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District Pinewood Derby and Spring Camporee
March 16th, 2016
Volume #7
Lake District,
We have two great upcoming events for your Scouts! Our Cub Scout Pinewood Derby at Via Port is this coming Saturday March 19th and our Boy Scout
Spring Camporee on April 15-17th. Make sure you have these in your calendar, and talk about them at every unit meeting! Please also reach out to all of
your parents so they know about the District Pinewood Derby. We have 6 big trophies to give away to 6 Cub Scout derby car drivers, and 3 sibling
awards. Every racer will walk away with a ribbon and a prize. The race is open to all Cub Scouts in Lake County! We will be located between the movie
theater and the Fun Zone. Check-in starts at 10am, race is at 11am. Come see if you’re the best in the district, see you at the track!
We have two unit leader events just on the horizon that I would like you to mark on your calendars now, because they are to importatant for you to miss!
- JTE GOLD-Leadership Banquet- May 14th (Eustis Methodist Church @ 6pm)
- Lake District Program Launch- May 19th (LDS Church Leesburg @ 7pm)
Both of these events are for your entire unit leadership to enjoy, please make these topics at your next unit committee meeting!
Ever wonder if the Scouting program really works???? Check this out!
Lake Keeps Rising!
~ Mac Griffith, Lake District Executive
Cub Scout Summer Day Camp & Webelos Day Camp
Spring Tiger Recruitment is Here
This June and July Cub Scouts across the council will participate in Central
Florida Council Day Camps. This year's theme is Cub Scouts in Space.
Activities will align with the new Cub Scout Program to ensure both fun
and advancement! The fee for this year's camp will be $110 for registered
Scouts.
Spring Recruitment within the school system will be beginning during the
month of April! If your pack is planning to run a summer program, and
There are two camps right here in Lake County so please encourage youth would like to have a new den of Tigers please contact Mac Griffith at
to invite their friends and spread the fun! For more information about Cub [email protected] . Not all schools will be visited, only those
Scout Day Camp please visit 2016 Summer Day Camp Info or contact with an area pack that is accepting new Scouts. Please make preparations
Jennifer Caverly at 407-461-6775 or [email protected]. now and don’t delay. Tigers are coming
Lake District Day Camp Dates are:
Cub Scout Day Camp- July 11-15, 2016
Webelos Day Camp- June 27-July 1, 2016
Interested in Exploring a Career? Did you know you can be a Boy Scout/Venturer and an Explorer? If you are interested in the fields of
Law/Govt/Aviation /Health/Law Enforcement/Sailing contact: [email protected] to learn more!
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Lake District Tools
Updated Facebook Page (complete with events, Lake District Boy Scouts of America)
Updated Web Page (complete with outstanding resources, Lake District BSA)
Updated My.Scouting.org (one stop shop for Scouters and all training, My.Scouting.org)
Webelos Crossover, Pack 250, Eustis
TV Station- Go See It!
Hiking on the Florida Trail
Troop 299, Leesburg
Pinewood Derby Day, Pack 19, Mount Dora
Religious Emblems
If one of your dens would like to tour Lake Front TV, a real working tv Are your Scouts interested in earning their religious emblems?? Contact
station contact Eagle Scout Trent Shipton to set-up a tour, you can even make District Emblems Chair Celia Ratta for information and submit this form
your very own commercial.
for additional help.
Upcoming Cub Events
Upcoming Scout Events
Register Now Online
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Leaders Guide
Open to all Cub Scouts and their families! Come compete and see how your This year’s Spring Camporee will feature a patch trading event for all
car measures up against other packs in the district. The mall will be providing youth to take part in. Please be sure to have your Scouts bring a small
a great location and of course trophies for 1st- 3rd places and judges choice! collection of patches so they can participate in the event!
Lake District Family Fest
A one-day event to show off to the public all the great things we do in Scouting! It is designed to be a fun and interactive way to generate interest and
promote new youth members and new adult Scouters in Lake District. It will take place from 9am – 3pm, Saturday, April 30th. The event will be held
this year at Lake-Sumter State College on Highway 441 in Leesburg. All units should plan to attend and represent Scouting!
More Information
Advancement & Community Service Reporting
Does all their hard work really pay off? Reporting showcases all the hard work your Scouts are doing in your units. You and your Scouts are putting the
hours in, so please make sure it’s getting noticed! If you have not reported yet this year, please take a moment right now to schedule a time to do this.
Remember, this is a priority this year for all units! If you do not know how to record, please contact Mac Griffith.
Camp Cards
Friends of Scouting
Lake District has secured a Camp Card Show and Sell booth at the Via Port Friends of Scouting is a crucial part of the daily operations for Central
Mall in Leesburg. If you are the Unit Camp Card Chair and would like to Florida Scouting. Our unit’s involvement in FOS makes it possible for
scouting to accomplish great things in the seven counties we serve.
sign your unit up for a show and sell day please visit this online website:
Sign-up Now
The annual FOS Campaign focuses on raising a significant portion of our
annual budget through families who participate in Scouting. Funds are
*A note about reorders: If you have already picked up your first order, raised by coordinated presentations made by volunteers to families of
additional orders going forward need to be purchased at $3/per card. This Scouts at a special unit event such as a Blue & Gold Banquet or Court of
keeps your unit from running up a huge invoice.
Honor. Our dedicated group of Lake District volunteers will be visiting
your unit very soon.
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Power Squadron Safe Boating Class
College of Commissoner Science
The Power Squadron of Lake Harris is offering any group of 10 Scouts, 12
years of age or older a Safe Boating Class. The course will cover Federal
& State regulations, boating terminology, boat maneuvering, anchoring,
knots, personal watercraft, handling adverse conditions, VHF radio,
trailering, safety equipment, onboard emergencies. The course cost is $50
per person for materials and is a full day. Contact
[email protected] in order to schedule.
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Ocala National Forest Scout Clean-up Day
March and April Roundtable Training
National Forest Clean-up Day April 23, 2016. Volunteers needed. Packs,
Troops, and Crews are invited to help clean-up the Ocala National Forest
and help promote community service, conservation projects, and fulfill rank
requirements and get a REALLY COOL Patch! For more information
please contact me at Camp LA-NO-CHE ext.224
Lake Distrit will be rolling out our 2016 Roundtable break-out schedule for
all program levels. We will be offering the following trainings: Den Leader
Training, Merit Badge Counselor, and Youth Protection Training. Please
encourage all leaders within your unit to attend. For more information
contact Cher Carl, District Training Chair. A list of all un-trained leaders
was forwarded to your unit leader during out February Roundtable. Please
help us become 100% trained in Lake District!
Upcoming Trainings
 Baloo Training- March 12th, 2015, 8:30am- LDS Church, Leesburg- Register Now
 Scoutmaster Specific Training- March 12th, 2015, 9am to 12pm- LDS Church, Leesburg - Register Now
Upcoming District Meetings
 District Commissoner Meeting- April 6th, 2016, 7:00pm- Eustis LDS Church
 District Committee Meeting (Committee All Call)- April 14th, 2016, 7:00pm- Lake Sumter State College
 District Roundtable- April 21st, 2016, 7:00pm- LDS Church, Leesburg
Camp La-No-Che Events
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Deseret Ranch Rodeo
Scout Day at Universal
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