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Check out
the new ScoutCast Webcasts!
Go to the Boy Scout, Cub Scout and Commissioner
pages to see the latest ScoutCast's from the
BSA!
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Pasta Dinners
Raise $10,000 to Support the Housatonic Council
Wow! A fantastic effort by
volunteers to conduct pasta dinners in Derby,
Oxford, and Shelton raised more than $10,000.
Thank you to all who helped with this event in
any way!
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Friends of
Scouting
2010 FOS Family Campaign
The Friends of Scouting (FOS) Family
Campaign for the Housatonic Council is an annual
fundraising event. Contributions are needed to
ensure a quality Scouting program. Please pledge
your support.
2010 Pledge Card
Employer matching gifts leverage your
contribution at no cost to you! Contact your
employer to see if they offer a matching gift
program.
2010 Employer Matching Gift Guideline
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Popcorn Available
for Unit Sales!
Got the post-holiday
munchies? Looking for a quick and easy
fundraiser? Some popcorn remains available for
sale at the Council Service Center. Units can
still make a great commission to support their
spring programs.
Here's what's available
. . . Chocolate Lovers Tins (5 left)
. . . Cheese Lovers Tin (5)
. . . Trail Mix (18)
. . . Gourmet Caramel Corn (12)
. . .Caramel Corn Light (48)
. . . 15-pack Unbelievable Butter Microwave (29)
. . . 15-pack Butter-Light Microwave (32)
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Camp Strang
-- Stuff Needed --
Council Properties Chair Bill McDonnell and his
team do a tremendous job keeping Camp Strang
safe and available to support your programs.
They need help. Specifically, they're working
on the Training Center and request the one box
of vinyl floor tile (Armstrong 12"x12" Imperial
pattern #51839), and adhesive for the floor
tile. For the dining hall, 14 sash locks are
needed to keep the windows safe and secure.
Contact Bill at
wvmcdonnell@comcast.net.
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Service Project
Opportunity for
Shelton Conservation Commission:
The Shelton Conservation
Commission has informed the Council that Boy
Scouts and Venturers are invited to plan service
projects at the Shelton Trails.
To arrange a serve project, contact Bill Dyer at
Bill.Dyer.3@gmail.com.
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Four
Scouters from Housatonic Council Complete
Didactic Component of Wood Badge Training
On October 12, 2009 four Scouters from
Housatonic Council completed the didactic
training component of NE II 189 Wood Badge class
sponsored by the Connecticut Rivers Council at
Camp JN Webster. Scouters participating by
patrol are: Hailey King, Maurice Donini, and Al
Shigo from the Owl Patrol and Russ Shimmer from
the Bear Patrol. In addition, seven Housatonic
Scouters attended a Wood Badge Course Conducted
by the CT Yankee Council.
The course consists of the nationally advanced
leadership training for adult leaders conducted
over six days of training (two three day
weekends). Following the didactic course, the
leaders must successfully complete five projects
a.k.a "tickets" in service to their primary
position in Scouting over the course of 18
months. According to Tom Wilson, Vice President
of Program for Housatonic Council and Troop
Guide for the Course for the past three years
"Wood Badge is Scouting's premier training
program for adult leaders. Over the past four
years 23 Scouters from Housatonic Council have
enrolled in Wood Badge training which is
remarkable given the size of our Council. Wood
Badge Training was established in 1819 by
Baden-Powell at Gilwell Field, England. Wood
Badge recipients now number more than 100,000
and can be found in all corners of the world. By
participating in the course, the Scouters from
our council have invested a significant amount
of their time and energy in advancing their
professional growth in service to our council.
The results of their commitment to Scouting will
not only significantly enhance the future of our
council, but more importantly in service to our
youth!" Well done Critters!....We look forward
to monitoring the progress of your "tickets" in
your professional growth and service to our
youth.
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The
Jamboree Division is proud to announce the new
Jamboree web site. During the year,
the web site will be updated and expanded to
keep you informed on this exciting event.
We invite you to click on the link and explore
the web site.
http://www.bsajamboree.org
2010 Scout Jamboree Application
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Important Notice for Troops and Venture Crews planning trips involving
caves or mines
Updated 2/7/08
Council Commissioner Jeff Anderson, Council President
Richard Marano and Scout Executive
Kevin
Bishop holding our 2008 Quality Council Award
Housatonic Council
Commissioner Scholarship Essay Contest
The Commissioner Staff is offering partial
summer
camp scholarships: one
each for
Cub Scouts,
Boy Scouts & Venturing to be used towards your
respective Housatonic Council
summer
camp program.
Click here for more details.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --
February 4, 2009 -
As a result of the expansion
of Peanut Corporation of America's (PCA) Salmonella
related recall to include all peanut ingredient
products produced in their
Blakely, Georgia facility since January 1,
2007, Weaver Popcorn Company has issued a
precautionary voluntary recall for the following
product:
9.5 oz. Trail's EndR
Caramel Corn with Peanuts, with code date
markings of
"102861 109 JAN 19 08" through "102861 297
JUL 23 09".
No other
Trail's End or Weaver Popcorn Company
products are part of this recall.
"Although Weaver Popcorn has received no complaints
or reports of any illness related to this product,
we are taking this precautionary action out of an
abundance of caution and consistent with our 80-year
unwavering commitment to consumer safety and to
providing the highest-quality products," said
Mike
Weaver, Weaver Popcorn Company President and
CEO.
Since the vast majority of this product has not been
sold for a number of months, it is assumed that what
has been sold has been consumed. Consumers who have
purchased this recalled product are urged to destroy
it. Consumers with an unopened, sealed popcorn foil
bag, with the above listed code dates, can arrange
for a refund by calling
1-800-782-4255 (Monday through Friday from
8:00am - 3:00pm EST) or by sending an email to
ccp@trails-end.com
*** Salmonella is an organism which can cause
serious and sometimes fatal infections in young
children, frail or elderly people, and others with
weakened immune systems. Healthy persons
infected with salmonella often experience fever,
diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and
abdominal pain. In rare cases, infection with
salmonella can result in the organism getting into
the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses,
such as arterial infections (i.e. infected
aneurysms),
endocarditis and arthritis. For more
information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention's Website at
http://www.cdc.gov.
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Congratulations
to our Silver Beaver, Award of Merit and Veterans
Award Recipients
The Housatonic Council, Boy Scouts of America would
like to congratulate our Silver Beaver Award
recipients Robert Dion and Elwin Jimmo and our Award
of Merit recipients Thomas Symski and Thomas Wilson!
All four will be recognized at
the Council Recognition Dinner on February 22.
Please see the attached reservation form.
The following volunteers will
also be recognized at the dinner for their year of
service to the BSA and will be receiving the
Veterans Award:
Brian Kenny - 15 years
David Barboza II - 20 years
Alfonso Palumbo - 35 years
Dorothy Pendagast - 40 years
Donald Pendagast - 40 years
Anne Stankye - 40 years
Richard Stankye - 40 years
Jay Decho - 45 years
Betty Hilker - 45 years
Charles Stankye, Jr. - 50 years
Congratulations to all!
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2008 Centennial Quality Council
The Northeast Region, Boy Scouts of America, has
announced that HOUSATONIC COUNCIL has met the
criteria and standards of excellence to be
designated as a 2008 CENTENNIAL QUALITY COUNCIL!
Thank you to all of our volunteers and professional
Scouters for providing an oustanding Scouting
program to the youth of the Valley.
Yours in Scouting, Rich Marano
Council President
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Child and
Dependent Care Expenses
Per the
Internal Revenue Service, and their
publication 503, on page 7
states:
" Camp. The cost of
sending your child to an overnight camp is
not
considered a work-related expense. The cost of
sending your child to a day
camp may be a work-related expense, even if the camp
specializes in a
particular a activity, such as computers or soccer."
Also on page 8 of publication 503 Provider Tax
Identification -
IRS states: " You do not have to show the taxpaper
identification number if
the care provider is one of certain tax-exempt
organizations (such as a
church or school). In this case enter "Tax Exempt"
in the space where the
tax form calls for the number.
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New Reporting Requirements for IRS 990-N
To Scout Executives, Regional and
National Management Staff:
Attached is information regarding local BSA
units federal reporting requirements of IRS Form
990-N. The Letter to Units document has been
prepared for your council to distribute to unit
leaders, council volunteers and staff, and/or
chartered organizations.
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