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| Sleeping Giant District - 2013 Sleeping Giant District Dinner |
Posted Apr. 9, 2013 |
 Save the date!!!
Please join us as we celebrate our most important asset in District Operations: You! The volunteers!
We will be celebrating the award recipients of the Unit Scouter Awards, Sparkplug Awards, we will also recognize our newly minted Eagle Scouts and of course, the recipients of the District Award of Merit!
2013 Sleeping Giant District Dinner
Monday, June 10 2013
Holiday Inn of North Haven
201 Washington Avenue, North Haven CT
This event will be ONLINE REGISTRATION Only.
To register, please follow this link: http://www.ctyankee.org/webpay/event/new/?form=000101
Or select 'more information' below.
Questions? Please contact District Dinner Chair Joanne Kelleher
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| Sleeping Giant District - Weboles Woods 2013 |
Posted May. 13, 2013 |
 Attention all Bear and Webelos Scouts! Have we got an event made just for you! Sleeping Giant District presents the 11th annual Webelos Woods Program. An event designed to introduce a Webelos scout and their parents to Boy Scouting. Don’t miss out on this fun filled weekend of activities and camping!!!!!!!! |
| Sleeping Giant District - Fall Camporee 2013 |
Posted May. 14, 2013 |
| Save the DATE flyer coming out shortly |
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Questions - Contact Jim Depaola |
| Sleeping Giant District - Special News |
Posted Mar. 5, 2013 |
 Friends,
I'm pleased to announce that Christopher Luise, Eagle Scout, Silver Beaver & OA Vigil Honor recipient and current Scoutmaster of Troop 45 in Southington, has been elected to serve as District Chairman for the Sleeping Giant District effective immediately.
Chris has a proven track record in Scouting with his previous roles as District Chairman & Council Commissioner with the Transatlantic Council as well as with his time as Scoutmaster in Troop 45.
Please join me in welcoming Chris to the District Committee team.
I would also like to take a moment and thank Caroline Griffin for her leadership and dedicated service to the Sleeping Giant District and the Boy Scouts of America. Caroline has made many sacrifices for Scouting & has left the District in tremendous shape. We certainly owe her a huge debt of gratitude.
But wait, there's more! Caroline has graciously agreed to stay on and serve as our District Commissioner. Needless to say, the Sleeping Giant District is in extremely capable hands. Our future has never looked brighter.
Please join me in congratulating these two fine volunteers!
YIS,
Blaine Boxwell III
SGD District Executive |
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Questions - Contact Blaine Boxwell, III |
| Sleeping Giant District - Project Sales |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
PROJECT SALES/GIFT IN KIND
******WISH LIST******
Special opportunities to fund Council needs and provide adventures of a lifetime! |
| Sleeping Giant District - Congratulations, Sleeping Giant District |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
 Congratulations, Sleeping Giant District!
For the 2012 calendar year, the SGD has earned the GOLD Journey To Excellence Award!!!
The Journey to Excellence award measures progress towards providing quality programs and services to the youth, volunteers and units within the Sleeping Giant District.
THANK you to the Packs, Troops, Crews, District Commissioner & District Committee for all of your hard work and dedication!
-Sleeping Giant Key-3
Caroline, Dave & Blaine |
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Questions - Contact Blaine Boxwell, III |
| Sleeping Giant District - From the DE, 01.23.2013 |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
 Happy New Year, Sleeping Giant District!
I wanted to take a moment and say 'thank you' to the unit leaders for turning your recharter paperwork in on time. I understand this process can be time consuming and cumbersome, but the Sleeping Giant District has done an OUTSTANDING job in getting their paperwork turned in.
I really, really appreciate your help.
As your unit schedules your Blue & Gold Dinners & Court of Honor ceremonies, please don't forget to invite your neighborhood friendly District Executive to attend along with the District Chair and the District Commissioner! I've had the chance in the last 10 months to visit a number of units, but there are still some that I haven't had the chance to visit with. Please send an invite my way, I'd love to see your unit in action.
There are a lot of exciting programs in 2013 to take advantage of. The District just held a fantastic Klondike Derby with over 300 Scouts in attendance (thank you Lynn Crisci & staff) as well as an awesome WOW event that hosted over 140 Webelos Scouts (Thank you Barbara Marek, Donna funk & staff).
On February 16 the District will host the annual Blizzard Blast event at Slopers YMCA Camp in Southington CT (Thank you Jim DePaola).
The weekend of May 3-5 will be the District's Spring Camporee, brought to you by our friends at Troop 800 (Thank you Tim Fengler & crew).
My position as the District Executive is here to serve you, the volunteers as well as the Scouts. If I can do ANYTHING to help, please don't hesitate to let me know. Give me a call (203.876.6868 ext 254) or drop a note my way (blaine.boxwell@Scouting.org), and I'll try to help as best I can.
Thank you for all that you do for our Scouts, our District & our Council.
YIS,
Blaine
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Questions - Contact Blaine Boxwell, III |
| Sleeping Giant District - Achewon Chapter Meeting |
Posted May. 11, 2013 |
 Achewon Chapter Meeting held at 6:30 - 7:30 on the 2nd Monday of the month, starting before Sleeping Giant District Roundtable
Everyone from Owaneco Lodge and Achewon Chapter are welcome |
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Questions - Contact Michael Kennedy |
| Sleeping Giant District - Unit Recharter Instructions |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
 Need help with your Unit Recharter paperwork? Here are some easy steps to walk you through the process.
Please click 'More Information' or follow this link: http://www.ctyankee.org/resources/recharter
Re-Charter date: November 17th, 2012, 9:00am-12:00pm, St. John's Lutheran Church in Meriden (520 Paddock Avenue).
Questions? Please contact Council Registrar Kathy Znosko: kathy.znosko@scouting.org or 203.876.6868 ext 262 |
| Sleeping Giant District - This is the 2012 Popcorn Sale |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
 Key Dates for the 2012 Popcorn Sale:
August 14: Trail's End Popcorn Sale Kickoff
August 31: Show & Sell Order Deadline
September 14-15: Show & Sell Distribution
October 26: Take Order & Prize Order Deadline
October 29: Show & Sell Returns Deadline & Show & Sell Payments DUE
November 9-10: Take Order Distribution
November 30: Final Payments Due
December 15: Final Prize Order Deadline
Commission Structure:
30% Base Commission
3% For Attending Aug 14 Kickoff
1% For Additional for 10% Growth
1% For Additional 5% Growth
1% For Submitting goal Worksheet by 9/15
*2% for $15,000+ Units Matching 2011 Sales (*2% is in lieu of 1% and 2% growth bonus)
Other Recognitions:
Visit www.ctyankee.org to learn more information on recognition including:
$600 Sales Club
Earn UCONN Basketball Tickets!!
Earn other exciting prizes including an iPad!!
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Questions - Contact Blaine Boxwell, III |
| Sleeping Giant District - National Statistics |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
 Here are some interesting statistics from the National Council:
2011 BSA Year in Review
(All stats are of national level)
Tiger Cubs - 223,003
Cub Scouts - 747,429
Webelos Scouts - 612,734
TOTAL Cub Scout-Age - 1,583,166 (1.19% decrease from 2010)
Boy Scouts - 848,291
Varsity Scouts - 61,285
TOTAL Boy Scout-Age - 909,576 (1.22% increase from 2010)
TOTAL Venturers - 231,127 (3.23% decrease from 2010)
TOTAL Explorers - 112,783 (0.25% decrease from 2010)
TOTAL YOUTH - 2,836,652 (0.56% decrease from 2010)
Top Ten Merit Badges Earned:
First Aid - 94,268
Swimming - 80,938
Environmental Science - 78,719
Citizenship in the World - 67,779
Citizenship in the Nation - 64,558
Camping - 62,492
Communications - 60,749
Citizenship in the Community - 57,785
Personal Fitness - 56,588
Family Life - 55,812
TOTAL Merit Badges Earned in 2011 - 2,164,366
TOTAL Eagle Scout Awards in 2011 - 51,473 (909,576 Boy Scout-Age, 51,473 Eagle Scouts awarded, represents 5.67% of Boy Scouts earning the rank of Eagle in 2011)
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Questions - Contact Blaine Boxwell, III |
| Sleeping Giant District - New Merit Badges |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
 Attention Boy Scout Leaders & Scouts!
There are some new merit badges coming out that you may be interested in:
Welding - February 2012
Kayaking - May 2012
Search & Rescue - Summer 2012
Game Design - TBD
Programming - TBD
Animation - 2013
There will also be major new content revision on exisiting MB's: Computers, Cooking & Snow Sports.
More info will be posted as it's available |
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Questions - Contact Blaine Boxwell, III |
| Sleeping Giant District - Need to Update your Training Info? |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
 Are your training records out of date or missing important pieces of information? Please click the ‘More Information’ link to be taken to the ‘Scout Leader Training Update Form’.
It’s a simple and easy way to update your records for you or someone in your unit.
Just click on the ‘More Information’ tab below, or follow: http://www.scatacook.org/Training/TrainingRecordUpdate-All.htm
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| Sleeping Giant District - District Committee Meeting |
Posted May. 11, 2013 |
 District Committee Meeting every 1st Monday of the month (except July) at the North Haven Rec Center at 7:00 pm
You dont need to be on a committee to attend, everyone is welcome to bring ideas to the table
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Questions - Contact Christopher Luise |
| Sleeping Giant District - Deer Lake Maintenance Committee |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
 Deer Lake Maintenance Committee is looking for volunteers interested in helping us keep the camp in top condition by participating in work parties from time to time. Please join our Yahoo group to receive information about work party opportunities, and to see photos and get news about what's going on at Deer Lake! To join, please click the "More Information" link, or send an e-mail to DeerLakeMaint-subscribe@yahoogroups.com . There's no obligation if you join, and you will receive the latest updates by e-mail |
| Sleeping Giant District - Facebook |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
 Become a fan of the Sleeping Giant District on Facebook.
Simply seach for "Sleeping Giant District CT Yankee Council"
Once on the page, click LIKE to become a fan and you’ll receive updates as to what’s happening in the Sleeping Giant District
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CLICK LINK ON LOWER LEFT "more information" |
| Sleeping Giant District - Website Updating |
Posted Mar. 3, 2013 |
for faster website updates, please have ready so I can cut and paste into system if not it may take me a while to get to it.
FYI: Only one link/file is availible at this time (more information) to be added to your news listing.
Thanks Mike |
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Questions - Contact Michael Kennedy |
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