Here are some pics from the 2012 Galleria Mall Show:

Congratulations to the 2012 District Award of Merit honorees for the Indian Steps District:

Marty Zimmerman                      

Troop 27, Pack 156 and District Member at Large

Tina Wagner                                   

Pack 184, Troop 184 and Unit Commissioner

Keith Metzel          

Troop 40 and the O.A. Chapter Advisor

They will be receiving their awards at the 2012 District Dinner on Friday March 30 at 6:30 PM. Details on the dinner.

The next Life to Eagle Seminar will be held on March 15, 2012 at 7 PM. Troop 48 will be hosting the seminar at Glen Rock Ambulance Club (59 Water Street, Glen Rock, PA 17327). This program is open to Life Scouts who are looking at taking that next step to be an Eagle Scout! RSVP for this seminar by emailing Brian Bramble at brian.bramble@scouting.org .

The 2012 Day Camp will take place at the Izzak Walton League in Dallastown this July 16-20 with the theme being –   Dinosaurs!

There is still room for staff for this summer especially in the:

• Medical Officer
• Fishing
• Cub Skills
• Sports and Games

In addition to a tshirt and patch, being a member of the staff (for the entire week) lets your registered Cub Scout son come to camp that week for free!

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity to assist with this year’s staff contact Kevin Stein at 332-0945 or thesteins1@comcast.net

Hello all,                                     

The 2012 Galleria Mall Show will be Saturday February 4th from 10 am to 4 pm. If your unit is participating this year, please let either Brian Bramble (brian.bramble@scouting.org) or Terri Boyd (terriboyd24@aol.com)  know by Friday January 20th! This is an important deadline so proper arrangements can be made in regards to this event.

Take a look at the requirements for 2012 and the Journey to Excellence!

The link to the registering service hours on the Journey to Excellence site is : https://scoutnet.scouting.org/gtfa/ui/security/login.aspx 

The instructions regarding passwords for registering service hours and other items can be found at: https://scoutnet.scouting.org/gtfa/includes/files/popHelp.htm

 Other Frequently asked Questions can be found at: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/mission/JTE_FAQs-Unit.pdf

 Scorecards for the units for Journey to Excellence:

Troop Scorecard                         

Pack Scorecard                       

Crew Scorecard

Your Unit is invited to show off their talents in…..

A Scandanavian Smorgasboard of Fun!!!!   

Where: Indian Steps Klondike
Camp Tuckahoe

When: January 27-29, 2012

What: Adults and Leaders from each unit are being
asked to plan and run a station that best shows
off their units talents. This could be cooking,
scout skills, etc. Each unit is also asked to
provide a token that can be given to the Patrols    
that visit their station.
Station ideas and a list of items to be supplied by
the patrols on their sled must be submitted to
Terri Boyd at isactivitiesbsa@gmail.com or by
calling 717-870-0189 .

The packet for the event!

First Capital & Indian Steps Districts

2011 Fall Camporee

Date: September 23, 24, & 25, 2011

Location: Wizard Ranch Hallam, PA

Time: Registration Fri 4:00PM-7PM; Sat 7:30AM-8AM

Boy Scout/Webelo/Venture Program: Sat 9AM-4PM

It is time for the FALL CAMPOREE ! The theme for this year’s camporee is “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE”.

Patrols/Dens/Crews should “Be Prepared” to rise to the challenges of the day’s activities. Your stealth skills and ingenuity will be utilized to the utmost but, be ready for the unknown.

A Friday Night Challenge for 14 years and older will test your older youth’s skills. They should bring long pants, long sleeve shirts, hiking boots or like (no open toed shoes), and working flashlight with fresh batteries.

Lunch for Saturday should be a bag lunch, to be taken on the trail. There will not be time to return to the camp site.

Camp fires and circles will be determined by the weather conditions at time of Camporee, so come prepared with alternate cooking methods and your “Leave No Trace Camping Skills”.

Units must register by Friday, August 26, 2011 to guarantee patches at Camporee. Also, unit camp site assignments will be determined by registration date, unit size, and to receive spirit points. To be registered early is to be on time. All information can be found on the registration packet.

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Any questions and/or additional information call George Holder 717-764-0649 or Terri Boyd 717-870-0189.

What is a great way to have fun in the summer? Well, over 200 cub scouts from the Indian Steps District could answer that in two words: DAY CAMP! From July 18 to the 22nd the Izzak Walton League was the home for Cubs from 20 different packs enjoying the fun of day camp. Fun included sports, fishing, shooting sports (archery, BB guns and slingshots), crafts, rockets and more! Kudos to director Kevin Stein and his staff of 48 for the wonderful program and organization of this fun event!