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Narcoossee District Newsletter

August 2026

Narcoossee District

8/13/26 Narcoossee District COMBINED Commissioner & Committee Meeting

8/20/26 Narcoossee District Roundtable

Central Florida Council

8/29/26 Council Coordinated Meeting

Stay connected between newsletters! Join the Narcoossee District Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Bs5WGQEkx/

Congratulations to Our Latest Eagle Scouts!

Warm congratulations to the following Narcoossee District scouts for recently completing the Eagle rank!

Emily Cristiana Jones, Troop 4184

Addison Pezzutti, Troop 4202

Pranav Mahendran, Troop 148

Jorge Enrique Cadena III, Troop 148

Narcoossee’s Cub Day Camp was Dino-mite!

Narcoossee District hosted a dinosaur-themed Cub Day Camp in July that was a huge success! Sixty-five cub scouts participated in a fun-filled week of elective adventures, range and target activities, STEM activities, games, crafts, and more.

Big thanks and kudos to our Narcoossee District day camp director, Maggie Wirick, and her team of 19 youth and 18 adult volunteers who made the week awesome.

Scouting for Food 2026

Calling ALL Narcoossee District Packs, Troops, Crews, and Ship!

Please take a minute to complete this form to let us know the contact information of the person who will be your unit contact/lead for Scouting for Food in 2026: Scouting for Food Unit Lead Contact Info Form

Bag Drop-Off: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Food Pick-Up: Saturday, November 14, 2026

Last year, Scouts collected over 300,000 pounds of food to support families in need—and we’re aiming even higher this year! Be a force for good. Help us stock the shelves and make a lasting impact in our community.

Questions about Scouting for Food? Reach out to our Narcoossee District Scouting for Food chair, Sonia Tzabery, at sonitzascout4@gmail.com.

Seeking Volunteers!

District Cub Family Fun Day 9/26

Adult volunteers and troop-level youth volunteers are needed to support Narcoossee District’s Cub Family Fun Day on Saturday, September 26th. Volunteers can register to assist with event setup/breakdown, registration, range and target activities (bb, archery, sling shots), activity stations, and more. Whether you can help for a few hours or the entire event, your support will help create a fun and memorable experience for local Cub Scouts and their families.

More information and volunteer signup: Cub Family Fun Day Volunteer Signup

Questions? Contact event lead Donna DeNatale at 646-773-8705 or donna.denatale@yahoo.com

Mandatory Training Reminder

Scouting America has phased out YPT training and replaced it with Safeguarding Youth Training (SYT). All legacy YPT training expired on May 31, 2026. At this time, all leaders in the Scouting program must have current SYT training to participate as a leader in Scouting activities. So if your unit has leaders who have not yet taken SYT, they need to do so immediately to continue participation as a leader.

One change with the new training is that SYT must be renewed annually. The refresher training only takes 20 minutes as long as you don’t let it lapse for more than a week. If you do let it lapse for more than a week, you must retake the full 90 minute training.

Also, all close contact leaders (Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, Cub Master, Assistant Cub Master, Den Leaders, and Assistant Den Leaders) must take Hazardous Weather Training every 2 years to be considered a ‘trained leader’. Units are required to have at least 1 registered adult leader at all outdoor activities with their hazardous weather training current.

Both of these trainings can be taken on my.scouting.org under the ‘My Training’ section.

Military Family Fee Waiver for National Registration

Effective June 1, 2026

NARCOOSSEE DISTRICT EVENTS

Narcoossee District COMBINED

Commissioner & Committee Meeting

August 13

Narcoossee District will be hosting a COMBINED Commissioner & Committee meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 7:00pm. The location of this in-person meeting is SpringHill Suites by Marriot Orlando Lake Nona (Address: 13700 Boggy Creek Rd; Orlando, FL 32824).

Immediately following the combined meeting, we will work together to begin our district’s Save-a-Scout initiative! We will be calling parents of Scouts whose registration has lapsed in the last few months to try and get them back into Scouting! We want to hear why they didn’t renew and what we can do to make their Scouting adventure better going forward. We’ll start making phone calls right after the Commissioner & Committee meeting ends. Pizza will be provided!

This meeting is an open meeting and all district members are welcome. If you are interested in getting involved in the administration of the district, contact the Narcoossee District Chair, Kathy Vickroy, at kathyvickroy@yahoo.com.

Narcoossee District Roundtable

August 20

All adult leaders and scout parents interested in getting more involved in Scouting are invited to attend the Narcoossee District Roundtable, which is typically be held on the third Thursday of every month at Center Point Community Church (9580 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825). Doors open for gathering at 6:30pm, and opening flag is at 7pm. Roundtable is a great way for Scout leaders to share ideas, network and get information about our Council and District. Ideally, every unit should try to have at least one leader attend every month so that you can take what you learn to your Units!

This month’s August Roundtable will be held on Thursday 8/20/26. Program breakout groups will be offered for Cub Scout leaders and Scouts BSA/Venturing leaders.

If you have any announcements or messages you would like to present or convey at Roundtable, please contact Ruth Currey at rcurrey14@gmail.com.

Narcoossee District Cub Family Fun Day

September 26

Attention Cub Scout Leaders! Please put this amazing FREE and LOCAL event for Cub Scouts and their families on your pack calendars! Registration will be available soon.

Questions? Interested in volunteering? Reach out to event lead Donna DeNatale at 646-773-8705 or donna.denatale@yahoo.com

Narcoossee District Training Weekend

October 3 – 4

Narcoossee District will be hosting an adult training weekend at Moss Park on October 3-4, 2026. Please get this date on your unit calendar and socialize to your unit leaders now! Courses to be offered in parallel include:

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO): Designed for Cub Leaders. Cub units are required to have two BALOO-trained leaders present at any unit-led pack overnight.

Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS): Required training for Scouts BSA Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters. Recommended for Cubmasters and Webelos/AOL den leaders.

More information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-NarcoosseeBALOOIOLS

Narcoossee District Fall Camporee

Save the Date Scouts BSA Troops!

CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNCIL EVENTS

Council Coordinated Meeting

For District Committees, Commissioners, & Council Chairs

UCF Downtown Campus

August 29, 2026, 3:00 – 6:00pm

Information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-CouncilCoordinatedMeeting

Kraken Beast: Halloween Unleashed

For Scouts BSA Troops and Venturing Crews

Camp La-No-Che

October 2 – 4, 2026

Information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-ScoutsBSAHalloween

Cub Halloween 2026

For Cub Scouts and their families

Camp La-No-Che

Three weekends to choose from! 

Oct 9-11, Oct 16-18, or Oct 23-25

Day-visitor (no camping) option also available! 

Information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-CubHalloween

MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCOUTS

Events Hosted by Other CFC Districts

Did you know that Narcoossee District scouts/units are welcome to attend events hosted by districts throughout the Central Florida Council? Below are some of the upcoming events that your scouts/unit can register for today. And best of all, many of these events are included in the CFC Program Fee (so no additional cost). More information and registration for these events as well as events with a ‘save the date’ status can be accessed through the council calendar at https://www.cflscouting.org/calendar/

Cub Scouts

9/19/26 Challenger District Cub Scout Range and Target Sports Day

9/25/26 – 9/27/26 Eagle Empire District Webelos Woods

10/3/26 Lake District ‘Hooked on Scouting’ Fishing Event

10/17/26 Lake District Shooting Sports Day

Scouts BSA

9/12/26 Riverside District Life to Eagle Workshop

9/25/26 – 9/27/26 Timuqua District Fall Camporee

10/23/26 – 10/25/26 Lake District Fall Camporee

TRAINING – ADVANCEMENT – FUNDRAISING

Your Training Update!

Please pass the word to all parents and volunteers that our scouts deserve trained leaders. As unit leaders, imagine a pack, troop, crew, or ship with 100% trained leaders!

Online Training Opportunities. Here is how to get caught up with online training
• Take the online course for your registered position via https://my.scouting.org/. Remember that if you change positions, you need to register for the new role and take the training for that role to be considered “TRAINED.” Visit my.scouting.org for all your online training needs!
• Every leader must be current with the new Safeguarding Youth Training (SYT). SYT must be renewed every year. A 20-minute refresher SYT course is available for persons who already completed the 90-minute SYT course and renew their training before expiration. The 20-minute refresher option goes away if SYT is expired for more than 1-week, and the 90-minute course must be repeated. Don’t let it expire!

In-Person Training Opportunities. Trainings offered via online courses are also sometimes offered as in-person trainings. There are other courses (e.g., BALOO, IOLS, etc.) that are ONLY offered in-person. You may attend trainings hosted by Narcoossee District or any of the other Districts in the Central Florida Council. Training opportunities within Central Florida Council available in the next few months are listed below. Visit the Council Training Calendar to see all the training opportunities available within our Council. When you visit the calendar website, click ‘Apply Filter’ and check the box for ‘Training’.

BALOO & IOLS

BALOO & IOLS hosted by Narcoossee District

October 3-4, 2026

Moss Park in Orlando, FL

Information and Registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-NarcoosseeBALOOIOLS

BALOO & IOLS hosted by Eagle Empire District

October 9-11, 2026

Camp Ithiel in Gotha, FL

Information and Registration:

https://scoutingevent.com/083-EagleEmpireFallBalooIOLS#

BALOO hosted by Riverside & Challenger Districts

October 17-18, 2026

Camp Chance in Cocoa, FL

Information and Registration:

https://scoutingevent.com/083-RiversideChallengerDistrictBALOO

IOLS hosted by Riverside & Challenger Districts

October 17-18, 2026

Camp Chance in Cocoa, FL

Information and Registration:

https://scoutingevent.com/083-RiversideChallengerIOLS

Leave No Trace Training Weekend

October 16-18, 2026

Rybolt Field at Camp La-No-Che in Paisley, FL

For Adult Leaders and Youth ages 14+

Information and Registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-LNT2026

Fall Wood Badge 2026

✨ What’s Wood Badge? ✨
🔹 World-class leadership training
🔹 A patrol experience like no other
🔹 New friendships that’ll outlast any mixtape
🔹 A totally tubular staff who can’t wait to meet you

Don’t be a Kodak moment left on the shelf — this is your invitation to the most iconic Wood Badge course of the year.

📅 Registration is OPEN — spots are filling up fast, so don’t get left on “read”!
September 11-13 and 26-27, 2026

🔗 https://scoutingevent.com/083-FallWoodBadgeCourse

Be Safe. Have Fun. Leave a Legacy. 🏕️

Questions? Contact course director Joy McGregor, 321-591-2999, TotallyRadWBFall2026@gmail.com

Advancement Reminders for Life Scouts

Dan Morrison and Theresa Martinez are leading the Narcoossee District Eagle Advancement Team. You can submit proposals and general Eagle advancement inquiries to narcoosseeadvancement@gmail.com.

Please note the following information for Life scouts working on their Eagle Rank:

1. The Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook was last updated in February 2023. Please make sure you are using the 2023A version when you submit your workbook for district review. The 2023A version of the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook PDF can be downloaded from the National website at:
https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/eagle-scout-workbook/

2. Within the Project Proposal, the District Information requested on Page B should be entered as: Narcoossee Eagle Chair; (407) 889-4403; 1951 S Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, FL 32703; narcoosseeadvancement@gmail.com

3. Life scouts who are ready for their Eagle Project Workbook review and District approvals have the option of personally meeting with a District Advancement team member by appointment. The Life Scout can still opt to submit and receive feedback electronically, if preferred. But in some cases, a short in-person meeting will still be needed for signatures. Electronic proposal submissions should be sent to narcoosseeadvancement@gmail.com

4. Dr. Phillips Charities has established a matching grant fund at the Central Florida Council to which Eagle Scout candidates may apply for partial assistance to fund their Eagle Scout Service project. Only projects located in Orange, Osceola & Seminole counties will be considered for approval. For more information and application: https://www.cflscouting.org/dr-phillips-charities-eagle-service-project-grant-application/

5. The Council has a new online tool for Eagle Rank Applications, which eliminates the need to mail paperwork until after the BOR is completed and provides support for completing the application and real-time tracking of status.  The tool and instructions for use are available at http://eagleapp.cflscouting.org/

6. To schedule an Eagle Board of Review (EBOR) with the district, a unit representative or the Eagle Candidate should send a request to the district advancement team at narcoosseeadvancement@gmail.com. The request should identify possible available dates for the EBOR, and if known, provide a location and preferred time. A Scout may make this request, but must have coordinated with and cc their Unit Advancement Chair when doing so. When requesting, please allow for enough time to obtain reference letters, and provide multiple dates to aid in ease of scheduling.

Merit Badge Counselor Memo

Michelle Adamick is the Narcoossee District Merit Badge/Nova/SuperNova Coordinator. Here are links to two flyers designed to help scouts with the merit badge process:

Flyer #1: How to Earn a Merit Badge – Step by Step
For scouts, parents/guardians, scouting leaders, and advancement chairs — this guide walks you through the merit badge process step-by-step so you’ll know exactly what to expect. Click here for downloadable PDF.

Flyer #2: Finding a Merit Badge Counselor Made Easy!
For unit leaders and advancement chairs — this resource explains how to find a merit badge counselor for a Scout when you don’t already have one available. Click here for downloadable PDF.

All requests to become a Merit Badge Counselor or Nova/SuperNova mentor should be submitted to Michelle at ColonialMB1@gmail.com. Questions can be sent to Michelle by email or call/text at 972-358-6171.

Popcorn Fundraiser 2026

Popcorn season time! 🥳

I’m happy to be the Narcoossee District Popcorn Kernel again this year!  I’ll be posting updates and tips and tricks on the Narcoossee Facebook Group, so be sure to join the group: Florida Council Popcorn Headquarters Facebook Group.  

Popcorn pick up for unit KERNELS is this Friday and Saturday, August 7 & 8. Sign up for a slot if you haven’t done so already – Signup Genius Form for Popcorn Pickup Aug 7&8. 

Saturday August 8th is also the first day of storefronts!  

If you have any questions about the popcorn sale, please don’t hesitate to ask me or our DE George!  My email is Jillian.Schulenberg@gmail.com 🍿

Happy selling! Jillian

FROM THE OUSSAUNA CHAPTER

Tipisa Lodge Order of the Arrow

Congratulations to our 2026-2027 Oussauna Chapter Officers:

Chief: Pete Buckner

1st Vice: Alex Montalvo

2nd Vice: Cole Davis

Secretary: Vacant

Historian: Jacob Thomas

Treasurer: Ezra Binyam

OA Brothers affiliated with the Oussauna chapter can connect with chapter leadership and stay up-to-date on chapter activities via the chapter BAND account. Join the chapter BAND here: https://band.us/n/aca20dU8m9K7n

Check out the Tipisa Lodge OA website for information on lodge news and upcoming events: www.tipisa.org

FINAL NOTES

Narcoossee District Leadership 2026

District Chair—Kathy Vickroy, prefers communication by text or phone

412-758-9636, kathyvickroy@yahoo.com

District Commissioner—John Rhodes, prefers communication by text

904-742-7848, john.elmer.rhodes@gmail.com

District Executive—George Gagel, prefers communication by email

912-536-9897, george.gagel@cflscouting.org

A few others…

District Vice Chair—Ron Randolph, ron@ronrandolph.com

District Membership Chair—Holly Strawn, hollylangstrawn@gmail.com

District Training Chair—Josh Lueck, Joshwl2003@gmail.com

District Advancement Chair—Dan Morrison, scouting@dmorriso.com

District Activities Chair—Elle Vail, scouterelle@gmail.com

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