White Rock District

The 2008 Friends of Scouting Campaign is underway. White Rock District has a significant goal and we are hoping that all units can participate.

What can you do?

• Designate an adult leader in your unit as the FOS contact for your unit and communicate that person’s name, telephone number and email address to me (my contact information is below).
• Think about former adult leaders, parents of Eagle Scouts and others that may no longer be active in your unit that may be interested in supporting Friends of Scouting. Provide us with a copy of your unit roster so that we may solicit adult leaders and parents that may not be able to attend your event.
• Consider attending, or having your unit sponsor a table, at the Second Annual Circle Ten Council FOS Dinner. The dinner will be held on March 13, 2008 at the Anatole Hotel. This was a great event last year. Invitees to this dinner are persons that would consider making a donation of $250 or more to FOS this year. Contact Dan or me for more information regarding the Council Dinner.
• Consider making a donation to FOS this year. All gifts are welcome, in any amount. Your gift is tax deductible. You know how important this program is to the boys and young men in White Rock District.

Please contact Jim O'Bannon with questions or suggestions.

Want to be a COPE trainer? Check out their flyer!

Two boys from White Rock District's Troop 861 were in the national news, sourced at the 2007 winter camp at Clements Scout Ranch:

Scouts Will Baker, 11, and Kolby Wassel, 12, said they learned anti-bullying tactics such as not fighting back and counting backward to control their anger when teased.

After making beef jerky at a scout gathering near Dallas, Baker said he didn't think bullying was enough of a problem to make lessons mandatory.

Wassel was more approving.

"For most of the younger Scouts, I think that would be a great thing for them," said Wassel, a third-year Scout. "Sometimes they get really depressed if (bullies) hurt their feelings."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22576610/

Way to go!

Advance-O-Ree 2008 is coming up soon! The event's web page is updated.

White Rock District's annual dinner is coming up soon! Registration is due by January 10.

2007 recipients of Eagle Scout Rank or Venturing Ranger, Silver, or Quartermaster awards are free.

If you're not on White Rock District's email announcement list, join it at http://groups.google.com/group/wrd-announce. We use this to send a few important announcements every month.

Stay informed! Join at http://groups.google.com/group/wrd-announce.

The Cub Scout Immediate Recognition kit, pictured at right, has been recalled due to the presence of lead. Please do not allow children to play with these kits. Information on what to do with the kits will be forthcoming.

Den Chief Training is coming up on October 27. Event flyer.

Welcome to the new whiterockdistrict.org. This revamped web site uses the Drupal content management system.

Please be patient while I add new features and fix broken stuff.

Your comments are welcome at aren@cambre.biz.