• Send Scouting for Food coordinator name (Tom Schulte I believe) to mailto:demetrios.pulas@ferc.gov. Bags and assigned areas will be distributed next month, October 13, at the Roundtable.
• I was asked about National Jamboree contact info.  Call Ann Davis at NCAC, 301-530-9360.
• For training questions, e.g., when is next [whatever, e.g., Safety Afloat] training, contact Sue Crane, mailto:acc77@cox.net, phone 703-765-2280.
• The District and NCAC are trying to reconstruct training info. The contact person is the Unit Commissioner, Dick Bowman. I talked to him tonight and he will help out.
• Chris McCormack -- can you make a CD of the current Troopmaster Software, license code if necessary and current database.  Give that to me or to Dick Bowman.
• I will work with Dick Bowman to use the database to print out training completed info from the database for all T680 adults.
• I am hoping Tom Schulte can help me collect training course info and forward that info to Chris McCormack to include in the master copy of the database.
• Then Chris, as that info is updated, include Dick Bowman (mailto:bowmanrc@worldnet.att.net) in the distribution list for database updates which you email periodically.  I will work with Dick Bowman to update his copy and print reports for adult leader training.
• Boy Scout Adult Leader Training and Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills are offered Sept 9, 11 and Sept 17-18, respectively.  Contact is Jim Hellwege, mailto:JHwege@aol.com for info or to enroll.
• There is a Fall October 15-17, 2004 Camporee handout which I will give to Wade Harvey.  The camporee is at Ft. Washington Park in MD, same location as last Fall 2003.
• There is a physical form for each Scout
• There is an additional "Climbing Tower Waiver" for those interested
• There is a Unit pre-registration form
• There is a very tentative camporee agenda
• News from the Eagle Board / John Leckner, mailto:Scoutmaster@bsatroop993.org, phone 703-360-1768:
• Four documents to see (2004 Eagle Guidelines; Bd of Review checklist; Application checklist; Eagle Application)
• See Colonial District homepage at http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/colonial
• See the specific Eagle Scout web page at http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/pages/2014_eagle_scout_page.cfm.
• Merit badge jamboree -- each troop asked to cover/lead two merit badges.  Info needed this month, September 2004. The MB Jamboree is February 19, 2005. Send info to Mary Elizabeth Castles (co-chair), mailto:mecastles@yahoo.com, phone 703-765-0855.  I am guessing that Rita Trimarchi will coordinate this effort and send/collect info.
• Will give September 2004 Colonial District Crier, Vol 6, Issue 7, to Wade Harvey.  Ask to see it if you wish to read it.  It is on-line (eventually) at the district web page as I recall.
• 20-mile Scout "stroll" on Saturday Dec. 4, 2004 on the C&O Canal from Great Falls Tavern to White's Ferry, MD.  Qualifies for 20-mile hike for Hiking MB. Contact Peter Farnham for more info; mailto:pdfarnham@aol.com, phone 703-836-2841.  Arrive 7:00 a.m., begin 7:30 a.m.  For Venture-level Scouts age 14 and up (no exceptions, i.e., none younger). Bring your own crew and at least one adult Scouter. They will provide a sag wagon and periodic stops/checks on the way.
• Troop 680 received an attractive red/white/blue ribbon for 2003-2004 Roundtable Perfect Attendance. This should go on our troop flag, and should be mentioned at the Court of Honor I suggest.
• Tom Schulte picked up a second set of membership cards which he will distribute as needed. He also spent time talking with various Scouters to keep our registration rolling.  Parenthetically, it would seem that something happened at the district or council level to records--registration, trained, etc.  As mentioned earlier, they are completely rebuilding the training database (who has completed which training including Scouter, course name, month and year completed.)
• Scott Hammell coordinated a good group discussion about training both for Scouters and especially for Scouts. Scouters need to re-train periodically.  Scouters need to provide training by guiding Scouts (not directing), letting them fail occasionally but then immediately following up with reflective discussion where Scouts themselves identify how to improve next time, and providing an environment that also lets them succeed thus building confidence and leadership skills. He mentioned BSA training materials including Woods Wisdom (3 volumes), Troop Program Resources and the Junior Leader Training kit.  Discussion included leadership training for SPL (of course) but also for the individual Patrol Leaders and for the rest of the Scouts--how and when to do that?

Thanks.
John Millikin