2009 December

Happy Holidays

The entire Lewis and Clark District committee would like to wish everyone safe and happy holidays.

Re-Charter

All Charters must be in by December 15^th.

District Dinner

Please mark your calendars for the Lewis and Clark District Dinner on Saturday, April 17, 2010. We are in need of photographs to highlight the 2009 scout year. Please save your photos to a CD ROM and contact Jane O’Connor for pick coordination. Contact Jane at 556‑2660 or email oconner3@cox.net. PLEASE do not email photos.

Popcorn

Thanks to all your help, we surpassed our popcorn goal! We would like to give a big thank you to all of our Unit Kernels and to our district popcorn team for all their hard work – Dave Jacobs, John Sutton, Jim and Vicki Benes.

Popcorn Ball

The Popcorn Ball is back! Attend an exciting hockey game as the Omaha Lancers take on Cedar Rapids, January 30, 2010 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. Scouts who sell $1000 of popcorn product will receive free admission for the Scout and one adult. Additional tickets will be available for purchase. Registration deadline is December 4, 2009

FOS – Friends of Scouting

It’s Unit Family FOS time Again! The 2010 Campaign kickoff will be held at the Jan. 5^th Roundtable. All units should be represented. Please email the following information to Rich Gerbeling

• Unit type and number
• Unit FOS chair
• Their phone number
• Email address
• Type of event (ex: Blue and Gold, Court of Honor)
• Date and time of event
• Place of event

Scoutquest

Coming 10-10-10, More details after the first of the year.

Youth Protection

Your Youth Protection training must be renewed every 2 years. Training is available on line at www.mac-bsa.org or by contacting Ray Ramirez at 573-5237 or lewisandclark.training@yahoo.com.

Winter Camporee

The pipes are frozen solid, the car won’t start, and the dog’s got his tongue frozen to the food bowl... Hey! Let’s go camping!  Join us January 22-24 at the Bellevue Rod and Gun Club for a full day and evening of activities.  Three hot meals on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday are provided if you pay by January 18th!  The cost for Scouts and adults is $20.  Attendance is limited to 150 youth.  For more information contact Bill Stott at 551‑3400 or bstott@thearchitecturaloffices.com

100 Pints of Blood

The Mid-America Council and the American Red Cross are teaming up to commemorate the Centennial of Scouting with the 100 Pints of Blood for 100 Years of Scouting Campaign. The campaign will run from December through February at a location near you. For more information contact: Jane O’Connor at 639‑5283 (Lewis and Clark District Coordinator), Diane Kratz at 334‑1604, Michelle Dunn at 431‑9272, or Lorrie Kurfman at 341-2723 (Mid-America Blood Donor Services of the American Red Cross).

Eagle Project Approvals

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.

Gottschalk Scout Shop Holiday Open House

Gottschalk Scout Shop is having a holiday open house on December 5, 2009 from 9am-4pm. Join us for some shopping and holiday treats. Please contact Sheila Kalhorn at sheila.kalhorn@scouting.org or 431-0700 for more information.

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