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Your Weekly Newsletter Update from Columbia-Montour Council

We’ve designed a newsletter to be delivered straight to you once a week highlighting important details to keep in mind! This newsletter does not highlight monthly reoccurring meetings, please do refer to our council website calendar below for those if you need.

Important Updates

The Annual Volunteer Award Banquet is approaching soon! Get excited! We know we are! This year we will be giving out a number of awards such as the Silver Beaver Award to Scott Atherton and the District Award of Merit, to Kirstin Moyer and Jack Hobson. There are many more awards that will be given out to many more deserving volunteers, this is just a sneak peak. Be sure to come out for the awards, and please do bring a dish!

The Bloomsburg Fair is offering Scout night at the Bloomsburg Fair raceway on Thursday, June 2nd, to honor our local Scouts from Columbia and Montour Council. All leaders and scouts in uniform will get in for free that night. The race starts at 7pm, gates open at 5pm. You may want to bring ear plugs during certain actual race times, if you desire. That night USAC East Coast Sprint Cars will be racing along with ARDC Midget Cars.

The 2022 Journey to Excellence Standards are now available. Journey to Excellence is the Boy Scouts of America program to help Packs, Troops, Crews, Ships and Posts to plan, monitor and evaluate their performance and their ability to serve youth. There are specific criteria for the unit to plan and accomplish. These standards are reviewed each year and revised standards are published. You can find and download the scorecards by visiting this page: http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/News/JTEScorecards2022

Upcoming Events

BSA Recruitment Event (May 1st): There will be a BSA recruitment event at the Bloomsburg Town Park (near the band shell) from 1pm-5pm. This event will have activities like can jam, giant jenga, giant connect 4, kahoot, fox hunting, and much, much more! You won’t want to miss it, bring your friends and anyone else looking for a good time!

Volunteer Banquet Awards (May 4, 2022): The Volunteer Banquet Awards will be held on May 4th, 2022 at The Lightstreet United Methodist Church in Bloomsburg at 6:30 pm. Mark your calendars for May 4th! We hope to see you there. Please bring a dish if you plan on attending.

Fishing for Scouts (May 7, 2022): The fishing derby will be held on May 7th from 12pm-4pm at Briar Creek Lake in Berwick. Bring your friends! It’ll be lots of fun you won’t want to miss!

OA Spring Fellowship (May 6-8, 2022): OA Spring Fellowship will be held at Camp Lavigne from May 6th to May 8th. Registration details can be found using this link: https://mycouncil.columbiamontourbsa.org/Event/2540

Cub Skill Weekend (May 20-22, 2022): Cub Skill Weekend will be held from May 20-May 22. Registration for this event opens on April 6th. To register, or see more information about this weekend please follow this link: https://mycouncil.columbiamontourbsa.org/Event/2232

Summer Camp (June/July 2022): Scout resident camp, Cub/Webelos camp, and the Cub Scout Day camp are all open for registration. Registration details can be found by following this link: http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/Camping/CampingNews/CLRegAd220124

Program launch (June 1, 2022): Program launch will take place at the Lightstreet United Methodist Church on June 1st at 7pm. The launch will highlight this years events, activities, and plans for the year. We will also be revealing the long awaited new website!

Scout Night (June 2, 2022): Scout night will take place at the Bloomsburg Fair raceway on Thursday, June 2nd. Gates open at 5pm, races start at 7pm. All leaders and scouts in uniform will get in for free that night.

Annual Eagle Scout Recognition Ceremony (June 18, 2022): The Eagle Scout Recognition Ceremony will be held at Camp Lavigne on Saturday, June 18th. This event will honor several different individuals such as Dr. Victor Marks and Richard Baker for the Outstanding Eagle Award. There will be many other honorees at this event you won’t want to miss being recognized.

National Jamboree (July 19-28, 2023): 2023 National Scout Jamboree will be held from July 19 to July 28 at the Bechtel Summit Reserve in West Virginia. For more information and registration details visit this link. http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/News/RegistrationNationalJamboree

Upcoming Due Dates/ Last Days to Register

Cub Skill Weekend: Cub Skill Weekend registration will be open until May 13th with no late fee. Registration will officially close, with a late fee, by May 18th. To register please visit this link: https://mycouncil.columbiamontourbsa.org/Event/2232

Summer Camp: Summer camp registration will be open until June 15, 2022. However, there will be a late fee if you register after May 15, 2022. http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/Camping/CampingNews/CLRegAd220124

Upcoming Training Courses (Adult & Youth)

Adult

BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation): There are several locations the BALOO training is being taught, similarly there are several different days in April or May to choose from. For more information on locations, dates, times, and registration visit this link: http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/News/BalooTraining

Wood Badge National Leadership Course: There are several locations the WNLC is being taught, similarly there are several different days in April or May to choose from. For more information on locations, dates, times, and registration visit this link: http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/News/WoodBadge

Intro. To Outdoor Leader Skills Course: There are several locations that this is being taught, similarly, there are several different days in April or May to choose from. For more information on locations, dates, times, and registration visit this link: http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/News/IOLS

Youth

This section will be updated as trainings are available.