Mid-America Council
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Serving Scout leaders in Eastern Omaha and the Ralston and LaVista areas |
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We will once again participate in Ralston's annual 4th of July parade. Meet at Don and Millie's at noon. Wear your uniform and a hat, also remember to bring water.
Pull out your class B uniform for the July Roundtable. There will be no Scout Trek for July.
Come to the August Roundtable and receive information on Sign up for Scouting, Training, Popcorn, Scout University of Scouting and much more. See you there.
Scouting is a 12-month program, so don't forget to plan activities for the summer months. Your Den and Pack can earn the National Summertime Award by 50% of the boys participating in at least one activity a month during June, July and August. For more details see the application at the Scout office or the article in the Bugle.
Our 2008 Campaign is upon us. FOS presentations are held at Blue and Gold Banquets and Courts of Honor. If you haven't already turning in the date you are having your FOS presentation, please contact Tim Varney as soon as possible at 934-6622 or mariandtim@cox.net.
Effective January 1, 2008 the following changes were approved by National
The BSA announced that the next Jamboree is scheduled in 2010 to coincide with the 100th birthday of the Boy Scouts of America! Visit our Jamboree page on the MAC website for more information.
Check the bugle for upcoming training dates. If you have any questions, contact Training Chair Randy Pauley at 210-2277 or lewisandclark.training@yahoo.com.
Eagle projects must be approved by the District project coordinator before you start work on the project. Our District project coordinator is Tim Robertson. He can be contacted at 731-5001 or oa97tim@cox.net. You must schedule a review meeting with Mr. Robertson at least two weeks before you plan to start your Eagle Project.
Everyone should now be family with entering all of the Scout's advancement online. The site is linked on the MAC website mac-bsa.org. All units are encouraged to have all their records updated monthly and a copy submitted to the Mid America Council for your unit's permanent file. If you have any questions, please contact Jay Witty or call 431-9BSA.
Information is now available on the Mid-America Council's Cub
camping offerings for 2008. Go to the Camping link of the MAC website mac-bsa.org.
Here is a few of the camps available:
Check out this great opportunity for Troops or Packs to camp at the Strategic Air and Space Museum. See the Bugle for more details.
There is another sleepover available at Rosenblatt Stadium on Saturday, July 19th at 7:00 Cost is $20 per scout age 7-18. Registration forms can be found online at mac-bsa.org. For questions, please contact Eric McGuire at 431-9BSA.
Demystifying Scouting is coming November 8th at Boys Town. Make plans to attend this great event.
It's never too early to start thinking about popcorn. If you have not turned in a commitment card, please do so at the June/July Roundtable. If your unit does not yet have a popcorn Kernel, turn in the name of a person who will pass the information to the rest of your unit and eventually the new popcorn kernel.
Check the bugle for upcoming training dates. If you have any questions, contact Training Chair Randy Pauly at 210-2277 or lewisandclark.training@yahoo.com.
| June | 3 | Roundtable |
| 7 | Scout Night @ Omaha Symphony | |
| July | 1 | Roundtable |
| 4 | Ralston 4th of July Parade |
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| 19-20 | Omaha Royal's Camp |
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| 21-25 | Wakonda Twilight Camp |
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| August | 5 | Roundtable - Program Kick-Off |