Monthly Point of the Scout Law & Activity Theme Ideas- March
Cub Scout: / Trustworthy – “Cub Scout Investigators”
Priority Commissioner Service Action PlanItems
Check Off Items as Complete
- Detailed Unit Assessments o Webelos Crossover Support
- Email DC Minute to Units
Webelos to Scout Transition
- If Webelos have not crossed over to Troops, then Packs should be working with them to crossover in March.
- Troops welcome onboard parents of Webelos who crossed over.
- Troops should be forming new 1st year scout patrols
- Troops should be recruiting parents to become assistant Scoutmasters or Committee members.
Fundraising / Investment in Character ‘IIC’
- Units should be conducting their IIC Presentations.
- Mar. 1st Patron Lunch
- Mar. 28th IIC Report Meeting #2
Advancement
- Units should be turning in advancement reports on-line.
- Troops should be conducting a Winter Court of Honor.
- Webelos should have completed the requirements for the Arrow of Light and turned the information into the Scout office, before crossing over to a Troop.
- Are all the Cub Scouts on track to earn their appropriate rank in the Spring?
Membership / Re-Chartering
- Check on the progress of Webelos who transitioned to Troops in January & February.
- Applications for Webelos who crossover to Troops should be turned into the Council Office.
MarchCamping and Other Programs
- Make sure new scouts are prepared for cold weather camping.
- Troops should be promoting Summer Camp, especially to new scouts.
- Mar. 10th & 24th Naish Adventure Weekend & Wilderness First Aid Training
Unit Service Needs and Journey to Excellence
- Log Unit Contacts in Commissioner Tools
- Encourage units to log service hours
- Work with units to establish goals and complete the JTE worksheet for 2018
District Specific
- Invite COR’s from each unit to attend the monthly District Committee or Commissioner meetings.
Program Planning / Advanced Lookout/IYOS
- Blue & Gold Banquets / Spring Recruitment Planning
- Units should be planning their IYOS meetings for 2018
MarchTraining / Adult Leadership Succession Plan
- District Roundtable Meetings
- District Commissioner Meeting CE is ‘Scoutbook Lite’
- Mar. 7th Day Camp Meeting
- Mar. 10th & 24th Wilderness First Aid Training
- Mar. 20th Bartle Leader Orientation – East
- Mar. 21st Bartle Leader Orientation – North
- Mar. 22nd Bartle Leader Orientation – West
- Mar. 24th Camp Master Training
- Mar. 23rd – 24th Den Leader Outdoor Training
- Mar. 27th Council Commissioners Meeting
AprilCamping and Other Programs
- Apr. 13th – 15th OA Induction Planning Weekend
- Apr. 21st Naish Adventure Weekend & Wilderness First Aid Trng
- Apr. 27th, 28th & 29th OA Induction Weekend #1
- Apr. 29th Scout Day at the K
AprilTraining Opportunities
- District Roundtable Meetings
- District Commissioner Meeting CE is ‘TBA’
- Apr. 4th Council Day Camp Committee Meeting
- Apr. 10th & 12th Webelos Camp Leader Orientation
- Apr. 8th – 13th National Ranger Training Camp Naish
- Apr. 18th & 21stDay Camp Range Director Training
- Apr. 18th Council Coordinated Committee Meeting
- Apr. 26th Naish Staff Parent Orientation
AprilKey Council Calendar Dates
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7
18
21
25 / Easter
Bartle Work & Skilled Trades Day
Boy Scout Camp Final Payment Due
Naish Workday
IIC Report Mtg. #3
Final Draft 2/2/18