Silver Comet Outdoor Leader Training is coming! This is for all Cub Leaders and Troop Leaders so please pass this on to all of the Adults in your Unit that need to be trained for their position. Online registration is open now. The Scouts in your units deserve trained Leaders!
BALOO for Cub Leaders will be Saturday, September 30th , 8am - 4pm. Cost is $10 and includes lunch. Come learn the basics about camping with your cubbies and also some fun outdoor games and hiking ideas!
OWLS for Webelos Leaders will be Saturday October 7th, 8am - 10pm. Cost is $15 and includes lunch and dinner. This is for all Webelos leaders who want to camp as a patrol with their scouts. You will learn new skills that your age groups can begin working on and also have some fun with the new adventures!
ITOLS for all Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters is Saturday October 7th, 8 am, until Sunday October 8th, finishing approximately 12 to 1pm. Cost is $15 and includes Saturday lunch and all course materials. Learn skills your scouts will need for rank advancement like the patrol method, selecting a campsite and setting up, cooking, and cleaning up as a patrol. Come set up an ax yard, orient a map, and have a fun campfire program Saturday night.
Register for and attend the Special Session-Troop Leader Indoor Training and you can be “Trained” in a weekend.
Special Session-Troop Leader Indoor Training (aka SALT, BSLST, or SM/ASM Specific) for all Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters is Friday October 6th, 7:30 pm until 10 pm. There is no charge for this Training, and you’ll be on site for the ITOLS course which starts at 8:00 Saturday morning. You can be “Trained” in a weekend.
Our June 2017 Silver Comet Day Camps at Kennesaw United Methodist Church and Bethany United Methodist Church saw over 340 Cub Scouts spend a "Creepy Crawly" week of excitement, fun, learning, and exercise as they tackled a full program of activities and events and formed their own "Bug Squad".
More than 40 Siblings,130 Boy Scout and Venturer Den Chiefs, and 25 Teen Assistants (Girl Scouts and older Sisters) were right there with the Cub Scouts helping with every part of the week’s program and sharing in the fun.
And, of course, guiding the whole show and watching over all of the Youth were more than 200 Adults who so generously gave their time and focused their thoughts on the safety of all of the Youth and the quality and success of every activity and event throughout the week.
A standing Round of applause goes to all of the Adult Volunteers, and we especially recognize our Camp Directors and Leaders who spent many months preparing this fantastic experience for our Silver Comet Cub Scouts and their Families.
On behalf of the Silver Comet District, “Thank You” to our Camp Directors Dalia Wyman, Clint Pope, and Lindsey Nolan, our Program Directors Jennifer Kane and Torie Shores, and our Admin/Registrars Addie Outlaw and Cathie McCabe, and many, many others for two great weeks of Cub Scout Day Camp.
And let's not forget our District Executives Kevin and Drew who provided their support throughout the planning stages, then donned their tshirts and joined in the fun.
Do you want to lead your Cub Scouts into the great outdoors and spend a night or two camping?
Then you'll need to be BALOO Trained, and the Silver Comet Trainers are ready and waiting to make sure you get the information you'll need for a safe and fun-filled outdoor adventure for your Pack.
On Saturday, July 15 at the Volunteer Service Center, the Silver Comet District Recruiting Team will be presenting materials on how to have the best Fall recruiting season. Bring questions, bring best practices, and bring the fun! This free event is from 10am to 12pm.
Light lunch included!
Silver Comet District Fall Indoor Leader training is Saturday, September 9th, at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church. Training includes all Cub Leader Positions, Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster, Den Chief, and Merit Badge Counselor Training. More information and registration can be found on our District website.
All units with 100% trained Leaders are eligible for a streamer to show off on their unit flag! Silver Comet has one Unit that is 100% Trained, and many more that only need a few of their Leaders trained to reach that special status. To find out who needs what Training in your Unit, any of your Unit Key 3 can log onto their my.scouting “Key 3 Tools” Training Manager and see that information.
Bob Griffin is our new District Membership Committee Chair, and looks forward to continuing the outstanding Membership program and events established over the last 4 years by our retiring Chair, Pamela Saunders. Bob has considerable background and experience on the District Membership Committee, and has been working alongside Pamela over the past 2 years to ensure the smooth transition of all of our District Membership Committee functions and events.
Pamela will continue to support the Membership Committee and will remain active at the District level.
Thank You Pamela for guiding Silver Comet’s Membership program so successfully, and Thank You Bob for offering your time, talents, and dedication to making sure the Youth in our District will have the opportunity to join and remain engaged in the Scouting experience.
Contact Bob with questions or suggestions at membershipchair@silvercometdistrictbsa.org
Supporting Bob is our new Fall Recruiting Chair Leah Briick. Leah is the Committee Chair for Pack 611 and is an experienced Cub Scout recruiter. Thank You Leah for stepping up to keep our Packs growing and thriving.
Contact Leah at recruiting@silvercometdistrictbsa.org
