Dear Prospective Business Patron,

Thank you for your interest in advertising in the 2012 Running Waters District Scout-O-Rama coupon sheet.  The Boy Scouts of America in Monroe County and Flat Rock, which make up the Running Waters District, will be offering these coupon sheets to the public for a donation of $3.00 each.  The proceeds from this event will used to fund the 52nd annual Scout-O-Rama (SOR) event held Saturday, May 12th at the Monroe County Fairgrounds along with other Scouting activities.  We will be printing and offering to the public approximately 20,000 color printed booklets throughout Monroe County and Flat Rock.  The advertisement on the coupon sheet comes at no cost to you, the business owner. The Boy Scouts simply ask you to honor in good faith any coupon you are willing to offer to the public throughout 2012 or through September 30, 2012 at a minimum.

If you are interested in participating in this advertising opportunity, we ask you to provide the wording and format preferences for your coupon.  Also, any business logo art work desired on your coupon(s) must be provided electronically via .PDF or .TFF files for integration onto the coupon sheet.  Standard coupon dimensions are 3.5” long X 1.5” high.  These spaces can be split in half if multiple coupon offerings are desired.  However, there is a maximum of two standard coupon spaces available per business.

Please email your logo art work and/or coupon wording by January 31, 2012 to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Extreme Wilderness Survival!

Dundee Sportsman Club

2300 Plank Road Dundee, MI 48131

Every 5 Scouts must be accompanied by an adult

On time registration: $5/participant (adult or youth); Late registration (after February 4^th) $7/participant

Pre-register by e-mailing participants’ names and Pack numbers to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

(Participants will receive confirmation of participation and further instructions.)

Saturday February 18th, 2012

7:30        Breakfast at the Dundee Sportsman Club, cooked by Troop 511: $3/person

8:00        Registration opens

8:30        Opening ceremony (outdoors)

8:45        Winter travel safety (outdoors)

9:30        Prepare supplies for an extreme adventure (indoors)

10:15     Orienteering refresher (indoors); Locate and Retrieve Mission (outdoors)

11:00     Lunch preparations  (in and outdoors)

11:30     Lunch and cleanup (in and outdoors)

From this point on, all activities will be outdoors.

12:00     Extreme Survival Experience (Webelos will be divided into four Patrols and rotate through the stations.)

12:15-12:55         Search and Rescue (Orienteering and First Aid)

13:00-13:40         Wilderness Survival (Shelter Building)

13:45-14:25         Campfire Challenge (Firebuilding Skills)

14:30-15:15         “Turkey” Hunt (Archery)

15:15     SLED RACE!

15:45     Webelos Awards and Closing Ceremony

16:00     Webelos Event ends

Participants should bring:

·Current BSA Health and Medical Record (Parts A & B completed) for BOTH the Scouts AND the adults

·Any registration fees due; $3/participant for breakfast (if desired)

·1 (10 ounce) can of soup for each participant

·Winter clothing—layer up and be ready for the weather! No tennis/gym shoes allowed. Anyone dressed insufficiently

will be sent home to change. This is a health and safety issue.

·Water bottle and trail food/snack

>>>MESS KIT for each participant<<<

·1 sled per Den/Patrol to carry your gear and to pull in the race (plastic toboggan-style sled).

Your sled should have:

Compass

First aid kit

Extra rope for sled race

Webelos Handbook

Any additional supplies your Scouts feel might be useful for the above listed activities!

Disclaimer: There is a 99.9% chance something in this plan will change.

Be flexible; we promise to deliver a fun program for your Webelos!

Klondike Derby 2012—Webelos Program

Indoor Overnighter

Dundee Sportsman Club

2300 Plank Road Dundee, MI 48131

Limit 15 Webelos, by pre-registration only.

Each Scout must be accompanied by a parent/guardian

On time registration: $5/participant (adult or youth); Late registration (after February 4^th) $7/participant

Pre-register by e-mailing participants’ names and Pack numbers to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

(Participants will receive confirmation of participation and further instructions.)

Friday February 17^th, 2012

>>>Eat dinner before you come!<<<

18:30     Check-in at the Dundee Sportsman Clubhouse

Pitch Camp, including “Webelos World” Patrol Site

Work on Outdoorsman Requirements

19:30     Astronomy Belt Loop and activities

21:00     Tour Boy Scout and Venture Crew Camps

21:45     Cracker barrel

Evening game

22:30     All campers in tents

23:00     Lights Out!

Saturday February 18th, 2012

7:00        Rise & Shine! Break camp—personal gear only

7:30        Breakfast at the Dundee Sportsman Club, cooked by Troop 511: $3/person

8:00        Finish packing and stowing personal gear

8:30        Klondike Derby event begins

Participants should bring:

·Current BSA Health and Medical Record (Parts A & B completed) for BOTH the Scout AND the adult

·Any registration fees due; $3/participant for breakfast

·Tent with shock cord style poles that sleeps only 2 (Although we will be indoors, the Scout and parent/guardian pairs must sleep in tents in order to maintain BSA standards of separate accommodations; Scouts MAY NOT share a tent with any unrelated adult.)

·Cot/sleeping pad (the floor is concrete), cold weather sleeping bag, pillow, spare blanket

·Appropriate clothing for the weather—no tennis/gym shoes allowed, dress in layers

·Flashlight with fresh batteries

·Personal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, soap, washcloth, hand towel, etc.)

·Webelos Handbook

·Other items as you see fit from the “Packing for a Campout” List (see: Outdoorsman Activity Pin requirements)

Disclaimer: There is a 99.9% chance something in this plan will change.

Be flexible; we promise to deliver a fun program for your Webelos!

Lash-a-Palooza

(Boy Scout & Venturing Fall Camporee)

September 28, 29, 30, 2012

6 pm Friday – Noon Sunday

River Raisin National

BattlefIeld Park

Patch Design Contest

Patch must include:

Lash-A-Palooza, date, River Raisin National Battlefield Park, both the BSA & Venturing logos, represent skills of the Pioneering merit badge and or Lashing. Design must fit in a 3” square plus hang loop, and can be any shape. Final design may be adjusted due to the requirements of the patch company, but will keep the integrity of the original submitted design.

All designs must be submitted by February 9, 2012 to the committee

Pioneering, Camping, Cooking,

Merit Badges, Scout Skills, & Fun

Pioneering structures are to be some kind of an interactive structure

This is not a competition it is to be a fun skills building event & then go and try other troop’s structures & have fun meeting scouts from other units (There will be height restrictions)

Up to 5 Merit badges will be offered in the afternoon,

Along with a historical trails service project for the national Park

Cast Iron Chef Contests

We will have our own Iron chef’s competition

One competition for the scouts & one for the leaders/adults

Complete with a secret ingredient

(Secret ingredient will be announced ahead so that you can bring it with you)

And of course your pantry (patrol box) should be well stocked

Camping will be on the River Raisin National battlefield, unit trailer can be left in camp all other vehicles must be moved to the designated parking area. Unit rosters will need to be turned in at check in.

For More information contact

Louise Malvitz – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Running Waters District Presents:

Cub Family Twilight Camp

>>>Time Travel>>>

June 19, 2012

3:00-9:00 pm

St. Anthony Parish Grounds

4605 Saint Anthony Road, Temperance, MI 48182

All the fun and adventure you have with your Den at Cub Day Camp,

you can now enjoy with your family in the twilight of summer!

>Shooting Sports! >Games! >S’mores!

>Campfire! >Trading Post! >And Much More!

Limited spaces available!

Register by June 5, 2012

Only $8 per person, ages 2 and under are FREE!

(No more than 5 youth per adult, please!)

^{Paper Registration Forms will be available at the January 2012 Roundtable}

For more information, contact:

Camp Director, Ann Durst (734) 731-1751; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Program Director, Lisa Gessner (734) 242-6741; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Running Waters District

Cub Scout Roundtable

Second Thursday of each Month (Sept-May)

Ida Middle School

3142 Prairie Street, Ida, MI 48140

7pm Fellowship, 7:30pm Program Begins

Who should come to Roundtable?

Scout Leaders

Parents of Scouts

Any adult involved in Cub Scouting who wants to offer their Cubs the best possible Scouting Program!

Why come to Roundtable?

Stay connected to the District; find out about Scouting events, meet the District Scouters who can help you

Pick up and drop off information and materials such as popcorn orders, popcorn payments, recharter packets, Scout-O Rama manuals and tickets, event fliers, applications, Day Camp registrations, etc.—save gas and time: no need to drive to Ann Arbor so often!

Meet other Cub Scout Leaders, share ideas, work together, and solve your Scouting dilemmas

Roundtable is “Continuing Education” for Scout Leaders: find out what new ideas and changes BSA is implementing

Network with other Scouters

Win prizes for your Den or Pack

It makes your job as a Scout Leader easier

IT’S FUN!!!

Questions?

Contact Lisa D. Gessner, Running Waters Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Running Waters District Presents:

Cub Scout Day Camp>>>>>Time Travel>>>>>

June 20-22, 2012

9:00 am-4:00 pm

St. Anthony Parish Grounds

4605 Saint Anthony Road, Temperance, MI 48182

Only $40 per Cub Scout, $10 per Adult Walker!

Early Bird Discount!

Register for:

BOTH Council Cub Scout Summer Camp (formerly Cub Resident Camp)

AND District Cub Day Camp by January 26^th, 2012

Pay:

Your Cub Summer Camp deposit(s) by January 26^th, 2012

Receive:

A $20 discount! ($15 off Summer Camp, $5 off Day Camp)

Call the Council Office (734-971-7100)

to take advantage of this deal!

For more information on Running Waters’ Day Camp:

Camp Director, Ann Durst (734) 731-1751; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Program Director, Lisa Gessner (734) 242-6741; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Registration for RW Day Camp Closes MAY 14, 2012!***

Turn in paper registrations and health forms at the May 10^th Roundtable or at Scout-O-Rama on May 12^th

^{(Paper Forms will be available at the January 2012 Roundtable)}

***IF there is room for additional participants to register after this deadline,

A LATE FEE of $5 per person will be added to the above stated District Day Camp fees.

Running Waters District

Cub Scout Duty to God Hike

for Cub Scouts and their families

Saturday April 21st, 2012

9am-2pm

City of Monroe—new location every year!

Hiking, Crafts, Learning, Fellowship, FUN

Registration:      9 am, location TBA @ the February Roundtable

Cost:                  $8 per participant (parents, siblings, Scouts)

Bring:                   a sack lunch for each participant

a daypack to carry your goodies

a personal hygiene item for donation (toothpaste, soap, etc.)

Provided:  activity supplies, PATCH, and maybe something more

To Register: Let Lisa or Deb know you are coming by April 12^th, please!

For more information, contact:

Lisa Gessner 734-242-6741 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Deb LaVoy 734-457-0183 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

This event will happen rain or shine, so dress for the weather!

Troop 1948

65^th Annual Monroe County Fair Service Troop

The Second Oldest Service Troop in Michigan

July 29- August 4, 2012

Monroe County Fairgrounds

(Corner of M-50 & Raisinville Road in Monroe)

Scouts are needed to pick up litter on the grounds, clean public rest areas, and perform various duties to assist the Monroe County Fair Board.  In return, there is no cost to participate, all of the Scouts’ meals will be provided, and there may be other benefits Troop members can share in.

Scout participants must:

1- Be a member in good standing of a Running Waters District Troop

2- Have their Scoutmaster’s recommendation to participate

3- Attain at least Second Class rank by the start of the event

4- Be under 18 through the close of the event

5- Be present at the start of the event (no mid-week arrivals, please)

6- Return a completed application packet by June 15, 2012

(Packets will be available at the April 12, 2012 Roundtable)

Adult participants must:

1- Be registered with BSA in the Running Waters District

2- Have current Youth Protection Certification and have completed other applicable BSA trainings (MCs need Troop Committee Challenge, ASMs need OLS and Scoutmaster Specific, etc.)

3- Be at least 21 at the start of the event

4- Return a completed application packet by June 15, 2012

(Packets will be available at the April 12, 2012 Roundtable)

Scouts desiring to serve as SPL, ASPL, PL, or APL will be interviewed July 10th.

Adults, can either live onsite and help all week or come out and help on a daily basis.

For more information:

Arthur D. Bomia, III     Scoutmaster, Troop 1948                               734-735-5941 

Robert G. Gessner, III  Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 1948                734-242-6741  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Louis W. Butler            Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 1948                734-289-3504  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it