iron chef camporee! - Roosevelt

Volume 2, Issue 6
February, 2016
UPCOMING MEETING DATES
District Commissioners Meeting:
Mon. March 7th 2016 @ 7:45pm
Mon, April 4th, 2016 @ 7:45pm
Council Service Center, Massapequa
Pequott District Roundtable Mtg.
Tue. March 8th, 2016 @ 7:45pm
Massapequa H.S. Cafeteria
District Committee Meeting:
Wed. February 24th 2016 @ 7:45pm
Wed. March 23rd 2016 @ 7:45pm
Council Service Center, Massapequa
Order of the Arrow –
Wulihan Chapter
Our OA Wulihan Chapter normally meets the
third Wednesday of the month. BUT the next
meeting is Wed, February 24th at Island Rock in
Plainview. Join your fellow Brothers for a fun
night. Adults & Youth are welcome! Questions?
Contact
Chapter
Advisor
Brian
Sarant,
[email protected]
37th Pequott Aquatic Meet
Pequott Buccaneers
It was a great day at Chaminade High School
Teams competed in serious swim events & fun
ones too. Great opportunity to swim in the winter!
Mark your Troop calenders and be there next
time! The results are:
1st. Place Troop 5
2nd place Troop 776
3rd place Troop 690
Since the dawn of time scouts have been
looking for someone to step forward with a
good meal. I give you…
IRON CHEF CAMPOREE!
May 13-15 at Schiff Scout
Reservation
While the event isn’t for a few
months, the boys can start with the patch design
competition. The winning design will become the
Official Patch Design and the Scout submitting
the winning design will receive a Special Prize
Award. All entries earn 2 points per scout entry
for their unit. DEADLINE EXTENDED. Designs
must be submitted no later than February 26th,
2016, in person, by mail, or by email to:
Bruce Brickmeier, [email protected]
120 Ohio Avenue, Massapequa, NY 11758
Designs should be in color and indicate the
proper shape and size; however, a design may be
submitted in Black & White if a complete color key
is included. Each design must include the words:
2016 Pequott Camporee, “IRON CHEF” and have
the BSA fleur d’lis symbol located on the patch.
As a Special Bonus, the winning Patch will also
have the initials of the Scout who designed the
patch, together with his unit, embedded onto the
patch.
It is Re-Charter Time
THANKS to all the units that
handed in their charter. ALL
THE CHARTERS ARE IN!
If any units are holding on to
applications please get them in to
the Council office ASAP.
Merit Badge Workshops
at TRC
TWO Saturdays each month,
9am-1:30pm there’s a Merit
Badge Workshop at the TRC Headquarters. The
upcoming offerings are:
Feb 20th - Game Design, Emergency
Preparedness, Chemistry and Art.
March 5th - TBD
You must register at the council website :
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=3016
. The fee is $25 and you can choose one badge.
Don’t wait! Space is limited!
THEODORE ROOSEVELT COUNCIL
OPENS FIRST BSA STEM CENTER
The Grand Opening Celebration
was on Saturday, February 6, at
the Theodore Roosevelt Council.
Congressman Peter King cut the
ribbon to welcome over 1000
youth to see interactive displays
and exhibits relating to a variety of STEM fields.
New programs and STEM camps will be offered,
including during the upcoming President’s Week
break from school.
TRC STEM HOLIDAY CAMP
The NEW Vacation week Camp Program is open
to Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Cub Scouts will
work on the STEM NOVA award for their
particular rank -Wolf, Bear, Webelos and Arrow of
Light. The Boy Scouts will have time to earn
Citizenship in the Nation, Geocaching, Animation,
Inventing, Robotics and Scouting Heritage Merit
Badges. It will take place from 9 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday - Friday and participation is required all
4 days in order to meet the requirements to get
the badges that they will be working on. Scouts
are asked to bring their own lunch. - $150 fee
Register at: http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=3027
Bluenose 2016
Expedition
EVEREST
Sat Feb 13th - Mon
Feb 15th At Onteora
Scout
Reservation,
Livingston Manor, NY
The search for the Yeti dates back as early as
326 BC and continues today.
Klondike Derby, Cooking Contests,
Igloo & Quinzee construction, Snow
Sculptures,
sledding
&
snowshoeing. FUN!
$25 early
registration ends Jan 31. $30 fee
for registering from Feb 1. Register your unit at:
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=2424
If you are planning or have
scheduled an Eagle Court of Honor
please notify our District Chairman,
Tom Cleary of the date and time at:
[email protected]
or 516-707-9675
SUMMER CUB CAMPING PROMOTIONS
Schedule a Date
For a Cub Camping Promotion
In your Unit! Take advantage of the
Three Season Camping Program
That our Council offers!
Contact Steve Innerfield with a date
at your Pack Night
[email protected]
Feb 20th BALOO Cub Leader Training
at the Council HQ 8:30am-2pm
Introduces Cub Scout leaders and parents to the
skills needed to plan and conduct pack outdoor
activities, particularly pack camping
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=2429
Pine Tree Training at Schiff
Many sessions coming soon for
Webelos & Boy Scouts.
Most $4, Fishing $6, Cooking $9
Please pre-register!
Archery 4/9, 5/7
BB Gun 4/23, 5/21
Cooking, 4/2
Fishing 4/23, 5/14, 5/21
Orienteering 12/5, 4/9, 5/21
Check the Council online calendar for detailed
info & times. http://www.trcbsa.org/Calendar
Buckskin Lodge Hosts Lodge
Leadership Development
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Youth Protection Training for Adults
Must be renewed every two years
in order to maintain your BSA
membership. If yours is expiring
soon,
take
it
again
at:
myscouting.org,
under
E-Learning.
This is a 2-day course
February 26-27 at Schiff Scout
Reservation. Program begins
Friday night and will conclude
Sunday. For those seeking a
lodge leadership position
(Chapter Chief, Lodge
Secretary, Lodge Treasurer, Lodge Vice Chief,
Lodge Chief) this Training is required.
Registration is $15 and includes food and
materials, register online today!
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=2435
Tread Lightly!
Master Tread
Trainer Course
March 5th & 6th at Schiff Scout Reservation.
This is a one day course offered on two dates.
(You only need to attend one day for this course.)
Limited to 10 participants per day. Deadline Feb.
12. Open to BSA registered adults only. $160 fee
includes meals, 1 year membership to TREAD
Lightly!, TREAD Trainer polo shirt, manual & flash
drive, and the ability to teach responsible outdoor
recreation – Priceless! Register at:
http://www.trcbsa.org/Training/Events/LNTTrainer
NRA Rifle, Shotgun
and Basic Instructor Training
(Rescheduled from January)
March 18-20 at Schiff Scout Reservation. The
course will start with BIT training on Friday which
must be completed within 12 months of becoming
a certified instructor in any of the NRA Disciplines.
Rifle Instructor will take place on Saturday
followed by Shotgun Instructor on Sunday. Each
discipline will require time on the range. After
completing the course you must join the NRA
($50/2yrs) to record your certification. $180 fee
Register online at:
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=2989
Pinewood Derby
Season is Here!
Please contact Mike Assande
(District Derby Director)
[email protected]
and Noelle Bloom [email protected] with
your Pack’s Derby Date & Time. Mike wants to
be there & Noelle wants to alert the media.
Troop Committee Training
Sat March 19th 7:30am-9am, $2 fee
While focused for Troop Committee Chairs &
Committee Members, Scoutmasters and
Assistant Scoutmasters are encouraged to take
this training to learn the functions of the
committee and how the committee can best
support your program.Wantagh Memorial
Congregational Church, 1845 Wantagh Ave.
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=2240
Scoutmaster Fundamentals Training
Sat March 19th 9:30 am – 2:30 pm, $10 fee
Learn how a troop operates to help you provide
better program support. Committee members are
also encouraged to take this training And even
JASMs are now permitted to take this training
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=2239
Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills Training
April 2-3 at Schiff
Scout Reservation
Great for Webelos and Boy
Scout Leaders!
You will learn about and
practice basic outdoor
Scouting skills -- and
everything you learn can
be brought back to teach
your Scouts!
Deadline 4/1(But Don’t Wait!) – Fee $37
Registration & more info at:
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=2902
Contact Course Dir: Frank Fox (516) 659-1219
[email protected]
It’s Always Recruiting Time!
Upcoming Events
Contact the Pequott District
Membership
Chair,
Noelle
Bloom,
at
[email protected] to
request your recruitment flyers. Just send your
event date, time and location, along with the
contact information needed on the flyer, and what
schools you would like your flyer sent to. Please
give her at least 2 weeks lead time so she can get
school approval. If you would like anything in the
local newspapers about your unit, contact Noelle.
She will help you with that as well.
SAVE THE DATES! BE THERE!
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DISTRICT PROVIDED
PROGRAM FOR YOUR PACK & TROOP!
Religious Activities
Jewish
Committee
Cub
Emblem Activity Program
Fun, Games, Activities to prepare
for Maccabee or Aleph Emblem
Jan 7 & 21, Feb 4 & 25, Mar 3,
7:30pm at Temple B’nai Torah, 2900 Jerusalem
Ave., Wantagh, NY 11793
$15 fee
Contact: Len Aberman at - 516-781-5899
[email protected]
Boy Scouts seeking the N’er Tamid award meet
6:30-8pm Sunday evenings, Jan 3, 21 Feb 21,
Mar 13, Apr 3, May 1. Contact Dave Schuster at
[email protected] - 516-731-3930
Contact Noelle Bloom about
Eagle or Service Projects:
All of the area Herald
Newspapers
(
Bellmore,
Merrick,
Seaford and
Wantagh ) are anxious to
report on our district's boys.
Let's take advantage of it!
They ask for the name of the boy, his
parents/guardians, and the scoutmaster’s name
and contact info. They normally send a reporter
the day of the project and do a full page on it.
They have also shown interest in publishing
photos sent to them with a description. The more
scouting is in the paper, the more boys will join. It
can be a cool den meeting or an awesome trip.
Cubs, Boy Scouts and Venturers, they want it all!
They sell papers, we recruit more boys. It's a winwin! Noelle Bloom [email protected]
Pequott District Pinewood
Derby & Cub Carnival Sat.
April 2nd
Centerpoint Church
98 Jerusalem Ave, Massapequa
Top racers from every pack will compete for glory!
Come to the carnival, play some games, win some
prizes! Contact Mike Assande
[email protected]
Scouting for Food 2016
Saturday, March 19, from 12:00pm to
3:00pm Drop-off at Massapequa Train
Station or Garden City Key Foods
Register your contribution at:
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=2480
Order of the Arrow 5K Run
Saturday, April 3rd from 9am to noon
Join us for the 5th Annual Order of the
Arrow - Arrows for Charity 5K Run/Walk.
This year's race will have all proceeds
given to Long Island Veterans and Island Harvest.
Register today, and join us at Eisenhower Park!!!
More info & registration at:
http://www.trcbsa.org/Event.aspx?id=1923
Future Dates - Mark your Calendar
March 12th Amazing Race CANCELLED
March 19th – Troop Committee and Scoutmaster
Fundamentals training
April 8-10 All Faith Weekend
April 9-All Faith Retreat
April 15th-17th Cub-O-Ree
April 29th-May 1st OA Spring Weekend
May 2nd – Cub position specific training
May 9th, 16th & 23rd – Cub supplemental training
May 20th-22nd Webelos Woods
June 18th - Pequott District Dinner
Eagle Project Opportunity
There is an opportunity for a potential
Life or Eagle Scout project at the
Bellmore Senior Center.
They’re
interested in renovating their Shuffle
Board area to include benches and a
canopy. Contact Anne Thompson
(President) on Tues,Wed, and Thurs from 10am
to 2:30pm at 516-221-9696
The project does not need to be done right away.
Venturing Crew 577
Pasta Dinner
Fundraiser
Saturday, March 5th, 5-8pm at
St. Frances de Chantal in
Wantagh. $10.00 Gets you
Pasta, Salad, Bread, Drinks, and Dessert.
Come down and dig in!
Contact Crew Advisor: Mike Sarlo 516-785-8276,
[email protected]
with any questions or advance ticket purchases.
Pequott District’s Cub Cake Wars!
Congratulations to all who participated at the
January Roundtable. Enjoy your Door Prize
Ticket to Cub Carnival. Extra congrats (and a
totem for your Pack flag and Cub Carnival ticket
books) go to:
1st prize: Gather ‘round the Campfire:
the team of Pack 776& Pack 339
2nd prize: The Rocket Ship: the team
of Pack 206 & Pack 283 (our friends
to the north)
3rd prize: Paw Pals: the team of Pack 123 and
Pack 189
Cub Scout Pack 96 of Wantagh hosted their
annual Pinewood Derby recently at the Wantagh
Memorial Congregational Church. There were 25
participants in the 2nd - 5th grade division, and five
racers in the 1st -grade division. Each car ran six
races and the cars with the shortest combined
times won. Josh Berlin took home the 1st place
prize followed by Anthony Marullo and Lucas
Immel. The 1st -grade winner with the best time
was Matthew Como.
Cub Scout Pack 776 hosted their annual Cub
Scout Pinewood Derby on Friday, January 29th.
Jack Riley, a Webelos Scout, took 1st place with
his "Highway" car! The boys did a fantastic job
creating their cars and cheering their peers on. A
great night was had by all.
Pack 239 had their Derby at Seaford Manor
School on Friday Jan 29th.
with two dozen Scouts
taking part. The firstplace winner was James
Price, second place was
Anthony Flores and Luke
Donovan finished third.
Members of Venturing Crew 577 are leaders at
the Area 2 level. On February 6, 2016 they
participated
in the
Northeast Region Area 2
training/planning event at
Seton Scout Camp, and
spent time with Christine
Luczka, the Northeast
Region Venturing Advisor
State
Senator
Michael
Venditto,
State
Assemblyman Joseph Saladino, Nassau County
Legislator
James
Kennedy,
and
Town of Oyster Bay
Councilman Joseph
Pinto all took time
out of their busy
schedules to stop
by Massapequa Cub Pack 590’s Annual
Pinewood Derby on Saturday, February 6th. The
Pinewood Derby, which took place at Lockhart
Elementary School, is one of the highlights of the
scouting year. Pack 590 Cubmaster Bill Leisen.
Said, “I’d like to thank all our elected officials who
came down to the derby, it really meant a lot to
the Pack to have their support.” Judging from the
cheers, smiles, and applause, a good time was
had by all!
Webelos II from Pack 776 completed their
craftsman badge Saturday January 30th at
Central Tile, 1129 N Broadway, Massapequa.
Mr. Pat Antonacci was kind enough to donate his
knowledge, time, materials and the use of his
store to teach the boys how to set and grout tile.
The boys created several projects using different
compositions. Those projects included building a
cork trivet, a belt loop display, string art and
models out of clay. The boys give a big "BULLY"
to Mr. Pat Antonacci for his generosity and
kindness.
EAGLE SCOUTS IN THE NEWS
2011, while attempting to apprehend a robber at
a pharmacy. .Levy is a senior at Seaford HS.
Matthew Furlong of Wantagh Troop 189 of
Temple B’Nai Torah was honored at a Court of
Honor on Jan 17th. His Eagle Project helped the
food pantry at St. Frances de Chantal. The 2015
graduate of MacArthur High School is presently
attending the Island Drafting and Technical
Institute in Amityville
Randy Licata of Seaford Troop 239 was honored
at a Court of Honor on Jan 17th at the Seaford
American Legion hall.
His Eagle project
beautified the grounds at Seaford Manor
Elementary School. The 2015 Seaford High
School graduate is now a freshman at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.
Cory Levy of Seaford Troop 239 received
Scouting’s highest honor in a ceremony at the
Seaford American Legion on Nov. 28th For his
Eagle project, Levy constructed a gazebo at
Washington Avenue Park, in memory of Senior
Special Agent Capano, who was killed on Dec. 31,
Sean Bennett’s vision of becoming an Eagle
Scout, came through at a Court of Honor
ceremony on Jan. 10th at the Seaford American
Legion Hall. His project helped people improve
their vision, by the collection of eyeglasses
throughout the community. Bennett is a 2015
graduate of Seaford HS and is a freshman at
Nassau Community College.
This is our 17th issue of the Pequott
Charger! Please share it with the Leaders
and Parents of your units. It is available in
print form at the monthly Roundtable
meetings and will also be e-mailed to all
who request to receive it. Send your e-mail
address to: [email protected] and put
Pequott Charger in the subject line to
make sure not to miss any Pequott District
News.