Poptober sales are started and the Council has 460 units committed to a great year of popcorn sales to provide additional unit programs!  The Council sales goal is $1,700,000 with over $595,000 being earned by units. 

Poptober is one of the most exciting things ever!?! Welcome to the frenzy that is poptober with the Trails-End “Better Than Ever” enhancements! Popcorn and October will never be the same...

he seven Troop two hundred and eighty member contingent left Orlando on Saturday, July 24, 2010.  The contingent spent Sunday at the National Whitewater Center in Charlotte North Carolina and cleaned out Ryan's and Golden Corral in the evening. The contingent arrived at Ft. AP Hill on Monday, July 26, 2010. The Scouts spent the day doing activities such as Mountain Boarding, Rock Climbing, Fishing, Scuba, Kayaking, Sailing, Shotgun and Archery. The Scouts could go to Merit Badge Midway and earn almost all the Merit Badges the BSA offers such as Geocaching, Railroading, and Robotics. One of the most popular activities at the Jamboree is patch trading and the Council's Guitar Legends sound patches were one of the Hottest sets with the youth. The closing show was highlighted by the fireworks, the band Switchfoot, and Eagle Scout Mike Rowe .The Council was also represented by over 150 volunteers that paid $800.00 to serve on staff and work hard in the heat for all the Scouts. The thirty member Adult leadership team should be commended for having our Scouts prepared and for the time they dedicated for our youth. There has been discussion already for the 2013 Jamboree at The Summit in West Virginia and will pick a contingent leader in the fall. A big Thank You goes to Suddath Relocation systems and Mears Transportation for getting the contingent to the Jamboree and back while giving the council a significant discount.

 October will be here before you know it and that means that its time to start planning for the Cub Halloween Weekends at Camp La-No-Che. Cub Halloween has become the biggest Cub Scout event in the state because it is jam pack with activities that will keep you busy from morning till after dark. During the day on Saturday there are plenty of traditional outdoor activities to keep everyone busy such as swimming and archery, but as the sun goes down the real Halloween fun begins. There is a Haunted House, spooky and not so spooky stories, a Halloween Party, Campsite decorations contest, campsite to campsite Trick-or-Treating, Pumpkin Carving Contests, Hay Rides, Halloween Parade, and a Haunted Trail!

Cub Scout Leader Specific Training now online

http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2010/08/cub-leader-training.htm

Did you know that you can put a Boy Scout license plate on your car? Not only do you promote awareness of Scouting, but a portion of the tag cost provides the council financially. You even get a tax deduction out of it!