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COMMISSIONERS What's Happening 04/24


Parade of Flags - Opening Ceremony - Jambo 2010

Good Easter Sunday Fellow Commissioner!

The Commissioner Scout Show is this coming Saturday at the UCF Brighthouse Stadium. Many of us will be there from very early in the morning to get things set-up for the day, and we could use the help of our Commissioners as well. We need one or two Commissioners to help with the collecting of Camp Cards (and I have been told that this year, you won't be sitting out in the sun), and Commissioners to help with exhibit judging. Plus, it is a great opportunity to get out and see your units in action (and record a "Unit Activity" contact in UVTS along the way)! So I hope to see you all next Saturday. Gates will open at 6:30 a.m. Opening Ceremonies will begin at 9:00 a.m. and booths will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (with judging from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

Our Mardi Gras-themed District Banquet is Friday, May 13th - remember to register now! (There are extra special surprises for those who register early!) Registration closes on May 6th.

COR Training: Chartered Organization Representative Position Specific Training is being offered at the Scout Show on April 30th at the UCF Bright House Stadium. The class begins at 10:15 a.m. and runs through 1:30. Flyer

 

 

Looking for the List of Commissioner Assignments? You can sort the page by any field shown, and you can download this list as a spreadsheet. If you see any changes or corrections, please, let me know.

Looking for the District and Council Calendar of Events?



R UR Unit Contacts N UVTS?


Last Full week of April! End of the Month Health Check Time

Unit Health Check Well, this is already the last full week of April. So - time to make sure you have your unit contacts for the month in UVTS. Right now we show 85.29% of our units have been contacted during April. You can either send me an email with your contacts, or, enter them in UVTS.

Another check of UVTS will be done on Wednesday the 27th, and follow-up calls will be made to those Commissioners whose units do not show contacts for the month.

As of this morning, we need reports for the following units:
Packs: 341, 491, 543, 630, 692, 953, 980
Troops: 830, 953



Leadership Notes #1 - Servant Leadership

Servant Leadership(This series of "notes" first appeared in the YahooGroup "VenturingList" and are written by Michael Brown. I thought that they were worth sharing with the Commissioner Corps.)

Servant Leadership. What is it? Do you know? A lot of people in the BSA have heard the term, but do they really understand what it means? Or is it just the latest buzz word?

While the basic concept of servant leadership has been around for a long time, the modern usage of it started in 1970 with the publication of an essay entitled "The Servant as Leader" by Robert Greenleaf, who is considered the modern originator of the concept. From that concept he further developed it and others have also come along, including Larry Spears, Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Max DePree and others who have added and expanded on it.

But what is it? Let's look at Greenleaf's own words. The servant leader is one who is servant first. He serves those he leads by being their leader, but in a different way. "It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead ... The difference manifest itself in the care taken by the servant- first to make sure that other people's highest-priority needs are being served. The best test is: Do those served grow as persons; do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? And what is the effect on the least privileged in society? Will they benefit or at least not be further deprived?"

A very different way to look at leadership and the relations between the leader and follower. This can be contrasted with the other way, which may be called "leader first" or "self-serving leader", where the leader's needs are most important, and the follows are there just to meet the leader's needs.

For me, a good example of the servant leader is the kind of leader we should see in scouting, who steps up to be a leader (doesn't matter the level) not for their own glory or power, but because they want what is best for the youth in our program. They also want to help those they work with develop as leaders. We see this in large groups, where the load is broken up into smaller parts, handled by others, who can be leaders in their own right and develop themselves. Contrast that with the leader who is in it for themselves, for their glory (say title, awards, knots), and sees others who DO want to lead (hopefully for the RIGHT reasons) as threats to their position and works to keep them out of the group, rather than to bring them onboard. Read that quote again.

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You're Invited!

Giovanni LiveraThe annual Central Florida Council Recognition Banquet is scheduled for June 10th at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel.

Our Keynote Speaker for the evening, Giovanni Livera, is so excited about this year's festivities, that Gio has sent you his personal invitation to attend this year's event.

So check out your personal invitation from Giovanni, and we hope to see you at the Council Recognition Banquet!



Commissioner Basic Training

CommissionerSeminole Springs District will be hosting Commissioner Basic Training on Saturday, June 18th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are looking for individuals who would be interested in teaching one or more of the course modules that day. If you'd like to help with training, please, let me know.

The training will be held at the Winter Park Masonic Lodge, located at 1495 Grand Road Winter Park, FL 32792 (map). A Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be served. The cost for the course will be $8.00 to cover the continental breakfast and lunch. Online registration will be available shortly.

All new commissioners (Unit and Roundtable) in our District should plan on attending.



College of Commissioner Science

If you are were unable to attend the CFC College of Commissioner Science, you missed a great event, but, here are some dates from surrounding Councils where you can still attend their Commissioners' College:

  • April 29-May 1 - Southwest Florida Council held during their University of Scouting Arts (USA) [Note - I have the complete list of their Commissioner Science classes. If interested, please contact me, and I will email them to you.] - Information
  • May 20-21 - Gulf Stream Council at Camp Tanah Keeta
  • August 13th - North Florida Council - location TBD


Dates and such

* April 30 - Scout Show, UCF Bright House Network Stadium Online Booth and Ticket Sign-up

* May 7th - Council Pinewood Derby

* May 9-10 - New Unit Blitz

* May 13th - Seminole Springs District Banquet - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Lake Mary LDS Ward (map) - Online Registration

* May 13-15 - Cub Scout Summer Explosion at Camp La-No-Che - Online Registration, Registration Form

* May 20-22 - Venturing Powderhorn Weekend 2 at Camp La-No-Che - Flyer

* May 21st - Council Program Launch and District Committee Orientation Location - LDS Church 5449 N Dean Rd Orlando 32817 [North of University & Dean] (map) - Flyer - Online Registration

* May 28th - Daytona Cubs Scout Night Sleepover - Flyer

* June 10th - Council Annual Business Meeting 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel - Flyer - Online Registration

* June 10th - Council Annual Recognition Banquet 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel - Flyer - Online Registration

* June 12-19 - Commissioner Training Week at Philmont Training Center - Conference Catalog

* June 18th - Commissioner Basic Training - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Location: Winter Park Masonic Lodge, 1495 Grand Road Winter Park, FL 32792 (map). A Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be served.

* June 20-24 - District Cub Day Camp - Lake Mary LDS Ward

* July 3-8 - Air Conditioned Eagle Encampment at Camp Ithiel - Information - Online Registration

* July 10-16 - Venturing Kodiak Youth Training on the Suwannee River - Flyer - Registration

* July 24-30 - Eagle Week at Camp La-No-Che

** July 24-29 - NYLT at Camp La-No-Che

* August 1-6, OA Indian Summer - Online Registration

* September 23-25, Fall Woodbadge Weekend I (S4-83-11-2) at Camp La-No-Che - Information - Online Registration

* October 8th - District Training Day

* October 7-9, Fall Woodbadge Weekend II (S4-83-11-2) at Camp La-No-Che - Information - Online Registration

* October 14-15 - District Cub Family Camp-out

* November 5th - Outdoor Leadership Skills for Webelos Leaders

* December 2-4 - Council Camporee at Camp La-No-Che - Leader's Guide - Online Registration

* December 10-11 - BALOO Training

* December 21-30 - 1st Central Florida Council International Scouting Jamborette at Camp La-No-Che - Leader's Guide

* December 26-29 - Winter Camp at Camp La-No-Che

* January 28, 2012 - University of Scouting at Timber Creek High School (map)

* New additions to the calendar since the last issue.

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