Council Volunteer Recognition Dinner

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 1 Smoke Signals NOVEMBER 2009 WESTMORELAND FAYETTE COUNCIL Boy Scouts of America 2 Garden Center Drive Greensburg, PA 15601 www.wfbsa.org Email: wfbsa@bsamail.org VOLUME #14 ISSUE #11 Council Volunteer Recognition Dinner FEBRUARY 8, 2010 Stratigo s Banquet Centre Rev. Dr. Gene Stuckey Chairman Unit Table -$250 for 10 Scouters Unit Sign, Most Valuable person award for unit, ribbon for Unit Flag, Program Recognition Individual Tickets $27.50 per person Program will include Recognition of the Westmoreland Fayette Hall of Leadership Silver Beaver awards Ceremonies and Scouting Fellowship. Watch for more information!

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 2 Smoke Signals Trails End Popcorn Sale 2009 Calendar EVENT BRADDOCK TRAIL DISTRICT BUSHY RUN DISTRICT LAUREL HILLS DISTRICT OLD TRAILS DISTRICT Popcorn Delivery 11/7/2009 11/7/2009 11/7/2009 11/7/2009 Popcorn Payment Due to Council by 4 PM Scholarship & $1,500 Prize paperwork due 11/24/09 11/24/09 11/24/09 11/24/09 12/1/2009 12/1/2009 12/1/2009 12/1/2009 Top Seller Prizes issued 2/8/2010 2/8/2010 2/8/2010 2/8/2010

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 3 Smoke Signals 2009 POPCORN SALE Pick up Locations Regular Sale Pickup Saturday, November 7, 2009 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ALL LOCATIONS Braddock Trail: Bushy Run: Laurel Hills: Ford Business Machines 700 Laurel Drive. Connellsville, PA 15425 Busy Beaver 8800 Norwin Ave. N. Huntingdon, PA 15642 Kennametal 1600 Technology Way Route 981 S. Latrobe, PA 15650 Lowes Home Center Route 30 East, Hempfield Square Greensburg, PA 15601 Old Trails: Ford Business Machines 700 Laurel Drive. Connellsville, PA 15425

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 4 Smoke Signals CAMP CONESTOGA RESERVATION CHART 2010 CAMPSITE WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 6/20-6/26 6/27-7/3 7/4-7/10 7/11-7/17 7/18-7/24 7/25-7/31 HILL 1.Blackhawk 150 372 152 o/c 131 o/c 461 28o/c 2.Mohawk 213 121 o/c 416 3.Lenape 180 4.Shawnee 625 478 46 o/c 211 5.Iroquois 635 687 236 226 6.Paiute 419 208 205 405 293 457 7.Catawba 480 251 201 259 239 VALLEY 9.Chief West 250 151 o/c 130 609 352 10.Dan Beard 206 11.Guyasuta 690 160 133 620 608 465 GROVE 12.Nemacolin 654 643 13.Davey Crockett 602 682 169 311 401 190 14.Seneca 340 295 119 o/c 150 o/c 15.Kit Carson 1640 o/c 164 299 o/c 16.Delaware 119 472 17.Colonel Bowie 101 155 Eagle 252 304 230 18.Bill Cody 623 4 o/c Updated: 10-21-09

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 5 Smoke Signals Spring Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Training Schedule The Westmoreland Fayette Council training committee is happy to announce the date for the Spring Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Specific Training. It will be held Saturday, April 24 at Camp Tenacharison. The cost for the course is $10.00 that will include lunch, drinks, and supplies. Registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. with the Course starting at 8:00 a.m. and concluding by 4:00 p.m. Please return the registration form printed below to the Council Service Center by April 20th. We will also offer an opportunity to take This Is Scouting before the Scoutmaster Specific course. This will be held at Camp Tenacharison on Friday, April 23 from 7-9PM. Cost for this training is $5.00 per participant. AGAIN, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER by calling the Scout Office by April 20th Council Service Center 724-837-1630 or Fax to 724-832-8780 This is Scouting Training April 23, 2010 Scoutmaster Specific Training April 24, 2010 Outdoor Leader Skills April 30, May 1 & 2, 2010 Scoutmaster Specific Training Weekend Participant Registration Name Troop Phone E-mail Please find enclosed the $ 5.00 This Is Scouting fee for training on April 23 th Please find enclosed the $10.00 registration fee for Scoutmaster Specific training on April 24 th 21 st Century Wood Badge We are happy to announce that the Westmoreland Fayette Council will host a Wood Badge course in 2010. The course, NE -IV-220, will be held September August 13-15 and September 10-12, 2010 at Camp Conestoga, Eberly Scout Reservation. Roger Rittenhouse of Smock will be the Course Director. Ross Bash of Delmont will be the backup Course Director. Roger will begin recruiting his staff from our Council and other councils who are members of our cluster in Western Pennsylvania.

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 6 Smoke Signals COUNCIL COORDINATED COMMITTEE MEETING MONDAY, November 23, 2009 7:00 P.M. STANWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL For members of the following Committees: Advancement, Activities, Training, Camping, and Council Commissioners Cabinet. You are cordially invited to our Council Coordinated Meeting. We will be meeting at Stanwood Elementary School on Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium and then to break-out sessions. Contact Sheri at srolain@bsamail.org or call her at 724-837-1630, if you cannot attend. National Scout Jamboree 2010 Religious Awards The following Scouts recently earned their On My Honor religious Emblems from the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latterday Saints Logan Hedges Jordan Lundquist Wesley Stirk. They are members of Troop 411, Laurel Hills District. Congratulations! Todd Rittenhouse, Council Jamboree Chairman reports that just 13 spaces remain in our Council Contingent for the Jamboree. We would like to fill those slots by our deadline of October 15, 2009. The 2010 National Scout Jamboree will use an online application for all Scouts, leaders and Jamboree staff applicants desiring to attend the Jamboree. You must complete an online application. It is accessed through www.bsajamboree.org. Applicants will need to use their BSA ID number located on their membership card to access the application Web site. The initial application fee is $10. This fee is nonrefundable and does apply to the registration fee. Scouts applying to be part of a council contingent will be directed to print a confirmation and send it to the council with a $200 deposit. The confirmation will state that their application must be accepted by their Council and does not guarantee participation. For all Scouts currently registered for the Jamboree we are asking that members of Jamboree Troops 405 and 408 be paid up with the total of $1,300 by December 31, 2009. Members of Jamboree Troop 412 should have paid by December 31, 2009 a total of $1,000.

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NOVEMBER 2009 Page 8 Smoke Signals COMMISSIONERS NEEDED COMMISSIONER S CORNER We are in need of adult Scouters willing to be part of our Unit Service Team supporting the Units across our Council. Every District in the Council has a critical need for Commissioners. One of the most important commissioner positions is that of a Unit Commissioner. The Unit Commissioner is a commissioned, uniformed volunteer who works very closely with individual traditional Scouting Units. In this assignment the Commissioner develops a friendly relationship with the Unit Leadership and is there to help the leaders in any possible way. This Commissioner becomes a direct connection between the Unit and the District and Council, making sure that the Unit is kept up to date on all activities or programs. They assist the Unit in completing Recharter Applications, Quality Unit Awards and chasing down loose ends in other areas. Our Council conducts Training Events for Commissioners throughout the year. Please contact your District or Council Commissioner to let us know of your interest in Commissioner Service. NOVEMBER COMMISSIONER SERVICE PLAN ASSIGNMENTS MEMBERSHIP Work with your Units to complete Membership Inventories to make sure every youth or adult is correctly registered with their Unit. This will allow both the Unit and the Council to have correct membership records for the year end and prepare the Unit for the upcoming Recharter. CENTENNIAL QUALITY UNIT AWARD Units may now apply for their 2009 Centennial Quality Unit Award starting at the end of October. All completed 2009 Award Applications are to be turned in by the end of this year. Remind Units to review Unit records to prepare them to complete their 2010 Quality Unit Goal Form. The forms will be distributed with the 2010 Recharter Applications and are to be collected with the new Recharter Application are turned into the office.. UNIT RECHARTERING / 2010 OUR CENTENNIAL YEAR. Our Centennial Year, every youth and every adult who has ever been involved in any phase of Scouting will hopefully join in the celebration. What a year it will be and everything starts with Rechartering. The only way a Cub, a Scout, a Venture or an Explorer can participate is to be an active registered member of an active registered unit. What better reason to have a zero dropped unit year and an increased membership in every unit. If we don t do it in 2010 when will we have a better chance or a better reason? Recharter applications are on the way so let s get it done and do it on time Dick McKelvey Council Commissioner

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 9 Smoke Signals BRADDOCK TRAIL DISTRICT NEWS District Chairman Mike Blasko 724-547-8373 mmsrblas@cvzoom.net District Commissioner Marty Ridenour 724-547-8446 mridevtwin@zoominternet.net District Executive Matthew Dowling 724-620-1717 Matthew.Dowling@Scouting.org November CALENDAR OF EVENTS 5 Commissioner Meeting Bud Murphy s 7 Popcorn Delivery Day FORD Business 11 Roundtable Southmoreland Elementary School 21 District Dinner (See Announcement) 23 Council Coordinated Meeting Everson Evangelical Church Stanwood Elementary 26-28 Scout Service Center Closed (Thanksgiving) Office Closed December 3 Commissioner Meeting Bud Murphy s 9 Roundtable Southmoreland Elementary School 25 Merry Christmas

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 10 Smoke Signals Looking into the future BRADDOCK TRAIL DISTRICT NEWS There is an age old saying that states time fly s when you re having fun. I joined the Boy Scouts of America on January 1, 2008 and while it seems like just yesterday, in a little over a month it will have been two full years and I will admit the time did fly! Like anything, I think there is a learning curve when you get involved or start working for the Scouts and unlike most other jobs or volunteer positions it takes us an entire year to experience most aspects of our role. With that being said, my first year was blurring and I was just trying to catch the balls that came to me. Year number two I thought would be much easier, and more successful, than year one because I had watched all the game tapes and I knew all plays that would be coming at me. We still missed a few balls but overall did okay. Save The Date!!! Braddock Trail 2010 District Scout Show Saturday, February 6, 2010 Boy Scout First Aid Meet 9:00AM Cub Scout Pinewood Derby 9:00AM Cub Scout Cake Bake 10:30AM Tiger Cub Pinewood Derby 10:30AM Tiger Cub Cake Bake 9:00AM Tiger Cub / Cub Scout Poster Contest 12:00PM Old-timers Pinewood Race (Boy Scouts Allowed) - 12:00PM Awards 1:00PM Registration $5.00 Per Scout Now I am looking at year three for me, perhaps this is your year 3, 23, 53 or maybe you are still a rookie, regardless we need to start focusing on our game plan for 2010. We know the activities that are going to come at us and we need to be ready, so to ensure the success of our entire team (or District) I made a list of things to start thinking about. 2010 Friends of Scouting Campaign This one hits us early in January and it is like running a race, we want to get to the finish line as quick as possible. Like last year we will be having a Kick-Off event at Bud Murphy s on January 5, 2009. Each Unit should send two adults (one should be the Cubmaster/Scoutmaster and the other a FOS Chairman for the unit). At this meeting you are going to be asked two important questions: #1 When would you like to have your 2010 FOS Presentation (remember it is race so let s try to get them in before May). #2 If you would like to make a contribution to the campaign (last year our unit leaders made very generous gifts and helped to set an example for others). More specifics about the 2010 Campaign will be coming out soon, but please start looking at the calendar and getting the dates together for your Unit s presentation! 2010 Scout Show The Scout Show is a great event and really is a good time to take a look at Scouting in Action. Unit leaders should already have the information on this event as it was passed out at the June 2009 Program Picnic, the September 2009 Roundtable and the October 2009 Roundtable. If you need more information please let me know! 2010 Activities Patch Information about this patch program can be found on this page! Please take a look at it and start getting your orders together as they are due in December. 2010 Summer Camp While information is not yet out about the cost and exact program plans for this summer s camps please start talking about camp in your unit. In addition to the Boy Scout Camp the Council offers there is also an exciting new Cub Scout Program being planned, at the District level we are trying to make plans for a new Day Camp format (utilizing a Friday, Saturday & Sunday) where parents will be encouraged to attend. If we start our publicity early I see no reason why Braddock Trail cannot have 150 Cub Scouts at Day Camp pass the word! 2010 Tiger Sign-Up Yeah I know we are still cleaning up School Night and some units are still trying to get the fall numbers they expected but we need to start looking ahead to the Spring Sign-Up drive. May 2, 2010 is currently the date we will be having a Tiger event, more plans are still to come. Finally, incase you missed it we are celebrating 100 Years of Scouting in 2010!!! This is a fun time for us to look back at the past, but also ahead to the future. For just shy of 100 Years the Boy Scouts of America has been around to offer a program of Citizenship, Character Development and Physical Fitness. With your continued help and support, we will be able to lay the groundwork to offer this program for another 100 Years!

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 11 Smoke Signals BUSHY RUN DISTRICT NEWS District Chairman District Commissioner District Executive John Bertoty Glenn Ament Kyle Bryan 412-559-7384 724-527-5929 724-837-1630 jbertoty@comcast.net GlennAment@volzenvironmental.com Kyle.Bryan@scouting.org CALENDAR OF EVENTS NOVEMBER 01 Daylight Savings ends 04 District Commissioner/Committee Meeting Brush Creek Lutheran Church 07 Popcorn Delivery Busy Beaver, Irwin* 11 Roundtable 7:30 PM Brush Creek Lutheran Church 24 Popcorn Money Due 26-28 Thanksgiving Office Closed DECEMBER 02 District Commissioner/Committee Meeting Brush Creek Lutheran Church 09 Roundtable 7:30 PM Brush Creek Lutheran Church 12 Hanukkah 24-26 Christmas Office Closed 31 New Years Eve Scout Shop closed for inventory

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 12 Smoke Signals BUSHY RUN DISTRICT NEWS BUSHY RUN DISTRICT PINEWOOD DERBY PRE-REGISTRATION Date of race: January 30, 2010 Westmoreland Mall (Center Court) $5.00 each car Times of races:** (TIMES MAY BE CHANGED PRIOR TO RACE DAY) Troops & Old-timers: 2:00 PM Tigers 3:00PM (1:30-2:30 registration) Cubs 5:00 PM (3:30-4:30 registration) DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION: ROUNDTABLE Be sure to attend Roundtable in November to get all of your program needs for the upcoming season. Find out new information about advancements, see about possible fundraisers. Discover District activities for your Unit. Roundtable is open to everyone. Leaders, Parents, and other interested persons. Always held at 7:30 PM on the second Wednesday of the month at the Brush Creek Lutheran Church on Brush Creek Road in Irwin. JANUARY 25, 2010 EACH CAR MUST PRE-REGISTER IN ORDER TO RACE ON JANUARY 30, 2010. THERE WILL BE NO REGISTRATION THE DAY OF THE RACE. EACH UNIT CAN SEND 3 RACERS FOR THE TIGER CUB RACE, AND 3 RACERS FOR THE CUB RACE. (YOU MAY LIST TWO ALTERNATES THAT MAY RACE IF ANY OF THE THREE ARE UNABLE TO RACE THAT DAY). PACKS WITH MORE THAN 50 MEMBERS MAY SEND AN ADDITIONAL 3 RACERS FOR A TO- TAL OF 6 RACERS (EXAMPLE: IF YOUR UNIT HAS 51 BOYS REGISTERED, YOU MAY SEND 6 TIGERS AND 6 CUB SCOUTS) Bushy Run Klondike Derby Troops, mark your calendars for the annual Bushy Run Klondike Derby. Held again at camp Tenacharison, we are going to have fun in the snow. The weekend of January 08-10. Come for the day or the entire weekend. Saturday the 9th we will be competing. More information will be available at the November Roundtable. THERE WILL BE MOST ORGINAL AND BEST DESIGN CATEGORIES THIS YEAR. OFFICIAL RULES AND REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER ROUND- TABLES. Bushy Run Unit Recharter Just a reminder to the Units of the Bushy Run District. Recharter night is set for Tuesday Night, January 12th for Troops/ Crews and February 9th for Packs at the Brush Creek Lutheran Church on Brush Creek Road near Adamsburg. Units using the online Rechartering system can bring the completed and signed cover sheets, and fees that night and use the Express lane. Otherwise, the Unit Commissioners will review the printed charter and continue to process the recharters as we have in years past. Bushy Run District Award of Merit recipients Cathy Ann Kepes and Sue Tibbens received their recognitions and certificates at the annual Bushy Run recognition dinner on Wed. Oct. 28th. Be sure to join us on Oct. 27, 2010 for the awards presentation next year.

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 13 Smoke Signals LAUREL HILLS DISTRICT NEWS District Chairman District Commissioner District Executive Bill Kemerer Barry Hillman Tim Dingman 724-423-1604 724-836-0649 724-837-1630 lsmco@comcast.net ow1340@comcast.net tdingman@bsamail.org CALENDAR OF EVENTS NOVEMBER 2 Awards/100th Anniversary Committee Mtgs. Council Office - 7:00 p.m. 3 District Committee Meeting Council Office - 7:00 p.m. 5 Distinguished Citizen Dinner Fred M. Rogers Center - 5:00 p.m. 7 Popcorn Delivery Day - 7:30-9:30 a.m. Kennametal, Latrobe 16 Annual District Dinner Holy Family, Latrobe - 6:00 p.m. 19 Roundtable Church of St. Paul, Carbon - 7:00 p.m. 24 Commissioner Meeting Council Office - 7:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 14 Smoke Signals District Dinner The Laurel Hills District Committee would like to invite all adult Cub and Scout leaders to join us for a special night out where we will be recognizing those individuals that have gone above and beyond to help us have an outstanding Scouting year. The Dinner will be held on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 6:00 pm at Holy Family Catholic Church, Latrobe. Please turn in reservations by November 12, 2008 at the Council Servicing Center. The buffet style dinner is $18/person. The highest District award, the District Award of Merit, which goes to those who have consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty, will also be presented at the end of the program. What a weekend @ Fall Camporee! The 2009 Fall Camporee was great fun and about 70 Scouts earned their Indian Lore Merit Badge. The camporee was held at Historic Hanna s Town from Friday, October 9 th - Sunday, October 11 th, 2009. Of particular note Huron Indians Todd Johnson, Ghost-in-the-Head and Carol Fortunato, Shining Spirit, provided hands on educational exercises from Atlatl throw, Indian games and crafts for 105 Scouts and leaders. Of the many highlights was a contest of possible Native American cuisine. Troop 340 s Frog Patrol took high honors for their venison stew and pumpkin bread served in a pumpkin bowl; followed closely by Troop 345, Dragon Patrol, with excellent venison tenderloin, roasted squash with fresh raspberry puree. Rounding out the top five was an tasty dish of venison with wild rice and zucchini served by Troop 405 s Soul Patrol. An honorable mention went to Troop 304 s Groundhog patrol, who served up a bold Groundhog a la rock. Thanks to all of our brave judges who survived the event. A special thanks goes out to Troop 304 for being the putty and the glue-paddy for filling in wherever needed; glue for keeping everything together. 5 th Annual Distinguished Citizen Dinner The Laurel Hills District of the Westmoreland Fayette Council, Boy Scouts of America, is honoring Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, O.S.B. as our 2009 Distinguished Citizen. A dinner and award presentation is set for Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:00 PM. at the Fred M. Rogers Center, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA. Archabbot Nowicki has been a great supporter of the Boy Scouts, the Greater Latrobe community and beyond. He is very supportive of Troop 311, which is sponsored by Saint Vincent Parish. He believes that Scouting is a youth ministry as witnessed by the 12 th point of the Scout Law A Scout is reverent. I would like to invite you to join us as a sponsor of the dinner to honor Archabbot Nowicki. Your sponsorship and attendance would be greatly appreciated. Enclosed is a sponsorship brochure. Please feel free to contact me at 724-837-1630 if you have any questions. Thank you once again for all of your support! 100 th Anniversary Participation and Recognition All registered Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venture Crew members are eligible to earn awards by demonstrating dedication to five of Scouting s core values-leadership, Achievement, Community Service, Character and the Outdoors. Participants can earn one award in each category. The requirements for each of the five area s are listed in the Anniversary material packet and in Smoke Signals. Once a Scout has earned each recognition, their names are to be submitted to the council office and the award can be purchased. Please share these requirements with each youth in your unit so they can get started and not miss out on this opportunity. It is a once in a lifetime occasion for these youngsters.

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 15 Smoke Signals OLD TRAILS DISTRICT District Chairman District Commissioner District Executive David Meredith Terry Mattis Kristen Eagle 724-439-5774 724-439-4184 724-425-0166 dxm15@psu.edu bigbhalu2@yahoo.com keagle@bsamail.org CALENDAR OF EVENTS NOVEMBER 7 Popcorn Delivery 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Ford Business Machines 12 Roundtable - 7:00 p.m. Menallen School 19 CSM/DSM - 7:00 p.m. Third Presbyterian Church DECEMBER 10 District Dinner - 6:30 p.m. Menallen School 17 CSM/DSM - 7:00 p.m. Annual Meeting Third Presbyterian Church We want to know what your Pack or Troop is doing! How about letting us know? We would like to have someone from your unit come to 8 meetings a year and tell us what you have been up to. Many units do some great things and we want to hear about it! Plus, you will receive all the latest information on what the district is planning and have a voice in what you would like to see happen in future activities. Let me know if you would be interested in serving in this capacity. The meetings are usually an hour long at the most.

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 16 Smoke Signals OLD TRAILS DISTRICT NEWS POPCORN PICK UP Popcorn will be distributed at the Ford Business Machine Warehouse on November 7, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The Warehouse is located at the Pechin Plaza in the opposite part of the parking lot. Popcorn will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. We will be sharing the site with Braddock Trail. Popcorn must be picked up. ROUNDTABLES Roundtables are the hidden secret in Old Trails if you want all the upcoming information and all the new stuff in from the Council office. We will provide you with your next meeting s game, song, skit, and crafts that all follow that months theme. Come and give us a try. We usually meet for about an hour. UPCOMING EVENTS District Dinner December 10 6:30pm Menallen School District Award of Merit and Spark Plug Awards will be handed out. CUB LEADER SPECIFICS Our training committee trained 15 new leaders on Saturday October 17 th. 2009. Congratulations to all who completed the training. You are ready to go and meet with the scouts in our district. DISTRICT AWARD OF MERIT This is an award that it given to someone in Fayette County that has shown Scouting Spirit through the District and pack level. Do you know someone who is involved in the Pack and District that has gone above and beyond the call of duty? Perhaps they are always available to help out, someone who deserves to be recognized for all their work. CSM/DCM The district meets once a month to discuss upcoming events and see how are units are doing. If you are interested in coming to these meetings or to just let us know your ideas, let Kristen know. We had 3 new Scouters at last month s meeting and invite you to attend also. Our next meeting is on November 19 at 7p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church in Uniontown.

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 17 Smoke Signals 100th Anniversary: Year of Celebration Patch and Ribbons Since this program is a popular and especially exciting one, we want to ensure its success by providing you with clear guidelines for the sale of 100th Anniversary Year of Celebration patches and ribbons. To clarify, the patch may be purchased by anyone at any time. However, the ribbons-like merit badges-must be earned. To verify that an individual has completed the award requirements, he or she must fill out an online order form. Once complete, that person can purchase the awards in any National or Council Scout Shop. When people present their forms, you do not need to collect them. The data is electronically captured and provided to the council when they complete the online form. But, please ask to see the order form as proof that the ribbons have been earned. We need your help in conveying the importance of this process. The information we're collecting via these forms is more than raw numbers. It tells a story. By tracking how Scouts, leaders, and alumni are earning these awards, we can better demonstrate Scouting's positive impacts on cities and towns across America. We encourage you to take a moment to review the Year of Celebration program. Learn the answers to frequently asked questions, read through award requirements, and review the online data collection and order form. We hope you're as excited about this program as we are! Philmont 2010 We have 2 Crews reserved for Philmont for 2010. One Crew has openings for Scouts who would like to attend Philmont. The dates at Philmont are June 13, 2010 until Friday, June 25, 2010. The cost for the trip is still being determined and plans are being made. If you have Scouts who might be interested please contact Dave Tomas, Troop 252 at 724-396-8663 or email at tomasd@comcast.net or with Jerry Kuhn, Troop 252, phone,412-638-8415 or email at gkuhn@eastman.com

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 18 Smoke Signals National Hall of Leadership The BSA 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership is not a hall or building in the traditional sense, like the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, but its purpose is just as significant. The National Hall of Leadership is an opportunity for anyone to recognize outstanding leadership by a Scout, registered leader or Scouting volunteer who made a significant difference in the life of another by the extraordinary service they have given and the Scouting virtues they have modeled. To be nominated for the National Hall of Leadership, the nominee must be a living Scout or Scouting volunteer who may/may not be officially registered with the BSA. They also must have served as an active Scout or Scouting volunteer within Scouting for at least one year. A nominee may be young or old there is no age limit for nominees. Nominations are submitted in the form of a story that is 450 words or less, describing why the person is deserving of this one time honor. The nomination period opens on February 8, 2009, and closes on February 8, 2010, the 100th Anniversary of Scouting. The final inductees to the National Hall of Leadership will total 303 one representing each BSA council and one selected by the National BSA Council and will be announced at the BSA National Annual Meeting in Dallas in May 2010. Submit the application below to the Westmoreland Fayette Council 2 Garden Center Drive Greensburg, Pa. 15601. National Hall of Leadership Application Nominee Information Name E mail Address City State Zip code Phone (h) (w) (c) Current Scouting Position Tenure in Scouting Youth Adult Role in Scouting: Check one Unit Council or District Area, Regional or National Category for Nominee Nominee is Male Female At the time of the story this nominee was: Adult (18 or Older) Youth (17 or younger) The Primary Scouting Involvement of this nominee was: Cub Scouting Boy Scouting Venturing Exploring Council or District Area, Regional or National Person submitting nomination: Name email Address City State Zip Phone (h) (w) (c) Please relate in 450 words or less the story of how your nominee demonstrated extraordinary leadership and Scouting virtues in ways that made a meaningful difference in the lives of others. Attach the story here: Submit to the Westmoreland Fayette Council 2 Garden Center Drive, Greensburg, Pa. 15601

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 19 Smoke Signals Philmont 2011 Council Contingent Philmont is 137,493 acres of challenging Scout adventure set in among the mountains and mesas of Northeastern New Mexico. Philmont s mountain terrain ranges in elevation from 6,660 feet at headquarters to 12, 441 at the top of Mt. Baldy. Wildlife is abundant on Philmont s forested mountains and grassy plains. Explore the Philmont high-country on a 12-day backpacking expedition. Experience the thrill of climbing mountains over two miles high. Learn technical rock climbing, archaeological excavation techniques, and black-smithing. Relive the by-gone days of the Old West as you ride a Western saddle horse, learn the ways of the mountain man, pack burros and pan for gold in a clear mountain stream. Discover the wonder of Scouting s paradise as over 650,000 Scouts and leaders have since 1939. A Scout must be 14 by January 1 or completed 8 th grade prior to participation. A crew is 7-12 people including 2 leaders. The Westmoreland-Fayette Council will be sending a Council contingent to Philmont in 2011. Because of the tremendous demand for Philmont expeditions local troops will not be able to get reservation. Individuals or Troops may register as a part of the 48 spaces in the Council Contingent we have for 2011. Costs of the contingent will be set by Council but will be in excess of $1,700. If an individual or a troop is interested in attending, please fill out the form printed below with a $50 deposit to hold your place. For more information contact Ross Bash, Council High Adventure Chairman at 724-468-8600 or 724-668-7175, or call Jack Waite at the Council Service Center, 724-837-1630. PHILMONT RESERVATION PROCEDURES 2011 Individuals or Troops that wish to attend Philmont as part of the Council contingent in the year 2011 need to do the following 1. Attend the High Adventure Rally on April 22, 2009 or notify Jack Waite at the Council Service Center as soon as possible. 2. Confirm the size of the group with a $50 per person non-refundable deposit by September, 30, 2009. Crews will be formed with 12 persons including a minimum of 2 (preferably 3) adults. Philmont 2011 Reservation Form Participant Name Phone Troop Number Town Email: Please reserve me a space; enclosed is my $50.00 non refundable deposit

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 20 Smoke Signals Deadline for nominations: December 31, 2009 SILVER BEAVER NOMINATION For noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth, within the territory of Westmoreland Fayette Council, I present for your consideration for the Silver Beaver Award: Name: Address: Occupation: Currently Registered as: Unit # RECORD UPON WHICH NOMINATION IS BASED: (Give pertinent facts, dates, offices held. If more space is needed, add extra sheets.) A. Record of service in BSA. (Name, chartered organizations and recognition earned). A. Standing in the community, involvement in activities, professional, civic, religious, educational, fraternal, veteran, and other non-scouting. C. Record of noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth within the territory of this council. (Include recognition earned). D. Attach photograph. Signed: Address: Phone: Mail completed nomination to: Silver Beaver Committee Westmoreland Fayette Council 2 Garden Center Drive Greensburg, PA 15601

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 21 Smoke Signals Used Car Donation The Westmoreland Fayette Council in cooperation with Valero Motors in Delmont has a program to accept used cars as donations to the Council. We will consider any vehicle in good running condition. If the Council accepts your vehicle you will receive a letter confirming your donation. We have raised over $20,000 from this program to date. car You will need to consult your tax accountant for your allowable tax deduction. If you are interested please contact Jack Waite at 724-837-1630 or jwaite@bsamail.org Raise money for Westmoreland-Fayette Council just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo), or shopping online with GoodShop.com. Visit http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=830943 for more information.

NOVEMBER 2009 Page 22 Smoke Signals UNITED WAY DESIGNATION When you contribute to the United Way, please consider earmarking the Westmoreland-Fayette Council, BSA as your designated agency. Simply add Code Number 493 and indicate the Westmoreland-Fayette Council, BSA on the United Way pledge card. Your donation must be $50.00 or more for the Council to receive the gift. DIRECTIONS TO COUNCIL SERVICE CENTER GREENSBURG, PA at the Council Service Center for all your Scouting needs! Smoke Signals is the Official Newsletter of the Westmoreland-Fayette Council Boy Scouts of America Serving the adult leaders, Smoke Signals is published six times a year by the Westmoreland-Fayette Council. Saved on Recycled hard drives James Cebula Council President Dick McKelvey Council Commissioner Martin J. Barbie Scout Executive Marketing Division Dave Somerville Public Relations Chair Tim Dingman Editor Sheri Rolain Production The official registration and financial information of BSA Westmoreland Fayette Council may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999 Registration does not imply endorsement. Locust Valley Road *HOURS* OF OPERATION Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Scout Shop Only: Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Phone: (724) 837-1630 Fax: (724) 832-8780 Email: wfbsa@bsamail.org Visit our Website at www.wfbsa.org The Council Office and Scout Shop will be closed on Thursday, November 26 To Saturday, November 28 In observance of Thanksgiving