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JUNE 2010 - Thunderbird eNewsletter

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TBird LogoTHUNDERBIRD DISTRICT NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2010
Three Fires Council - BSA

This Scout eNewsletter is being sent blind copy to the Troops, Packs, Teams and Crews of Thunderbird District, Three Fires Council, from the District & Commissioner Service Teams. Please share this time sensitive information with the other adults in your units. To change your email address, or sign up to receive the monthly newsletter, or to opt off this list, please send your request to the following link, or drop off changes at any Roundtable. Thunderbird Email List

DISTRICT CALENDAR: - Click here for a link to the Thunderbird district calendar page of our website. There is a printable 2 year calendar on this page which can help you with your planning.


DISTRICT PHOTO GALLERY: - Click here to view photos of our events.


TrainingTIME SENSITIVE NEWS:

YOUTH PROTECTION UPDATE: Changes to the BSA’s Youth Protection Training Policies - Effective June 1, 2010 - Youth safety is the No. 1 concern of the BSA. To increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting, the Boy Scouts of America is implementing several important changes to further enhance its Youth Protection policies: Effective June 1, 2010: Youth Protection Training is required for all registered volunteers. New leaders are required to take Youth Protection Training before they submit their application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins. If a volunteer’s Youth Protection Training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be re-registered.

This training is designed to provide all leaders and volunteers with proper information to create the safest environment possible for the Scouts in our program. Online training for youth protection is available 24/7 and can be completed through the National BSA Online Learning Center— MyScouting. To find out more about the Youth Protection policies of the BSA and how to help Scouting keep your family safe, see the information available in any of the Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting handbooks, or go to Youth Protection at Scouting.org.

Thunderbird DistrictDISTRICT CHAIR'S CORNER:
Enjoy the Summer! - Tim Seeden, Thunderbird District Chairman

Roundtable News ROUNDTABLES



THUNDERBIRD ROUNDTABLES: Thunderbird Roundtables take a break for June & July, so there will be no meetings during these two months! Enjoy your summer & join us on Thursday August 12th for our Cast Iron Chef Roundtable which will be held at Von Oven Scout Reservation on West Street in Naperville. Coals will be ready at 6:30pm & our theme is "Where's the Beef"!

Things to do! ACTIVITIES NEWS



District DinnerBUFFALO WILD WINGS FUNDRAISER FOR SPECIAL NEEDS: All Friends, students, families and fans are invited to participate in a Special Needs Scouting Benefit event on Sunday, June 13, 2010 Everyone is invited to gather at Buffalo Wild Wings, 2555 west 75th Street, Naperville for lunch, dinner or a snack. On this day, 20% of all purchases accompanied by the certificate below will be donated to Three Fires Council; BSA to help support the Special Needs Scouting Program.

  • FLIER - Special Needs Fundraiser



SCOUT SPORTING EVENTS: Lots of Sporting events are planned. Make sure that you check out the Sports Page of the Three Fires Council Sports Page. Teams like the Chicago Storm, Rush, NIU Huskies, Kane County Cougars, Milwaukee Bucks plus many more, have Scout Days. You can get tickets to attend these games & participate in lots of great special activities. Don’t miss out on the FUN!

2010 WEBELOS OVERNIGHT: Mark your calendars for our annual Webelos overnight which will be held on June 5-6, 2010 at the Thunderbird Youth Campground in Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Naperville. Jennifer Griffin & her staff have been hard at work planning this event. Here are the two information packets for both Webelos & Boy Scouts.



2010 FALL RANCH-O-REE: Dates: October 22-24, 2010 - Location: Scout Adventure Camp, Rochelle
Scouting Back to the Future - A THIS YEAR ONLY Special Fall Camporee! Get it on your Troop Activity Calendar today. This event is for Boy Scout Troops and Venture Crews. Boy Scout troops may bring a Webelos unit. The Webelos program will be different. We also plan to offer the activities and partials (possibly "fulls") for two of the "This Year Only" merit badges. We also need some staff to work with us well ahead of time to get prepared for some very special THIS YEAR ONLY events. To volunteer, please contact Fred Turek, Tureks@ameritech.net. Don't miss this one!!



SCOUTING FOR FOOD 2011: In February of the last eight years (2003-2010), Thunderbird District Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, and Varsity Crews collected food and other non-perishable supplies to donate to local food pantries. We invite all Thunderbird District Packs, Troops, and Crews to participate in Scouting for Food 2011. Half of the District’s units participated in 2010 – can we exceed that this year? If your unit is interested or you have questions, please contact me doyle-bsa@att.net. Thanks! Kevin Doyle

Eagle Scout ADVANCEMENT NEWS



HISTORIC MERIT BADGES: Counselors Needed!!! The Pathfinding, Carpentry, Signaling, and Tracking merit badges have apparently been released for 1/1/10-12/31/10 to celebrate 100 years of scouting. Historical merit badges help Boy Scouts celebrate Scouting’s past.

In honor of the BSA’s 100th Anniversary, today’s generation of Scouts will get the unique opportunity to experience some of the activities their predecessors enjoyed. That’s possible thanks to the BSA’s new Historical Merit Badge Program, a set of four discontinued merit badges that today’s Scouts can earn. Boys can earn any or all of these merit badges:

1. Signaling: First offered in 1910 and discontinued in 1992.
2. Tracking: First offered in 1911 and discontinued in 1952.
3. Pathfinding: First offered in 1911 and discontinued in 1952.
4. Carpentry: First offered in 1911 and discontinued in 1952.

Camping is Fun CAMPING CORNER


CAMP FREELAND LESLIE NEWS: On-Line Payment is now available for those Webelos, Troops Teams & Crews attending Camp Freeland Leslie Boy Scout Camp & Webelos Resident Adventure Camp this summer. Please click on the appropriate link below to make your total or installment payments for your Scouts. You may return to this system as often as you need to, as you add Scouts going to camp. If you have not yet registered to attend CFL & wish to reserve a spot, please contact Pete Dillenburg to select your session or campsite BEFORE using this payment system.

Online Merit Badge sign up has begun for Scouts attending the 6 weeks of CFL Boy Scout summer camp. See the CFL website for details.

CFL OPEN HOUSE:Does Your Troop want to Camp at CFL for FREE? Try our CFL Open House!
Where: Camp Freeland Leslie, Oxford Wisconsin
Date: August 20-22, 2010 - Come for the day (Saturday) or the weekend!
Cost: No charge for tent camping (this weekend only). Your Troop provides its own transportation, camping equipment and food.
Who: All Troops – Three Fires Council Troops and out of council Troops!
Has your Troop ever been to beautiful Camp Freeland Leslie (CFL)? Or perhaps it has been a number of years since you have been to Camp Freeland Leslie. You can come up for the day on Saturday, with your leaders and SPL or bring your whole Troop for a relaxing weekend to explore the facilities and beauty of camp. Come up for the camp tour on Saturday (starts at 10 AM) or feel free to camp with your unit Friday and/or Saturday nights. Refreshments, a brief overview of our summer camp program will be offered on Saturday morning, followed by tours of camp. Otherwise enjoy the camp setting and plan your own program for the weekend. Program areas will be open for use Saturday and enjoy a Saturday night campfire.

Space is limited so call today to reserve your spot. Let us know the approximate number of campers you will be bringing and if you will be camping or just visiting on Saturday.

Open House Reservation Form - And Information Flier

Tiger to Boy Scouts MEMBERSHIP NEWS



FALL TIGER & CUB CAMPOUT: Thank you to all who held Spring Roundups. We especially appreciate your diligence in following up with interested parents and reporting the results.

The Three Fires Council is holding its first Cub Fall Campout for those boys and a parent new to Scouting in 2010. It is being held in each District on September 24 & 25. Our District (Thunderbird) is teaming up with nearby Indian Prairie District to hold it at Von Oven.

While summer has only started, the September 24 & 25 Fall Campout for new Cub Scouts will be here before we know it. Outdoor camping is one of the big reasons boys want to be Scouts. Please be sure to schedule your Fall Roundup at least one week prior to September 24, so new Scouts will have time to make plans to attend the Campout.
If you have any questions on this new program contact Pauline Paulus at peg0554@gmail.com



Be Trained TRAINING CORNER


NEED TRAINING? See the Council Training Calendar for your training needs. There should be a course to meet your busy schedule as well as everyone else in your unit! Courses are being added each month, so check out the Three Fires Council Training Page to find one that meets your needs, or click on the training page on our T-Bird site to download the local registration forms! BE TRAINED!

TRAINING EVENTS & FLIERS: Need Training? This is just a small selection! BE TRAINED

  • SM/ASM Specific Training - Sat, Sept 11, 2010 - 8am - 4pm - Von Oven Scout Reservation, Naperville - John Lansing - 630-416-1897
  • BALOO Training - Sat, Sept 11, 2010 - 8am - 4pm - Von Oven Scout Reservation, Naperville - John Lansing - 630-416-1897
  • Cub Leader Specific - Sat, Sept 18, 10 - 8:30am-12 noon - St. John's Episcopal Church, 750 Aurora Ave, Naperville - Jennifer Griffin 630-848-0136
  • Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders - Sept 27 & Oct 1-2, 2010 - Camp Big Timber, Elgin - Sherry Herzog - 630-629-3850
  • Outdoor Leader Skills - Sept 27 & Oct 1-3, 2010 - Camp Big Timber, Elgin - Sherry Herzog - 630-629-3850
  • Training Academy - November 13, 2010 - TBA - Phil Hilliard, 2010 Chair
  • OKPIK Cold Weather Camping - Nov 18, 2010 , Dec 11, 2010 & Jan 14-15, 2011 - Dave Daly
  • Wood Badge - 2011 Course C-38-10 FLIER- Apr 8-10, & May 13-15, 2011 - Camp Big Timber, Elgin, IL - Deb Brown, Course Director
  • Wilderness First Aid Training - A list of Providers who offer this course



TRAINING ACADEMY 2010: Do you have a particular Scout skill at which you excel, do you have a knack for getting through to groups during instruction? Would you like to pass on that knowledge to a pack, troop,crew or explorer group? consider using your particular set of skills at the 2010 Training Academy on November 13th. We are looking for new classes and new instructors. The Training Academy committee would like to hear your idea for a class! Please email your name, unit type, number, district name and your position within the unit as well as a basic outline for the class you would like to teach and how many of the 5 sessions that are 50 minutes each you would like to teach it to.Please contact Loree Thompson at lgabey@comcast.net or call 630-551-4394. We need all submissions before July 15th to be considered for the 2010 Training Academy. We will get back to you shortly after this, as class lists and descriptions need to be posted on line by August 15th.

OA Lodge #41OA CHAPTER NEWS



OA PICNIC & GAME DAY: DATE CHANGE: The chapter is holding a social event on June 26 at Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Hobson Rd and off of Green Rd. The event be between 11am and 4pm. We will be cooking and playing games. OA and non OA members are welcome. We need notification so we will know how much food to buy. Please contact Graham Johnson or Matt Shanahan



OA Information & 2010 Calendar - A 2010 Calendar of Events in our Lodge & information on what the OA is!


THANKS TO THOSE TROOPS WHO HELPED THE STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE: May was the postal food drive in Naperville. The Thunderbird Chapter had Scouts from the following troops: Troop 107, Troop 133, Troop 505, Troop 507, Troop 133, Troop 501, Troop 222, & Troop 510. We had 70 hours of service today. Thank you so much for your cheerful service! Graham Johnson


NOTE FROM LOVES & FISHES: Dear Friends, Thank you all for your outstanding efforts this past Saturday with our Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. I know people were disappointed that we did not collect as much as we had last year, but we must look at this as “the glass half full,” and that we have raised over 31,000 pounds of food that we did not have before for people in need. That is wonderful work! We have also raised considerable awareness in the community that hungers exists, and that we need everyone to be a part of the solution to end it. Loaves & Fishes is deeply grateful for your steadfast support of this food drive. You are all awesome, great friends to the pantry and to the many people served through your generosity. Warm regards, Charles

Read the PRESS RELEASE
Charles P. McLimans - Executive Director - Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry


OA SPRING FELLOWSHIP:Mark your calendars- June 5th-7th @ CFL! We hope to see you all there! Form is on the lodge website!

Thunderbird DistrictDISTRICT COMMISSIONER CORNER

DE PATCHROB'S DISTRICT EXECUTIVE CORNER


NOTES FROM ROB: As May ends and schools wrap up there are plenty of more opportunities to have fun as a Scout/Scouter over the summer. First up is Memorial Day and many of you have responded that you are planning to march in one of the parades occurring. Encourage everyone in your unit to participate! It would be an awesome sight to see 1000+ scouts and scouters marching on Memorial Day. Do you like baseball? Well keep your eyes out for information coming soon about carrying the flags at a Du Page Dragons home game at Benedictine University and also a special ½ price Scout Night in June if you attend in uniform.

Don’t forget about camp either! Trailblazer Day Camp at Von Oven still has openings for Cub Scouts as does Camp Freeland Leslie for your Boy Scouts. Make sure to get your reservations in ASAP! - Rob Siebert, Sr District Executive

NMB CONCERT HONORING SCOUTING: The NMB will be honoring Boy Scouts and the 100th anniversary at the concert on Thursday June 10th. Ron Keller the director has asked that we try to get as many scouts as possible in uniform to come to the concert. They plan to ask the Eagle Scouts in attendance to stand in front of the stage, and they would like the rest of them to surround the crowd. The concert will start at 7:30 PM, they would like the scouts to arrive no later than 7:00. Ron’s number is 630-961-0908. Please feel free to call him if you have any questions. Thanks! Mike Ellman
Troop 100


AHA HEART SAVER CPR/1ST AID: Throughout the remainder of 2010, the Naperville Fire Department will offer American Heart Association Heart Saver CPR/AED (automatic external defibrillator) training certification classes for lay persons. Three hour classes will be offered on the following dates: 6/10, 7/28, 8/3, 9/23, 10/14, 11/16, and 12/1. All classes will run from 6:30 to 9:30 PM and will be taught by Naperville firefighters. Classes will be held at the Naperville Electric Service Center, Naperville Training Center 1392 Aurora Avenue, Suite 200 (2nd floor) in Naperville. The cost is $45 for Naperville residents or $55 for non-residents. Register at cpr@naperville.il.us. Information is available at www.naperville.il.us

THE FLAME: is Three Fires Council's newsletter & it has a new look. If you are not receiving this wealth of information via email, please go to the TFC FLAME and sign up for the email list. You can also view it on line while you are there, or access it any time you want from at the Thunderbird District Website. Sign up! Keep informed & know what is going on in our Council! Don’t miss out on the fun stuff.

EARN SPECIAL 100TH ANNIVERSARY AWARDS: A Year of Celebration – A Century of Making a Difference is an awards program developed specially for the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. There are five awards, each based on one of the five core values of the Boy Scouts of America: one for Leadership, Achievement, Community Service, Character and the Outdoors. The award is a uniquely designed patch of the 100th Anniversary emblem with slots to hold special award markers for each pillar of the program. Individuals will be able to display all earned awards at the same time on their uniforms by attaching award markers to the patch.

Each award has different requirements depending upon age. Cub Scouts have a set of requirements, as do Boy Scouts, Venturers, adult volunteers and alumni. Yes, even adults can earn awards for a change. There are five requirements for each age group for each award. All you have to do is accomplish at least three of the five requirements to earn the award. You may want to do all five requirements, but three is all that you’ll need to qualify for the award. Awards may be earned from September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010. This program is open to all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Scouting alumni. This program provides every Scout, leader and alumnus a fun and meaningful way to participate in the 100th Anniversary.