Baden-Powell

District Calendar

January 2008
3)	Commissioner Staff Meeting, 5:30, Scout Service Center
3)	District Committee Meeting, 1:30 pm, Scout Service Center
10)	Roundtable, 7 pm, Atherton United Methodist Church
18)	Nominations Due for District Awards
19)	Pinewood Derby Clinic, Knaphiede Truck Equipment
21)	Scout Service Center closed
February 2008
7)	Commissioner Staff Meeting, 5:30 pm, Scout Service Center
7)	Annual District Committee Meeting, 1:30 pm, Scout Service Center
14)	Roundtable, 7 pm, Atherton United Methodist Church
15-17)	Snowfest, Camp Tapico
18)	Scout Service Center closed
23)	Pinewood Derby, Great Lakes Tech Center

Baden-Powell Annual District Meeting

Thursday, February, 20, 2008
1:30 pm
Scout Service Center
507 W. Atherton Road
Flint, MI

Pinewood Derby Clinic

Saturday, January 19
10:00am to 2:00pm

MOM/DAD AND LAD WORKING TOGETHER!
REVIEW THE RULES!
DESIGN TEMPLATES!
BUILDING TIPS!
SPEED TIPS!
PAINT TIPS!
ACCESS TO TOOLS: BAND SAW, JIG SAW, BELT SANDER, DREMEL MOTORS, ETC.FOR: CUTTING, SHAPING, SANDING, POLISHING AXLES AND MORE!

Knapheide Truck Equipment
1200 S. Averill
Flint, MI 48503
Enter the showroom at the front of the building!
Questions? Call Mark Corcoran at Work: 744-0295 -OR- Home: 736-1218.

District Pinewood Derby

Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008

Location: Great Lakes Technology Center / 4000 South Saginaw St. Flint, MI 48502

Entry Fee: $5.00 per entry. One car per scout or family member. Must be a new car, built this year! Races, and trophies by Rank and Rusty Nail Race (for other then scout, family members!)

Must follow the Baden-Powell District Pinewood Derby rules.

Questions? Call Mark Corcoran at Work: 744-0295 -OR- Home: 736-1218.

And Don’t Forget!
The Golden Nail Race!
Modified Rules! (See Golden nail rules for full details.)
8 oz. Maximum Weight!
Wheels and axles – ANYTHING GOES!

Awards:
First Place! Fastest Car Award!
Best of Show
Highest Sponsorship, (dollars for scouting!) for a Single Car Award!

Permanent Trophy
First place entry, (fastest car,) Best of Show, and the car with the most sponsorship dollars each will get their names on the Baden-Powell District Golden Nail Classic.

Snowfest XIX

Location: Camp Tapico
Cost: $25
Date: Friday, February 15 through Sunday, February, 17, 2008
Registration: will begin on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 5 pm
Closeout by Noon on Sunday, February 17, 2008
Capacity: 150 people
There will not be a Klondike this year.
Contact Joe Durant at (810) 736-6144.

Webelos Camp

Friday, April 18, 2008 at 6p.m. until 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008
Longway Planetarium
1310 E. Kearsley St.
Flint, Mi. 48503

We look forward to seeing you there!

New Advancement Chair

Let’s welcome our newly appointed advancement Chair for Baden Powell Mr. Gary Kautz. Gary comes with a lot of experience and passion for Scouting. WELCOME GARY!!!

Roundtable News

Where: Atherton United Methodist Church
4010 Lippincott Boulevard
Burton

When: Second Thursday of Each Month
Starts at 7:00 pm

Commissioner: Matt Lawrence

Roundtable is a great forum for resources, information, fun, and learning. We encourage EVERY UNIT to attend.

New District Volunteers

District Chairperson
Kevin Hammer,
Vice President of Davison State Bank

Fall Round-up Chair(s)
Stuart Elzy
Bob Rawls

Finance Chair
Michael Hayes,
Branch Manager of LaSalle Bank

Membership Chair
Rev. Frelon Threlkeld

Refund and Transfer Policy

A written request with a brief explanation for the cancellation must be sent to the Tall Pine Council Service Center. The request should be received by the Service Center at least 3 weeks prior to the camp, activity, or event start date. A 10 percent (minimum $5.00) administration fee will be withheld from the refund. Refund requests received after the camp, activity, or event will be denied (extentuating circumstances may be the only exception). Transferring fees from one person to another is permissible before the event. The Tall Pine Council should be notified in writing of all transfers. This cancellation / refund policy was effective January 1, 1998, and supercedes any prior cancellation / refund policy of the Tall Pine Council, BSA.

Attention Scoutmasters & Cubmasters!

The Tall Pine Council is in need of your e-mail addresses. With e-mail being an effective way to communicate information quickly, it is necessary that we get your e-mail address as soon as possible.

If you could please e-mail Anthony Watson (anwatson@bsamail.org) with the following information we would grately appreciate it:

• Your Name
• Pack/Troop/Crew Number
• Your Position Title
• Your Email Address