Safety Moment
Guide to Safe Scouting: Updated Safety Afloat and Tow Sports Policies
The following updates have been made to the Guide to Safe Scouting:
Safety Afloat-Qualified Supervision
Added – “In addition, when swimming is in conjunction with towed activities or motorized watercraft a designated observer or designated lookout must be no less than 18 years of age and present on the watercraft.”
Tow Sports
“The designated observer must be no less than 18 years of age and present on the watercraft.”
Good News!
Old North State Council hires a new Marketing Specialist, Corie Odden, and launches a new and improved website!
NOTE NEW DOMAIN: onsc.org
Special Announcement
Ted Williams Named Camp Director Emeritus
Scouting Volunteers Recognized for Years of Service to Camping Program:
Saturday, March 8, 2025
(Registration closes Tuesday, March 4 at 11:59 pm)
The 2025 CSR Volunteer Recognition Lunch provides an opportunity to celebrate those Scouting volunteers who have made significant contributions to Cherokee Scout Reservation over an extended period of time.
Which Volunteers Will Be Recognized During the Event?
1. Ted Williams will be named camp director emeritus
2. The Welding Shop will be named for David and Becky Trull and Family.
3. The Automotive Garage will be named for Joe and Zelma Higgins and Family.
4. The program shelter in Blackfoot and Cheyenne campsite will be named for Past Lodge Adviser Mike Bailey.
5. The new Campmaster Apartment in the OA Lodge will be named for Ken and Linda Shahbaz and Family.
6. The boat landing at Hemric Scout Reservation will be named Workman’s Landing in honor of Jimmy and Martha Workman and Family.
7. The second class of volunteers will be inducted into the Cherokee Hall of Leadership.
Tentative Schedule for the Event
8:30 – Check-in Opens at Headquarters
10:00 – Dedication of Mike Bailey Program Shelter
10: 30 – Dedication of David & Becky Trull Welding Shop
Immediately following – Dedication of Joe & Zelma Higgins Automotive Garage
11:20 – Dedication of Ken & Linda Shahbaz Campmaster Apartment
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Lunch Program – State of Camp and the Future
12:45 Cherokee Hall of Leadership Induction
1:00 Workman Family Recognition
1:15 Ted Williams Recognition
1:30 Special Announcements
2:00 Camp Tours & Group Photos
5:00 Depart Camp
Nominate a volunteer or CSR staff alumni for the CSR Hall of Leadership
Nominations due by 11:59pm on Saturday, February 8, 2025
ESSENTIALS
Arrow of Light Scouts to Transition to Scouts BSA by February 28
With the 2024 Cub Scout program updates, the Arrow of Light program changed significantly. The primary focus of the Arrow of Light program is to prepare Cub Scouts for Scouts BSA.
Guide to Advancement: Online Merit Badge Requirements
For full details, visit Section 7.0.4.12 in the Guide to Advancement.
NOTE: For merit badge counselor meetings only, the Scout and counselor may meet as long as a parent or guardian is also present. In a group setting with at least two Scouts, there must be at least two registered leaders present. All merit badge classes and counseling sessions must always be concluded in accordance with the Guide to Safe Scouting. See also section 7.0.3.1.
Reminders
Arrow of Light Scouts Crossover to Scouts BSA by March 1
Recharters Due This Week
Alamance, Guilford, and Uwharrie Districts are due January 31, 2025. Your unit commissioner is ready to assist you.
Recharters Due Next Month
Akela and Cherokee are due February 15, 2025. Your unit commissioner is ready to assist you.
Glenn A. & Melinda W. Adams Service Project of the Year Award - January 31, 2025
- Council Deadline: 11:59 pm January 31, 2025
- Email submission to bud.harrelson@scouJng.org or deliver hard copies to Scout Service Center, 1405 Westover Terrace, Greensboro before close-of-business at 5:00 pm.
- Use this link to review evaluation criteria and access the application.
Eagle Scout Scholarship National Deadline – January 31, 2025
- Application portal closes at 11:59 pm on January 31, 2025
- Use this link to review criteria and access application portal
Featured Events
Scouts BSA Summer Camp Kick-off Meeting
Two Options to Attend:
Option 1: Face-to-face
Saturday, February 15; 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Royce Reynolds Scout Service Center, 1405 Westover Terrace, Greensboro
Option 2: Zoom
Sunday, February 16; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Zoom credentials will be emailed prior to Saturday, Feb 15
Register by 11:59 pm on Thursday, Feb 14.
Cub Overnight Camp Kick-off Meeting
Two Options to Attend:
Option 1: Face-to-face
Saturday, February 15; 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Royce Reynolds Scout Service Center, 1405 Westover Terrace, Greensboro
Option 2: Zoom
Sunday, February 16; 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Zoom credentials will be emailed prior to Saturday, Feb 15
Register by 11:59 pm on Thursday, Feb 14.
ONSC Wood Badge Reunion & Breakfast
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 9:00am – 11:30am
St. Pius X Catholic Church, Greensboro
While the inaugural Wood Badge Reunion + Breakfast will provide an opportunity for adult leaders to reconnect with that Gilwell feeling, its true purpose is to raise funds for Scouts who need financial assistance attending NYLT.
Wood Badgers, folks still working on their ticket, and any adult leader interested in attending Wood Badge in Fall 2025 is encouraged to join us at St. Pius X, on Saturday, Feb 15 for a fun time.
Attendance Goal: 100 Adult Scouters
Attention Cub Packs
Be Prepared for Spring Outdoor Adventures – Who Is Your BALOO-Trained Adult Leader
Cub Packs, as you are making plans for fun, overnight, outdoor adventures with your pack, remember that your Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation BALOO-trained leader must be present for the entirety of the camping trip.
Many of our packs already have at least one adult leader who is BALOO-trained.
Cub Scout’s best practices suggest that packs should have several adult leaders who have completed the BALOO training.
We highly recommend that all Arrow of Light den leaders complete BALOO training. Under the updated Cub Scout program, when the Arrow of Light den goes camping with the Scouts BSA troop, the camping trip must follow the Cub Scout camping requirements outlined in the Gude to Safe Scouting, which means at least one of the den leaders on the camping trip must be BALOO-trained.
There is an opportunity to complete BALOO training prior to the Spring – Feb 21-22 at Cherokee Scout Reservation.
Jamboree is more than a destination. It’s the adventure of lifetime. And there is simply nothing else like it on the planet.
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.
- Scout Participant Qualifications
- MUST have a current BSA membership with a Scouts BSA troop at time of Jamboree
- MUST be at least a First Class Scout by the first day of the Jamboree (July 22, 2026)
- MUST be at least 12 years of age by the first day of the Jamboree (July 22, 2026) and has not reached their 18th birthday by the last day of the Jamboree (July 31, 2026)
- Be approved by their unit leader and local council
- Available to participate in Jamboree training experiences with council contingent
- Complete a BSA Health & Medical record
Upcoming Calendar
Royce Reynolds Family Scout Center
1405 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
Scout Office
Office 336 378-9166
Fax 336-617-9196
Mon – Fri 8:30am – 5pm
Scout Shop
(336) 235-0977
Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm
(closed for lunch 2-2:30)
Sat 10am – 2pm