Three Fires Council

You are cordially invited to attend our tree planting ceremony in celebration of the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Celebration on Friday, September 10, 2010  from 11:30a.m. - 1p.m.
11:30a.m. Gathering / 12:00 p.m. Ceremony / 12:30 p.m. Refreshments
415 North Second Street, St. Charles 60174
Please R.S.V.P. by September 8, 2010 to 630-584-9250 or via email to Angela Roza

Cub Scouts! The Three Fires Council is inviting you to its first Cub Scout Fall Campout.  This event is especially designed for those new to Scouting to introduce you to Cub Scout Camping.  However all Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos plus their parent or adult partner are invited!  The event starts Friday evening, Sept. 24th and will last until noon on Saturday - Sept. 25th. Friday will feature snacks and a campfire program, Boy Scouts will be on hand to assist in setting up tents.   On Saturday, breakfast will be provided and fun games will take up the morning.  Cost is only $9 per person and includes program, Friday snack, Saturday breakfast and an event patch.  Choose from one of six convienent locations! For more information please see the Fall Cub Camping Webpage of this site.  Click Here for the 2010 Fall Cub Scout Campout Registration Form   
There are SIX different locations to choose from!    See the fact sheets for details and directions.    Plowman's Park - Big Rock / Tomo-Chi-Chi Knolls - Gilberts / Von Oven Scout Reservation - Naperville / Johnson's Mound - Blackberry Township / Cantigny - Winfield / Springbrook Nature Center - Itasca       

Fire Safety Month October 2010 — The Illinois Fire Inspectors, Fire Chiefs, Title Sponsor Wide Open West and Hero Sponsor, Nicor are excited to be working in partnership with the Boy Scouts on this initiative!  Fire Safety door hangers will be available in early August.  Angela Roza, along with Lori Watson and Sharon Grant at the Scout shops will assist in facilitating the door hangers for packs, troops, crews, and exploring posts. The new 2010 Fire Safety Door Hanger is in both English and Spanish and we have a new Hero Sponsor, Nicor!

We are required to distribute the door hangers in October, which is Fire Safety month.  It would be ideal to distribute them during Fire Safety Week, which is October 3-9th for PR purposes. Last year many Scouts sold popcorn while conducting the fire safety good turn. To learn more about how YOUR unit can participate, CLICK HERE!

Scout Surge 9/11 is a great activity that your Scouts can collectively connect to, as they create their own ideas and social networks to commemorate and remember 9/11 as one of the most enduring human experiences in American history. 

Please promote this activity in your district, troop, post, or crew to make it as big and exciting as the Scouts want. This is a youth-driven event, & you can use Twitter, texting, e-mail, Facebook, and MySpace to help spread the word. Each group of Scouts should plan something meaningful to do on 9/11 & then get together & do it as an outing or a gathering. Be creative as you commemorate & remember the events of 9/11!

Youth safety is the No. 1 concern of the BSA. To increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting, the Boy Scouts of America is implementing several important changes to further enhance its Youth Protection policies: Effective June 1, 2010: Youth Protection Training is required for all registered volunteers. New leaders are required to take Youth Protection Training before they submit their application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins.  If a volunteer’s Youth Protection Training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered.

• Training is designed to provide all leaders and volunteers with proper information to create the safest environment possible for the Scouts in our program.  Online training for youth protection is available 24/7 and can be completed through the National BSA Online Learning Center— MyScouting.

Changes to the BSA’s Youth Protection Training Policies - Effective June 1, 2010

To find out more about the Youth Protection policies of the BSA and how to help Scouting keep your family safe, see the information available in any of the Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting handbooks, or go to Youth Protection at Scouting.org.

This special edition of our NEW Council CSP is now available! Come and visit our Scout Shops and pick one up. The patch features a large ghosted 2010 in the background. There are fleur di lis' ghosted in the middle of the three fireworks. The fireworks are done in metallic thread. The CSP was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Boy Scouts of America. We know that everyone will want at least one, so don't miss out!!

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