Buckskin Council

RECRUITMENT
We have had a spectacular Fall Recruitment Effort
and I would like to thank all of the leaders that have helped in getting new boys involved in our program. Please continue to encourage new boys to sign up. Please send all paperwork in, or call me and I can
pick it up whenever I am in your area. It is important that we get all of the new Scouts in the computer database so that they can earn awards and are registered as members. Thanks again for all of your time and dedication.



Related links

• Cub Scout Resources and Forms
• Cub Scout Camping
• Cub Scout Leader Training

CUB SCOUT FAMILY CAMP
Cub Scout Family camp will be held at Camp Chief Logan on May-3rd  through the 5th. This is a great opportunity for all of our Cub Scouts to go camping and experience some high energy program. Please talk to your Cub Scouts and families at your next meeting and make sure that they have their calendars marked for this exciting event. The cost for the event is $5.00 per boy or tag-a-long. Please promote this activity with your fellow Scouts and Scouters. For more information   CLICK HERE  .
DISTRICT DAY CAMP NEWS
The Elk River District is excited to be offering two day camps this upcoming summer. Please mark your calendars for June 10TH through 14TH at Coonskin Park in Charleston, WV and June 24TH through 28TH at Holly Gray Park in Sutton, WV. Please make sure that all Cub Scouts are signed up and registered before May 10th to get the lowest fee possible. The Elk River District Day Camp Committee is off and running with some exciting program ideas to make these the very best Day Camps possible! For more in formation chek out the Cub Camping page.
Webelos Weekend 2013
The Buckskin Council will again be hosting its annual Webelos Weekend. This event is a great opportunity for your soon to be 4th and 5th grade Scouts to come out and have a great time at Buckskin Scout Reservation. Plans are already in the works to make this one of the very best programs of the year! Mark your calendars for June 14th through the 16th and plan on having a memorable weekend camping, outdoor cooking, fishing, boating and having a great time! Details and reservation forms are available at the Council Service Center and will be mailed to Cubmasters this month! For more information check out the   Cub Camping page.  

SCOUTING FOR FOOD
First of All I would like to thank all of the units, parents, and kids that made our Scouting for Food Drive a Success! Scouting for Food is one of the ways that we teach our Scouts to, “Do a good turn”. So I thank all of you that participated and if you have not done so already please send me a total of the number of cans collected, number of boys that participated, and the number of hours spent on making this drive a great success in providing food for the needy.


POPCORN
I would like to thank all of the units that sold popcorn this year. Selling popcorn helps provide a better program with better materials at a reduced cost to our Scouts. Popcorn helps to provide the facilities and resources available from the council such as camps, events, newsletters, and staff.

BLUE AND GOLD BANQUETS
We are now entering the Blue and Gold Banquet and Pinewood Derby season! With all of these activities coming up we have an excellent opportunity to deliver the promises of Scouting. If you would please email Jonathan Stevens jstevens@bsamail.org  the dates and times of your Pinewood Derby and Blue and Gold banquets a representative from the district will try to attend your event. The sooner you know these dates the better so the district can make plans to attend on its calendar. The Elk River would also like to thank all of the Packs and Troops who have agreed to allow the District to give our Family Friends of Scouting Presentation. For those of you who do not know about Family Friends of Scouting it is one of the ways that our Council raises money that goes toward operating costs. The presentation is only 10 minutes long and as incentives for donating we are offering special Council Shoulder Patches, and Norman Rockwell Mugs. These presentations in conjunction the generosity of the parents and volunteers in your unit go a long way toward making Scouting successful in our area.