New Horizons

District Director - Robbie Waclawski
   Phone: (810)235-8719
   Voice Mail: (810)235-8719
   Email: robbie.waclawski@scouting.org

2010 Friends of Scouting

YOUR FRIENDS OF SCOUTING CONTRIBUTIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Thanks to everyone whom had your unit scheduled for a FOS presentation!

We are planning 2010 Family Friends of Scouting Presentations right now! Please contact your District Executive to schedule your Pack, Troop, or Crew Family Friends of Scouting Presentation. These Presentations will be available between January and May of 2010. It is beneficial to our volunteers to schedule these presentations during a Cub Pack Blue & Gold, a Troop Court of Honor or Crew Family night.

FOS Trained Presenters will conduct the presentations in a timely fashion. Presentations take approximately 10 minutes. Presenters may need the assistance of a unit coordinator to collect pledge cards and follow up with families. Cost to conduct the Scouting program is $120 per Scout for our Tall Pine Council.

Please contact the Finance Department for more information at 810-235-8728.

New Horizons District Recognition Dinner

When: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Location: Holy Redeemer Parish Hall,
1227 E. Bristol Road, Burton
Cost: $15.00 per person

Click here to download the New Horizons District Recognition Dinner reservation form.

The 2nd Annual "Good Turn For Goodwill Service Project!"

Sponsored by The State Bank
Through the month of March, 2010

Earn your Goodwill Patch and help hundreds in your community.

The Goodwill Good Turn Donation Drive helps people with disabilities and other barriers to find independence and employment through Goodwill programs. The donations you collect are resold in Goodwill stores providing jobs and funds for other employment programs giving people the dignity of a paycheck and the satisfaction of a job well done. For years, Goodwill Industries and the Tall Pine Council of the Boy Scouts of America have been improving people’s lives through the Power of Work - one donation, one job, one life at a time!

Click here to download the PDF document for more information.

Roundtable Summary for 2009-2010

Location: Fenton Road Baptist Church

Roundtable is for ALL Leaders in your pack and Troop to assist you in preparing for next month’s Den meeting, pack meeting and troop activities. Arrive between 6:45 and 6:59 to sign-in and interact with other leaders. Please encourage each of your adult leaders to attend this useful and informative meeting.

Note that Child Care is available for $1.00 / child 5 yrs and older (snack/movie/craft).

You filled out a survey and we listened! Here is a Roundtable Summary for 2009-2010.

• 2009-2010 New Horizons Roundtable Purpose Summary

Upcoming Roundtable Dates
March 11, 2010	Arpil 8, 2010
May 123, 2010

Genesee Cub Scout Summer Fun Days

Get ready for some fun in the sun!!! Mark your calendars for the Genesee Cub Scout Summer Fun Days.

June 21-23 2010

1 Day only: $20, 2 Days of fun: $35, or
3 Whole days: $50

For more information go to cubcamping.tpcbsa.org.

Cub Scout Camp Promotions

It is the time of year again where we make plans to help get each and every one of our Cub Scouts signed up for camp!

We have volunteers willing to come out to your Blue & Gold or to a pack meeting.  Give me a call or email with your date, time and location so we can get you scheduled in !

E-Mail: robbie.waclawski@scouting.org   or Phone: (810) 235-8719

Friends of Scouting

It’s time once again to help inform our families on the importance of supporting the Scouting program in our communities. That support comes in many forms, and financial contributions are an important one. FOS is the one of the largest sources of income for the Tall Pine Council, and we couldn’t operate without it.

Please plan 10 to 15 minutes for a FOS presentation in your Blue & Gold Banquet or troop Court of Honor in the months of January, February and March. Unit leaders will be contacted for dates, times and locations - but you can help us out by sending the information sooner to:

Nadine Baxter
810-694-4594
or
Aisha Curmi
810-344-9386

Refund and Transfer Policy

A written request with a brief explanation for the cancellation must be sent to the Tall Pine Council Service Center. The request should be received by the Service Center at least 3 weeks prior to the camp, activity, or event start date. A 10 percent (minimum $5.00) administration fee will be withheld from the refund. Refund requests received after the camp, activity, or event will be denied (extentuating circumstances may be the only exception). Transferring fees from one person to another is permissible before the event. The Tall Pine Council should be notified in writing of all transfers. This cancellation / refund policy was effective January 1, 1998, and supercedes any prior cancellation / refund policy of the Tall Pine Council, BSA.

Order of the Arrow

Chapter meetings are the same days, time location as roundtable meetings.

Attention Scoutmasters & Cubmasters!

The Tall Pine Council is in need of your e-mail addresses. With e-mail being an effective way to communicate information quickly, it is necessary that we get your e-mail address as soon as possible.

If you could please e-mail Robbie Waclawski (robbie.waclawski@scouting.org) with the following information we would grately appreciate it:

• Your Name
• Pack/Troop/Crew Number
• Your Position Title
• Your Email Address