Indian Waters Council BSA, Columbia South Carolina

Congaree District

Congaree District - Serves Columbia, Forest Acres, Lower Richland & Eastover

District Chairman:	Chris Burnette	(803) 319-7809
District Commissioner: Assistant District Commissioner:	George Burnett Art Seel	(803) 787-7958 (803) 776-7138
District Executive:	Will Hall	(803) 206-0827
District Trainer:	Lynn Turbeville	(803) 788-4903
Advancement Chairman:	Skip Freie	(803) 783-1706
Activities Chairman:
OA Advisor:	Dan Wagner	(803) 788-7492
Camping & Outdoor Chairman:	Greg Turbeville	(803) 788-4903
Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner:
Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner:	Jay Leeper	(803) 413-0093
Popcorn Chairperson:	Pam Roberts	(803) 353-0398

July

1: NO DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING IN JULY

1-4: Cub Scout Resident Camp - Camp Barstow

4-9: Camp Barstow Summer Camp Week 3

11-16: Camp Barstow Summer Camp Week 4

16-18: OA Summer Ordeal

18-23: Camp Barstow High Adventure Week/Summer Camp Week 5

24-Aug 4: National Jamboree

August

5: District Committee Meeting
6: Popcorn Pre-Order Due
10: Council School Night Meeting
12: District Roundtable/District School Night Meeting
13-15: OA Fellowship - Camp Barstow
14: Volunteer Appreciation Day
19: Popcorn Gala
20: Popcorn Show and Deliver Pick-up
26: Gathering of Eagles
26: District Commissioner's Meeting
27-29: Venturing and Exploring Aquatics Weekend
27: Popcorn Show and Sell Orders Due

September

1: District Committee Meeting
2: SOUTHERN MISS vs. USC
6: Labor Day - Scout Office Closed
8: Popcorn Show and Sell Orders due by NOON
9: District Roundtable
10-12: OA Fall Fellowship
11: GEORGIA vs. USC
12: VOA Meeting
17-19: Webelos Woods
17: Show and Sell Popcorn Pick-up
18: FURMAN vs. USC
23: District Commissioner's Meeting
25: USMC Mud Run - Sandy Run, SC
28: District Nominating Committee Training

October

2: Congaree District Cuboree
4: Council Membership Committee Meeting
5: Council Golf Tournament
7: District Committee Meeting
8-10: OA Fall Fellowship
9: ALABAMA vs. USC
11: Columbus Day
13-24: South Carolina State Fair
14: District Roundtable
16: USC vs. KENTUCKY
23: USC vs. VANDY
23-24: Haunted Forest Weekend #1
28: 100th Anniversary Gala
28: District Commissioner's Meeting
29: Popcorn Sale Ends
30: TENNESSEE vs. USC
30-31: Haunted Forest Weekend #2

November

1: Popcorn Orders Due by NOON
4: District Committee/Nominating Committee Meeting
6: ARKANSAS vs. USC
7: VOA Meeting
9: Venturing Committee Meeting
11: District Roundtable
12-14: Council Camporee
13: USC vs. FLORIDA
18: Camp Promo Dinner
20: Popcorn Pickup Day
20: TROY vs. USC
25-26: Thanksgiving - Scout Office Closed
27: USC vs. CLEMSON
30: Popcorn Payments Due to Council

December

2: District Committee Meeting
6: Council Membership Committee Meeting
9: District Roundtable
23-24: Christmas - Scout Office Closed
27-30: Klondike
31: New Year's Eve - Scout Office Closed

Greetings from your DE!

Hey Everyone! Hope your summer has been terrific and you're excited about revving things up again in the fall. A few notes:

On August 10th, we will be hosting a Council School Night Meeting. Invitations will be extended to folks who will be volunteering to conduct School Nights for Scouting at our local Elementary Schools, people that will be helping organize those School Nights, and any Cubmaster or Volunteer for a Pack that the School will be feeding into. For the Cubmasters and Volunteers, this meeting, albeit informative, isn't required of you to attend. The location is still pending, and will be updated.
- The information of the meeting on the 10th will be distributed at our First Roundtable of the Year, which will be on August 12th. A side note: We will be holding our Roundtables at a new location, offically. Asbury UMC has been welcome establishment for our Roundtables for the past few years and we are grateful for their hospitality. Our District Roundtables will now be held at Shandon United Methodist Church, at the usual time of 6:30. I urge ALL Unit Leaders to attend our inaugural meeting at Shandon UMC. Cubmasters, especially, will need to be there to gather information from the Council School Night Meeting, as well as Dates and Times for your individual unit's School Nights, and Boy Talks (if you are able to help with those.) The efforts volunteers will be putting forth to aide you all in School Nights will be very appreciated, and if you yourself would like to conduct a School Night or two for the good of the District, please contact me.

The 2010 Popcorn Gala will be on August 19th at the Colonial Life Arena, starting at 6:30. Units participating in the sale are STRONGLY URGED TO COME!!! This Gala will be nothing like any you've seen before. Trail's End is giving each unit a large "Popcorn Sale in a Box" for your unit's use, which is full of items that will be useful to you in your sale efforts, including a Marshmallow Crossbow, for you to use at your discretion. Your attendance on behalf of your unit will also gain you extra commission for your sale, so it's a win-win. Again, all units participating in the sale should definitely be at the Gala. Any questions, either contact me or Pam Roberts, Congaree District Popcorn Chair, at 803-353-0398.
Congaree District Cuboree will be taking place at October 2 at a location TBD. More info to come.
The South Carolina State Fair will be going on at the SC State Fairgrounds from October 13-24. Scouts and Scouters are encouraged to come out to the Fair and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Scouting at the Ruff Building. We will be there everyday with displays and stations set up about Scouting. Scouts and Scouters that attend the Fair in Uniform will be admitted FREE OF CHARGE!!! Come on out for good times, good food and fun with Scouting!

The Summer leading into the Fall is a great time to start spreading the word to potential Scouts in your neighborhood, church, or sports teams. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again in the upcoming months and talking to leaders about ways to help recruit new youth. I'll be in touch with new information about School Nights, Popcorn Sale and other events upcoming in the District and Council. Thank you all for what you do for Scouting and Happy Trails!

Yours in Scouting,

Will

Last updated: Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 10:28