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Suffolk County Council Boy Scouts of America LONG ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY 2011 MEMORIAL DAY FLAG PLACEMENT All Scouting units that have participated in previous years at LI National Cemetery are invited to participate again in the annual flag placement on Saturday, May 28, 2011. Long Island National Cemetery is located at 2040 Wellwood Avenue in Farmingdale, NY. Units that have not participated in the past are welcome to participate in the flag retrieval on Saturday, June 4, 2011. The event begins at 7:00 a.m. when units, at their pre-assigned areas of the cemetery, place U.S. Gravesite Flags at each grave to recognize and honor our military men and women. Scouts and their families are invited to enjoy refreshments behind the administration building once they are done placing flags. Units must return the following Saturday, June 4, at 7:00 a.m. to remove the flags and place them in bundles for storage for the following year. Rain date is Sunday, June 5, 2011. This event is coordinated with Kevin Tagg and Annette Bianco. If you have any questions please contact Annette at 631-454-4951/email: Annette.Bianco@va.gov or Kevin Tagg - sctmstrt32@aol.com. THIS IS A CLASS A UNIFORM EVENT EACH PARTICIPANT WILL RECEIVE A 2011 COMMEMORATIVE PATCH Section assignments will be sent to you after you complete and fax in your participation form to Long Island National Cemetery. This form is due by May 1, 2011 to insure your unit will receive a section to work. FAX forms to: 631-694-5422 or Email them to: Annette.Bianco@va.gov Unit Information:____________________________________ Name of Contact:_________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________ Phone:_________________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________ Please check below what your unit can do. _____ Our unit has attended in the past and would like to participate in placement and retrieval. _____Our unit has not attended in the past but would like to participate in the retrieval. Suffolk County Council Boy Scouts of America CALVERTON NATIONAL CEMETERY MEMORIAL DAY FLAG PLACEMENT GOOD TURN All Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Venture Crews, Explorer Posts, and Scouting families are invited to participate in the annual flag placement at Calverton National Cemetery on Saturday, May 28, 2011. Calverton National Cemetery is off of Route 25 in Calverton, NY. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. when units, at their pre-assigned areas of the cemetery, place U.S. GRAVESITE FLAGS at each grave to recognize and honor our military men and women. At 11:00 a.m., following the placement of flags, all Scouts and families are invited to participate in a short ceremony and enjoy refreshments. Units are expected to return the following Saturday, June 4, at 9:30 a.m. to remove the flags and place them in bundles for storage for the following year. This event is sponsored and coordinated through The American Legion Pearl Harbor Memorial Post No. 1941. For more information, contact the Suffolk County Council Service Center at 924-7000 or Frank Bailey, Council Calverton Memorial Day Chairman at 732-4529. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL RECEIVE A 2011 COMMEMORATIVE PATCH Section assignments & additional information will be mailed to you on or about May 1 st after you complete and send in your participation form below to Suffolk County Council, BSA: This form is due by April 15, 2011 to insure your unit will receive a section to work. Mail to: <strong>SUFFOLK</strong> COUNTY COUNCIL, BSA 7 SCOUTING BOULEVARD MEDFORD, NEW YORK 11763 District: ____________ Pack # _____________ Troop # ____________ Crew # _____________ Approximate number of participants: ____________ Do you wish to be teamed with another particular Pack or Troop? If so, which Unit? ____________. Are you requesting any particular section to work at Calverton National Cemetery? ____________ Unit contact person NAME: _______________________________________________________ Very Important! Print ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________ Print CITY: __________________________________, NY ZIP: ______________ Print PHONE: ( ) _______________________________ THIS IS A “RAIN OR SHINE” EVENT Page 4 Navigator, May - July 2011
Journey to Excellence Replaces Good Turn for America You can now enter your service hours at www.scouting.org/awards/journeytoexcellence. Scroll down the page to see the link on the right hand side. Users of www.goodturnforamerica will be redirected to the Journey to Excellence page. The new Journey to Excellence service hour website will replace the Good Turn for America website, so there will never be duplication. The reports available in the Good Turn for America site will also be available in the JTE service hour website. When you visit the website, look to the right hand side. Units that have used the Good Turn for America website should click “returning user” and they will see the same page they used to see at the Good Turn for America site. They will use the same user name and password they have always used. If the unit has never set up an account, then they will be a first time user. All users are encouraged to create a user name and password that can be passed onto the next Unit Service Coordinator/Volunteer such as if they are Pack 2 – User name Pack 2, Password: (Maybe this is the name of your meeting place). Units that have questions should check out: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards/JourneyToExcellence/unit_tips.aspx for answers to all their questions about reporting service hours and projects, and Eagle service hours and projects. How to Record Service Hours First-time user: • You will need your unit ID (five to 11 digits) and your unit number (four digits, no letters). You can get this information by calling the service, 631-924-7000, ext. 37 or 26. • Go to the website at www.scouting.org/awards/journeytoexcellence. Look for the “Service Project” area of the screen. Click on “Enter service hours here.” Choose “Click here to log in or create an account.” Volunteers with a MyScouting account can also reach the Journey to Excellence service hour website by clicking on the service hours link on the left side of the screen in the “Unit Tools” section. • Select “Click Here” to register. Complete your information and create a user name and password. The user name must be unique (you may have to try again). Your e-mail address will be used only if you forget your password. Returning user: • Enter your user name and password, then click “Login.” Select an option. F.D.R. Division District Executive Lauren Vlachos (631) 924-7000, ext. 37; Email: lvlachos@bsamail.org District Commissioner Jack Petracca – (631) 271-5934 Boy Scouts of America, Special Needs Scouting Division 24th Annual Golf Outing Tuesday, August 9th SAVE THE DATE The Suffolk County Council, Boy Scouts of America, Special Needs Scouting Division will hold its 24th Annual Golf Outing on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. The tournament will take place at the Hamlet Wind Watch Golf and Country Club, 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, NY with a morning teeoff filled with games and prizes, breakfast and refreshments on the course. Following the tournament will be an awards luncheon and prize drawing at the Country Club. The Special Needs Scouting Division provides programs for more than 200 developmentally, physically, and emotionally disabled youth and adults of Suffolk County. The mission of the division is to provide opportunities for individuals with special needs to participate in the Scouting movement. The division not only offers Scouts the opportunity to earn special achievements and awards but also to enhance life skills, foster independence, and build selfreliance. Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 9 th . Your support in this outing will enable us to continue to provide life-enriching Scouting programs for more than 200 individuals with special needs. For more information or to reserve our best package “Champion Sponsorship” which includes signage throughout the event, a 4some of golfers, and recognition in program all for $1250 please contact Lauren Vlachos at 924-7000 ext. 37 or LVLACHOS@ bsamail.org. Please join us as we celebrate our Scouts and enjoy a great day of golf. Summer Camp Opportunities The Suffolk County Council is committed to provide quality outdoor opportunities for all of its Scouts with its troop camping programs. If your troop does not have summer camp plans, a Scout can attend: • Provisional Camp where adult leadership is provided and he has the opportunity to particpate in all programs. Provisional camping also allows Scouts to return for more than one week of camp during the 5 weeks offered this summer. • Bridge Camp (August 1-7) is for Boy Scouts who have just bridged over from Webelos. Scouts are given the opportunity to work on Totin Chip, Fireman Chit, Baiting Hollow naturalist and participate in all of the other camp programs. • Aquatics Camp (July 31-August 6) – Participants must pass the BSA Swim test on the day of arrival. Scouts will go on an overnight canoe trip, enjoy sailing on the Long Island Sound and work towards BSA Boardsailing, Kayaking, Mile Swim and Lifeguard. • Eagle Camp (August 14-19) Counselors will be available for all the Eagle required merit badges, but the Scout is responsible to plan early and see which merit badges have requirements that must be completed before camp. • Counselor in Training Program (June 30-July 23) – for Scouts at least 14 years old by July 1. Cub Scouts also have many summer camp opportunities and they include: • Baiting Hollow Day Camp – 9 one-week sessions • Cub Adventure Day Camp – 7 one-week sessions • Resident Camp at Baiting Hollow – 5-day, 4-night program for Cub Scouts and Webelos to sleep at camp. • Cub Parent Weekend Camping – 5 action packed weekends Family Camp is offered the three summer holiday weekends – Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. Call the council service center or go to the council website (sccbsa.org) or the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp website (baitinghollowscoutcamp. org) for information. Navigator, May - July 2011 Page 5
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