The 2014 Fall Round Cam-paign is focused on growing the membership of all Scout-ing units throughout Santa Fe Trail Council. The cam-paign is centered on “event based recruiting” where Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Ven-tuer are given an opportunity to experience Scouting activi-ties before joining a local Scouting unit. This key method to recruiting is to concentrate on outdoor ad-venture for prospective members.

The 2014-15 Program Theme for the council is to “leave no youth inside”. In a recent family survey 60% of participants said that their son did not participate in any outdoor activities. For the proper development of youth an outdoor adventure such as Scouting is great resource to introduce outdoor adven-tures in a safe and fun meth-

od for youth of southwest Kansas.

The Santa Fe Trail Council is providing new Cub Scout and Boy Scout handbooks for all new members who join between August 15, 2014—December 15, 2014. Any new member that signs up and pay their membership fee will receive the age ap-propriate handbook This a $2,000 investment in the Scouting Units that serve the 19 counties of southwest Kansas by Santa Fe Trail Council. The handbook is a great reading source to help Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts learn about the great outdoor adventures that await them by joining a Cub Scout Pack, Boy Scout Troop and Ven-turer Crew.

The Cub Scouting recruiting method is a bike

rodeo adventure in their community. Boy Scout T r o o p s and law enfor c e - m e n t a ge nc i e s will be conduct- ing the bike ro- deo event and those y o u t h interested can sign up with area Cub Scout packs. The hand-books are being provided by the Santa Fe Trail Council so that new Cub Scouts can leave the event and start Cub Scouting!

Boy Scouting recruiting method involves peer to peer recruiting at the troop level. Any new Boy Scout that joins and pays this member-ship fee will receive a new Boy Scout Handbook so that the new Scout can start Boy Scouting!

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Membership Fall Round Campaign 2014

August/September /October 2014

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ATV Training Center arrives at Mandan for 2014-15

The Gavin J. Kleymann ATV Training Center arrives at Mandan Scout Camp & Training Center for Scouts, Scouters, family members. The course is a half day ses-sion based on the ATV Safe-ty Institute Rider course which is a hands-on learning experience with particular emphasis on the safety impli-cations relating to each les-son. The material covers

protective gear, environmen-tal concerns, local laws and safety techniques. Also there is a pre-ride inspections, star-ing and stopping, turning, hills, emergency stopping and swerving, and riding obsta-cles. ATV’s are fun as well as functional. Please contact the council service center to sign up. Class sizes are lim-ited and Boy Scouts need to be 14 years old to drive the ATV with parents approval.

Membership Campaign 1

ATV Training Center 1

Cimarron River District 2

High Plains District 3

Buffalo Range District 3

Popcorn Product Sale 3

Council Calendar 4

Inside this issue:

Popcorn Fall Campaign 2014

The top 50 popcorn salesman will participate in the 2nd Pop-corn prize cave event for 2014! Those top 50 selling Scouts are recognized with a T-shirt and their name on a banner showing t h e i r r a n k -ing in t h e coun- cil. A “prize c a v e ” tour is g i v e n to the Scouts who sold over $2,500 in which the Scout goes in and picks a prize starting with the top seller first. The scout goes in and browses and comes out with his pick for a picture and shows everyone what he selected.

The council popcorn com-mittee, chaired by Tracy Henry,

is planning a great sale so that Scouts can have a banner year of outdoor adventures for the 2014-15. The 2014 popcorn sales campaign will also have a “prize cave” for next top selling Scouts. Unit Popcorn Chairs are to attend the Popcorn Training Extravaganza event set for Sat-urday, September 20, 2014 to learn about the product line and key campaign dates.

Program Planning Guide

2014-2015

The Program Planning Guide 2014-2015 is available on August 1st at the council service center or Scout Outdoor Shop (Liberal) for Scouters to plan the 2014-15 program year. There are num-ber of new features to guide you

in planning your program and programs resources to enhance a Scout’s Scouting Adventures!

BSA Classic Golf Tournament

Santa Fe Trail Council BSA Classic Golf Tour-nament benefiting the youth of southwest Kansas. The tourna-ment is scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2014 at The Golf Club of Southwind. For details check the council website or council service center. Come join the fun with great food and tournament prizes as well as supporting the Boy Scouts of America in the process!

Wendy’s, Dodge City

Rendezvous Campout—Friday, Saturday, October 17-18, 2014 Mandan Scout Camp & Training Center—Dodge City

District Roundtable Meeting – Thursday, 8/7/14—7 PM

District Committee Meeting—Thursday, August 21st, 7 PM, Wendy’s, Dodge City

District Committee Meeting—Thursday, September 25th, 7 PM, Wendy’s, Dodge City

District Committee Meeting—Thursday, October 16th, 7 PM,

Cimarron River District News

High Plains District News

District Roundtable Meeting—Thursday, 10/1/2014 7 PM

Rendezvous Campout—Friday, Saturday, October 17-18, 2014 Mandan Scout Camp & Training Center—Dodge City

District Committee Meeting—10/23/14 6:30 PM

Traveling Day Camp

Cimarron River 2014

Locations and Dates:

August 9, Ulysses at Frasier Lake

August 16, Elkhart-Cimarron Grass Land Outwood Pond

District Roundtable Meeting – Thursday, 8/7/14 7 PM

District Committee Meeting – 8/21/14 – 6:30 PM

District Popcorn Training 9/20/13—Liberal

9/25/14 District Committee Meeting

10/11/14 CR Cub Scout Mobile

Happenings around the Council

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OA Rendezvous October 17-19, 2014—Mandan Scout Camp & Training Center

The OA Rendezvous is schedule for Mandan Scout Camp and Training Center on October 17-19, 2014. This is a great out-door program event that offers a number of program stations for Cub Scouts and Scouters to enjoy a grand outdoor adven-ture. Down load registration forms on the council website.

Council Scout Robotics

Larry Unsworth, council robot-ics chair, and committee is ac-cepting applications for the next season of Scout Robotics sea-son. A orientation meeting is scheduled for August 14, 2014 for interested Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts along with their par-

ents. The meeting is an infor-mational meeting with the com-mittee and opportunity to sign up for the program.

Philmont Contingent 2015 SIGN UP NOW!

The trip is scheduled for June 27 – July 11, 2015.

Philmont Scout Ranch is the Boy Scouts of America's largest national high adventure base. For many Scouts, a trip to Philmont is the highlight of their Scouting experience. Most Scouts experience Philmont as part of their Troop or Crew. However, that option may not be available to every Scout.

That is why Santa Fe Trail Council has organized 2 contin-gents for 2015 to provide Scouts with the opportunity to attend Philmont and have the adven-

ture of a lifetime with other Scouts and leaders throughout the council. Each contingent is limited to 9 youth and 3 adults.

Participants must be at least 14 years of age. Please contact us for more information:

Mark Goudy

cell: 620-290-4351

email: mgoudy5@gmail.com

ATV Courses at Mandan Scout Camp & Training

Center for 2014-15

September 27 & 28 2014

April 18 & 19 2015

More details are at www.sftcbsa.org website!

have at the conference is the council program planning guide, local community event calendar, school calendars and unit pro-gram goals for the year. The unit leaders discuss unit goals for the year and a draft of a unit calendar is presented. A draft program outline is com-pleted at the conference meeting and shared with the unit com-

Let’s talk about one of the key elements of all successful Scouting units and an indicator a potentially successful year. Of course that would be the troop’s annual program plan and plan-ning conference. The annual unit program planning confer-ence is conducted by the unit leader, committee chair and oth-er adult members. Items to

mittee and families. Once eve-ryone agrees with the calendar and program goals for the year that information is shared with members of the unit and fami-lies. The program plan is shared with everyone throughout the year. Additional resources to consider using are Boys’ Life, Scouting magazine, BSA budget guide, BSA calendar template.

Buffalo Range District News

Your Annual Unit Program Plan = Satisfied Scouts and Families = A life long love of Scouting!

Mandan Lodge Fall Fellowship is set for August 29-31, 2014 at Mandan Scout Camp & Training Center. Registration infor-mation is on the council website.

FYI: The lodge achieved Gold Level of the Journey to Excel-lence. In 2014. Congratula-tions!

FOS Report #6

Buffalo Range District $19,251

High Plains District $ 15,441

Cimarron District $ 10,914

Executive Board $ 22,182

Total $ 67,788

Council Goal $ 120,000

District Roundtable Meeting – Thursday, 8/7/14 7 PM

District Roundtable Meeting—Thursday, 10/1/2014 7 PM

Make plans to attend the district roundtable meeting at the coun-cil service center on August 7th at 7 PM. Food, Fun and Scout-ing Fellowship!

Council Scoops from southwest Kansas

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Council Calendar

August 23, 2014– University of Scouting—Liberal Community College

August 29-31—OA Fall Fellowship—Mandan Scout Camp & Training Center

September 11, 2014—Executive Board Meeting—7 PM Mandan Scout Camp & Training Center

September 12-14—Akela Cub Scout Camp– Mandan Scout Camp & Training Center

September 20—Popcorn Training Extravaganza—Garden City, Dodge City, Liberal

October 4 - Cub Scout Mobile—Buffalo Range District

October 9—Executive Committee Meeting—7 PM , Council Service Center

October 11—Cub Scout Mobile—High Plains District and Cimarron River District

October 16-19—Executive Board Retreat—Philmont Scout Ranch

October 17-19—OA Rendezvous-Mandan Scout Camp & Training Center

November 1 – Spanish Peaks Scout Ranch Staff Interviews, Dodge City, Liberal, Garden City

November 13 —Executive Board Meeting—Council Service Center

23, 2014 at the Liberal Com-munity College in Liberal Kansas. Registration forms are available at the council service center or council website. Check-in starts at 8:30 AM with the opening session at 9 AM followed by the individual course ands supplemental courses at 9:30 AM. The cost the University of Scouting is $10 with lunch being unwritten by local Scouting supporters. Also a University of Scouting patch is being issued for those who complete the course work.

The University is available for all adult leaders to com-plete youth protection train-ing, adult leader specific posi-tion training courses, and there are number of supple-

Erick Nordling, Council Training Chair and the mem-bers of the council training committee are glad to offer a training event to meet the needs of Scouting Leaders, but also to strengthen Scout-ing programs for Packs, Troops, and Crews. Every Scouting youth deserves a leader who understands the aims & methods of the pro-gram, and how to deliver it with enthusiasm and fun—in short a trained adult leader!

Doug Munsell is serving as Chancellor for the University of Scouting. Doug has re-cruited a number of experi-enced trainers to lead the individual courses.

University of Scouting Col-lege is on Saturday, August

mental courses to enhance unit programing. All courses are open to Cubmasters, Den Leaders, Pack Committee Members, Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, Troop committee members, Venturer Advisors, Associate Ventuer Advisors, Crew committee members, District Commissioners, Unit Com-missioners, Den Chief Train-ing.

Dave Clinton, Council Com-missioner is leading the Basic Commissioner Training ses-sions. Unit Commissioners are ask to attend to update their knowledge of new pro-grams. See you 8/23/14!

University of Scouting—Liberal, KS August 23, 2014

1513.5 E Fulton Terrace

Garden City, Kansas 67846

Santa Fe Trai l Counci l , BSA

Phone: 620-275-5162

Fax: 620-275-6508

Victor Hawkins, Council President

Dave Clinton, Council Commissioner

Sterling Hall, Past Council President

Dr. Steve Karlin, President-Elect

Michael Stewart, Scout Executive

Do you have a copy of the 2014-15 Program Planning

Guide? Copies are available at the council service center or the

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