Southwest Florida Council and Manatee District 2016-2017 Planning Calendar As of April 27, 2016
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 Scout Shop 239-418-1603 National Web Site Address 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: 102 Scout 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 Independence Day Council properties closed 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hunter Safety School Nt. Training 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Council Popcorn Training SWFC
August 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aquatics Training Weekend #1 CM Youth/Adults 15 yrs old + 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Branding 101 - CM Aquatics Training Hunter Safety - CM School Starts Program Kick-Off 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Hunter Safety Commissioner Cabinet CPR / Aquatics Training Weekend #2 CM Youth/Adults 15 yrs old + Trainers EDGE - SWFC 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Campmaster Training CFE Aquatics Training 28 29 30 31 NYLT Staff NYLT Staff - CM Unit Popcorn Kick Off Campmaster Training CM
September 2016 1 2 3 Roundtable / OA Mtg Popcorn Sale Begins 4 5 Geocaching Day CM 6 7 8 9 10 OA Fall Fellowship - CFE Coun Labor Day Council properties closed 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 Wood Badge Staff - CM Day Camp Key Staff Conf BB / Archery Rangemaster Training CS Friendship Hike - CFE
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 Rosh Hashanah begins 9 10 NYLT Staff CFE Work Weekend Columbus Day 11 12 Yom Kippur Roundtable / OA Mtg 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 C.O.P.E. Weekend Jamboree on the Air NYLT Staff - CM CFE Work Weekend Popcorn Blitz Contest BALOO Training BS Specifics Training Popcorn Blitz Jamboree on the Air C.O.P.E. Weekend - CM (Venturing & Exploring) SWFC Commissioner Conf No School Cub Scout Extravagnza - Camp Miles OWLS - OLSI Training - CFE 23 Hunter Safety 24 25 26 27 28 29 Cub Scout Extravagnza OWLS - OLSI Training 30 Popcorn Sale Ends Haunted Hike Wood Badge Staff 31 No School Halloween Wood Badge Staff - Camp Miles Haunted Hike - CFE
November 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OA Sec Ldr Summit Daylight Savings Ends Election Day 9 10 11 Veterans Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Camp Miles Closed Leave No Trace Training Camp Miles closed for Hunting Season Popcorn Orders Due Roundtable / OA Mtg OA Section Leadership Summit (Seminars) - Camp Flying Eagle Camp Miles Closed for Hunting Season 12 Leave No Trace Training - Camp Flying Eagle Popcorn Pick-UP Webelos Adventure Weekend - CFE NYLT Staff - Camp Miles Webelos Adventure Wknd 20 21 22 23 24 NYLT Staff 25 26 Wood Badge Staff - Camp Flying Eagle No School 27 28 29 30 Thanksgiving Council Properties Closed Thanksgiving Holiday Council Properties Closed Wood Badge Staff
December 2016 1 2 3 Roundtable / OA Mtg Re-Charters Due 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cub Scout Winterfest Winter Camp Staff Trng Council Earn your way to Camp Card Kick-off ALL Silver Beaver & District Award of Merit Nominations Due to SWFC Cub Scout Winterfest - CFE Winter Camp Staff Training #1 - CM OA Winter Fellowship - CM Winter Camp Staff Training #2 - Camp Miles 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Winter Fellowship & LEC Annual Bus. Meeting NYLT Staff - CM 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 - Camp Miles NYLT Staff 15 16 School Starts No School - Winter Break Roundtable / OA Mtg NYLT Staff - CM Wood Badge Staff - CFE NYLT Weekend #1 - CM (B.S./ Venturing) 17 18 19 20 21 NYLT Orientation - Camp Miles NYLT Weekend #1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Council Properties Closed Alafia River Rendevzous 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Camporee - CFE Alafia Rendevzous 29 30 31 Camporee
February 2017 DO A GOOD TURN Unit Community Service Month 1 2 3 4 Roundtable / OA Mtg. Wood Badge Staff - CM Merit Badge Day 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Wood Badge Staff Scout Sunday Super Bowl 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Popcorn Top Seller Day - CM (Aquatics & Shooting Sports areas are not open to Units between 10-3 ) NYLT Weekend #2 - Camp Miles 19 20 NYLT Weekend #2 Valentine s Day 21 22 23 24 25 Wood Badge Weekend #1 - CFE Commissioner Cabinet C.O.P.E. Instr. Training Wknd #1 CM President s Day Council Properties closed 26 27 28 Scouting for Food Food Delivery Wood Badge Weekend #1 C.O.P.E. Instr. Training Wknd #1 CM
March 2017 1 2 3 4 Roundtable / OA Mtg OA Ordeal - CFE 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 OA Ordeal & LEC Cub-O-Ree - Camp Flying Eagle C.O.P.E. Instr. Trng. Wknd #2 - CM 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cub-O-Ree C.O.P.E. Instr. Trng. Wknd #2 - CM Daylight Savings Begins No School St. Patrick s Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 BB / Archery Rangemaster Training - CM MALT - CFE Wood Badge Weekend #2 - CFE Spring Break 26 27 28 29 30 31 Wood Badge Weekend #2
April 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OA Mtg/ Adult Rec. Dinner CPR/Wilderness & Remote 1st Aid - CM Rendezvous Weekend - CM (Exploring/Venturing) 9 10 11 12 13 14 Wilderness & Remote 1st Aid Rendezvous Wknd 15 16 Good Friday 17 18 19 20 21 22 CPR/Wilderness & Remote 1st Aid - Camp Flying Eagle OA Section Conference - Sand Hill Scout Reservation Easter 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Wilderness & Remote 1st Aid 30 OA Section Conference University of Scouting Arts (Adult Ldr) Wood Badge Reunion - CM Passover Starts Passover Ends University of Scouting Arts (USA) - Camp Miles (Adult Ldr)
May 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 Roundtable / OA Mtg Aquatics Training Weekend #1 - Camp Miles Youth/Adults 15 yrs old + 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Aquatics Training Weekend 14 Mother s Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Leave No Trace Aquatics Training Wknd #2 Cub / Webelos Resident CFE Work Weekend 28 29 LFL Recognition Dinner 30 31 Commissioner Cabinet OA LLDC Summer Camp Shakedown - CM (Boy Scouts) Leave No Trace - CM CFE Work Weekend Pinewood Derby Commissioner College CPR/Aquatics Training Weekend #2 - CM Youth/Adults 15 yrs old + Cub / Webelos Resident Staff Tr #1 - CM Memorial Day Council office closed Last day of School
June 2017 1 2 3 Roundtable / OA Mtg. Cub / Webelos Resident Staff Tnr #2 - CM 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cub / Webelos Resident Cub Scout Day Camp OA Summer Fellowship - CM 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Summer Fellowship & LEC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Father s Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 Cub / Webelos Resident Camp - CM 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 SWFC National Jamboree Contingent DEPARTS JULY 17 - RETURNS JULY 29 23 30 24 31 25 26 27 28 29 SWFC National Jamboree Contingent DEPARTS JULY 17 - RETURNS JULY 29