Boy Scout Troop 0, Spring TX

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Welcome!

The Phoenix District welcomes you!

Please forgive us as we transition to our new Web site . . . this site is being updated to bring you all the information you need!!

Most Phoenix District events and activities can be found via the menu pages on the left side of your screen - most of these are open to the public. The center section shows what's happening in the near future, but you'll need a username to access any additional info there. The right side shows our calendar for the next few weeks; you'll have to log in to access the full calendar. All registered adults in the Phoenix District now have usernames (since Tuesday 10 April 2012). If you haven't received yours, please click "Request Access" on the left.

Once you're logged in, you can use our filters to view only the info you need!

Yours in Scouting,

THE PHOENIX DISTRICT

Scouting for a Troop Fair - 19 May 2012 - Spring Creek Park

Posted on May 16 2012 - 8:57am

Boy Scouts | Cub Scouts

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Scouting for a Troop Fair

Packs: This is an opportunity for your Webelos Scouts (those who have earned their Webelos badge) to start Scouting for a Troop. Come out, let your Webelos Scouts get a taste of what Phoenix District troops have to offer. Meet some Scoutmasters, meet some Boy Scouts, find the troops you want to visit. Work with those troops to review some of the requirements for the Webelos badge, for Arrow of Light, for the Scout and Tenderfoot badges. Give your Webelos Scouts the opportunity to learn some new skills and the chance to start identifying which troops are the best fit for them and their families.

Troops: Here's an opportunity for you to shine - a chance to start recruiting new Scouts in May. Why wait until the fall? Start getting them interested now! Think of this as a mini, one day version of Webelos Woods! Come out, set up an area where you can show off who your troop is, assist a Webelos Scout by demonstrating or explaining an element of earning the Scout or Tenderfoot rank. Help them to be prepared. Get a chance to talk with the Webelos Scouts and their parents, help them to learn about you and your troop, help them to see why your troop is as good as it is. We have a listing of skills for you to select from for those requirements, so no two troops will be doing the same thing.

Webelos Parents: The objective of the Scouting for a Troop Fair is to give you and your sons a chance to start "Scouting for a troop." You and your son(s) will have the opportunity to become acquainted with the troops in the area, to learn about those troops (things like when and how often they meet; the activities they participate in; who they are chartered through; how large (or small) the troop is; which troops are active over the summer and what events they participate in during the summer months; what District events do they participate in; where and how often do they camp; do they backpack; etc). It is a chance to meet the current leadership for those troops, to learn about the transition from Webelos to Boy Scouts, how leadership responsibilities will fall less and less on the adults and more and more upon the boys, and how the troops work to instill the core values into their members.

This is a look into the future for our Webelos families, to begin a journey of discovery, the process of finding the Boy Scout troop they will call home. Come join us!

When: Spring Creek Park (15012 Brown Road, Tomball, Texas, 77375)

Where: Saturday May 19.

Boy Scout set-up at 8am.

Webelos arrive at 9am.

Close at noon.

Get a great Phoenix SCOUTING FOR A TROOP FAIR patch!

For more information, contact:

Esther Oderinde, Co-Chair, olutayoe10@gmail.com

Pam Burleigh, Co-Chair, pnburleigh@hotmail.com

Kerin Farrell, Phoenix District Webelos to Scout Transition Coordinator, WebelosToScout@att.net

Cub Scout registration:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG1CVmZHQkFCakhPbXBLTlpRZktaQlE6MQ

Boy Scout registration:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGZkMjV6eFp0WWtwd2U4MF90dUZGQXc6MQ

Cub Scout Day Camp - Registration Open and Forms Available, click link below!

Posted on May 15 2012 - 12:47pm

Phoenix

Message:

Phoenix Day Camp 2012

Information and Registration forms available here: http://www.phoenixbsa.org/node/1061

Monday, June 18^th – Friday, June 22^nd

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Burroughs Park

Registration is Open Until June 7th at Round Table

***Adult and Boy Scout Staff Needed***

****WALKER TRAINING W/ TX COMPLIANT YPT DATES:

May 17th @ 7:00pm Location Windwood

May 30th @ 7:00pm Location Windwood

June 9th @ 9:00 am Location Windwood ***Staff Training

Featuring

More time to complete stations.
Double Sessions at the Shooting Ranges
Longer Lunch / Pack Time
Trading Post
Exciting Presentations
Conservation / Service Project for Burroughs Park
Webelos Camp - Separate from Cubs; Patrol Method (Order of the Arrow Boy Scout led, adult supervised); Introduction to Webelos Badge, Citizen, & Fitness; Leadership Positions for 2^nd year Webelos; Focusing On – Craftsman, Readyman, Showman, Sportsman; Forester, Naturalist & Outdoorsman Opportunities

Adventure ahead!

Contact Information:

Karen Mast, Camp Director, 281-468-9975, karen.ts.mast@gmail.com
Betsy Vogel, Camp Registrar, 832-721-8206, bkv821@gmail.com

New Tour and Activity Plan Application Going Live on 10 May

Posted on May 9 2012 - 1:12pm

Phoenix

Message:

From your myScouting.org page:

Online Tour and Activity Plan to Go Live May 10

The new Tour and Activity Plan will officially replace the old Tour Plan beginning May 10, 2012. All of your previously approved Tour Plans will cross over and be archived in the new system, but any outstanding ones will not. If you have submitted a Tour Plan and it is yet to be acted upon, please contact your council ASAP and check on the status. If no action is taken by May 10, you will need to resubmit the trip via the new Tour and Activity Plan.

An informative training video has been developed on how to use the new Tour and Activity Plan application. It can be found on your myScouting.org page (this is the same place where you would go to take the online version of YPT). The Tour and Activity Plan FAQ page can also be accessed from that same place.

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The video is really informative, please check it out BEFORE you need it!!!

Friends of Scouting Presentation Sign-up

Posted on May 9 2012 - 1:10pm

Phoenix

Message:

The Phoenix District has just passed the halfway point of reaching our goal! We are currently at 52%!!

Contact FOS Family Chair David Gibson at 281-221-0928 or FamilyFOS@phoenixbsa.org to schedule your unit's date. Blue and Gold Banquets are great for Packs . . . Courts of Honour are great for Troops!

Also, your unit needs an FOS Unit Coordinator! A Unit Coordinator should be a key person in your unit that is well-known and well-respected - they know everybody!

The Unit Coordinator:

Makes advance announcements at unit meetings about the upcoming FOS presentation
Assists the FOS Presenter during the presentation
Follows up with your Scouting Familes that may have missed the presentation
Shoots for 100% participation . . . gives everyone the opportunity to support Scouting!

Outdoor Training 2012

Posted on May 9 2012 - 1:09pm

Boy Scouts | Cub Scouts | Venturing Crews

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Outdoor Training Schedule 2012

REGISTER HERE!!!!

Spring Creek Park-Tomball, Texas
September 7-9 IOLS
$35.00
6:00pm arrival 9/7/12 Departure 12:00 pm Sunday
You must be present the entire class time to receive your training card

September 8 OLSFWL
Cost: $20
7:30 am Check In-Depature 5:00 pm
You must be present the entire class time to receive your training card

September 8 BALOO
Cost: $12
7:30 am Check In-Depature 3:00 pm
You must be present the entire class time to receive your training card

PreRegistered Scouters Only Please. No Walk In's

Please No Cell Phones during training time.
We will have several breaks if you need to make calls.

Once you register a map and list of supplies will be sent to you.

Other Phoenix District Training Click Here

Texas Camp Compliant Youth Protection Training Courses Offered - Register Now!!

Posted on Apr 30 2012 - 10:10am

Phoenix

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All adults participating in a state-licensed, long-term camp in Texas must have the classroom-based Texas Camp Compliant Youth Protection Training course (YC6-0014). Licensed camps are audited by the State of Texas to ensure they meet state standards, and long-term camps are camps that are more than 72 hours - defined as they touch any part of four or more days: Boy Scout Summer Camp, Boy Scout Winter Camp, Cub Scout Day Camp, Cub Scout Resident Camp, and NYLT. More info at http://www.shac.org/training/youth_protection .

Texas Camp Compliant Youth Protection Trainings:

May 3rd at Phoenix District Round Table
May 5 at Windwood 9 am
May 17 at Windwood 7 pm
May 30 at Windwood 7 pm
June 9 at Windwood 9 am

Please Email Training@PhoenixBSA.org to register - class limited to 50 people.

The Phoenix Training Team would like to thank the Scouts and Scouters at Troop 626 and their Chartered Organization, Windwood Presbyterian Church, for hosting this training course!!