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This Black River District website was last updated 04/30/2008

BLACK RIVER DISTRICT

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 Mark Spaldo, Black River District Executive

(973) 765-9322 ext. 251 or mspaldo@bsamail.org

Congratulations to the following units.

They have achieved at least 100% family participation in our 2008 FOS Campaign.

Pack 3
169% Platinum

 Pack 31
100 % Gold		  Pack 45
100 % Gold		 Pack 47
100 % Platinum		 Pack 55
106%
Pack 60
Silver		 Pack 111
Silver		 Pack 113
Silver		 Pack 133
100 % Platinum		 Pack 139
113% Platinum
Pack 151
Silver		 Pack 159
103% 		 Pack 163
100 % Platinum		 Pack 188
100%		 Pack 236
Gold
Pack 249
100%		 Pack 316
Gold		 Troop 17
Gold		 Troop 36
Silver		 Troop 50
112% Platinum
Troop 54 Roxbury
157% Platinum		 Troop 113
Silver		 Troop 118
113% Platinum		 Troop 150
Gold		 Troop 156
Silver
Troop 163
114% Platinum		 Troop 166
121% Platinum		 Troop 188
Silver		 Troop 236
Silver		 Troop 436
Silver

Check what's happening on   The Black River District Calendar 

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 ......

CUB FAMILY CAMPOREE
 May 30 through June 1 2008
 CAMP SOMERS

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
April 30, 2008

For More Information Click Here

 

100th Year Anniversary Video

(double click on video's play button)

 

100 Years of Scouting

Celebrating the Adventure - Continuing the Journey

(A Timeline)

 		 
 

The Value of Scouting

(Click Here)

Click HERE for the race results of the

And HERE if you want to see some pictures of the Races

District Award of Merit

Outstanding Cub Scouter / Boy Scouter of the Year

Here are the recipients
of the
2008 Black River District Award of Merit:
Joe Black
Ernie DiCicco
Archer Jones
Joe Lettorale

Here are the recipients
of the
 2008 Black River Good Scouter:
 Stephanie Benfante
Dave Clark
Anthony Cretella
Robert Dudley
Ed Gold
Gregory Wiatroski

 
 

Who have been recipients

of the

District Award of Merit?

 

Click here to find out

    

Some Helpful Information

(A Treasure Trove of Scouting Knowledge)

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 Troop 17 of Denville, Troop 436 of Schooley's Moutain / Long Valley, and Pack 54 of Roxbury on great websites recently added!
 (click on the link above to see them and others)

Scholarship Opportunities
 As January rolls by, be aware of the scholarship opportunities available through Scouting. The National Eagle Scout Association offers academic scholarships and Hall/McElwain Merit scholarships.  Applications and more information about them can be found here.  Additional scholarships can be found here.

In Patriots' Path Council, there are opportunities to apply for the Frank D. Visceglia Memorial Scholarship and Young American Award. 

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"
 The following notices were extracted from the Council's "What's New"
For additional notices click here.

Council Activities
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.
Adult Training
Fall 2008 Adult Training Opportunities have been updated.
Doubleknot
Sign up with Doubleknot for Newsletters, fill out surveys and more!

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

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 September 2nd, 2008

The Roundtables will be at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Succasunna

 
Agenda For the Next Boy Scout Roundtable -

Our next Black River Roundtable will be the first Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 8:00PM, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Succasunna.


Don't forget
June 2, 2008

the TRADESHOW OF SCOUTING

 

On the Boy Scout activities front, we have changed the dates for our Fall Camporee to October 17-19.  More on this exciting Camporee at our May Roundtable.

A few people had asked about future District / Council program events, so here's the schedule: 

October 17-19, 2008 - Black River Fall Camporee (tentative dates - more details at the April Roundtable)

January 23-25, 2009 - Klondike Derby, Winnebago Scout Reservation

October 2-4, 2009 - Patriots Path Council "Jamboree" - Sussex Fairgrounds (more details at the May Roundtable). 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.  THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.

SEE YA AT THE ROUNDTABLE!!!


 Howard I. Gordon and David R. Curtis

Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioners

Black River District, Patriots Path Council - BSA

blackriverrt@yahoo.com

 

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!

 

- Tuesday, September 2, 2008 (first Tuesday)
- The next Roundtable will be at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Succasunna.

- 8:00-9:30 [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!]

 

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.

Don't forget the Tradeshow of Scouting
June 2, 2008

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! 

- 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

(Upcoming Cub Scout & Boy Scout Topics)        (Directions to Redeemer Lutheran Church)

(Directions to Chester Community Presbyterian 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.

Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class Rank Requirements

When viewing the above videos be aware of the following:
New Rank Requirements for Boy Scouts
 Effective January 1, 2008, there are new requirements for the ranks of Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class which will help advance the importance of Youth Protection beyond the initial Boy Scout joining requirements.  Read more about the new requirements here.

The Black River District has qualified for QUALITY DISTRICT for 2007 !

THAT'S MAKES FOUR YEARS IN A ROW!!!

Way to go!

 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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