Southwest Florida Council and Alligator District 2016-2017 As of April 26, 2016 Please refer to the SWFC website for more information
Important Telephone Numbers Council Service Center 1801 Boy Scout Dr. Council Volunteer Ft. Myers, FL 33907 Service Center 239-936-8072 www.swflcouncilbsa.org Service Center Fax 239-936-7864 National Web Site Address National Scout Shop 239-418-1603 www.scouting.org Telephone Voice Mail Extensions: KEY DISTRICT PERSONNEL 101 Front Desk/Receptionist District Executive: 103 Office Manager Phone: 104 Finance Secretary 105 Comptroller District Commissioner: 120 Registrar Phone: 102Scout Executive Unit Commissioner: 112 Alligator District Information Phone: 109 Manatee District Information 115 Panther District Information 107 Panther Learning for Life Information 119 Two Rivers District Information COUNCIL ACTIVITY DATES ARE PRINTED IN DISTRICT ACTIVITY DATES ARE PRINTED IN BOLD LETTERING ITALIC LETTERING
July 2016 1 2 Cub / Webelos Resident Camp - Camp Miles 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cub / Webelos Resident Camp Holiday Parade Independence Day Council properties closed 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hunter Safety 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Council Popcorn Training SWFC School Night Trng
August 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Aquatics Training OA Mtg. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Hunter Safety 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Aquatics Training School Starts Commissioner Cabinet Dist. Comm Program Kick-Off Aquatics Training Weekend #1 Camp Miles Youth/Adults 15 yrs old + Hunter Safety - Camp Miles Branding 101 - CM CPR / Aquatics Training Weekend #2 Camp Miles Youth/Adults 15 yrs old + NYLT Staff - Camp Miles Trainers EDGE - SWFC (WB, NYLT & District Trainers) Unit Popcorn Kickoff COR Training 28 29 30 31 NYLT Staff Campmaster Training PSSR / CM
September 2016 1 2 3 Popcorn Sale Begins 4 5 Geocaching Day CM 6 7 8 9 10 Coun Scout Field Day Labor Day Council properties closed OA Fall Fellowship - Camp Flying Eagle 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 OA Fall Fellowship & LEC Camp Miles Closed for Hunting Season NYLT Staff - CM Wood Badge Staff Camp Miles Closed for Hunting Season 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NYLT Staff Hunter Safety 25 26 27 28 29 30 Web to Scout Social BB / Archery Rangemaster Training Day Camp Key Staff Conf United Way Walk / OA Project One Day Wood Badge Staff - Camp Miles
October 2016 1 Summer Camp Trade Show - SWFC 9 am - 1 pm Wood Badge Staff - CM 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wood Badge Staff NYLT Staff - CM OA Mtg Popcorn Blitz Contest CFE Work Weekend Rosh Hashanah begins No School 9 10 NYLT Staff CFE Work Wknd 11 12 13 14 15 Popcorn Blitz SWFC Commissioner Cab C.O.P.E. Weekend - Camp Miles (Venturing & Exploring) Columbus Day Yom Kippur No School Jamboree on the Air 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 C.O.P.E. Weekend Cub Scout Extravagnza - Camp Miles Hunter Safety 23 Cub Scout Extravagnza 24 25 26 27 28 29 Wood Badge Staff - Camp Miles 30 WB Staff - CM 31 OWLS - OLSI Training Popcorn Sale Ends Halloween
November 2016 1 2 3 4 5 Popcorn Orders Due OA Section Leadership Summit (Seminars) - Camp Flying Eagle BALOO Training 6 7 8 9 10 11 Camp Miles Closed for Hunting Season 12 Popcorn Pick-UP Webelos Adventure Weekend - CFE OA Sec Ldr Summit Leave No Trace Training - CFE Veterans Day Daylight Savings Ends Election Day Camp Miles closed for Hunting Season Day of Service 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Camp Miles Closed NYLT Staff - Camp Miles Webelos Adventure Wknd L N T Training 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NYLT Staff WB Staff - Camp Flying Eagle Hunter Safety 27 28 29 30 No School Thanksgiving Council Properties Closed Thanksgiving Holiday Council Properties Closed WB Staff
December 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cub Scout Winterfest Winter Camp Staff Trng Christmas Parade Council Earn your way to Camp Card Kick-off Re-Charters Distributed ALL Silver Beaver & Dist. Award of Merit Nominations due to SWFC Cub Scout Winterfest - Camp Flying Eagle Winter Camp Staff Training #1 - Camp Miles OA Winter Fellowship Winter Camp Staff Training #2 - Camp Miles 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Winter Fellowship & LEC Annual Bus. Mtg NYLT Staff - Camp Miles Winter Camp Staff Trng 18 19 20 21 22 23 NYLT Staff - CM No School - Winter Break Christmas Holiday Council Properties closed 24 Hanukkah begins Christmas Eve Council properties closed 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 No School - Winter Break Boy Scout Winter Camp Christmas Council Properties closed Christmas Holiday Council Properties closed Unit FOS Deadline New Year s Eve
January 2017 1 New Year s Day Council Properties Closed 2 New Year s Day Holiday Council Properties Closed 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WB Staff NYLT Staff OA Mtg. 15 16 NYLT Weekend #1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Council Properties Closed No School - Winter Break School Starts Re-Charter Wkshp Wood Badge Staff - Camp Flying Eagle 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NYLT Staff - Camp Miles NYLT Orientation - Camp Miles NYLT Weekend #1 Camp Miles (B.S./ Venturing) OWLS - OLSI Training Alafia River Rendevzous Camporee - Camp Miles Alafia Rendevzous 29 30 31 Camporee No School BS Specifics Trng
February 2017 DO A GOOD TURN Unit Community Service Month 1 2 3 4 Re-charters Due Wood Badge Staff - CFE 5 Wood Badge Staff Scout Sunday Super Bowl 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. Popcorn Top Seller Day - CM (Aquatics / Shooting Sports areas not open for units between 10 am 3 pm) NYLT Weekend #2 - Camp Miles 19 20 Valentine s Day 21 22 23 24 25 NYLT Weekend #2 President s Day Council Properties closed 26 27 28 Wood Badge Weekend #1 C.O.P.E. Instr. Training Wknd #1 Commissioner Cabinet Wood Badge Weekend #1 - Camp Flying Eagle C.O.P.E. Instr. Training Wknd #1 - Camp Miles
March 2017 1 2 3 4 Adult Rec. Dinner OA Ordeal - CFE BALOO Training 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 OA Ordeal & LEC Cub-O-Ree - Camp Flying Eagle C.O.P.E. Instr. Trng. Wknd #2 - Camp Miles 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cub-O-Ree C.O.P.E. Instr. Wknd #2 Spring Break BB / Archery Rangemaster Training Daylight Savings Begins St. Patrick s Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 /Comm Wood Badge Weekend #2 - Camp Flying Eagle No School 26 27 28 29 30 31 Wood Badge Weekend #2
April 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OA Mtg. CPR/Wilderness & Remote 1st Aid - Camp Miles Rendezvous Weekend - Camp Miles (Exploring/Venturing) 9 10 11 12 13 14 Wilderness & Remote 1st Aid Rendezvous Wknd 15 16 Good Friday 17 18 19 20 21 22 Easter 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Wilderness & Remote 1st Aid 30 OA Sec Conf University of Scouting Arts (Adult Ldr) Wood Badge Reunion - CM No School Passover Starts Passover Ends Pinewood Derby Weigh-In CPR/Wilderness & Remote 1st Aid - Camp Flying Eagle OA Section Conference - Sand Hill Scout Reservation Pinewood Derby University of Scouting Arts (USA) - Camp Miles (Adult Ldr)
May 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aquatics Training Weekend #1 - Camp Miles Youth/Adults 15 yrs old + 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Aquatics Training Weekend OA Mtg. LFL Recognition Dinner Sch Night Training Commissioner College Summer Camp Shakedown - CM (Boy Scouts) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 OA LLDC CPR/Aquatics Training Weekend #2 - Camp Miles Cub / Webelos Resident Staff Tnr #1 - CM Leave No Trace Training - Camp Miles Mother s Day CFE Work Weekend OA LLDC 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Aquatics Training Wknd #2 Cub / Webelos Resident L N T Training CFE Work Wknd 28 29 30 31 Commissioner Cabinet Memorial Day Council office closed Last day of School
June 2017 1 2 3 Cub / Webelos Resident Staff Trng #2 - Camp Miles. Fishing Derby 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Summer Fellowship & LEC Cub / Webelos Resident OA Summer Fellowship - Camp Miles Leadership Essential Training 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Summer Fellowship & LEC Cub Scout Day Camp - WEST 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Father s Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 Cub / Webelos Resident Camp - Camp Miles June 29 - July 2
July 2017 Cub / Webelos Resident Camp - Camp Miles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cub / Webelos Resident Camp Independence Day Council properties closed 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Cub Scout Day Camp - EAST 23 30 24 31 SWFC National Jamboree Contingent DEPARTS JULY 17 - RETURNS JULY 29 25 26 27 28 29 SWFC National Jamboree Contingent DEPARTS JULY 17 - RETURNS JULY 29