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This Black River District website was last updated 3/19/2010

The Black River District serves the communities of: Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Bernardsville, Brookside, Budd Lake, Chester, Denville, Dover, Far Hills, Flanders, Gladstone, Jefferson Township, Long Valley, Liberty Corner, Mendham, Mine Hill, Mt. Arlington, Mt. Olive, Peapack, Randolph, Rockaway Township, Rockaway (Borough), Roxbury, and Wharton.

Do you have questions or need information?

Contact Keith Welge or John Leigh, Black River District Executives

(973) 765-9322

Keith Welge, ext. 250 or Keith.Welge@Scouting.org

John Leigh, ext. 240 or John.Leigh@Scouting.org

JOIN SCOUTING - CLICK HERE

Check what's happening on The Black River District Calendar

Cub Scout

District Pinewood Derby Races
in its third year

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Click HERE to register

and HERE for more info.

Klondike Survey

Even though we haven’t closed out the 2010 Klondike, it’s time to think about 2011. We heard lots of feedback about this year’s, and want some real input for next year. We’re considering 4 options, and would like both the adult unit leader AND THE SCOUTS (youth) input.

Survey - PDF version

Survey - MS Word version

Fill it out and email it to higesq@optonline.net

Congratulations to our new Silver Beavers

Temple Ratcliffe

John Trontis

Tom Wills

"Saluting our Heroes - Our Scouting Volunteers"

Honoring the Very Best in Volunteerism

at the Skylands in Randolph

The Annual Black River District Dinner

(click here for info)

May 19

To attend the dinner
Click Here

It's Time to Submit Names!!
The nomination due date has been extended to April 6th.

2010 District Award of Merit

The District Award of Merit is a National BSA Award. Awardees are determined by the District Higher Awards Committee from a list of individuals who are nominated by their fellow scouters.
For information regarding the District Award of Merit click here.

Use this form (PDF Version) (Word Version) to nominate someone.

and

Black River's Best Award

They are the folks who make Scouting happen and EVERY pack and troop has at least one. They are the volunteers who always give 150% to make every outing and activity a resounding success. Submit your unit's people by using this form.

Here are the recipients
of the
2009 Black River District Award of Merit:
Tony Cretella
Theodore Edgar
Bern Macones
Ed Modugno

Here are the recipients
of the
2009 Black River Outstanding Scouter:
Diann Evans
Michael Mangano
Sean Matthiesen
Ken Webber
Robert Williams

Who have been recipients

of the

District Award of Merit?

Click here to find out

"Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle"

The Patriot's Path Council has established its own Eagle Scout Alumni Association. The association exists to reach out to Eagle Scouts living within the Patriot's Path territory for networking, support of local troops (speakers/presenters/coaches, etc.) and to promote the values of Scouting through participation in the BSA as alumni. A web page with detailed information, links to newsletters and an application to join can be found at:

http://advancement.ppbsa.org/eaglealumni.htm

Tour Permits should be emailed to tourpermit@ppbsa.org

or faxed to 973-765-9143

Some Helpful Information

Cub Scout and Boy Scout Roundtables

are normally held at 8PM on the first Tuesday of every month

at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Succasunna

The next Black River Roundtables are on April 6, 2010

SPECIAL NOTE about April's meetings:
The April Roundtables will be held at
RESURRECTION PARISH
651 Millbrook Ave.
Randolph, NJ 07869-3703
www.resurrectionparish.org

Agenda For the Next Boy Scout Roundtable -

Our next Black River Roundtable will be April 6, 2010, 8:00PM, at Resurrection Parish in Randolph.

Please sign up for the Scout Expo on April 24 at the Morristown Armory.

2009 - 10 MONTHLY TOPICS

September      History of Scouting
October         Special Cooking
November       First Aid
December       Winter Camping
January          Citizenship
February        New Scout Program
March             Back Packing
April               Canoe Safety
May                End of Year Party

Your Roundtable Commissioners
Ed Gold & Temple Ratcliffe

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

SEE YA AT THE ROUNDTABLE!!!

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!!

FUN, FELLOWSHIP AND LEARNING AS TO HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PACK or TROOP PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATION

Agenda For the Next Cub Scout Leaders' Roundtable -

The Cub Scout Leaders' Roundtable is for ALL Cub Scout Leaders: Cubmasters, Committee Chairmen & Members, Den Leaders of Tigers, Wolves, Bears, Webelos, Den Chiefs, and all Assistants for any position!

The next Roundtable will be Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Resurrection Parish in Randolph at 8:00 until 9:30 [Please come early...by 7:45...so you can participate in the pre-meeting activity, hang out with your Roundtable friends, HAVE EVEN MORE FUN...AND so we can start on time!]

Bring something to use outside in the spring and EARN AN EXTRA BEAD!

PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN IN ANY AND ALL APPLICATIONS RIGHT AWAY.

WITHOUT TURNING THEM IN YOU CANNOT RECORD THE BOYS ADVANCEMENT

ALSO THEY ARE NOT INSURED!!!!!!

Topics for this year:

Each month at the Cub Scout Roundtable, we cover materials for the following month's National Cub Scout theme, and the suggested Webelos badges. This gives the participants the information they need for their next month's program.

2009-10 MONTHLY THEMES (Each presented at the previous month's Roundtable so you can use what you learn!):
Sep = Cub Scout Pockets (not presented)
Oct = Jungle Safari (presented at Sep 1 Roundtable)
Nov = Cub Scout Salute (Oct 6 Roundtable)
Dec = Works of Art (Nov 3 Roundtable)
Jan = Power Up! (Dec 1 RT)
Feb = Happy Birthday, BSA (Jan 5 RT) Weblos Activity Badge = Athlete, Engineer
Mar = Take Flight (Feb 2 RT)
Apr = Spring Into Action (Mar 2 RT)
May = In the Spotlight (Apr 6 RT)
June = Hoop-de-Doo! (May 4 RT)

NOTE: These themes are the National BSA Cub Scout themes for this Scouting year, but many of the ideas presented at each Roundtable are "generic" enough for you to use throughout the year, whatever your theme!

AND AS ALWAYS.......

- Just coming to Roundtable earns you the ATTENDANCE BEAD!

- Bringing a friend who's never been to Roundtable before, earns you the coveted gold-flecked BUDDY BEAD!

- First time attendees get the special red-flecked FIRST-TIMER BEAD!

- Tell us about your use of Roundtable Learnings with your Den or Pack and earn the highly-prized ALPHABET BEAD!
- AND......If any of that white stuff falls from the sky....there's the extremely rare (well maybe not this year) SNOW BEAD to look forward to!

- REMEMBER, the Pack with the largest attendance at each Roundtable gets to have GARFIELD to entertain until the next Roundtable!!

SEE YOU AT THE ROUNDTABLE!!

Cub Roundtable Commissioner, Mary Ruth Lareau

(Directions to Redeemer Lutheran Church)

Don't forget, Roundtable attendance now counts towards your unit's Quality Unit award. If you can't make it, please make sure that someone from your unit does. Better yet, bring a friend so that everyone can learn and enjoy.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING ATTENDANCE POLICIES. Unit attendance at 1/2 of the Roundtables during the year is now MANDATORY if your unit wants to achieve Quality Unit Status. Attendance at Roundtable means more than just initialing a sign-in sheet; you should be PARTICIPATING in the program (or at least in the room while the program is being presented!). To this end, we have determined a new attendance policy -- IF YOU SIGN IN FOR BOTH THE CUB AND BOY SCOUT ROUNDTABLES the same night, you will receive credit FOR NEITHER! We are not being attendance police, however, in order to be fair to units that send people to cover both Roundtables, we need to exercise a minimum of control.

So - if your unit wants to participate in both Roundtables (and they really should!), please be sure to send at least 2 people (one for the Cub Scouts and one for the Boy Scouts).

Meanwhile,

If you have any suggestions for future program topics that you would like to submit to the Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioners email them to: blackriverrt@yahoo.com

A Year of Celebration

A Century of Making a Difference

Click here for details on how you can earn this award.

Take a look at the District Happenings

NOTICE: Start making your plans for the coming Scout Year .......... Check The Black River Happenings often to find out the latest news on what's going on ......

100th Year Anniversary Video

(double click on video's play button)

100 Years of Scouting

Celebrating the Adventure - Continuing the Journey

(A Timeline)

Some Helpful Information

WEBELOS to BOY SCOUT TRANSITION

How to do it successfully

If you're a Cub Scouter (click here)

If you're a Boy Scouter (click here)

Need help? - Contact Ed (click here)

Would you like to have this website link to your unit's website?

Find out how by clicking here & find out who's already linked.

Congratulations to Pack 166 of Randolph and Troop 150 of Bernardsville on great websites recently added!
(click on the link above to see it and others)

Introduction to Merit Badges
Resources for Merit Badges are available on the Merit Badge requirements page. You'll find lists of publications, organizations, websites, and more listed with requirements for each badge.

"What's New" in the Council

Council Activities have been updated. Check out Philadelphia Zoo, Maritime Aquarium, Rocking Horse Ranch, Paterson Diocese Annual Catholic Boy Scout Retreat, and Liberty Science Center.

Fall 2008 Adult Training Opportunities have been updated.

If you are a Commissioner (or not) - Check out these podcasts from National

NOTICE: Start making your plans for the coming Scout Year .......... Check The Black River Happenings often to find out the latest news on what's going on ......

PLEASE NOTE

The materials on this web site are provided for information purposes only. This web site provides links to other Internet sites that may be of interest or helpful to you, but the Patriot's Path Council, BSA is not responsible for the content of any such Internet sites. This site is maintained by volunteer Scouts. Although it contains useful information on local Scouting programs, it is not an official BSA web site. The information provided here has not been approved by the Patriot's Path Council or the Boy Scouts of America and is not an endorsement of any products or advice that may appear in a link to another website.

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