(1) Notes from the Colonial District Round Table meeting March 8, 2006 by Dominick Caridi

1. Youth Protection Training was presented as pre-session; 7 Scouters took advantage of this opportunity.
2. The meeting was opened by Linda Hill and Dominick Caridi with the Wilderness Pledge (attached).
3. Ray Garant introduced the District Recognition Dinner Survey (attached) – please complete this survey and return to Ray [r_garant@acs.org].
4. A general appeal was made to the group for Den Chiefs; until we get a District POC; Packs should contact Linda [Lhill@diabetes.org] with needs; Troops should contact Dominick [dscaridi@aol.com] with resources.
5. We were reminded that March is Youth Protection Month and that every unit should facilitate the use of the age appropriate video in their units. Every unit should have a least one copy of their program’s video:
• Cubs:  “It Happened To Me”, AV-09V011
• Scouts:  “A Time To Tell, AV-09V004”
• Ventures:  “Personal Safety Awareness”, AV-09V027
6. Sammy Knight reminded us the importance of focusing on membership during the Spring months.
7. Larry Creech spoke to the need for trained adults in each of the program areas.
8. Harvey Dahljelm identified 2 service opportunities:  Alexandria Emergency Drill and the River Clean Up (fliers attached).
9. We recognized Rita Trimarchi for her tremendous work on this year’s Merit Badge Jamboree.
10. Jim Poole discussed the key points and processes of our annual rechartering.  Rechartering packages are due by the end of March.
11. Next month we will be requesting that you to complete a survey on Round Table start time.
12. Visit the Colonial District Web Site at www.boyscouts-ncac.org/colonial.
13. Stan Stolpe covered the August 11-year-old New Scout Camporee; more information will be distributed at the April Roundtable.
14. We received a brief update on Spring Camporee (April 21-23 in New Market, VA); the full package will be available shortly. Troops can arrive Friday night or early Saturday morning; the full program starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.
15. Larry Creech discussed the importance of trained leadership in the troops. The big take-away here is how to handle changes in unit leaders:  when a unit changes leaders, they should notify Council by completing a new adult application (signed by the Chartering Unit Institutional Head); I believe this holds true for changes made at re-chartering.
16. We decided not to offer Junior Leader Training (JLT) at the Spring Camporee.

• There will be an offering of Youth Protection Training and the Troop Committee Challenge on Thursday, 30 March 2006 from 6:00 PM thru 10:00 PM.
• Come fed or with a bag lunch.
• YPT will occupy the first 90 minutes and the Troop Committee Challenge will begin at about 7:30 PM.  If you will be attending the Troop Committee Challenge, please arrive at 7:15 PM.
• Location:  The King Street LDS Chapel, 2810 King St., Alexandria, VA, 22302
• This offering was original schedule for T602 and following "A SCOUT IS HELPFUL", they have opened to the entire district.
• If you intend to attend, please contact Dominick Caridi, mailto:dominick.s.caridi@usps.gov, by 3/28 so that we can make sure we have sufficient space.
• Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills [IOLS] -- Spring 2006
• This is to remind you that the cut-off for identifying yourself as participant in this training is Friday March 17, 2006.
• To date, we have extended the invitation to 34 Scouters, of these 17 have responded and 16 have indicated that they will participate.
• We need to know how many folks are planning to attend so that we can purchase just the right amount of supplies.
• The cost will be $15.00; please bring 2 five-dollar bills and 5 one-dollar bills – we intend to charge you only enough to cover our expenses so the cost could be as low as $8.00, we just don’t know now.
• Please take the time to respond, mailto:dominick.s.caridi@usps.gov, by Friday March 17, even if you intend not to attend. Thanks.
• Official announcement. Of the Colonial District Spring 2006 IOLS
• Our Spring 2006 course will be offered at Fort Belvoir, VA from Friday, March, 24th at 6:00 PM thru Saturday, March 25th at about 5:00 p.m. I know many of you have already communicated your decision to attend and others of you hate to do this sort of stuff via email but humor us.  Please notify me or Norm of your intention to participate by Friday, March 17th so that we can make patrol assignments and purchase the correct amount of materials. Once we have definite commitments to attend, attendees will be placed in patrols and a Patrol Leader will be identified.  It is expected that the patrol leader will coordinate the patrol’s attendance and patrol equipment. Please come Friday having already eaten or with a bag lunch; we will provide a small cracker barrel Friday night. We will provide all ingredients for Saturday morning breakfast and Saturday afternoon lunch.
• IOLS Equipment List
• Patrol Equipment:  2 Dutch ovens; 2 4-quart pots; 2 1-gallon ice-cream buckets; K-P gear (soap, sponge, scrubber-synthetic not Brillo in a ZIP-Lock bag); 1 5-gallon water carrier; 1 large dinning fly; 2 very large spoons to use as cooking utensils.
• Individual gear:  sleeping bag; sleeping pad; tent and ground cloth; spoon (not disposable); cup (not disposable); shallow bowl or plate (not disposable); toilet kit; personal first aid kit; camp chair/stool; flashlight; rain gear; clothing appropriate to outdoor activities for the expected weather!

(3) General information from John Millikin:

• See the March 2006 issue of the Colonial District Crier (district newsletter) at http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/documents.cfm?documentID=2070.
• I turned in July 1, 2005 through March 8, 2006 data for our troop per request from the Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner (Dominick Caridi has requested this information from each troop in our district).  Some highlights include:  222 Scout nights of camping (162 summer camp 2005; November 2005 and February 2006 campouts); 24 rank advancements; 216 merit badges earned; 321 Boy Scout hours of service during nine service projects in those 7+ months.
• Eagle Scout Information (repeated for your information/convenience):
• The Eagle Committee Chair is Mr. Donald Bobby, mailto:Donald.Bobby@hqda.army.mil, phone 703-681-1033.  See details at the district Eagle Scout Page at http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/pages/2014_eagle_scout_page.cfm.
• See the new Eagle Procedures Guide 2006 located at: http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/documents.cfm?documentID=1843. For those of you who might want details, see the following which comes from the BSA NCAC web site which is arrived at via http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org under Home/About Us/Council Committees/Advancement (obscure location).
• The "Eagle Procedures Guide" is for the adult leaders who are working with Life Scouts working to earn their Eagle rank. Unit leaders should share the contents of this guide with each Eagle candidate so that he fully understands the procedures which must be followed. The purpose of this guide is to address commonly asked questions and issues encountered in completing the "12 Steps From Life to Eagle Rank." It is not intended to answer all questions. If a unit leader or an Eagle candidate is unsure of a particular step or requirement, do not hesitate to call your District Advancement Chairman. The guide describes the 12 steps from Life to Eagle. The "Eagle Procedures Guide" has been updated and can be downloaded [as described above].  Please note that this is a large file (1.03 MB) that may take a few minutes to download.