Westark Area Council 2018-2019 Planning Calendar Hembree Scout Service Center 1401 Old Greenwood Road Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901 (479)782-7244 or Fax (479)782-5825 Springdale (479)750 3033 or Fax (479)751-3807 www.westarkbsa.org
Meet Our Staff CHRIS DAUGHTREY-SCOUT EXECUTIVE (479)782-7244 OFFICE chris.daughtrey@scouting.org CHRISTIAN SWAIM-ASSISTANT SCOUT EXECUTIVE (479)461-6045 MOBILE christian.swaim@scouting.org Butterfield Trail AARON MATZENBACHER DISTRICT DIRECTOR (918)629-5860 MOBILE Aaron.matzenbacher@scouting.org CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SWAIM-ASSISTANT SCOUT EXECUTIVE (479)461-6045 MOBILE christian.swaim@scouting.org OZARK JONATHAN POWERS-DISTRICT EXECUTIVE (334)414-1188 MOBILE jonathan.powers@scouting.org RAZORBACK DARRAL GREEN SENIOR DISTRICT EXECUTIVE (479)970-7505 MOBILE darralegreen@gmail.com Support Staff: Carisa Breedlove, Bookkeeper carisa.breedlove@scouting.org Cathy McDaniel, Scout Shop Manager/Registrar cathy.mcdaniel@scouting.org Hazel Foster, Springdale Store Clerk hfoster@bsamail.org Camp Rangers: Camp Orr High Adventure Base Billy Williams (870) 446-5444 or fax (870)446-2844 bsacamporr@hotmail.com Rogers Scout Reservation John Swink (479)461-6046 or fax (479)675-4968 johnswink10@centurytel.net
How to Use this Calendar Attend your District s May Roundtable to pick up your calendar and program planning resources. Schedule a unit Annual Program Planning Conference in July or August to build your Scouting unit s calendar. Instructions on holding an Annual Program Planning Conference are in your Planning Guide and they can be found at the following websites. These websites also include additional program planning resources. Cub Scouts: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/cubscouts/leaders/programplanning.aspx Boy Scouts and Varsity: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/boyscouts/programplanning.aspx Venturing: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/venturing/programplanning.aspx Build your Pack, Troop, or Crew calendar by selecting monthly themes and setting dates for unit activities for the year ahead. Each District s dates are listed on the page above the corresponding month s calendar. Council dates are listed on the calendar. When developing your program, review the Journey to Excellence requirements to ensure that your Scouting unit is providing a quality program to the families. Journey to Excellence Scorecards can be found by following this link: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/awards/journeytoexcellence.aspx Share your Pack, Troop, or Crew calendar with the families. Hold monthly committee meetings to review the plan to make sure that it is continuing to meet the needs of the families and the goals of the Scouting unit.
September District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 6 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 13 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 13 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 13 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 22-23 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) Training, Rogers Scout Reservation, Ione 22-23 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Training, Rogers Scout Reservation, Ione 28-30 Webelos Woods, Rogers Scout Reservation, Ione Cornerstone District (Benton County) 6 District Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 6 Roundtable, 7pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 6 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church. Rogers 11 Popcorn Kickoff, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 13 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 20 Eagle Boards of Review, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 21-22 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Training, Location TBD 21-22 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Training, Location TBD 23 Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training, Location TBD 25 Key 3 Meeting; 11:30am; Atlanta Bread Company, Rogers 28-30 Fall Cub Adventure Campout, 17608 Bethel Road, Gravette 29 Bobcat Day, 17608 Bethel Road, Gravette Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 6 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First Methodist Church, Harrison 13 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 13 Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 13 Den Chief Training @ Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 14-16 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) Training, Camp Orr 14-16 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Training, Camp Orr 16 Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training (Immediately following IOLS), 11 am, Camp Orr Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 6 Key 3, 11:30 am 6 Commissioner Meeting 6 pm, Location TBD 13 District Committee Meeting, 6pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 13 Roundtable/Popcorn Kick-Off, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 13 New Member Coordinator Training, Location TBD 15 Den Leader and Assistant Den leader Leader Position Specific Training, Location TBD 29 Pack Committee Challenge Training, Location TBD
September 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Labor Day: Camps, Offices & Scout Shops Closed 4 5 6 7 Climbing/Rappelling Level 1 Instructor Training @ Camp Orr 8 Climbing/Rappelling Level 1 Instructor Training @ Camp Orr 9 Climbing/Rappelling Level 1 Instructor Training @ Camp Orr 10 11 12 13 Popcorn Kick-Offs 14 15 Popcorn Sale Begins 16 17 18 19 20 Council Board Meeting 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 4 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 6 Cub Scout Leader Position-Specific Training, 8 am, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 6 Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training, 8 am, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 11 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 11 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 11 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 26-28 Fall Cub Adventure Campout, Rogers Scout Reservation, Ione 27-28 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Training, Rogers Scout Reservation, Ione Cornerstone District (Benton County) 4 District Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 4 Roundtable, 7pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 4 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 11 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 18 Eagle Boards of Review, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 19-21 Fall Camporee, 9422 Price Coffee Road, Bentonville 27 Key 3, Atlanta Bread Company, Rogers Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 4 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First United Methodist Church, Harrison 11 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 11 Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 11 Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster Leader Position-Specific Training @ Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, Harrison 11 Den Leader and Assistant Den Leader Leader Position-Specific Training @ Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, Harrison 11 Pack Committee Challenge Training @ Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, Harrison 11 Chartered Organization Representative Training @ Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, Harrison 19-21 Fall Cub Adventure Campout, Camp Orr 19-21 Fall Camporee, Camp Spencer Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 4 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBD 4 Commissioner Meeting 6 pm, Location TBD 11 District Committee Meeting, 6pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 11 Roundtable, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 19-21 Fall Camporee, Location TBD 20-21 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) Training, Location TBD 26-28 Fall Cub Adventure Campout, Location TBD 27-28 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Training, Location TBD
October 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 OA Ordeal @ Camp Orr 6 OA Ordeal @ Camp Orr OA Lodge Executive Committee Meeting 7 OA Ordeal @ Camp Orr 8 Columbus Day 9 10 11 12 Weekend on Ropes @ Camp Orr 13 Weekend on Ropes @ Camp Orr 14 Weekend on Ropes @ Camp Orr 15 16 17 18 Council Officer s Meeting 19 20 21 22 Council Commissioners Meeting 23 Council Training Committee Meeting 24 Popcorn Orders and Prize Orders Due to Council 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween
November District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 1 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 8 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 8 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 8 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith Cornerstone District (Benton County) 1 District Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 1 Roundtable, 7pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 1 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 8 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 9-10 Wilderness First Aid Training, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 15 Eagle Boards of Review, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 27 Key 3, Atlanta Bread Company, Rogers Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 1 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First United Methodist Church, Harrison 8 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 8 Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 10 Fundamentals of Training (T3), 8 am, Location TBD Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 1 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBD 1 Commissioner Meeting 6 pm, Location TBD 8 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 8 Roundtable, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale
November 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Silver Beaver Nominations Due 2 3 Scouting U 4 Daylight Saving Time Ends 5 6 7 Popcorn Arrives 8 9 10 Popcorn Pick-Up 11 Veteran s Day 12 13 Council Officer s Meeting 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Thanksgiving: Camps, Offices & Scout Shops Closed 23 Camps, Offices & Scout Shops Closed 24 Camps and Scout Shops Closed 25 Camps Closed 26 27 28 29 30
December District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 6 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 13 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 13 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 13 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith Cornerstone District (Benton County) 4 Recharter Party, 6:30pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 6 District Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 6 Roundtable, 7pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 6 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 11 Recharter Party, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 11 Family Friends of Scouting Pacesetter Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 13 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 13 Eagle Boards of Review, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 6 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First United Methodist Church, Harrison 13 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 13 Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 6 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBD 6 Commissioner Meeting 6:30 pm, Location TBD 13 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 13 Roundtable, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale
December 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 Popcorn Checks Cashed 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Council Annual Business Meeting 14 Family Friends of Scouting Pacesetter Deadline 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Camps Closed 22 Camps Closed 23 Camps Closed 24 Christmas Eve: Camps, Offices & Scout Shops Closed 25 Christmas Day: Camps, Offices & Scout Shops Closed 26 Springdale Scout Shop Closed for Inventory 27 Fort Smith Scout Shop Closed for Inventory 28 29 30 31
January District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 3 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 10 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 10 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 10 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith Cornerstone District (Benton County) 3 Key 3 Meeting, 11:30am; Atlanta Bread Company, Rogers 10 District Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 10 Roundtable, 7pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 10 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 17 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 17 Eagle Boards of Review, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 25 District Volunteer Recognition Banquet, Location TBD 26 EDGE Training, Location TBA 30 Key 3 Meeting, 11:30am; Atlanta Bread Company, Rogers Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 3 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First United Methodist Church, Harrison 10 District Committee Meeting, 6pm, NorthArk College-North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 10 Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College-North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 26 Merit Badge University, 8 am, NorthArk College-North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 26 Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training, 8 am, NorthArk College-North Campus, Harrison 26 Troop Committee Training, 8 am, NorthArk College-North Campus, Harrison 26 Chartered Organization Representative Training, 8 am, NorthArk College-North Campus, Harrison Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 3 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBD 3 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Location TBD 10 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 10 Roundtable, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale
January 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 New Year s Day: Camps, Offices & Scout Shops Closed 2 3 4 5 OA Lodge Banquet 6 7 8 9 10 Family Friends of Scouting Kick-Offs 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Council Officer s Meeting 18 19 20 21 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Camps, Offices & Scout Shops Closed 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Council Commissioner s Meeting 29 Council Training Committee Meeting 30 31
February District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 7 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 14 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 14 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 14 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 23 Merit Badge University, Location TBA 23 Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster Leader Position Specific Training @ Merit Badge University, Location TBD 23 Den Leader and Assistant Den Leader Position Specific Training @ Merit Badge University, Location TBD 23 Troop Committee Training @ Merit Badge University, Location TBD 23 Pack Committee Challenge Training @ Merit Badge University, Location TBD 23 Merit Badge Counselor Training @ Merit Badge University, Location TBD 23 Chartered Organization Representative Training @ Merit Badge University, Location TBD Cornerstone District (Benton County) 7 District Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 7 Roundtable, 7pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 7 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 14 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 16 Merit Badge Summit Session 1, 8am-1pm; Sam s Club Headquarters, 2101 SE Simple Savings Drive, Bentonville 16 Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 8:30am; Sam s Club Headquarters, Bentonville 16 Commissioner Basic Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 8:30am, Sam s Club Headquarters, Bentonville 16 Merit Badge Counselor Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 8:30am, Sam s Club Headquarters, Bentonville 16 Board of Review Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 10:30am; Sam s Club Headquarters, Bentonville 21 Eagle Boards of Review, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 23 Merit Badge Summit Session 2; 8am-1pm, Sam s Club Headquarters, 2101 SE Simple Savings Drive, Bentonville 23 Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 8:30am, Sam s Club Headquarters, Bentonville 23 Troop Committee Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 8:30am, Sam s Club Headquarters, Bentonville 23 CPR/AED Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 8:30am, Sam s Club Headquarters, Bentonville 23 Board of Review Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 10:30am, Sam s Club Headquarters, Bentonville 23 Chartered Organization Representative Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 8am, Sam s Club Headquarters, Bentonville 26 Key 3 Meeting, 11:30am; Atlanta Bread Company, Rogers Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 7 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First United Methodist Church, Harrison 14 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 14 Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 15-17 Klondike Derby, Location TBD Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 7 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBA 7 Commissioner Meeting 6 pm, Location TBD 14 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 14 Roundtable, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale
February 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Scouting for Food Bags Distributed 3 Scout Sunday Scouting Anniversary Week Begins 4 5 6 7 8 Scout Anniversary Day 10 11 12 13 14 Council Officer s Meeting 15 16 9 Scouting For Food Bags Picked-Up Scouting Anniversary Week Ends Scout Sabbath 17 18 President s Day Camps, Offices & Scout Shops Closed 19 20 21 22 Founders Day 23 24 25 26 27 28
March District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 7 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 14 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 14 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 14 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 29-31 Arkansas Gathering, 5 pm, Rogers Scout Reservation, Ione 30-31 Introduction To Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) Training, Rogers Scout Reservation, Ione 30-31 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Training, Rogers Scout Reservation, Ione Cornerstone District (Benton County) 1 Wilderness First Aid, 6-10pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 2 Wilderness First Aid, 9am-8pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 2 Merit Badge Summit, Session 3; 8am-1pm, Sam s Club Headquarters, 2101 SE Simple Savings Drive, Bentonville 2 Life to Eagle Training @ Merit Badge Summit, 8:30am, Sam s Club Headquarters, 2101 SE Simple Savings Drive, Bentonville 7 District Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 7 Roundtable, 7pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 7 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 14 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 27 Key 3 Meeting, 11:30am; Atlanta Bread Company, Rogers 28 Eagle Boards of Review, Location TBA 29-31 Spring Camporee, Location TBA Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 7 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First United Methodist Church, Harrison 9 Trainer s EDGE, 8am, Location TBD 14 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 14 Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 15-17 Webelos Woods, Camp Spencer Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 7 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBD 7 Commissioner Meeting 6 pm, Location TBD 9 District Pinewood Derby Race, Location TBD 14 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 14 District Banquet, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 22-24 Spring Camporee, Location TBD
March 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 BOY S LIFE Anniversary Day 2 3 4 5 6 Ash Wednesday 7 8 Climbing/Rappelling Level 1 Instructor Training @ Camp Orr 9 Climbing/Rappelling Level 1 Instructor Training @ Camp Orr 10 Climbing/Rappelling Level 1 Instructor Training @ Camp Orr 11 12 13 14 Council Officer s Meeting 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Spring Break 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 4 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 6 District Pinewood Derby, 9 am, Location TBA 11 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 11 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 11 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith Cornerstone District (Benton County) 4 Annual Business Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 4 Roundtable, 7pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 4 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 11 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 12-13 Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS) Training, Location TBA 12-13 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Training, Location TBA 14 Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Position Specific Training, Location TBA 18 Eagle Boards of Review, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 23 Key 3 Meeting, 11:30am; Atlanta Bread Company, Rogers Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 4 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First United Methodist Church, Harrison 6 District Pinewood Derby, 9am, Location TBD 11 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 11 District Awards Banquet, 7 pm, Location TBD 12-14 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) Training, Camp Orr 12-14 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Training, Camp Orr Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 4 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBD 4 Commissioner Meeting 6 pm, Location TBD 11 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 11 Roundtable, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale
April 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 OA Ordeal @ Camp Orr 6 OA Ordeal @ Camp Orr 7 OA Ordeal @ Camp Orr 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Council Board Meeting 19 Good Friday: Camps, Offices, Scout Shops Closed 20 Camps and Scout Shops Closed 21 Easter Camps Closed 22 Council Commissioners Meeting 23 Council Training Committee Meeting 24 25 26 Cub Scout Family Camp at RSR and Camp Orr 27 Cub Scout Family Camp at RSR and Camp Orr 28 Cub Scout Family Camp at RSR and Camp Orr 29 30
May District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 2 District Annual Business Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 9 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 9 Program Planning Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 9 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 11 District Banquet, Location TBD Cornerstone District (Benton County) 2 Program Planning Roundtable, 6:30pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 2 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 9 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 11 District Pinewood Derby; Location TBA 11 Scout-o-Rama (same location as Pinewood Derby), 9am-1pm 16 Eagle Boards of Review, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 28 Key 3 Meeting, 11:30am; Atlanta Bread Company, Rogers Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 2 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First United Methodist Church, Harrison 9 District Annual Business Meeting, 6 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 9 Program Planning Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 25 Fishing Derby (Summertime Passport Event), 10am, Location TBD Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 2 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBD 2 Commissioner Meeting 6 pm, Location TBD 9 District Annual Business Meeting, 6 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 9 Program Planning Roundtable, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 17-19 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) Training, Location TBD 17-19 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Training, Location TBD
May 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Program Planning Roundtables 10 11 12 Mother s Day 13 14 15 16 Council Officer s Meeting 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 BSA National Meeting 26 27 Memorial Day: Camps, Offices & Scout Shops Closed 28 29 30 31
June District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 6 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 13 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 13 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 13 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 3-7 Cub Scout/Webelos Twilight Camp, 5:30 pm, Columbus Acres, Fort Smith Cornerstone District (Benton County) 6 District Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 6 Roundtable, 7:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 18-21 Cub Scout/Webelos Twilight Camp, 5:30pm-9pm; LDS Stake Building, Bentonville 20 Eagle Board of Reviews, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 1 Cubmobile Derby (Summertime Passport Event), 10 am, Location TBD 6 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, First United Methodist Church, Harrison 17-19 Cub Scout/Webelos Twilight Camp North, Location TBA 20-22 Cub Scout/Webelos Twilight Camp South Location TBA Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 6 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBD 6 Commissioner Meeting 6 pm, Location TBD 13 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 13 Roundtable, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 25-28 Cub Scout/Webelos Twilight Camp
June 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Summer Camp Staff Week @ Camp Orr 9 10 11 12 13 14 Flag Day 15 16 Father s Day Summer Camp Week One @ Camp Orr 17 18 19 20 Council Board Meeting at Camp Orr Summer Camp Week Two @ Camp Orr 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Summer Camp Week Four Begins @ Camp Orr Summer Camp Week Three @ Camp Orr
Reminders for July: July District Calendar There are no District or Council meetings in July. Hold a unit annual program planning conference. Earn the Summertime Pack Award. Finalize those yearly unit budgets. Mark your calendars for the monthly Roundtable Meetings. Let your Unit-Serving Executive know what leadership needs you have in your units.
July 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Independence Day: Offices and Scout Shops Closed Summer Camp Week Four @ Camp Orr (June 30 July 6) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 National Youth Leader Training (NYLT) @ Rogers Scout Reservation 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August District Calendar Butterfield Trail District (Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Scott, Yell and Logan Counties) 1 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 8 Commissioner Meeting, 6 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 8 Roundtable, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith 8 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, Central Christian Church, 400 N Waldron Rd., Fort Smith Cornerstone District (Benton County) 1 District Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 1 Roundtable, 7pm, Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 1 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting, 7pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 6 School Night Rally Team Training, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 8 Commissioner Meeting, 6:30pm; Central United Methodist Church, Rogers 15 Eagle Boards of Review, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 17 STEM Day for Cub Scouts, Location TBA Ozark District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Pope, Johnson and Baxter Counties) 1 Commissioner Meeting, 5 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 1 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 1 Roundtable, 7 pm, NorthArk College, North Campus, 1320 North Spring Road, Harrison 2-3 Webelos End of Summer Campout (Summertime Passport Event), Location TBD Razorback District (Carroll, Washington and Madison Counties) 1 Key 3, 11:30 am, Location TBD 1 Commissioner Meeting 6 pm, Location TBD 8 District Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale 8 Roundtable, 7 pm, Shewmaker Center for Scouting, 3409 Elm Springs Road, Springdale
August 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OA Summer Encampment @ RSR 10 OA Summer Encampment @ RSR 11 OA Summer Encampment @ RSR 12 Council Commissioner s Meeting 13 Council Training Committee Meeting 14 15 Council Officer s Meeting 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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