com/apps/blog/show/2294491-pickens-district-pinewood-derby

This should be fun for the Cubs. Remember the Cub Scout motto, “Do your best.” If you have any questions or would like to volunteer contact Nathaniel Harris (nathanielpharris@gmail.com).

District Banquet

The Pickens District Awards Banquet is March 23 at Grace United Methodist Church at 7:00pm. There is no cost to attend, dinner is pot-luck. If you would like to attend please contact your Nathaniel Harris (nathanielpharris@gmail.com) with your reservation.

District Award Nominations

If you would like to nominate someone for being a great leader please contact your Cubmaster or Scoutmaster who should have the nomination form.

Thanks

Thank you to all who participated in our Scouting for Food service project. The less fortunate in our community will benefit greatly from your hard work.