Winter Fun Day @ Sabula Ikes District Dinner

MESQUAKIE DISTRICT
ILLOWA COUNCIL
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
V O L U M E
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Winter Fun Days

District
Volunteer
Recognition
Dinner

2016 Friends of
Scouting
Incentives

District
Pinewood Derby

SQUAK BOX
2016 Camp Card
Fundraiser
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Scouting for
Food
2
Training
Opportunities
2
STEALTH
4
Calendar of
Events
5
January
Roundtable
6
2016 District
Activities
7
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I S S U E
3
M A R C H
Winter Fun Day @ Sabula Ikes
We are working on a new
date for Winter Fun Day
at the Sabula Izaak Walton,
60190 Hwy 52, Sabula, IA.
Between the mud and
other events we are
looking at April.
83 and Pack 83 from
Preston for putting this
event on for the Cub
Scouts in Mesquakie
District.
The cost for this event is
$8 per person if received
by February 11th
Roundtable, the cost
after that will be $12 per
person.
We have lots of fun
activities for the kids to do
including BB Guns,
Archery, Sledding, games,
camp fire, and much more.
Reminder February is still
cold outside, so make sure
your son is dressed for the
weather.
This is a family friendly day
so feel free to bring out
siblings and friends. We
will need assistance to run
some stations the day of.
Huge thanks for Troop
District Dinner @ Tycoga Winery
You work for Scouting 365
Days of the year, for one
night, let Scouting work for
you!
The 2016 Mesquakie
District Volunteer
Recognition Dinner will be
held Thursday, March
10th, 2016 at the Tycoga
Vineyard & Winery. This is
just north of DeWitt on
highway 61 before Welton.
This event is for ALL
ADULTS, this includes
parents, leaders, spouses,
and charter organization
representatives. Get a
sitter and come out to help
us celebrate all we
accomplished in 2015.
of Merit, and celebrate
2015 Journey to
Excellence. This will be a
great night you will not
want to miss.
There will be door prizes, a
silent auction, we will
award the District Award
Thanks to Guardian
Industries in DeWitt for
sponsoring the dinner!
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Scouting for Food – March 12, 2016
The time for Scouting for food is once
again here already. Scouting for food is
a unit day of service where you go
around your community collecting food
for local food pantries.
Pack and Troop 29 with local Girl
Scouts cover DeWitt, Grand Mound,
Welton, and Low Moor and go door to
door to collect non-perishable food for
the referral center. Having taken part
in this for many years as a Cub Scout
and Boy Scout it is amazing how much
food can be collected by just going
door to door and gathering it all in one
place.
This year Pack 515’s Cubmaster Matt
Steenhard is spearheading the effort in
Clinton. Any unit who wishes to
participate is welcome to join with
Matt’s Pack and go door to door to
collect non-perishable food items
for a food pantry in Clinton. The
It is important as we go out and
collect food that you count the
number of people participating and
how many hours you have worked.
The people do not need to be Scouts
they can be anyone who is helping out.
This information needs to be recorded
in the Good Turn for America website
for you to get credit on your Journey
to Excellence form at the end of the
year.
If anyone else would like assistance on
how to put together a food drive in
your area give the District Executive a
call or talk with members of DeWitt
Clinton Rotary has taken up the
Pack & Troop 29 or Matt Steenhard of
cause as well and has been collecting Pack 515 Clinton.
food at their weekly meetings to
help the Scouts get started.
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Cub Scout Leaders
Cost is $5. Register online.
April 8-9 @ Camp Loud Thunder
BALOO (Basic Adult Leader
Outdoor Orientation) & OWL
(Outdoor Leader Skills for
Webelos Leaders)
May 5th 6:00PM-8:30PM @ Camp Loud
Thunder
Wood Badge
Packs are permitted to conduct
Pack campouts, as long as the
activity is conducted at a Council
approved location and is under the
direction of a leader in the pack
trained to do so.
Introduction to Outdoor Leader
Skills (OLS) & Scoutmaster
Specifics
April 8-9 @ Camp Loud Thunder
Shooting Sports Training
Get trained to run Cub Scout BB
Gun and Archery Ranges at
Council and District Events.
Boy Scout Leaders
This is an intensive overnight course for
all Boy Scout and Venture leaders that
provides instruction and practice in
outdoor skills that are important to
Scouting. OLS is required to be
considered FULLY trained as a Troop
Assistant Scoutmaster or Scoutmaster
along with Youth Protection and
Scoutmaster Specifics.
Cost is $15. Register online.
Wood Badge is a training course
for Scouting Leaders. Lord Baden
-Powell designed this course so
Scouters could learn, in as
practical a way as possible, the
skills and methods of Scouting. It
is first and foremost, a “learning
by doing” experience. This course
requires two weekends
September 23-25 and October 2123. The cost for the course is
$220 by June 1 or $250 after.
There is some financial assistance
available for those who qualify.
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2016 FRIENDS OF SCOUTING
Why Friends of Scouting (FOS)?
FAMILY FOS CAMPAIGN
The Boy Scouts of America has shaped
lives of our youth since 1910. A Friend of
Scouting provides a vital portion of the
financial support we need to teach Scouting
principles that will result in a positive
influence on character, citizenship, and
personal fitness. You can help shape the
future by investing in Scouting today!
Family FOS Goal: $16,000
Your Friends of Scouting Investment:
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$250 GIFT
INCENTIVE
Family Friends of Scouting (FOS) is an annual,
council-wide presentation conducted in every
pack, troop, crew, team or post between the
months of January through April. The Family
FOS Campaign asks parents and families to
consider financially supporting the Scouting
program in an effort to offset the cost of
providing Scouting to their child.
The true cost of Scouting is greater than the
$24.00 registration fee, greater than the dues
additional programming such as
STEALTH, HALT, Camporee, Summer that your pack, troop, crew, team or post may
require and even greater than the fee charged
and Day Camps
for a week of camp. Registration fees and
We are adding new restroom facilities, camping costs, for instance, are kept low so
that all youth can experience the fun and
shower house, and cabins to lower
excitement of the Scouting program. Family
camp in 2016
FOS support ensures that quality Scouting can
Your gift helps maintain Camp Loud
happen by supporting the cost of camp upkeep
and expansion, training of adult leaders,
Thunder including camping areas,
advancement record keeping, professional staff
observatory, COPE course, water
guidance and support, and more!
front, pool, and shooting ranges
effort to offset the cost of providing
Scouting to youth in their community.
2016 UNIT INCENTIVE
Units that complete the following
three requirements will receive a discount
of $10 per Scout for Illowa Council Boy
Scout Resident Camp, Cub Scout
Resident Camp, and/or District Cub Scout
Day Camp.
FOS allows the Council to offer
Check out the Friends of Scouting tab on
the Illowa Council website for more
detailed information on Friends of
Scouting!
Every family should be given the opportunity to
experience an FOS presentation, learn more
about the ways in which FOS benefits the
program their child enjoys, and consider
making a gift dependent on their giving
ability. The true cost of support the Council
provides for each child is $185.00 annually.
www.illowabsa.org/Friends of Scouting
Giving Levels include:
Training materials come as no cost to
our volunteers
DISTRICT FOS CAMPAIGN
DISTRICT FOS Goal: $26,000
This goal is accomplished through two
giving campaigns, Family and Community.
$1,000 Eagle Sponsor
$570 Life Sponsor
$250 Leadership Sponsor
$185 Family Sponsor
COMMUNITY FOS CAMPAIGN
Community FOS Goal: $10,000
Community Friends of Scouting (FOS) is
an annual, council-wide campaign that asks
local businesses to consider financially
supporting the Scouting program in an
1. Schedule your Family Friends of
Scouting Presentation for
sometime during January-March 2016 with
your District by January 14, 2016
2. Have 75% of your families
participate by turning in a pledge card by
April 15, 2016. Pledge cards with $0.00
or "No thank you" on the card
count toward this goal.
3. Raise your Unit's Family FOS goal by
April 15, 2016.
Current DISTRICT FOS Totals
Community - $4,850 or 49% of goal
Family - $14,115 or 88% of goal
Overall - $18,965 or 73% of goal
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS!
$185 GIFT
INCENTIVE
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District Pinewood Derby @ McEleney’s
The 2016 Mesquakie District
Pinewood Derby Championship
is scheduled for April 24 @
McEleney’s auto showroom.
There will be a weigh-in from
2:00PM to 3:00PM with the race
starting at 3:00PM. The race
will cost $5.00 per car if paid by
April 14th and $8.00 per car at
the door.
The classes for the race include
Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and
Adults/Sibling. Scout will
receive a patch and there will be
trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
in each class.
showroom! We also have a big
thank you to Pack 515 Clinton for
allowing us to use their Pinewood
We are super thankful for McEleney
Derby track and providing the
Motors to once again sponsor this
manpower to run it!
event and allow us to use their
The District Executive is working
on a new car for this race! Boy
Scouts dust off those old cars and
bring them out! Last year we had
83 cars racing. Let’s see how
many more we can get!
See the website and flier for more
information.
STEALTH (STEm At Loud THunder)
STEM AT LOUD THUNDER
will be May 21 - 22 @ Camp
Loud Thunder. The cost for
this event is $12 if signed up and
paid by May 13, and $15 at the
door.
Cub Scouts can experience
STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, & Math) in the
great outdoors! You can earn
your SWING Nova Award, plus
experience BB Guns, Catapults,
Slingshots, and much more!
Come for the day and camp
overnight!
Cub Scouts can earn the “new”
Cub Scout shooting sports award.
This is a rank based program where
scouts earn a patch and pin based
on learning skills.
STEALTH shirts will be available
for purchase on site from
PowerGrfx. The cost is $15 and
Scouts will be able to make
their own shirt!
This is a great one day event
with hundreds of fellow Scouts
from across the 13 counties in
Illinois and Iowa that make up
the Illowa Council. As staff
advisor for this event I can tell
you we are planning a ton of
cool activities! This is not an
event you will want to miss out
on. We plan to have a drive in
style movie to end the night
and then Scouts can go spend
the night in their tent at Camp
Loud Thunder!
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Schedule of Events
 3 - District Committee
DeWitt Community
Center 6:00 - 7:00
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MARCH 2016
Sun
Mon
 10 - District Dinner @
Tycoga Winery
 12 - Scouting for Food
 19 - Camp Card Sale
begins
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Camp Card Fundraiser
The 2016 Camp Card fundraiser will
begin March 19, 2016. Units can
participate in this fundraiser free of
cost. The cards sell for $5 and the
unit keeps $2.50 and gives the
Council $2.50.
The cards are not 100% yet but it
looks like we will have Hyvee,
Caseys, Theisen’s, Hall of Fame,
Kwik Star, Taco Bell, Hardee’s, and
Pizza Ranch.
because that is free money for you to must fill out a Unit Commitment
use to send your Scout to camp for
form and turn it in to the District
free.
Executive asap. The cards will be
The cost for Day Camp is as shown: distributed in packs of 100. When
your unit wants more you will
Day Camp = $65
need to turn in the money and you
Day Camp Early Bird Price = $50
can receive 100 more. Let’s beat
last year’s sale of 1,902 cards and
Unit Makes FOS Goal = $40
work to sell them all!
15 Camp Cards @ $2.50 = $40
Boy Scouts can sell these cards to
help pay for their Summer camp and
The District will have 3,000 cards to even start to fundraise for the 2017
sell. Last year we had to throw half National Scout Jamboree!
of the cards away, which is a shame In order for units to participate they
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Mesquakie District Committee
Want to stay informed?
Website
Key 3
District Chair
District Commissioner
District Executive
Bryce Albrechtsen
Doug Leon
Zachary Beuthien
Committee Chairs
Advancement Chair
Camp Promotions Chair
Training Chair
Finance Chair
Membership Chair
Activities Chair
Mark Neblung
Arnie St John
Joe Vance
Nick Vance
Matt Steenhard
Marc Smith
www.illowabsa.org/mesquakie
Facebook
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MesquakieDistrictIllowaCouncil
2016 Cub Scout Day Camp
Director
Matt Steenhard
Program Director Marc Smith
April 14th Roundtable - DeWitt Community Center
Roundtable is for ALL ADULTS
involved in Scouting. You should be
able to come to Roundtable and get all
the information you need for your next
month’s meetings and also network and
ask questions of other leaders in your
same situation.
Cub Scout Leader Break Outs:
Next Roundtable:
Den Leaders Training - National
Den Award
May 12, 2016 @ 7:00PM
Roundtable Topics
Pack Leaders Training - National
Summertime Pack Award
Big Rock Topic - Spring Roundups
Cub Scout break out sessions
Monthly Pack Meeting - Animal Fair
Cub Scout Interest Topic Recognizing Leaders
Cubmasters Training - Campfire
Programs
Boy Scout Leader Break Outs:
Boy Scout Interest Topic Troop Program Features -
DeWitt Community Center
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ACTIVITY
DATE
CUB SCOUT YMCA LOCK IN
JANUARY 19, 2016
KLONDIKE DERBY
JANUARY 23, 2016
WINTER FUN DAY
APRIL
DISTRICT DINNER (ADULT LEADERS)
MARCH 10, 2016
DISTRICT PINEWOOD DERBY
APRIL 24, 2016
STEALTH (STEM AT LOUD THUNDER)
MAY 21, 2016
DISTRICT FISHING DERBY
JUNE 4, 2016
QC RIVERBANDITS SCOUT NIGHT
JUNE 2016
CUB SCOUT DAY CAMP
JUNE 14-17, 2016
SCOUT NIGHT AT THE DRIVE IN
JULY 2016
CLINTON LUMBERKINGS SCOUT NIGHT
AUGUST 19, 2016
FISHOREE ON WHEELS
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
HALT (HALLOWEEN AT LOUD THUNDER)
OCTOBER 14-16, 2016
CAMPOREE
OCTOBER 2016
UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING
NOVEMBER 5, 2016
(ADULT LEADERS)
SKATE PARTY
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
SCOUT NIGHT AT THE MALLARDS
NOVEMBER 2016
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