Glacial Lakes District - 2023

GLACIER LAKES DISTRICT
This page is for Glacier Lakes District, Seneca Waterways Council BSA. Glacier Lakes serves Seneca County, Yates County, Ontario County – except Bloomfield – and the towns of Galen and Savannah in Wayne County..

Roundtable 

The first Wednesday in January is New Year’s Day so we will push Roundtable out one week to January 8th.

District Roundtables take place on the first Wednesday of the month at Midlakes High School, the Commissioners meeting will take place at 7pm and the Roundtable will start at 7:30pm.  For more information, contact District Commissioner Rich Nardone. The topics for the 2024-25 year are:

2024-2025 Roundtable Topics
Month Cubs Scouts
Sept 2024 District Program Kickoff Conducting a Board of Review
Oct Online Tools – Scoutbook & BlackPug Communication
Nov Charter Review /Running a Pinewood Derby Charter Review/Woodbadge
Dec Holiday Party Holiday Party
Jan 2025 Webelos to Scout Transition/Blue & Gold Webelos to Scout Transition/OA
Feb Summer Program & Cub Camp Trips and Camps
March Sharing Recruitment and fundraising ideas Scoutmaster Conference
April Sharing ideas and asking questions Scout Games & NYLT
May Pack Planning for Next year Troop needs & characteristics
June Picnic Picnic

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New Resources from Scouting.org

Scouting.org has a ton of great resources for new and experienced leaders. They have program aides for everyone from Lions to Eagle.

Cub Scout Resources:

Cubmasters and Committee Chairs can find amazing program and recruitment resources here.

Click here to get meeting plans and fun activity ideas for your den.

For a general overview of the Cub Scout program check this link out.

Scouts BSA Resources:

This site contains every resource Youth Leadership needs to plan and execute a year of programs.

Need help with your Annual Planning Conference: Everything you need is here.

Patrol Leader’s Council agendas and meeting planning sheets can be found here.

Order of the Arrow:

Glacier Lakes OA Chapter Chief – Dalen Woodhouse glacierlakes.chief@senecawaterways.org

For details on the Order of the Arrow – see the Tschipey Achtu Lodge webpage

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Life to Eagle Advancement path Resources:

Once a Scout earns their Life rank, they will have a number of questions about what they have to do to earn their Eagle rank.  The Seneca Waterways Council web site has a number of forms and other resources that can be accessed by clicking HERE (scroll down the Eagle Scout Award category) These include the Eagle Scout Rank Application Guidelines & Checklist, list of District Eagle Advisors, Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, Eagle Scout Rank Application, Eagle Scout Recommendation Form, and Eagle Scout Biography and Media Information Form.

Newsletters to give you information and ideas:

Marketing Webinars: https://scoutingwire.org/marketing-and-membership-hub/marketing-webinars/
Scouts BSA Recruiting Webinar: https://vimeo.com/616300587
Sign up for:
Scouting Wire (https://scoutingwire.org)
Marketing Newsletter (https://t.email.scouting.org/lp/cmnsubscribe)
Bryan On Scouting: (https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org)
BSA News Brief: (BSACommunications@scouting.org)

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Adult Registration Process Update

From My.Scouting.org>invitation manager, a unit can send an adult volunteer an application to join and the process is completed online. Let your new volunteer know about Youth Protection Training and about setting up a My.Scouting.org account to speed up the process.

Completed Apps go to Chartered Organization Representative (COR) for approval.

COR wanting to delegate? No problem! A COR can delegate adult leader approval authority to another volunteer leader by setting up a COR Delegate. 

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Great ways to promote your unit and increase membership

  • Popsicles in the Park
  • Personal Invitations (personally contacting and inviting families to join your unit)*
  • Being in constant contact with the school district, and asking if flyers can be sent home with students
  • Checking “Be a Scout Leads” after accepting online applications
  • Recruiting using social media (community FB pages)
  • Creating Flyers to promote the units recruitment events (DE Will Gales can assist with creating flyers)
  • Appearance and recruitment at Community Festivals
  • Recruiter Patch Promo
  • Bring a Buddy Cards
  • Uniform Days @ School
  • Open House Tables
  • Middle School Promos

Questions? Ask your District Executive, Unit Commissioner, and District Commissioner, we are here to help!