Three Fires Council

Welcome to the Join Scouting video contest! Do you love Scouting? Want your friends to join? Make a commercial to encourage your friends to Join Scouting, and you could win a great prize. Click on the Photo above for more details & entry information!

• HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE? Submit a video no more than one minute long to the Join Scouting video contest before Sep. 15, 2009. Watch the Join Scouting videos and come back after Sep. 16, 2009, to choose your favorites. Finalists will be determined by the number of votes received between Sep. 16 and Sep. 30, 2009. The winning videos will be announced in September.
  

• WHAT CAN I WIN? The top winner in each category will receive a 13" MacBook 2.0GHz laptop computer. The 2nd place winner in each category will receive a 8GB iPod Touch. The 3rd place winner in each category will receive a $100 iTunes gift card.
  

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Any registered Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout or Venturers can enter.
  

• WHEN AND WHERE CAN I ENTER? Videos can be submitted  from June 5, 2009, through Sep. 15, 2009.
  

Keep informed and be prepared by monitoring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, which will be updated regulary as information becomes available.     It contains links to what we consider the best, most up-to-date source of reliable information on the subject H1N1 influenza A.

GOING TO THE JAMBOREE? Want to earn $50 or more? Each Jamboree Scout who recruits another Scout to attend the National Jamboree will earn $50 credit towards his Jamboree fees.  There is not a limit to the amount of boys you can recruit, and you receive $50 credit for each boy recruited.  The start date for this great incentive program is 4/23/09.  You are able to participate in this incentive until July 1, 2009.

• Recruit a Friend to Attend - Flier & Details
  

Don’t miss out on the fun and fellowship of the biggest Scouting event of the century!  Join over 40,000 other Scouts from around the world at the 2010 National Jamboree scheduled for July 26 – August 4, 2010, at Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. Three Fires Council will be sending a contingent of six troops and openings are filling fast.  DO NOT WAIT TO REGISTER! There are limited spaces remaining at this time. Please visit the 2010 Jamboree Page of this website for key information on what the 2010 National Jamboree is, who can attend, what to expect, how to get involved, qualifications and what will be expected of you. Please note: on-line registration for the Jamboree is available on this page. The Jamboree is an experience of a lifetime that you won't want to miss! Make sure your Scouts get the opportunity to participate! Sign them up today. All questions should be directed to either Dan Zedan ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Keith Miller ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Generations Connection (Apr. 2009 – Dec. 2010)

Generations Connection celebrates the legacy, and powerful impact, of Scouting on American families. It teaches Scouts to understand the value of their Scouting family tree and encourages first-generation Scouts to carry this special tradition forward. Through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, official BSA 100th Anniversary trees are now being offered. For each one sold, another will be planted in an area newly designated as the BSA Centennial Forest in Montana.  Interested in joining the committee, contact Staff Adviser, Larry Bethers at (630) 584-9250.

>>Click Here to Order a 100th Anniversary Tree Today!  >>Read More on the 100th Anniversary Generations Connection

THIS IS SCOUTING - NEW BASIC TRAINING COURSE

Required for all leaders wishing to be basic leader trained. -  "This is Scouting" was added to the BSA's on-line Learning Center on March 15, 2009.  "This is Scouting" replaces New Leader Essentials as required course for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing volunteers to earn the "Trained" leader emblem.  All Scouters are encouraged to create a MyScouting account and access this training through the MyScouting portal, as credit for this training will be recorded in their training record upon completion.

• Note: If you have already taken the former New Leaders Essentials course, it will still qualify for this general orientation segment of your basic training.

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