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Camp Cards 2012: -- Easily earn money for Camp!

Kickoff meeting, Tuesday February, 28,2012, 7:00PM. King of Glory King of Glory Lutheran Church, 6411 LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75240. Sign up your unit.. More information can be found in this flyer.

This is a really easy and painless way to earn some money for camp. These cards are such a good deal that folks will snap them up as soon as they learn just how valuable they are. Signup your unit up today and don't miss the kickoff meeting on Tuesday February 28th.

Spring Adult Training Begins Soon: Scouts Deserve Trained Leaders

Backcountry Advanced Training -- Classroom sessions, Wednesday 2/15/2012 and Wednesday 2/22/2012, Campout 2/24-26/2012. Staff training / development 2/8/2012. Signup today

Boy Scout Leader Specific Part I -- Wednesdays 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 2012 7:00 - 10pm

Cub Scout Leader BALOO Training -- Saturday April 14, 2012, Camp James Ray

Webelos Leader OWLS Training -- Saturday-Sunday April 14-15, 2012, Camp James Ray

Boy Scout Outdoor Leader Skills Part II (Campout) -- Weekend 4/13-15/2012 Friday evening through Sunday afternoon

Scout Leadership Training:

Oak Leaf -- March 31-April 1, 2012 Camp Wisdom, Oak Leaf is a junior leader training course designed to supplement Troop level training and prepare Scouts for NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training).

Circle Ten National Youth Leader Training -- Advanced Leadership Training for Scouts. Sessions are filling fast. Sign up today.

Last Ever North Trail District Camporee:

Camporee Information -- March 23-25 at Camp Camp Trevor Rees-Jones. Information now available. Staff needed.

News:

Open House -- Troop 444 at Arapaho United Methodist Church invites you to see their new Scout building. Sunday February 12, 2012 from 2-4 p.m. Ribbon cutting ceremony will be 3 p.m. The church location is the north east corner of Coit and Arapaho.

Pictures from District Banquet -- Here are some pictures from the last North Trail Awards Banquet, check out what you missed.

February 2012 e-newsletter from Circle Ten is now available.

On the Calendar:

2/4/12	Saturday	Woodbadge Reunion, Camp Wisdom
2/8/12	Wednesday	BAT Staff Training / Development
2/9/12	Thursday	Northern Trail Cub Scout Roundtable
2/9/12	Thursday	Northern Trail Boy Scout Roundtable
2/9/12	Thursday	Blackland Prairie Scout Roundtables
2/11/12	Saturday	Scouting For Food Bags Out
2/15/12	Wednesday	Backcountry Advanced Training Classroom Session I
2/18/12	Saturday	Scouting For Food Pickup
2/21/12	Tuesday	High Adventure / Venturing Forum
2/22/12	Wednesday	Backcountry Advanced Training Classroom Session II
2/24-26/12	Fri-Sun	Catholic Boy Scout Retreat
2/28/12	Tuesday	Camp Card Kickoff Meeting

Twilight Camp:

It's not too soon to start thinking about Twilight Camp This year's theme is "Scouts on Safari." June 4-8, 2012 for Bears, Wolves and Webelos, June 6-8, 2012 for Tigers. Twilight Camp is tons of fun and a guaranteed good time for your cubs. Pictures from last year.

Staffing Twilight Camp is very rewarding and loads of fun. Join the team! Adults and older scouts including Girl Scouts. Check out the openings for staffing on the event page.

High Adventure Opportunities:

Philmont Trek -- Troop 895 has 3 openings available for July 5-17,2012

Philmont Cavalcade Spaces Available -- Troop 1001 has 6-7 slots for Philmont Cavalcade in July of 2012.

Philmont 2012 Slots -- Troop and Crew 728 have openings for youth participants at Philmont 2012. Contact Joe Tavares at tavares.joseph@gmail.com for more information.

Venturing Rendezvous 2012 -- Friday 13 April 2012 - Sunday 15 April 2012.

Grand Canyon Trek 2012 -- March 10-17, 2012.

2012 Summit Shakedown "Practice Jamboree" -- Departing July 10 or 11th, return July 18th.

Philmont 2012 Slots -- Troop 437 have openings for youth participants at Philmont in July of 2012. Contact Lundy Taylor lundy@ti.com for more information.

Sea Base 2012 High Adventure Slots Available -- Troop 80 has a one (1) boat available (crew size is 6-8 people) for the Coral Reef Sailing Program at Sea Base in July of 2012.

Rocky Mountain Trek -- July 20-30, 2012.

The Summit -- Get ready! The 2013 National Scout Jamboree is coming and it ain't your father's jamboree. We're talking seriously high adventure, people! Whitewater rafting, zip-lining, rappelling, mountain biking, hiking, and more - with 50,000 of your closest friends at the brand new Summit Bechtel Reserve in the wilds of West Virginia.

North Trail: Business as usual!

North Trail District no longer exists, however for the balance of the school year most of the activities which would have been done under the district will be implemented by the three districts working together. For want of a better name we will just call this group North Trail. The activities include: District Awards Banquet, Backcountry Advanced Training, Camporee, Rendezvous, Adult Training, Oak Leaf and Twilight Camp. More information can be found here.

New Districts:

Find your new district, enter your unit Number: and hit enter. (Relignment Plan)

Advanced Adult Leader Training: Scouts Deserve Trained Leaders

Woodbadge Training -- Advanced leadership training for adult scouters. This experience will have a profound impact on your life both in and out of scouting.

Training Flyer from C-10 -- Recent mailing from Circle Ten about training opportunities for scouts and adults.

Other Items of Interest:

2012 Boy Scout Retreat -- 2/24/12 - 2/26/12, Camp Trevor Rees-Jones, Dallas Catholic Committee on Scouting. Registration Form

African-American Scouting Camporee 2012 -- April 20-22, 2012, Camp Wisdom. This is a collaboration of African-American Scouting units in the State of Texas. Sponored by Boy Scout Troop 118.

Edison Nation -- Scout Inventors: BSA, Edison Nation to Launch $1 Mil. Challenge.

Fly Fishing Event -- The Dallas Fly Fishers is sponsoring a Fly Fishing Event on Saturday February 11, 2012 at the Raptor Center in Lucas, Texas. RSVP by January 15th, 2012.

Aviation Merit Badge Class -- Saturday February 25,2012, Registration 10 days in advance required.

Richardson Trash Bash -- Saturday April 7, 2012. Get some volunteer hours in and have some fun. Advance registration required.

National Camp Schools -- Information on courses being offered, dates and locations for 2012. Email completed registration worksheet to Justice Hill Justice.Hill@scouting.org so he can get you registered. Avoid the $50 late fee!

Welcome to Circle Ten Radio Scouting! -- Circle Ten Radio Scouting (C10RS) is a group of Scouting volunteers that are licensed amateur radio operators.

Aggie Eagle Program -- January 27-28, 2012. College bound Eagle Scouts, check out this opportunity to experience Texas A&M.

Camping Opportunities -- News from Circle Ten Council.

Equipment Available Contact Scott Thompson if you are interested.

Advancement Resources -- A new "Guide to Advancement" is now available along with a fillable form for the Eagle Scout application.

Scout Songs -- Looking for Scout songs to use at Campfires and meetings. Todd Allen has assembled a webpage which is a great resource. Enjoy.

Website Errors -- Errors happen; please help keep this site useful by reporting errors in content. webmaster@northtrail.org