DISTRICT EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCES NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER

Andrew Reale, District Executive for the Long Cane District of the Blue Ridge Council recently announced that he has established a new contact number for the Boy Scouts of America in the Abbeville and Greenwood areas of South Carolina.  He can be reached at 554-3393.  This is a LOCAL cell phone number, replacing his previous cell phone number.  The previous cell phone number required that you call long-distance and might have incurred long-distance telephone charges.

 DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SEEKS ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS

Gary Stratton, District Commissioner for the Long Cane District is seeking individuals who want to help make this district and the units within the Long Cane District better than ever before!  Gary is searching for adult volunteers, who are NOT Unit Leaders (Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, Post Advisors), but who may be a parent or a leader who is currently serving in a different position.

Time requirements are minimum, with only a few hours (honest!) per MONTH to be a Unit Commissioner.  Gary is also seeking people to assist with the monthly roundtable meetings.  If interested, please call District Commissioner Gary Stratton at 223-2013 (home) or call his cell phone at 554-9259.

Cub Scout Day Camp is nearly upon us.  Space is filling up quickly, but there is still time to register your Cub Scout for a week of OUTRAGEOUS fun and excitement!  Debbie Holder, Day Camp Director; and Debbie Turner, Program Director, have promised us that there will be lots to do at Camp.  This year, the venue will be held at Connie Maxwell Children's Home.  Many activities have been planned --- so plan on being in on all the great fun!

Visit http://www.blueridgecouncil.org/brcic/resources/7/cubdaycamp09.pdf to download the Cub Scout Day Camp flier and then send it to the Blue Ridge Council Service Center as soon as possible, to insure that YOUR Cub Scout gets to enjoy all the fun that is Day Camp!

Keith Sperry, Scoutmaster for the National Jamboree contingent from the Blue Ridge Council has informed the district that there is still space available if a Boy Scout wishes to participate in the 2010 National Centennial Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill.

There is a limit of 180 boys going from the E-N-T-I-R-E Blue Ridge Council, yet we are still seeking those Boy Scouts who want to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience, like none other!  If you want to attend the National Jamboree, please contact Keith Sperry or the Blue Ridge Council Office as soon as possible!

Scott Sherard, Chapter Chief for the Machtagen Tulpe (Long Cane District) Chapter of the Order of the Arrow, Atta Kulla Kulla Lodge #185 wants YOU!

If you are a Scoutmaster, or currently a member of the Order of the Arrow (youth or adult), please contact Scott right away at 378-1610 so he can fill you in on all the OA happenings in the chapter and lodge.

Also, Scoutmasters, time is now to schedule your OA elections and to have your OA Representative start coming to the chapter meetings, which are being held on the second Thursday of each month from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Main Street United Methodist Church's Social Hall.  Scott will be conducting these meetings.  For additional information, contact Chapter Chief Scott Sherard at 378-1610 or Chapter Advisor Rick Turner at 554-5543