Smiley News August 2022 A monthly newsletter for families and leaders of Samoset Scouting - Where Camping is King!
Notice: The Scout Shop will be closed Thursday, August 11 from noon to 1pm for a staff recognition lunch. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Fall Popcorn Sale Rocket Into Scouting - Fuel Your Adventure
The 2022 Popcorn Sale is almost here! This year’s theme is: “Rocket into Scouting – Fuel your Adventure” through popcorn. The Samoset Council is excited to provide a great fundraiser for all units (Packs, Troops, Crews) to raise the needed funds to support their adventures throughout the year. Units can earn anywhere from 32 percent to 36 percent commission on what they sell. Plus, we have exciting prizes for those participating in the prize program.
In addition, selling popcorn provides Scouts with great skills in the way of salesmanship, networking, business, personal management, community involvement and family participation. These skills lead to a sense of strong self-worth, leadership, and a basic understanding of how money works.
Units have the opportunity to participate in “Show & Sell” as well as the “Door-to-Door -Take Order” sale. The advantage of Show & Sell is:
You have the product up front and can sell outside storefronts, public gatherings, or door to door!
You do not have to go back to deliver the product as the sale & delivery is done in one transaction!
You get increased commissions!
You can keep whatever you do not sell for the take order popcorn sale!
KEY DATES:
August 16 - Popcorn & Program Kickoff for South & Southwestern Service Areas. Click here for location and time.
August 18 - Popcorn & Program Kickoff for Northern Service Areas. Click here for location and time.
August 18 - Popcorn & Program Kickoff for West Service Areas. Click here for location and time.
August 18 - Popcorn & Program Kickoff for East Service Areas. Click here for location and time.
August 30 - Show and Sell Unit Orders Due
September 23 - Show and Sell Delivery Pickup
September 24 - Popcorn Sale Begins
October 23 - Popcorn Sale Ends
October 26 - Unit Popcorn Orders & Prize Orders Due
Our Fall Membership Campaign Starts Now! Join Night is September 22
As we approach our Fall 2022 Membership Campaign, it is critical that all Unit Leaders are familiar with the latest information regarding registration of new youth as well as new adult members. There is a ton of great information available online both at Samoset.org and Scouting.org under the “resources” tab.
Information About Online Registration for Councils and Unit Leaders
The Boy Scouts of America offers on online application process for youth and adults that can be completed from start to finish without a single piece of paper changing hands. This allows prospective members and leaders to register and pay in a way that’s convenient for them, and it creates a more efficient and user-friendly registration experience for units, districts, and councils.
All Units are highly encouraged to visit the two resources below for invaluable information and to find answers to many common questions. The Recruitment Resources link also lists additional recruiting incentives for both current and new Scouts as well as information on the recruiting "toolkit."
August 16 - Program (and popcorn) Kickoff for South & Southwestern Service Areas. Click here for location and time.
August 18 - Program (and popcorn) Kickoff for Northern Service Areas. Click here for location and time.
August 18 - Program (and popcorn) Kickoff for West Service Areas. Click here for location and time.
August 18 - Program (and popcorn) Kickoff for East Service Areas. Click here for location and time.
Quick Recruiting Tip How to Update Your BeAScout.org Pin
Updating your BeAScout.org “pin” is simple, and it’s a good way to make sure your information is current. Displaying last year’s Cubmaster or meeting time doesn’t exactly impress new families interested in joining.
We call it a “pin” because when families search BeAScout.org and ask to find Scout units within a certain number of miles around their address, the answers are listed next to a map with what looks like pins marking the location of each unit
Invite Your Friends & Family. Pitch a Tent. Enjoy a Friday Pasta Dinner. Offer them a Glimpse of the Scout life at Crystal Lake Scout Reservation!
Instead of hitting the pavement this year, Smiley Stampede runners will enjoy the beautiful trails and lake scenery at Crystal Lake Scout Reservation in Rhinelander!
The third annual event will be held on Saturday, August 27.
Participants can choose to run a chip-timed 5k or 10k with a gun start. In addition, a half-mile kid's loop will also be available. Since we're at Camp, why not pitch your tent and stay a night or two? You can enjoy optional tent camping Friday and Saturday ($5 fee per night per tent) with a carb-filled pasta dinner on Friday evening ($5).
Kids can enjoy the rock-climbing wall and zipline for a flat $5 cash fee payable the day of the event. Concessions will be open for purchases on Saturday, the day of the event.
Packet pickup starts at 9am. The 10k and 5k will start at 11am with the Kid's Loop following that. Awards will take place after the Kid's Loop race.
Online registration for the races, optional tent camping and optional Friday pasta dinner is online and ends August 25. We welcome registrations at the door up to 15 minutes before the races start. Packet pickup and the start line is at the Hanna Adventure Base at the Crystal Lake Scout Reservation at 5305 Crystal Lake Rd, Rhinelander WI 54501.
All participants will get some cool Smiley goodies!
We are pleased to announce that Mike Vangelov, who has been serving as the Director of Support Services for Samoset Council, has accepted the opportunity and will now transition into the role of Development Director for the council. Mike has extensive Development experience having served in this role in previous council assignments. He will give leadership and direction to the councils: Annual Giving Campaigns, Special Events, Foundations & Grants, United Way, Product Sales, Endowment, and Major Gifts.
In the interim, the duties of the Director of Support Services will be overseen by Scout Executive, John Overland.
Order of the Arrow Fall Conference August 19-21 Yarr Mates!
Are you seeking adventure, treasure, and glory? Then look no further! Fall OA conference 2022 will be one like no other!
August 19-21 at Camp Tesomas
Pirate ball
Walk the plank
Pirate Bonanza
Climbing Wall
Ultimate Frisbee
Limbo Contest
Root Beer
And so much more
If yarr looking for fun and adventure, take your boat and sail to Tesomas for some pirate's bounty! Don’t forget to bring your pirate hat!
Registration at the door will be an extra $5, so really - register now
Cub Scouts will work together as a team to complete various Cub Scout skills and obstacles while maneuvering a Chuck Wagon through the course. A wagon can have as many as seven Scouts and must have 1 adult. The cost of the event is $15 per Cub Scout, this will include a patch. The patches will be given to the Cubmaster at a later date. Please pay when you register online.
We will need one adult per wagon. When registering please supply an adult name and names of scouts and their rank. You can bring as many wagons as your group needs (seven youth is the limit for each wagon).
Deadline to register is Friday, October 7, 2022.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact: Dawn Kerske (715) 340-1196 dkerske290@gmail.com
Place: Camp Fletcher 1001 Plover Heights Rd. Stevens Point, Wi
Registration: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Opening and Flag at 8:45 a.m.
Activities run from 9:00 a.m. until about 2:00 p.m. Rules and pictures from past Chuckwagons can be found here:
When Samoset Council Outreach Specialist Mary Boyd hid a rock with Smiley the tent painted on it at Bay Lakes Council's Gardner Dam Adventure Base, she wasn’t sure how long it would take to be found. The answer? Four months. “Smiley was found! I was so excited!” Mary said. That rock was rehidden at Gardner Dam Adventure Base and has yet to be found again.
Mary decided to paint and hide another rock, but this time at Samoset Council’s Camp Tesomas during period 2. Whoever found the rock would win a 12-pack of Mountain Dew for the Friday night camp song. It didn’t take long before an out-of-council Scout from the Potawatomi Council spotted the rock.
The Scout was all smiles when Troop 9118 presented the gift of Mountain Dew to him.
Mary is hoping both rocks will continue to travel from Council to Council.
A Scout from Troop 95 with the Potawatomi Council poses with a Smiley the Tent rock. He found the rock at Camp Tesomas and also won a 12-pack of Mountain Dew!
It's more than a destination - It’s the adventure of a lifetime!
What’s a Jamboree? It’s not camp. National Jamboree is 360-degrees of fun, friends and fellowship with hands-on adventure that takes you places you never thought you’d go and challenge you to try things you never thought you could. It’s the beginning of your own heroes’ journey that will challenge you to go farther than you ever thought possible. You’ll reach deeper and lift yourself higher to become the best version of yourself.
Samoset Council is accepting youth registrations and adult leader applications. General Jamboree information can be found by clicking here. To register click here, or to contact a Council representative please email Kristin Woller – kristin.woller@samoset.org
Beginning August 2022, National increased its annual youth registration fee from $72 to $75, which will continue to be prorated monthly. There is no change to the $45 adult registration fee, however, the annual recharting fee is being raised from $75 each year to $100 for 2023 by National. The one-time registration fee of $25 will also remain unchanged. The cost for Scout Life magazine will increase to $15 annually (this is the first increase since 2005).
Scout Shop News
The costs for sewing services increased on August 1. The new cost for sewing on a patch will be $3 each and the cost for removal of a patch will be $2 each.
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