Freedom Trail District Homepage

District Calendar of Events and upcoming meetings: Last updated on 20-may-08 22:49.

Membership

• District Contact List: Current list of District Committee Members and the District Unit Commissioner Staff.


• District Committee Structure / Flow Chart - coming soon
  If you are interested in knowing what operating committees are used by the district to help the packs, troops, crews, and teams grow and who is involved and who to contact to get involved, look here to find your fun niche in Scouting.


• Forms
  For Scouting forms from the National Council and for use at the unit, district, council, and national levels follow this address: http://www.scouting.org/Media/forms.aspx. (Youth & Adult online applications, Tour Permits, and Medical / Health Forms are available just to name a few).


• www.ScoutParents.org
  This is an excellent site to find out how a parent or any adult can make the difference in the life of a Scout. Their good example is reflected in the values and aims of Scouting being character development, citizenship training, and moral, mental, and physical fitness.


• A Sample Cub Scout Pack Meeting PowerPoint Slide Show by Pack 1313's dynamic Cubmaster Cindy Tucker:

     "This PowerPoint slide show is from our Blue & Gold Dinner last March. I think it is more indicative of my usual program. In this one, you will see how I use the presentation to focus attention, prepare the boys for what they should be doing now or what is soon to follow, how to behave, what is expected of them, etc. You can't expect someone to follow a rule if they don't know what it is, I believe.
     I hope this will be of some interest and can serve as a model for other leaders, but I would ask that no one use it as their own. While it isn't "copyrighted" material, it does represent my own work. I learned pretty much just by trying it out and I have found it to be of great use for meetings. I wouldn't think of running a pack meeting without a PowerPoint. I have used them exclusively for the past two years."

Finance

Training and Unit Commissioner Service

• Del-Mar-Va Council Training Calendar
  Locate a training session in any of the 8 districts of the Del-Mar-Va Council Visit www.olc.scouting.org to take online Fast Start, Youth Protection Training, and a wide variety of more courses - for your membership id # call the council registrar for it if you cannot find your membership card.


• Freedom Trails Training Calendar can be found here


• Cub Scout Roundtable Topics
  All adults from each Cub Scout Pack are invited to learn about each months program theme, upcoming events, and for brief training segments.


• Boy Scout and Venturing Roundtable Topics
  Come learn monthly (except in July) about how to make your program be full of adventure and have fellowship with adults who are involved in Scouting for the first time or over the decades.

Camp Promotions & High Adventure

• Achievements / Electives that Cub Scouts earned at the 2007 Fox Point and Lums Pond Day Camps are available click here
  Keep in mind that this list assumes that the boys were present each day for the entire day. Pack Advancement Chairmen should consult with the individual boys to be certain what was completed.

Activities & Civic Service

• Click here to see the results from the contests at the awesome Fall Camporee.


• The District Pinewood Derby will be held on 7 June 2008! check in time is between 8:30 and 9:00 for un-registered cars and 9:00 to 9:45 for pre-registered cars.
  • Rules for the Pinewood derby can be found here.
  • Web registeration for the Pinewood derby can be found here.

Advancement & Recognition

• Advancement Information
  For the latest Freedom Trail District Merit Badge Counselor Information email ctrip109@yahoo.com or call 220-3290 Terry Ripski the District Advancement Committee Chairman. Ask Terry Ripski to email you a list of the merit badge counselors you specifically are looking for to contact. He will provide you the people who work with either all units or specific units, which this is done to protect the counselors personal information from unintended use of third parties.


• The Application for Alternate Eagle Scout Rank Merit Badges & Ranks
  No. 58-730 is linked in the title here and available online at: http://www.scouting.org/forms/58-730.pdf. GUIDELINES FOR ADVANCEMENT TO EAGLE SCOUT RANK FOR SCOUTS WITH DISABILITIES is also available at this link to be an aid for Scouts with learning, physical, and other disabilities.


• Religious Emblem Program
  To learn about the religious emblems programs and how to be a certified counselor call Brian Luss 622-3300 ext. 117 for more details.

Venturing - The Adventure of for Young Adults in Scouting

• Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to prepare young people to become responsible and caring adults. For information to start a Venture Crew see this site Click Here.


• Sea Scouts is a specialized segment of the Venturing program, which was organized to address how young men and women  can learn to sail, motorboat, and do a variety of marine based activities while obtaining the knowledge of our maritime heritage. To learn where and how to start or join a ship visit: Click Here.

District Nominating Committee

• District Nominating Committee Referrals & District Committee Structure - coming soon
  If you know of someone from the community who would be a great addition to our District Committee, please contact District Chairman Bob Cordrey 740-2320 or the District Director at 622-3300 ext. 114.