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Scout
Day at the Races
Join us for Scout
Day at Atlanta Motorspeedway
on September 4. Admission and parking is free for all Scouts in uniform.
Scouts are invited to bring along their Pinewood Derby car and compete
against other Scouts. Click
here for more information.
EXCITING
FAMILY
FUN EDUCATIONAL
Saturday, September 4th
Come
enjoy an amazing afternoon of fun with the entire family
* Concessions,
Raffle Prizes * 8AM Till Dark
* WWI, WWII, and Modern Military Aircraft
* Bring a comfortable lawn chair and your camera
* Turbine Jet Demonstrations, Electric Jets
* Don’t Miss Mac Hodge’s Huge B-29 and X-1 Rocket
All
Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, Venture Crew Advisors, Skippers, and Varsity
Team Coaches!!! The Atlanta Area Council was chosen as one of the
25 out of 300+ councils as a pilot for getting key adults trained
per a schedule. Per National guidelines, all Scoutmasters, Cubmasters,
Venture Crew Advisors, Skippers, and Varsity Team Coaches have to
be fully trained for their position by 12/31/10. Attached is a list
of those Scouters who need to fulfill some or all of the required
training for their position. All required training that has not been
fulfilled is highlighted in yellow to the right of your name. For
those of you who need to take BSLST and ITOLS, that is coming up in
September. For Cubmasters, we are going to have specific training
for your position in September and in October as well. For Venture
Leaders, we will be working out the details in the next few weeks.
IF YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THIS
LIST, YOU ARE TRAINED FOR YOUR POSITION.
Position
Codes
NL = Crew Advisor
SM = Scoutmaster
CM = Cubmaster
SK = Skipper
VC = Varsity
Coach
If you do not
get fully trained for your position by re-charter in November/December,
the unit as a whole will not be able to re-charter due to each unit
must have a Scoutmaster, Cubmaster, Venture Crew Advisor, Skipper,
and Varsity Team Coach assigned on the roster.
If you have a
card for training you have taken and your name is on this list, please
forward a copy of the card, or give me a date that you took the training,
and we will look it up.
Explore
Helicopters from law enforcement, fire service, military and private
vintage with displays from local, regional, state and Federal / DOD
agencies !
"CODE1
Career Fair“ delivers info on careers in public service !
Stand
up to welcome members of the serving military as they recite their
Oath of Allegiance to become America’s newest citizens!
Introduce
your family to the local Heroes of public service and our newest U.S.
Citizens !
Join
us for Scout Day with the Atlanta
Falcons on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 1:00pm against the Arizona
Cardinals.Click
here for more information and to purchase tickets.
Actually
we should state - "A Touch of Classes!" There are over 35
classes to choose from that range from the beginning leader/Cub Scout
parent to Boy Scout leader/veteran Venture Crew advisor. Though any
"touch" with these classes will make you sophisticated due
to the "worldly education" you will receive; the entire
day's event is in an informal and fun setting that let's you learn
from other experienced Scout leaders.
On
November 6th 2010, we will meet at the Woodward
Academy in College Park, Georgia and for only $8 you will get
to choose up to 5 classes and lunch is ALSO INCLUDED! The 2nd Annual
Scout Master's Cook Off contest will also be held that you can enter
or sample/judge from the sidelines (if you dare). There will be many
door prizes throughout the day and plenty of camaraderie with other
Scouters.
So
come out and be "classy" with the rest of your fellow Scouters
by signing up today!
For
more information or for a flyer and course listing to share with your
Scouting friends, click
here. Or call Tom Rolbuhler at 770-321-4126 or Dr.
Carlton Wilson at 770-402-9105.
To
register for Scouter's Academy click
here. If you would like information on the Scoutmaster's
Cookoff click
here or contact Isabel Miles at imiles@atlantabsa.org.
Important
Changes to the BSA’s Youth Protection Training Policies
The
following came from National Headquarters on 5/29/10. We have to have
all registered leaders take or
re-take their Youth Protection Training AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. There is a file below you can refer to
in order to determine if you need to take action. If your name is
not on this list, it means you are current on your training. Please
look at your card to determine when you will need to take it again.
The file, Cherokee_Pickens_Training_Reports_7-8-10_Youth_Protection_Needs.pdf
lists all individuals that require taking the course or re-taking
the Youth Protection Course. This file came from MyScouting.net that
lists all the people who have taken Youth Protection Training as of
7/7/10. If your Youth Protection Training expires in the next two
months, you are on the list as well. Additionally, your name may be
on the list twice. If you are registered with a Troop or Pack (or
both) you must take Y01 (Youth Protection Training) this will suffice
for both the Pack and the Troop. If you are also registered with a
Venturing Crew, you must take the separate specialty course Y02 (Venturing
Leader Youth Protection Training) designed specifically for Venture
Crew Leaders. In order for you to take the course as a registered
leader, you will need your BSA registration number. Your unit has
your re-charter document which lists your BSA Registration number
under your name in case you do not have your card. If
your name is not on this list, you are current and are not shown.
If you see that there are people on this list that are no longer active,
you need to do two things:
Remove them
from your re-charter documents.
Let me know
so I can removed them from the attachment.
Please
communicate this to all of your leaders in your unit.
PLEASE
email me at eaglescout72@yahoo.com
when your entire unit has complied with this important requirement
from National.
To
increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater
barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting, the Boy Scouts
of America is implementing several important changes to further enhance
its Youth Protection policies.
Effective
June 1, 2010:
Youth
Protection training is required for all registered volunteers.
New
leaders are required to take Youth Protection training before
they submit an application for registration. The certificate of
completion for this training must be submitted at the time application
is made and before volunteer service with youth begins.
Youth
Protection training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer's
Youth Protection training record is not current at the time of
recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered.
To
ensure these policies are fully implemented, please take the following
steps:
If you have not taken Youth
Protection training within the past two years, please log on to
MyScouting and take
the training. Be sure to have your member ID number. The number
can be found on your Boy Scouts of America membership card.
If
you do not know your member ID number, contact your unit leader
or committee chairman. Your council can also assist.
A
person does not have to be a registered volunteer or have an ID
number to take Youth Protection training. To take the training,
log in to MyScouting
and create an account. From the MyScouting portal, click on E-Learning
and take the Youth Protection training. Upon completion, print
a certificate and submit it with an application or submit to the
unit leader for processing at the local council.
If
you have taken Youth Protection training online but did not input
your member ID number, please log on to MyScouting
and input your member ID in the My Profile section so the training
will be linked to your records.
If
you have taken Youth Protection training within the past two years
but did not take the course online, log on to MyScouting
to ensure your records are up-to-date, or contact your council
for verification that your Youth Protection training records are
accurate.
Finally,
please share these important changes with other Scouters.
To
find out more about the Youth Protection policies of the Boy Scouts
of America and how to help Scouting keep your family safe, see the
Parent's Guide in any of the Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting handbooks,
or go to http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx.
Thank
you for your commitment to our nation's young people and to Scouting.
Sincerely,
James Terry
Assistant Chief Scout Executive
ScoutFest
is a one-day event in which Scouting units from throughout the
Atlanta Area Council come together to stage exhibits and demonstrations
that bring to life the fun and adventure of Scouting for all to
experience. ScoutFest is a lively, hands-on showcase for all of
Scouting that will be open to the general public.
Plan now to
join us for ScoutFest 2010 at Cobb Galleria Centre on October
23, 2010 - and be sure to bring your friends and family. The main
reason for going to ScoutFest is to have a good time sharing the
experience of what Scouting is all about! But there are several
other good reasons for participating.
If you are
already involved in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting,
Venturing, Exploring or Sea Scouting, you'll want to be with your
unit at ScoutFest because being there will...
Build
your enthusiasm for Scouting as you and your fellow Scouts
see and hear and taste and smell and touch everything the
Scouting program has to offer!
Introduce
you to dozens of new ideas for making your Scouting program
even more fun and exciting!
Provide
you with knowledge, information, skills and new Scouting friends
from throughout the Atlanta Area Council – and beyond!
Offer
lots of advancement opportunities that you can pursue during
ScoutFest and afterward!
Help you
strengthen your own Scouting program through the teamwork
of your unit’s participation in ScoutFest!
Click
here to view the ScoutFest 2010 Unit Participation
Guide
Click
here to register your Scouting unit to participate
in ScoutFest 2010
Questions?
Contact the Cherokee Pickens District Scoutfest Advocate Jonathan
Chastain.
ScoutFest
2010 - The Adventure Continues!
Adult
Leader Recognition
As
you progress in the Scouting program, there are levels of recognition
that are available to you as leaders that we encourage you to strive
towards. We developed a section in the training area (http://www.cpds.org/AdultTrainingAwards.htm)
to recognize Scouters for their time and commitment to Scouting.
We
provided this section of the district training area to give you
the resources to track your efforts and recognize you for that time.
Click on the title of the knot, and it will give you a pdf file
that will show the requirements for that award. Print this file,
keep track of your efforts, get the required signatures from your
unit leaders, and (IMPORTANT PART) then
turn the completed form into the District Training Chairman, Steve
Pfeifer by either scanning the completed form and emailing it to
Steve at eaglescout72@yahoo.com,
or mail it to Steve at 107 Village Drive, Canton, GA 30114, or personally
hand it to Steve at Roundtables.
Please
do not go to the Scout shop and purchase the knots ahead of time.
The forms have to be turned into Council in order to receive credit.
Additionally, if there is no District signature on the form, it
will be rejected.
Questions?
Contact District Training Chairman Steve
Pfeifer, 314-265-9976.
Mandatory
Training is Here
From
the Council Training Chair Susie Mahoney
"Top
Leaders in the Atlanta Area Council MUST be trained by the end of
2010. These are Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, Crew Advisors, Team Coaches,
and Skippers.
Direct Contact
Leaders in the Atlanta Area Council must be trained by the end of
2011. These include assistants to top leaders and any other adult
who comes in direct contact with the youth.
All new leaders
are required to be trained within a year of the time they register
or have a position change
ALL registered
adults are required to have Youth Protection Training.
Penalties for
not having trained leaders can be as severe as withholding the unit
charter."
As many of you
know, the information from Council for recharter has historically
lacked any training information for leaders. Information has been
turned in, but due to technology issues, the information has not been
put in a place where it can be utilized.
Now, Susie is
going to enter everyone's training data herself.
Enter your
name as it appears on your BSA membership card
Include your
BSA membership ID number
If you took
a particular training many years ago and did not receive a training
card make your best guess as to the date.
If you’ve
taken online training although there should be a record of it
please include that date on the report.
What makes a trained
leader? Refer to the Training
Page on the BSA National web site or the back of the Adult
Application.
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enter your email address then hit "Submit"
ScoutFest
2010 - The Adventure Continues!
Over
35 classes! ranging from the beginning Cub Scout leader/parent to Boy
Scout leades to veteran Venturing Crew advisors Register Today!
A
Year of Celebration A Century of Making a Difference
See what's going on in the Cherokee Pickens District to Celebrate the
100th anniversary of Scouting
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is to provide parents with information and tools to help them understand
their importance in becoming more involved with their Scouts.
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