Buckeye Council

Saturday we had our first Join Scout Night Kickoff and Popcorn University! More than 100 units attended to get resources to accelerate their sale and recruitment efforts. The next one takes place this Saturday, 7/27 at Gorman Rupp! Make sure to attend and RSVP at www.leadscouting.org/popcornkickoff

Each fall we print hundreds of thousands of custom flyers and buddy cards for packs, troops, crews, and posts to help with recruiting efforts. Learn more by attending our Join Scout Night Kickoff / Popcorn University on 7/20 or 7/27!

RSVP at www.leadscouting.org/popcornkickoff

Beginning August 1, 2023 new members paid the full annual membership fee upon initial registration. It is now time for them to renew their membership! To support this new process, the Buckeye Council has created a number of resources for units and families. Learn about these resources and incentives at the upcoming Popcorn Universities and Join Scout Night Kickoffs! RSVP Now at www.leadscouting.org/popcornkickoff

We are looking for volunteers to come to the Buckeye Council tomorrow, Thursday 7/18 to assist with preparing materials for the Popcorn Universities and Join Scout Night Kickoffs! This includes: stuffing envelopes, assembling & disassembling packets, moving boxes, etc.

If interested, please send us a DM or an email at [email protected] and you will be contacted about coming in to help!

In 30 days from now campers will return to Seven Ranges Scout Reservation for End of Summer Bash! There will be open program, merit badges (2 Eagle required!), a campfire program, and trading post sales! This will be an event you don't want to miss!

Register your troop now at https://mycouncil.buckeyecouncil.org/Event/9337.

*Campsites will fill up quickly! Make sure to reserve yours ASAP!*

We still have a few Operation Flag patches left! If you participated in an event this Memorial Day or Independence Day you can earn the patch by doing the following:
- Decorate veteran graves with flags
- Take part in a Memorial Day event
- Retrieve Flags after the Holiday
- Write an essay “Why do we celebrate Memorial Day/Independence Day"
Order patches now to be delivered directly to your house at the link below.
Patch Ordering: https://www.leadscouting.org/product-page/operation-flag-patch

Our Fall 2024 Scouting Ahead Guidebook is an all-in-one booklet that has the Popcorn Guidebook, Join Scout Night Guidebook, and a 2024-2025 Planning Calendar inside of it! Get your copy of this 64-page resource at the kickoffs happening on 7/20 and 7/27!

Learn more and RSVP at www.leadscouting.org/popcornkickoff

In order to excite new families and boost popcorn sales, unit leaders are invited to attend the upcoming Popcorn Universities and Join Scout Night Kickoffs - 7/20 at Stark State or 7/27 at Gorman Rupp.

Not only will you get the latest information, campaign kits, new popcorn samples, but you'll also walk away with resources to promote both popcorn and recruitment, including posters, buddy cards, and NEW THIS YEAR a FREE 6'x2' feather flag to use at school open houses, recruitment events, and popcorn show and sell events!

In order to receive the banner, there must be a unique representative from your unit that RSVPs and attend these events. One person cannot represent multiple units. RSVP Now: https://forms.gle/ww395wR8pKXvxuJ3A

Popcorn University | LEADScouting.org | Buckeye Council, BSA Attend an upcoming in-person Popcorn University / Join Scout Night Kickoff to receive all the latest information on the 2022 Popcorn and Join Scout Night campaigns, pick-up materials for both JSN and Popcorn, share camaraderie with fellow Scouters, and score some excellent door prizes!

A huge shoutout to our Camp Akela staff! Each meal, a staff member someone travels to the Frank G. Hoover Dining Hall, picks up hot food, brings it back, puts it in warmers, then serves meals cafeteria style, then drives all dirty dishes back!

Camp Akela staff members are fantastic! Please help us thank them!

You're not going to want to miss this year's Popcorn University and Join Scout Night Kickoffs - 7/20 at Stark State in Canton or 7/27 at Gorman Rupp in Mansfield! See the agenda below and RSVP at www.leadscouting.org/popcornkickoff

Know any Scouts BSA youth eager to have their voices heard at all levels in Scouting America? This is the opportunity for them!

The Scouts BSA Youth Council, aimed at putting youth perspectives central in program decision making, provides an incredible opportunity for qualified youth to give input and shape strategy on some of the most important topics in the organization.

Learn more and apply at

Your Scouts can apply now for the 2024-25 Scouts BSA Youth Council - Aaron On Scouting The Scouts BSA Youth Council provides an incredible opportunity for youth to tackle some of the most important topics in the organization.

Rocket Into Scouting returns this fall to the Buckeye Council! All new Cub Scouts will receive a FREE model rocket to build and launch at an upcoming Family Adventure Camp!

Learn more about the recruitment campaign to best serve your unit at one of our Join Scout Night Kickoffs - 7/20 in Canton or 7/27 in Mansfield. Register now: https://www.leadscouting.org/popcornkickoff

This weekend's Beat the Heat Family Adventure Camp is going to be AWESOME! Families will get to tour the Wayne County Regional Fire & Rescue's "Burn Building", learn about blacksmithing, learn about fishing large mouth bass, eat pizza, and have a fire truck demonstration!

You don't want to miss out! Register now at https://www.leadscouting.org/summer-fac

Make sure you're RSVP'd for the Popcorn Universities, happening on 7/20 and 7/27! Here you'll be able to pick up your popcorn order forms, sample product, door hangers, banners, and for this year only, a FREE 6x2' feather flag for each unit who attends!

RSVP Now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemvpNjkwWc5N7xF8n9dvBp-Q4eD4Hb4FUCGTrhY1hPruUB2Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

We are looking for volunteers to come to the Buckeye Council during business hours to assist with administrative tasks. This includes: stuffing envelopes, assembling & disassembling packets, moving boxes, etc.

If interested, please send us a DM or an email at [email protected] and you will be contacted about coming in to help!

We are looking for additional merit badge and Nova counselors to help with a couple of counseling sessions for HomeScouting's Cyber Summer Camp on www.homescouting.org. If you are a counselor for one of the merit badges below or a Nova counselor interested in helping, simply fill out the form below. The job is simple - lead 1 or more 1-hour virtual counseling sessions with a small group of scouts in August-October. The scouts have completed all of the requirements and just need to meet with a counselor and we'll set it all up via zoom for you.
Merit Badges Needed: Mining in Society, Geology, Oceanography, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Programming, Animation, and NOVAs

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDY7B_y00D1pTAPGhUzZR1J5oSURaLhw9vxxO0HMXCpX2N0g/viewform?fbclid=IwAR1HkKSxcyMqP5ZyMajaBbmkEhFRTZMGYQtxeak2J9NP0FgjqN0fxMqbjaM

Merit Badge / NOVA Counselor Sign Up Form Cyber Summer Camp As part of the camp, we’d like to continue to offer some virtual counseling sessions for scouts regarding the topics below. These will be conducted via zoom with smaller groups of the camp participants to help them be able to complete the awards. Only registered counselors will be considered to as...

To aid your pack in preparing for the recent Cub Scout Advancement changes, grab these adventure sheets we developed! Download these for an easy to understand snapshot of requirements for each adventure. Click the link to learn more.

https://www.buckeyecouncil.org/cub-scout-program-changes/

Have you been in the Buckeye Scout Shop lately? They’re doing a full redesign on their uniform section! It looks awesome, make sure to stop by and gear up!

The patches are in for the Beat the Heat Family Adventure Camp! Make sure to sign up for this one of a kind overnight experience for Cub Scouts, happening next weekend: 7/12-14 in Apple Creek! https://www.leadscouting.org/summer-fac

In order to excite new families and boost popcorn sales, unit leaders are invited to attend the upcoming Popcorn Universities and Join Scout Night Kickoffs - 7/20 at Stark State or 7/27 at Gorman Rupp.

Not only will you get the latest information, campaign kits, new popcorn samples, but you'll also walk away with resources to promote both popcorn and recruitment, including posters, buddy cards, and NEW THIS YEAR a FREE 6'x2' feather flag to use at school open houses, recruitment events, and popcorn show and sell events!

In order to receive the banner, there must be a unique representative from your unit that RSVPs and attend these events. One person cannot represent multiple units. RSVP Now: https://forms.gle/ww395wR8pKXvxuJ3A

Cub Scout Summer Camp has been so much fun! You can still join in on the fun! Register now at www.buckeyecouncil.org

Way to go Troop 152! Thanks for your help!

Thank you to Troop 152 Scouts James H. Gianna R., Abby H. Olivia E., Avery E., and Owen E. and leaders Amy H. and Meredith W. for braving the heat and assisting golfers with their bags at the Ralph Phillips Memorial Charity Golf Tournament on June 20.

Beat the Heat this summer at Family Adventure Camp - July 12-14, 2024! This unique overnight camping experience will feature everything you know and love about outdoor camping plus demonstrations from hands on activities in fire safety put on by the Wayne County Fire & Rescue Association. All participants will receive a patch and lunch on Saturday.

Beat the Heat Summer FAC | LEADScouting.org Select your HomeScouting Adventure Club subscription. Choose a monthly payment option or subscribe for a year to save! NOTE: Your payment will begin in September for the HomeScouting Adventure club in exactly how many days the "free trial" states is left.

Our summer camp programs are in full swing at Seven Ranges Scout Reservation! We hope you’ll join us this summer, it’s not too late to register!

It is certainly not too late to join us at Camp Akela this summer for Cub Scout Summer Camp!

Make Memories @ Camp Cub Scout Summer Camp gives you the chance to shoot BB guns, go swimming, go fishing, tie knots, and explore the wonders of nature. Campers sleep in tents and eat at the Akela pavilion. Parents will get to join in the fun of the program presented by camp staff.

Summer camp at 7R starts in just a few days and our staff is hard at work preparing camp for this summer.

Seven Ranges Scout Reservation will see more campers than 2023, 5 new shower houses, and an excellent staff. We’re excited and hope you are too!

Participating in Cyber Summer Camp at HomeScouting.org? Here's How It Works for just one of our programs.

Great work Cub Scout Pack 43 - East Liverpool and BSA Troop 2012 in Sandy Beaver District!

Our HomeScouting programs are designed to meet your needs by delivering engaging content that is flexible, easy to use, and affordable. All HomeScouting programs are on demand adventures. You can move through the program at your own pace and on your own time. Join us on our next adventure: Cyber Summer Camp, launching June 1, 2024!

www.homescouting.org

Please take note that we will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.