December Calendar
December 2 – District Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM
December 3 – All Council Fireside Chat, 7 PM, NWSC Service
Center
December 9 – Roundtable and OA Chapter Meeting and Recharter
Clinic, 7:30 PM
December 18 – Blackhawk District Annual Meeting, 7:30 PM,
Park Ridge Presbyterian
December 24 & 25 – Office Closed
December 29 – Order of the Arrow Winter Banquet, Chateau
Rand
January Calendar
January 6 – District Committee Meeting
January 13 – Roundtable and OA Chapter Meeting and Recharter
Clinic, 7:30 PM
January 17-18 – Boy Scout Klondike, Camp Lakota
January 25 – Cub Scout Klondike, Harms Woods
Meeting Locations
District Committee and Commissioner Meetings are held
at Park Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1300 W. Crescent Ave, Park Ridge (just south
of Touhy and west of Greenwood)
Roundtable and OA Chapter Meetings are held at Christ
Church in DesPlaines, 1492 Henry Ave, Des Plaines. (Corner of Cora and Henry)
Blackhawk District Annual Meeting
The Blackhawk District Annual Meeting will be held on
Thursday, December 18, 2003 at Park Ridge Presbyterian Church at 7:30 PM. All
District Members at Large and Chartered Organization Representatives are
encouraged to attend and vote on the proposed 2004 District Slate. The 2004
Proposed Slate can be found on the Blackhawk District website at http://units.nwsc.org/users/blackhawk/.
Come for the meeting, stay for the
refreshments and fellowship! If you have nominations please contact Meg
Farrell at 847/824-6877 before 12/15/03. There will be no nominations from the
floor.
Rechartering Clinics
Commissioners will be on hand at both the December 9th
Roundtable and the January 13th Roundtable to help you with your
Rechartering needs. If you do not have your Rechartering paperwork please
contact your Unit Commissioner or Meg Farrell at 847-824-6877.
Friends of Scouting 2004
We're moving on to next year already! If you know when your
2004 presentation is scheduled for please call at Cindy 847-635-1593 or Meg
847-824-6877. We would prefer to have
them scheduled from November 2003 – March 2004 so make your plans early!
Blackhawk District Boy Scout Roundtable
- December Topic:
Instruction for Scouts and Scout Leaders -
How
Important is it?
Topics to be discussed : What are the benefits
of Instruction for the Scout ? How important can Training be for a Scout
Leader ? How will it enhance the Troop program ? Can the troop
leaders gain and maintain scouts with more training ? What type of Instruction and /or training is available
?
All attendees will receive special hand-outs and
special surprise ! Don't miss it - Be there !
For more information and/or clarification - contact Bob
Galassi @ 847-965-0920
Boy Scout
KLONDIKE
January 17 and 18, 2004
Location TBA
Voyage of Discovery
In early 1804, Merewether Lewis and
William Clark were preparing for their historic expedition across the newly
expanded United States of America. A
scant 200 years later, YOU can prepare for your own voyage of discovery by
practicing outdoor winter skills and taking on a little post-solstice camping.
Save the Date
January 17 and 18, 2004
Winter
camping and Cold-Weather activities at their
Boy Scout Best!
Volunteers Needed!
Contact Kerry Chambers (847)
824-4845 or kchambers@randmcnally.com
Cub Scout
Winter Klondike 2004
COUNTY FAIR KLONDIKE
January 25th,
2004 Noon till 04:30 PM
Harms Woods Forest Preserve
Grove #5
COST $4.00 per registered Cub Scout, Parent, or Leader
Advance registration November 11, 2003- January 19, 2004
Full
Information available at Cub Scout Roundtables
Please join us on a beautiful January summer day to cheer on your Cub Scouts as
they compete in a series of traditional County Fair events, including:
Calf Roping
Tractor pull
Hay bale toss
Greased pig capture
Shooting Gallery
Cubanapolis race
and, of course,
The
Klondike Sled Race
