Highlander District Roundtable notes

1. Highlander District – There can be only one!
District Awards
• Nominations are due by January
Roundtable
• Awards will be presented at the
District Awards Dinner in
January
• Nomination form is available at:
highlanderdistrict.org/district-
awards/
Available Awards:
• District Award of Merit
• Distinguished Leadership
Citation
• District Order of Merit
• Cub Scout Leader of the Year
• Boy Scout Leader of the Year
• Venture/Varsity/Ship Leader of
the Year
• Rookie of the Year

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Health and Safety
Keep up-to-date with the latest COVID-19 guidance
• Occoneechee Council Page:
– https://ocscouts.org/coronavirus-update/
• OSR Policies and Procedures:
– https://ocscouts.org/covid19/
• BSA Statement:
– https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/
• BSA FAQ:
– https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/covid-19-faq/
• Scouting at Home:
– https://www.scouting.org/scoutingathome/

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Upcoming events
• The situation with COVID-19 is evolving rapidly and
driving changes to events very quickly.
• For the latest information on Occoneechee council
events, visit: https://ocscouts.org/calendar/
• Other great places to get the latest new are:
– http://highlanderdistrict.org/
– https://www.facebook.com/groups/highlander.district
– https://www.facebook.com/groups/OcconeecheeCouncilBSA

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Incident Reporting
Timely, clear, concise, and
complete incident reports allow
for an appropriate response
and an opportunity for analysis
while promoting continuous
improvement of our programs.
You should report incidents,
near misses, and youth
protection / membership
infraction incidents to your local
council or enter them yourself.
More information:
https://www.scouting.org/health-and-
safety/incident-report/
An incident has occurred:
1. Take care of the
injured/find a safe
place.
2. Preserve and
document the
evidence/take photos
if appropriate.
3. Complete an incident
report and notify your
local council.

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What is a Good Turn?
A service project is a special Good Turn that puts Scout spirit into action.
As stated in the Boy Scout Handbook, some Good Turns are
big—saving a life, helping out after floods or other disasters,
recycling community trash, or working with others on
conservation projects. But Good Turns are often small,
thoughtful acts—helping a child cross a busy street, going to the
store for an elderly neighbor, cutting back brush that is blocking
a sign, doing something special for a brother or sister, or
welcoming a new student to your school. Youth and volunteers
are looking for ways to serve their communities. At the same
time, service organizations need dedicated volunteer help. By
working together, we can improve our young people, our
communities, and the nation.
Reporting Service Hours in Scoutbook Tutorial:
https://help.scoutbook.com/knowledge-base/activitylogs/

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Catholic Camporee
The 2021 Catholic Camporee has tentatively been scheduled. The Catholic
Committee on Scouting will continue to monitor the current situation with
Covid-19, taking into account state health mandates as well as directives
from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). As we get closer to our
proposed Camporee date, we will publish additional advise on this website.
• WHAT: 2021 Catholic Camporee for the Diocese of Raleigh
• WHEN: March 12-14, 2021
• WHERE: Camp Bowers in White Oak, NC
• WHO: All Boy Scout & Girl Scout Troops, Cub Packs, Brownie Troops,
American Heritage Girl units, and other youth organizations
• THEME: “Rise Up”
https://dioceseofraleigh.org/scouting/catholic-camporee

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The Saint George Trek is Back!
• OVERVIEW: The Saint George Trek is The National Catholic
Committee on Scouting’s® high adventure Catholic leadership
program for older Catholic Scouts and Venture Crew members
at Philmont Scout Ranch. The program brings Catholic high
school youth from around the country together with selected
priests, religious and seminarians for eleven days of
backpacking in the context of a vocation retreat.
• TIMEFRAME: The 2021 Saint George Trek begins on
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• ST. GEORGE TREK FEES: The cost of the St. George Trek is
$925.00 per participant.
https://dioceseofraleigh.org/scouting/st-george-trek

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BeAScout.org Updates
• New families are moving
into our area all the time.
• Help them find your Unit!

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Training Awards for Adult Leaders
• The training awards and keys are designed to
recognize unit Scouters for tenure, training, and
performance in their leadership roles.
• We are now able to process most training awards
at the district level:
– Den Leader Training Award
– Training Awards
• Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Venturing, Sea Scouting
– Keys
• Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Advisor, Skipper
• Submit applications to: Ralph Vogt
– (910) 818-8985
– ralph.e.vogt.jr@gmail.com

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2020 Eagle Scouts
Troop Scout Date
94 Gabriel Palmer III 24 Feb
598 Bryian Townsend 24 Feb
716 Brandon Crowell 5 May
94 John Vollert 12 Jun
776 Thomas (Cooper) Landes 23 June
776 Seth Peters 11 Aug
776 Richard Quinby, III 11 Aug
6 Grant Skinner 29 Sep
6 Jonah Gilfoy 23 Nov

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Coffee with the Commish!
• Bring a list of all who did not recharter and
why.
• Do not submit the DRAFT version of your
paperwork
• Do not submit the SUMMARY pages with
your paperwork
• Do not submit the Charter Agreement
• Please if at all possible, pay online (ACH)
• Include a signed 2020 JTE form
• Call me and we will set up a meeting to
review/collect your paperwork
• NEED TO BE COMPLETE BY 8 JANUARY

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COMMISSIONER’S COMMENTS
• Chair/Vice Chair Comments
• Professional Comments
• Highlander needs to go out with a BANG not a wimper
– Spring Scouts BSA Camporee
– Pinewood Derby Chief and Committee
• Membership
– I would like to have some folks contact everyone who did not
recharter and invite them back.