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!

An Indian Steps welcome to the newest unit in the district — Explorer Post 343 sponsored by the Leo Fire Company in Red Lion. Welcome!

            

On Friday June 3rd local businessman Bob Hittie was honored at the Scouter’s Champion event held at Naylor Winery. Bob has been a stalwart in the community and has been a supporter of Scouting in the southern York county region for over 25 years.

Thanks goes out to committee members Scott Hittie, Matt Blyth, Jeff Brown, Eric Paulus, Jim Holley and Tom Olson for their assistance in helping this event come together and special thanks to Dick Naylor and Michael Summers for aiding in making this reception come together. Thank yous also go to Gina Kreh, Sue Jacobs, Barb Perkoski and Lynn Bernhard for their assistance at the event.

Over $4,200 was raised to support the Council at this event featuring music, food and wine sampling that honored Bob Hittie.

The Indian Steps District would like to thank all of the units and the presenters that helped Indian Steps District achieve its Friends of Scouting goal for 2011! While there are some units still to have presentations (and every bit still helps!) the district went over its goal of $31,000. Special thanks to our presenters for their effort and dedication:

Bill Stewart                        Tom Olson                             Tom Powers                           Ann Luciani

Matt Blyth                          Lynn Bernhard                       Sue Jacobs                            Adam Swomley

Kevin Tyler                         Kim Hackett                          Marty Zimmerman                   Becky Magnani

Eric Foust

And thanks to all of the donors from all of our families for making the difference with so many youth!

There will be a Fall Recruitment Rally on Wednesday June 15 at 7 PM at Pine Grove United Methodist Church. This will  be a great opportunity to see:

• Incentive items from the Council for the fall roundups

• Opportunities to see various techniques and roundup ideas

• Strategy tips for promoting your pack

• Publicity ideas and using BeAScout.org

Program Launch will be held June 1 at Camp Tuckahoe between 5PM – 8PM. This event is open throughout that time for people to arrive and features tons of great information and more. Some things that will be at Program Launch include:

• Register for cabins for 2011-2012
• The new council calendar
• District Information
• Door Prizes
• Seeing fellow leaders from throughout the Council
• Signing up for popcorn
• Dinner is provided
• Information on training dates for the coming year
• Meet outside agencies that could have program ideas or opportunities for your unit
• Commissioner Cash

Earn extra commissioner cash for:

• Signing up for the popcorn sale!!!!
• Bringing the draft copy of your unit annual plan
• Registering for a cabin

RSVP for this evening with Sarah Sheaffer at Sarah.sheaffer@scouting.org today!