Webelos Adventure Pins Weekends

Powahay’s Webelos Adventure Pin Weekends

 

UPDATE — We have Leaders/Staffing Guide for the Sept. 26 Weekend — See below.

Powahay District presents… Town hosted Webelos Adventure Pin Weekends with a Cyber Webelos College for November 14, 2020. This provides the opportunity of in-person and outdoor activities for our Webelos in smaller safer group settings following social distancing and COVID-19 Guidelines. We are unable to use schools for our traditional Webelos College, so the Cyber Webelos College will allow us to continue this tradition. All designed to provide fun Webelos advancement opportunities.

We have invited Powahay’s Scouts BSA Troops to provide Webelos Den Chiefs and other support so your Webelos can start the experience of their next level of Scouting.

This page will be updated with more information for each weekend. Please check back.

UPDATE — Sept. 13

The Webelos Program:

• We are offering “Webelos Adventure Pin Weekends” followed by a Zoom Webelos College Nov. 14.
• The program will provide for early cross-over for Arrow of Light Webelos and complete requirements for 4^th grade Webelos by the traditional Blue and Gold Dinner Month.
• The weekend dates are flexible and can be adjusted by each town. You can consolidate weekends if you want to schedule only two.
• District is providing a leader’s packet for each weekend with most of the planning done, so you can basically show up and run the event. Reviewing of the material and a little prep work may be required.
• Limit participation. Locations may require a limitation. Please limit this to Webelos only and if possible, one parent and child attendance.  Siblings and other Cub Scouts should not attend.
• Do recruit — Encourage a “bring a buddy” event for 4^th.grade 5th-grade youth.

The needs:

• Staffing: We are offering 2 required Webelos Pins and one elective each weekend.  A good rule of thumb would be 2 adult instructors for each pin and hopefully a Scout Webelos Den Chief from each troop.
• Location: Locations can be different for each weekend.  Most of the Adventure Pins are outdoor-related and we could use hiking trails.  Locations require permission.  If using a town park, a permit may not be needed, but a call to the appropriate town department would be required.

Webelos Adventure Pin Weekend # 1

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Adventure Pins

• Stronger, Faster, Higher (Webelos Required)
• Scouting Adventure Part 1 (AOL Required)
• Sports (Elective Pin)

Super Webelos Heroes — A hero is a person who is admired for his character, his achievements, and his example to others. Let us honor our own Super Webelos heroes, who are growing into the heroes of our future.  Webelos will receive 12 superpowers and a certificate of achievement.

• CLICK HERE – Parents information flyer
• CLICK HERE – Staffing/Leaders Guide Part 1
•  Adventure Pins Teaching Aids as found in the Webelos Handbook:
  • CLICK HERE — Stronger, Faster, Higher
  • CLICK HERE — Scouting Adventure
  • CLICK HERE — Sports

We have the program in place and now need a few volunteers for staffing and a location for participating towns. Please help us make it happen. Contact John Hanks at infor@powahay.com.

The Schedule

Saturday, September 26, 10 am to 12 Noon

• • Stronger, Faster, Higher (Webelos Required)
  • Scouting Adventure Part 1 (AOL Required)
  • Sports (Elective Pin)

Saturday, October 10, 2020, 10 am to 12 noon

• • Cast Iron Chef (Webelos Required)
  • Outdoor Adventurer (AOL Required)
  • Castaway (Elective Pin)

Saturday, October 24, 2020, 10 am to 12 noon

• • Webelos Walkabout (Webelos Required)
  • Scouting Adventure Part 2 (AOL Required)
  • Into the Woods (Elective Pin)

Saturday, November 14, 2020 10 am to 12 noon

Cyber Webelos College — Log in from Home

• • Adventures in Science (Elective Pin)
  • Building A Better World (AOL Required)
  • First Responder (Webelos Required)
  • Art Explosion (Elective Pin)
  • Build My Own Hero (Elective Pin)
  • Earth Rocks! (Elective Pin)
  • Engineer (Elective Pin)
  • Game Design (Elective Pin)
  • Note a tentative schedule based on our ability to recruit instructors. Please volunteer at info@powahy.com. We hope to offer a two Adventure Pin sign-ups for each Scout. More details to come!

Each Town will host a weekend:

• Darien — Location to be announced.
• New Canaan — Location to be announced.
• Norwalk — Location to be announced.
• Stamford — Location to be announced
• Wilton — Location to be announced.
• Locations may change for each weekend.

It’s FREE!  A registration link will be provided for an estimate count of Scouts attending.  Roster with contact information due at the event.

• Please review CYC COVID-19 Guidelines at  https://www.ctyankee.org/council-news/overnight-camping-guidance-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/.
• Before leaving, each participant should complete the BSA Model Pre-Event Medical Screening (found at the above link).
• All youth attend under the supervision of a parent.  Scouts should travel to/from the venue with their own parents or guardians; family groups should not mix.
• Mask required for all participating. Parents should provide disinfecting wipes or hand sanitizer for their son/daughter during this activity.
• Packs are responsible for the signing of Handbook and purchases of the activity pin.
• DO — Invite other 4th or 5th-grade youth and their parents for a “Bring A Buddy” Recruitment event.
• This is a Webelos Event. Younger siblings should not attend.

Questions/More Information Contact John Hanks info@powahay.com

We are looking to make this a full-year program. A Winter into Spring Webelos Bulletin will be provided later in the fall.