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Trailblazer District District Chairman Louis Scotti – (631) 979-0060; Email; louispscotti@yahoo.com District Commissioner Kevin Quinn – (631) 286-4571; Email: tbdchairkq@yahoo.com District Executive - Kim Taylor (631) 924-7000 x16; Email: ktaylor@bsamail.org MALL SHOW Trailblazer District’s Annual Mall Show was a success. The day started off with a parade of boys around the Sun-Vet Mall. Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from around the district had an opportunity display for the people of the Sun-Vet Mall “What Scouting is All About”. Units had crafts, activities, games and demonstrations from Scouting Around the World. Adults as well as the boys were interested in the large Scout memorabilia display and the Scouter’s Reserve was on hand with patches and pins. We were joined by the Sheriff’s Department, Southold Indian Museum and New York Life. Units from throughout the district sent their top pinewood derby winners from each rank to race in the District Pinewood Derby Run-off! Fun was had by all….. See you next March! BIKE RODEO It's finally here, time to dust off those bicycles and start riding….But wait! Where’s your helmet? Can’t find it? Need a new one? Come to the Bike Rodeo! All scouts that attend the Bike Rodeo co-sponsored by Boy Scouts and the Town of Brookhaven receive a FREE helmet. Come join us at the Bike Rodeo on Saturday, April 30 th or Saturday, June 18 th at the Holtsville Ecology Site and have an opportunity to go through Brookhaven’s Safety City, ride through the Sheriff’s Department obstacle course and get your photo id from New York Life Insurance. Be sure to pre-register to get your 2011 Bicycle Rodeo Patch. Registration information available on the council website(sccbsa.org), or if you have any questions email Mary Bishop at applepicky@aol.com. Dates for July and August TBA. Hope to see you there….. TRAINING The Trailblazer District Cub Scout Training Staff would like to thank all of the leaders and who attended training this past year. In all, 73 people attended Cub Scout Position Specific training, 6 attended Webelos Outdoor Leader Skills, and 30 attended BALOO training. Remember, if you are changing your leadership position you need to fill out a new registration form and be trained in that position, as well as having current Youth Protection training, This is Scouting and Fast Start. Our goal is to have 100% of our leaders trained. Help us attain this goal by coming to the in- person training sessions where you get information, your questions answered, and the benefit of sharing ideas and personal experience with other leaders and our highly qualified training staff. If that is not possible you can complete the online training. Hope to see you at training next September. I would also like to thank all of the Trailblazer training staff for their time and dedication to making our training program the BEST it can be. of Ronkonkoma, who earned the award. Leadership and service are two of the highest tenets that we teach in the Scouting program. Providing role models who “walk the walk” gives us the credibility to “talk the talk” with our youth. Seeing our youth members qualify for these awards certainly reinforces that we are on the right track and renews our commitment to this tremendous program. Our district was also recognized for its support of the event. After a one-year hiatus, we once again claimed the coveted Attendance Cup!! ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS - In March, the Trailblazer District had its Annual Meeting. The Trailblazer District Committee for 2011-2012: District Chairman Dr. Louis Scotti District Commissioner Kevin Quinn Membership - Gary Caruthers Venturing - Mike Keller Finance - Pat Mauro FOS - Patti Simon/Ellen Gherardi Popcorn - Pat Tariol Program - Kevin Tagg Vice Chair/ Boy Scout Activities - Steve Kesner Cub Scout Activities - Mary Bishop Webelos-to-Scout Transition - Mikel King Order of the Arrow - Bill Fontaine Advancement - Pete Scavo Training - Georgina Riley Boy Scout Training - Martin Minouge Cub Scout Training - Robin Sconzo Venture Training - Bob Koch Roundtable - Marge Wachlin Boy Scout Roundtable - Ed Quick Cub Scout Roundtable - Michele Alexio/ Mary Scotti Scouters Reserve - Marge Wachlin I would like to thank Lou Vlismas for his service as advancement chairman. Lou did an excellent job of keeping our advancement on track. As many know, Ryan Bieler, our district executive for the past 7 years, accepted a position in a council in Indiana. We wish him well in all that he does. I would also like to extend a warm Trailblazer welcome to our new District Executive, Kim Taylor!!! I have had the pleasure of working with Kim for the past several years as she coordinated the career speakers program. I look forward to her bringing her energy and enthusiasm to our district! CALENDAR OF EVENTS May 7-8 May 14 May 18 May 21 June 15 June 18, July 16, August 20 September 23-25 November Webelos Woods, Baiting Hollow Scout Camp Newsday Field of Wheels Roundtable, Saxton Middle School Tiger Fun Day, Holtville Ecology Center Roundtable, Saxton Middle School Bike Rodeo, Holtsville Ecology Center Trailblazer Fall Camporee, Navy Road, Easthampton Merit Badge Midway GOOD DEED AWARD Trailblazer hosted a successful Twenty-eighth Annual Good Deed Award fundraiser on April 14th at the Bellport Country Club. Noted businessman and active Rotarian, Gary Zanazzi was recognized for his contributions to Scouting over the years. Gary is better known as the President of Swezey Fuel Oil Corporation located in Patchogue. Thanks go to Gary and his committee for this very successful event. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE HONOREES!! Trailblazer District would like to congratulate its honorees recognized at the Council Fellowship Dinner at Villa Lombardi’s. Martin Minogue was awarded the Silver Beaver, for his outstanding service to youth and his community, both in and out of Scouting. Martin is currently the Boy Scout training chairman for our district. We also had three individuals receive the Venturing Leadership Award. This award is presented by the council to both youth and adult leaders who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing and who exemplify the Venturing Code and Venturing Oath. Two youth members received this award: Nicole White and Dean Nicolai, both with Crew 777, chartered by the Macarthur Business Alliance. We also had an adult advisor, Michael Keller from Crew 272, chartered to St. Joseph’s Parish Pictured (l-r): Council President Rudy Santoro, Gary Zanazzi and Scout Executive Dirk Smith Page 10 Navigator, May - July 2011
Benjamin Tallmadge District District Chairman Pat Kelly – (631) 821-9087; Email: pat@stallarcenter.com District Commissioner Gerri Alfano – (631) 382-2414; Email: gacommish@aol.com District Director James Grimaldi – (631) 924-7000 x21; Email: jgrimald@bsamail.org Great Boy Scout and Cub Scout Events Planned for 2011–2012 In the Benjamin Tallmadge District We are planning some exciting activities for the coming year. In the fall, the Boy Scouts will hike the Benjamin Tallmadge Trail over the weekend of October 15-16. The 21-mile trail extends from Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai to the Manor St. George in Mastic. We will camp at Cathedral Pines overnight and are looking forward to being entertained by the 2 nd Regiment of the Light Dragoons, which was once led by Benjamin Tallmadge himself! At the end of October we will have Baiting Halloween to look forward to. We already have fun booths planned for the festivities! The Webelos and troops will be having Webelos Woods on November 5-6 at the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp. We are looking forward to another exciting weekend with the Webelos. There are more than 18 activities planned, both for fun and learning great skills. In January, the Winter Camporee will also take place at BHSC and in the spring, we are going to have a joint Boy Scout/Cub Scout event at Cathedral Pines County Park on April 28-29, 2012. The Webelos will be able to sleep overnight. Meanwhile, the Cubs for Cubs event will be running at the same time as the Spring Camporee for the troops. This year, we are also are planning a winter activity for the Cubs. All information will be posted on the websites – btdistrict.org or sccbsa.com. Looking forward to seeing you all at these great events! Any questions – kathywest51@aol.com or 698-6040. Scouting For Food 2011 Once again the Cubs, Scouts and Venturers of the Benjamin Tallmadge District joined forces to participate in the annual Scouting for Food service project and collected and distributed nearly TEN TONS OF FOOD to the dwindling and empty pantries throughout the district. Well over one hundred volunteers from the various packs, troops and Venture units were on hand on Saturday morning, March 19 th at the Coram Fire House to collect, sort and pack the food that had been gathered by the local units. A number of parents commented on how all of the children, ranging from seven year old Tigers to high school seniors, worked so well together to make this a very rewarding service project for the community. All of the pantries expressed their thanks and appreciation to the Scouts for their time and effort and thanked Gerri Alfano, Donna Dunn, Kathy Westrich and Kathy Eyerman and all of the committee members and adult volunteers that made it an especially successful campaign this year. A special THANKS is also extended to the Coram Fire Department for hosting this event at their fire house. Irwin Eyerman SPRING CAMPOREE – 2011 Our Spring Camporee was held over April 15-16-17 at the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp. The theme of the camporee, “TEAMWORK”, was demonstrated by the more than 300 participants in constructing a square bridge measuring roughly 24 feet by 24 feet. Despite the cool and windy conditions, each troop built an 8-foot section of the bridge, which were then assembled to form the huge square. The project took five hours to complete; but, when it was done, it was strong enough to support everyone’s weight! The Scouts used only all-natural materials such as cut logs and bamboo poles which were held together by lashings made of rope. They all did an amazing job! Other activity stations included climbing the cargo net, the 2-Man saw and a tugof-war. First-time campers, Venture Crew 244, joined the troops for the weekend and worked on earning their Totin’ Chip cards. When rain moved in late in the day, the activity shifted to the dining hall where Mass was conducted celebrating Palm Sunday. Everyone enjoyed the challenging weekend and are looking to forward to hiking the Benjamin Tallmadge Trail in the Fall. 2011 Wood Badge N7-404-11-1 There has been in overwhelming response to the 2011 Wood Badge Course. As of April 9th, there were already 62 people signed up for the course. Course Director Bob Koch has received permission from the Northeast Region to increase the typical 48 participant limit to 56. This leaves a waiting list, and this shouldn’t discourage anyone from signing up since we usually have a number of dropouts due work and personal commitments. N7-404-11-1 will be held at Baiting Hollow Scout Camp during the weekends of Friday, September 9th to Sunday September 11th and Saturday October 1st to October 3rd, 2011. The Wood Badge staff has been selected and started their development phase. As in past years, participants can expect a staff of extremely dedicated Scouters who bring the highest level of enthusiastic scouting spirit to the course. They will generously share their experiences with every participant and offer themselves as a resource during the course…and years after. They will set the example for how the scouting program was meant to be run. Carl Gullans/Bill Somerville Wood Badge Scholarship Over the past couple years, we lost a pair of tremendous Scouters and past Wood Badge Scoutmasters. Carl Gullans (of Theodore Roosevelt Council and NE-II-121) and Bill Somerville (Suffolk County Council and NE-II-135) provided training to many Scouters and in making an impact on them, it translated to hundreds of Scouts that these leaders influenced. To honor these past course directors, we have initiated a scholarship in their names with the purpose of providing financial support to Scouters who need assistance to take the course. If you are Wood Badge trained, then you know the benefits that comes from completing the course. Any financial contribution that you can provide would be appreciated. For additional details, please check the council website. Past Wood Badge Scoutmasters, Ralph Ascoli and Vinnie Giacalone will be facilitating the program. Navigator, May - July 2011 Page 11
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