Narcoossee District August 2024 Newsletter

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Narcoossee District August 2024 Newsletter

Latest news and updates from the Narcoossee District of Central Florida Council BSA.<!–

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Warm congratulations to scouts in the Narcoossee District who have earned the Eagle rank in the last month!

Matthew John Norato, Troop 62
Clayton Julien Comeaux, Troop 184
Vishal Shah, Troop 148
Daniyl Thai Nguyen, Troop 202
Jackson Jakob Nichols, Troop 62

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The Central Florida Council ‘Unit Annual Planning Guide’ is a resource for all Packs, Troops, Crews, and Ships to help with planning the coming school/Scouting year. In it, you will find information on fundraising, leader training, upcoming event dates, and more.  You will also find helpful links and QR codes for event registration and calendar resources. This guide is best viewed electronically, as it will dynamically lead you to in the information you need to be most successful in your Scouting work!

Download the Council Unit Annual Planning Guide here: https://scoutingevent.com/Download/083111293/SM/Unit_Annual_Planning_Guide_Master.pdf

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Making DIY neckerchief slides is a great craft for the start of the Scouting year. Scout-made handicraft slides are a fun way to build scout spirit and allow scouts to personalize their uniform. The Lego neckerchief slide that is featured in the photo was designed by Amy Lester of Troop 613. Follow this link for Amy’s detailed instructions on how to build Lego Neckerchief Slides with your scouts. 

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Narcoossee District 
8/8/24 Narcoossee District Committee Meeting (In-person)—August
8/15/24 Narcoossee District Round Table—August
9/12/24 Narcoossee District Committee Meeting (Virtual)—September
9/19/24 Narcoossee District Round Table—September
9/28/24 – 9/29/24 BALOO Training hosted by Narcoossee District
10/5/24 Narcoossee District Cub Family Fun Day
10/5/24 Narcoossee District Merit Badge Academy 
10/10/24 Narcoossee District Committee Meeting (Virtual)—October
10/17/24 Narcoossee District Round Table—October

Central Florida Council 
9/6/24 – 9/8/24 CFC Fall Wood Badge Weekend 1 
9/13/24 – 9/15/24 LNC Wilderness Survival Outpost & Advanced Rescue
9/28/24 – 9/29/24 CFC Fall Wood Badge Weekend 2
10/4/24 – 10/6/24 LNC Halloween Weekend for Scouts BSA
10/11/24 – 10/13/24 LNC Cub Halloween Weekend (1 of 3) 
10/18/24 – 10/20/24 LNC Cub Halloween Weekend (2 of 3) 
10/25/24 – 10/27/24 LNC Cub Halloween Weekend (3 of 3) 

Order of the Arrow/OA Lodge
8/24/24 Lodge Leadership Development and Lodge Banquet
9/20/24 – 9/22/24 Fall Fellowship

Linked here is the most up-to-date version of the Narcoossee District Calendar May 2024 – May 2025. There have not been any updates since the version published in the July newsletter. 

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We would like to invite you to the Narcoossee District Roundtable, which will typically be held on the third Thursday of every month at Centre 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 July Roundtable will be held on Thursday, 8/15/24. Program breakout groups will be offered for Cub Scout leaders and Scouts BSA/Venturing/Sea Scout leaders.

If you have any announcements or messages you would like to present or convey at Roundtable, please contact Mike Hockman, Roundtable Chair, at mikehockman1@gmail.com

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Cub Scout Pack 125 is hosting a Safety Day event with the Osceola Sherriff’s Department on September 21st, 11am – 3pm. This event is taking place concurrently with a charity car show. The Car Show and the Safety Day activities are free, and food will be available for purchase. Last year, the Scouts in attendance were able to sit in the Police Helicopter, sit on their motorcycles, climb in their riot tanks, fire trucks, ambulances, and even police boats. It was very cool for the kids. This year there will be stations for requirement, as listed in the flyer. 

Individual registration is not required, but Pack Leaders are requested to RSVP an estimated number of attendees by August 24th. Parents and siblings are welcome to join, though the Scouts will be the ones participating in the activities. The event will cover a range of topics suitable for all ranks from Tigers to AOLs, in addition to the exhibits on display. Scouts are requested to attend in their Class A uniforms.

Please direct pack RSVP and any questions to the event coordinator, Elise Fordham, at tiger87@gmail.com. 

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Narcoossee District is hosting BALOO training at Moss Park September 28-29, 2024. BALOO stands for Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation. It’s designed to introduce Cub Scout leaders to BSA policies, skills, and ideas for planning and implementing a pack overnighter.The BSA requires that Cub Scout units have at least one BALOO-trained adult on every Cub Scout den or pack overnight outdoor event. So take advantage of this opportunity to increase your pack’s BALOO-trained leaders!

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

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October 5th is the tentative date for two Narcoossee District events!

For Cub Scouts – Narcoossee District Cub Family Fun Day

For Scouts BSA – Narcoossee District Merit Badge Academy in partnership with Keiser University

More information coming soon!

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Unit registration is open for the Wilderness Survival Outpost & Advanced Rescue camping weekend at Camp La-No-Che September 13-15, 2024. 

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

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Calling all Troops, Crews, and Ships! Professor Pandemonium is taking over Camp La-No-Che and is challenging you to use your skills, knowledge, and teamwork to solve his epic camp-wide ESCAPE ROOM ADVENTURE! He has scattered clues and challenges throughout camp and wants to know if YOU have what it takes to outsmart him and be a worthy apprentice in his workshop.

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

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Camp La-No-Che will be hosting Cub Halloween 2024 on three weekends this year! Daytime FUN includes a variety of activities from Games, Crafts, Shooting Sports, Swimming, Pumpkin Carving (bring your own or pre-purchase), Cotton Candy, Human Hamster Wheel Icees and more! When the sun goes down and darkness falls, it’s time for our Camp La-No-Che Ghosts and Ghouls take their turn to play with you! So, put on your favorite ghoulish costume and take a “stroll” down the Haunted Trail; travel through the La-No-Che Cemetery on our way to the Haunted House; and stop by the Ecology Lodge see the who is left behind in the abandoned prison – IF YOU DARE!

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

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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 each event listed can be accessed through the council calendar at  https://www.cflscouting.org/calendar/

Cub Scouts
10/4/24 – 10/6/24 Timuqua District Cub Family Campout – SPACE
10/19/24 Timuqua District Cub Scout Ranges and Regatta Extravaganza

Scouts BSA
9/27/24 – 9/29/24 Timuqua District Fall Camporee – Renaissance Fair

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BALOO and IOLS Training Opportunities

BALOO hosted by Narcoossee District
Sat. 9/28/24, 8:00am – Sun. 9/29/24, 12pm
Moss Park in Orlando, FL
More information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-NarcooseeDistrictBaloo

Cub Scout Range Master Training (BB’s and Archery) 
Sat. August 10, 2024, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Camp La-No-Che

Want to be a Cub Scout Rangemaster!?!?  Then this training is for YOU!  Come to Camp La-No-Che and learn how to run a safe and fun Cub Scout Shooting Sports program at District events like DISTRICT Cub Family Weekends and Cub Scout Day Camp. Topics will include learning to set up BSA approved BB Gun, Archery, and Sling Shot ranges; range commands; and how to help cub scouts with shooting sports. 

For more information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-RangeMaster

Wood Badge Advanced Leadership FOR ADULTS.

By taking Wood Badge, Scouters will acquire valuable tools such as listening, communicating, conflict management, project planning and leading change. Participants will better learn to understand and appreciate diversity and differences in our society. They will learn skills that will make them a better Scout leader!
 
The Fall course dates are as follows:

-Virtual Orientation: August 24, 2024, 10am – 12pm, online
-Weekend 1: September 6 – 8, 2024 @ Camp La-No-Che
-Weekend 2: September 28 – 29, 2024 @ Camp La-No-Che

More information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-WoodBadgeFallCourse2024
 

Leave No Trace Master Educator Course (Level 2)

This intensive 5-day Level 2 Instructor Course (formerly called Master Educator Course) is the most comprehensive education course offered by Leave No Trace. Course goal is to graduate effective and active Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructors who will serve as knowledgeable outdoor ethics resources in their councils, conducting the Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor courses needed to support their unit, district and council outdoor programs. This course is open to registered Adults who are at least 18 years of age.

This course takes place over two weekends, October 25-27 and October 31-November 3. 

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

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Stan Richards and Theresa Martinez are leading the Narcoossee District Eagle Advancement Team. If you have Eagle Advancement questions or requests, you have the option to contact either one of them. However, generally speaking, Stan is taking the lead for units geographically located in Orange County, and Theresa is taking the lead for units geographically located in Osceola County. You can contact Stan Richards at scouterstan@gmail.com and Theresa Martinez at osceoladvancementchair@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. 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. 

3. 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/

 4. Eagle Boards of Review (EBOR) will be held by appointment at a location coordinated by the District. The Eagle Scout Candidate should contact Stan Richards or Theresa Martinez for further guidance on how to proceed, which may or may not entail the Troops obtaining their own representatives for their EBOR. 

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Michelle Adamick is the Narcoossee District Merit Badge/Nova/SuperNova Coordinator. All requests to become a Merit Badge Counselor or Nova/SuperNova mentor should be submitted to Michelle at ColonialMB1@gmail.com. 

If you are unsure of the status of your application to become a Merit Badge Counselor or a Nova/SuperNova Mentor, please send Michelle an email and she will advise. 

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Central Florida Council’s  Popcorn Campaign 2024 is in full-swing! Visit the council popcorn hub at https://www.cflscouting.org/popcorn/ for all the details! 
 

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Hello Brothers, 

This is a quick reminder that our next chapter meeting will be August 15th at Center Pointe Community Church starting at 7:15, we would love to see you there! 

Our lodge has also organized an amazing banquet coming up, this will be August 24th! Here is the registration link: Central Florida Council – 2024 Tipisa LLD & Banquet

Lastly, Fall Fellowship is coming up September 20-22nd, there will be lots of fun games, and it is a great opportunity to be more active in the OA, as well as representing our chapter! This campout will be held at our very own La No Che. Here is the registration link: Central Florida Council – 2024 Tipisa Lodge Fall Fellowship

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The Narcoossee District Monthly Newsletter is published on the first Sunday of each month. If you have announcements to be included in the newsletter, please email your request to wendyscout2@gmail.com at least one week ahead of a given month’s publication date.  

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