Welcome to the Official Website for
Email: harford@baltimorebsa.org
Harford District
Boy Scouts of America
Serving Harford County Maryland
Last updated January 26, 2012
Important Announcements:
Day Camp Coordinator Training
Cub Scout Leaders -
Day Camp Registration is quickly approaching! We will be holding Pack Coordinator training this Saturday, January 28th at 9:30 am. at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd located at 1515 Emmorton Road in Bel Air. All packs participating in "The Greatest Day Camp on Earth" must have a pack coordinator to ensure that accurate information is getting to your parents and that all the necessary paperwork is completed and turned in! Contact Krissy Flatau, Day Camp Registrar, if you have questions HDdaycampregistrar@gmail.com
What is New on our Site
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2012 Council Recognition
Reception
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2012 Scouting For Food Date
Change
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2012 Outstanding Unit
Scouter Award
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Eagle Scout Workbook Reviews
District Key Dates
This is the tentative District Calendar dates for 2012. Dates in BOLD have changed from the date published in the 2011 - 2012 Council Calendar. All dates are subject to change.
January 2012
3 District Committee & Commissioners Meeting (Tuesday) @ Bel Air United Methodist Church at 7:00 PM
9 Roundtable- Harford Technical High School at 7:00 PM
OA Chapter Meeting
Venturing Program Forum
18 -
Life to Eagle Seminar @ the Fallston Volunteer Fire Company at 7 PM.
26 - Council Recognition Reception Martins East at 6:30 PM
27 29 - Operation Icicle
28 - Day Camp Coordinator Training - at 9:30 am. at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd located at 1515 Emmorton Road in Bel Air.
February 2012
6 District Committee & Commissioners Meeting @ Bel Air United Methodist Church at 7:00 PM
13 Roundtable - Harford Technical High School at 7:00 PM
OA Chapter Meeting
Venturing Program Forum
18 - Day of Training
ATTENTION
ALL ADULT VOLUNTEER!!
National BSA is updating its policy on Adult
Background Checks
Please review this policy by
Clicking this link BSA Adult Volunteer Background
Checks (PDF document)
Thank you
Scout
Recruiting Program
Recruiting should be year round
activity!
Please feel free to give me a
call with any questions.
Timothy S. Baker
2011 Harford District Recruiting
Coordinator
443.617.2819, Tim_3702@msn.com
To find out more information about joining the scouting program please contact:
Alex Hutton, 443-573-2526 ahutton@baltimorebsa.org
Other Websites with
exciting information:
Harford Scouting News
ATTENTION ALL UNIT LEADERS!!
Get the latest information about Harford District! To sign up send an email to: listmanager@bacscouters.org and
include subscribe harfordnews in the message
Your e-mail address will automatically be added to the list. Its so easy!
2012
District Professional Leadership
Harford
District Scout Leaders,
Please
welcome aboard our new District Director Alex Hutton.
Alex has been
a Scouting professional in the Baltimore Area Council for the last five years
previously serving the Dulaney District and most
recently The Capitol District. Alex is an Eagle Scout and a home grown
Harford County guy. He is looking forward to working in the District
where he began his Scouting career as a Youth. Alex will be a tremendous asset to the
district and will continue to provide excellent support to the already
fantastic Scouting programs in Harford County.
Alexs
contact information is 443-573-2526 and ahutton@baltimorebsa.org.
2012
District Leadership Meeting
Harford District Leadership!
Usually the District Committee and
Commissioner Meeting are held on first Monday of the Month. The meeting
will be held at Bel Air United Methodist Church
beginning at 7pm.
We are using a new format. This means
we will meet as an entire group, commissioner and committee members, and then
we will divide into breakout groups at 7:15 and come back together as a group
around 8pm to summarize the results of the meetings.
The district charter is scheduled to
be completed prior to the Annual Business meeting in May.
For those of you who attend district
meetings on a regular basis, thank you for your commitment! If you cannot
attend please send a Proxy to represent your committee.
If you have not been in attendance in some
time, remember you are always welcome and your input is valued!
2012 BSA Tour
Plan
Click Link to the New BSA
Tour Plan
2012 BSA
Medical Forms
Click Link to the New BSA Medical Forms
2012 Guide to
Safe Scouting
Click Link to the New BSA Guide to Safe Scouting
EXTREME
WEATHER CLOSING POLICY
During extreme weather events that effect the region especially during the winter the Harford District will follow the schedule of the Harford County School System.
This is being done so staff and volunteers will know what the schedule will be.
If Harford County schools close early so will the District event.
This policy affects most District events. All camping events, such as Camporee, will be held as scheduled unless a special announcement has been made.
In this case every attempt will be made to contact the Unit Leader and be posted on the Web site.
Broad Creek Scout Reservation rarely closes as so many of our campers seek a winter camping experience.
To check on the Broad Creek schedule you should call the Broad Creek phone 410-879-4922 and the voice message will let you know of any camp schedule changes or call
Eric Chase's phone at 443-573-2501 and any schedule changes will be in the voice message.
Roundtable Facilities Policy
Our monthly District Roundtable meetings are held at the Harford Technical High School on the second Monday of the month from September through May starting at 7:00 PM. Please review the following District facilities policy
Click to Download Harford District Roundtable Facilities Policy
Disclosure
Authorization Form
We have made available a copy of the BSA disclosure authorization for your use.
Click to Download BSA Disclosure Authorization form
Council and National Policies and Forms
Harford District is a part for the Baltimore Area Council (we are not a separate organization). We are providing a link to the Baltimore Area Council for Policies and Forms so that you have access to the most up to date information. Baltimore Area Council website has a link to the most current National Policies and Forms. Forms on this site are specific to district business or we have been asked to post them on our site by Baltimore Area Council.
Link to Baltimore Area Council website
2012 HARFORD DISTRICT ADULT RECOGNITION
AWARDS
Nominations are now being accepted for the recognition of Adult Volunteers of Harford District Boy Scouts of America.
The presentations may include:
Cub Scouter of the Year, Boy Scouter of the Year, Venturer of the Year, Commissioner of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Kendall Family Award and the District Award of Merit
To nominate someone or family for an award please download, print and submit form with background materials to Awards committee by April 23, 2012.
Send to:
e-mail to: SMKILCZ@aol.com
Click to download the Adult Recognition Nomination Form (PDF)
Click to download the District Award of Merit Nomination Form
Awards will be presented at the Harford District Adult Volunteer Dinner on Monday June 11, 2012
2012 Outstanding Unit Scouter Award
Fellow
Scouters in Harford District,
Harford
District is very proud of their adult leaders in the Cub Scout, Boy Scout and
Venture Scout programs. This pride is a result of the hundreds of adult
volunteers willing to spend countless hours of personal time with a boy or a
group of boys, to spark an imagination, to instill a commitment to the ideals
of scouting, and to give something to the youth that will give him skill or an
experience that he may not have enjoyed if he was not in scouting
..
Each year every Unit in Harford District
is eligible to select one of their adult leaders for the Outstanding Unit Scouter Award.
Its time to
recognize the outstanding leaders in your Unit. I am sure you have one in your
Unit. This nomination effort does not take a lot of time and the results are
worth the time it takes. Its important to say thanks every once in a while
to the people that devote their many talents to Unit level activities.
Please
consider getting with your Unit to nominate one of your leaders for this award.
You will receive the award which can be framed and presented by either a
District representative or someone in the Unit. An example of the award is
attached in this package as well as an example of the statement of service.
I know
several Units have nominated someone within their Unit for many years and it has
become sort of a tradition. Please keep up the good work of recognizing your
Leaders.
Yours
in Scouting,
Mike
Baldwin
Assistant
District Commissioner
OUS
Award Coordinator
Harford
District, BSA
The Outstanding Unit Scouter Award is presented by a District representative to unit-level Scouters, upon approval by the unit commissioner, for outstanding service to boys through unit activities over a sustained period of time. Each chartered unit in the District may receive one award per year for candidates who meet the following qualifications:
- The candidate must have been a registered, trained member of the unit in any position or combination of positions, except Scoutmaster, for at least 24 months prior to the award nomination date. (A Scoutmaster can be recognized by the Distinguished Scoutmaster Award of Merit)
- The candidate must not have been recognized with an OUSA in the previous three years.
- The service should have had a significant impact on the ability to
provide the Scouting program to boys within the unit.
- The service should have been rendered over a sustained period of
time, not just for a single event or activity.
- The service should not have been in support of a District-level activity, such as a Camporee or Activity Day. (That service is recognized by the District Award of Merit when it is appropriate)
- While each unit may receive one award per year, there is no obligation to submit a nomination if there are no qualified and deserving candidates.
Nominations will be prepared by the unit committee or by individual members of the committee of the unit and approved by the unit commissioner.
These awards will normally be presented at the Blue and Gold Banquet or Court of Honor or another significant event the unit has planned
Please click to download the Outstanding Unit Scouter Award Nomination form
Download OUS Citation (Example)
Activities & Civic
Service
2012 Council Volunteer Recognition Reception
Date Thursday January 26, 2012
Location: Martins East
9000 Pulaski Highway
Baltimore MD 21220
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Reception begins at 6:30 PM
Celebration and Awards Program
7:15 PM
Cost: $50.00 no later than
January 13, 2012
$60.00 after January 13, 2012
For Ticket Information contact
Dottie Fisher
2012 Good Turn for America
Units get
credit for the service project that you work so hard on during the year. We
need units to register and report the results of both service and Eagles
projects that benefit our local community. For more information contact Richard
Trznadel at roundtables.
2012 Scouting For Food
Units mark
your calendar for a change in the date of the Baltimore Area Councils National
Good Turn.
The Council
is moving the date for Scouting For Food
Bag Distribution Weekend April
14-15, 2012
Bag Collection Day Saturday, April 21, 2012
More Information will
be available at future Roundtables
2012 Operation Icicle
Date:
January 27 29, 2012
Location:
Camp Spencer at Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation
Cost: $ 8.00
per person
Program: A
Winter camping experience for Boy Scout and Venturing Units. An exciting
program trail based on the On Target Theme will challenge individuals and
units to show off their scouting skills and spirit. Additional Program
Information and registration will be available at the December and January
Roundtables.
For more
information, call Michael Pilachowski, Program
Director at 443 502-5128, or email at michaelcamp751@yahoo.com.
Click to download Event Registration form
2012 Baltimore Blast Scout Night
January 28, 2011 at 7:35pm
Tickets to see Baltimores own premier indoor soccer leagues are only $16 each!
- All Scouts
can earn beads, badges, belt loops or pins requirements in the following
categories: Den Activities, Family Activities, Go See
Its, Soccer, Fitness, Sports & Athletics.
- Meet
Blast players at the pregame Scouting Blast Off from 5:20pm 6:35pm ON THE
FIELD.
- Also
all Scout Packs, Troops or Crews ordering tickets will be honored on the
field during halftime ceremonies and receive the official 2011 Scout Night
Patch.
See attached flyer for more information
2013 National Jamboree
Please
pass this information along to all parents in your unit. One of the
greatest Scouting opportunities of all time is right around the corner!
The 2013 National Jamboree will be an historic event for many reasons,
including:
-
the first National Jamboree held on a Boy Scout owned property The Bechtel
Summit Reserve is an enormous tract of wilderness in West Virginia with
unparalleled high adventure opportunities
-
the first National Jamboree of our second 100 years of
Scouting this is not your fathers Jamboree! The fun and
fellowship will still be there, but the activities are unbelievable.
Check out what you can do at the Summit:
6
High Adventure Camps to include: BMX & Skateboarding, Mountain Biking,
Zip Lines & Challenge Courses, Climbing, Shooting
Sports, and Aquatics. There will be 13 acres of shooting
sports, and 6 MILES OF ZIPLINES!
The
Baltimore Area Council will be sending a contingent of 10 Troops and 4
Venturing Patrols that means only 360 Scouts and 36 Venturers from our Council will be able to take part in
this opportunity.
Seriously
YOU DONT WANT TO MISS THIS! Heres the pertinent information:
Who:
All Boy Scouts and Venturers Boy Scouts must be at
least 12 years of age by the first day of the Jamboree or 11 years of age and
completed the 6th grade (ATTENTION CUB PARENTS if your son
is a Webelos II, its time to sign up for the
Jamboree!)
What:
2013 National Jamboree
Where:
The Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia 10,000 Acres of Base,
surrounded by 70,000 acres of National Park Land featuring World
Class Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking and RAFTING
When:
July 15-24, 2013
How
Much: $1,400 - covers supplies, transportation
to and from the Summit on motorcoach buses,
and a shakedown weekend in May, 2013. PLEASE NOTE Some scholarships
will be available, but please get your registration in now!
Dont
miss this opportunity to provide your son/daughter with a once in a lifetime
experience. He or she will be one of more than 50,000 Scouts and
Scouters who attend this National Jamboree.
Out
of roughly 15,000 eligible Boy Scouts and
Venturers in Central Maryland, only 396 will be able to participate
in this premier Scouting event! The key is to sign up early
(like, right now!). If you have any questions, please e-mail baltimore2013jamboree@yahoo.com
or feel free to contact me my information is below.
As
of today we have 370 spots available, and theyre going fast. Dont
miss out!
Go
Big. Get Wild. 2013 National Jamboree
visit www.baltimorebsa.org/jamboree for more information.
To register for the Jamboree, visit www.bsajamboree.org
Advancement
Online Unit
Advancement Reporting
The Baltimore Area Council
BSA has implemented the New Internet-based Online Advancement Reports system
this past fall.
If you have questions, please contact: Eric Eckstein 410-893-1751
Important Information for
Eagle Scout Candidates
Many of the documents needed for the Eagle Scout process are now available online at the Baltimore Area Council website.
Go to "http://www.baltimorebsa.org"
Select "Advancement"
Select "Eagle Procedures"
This page contains downloadable documents -
BAC Administrative Procedures
Eagle Congratulatory Letters
Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook
Eagle Scout Rank Application
Eagle Rank Award Confidential Reference Request
Eagle Scout Scholarship Application
Unit Leader Comments
Eagle Scout Project Description
Eagle
Project Reviews at Roundtable
The Harford District Advancement Committee will meet with Eagle Candidates to review their Eagle Project Workbooks during Roundtable.
Please Contact Eric Eckstein at 410-893-1751 to schedule your appointment
2012 Winter
Life to Eagle Seminar
Come learn
about the Updated Eagle Requirements January 18, 2012 @ 7pm at Location:
Fallston Volunteer Fire Company
Harford District Merit badge
Counselor Information
Troop Leaders; please
remember to turn in your units updated Merit Badge Counselors list to the
Advancement Committee
Contact Eric Eckstein 410-893-1751 for a copy of the Harford District Merit Badge Counselor list
Click to Download Merit Badge Counselor Orientation Training
Click to Download Merit Badge Application form
If youre Unit has a scout with special needs. Click here to download our Special Need scouts documentation that explains the procedures on how to go about getting the necessary paperwork filled out and submitted
Camp
Promotion
Scout Shop at Broad Creek
The
Scout Shop at Broad Creek will be closed for the Christmas and New Year
holidays on:
December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st.
The Scout Shop at Broad Creek will be open:
Thursday, December 22 from 3 to 6 pm.
Friday, December 23 from 1 to 6 pm.
Thursday, December 29 from 3 to 6 pm.
Friday, December 30 from 1 to 6 pm.
Thank you and enjoy the holidays.
Bob Moore
Scout Shop Manager
Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation
2012 Summer Camp Card
Help your Scouts experience the Magic of Summer Camp!
The Camp Card is an award-winning program that has proven
successful in many different Boy Scout councils. With Mars Supermarkets,
McCormick and Company, Royal Farms and Wild Buffalo Wings on board this year's
sale is off to great start! You can sign your unit up
to participate in the 2012 Camp Card Sale today by filling out the form below.
Sign your unit up by December 31 and your unit will receive 50% commission
throughout the entire sale. Your Camp Card order will be distributed at your
March Roundtable. The sale will begin on March 11 and will run through May 25.
Place
your Reservations for Your Units 2012 Camp Cards
For additional Information from the Baltimore Area Council
SUMMER
CAMP Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation
Come see what all the excitement is about for the summer of 2011 as we look to the future of fun, friendship and fellowship.
Link to Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation
Broad Creek Memorial Scout
Reservation Alumni Association
The Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation Alumni Association preserves and promotes the spirit and heritage of BCMSR. Alumni are asked to become active members by contributing to the organization in the way of annual dues. Anyone who has ever had a connection to Broad Creek is eligible for membership. One hundred percent (100%) of all dues are used to fund projects for the betterment of our camp.
Click here for further information about the Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation Alumni Association
CUB SCOUT RESIDENT CAMP
If you missed out on Day Camp registration or you are looking for another cub scout adventure this summer, please consider Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation Cub Scout Resident Camp Program at Camp Oest.
Click here for information about Council Cub Resident Camping
ORDER of the ARROW
Harford Chapter, Nentico Lodge
For additional information contact HarfordChapter@nentico.org
Every month, the OA Chapter meeting is normally held during Roundtable Meeting at Harford Tech.
Click for Harford Chapter OA Election Request Form
Click for Harford Chapter Arrow of Light/Graduation Ceremony Request Form
For additional information contact Nolan Phillips Harford Chapter Adviser, email: Nolan.Phillips@huber.com
Finance
2011 Friends of Scouting
Karl
Houser
Harford District
FOS Chairperson
410-692-5410
It is time again
to schedule your units annual FOS presentation. The FOS presentation if a 10
minute or less address to the parents of your units soliciting support for
local Scouting. If you would like to get an early start click this link to
download the FOS Commitment form.
You can also schedule your FOS Presentation through the internet with this link: http://www.doubleknot.com/form/formjump.asp?bidx=0&surveyID=14991&OrgKey=749.
Presentation should be a part of a
unit event involving high parent participation in December through March. For
Troops and Crews this is normally a Court of Honor or unit dinner. For Packs it
is typically done during the annual Blue & Gold event or a Pack meeting
that will draw a large attendance. Generally, your Pinewood Derby is not
suitable because of the many separate activities going on simultaneously. Hard
copy commitment forms can be turned in at Roundtables, with your re-charter
paperwork, or the requested information can be passed on to Alex Hutton, Harford District Director, ahutton@baltimorebsa.org
or by telephone 443.573.2526.
Please consider appointing an FOS Pack, Troop or Crew Coordinator from within your leadership. An orientation will be scheduled in November to provide information on the role and help answer questions. Further details will be provided.
Join the Friends of Scouting Presenter Team
If you are
interested in what Friends of Scouting is or maybe making a presentation about
Friends of Scouting at your unit either at a Blue and Gold or Court of Honor.
Please contact Karl Houser
See below for a list of MATCHING GIFT Companies and DOLLARS FOR
DOERS Companies.
If you have made a pledge or plan to,
consult these lists to see if your employer will
double it.
Attention PATCH COLLECTORS, are you
missing one of the patches in the set?
Prior year Friends of Scouting Commemorative Council Service patches are
available by making a One Scout Donation in the appropriate amount for the year
wanted. Click
to see a list of Prior CSP. You can
obtain one through the person doing the presentation at your unit.
Matching Gifts Program
Company Listing
