BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

MAY 2010

As I See It 
       
Cub Scout Summer Camp

2010 Camp Baker/Camp Melakwa – campsite charts 

Summer Camp Employment Opportunities 
   
2010 Cub Scout Day Camp
     
Friends of Scouting
Campaign 
    
Candy Sale
        
Clay Shoot
        
Woodbadge

Jamboree Tents

National Youth Leadership Training
            
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Scouting

New Eagles
  
New to Scout Shop

As I see it…

As I meet with people throughout our community, I have been asked why we did not respond to the recent verdict against the Boy Scouts in Portland.  At the court’s direction, we have been, and continue to be, restricted in communications about this case. Because this matter continues, the Judge has asked that the Boy Scouts of America refrain from comment on the specific allegations.  This is a tough pill to swallow because the BSA has a great story to tell about the precautions we take to safeguard our Scouts, and the lives so positively affected by millions of volunteers who make this great movement thrive.  It goes without saying that all of us care deeply about the safety of our members and until we have the opportunity to “clear the air”, let’s remember we have important work to do, teaching and reminding our youth about the signs and types of child abuse.   I urge you to take a look and share with other what we are doing at http://scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx.

When the leaders ask the Scouts of our troop where they want to go camping next month, they almost always answer Camp Kitson, Camp Murnane, Mooney Scout Ranch or Camp Baker.  All these camps offer outstanding weekend camping opportunities and all our camps need help with small to large service projects.  If you troop is headed out to one of our council camps, please contact me at mquirk@otcbsa.org about possible projects your unit can assist with.  We need the help of our entire council and Scouts do feel connected when they provide a little service.

Summer will be here before you know it and if you are connected with a Cub Scout pack, I urge to you to learn all you can about the many camping opportunities our council offers Cub Scout families.  Pack leaders who make an effort to get boys to Cub Scout day camp and/or Cub Scout resident camp (summer camp) retain more boys in the program, keeps them more engaged and advancing, and families feel more connected and ready for an exciting fall roundup and start to a new program year.

MICHAEL QUIRK
Scout Executive
 

 Cub Scout Summer Camp

Come join us for a great Cub Scout camping experience on the Oregon coast.  Camp Baker is the best place for fun, friends and adventure!  The camp offers a safe environment with sleeping, swimming, program, dining, shower and restroom facilities.  Eight (8) great meals prepared by an outstanding kitchen staff are included.  Program opportunities led by qualified staff include: boating, swimming, BB gun and archery, hiking, fishing, crafts, campfires, sports, advancement and a well stocked trading post.
All campers are assigned to a campsite by den and pack.  Each campsite has several roomy 2-3 person canvas wall tents built on wood platforms or three-sided Adirondack structures.  Campers bring their own sleeping bag, pad, pillow, and personal items. 
Registration is available for individuals or pack/den.  Click here.

CAMP BAKER

CAMP MELAKWA

 Summer Camp Employment Opportunities

Join the GREAT Melakwa or Baker staffs!

Parents and Scout Leaders:
Do you know someone age 15 or older that would make a great camp staffer?  Talk to them about applying for Oregon Trail Council Camp Staff.

Applications are available online at www.otcbsa.org or at the council office.
 

                                 Cub Scout Day Camps

“CSI: Cub Scout Investigators”

Don’t miss out on a week full of fun & exciting activities for all Cub Scouts as they become Cub Scout Investigators – following clues, solving riddles and exploring new ideas!  Activities include archery, BB guns, crafts, games, songs, skits, sports, nature hikes, outdoor cooking and many theme-centered activities.

Day camp directors will be attending district Roundtables and pack meetings in May to share day camp information and registration materials with all packs.   For more information and registration materials, click here.

2010 Friends of Scouting Campaigns

Thank you to all the FOS volunteers who have helped with enrolling businesses, family presentations, phone calls and more!

Oregon Trail Council is still working towards its FOS goal.  Here are some ways you can help:

• Make sure your pledge card is turned into your unit chair, your DE, or the council office
  (541-485-4433)
• If you support Scouting through your company’s United Way program in Lane or
  Benton Counties, please remember to designate your gift to Boy Scouts, Oregon Trail
  Council. 
• If your employer makes matching gifts, let the council office know.  
  Call 541-485-4433.

             2010 Spring Candy and Meatstick Sale Update

Everyone did  a great job with the Spring product sale.  The results are in and the combined results show a good increase over last year’s sale.  
 

          2010 Sporting Clay Shootout

The date for our 2010 Sporting Clay Shootout has been set for Friday June 18th at the Cottage Grove/Eugene Sportsman’s Club.  This is a great event!  Everyone has loads of fun and you support Scouting programs throughout the council. Spread the word and get your team signed up.  This event is a fundraiser and costs $150 per person.  Like to shoot?  come join us.

Call Crystal Mischel, 541-284-4391, to have a sign up form emailed or mailed to you.

Interested in volunteering for the event?  Call Rex Starr, 541-284-4394.

      Jamboree Tents Made Available

A small quantity (8) of Eureka Tetragon 8 tents are available after the National Scout Jamboree.  These are the tents our Jamboree troop will be using and will have very little use. The cost of each of these is just $90—a savings of more than $50.  You can reserve your tent by e-mailing Sue White at swhite@otcbsa.org.  We cannot guarantee tents will be available but we are establishing a waiting list of interested people.  Payment will be needed at the time of pickup—sometime after August 5th.

NYLT (National Youth
Leadership Training) 2010
June 20 - June 26,
Camp Baker
Florence, OR

NYLT is just around the corner.  This premier Junior Training will be held this year at Camp Baker.  This will be a fun and fact-filled training experience.

NYLT is open to all Scouts at least 12 years of age and first class rank and above (with at least one year's experience as a Boy Scout).  All applicants should have completed Troop JLT.

Trainees will experience leadership training in a real outdoor environment while gaining skills to lead other Scouts upon graduation.  We have a great staff of experienced youth leadership and they will bring lots of experience to the course.

Attendance is limited to only 48 Scouts across the entire Council, so register as soon as possible.  The cost for this event is $175.  A $50 deposit is required with the application and the balance must be paid by June 4, 2010.

For more information, please visit the NYLT page or contact the Scoutmaster, John Hackbarth at (541) 221-3045

10 THINGS You Didn’t Know About Scouting

1. Three important Eagle Scouts all have names beginning with “A.”  The first Eagle Scout is Arthur Eldred (1912) of Long Island, New York; the 1 millionth Eagle (1982) is Alexander Holsinger of Normal, Illinois; and the 2 millionth Eagle (2009) is Anthony Thomas of Lakeville, Minnesota.
2. In 1954, the BSA conducted a National Conservation Good Turn, distributing 3.6 million conservation posters.  In parks, rural areas, and wilderness areas, Scouts planted 6.2 million trees, and built and placed 55,000 bird nesting boxes.
3. The gravestone of worldwide Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell is marked with a trail symbol of a circle with a dot in the center, which means “I have gone home.”
4. American passenger railroads helped boost the population at the first national Scout jamboree in 1937 – they offered fares at a special price of 1 cent per mile.
5. The Florida National High Adventure Sea Base is one of the largest scuba-diving operations in the United States, conducting more than 25,000 individual dives annually.
6. Robert E. Peary discovered the North Pole in 1908.  When his article on the adventure appeared in print in June 1914, it was not in Harper’s or Collier’s.  Only Boys’ Life had it.
7. The BSA sells almost 1 million neckerchiefs each year.  If laid out flat, they would cover 120 football fields, or 124 acres.
8. Of 121 merit badges, the one earned most by Scouts across the country is First Aid; more than 84,419 Scouts earned the badge in 2008.
9. Home to the world’s largest collection of Normal Rockwell paintings, the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas, is 53,000 square feet – it would take some 3.2 million merit badges to fully cover the museum’s floor.
10. If a Boy Scout attends his weekly patrol and troop meetings, participates in a monthly weekend troop outing, and attends long-term summer camp with his troop, he will have spent as much time with Scouting in a year as he spends in the classroom.

            New Eagle Scouts

               Benton                        

                     Matthew Joseph Auer

                         Cascade

                     Jeremy Donald Shaw

New to Scout Shop Shelves

 Tecnu is not new to those who are familiar with poison oak and how to fight it.  Tec Labs are from Albany, Oregon and have developed products that are effective to take the oil that spreads poison oak off of your skin and treat the rash once it has developed. They also have an insect repellent.  These products are now available in regular sizes at good prices as well as in small foil packages for first aid kits or short hikes when you might encounter something unexpected.

Oregon Trail Council
2525 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401
Telephone: (541) 485-4433
Scoutshop: (541) 284-4381
Fax: (541) 484-3080
1-800-801-4430
email: office@otcbsa.org

Service Center hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Except UO Home Football Games & Holiday Weekends