Good Sunday Morning Fellow Commissioner!
What a great Commissioners' Meeting on Thursday night! It was excellent to see over 60% of our Commissioners in attendance. I really appreciate everyone coming out for our meeting. I hope that you had a good time, had some excellent fellowship -- and maybe -- even learned a thing or two.
Our Mardi Gras-themed District Banquet is Friday, May 13th - remember to register now! (There are extra special surprises for those who register early!)
This Thursday is Roundtable -- a great chance to get some "Leader Meetings" in with Scouters from your Troop or Pack. As we discussed at our last meeting, we will be moving the check-in desk and unit mailboxes to the lobby area, and we will use that for any general congregation prior to, or during the Roundtable sessions. I hope to see you all there.
I took the opportunity to work in the BSA booth for the launch of our new Robotics merit badge, at the VEX World Robotics Championship held at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports on Friday. You would be amazed at the number of Scouts (especially Eagle Scouts) who made up many of the teams that were competing in the Championship. Saturday there was a workshop for 24 lucky Scouts to actually work and earn their Robotics merit badge. Seeing these incredibly bright kids and their unbelieveable robots gives you great hope for the future. There was lots of interest in the BSAs new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) initiates - and our three most recent STEM focused merit badges - Geocaching,Inventing, and Robotics. (We even had some members from Scouts Canada who were asking if we could encourage Scouts Canada to adopt such a program!)
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College of Commissioner Science
Congratulations to the following members of the Seminole Springs Commissioner staff, who participated in this year's Commissioner College:
- Bachelor's Degree: Ridge Moreland, and Pete Thompson
- Master's Degree: Mike Beates
- Doctoral Program: Eleanor Johnson, Ron Blaisdell
- Course Directors: John Halter (Master's), Norm Kasch (Doctoral)
- Instructors: Don Martino, Ron Blaisdell
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
Commissioner Basic Training
Seminole 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.
Dates and such
***** Special Long Term Programs *****
March 5th - April 23rd - First Native Americans exhibit at the Lake Mary Historical Society.
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April 21st - Roundtable - Lake Mary LDS Ward - 7:00 p.m.
April Roundtable - Boy Scout Leader Specific Training Part 3
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.
"If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk." - Baden-Powell
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