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District Committee Meeting
Tuesday, Sept.30, 2008
Note! Location Change
Savage City Hall, Community Room
600 McColl Drive in Savage,
Arrive at 7:00pm to meet as committees, 7:30pm Jim Rice will begin the agenda.

 

 
POPCORN SALES:

Show and deliver orders will be available for pick up on Friday
  October 3rd at  JB O'Meara (12301 DuPont AV S, Burnsville MN)
  Pickup   times are 12 noon to 6pm.

For a map , see the  Dan Patch District Resource page

 
Uniform Collection Tops 300
 August 11, 2008
Thanks to a generous community and our sponsor, Pilgrim Cleaners, this first-ever uniform collection drive was a great success.

Uniforms Poster
At the conclusion of the one-month collection donations included: 304 Shirts, 56 pairs of pants, 28 pairs of shorts, 7 jackets, 5 vests and lots of miscellaneous parts including hats, neckerchiefs, socks and more. In addition $150 was contributed.

“We are thrilled with the response and we are glad we could help families in need” said Bonnie Engler, Pilgrim Cleaners President.

In addition to serving as collection points and cleaning the uniforms, Pilgrim Cleaners also distributed flyers with their dry cleaning orders and took out print ads in community papers and the Star Tribune to publicize the drive.

Special thanks also to Martin Williams Advertising who designed and produced the promotional posters, print ads, live-read radio spots.

The uniforms are being sorted and sized for distribution to Scouts and leaders who cannot afford to purchase them.  Requests should be made through your district executive.

2008 Eagle Scouts

Joseph A.  Troop 445
Kyle C.  Troop 218
Michael D.  Troop 374
Richard H. Troop 218
Philip H. Troop 471
Karl J. Troop 473
Marcus S. Troop 374
Robert S. Troop 218
Alex S. Troop 619
Jonathan P. Troop 218
Brandon K. Troop 619
Matthew L. Troop 336		 Benjamin K. Troop 439
Benjamin M.  Troop 108
Trevor R. Troop 471
Mitchell R. Troop 226
Robert W. Troop 218
Zach B. Troop 445
Spencer G. Troop 801
Kevin A. Troop 218
Jeff T. Troop 218
John B. Troop 374
Kevin K. Troop 374
Andrew H. Troop 336
Joshua H. Troop 336
updated 8.11.08
Patch Yahoo Group.
Dan Patch has a new communication tool for volunteers. It is a yahoo group called Dan Patch.  This is a great opportunity to stay informed about upcoming training events, activities, promotions, and keeping in contact with each other. The following are some instructions on how to go about doing this.     Instructions to joining Dan Patch Yahoo Group 
You need an email address and a free Yahoo Groups account.   
Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DanPatch follow the instructions on setting up the free account and joining the group. It is really easy to do and the instructions are pretty straight forward.
Help Wanted.
Are you interested in getting involved in a different level of Scouting?  Do you have organizational skills you are dying to use?  Do you have ideas for campouts or activities that you would like to see used?  Do you love Scouting and want to help out wherever needed?  Or do you just like to get involved and contribute?  If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then we are looking for you.  The district is a place where many things in Scouting happen and we are in need of some people to take on some of these important roles.  Extensive Scouting experience is not required, only a desire to help make some great things happen!
Council News

 

 

Important Info

about the New Adult Application

 

 

Be Part of Our History Book

Announcing a special opportunity for you to contribute to Northern Star Council’s celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Scouting in 2010.  

 

2008 Scout Day with the
Minnesota Vikings

All Scouts, family and friends are invited to join the fun at the Metrodome on Sunday, October 12, as the Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions.

More Info 

Fall Festival - Reservations Open August 25, 2008

Fall Festival is open to all Cub Scouts and their familes to attend. The cost is $25 for Scouts and siblings over 6 years old, $6 for parents and free for siblings under 6 years old. Including lunch.

More Info 

New Boy Scout Uniforms are Here

Almost everything in the current uniform has been redesigned and updated to make it more comfortable and more practical for the both the outdoors and for regular wear.

More Info 

Important Dates
 (click on blue highlighted for more info)

Aug. 21st   Corn Feed
Sept. 2nd   District Committee Meeting
Sept. 4th   Roundtable
Sept. 5th-7th   OA Section Conclave

Roundtable Handouts
for 
August 21st

 

Dan Patch District Committee Notes

South Side
Uniform Exchange

Info and Contacts

 

Cub Scout Award of the Month


L’Étoile du Nord - Trail of the North Star

Historic journey through downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Info and form
 

Boy Scout Award of the Month


National Camping Award

The National Camping Award is both an annual and a cumulative award for units which receive a ribbon for the troop flag. Individuals, scouts, and scouters can also qualify for a cumulative patch by participating in campouts with their families, or patrols as well as unit campouts. Any combination of unit and individual campouts can be used to qualify for the individual cumulative award.

Info and form for individual

For unit info
 

          Updated August 2008