Southbounder District

 

1          Roundtables (Not an April Fools Joke!)

15        Commissioner Staff Meeting

15        District Committee

17        Cub Training at Council Office (9 am)

Roundtables are held the first Thursday of each month at Messiah Lutheran Church.  The program starts at 7pm and ends at approximately 8pm.  A variety of items are discussed including monthly Cub Scout themes.  Our roundtable does a terrific job to help leaders get informed about opportunities available to you.  If you are not a roundtable regular join us for a night of fun and learning.  If you have questions concerning roundtable please contact James Roberts, Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner at 423-3401 or one of our Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioners, Bart Alcorn at 627-8730 or Brandi DuBose at 907-2239.

Be sure to join us for fun and excitement at the Southbounder District Spring Blast.  The event will take place March 20^th at Mauldin First Baptist in Mauldin.  See the Southbounder.com Spring Blast Website for all the information on the district’s premier Spring event!  This year’s planned event include but are not limited to; BB Gun Range, water gun range, camp site demo, Dunk Tank and Rock Climbing Wall!!!

Again this year we have awesome looking t-shirtsfor sale.  They will be available for pre-order until March 5^th.  See Southbounder.comfor details!

If you would like to volunteer for a position on the Day Camp staff, please call Ken Stech at 288-6614 or Susan Hodge at 987-9324.  Last year we had great attendance at the funnest camp in the Blue Ridge Council and could use any extra help available.  Ken or Susan would be happy to answer any questions you may have and give you information about this great opportunity to serve our Scouts.

I would like to thank and recognize the following scouters that received awards this past year for their outstanding support and involvement in our district. 

Rising Stars – Kevin Rushing, Brenda Brock, Sean Foley and Lee Brewer

Cubscouter of the Year - Bill Snyder

Boyscouters of the Year - Bill Martin and Jenny French

District Scouters of the Year - Joe Schmidt and Alana Bell

Venture Crew Adviser of the Year – Kay Borkowski

Cubmaster of the Year - Eric Maguire

Scoutmaster of the Year – Mark Smith

Award of Merit- Jim Gillespie and Myra Sanders

Thank you again and congratulations.

It’s that time of the year again when we kick off our district’s annual Friends of Scouting Campaign.  Funds generated through this campaign provide numerous benefits to your youth and leaders.  All funds given to your local council stays local and are 100% tax-deductible. These funds provide the Scout Service Center on Butler Road, camping facilities at Camp Old Indian, Camp White Pines and Camp Arrowhead, programs and trainings held year-round.  The greatest thing these funds provide for is funding for any youth who cannot afford to be in Scouting.  If requested, the Blue Ridge Council will help any youth with registration fees, books, materials, uniforms and camping fees.  We want every youth in the Upstate to be involved in Scouting, no matter their financial status.  If you can, please consider donating to the Blue Ridge Council.  If you would like to, please contact Andrew Dilliner at 233-8363 or ADilliner@blueridgecouncil.org.

Thank you to the following Troops and Packs who have donated to the 2010 Friends of Scouting Campaign to date:

Troop 715:       $3830

Pack 700:         $484

Pack 708:         $707

Pack 725:         $689

Troop 158:       $1088

Troop 700:       $1038

Pack 320:         $1316

Pack 221:         $1407

Pack 715:         $1822