Apache District Serves South Western Mecklenburg County, NC!  This District is dedicated to providing quality Scouting programs for our area. This commitment helps to teach our young people: VALUES, CHARACTER and LEADERSHIP! If you are interested in Scouting or would like to be a leader, please contact us.

2008 Cub Scout Day Camp - "BCSA" 
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Roundtable Preview
Make plans to attend now!  Here’s an outline of our roundtable programs for the coming months.

District Updates

Recharter Time
March units need to be turning in their recharters at the March Roundtable.  Unit commissioners will be ready to assist in this process.

Quality unit
If you have not already done so, please turn in your Centennial Quality Commitment forms to your unit commissioner.  If you need a form please contact Bob Cochran or Jessi Burgess.

Scouting for Food
The 2008 Scouting for Food Drive was a huge success.  Thank you for collecting food for the needy.  Our district’s top 3 units collected the following pounds of food:  St. Gabriel Catholic 6,059 pounds, Myer’s Park Presbyterian 4,430 pounds and South Mecklenburg Presbyterian 3,415 pounds.  Great job everyone!  Our council donated the food collected to Loaves and Fishes and they will be able to feed 108,721 meals from our Council Scouting For Food Drive.

Camping and Outdoor Events

Apache District Spring Cuboree
Start making plans to attend the Spring Cuboree.
            Date: April 18-20, 2008
            Location: Camp Grimes
            Cost: $10
            Theme: Fun and Games
Play some games, go fishing, or just enjoy nature.  Come and enjoy a spring weekend at camp.

Apache Day Camp
The Apache Day Camp is being held this year the week of June 23 – 27 at Belk Scout Camp.  Lee Williams, Camp Director, would like to hear from you if you would like to help volunteer.  This year’s theme is “BCSA” - Belk Camp Space Academy. Registration for Day Camp will only be at Roundtable on April 10^th.  Cost is $90 per Cub Scout.

Environmental Science Merit Badge
BSA Merit Badges are being offered at McDowell Nature Preserve by a merit badge counselor for Env Science, Reptile and Amphibian Study and Bird Study.  Suzanne Belanger has currently put together the Env Science merit badge for any scouts interested.  There is a public program being offered in April on the 2, 16, 23, and 30 from 4pm-6pm.  The registration fee is $10 a scout and it will include all materials needed.  For scouts to register for this program the simply need to call the 311 information hotline and ask to register for  the BSA Environmental Science Merit Badge at McDowell Nature Center, barcode # 30418.  For additional information please contact Suzanne Belanger at McDowell Nature Center phone number 704-588-5224.  This program can also be offered to scout troops as a private program if they have at least 5 scouts interested. 

Training

Youth protection Training is available online at www.bsa-mcc.org
www.mcctraining.org 

Quote of the month.
“When I’m right, no one remembers.  When I’m wrong, no one forgets”

Do you have an announcement for the District? If you would like to place an announcement in Smoke Signals, please contact Jim Goda at jgoda@carolina.rr.com or Bob Cochran at robert.m.cochran@att.net.  Submission deadlines are the 1st Thursday of the month.

 Thank You For Giving Your Time To Build Character and Values!