Whether you re-charter on turn in night or another time, here are some key steps.  On the charter, make sure you have both signatures – Institution Head and Scout Leader.  Remember you will also need the Institution Head’s signature on the Charter Agreement.  Make sure to bring a blank check that is signed; this eliminates the possibility of having the check written for an incorrect amount which would lead to more work.  Don’t forget any new applications that are being turned in with the charter and make sure they are completely filled out and signed.  Adult apps need to have the background page as well as the general page completely filled out and signed.  Last, but not least, bring preferred dates for Friends of Scouting Presentation (End of Jan. – Mar.), Camp Promotion (Jan.-April) and for the Troops – Order of the Arrow Unit Election (Jan.-April).

Re-charter Turn In Night is on Tuesday, December 6th from 6-8:30 pm at York Council Service Center.  Please call Patrick at the office to schedule your appointment.  Representatives from each district sub-committee will be in attendance to answer any questions.  If you are unable to turn in your unit charter that night, please call Patrick as soon as possible to schedule another time.  Remember to contact your Unit Commissioner if you need help with the re-charter process.

Re-charter Training is scheduled for Thursday, October 27th from 7 to 8 pm at the York Service Center. Please call in to the scout office to let them know you are coming so we can make sure there are enough training materials.

Is your unit prepared for re-charter? Has the same person been doing your re-charter for years? Consider having someone else attend the training so you have a backup. Scouting relies on volunteers, but we all have a great responsibility in making sure the program is there for the youth. As such, we should always have a back-up person that is trained and ready to take over should the need arise.

First Capital & Indian Steps Districts

2011 Fall Camporee

The Mission Impossible camporee started off wet and muddy delaying the night games to Saturday night.  On Saturday, the sun broke through the clouds drying our campsites and boosting our spirits as we enjoyed the many activities including morse code, bb shooting and bomb handling.  OA members enjoyed another great social with delicious Caramel Apple Crumb Cobbler and Chocolate Peanutbutter Fudge Cake.  Sunday brought us another beautiful day at Wizard Ranch and a sermon that while interesting and unique was not as short as advertised.  Many fun times were had by all and a special thanks goes out to all of the leaders in the units and on the district staff who helped plan and staff the event.  This camporee turned out to be MISSION POSSIBLE!

First Capital Cub Scout Day Camp will be held July 25-29 at Rocky Ridge Park in York. We will meet each day from 830am to 430pm. Cost is $70 per scout. We will be having a Family Picnic Friday afternoon at 4pm right before closing campfire. Cost for the picnic is $7.00 per meal, kids under 5 may share meals. Click here for the registration packet.

 The First Capital Unit Recognition Dinner took place on Tuesday, March 1st at the Dover Community Center  in Dover. It was a great success. A good time was had by all, the food was excellent, the fellowship was enjoyable and every unit was recognized for the good things that they do for the First Capital District.

The food was Fantastic!Congratulations to every unit in the First Capital District for all your hard work.

Congratulations to every unit in the First Capital District for all your hard work.

Every unit was recognized in an area where they excel.

Congratulations to James Schreiber, Mary Dettinger, and Jan Wagner. Our 2011 First Capital District Award of Merit recipients.

  The First Capital District is teaming up once again with Blue and Grey district to hold our annual Klondike Derby at Camp Tuckahoe February 18-20.   All Troops, Crews, and Webelo Dens are encouraged to come out and brave the cold to show off their Mountain Man Skills. To register please fill out and return the registration form to the council service center by January 13.   Unit sled plans can be found here. 

The First Capital fall Cub Scout recruitment campaign has made it into the newspaper. The York Dispatch has run an ad to help us in our final stage of fall recruitment. Check it out here. http://ydtalk.com/jdispatch/?p=2314 

      Thank you to all of the district volunteers and scout units who participated in our re-charter night on Dec 7th. It was a huge success! The average unit time to complete the whole process was 25 minutes and the longest any unit had to wait in line to check out was 5 minutes. Through re-working the schedule and the lay out of the conference room we were able to shorten the average completion time by over an hour! We could not have done this without our great district volunteers and the cooperation of each of our scout units.

     The kick off of the 2011 FOS campaign is nearing and it is time to start checking your unit calendars and pick a date for your FOS presentation. You can call Patrick at any time to set up a date, or come to Re-Charter night with a date prepared to sign up. Our District goal is to have all units signed up for their FOS presentation by December 31st.