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Serving the youth of Butler County Ohio |
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Fairfield,
Hamilton, Indian
Springs,
Liberty Twp., New Miami,
Okeana, Oxford,
Ross, Seven Mile,
Shandon, Trenton,
West Chester |
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The Latest News
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4th of July Events

Here are the community events currently scheduled for
celebrating 4th of July in the Ft. Hamilton area.
Hamilton Fourth of July Parade:
The 46th Annual Hamilton 4th of July Parade is scheduled to
begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 4th. The theme for this year’s parade
will be “America the Beautiful.”
We would like for a number of Scout units (Cub Scout Packs, Boy
Scout Troops, Venture Scout Crews) to participate in the parade. Floats
decorated to support the theme are encouraged*. We will also have a
contingent of Veteran Scouters marching behind the active units, so if you know
any Veteran Scouters whom you think would like to participate, please send them
this information and have them contact Bob Wylly at
bwyllybsa@fuse.net in advance.
In addition to the Scouts and Scouters marching in the parade,
we will need the following additional assistance:
- Two Eagle Scouts to carry the Parade Banner at the beginning of the
parade.
- A Scout to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the Bandstand to start the
ceremonies.
- A Scout to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at an extended Patriotic Ceremony
immediately following the parade at the County Court House.
- Up to 20 older Scouts or Scouters to help form up the various units at the
Butler County Fairgrounds for an hour or so before the parade begins.
If you can help us in any of these areas, please send
Bob Wylly your name and contact
information and the role you’d like to help with.
The parade form-up will occur at the Hamilton Fairgrounds, and
the parade route will proceed to Route 4 and then to High Street. The
parade will conclude just past the Butler County Court House on Front Street.
There will be a patriotic ceremony with music, color and pageantry immediately
following the parade at the historic County Court House. It will include
special recognition to military Veterans, so you military veterans out there may
well want to attend this ceremony as well. Also, parade entries will be
eligible for prizes and trophies, and there are special trophies for winning
Scout units each year.
If you would like to have your unit march in the Hamilton
Parade, please fill out the
Parade Entry Form and send it to:
Diane Evans
223 South Front St.
Hamilton, OH 45011
Deadline for registration is June 19, 2009. If you have any questions,
contact Diane at 513-844-8515.
*Please note that the City of Hamilton’s Distribution Policy prohibits
distribution of buttons, candy, handbills, trinkets, water, or other items by
parade participants to the public during the parade route.Oxford Fourth of July Parade:
Oxford's parade will be on July 3rd @7:00 PM. The theme
this year is "An American Celebration". Contact Darlene Hacker @
513-523-6314 or hacker@cityofoxford.org
for more information.
Liberty Township 24th Annual Fourth of July Parade
The route will be Lakota East High School, Wyandot Lane, Yankee
Road to Liberty Park Approximately 1.6 miles. Please arrive at 9:00 a.m.
at the Lakota East parking lot to form up. Parade begins at 10:00 AM.
Bicycle riders must wear helmets.
More information and the registration form can be found at their
web site:
http://www.liberty-township.com/fw/main/Events-Committee-1641.html
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Ft. Hamilton Cub Day and Twilight Camps
Our Cub Day and Twilight Camps are just a few weeks away. Join us as we
set sail for adventure and excitement. This year's Pirate theme promises
to deliver a treasure chest filled with games, sports, arts, crafts and shooting
sports (BB guns and Archery)!
You can
register online
or
printout registration forms to fill out and mail in.
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“South” |
“North” |
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Where |
Harbin Park
Fairfield Civitan |
Camp Timber Hill
(Fairfield Twp.) |
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When |
June 22 – 26, 2009 |
July 13 – 17, 2009 |
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Camp Hours |
M-Th 9:00am – 3:00pm
Friday 2:00pm – 5:00pm |
M-F 5:30pm – 9:00pm |
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Camp Directors |
Matt Bavis
737-7266
bavism@fuse.net |
Tonya Lacey
470-2814
Tdlacey2004@yahoo.com |
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Program Directors |
Kathy Kelley
896-9858
kkelley13@cinci.rr.com |
Michelle McQueen
756-1118
pack937cc@hotmail.com |
Camp Volunteers Needed
We still need a lot of help from adult and youth volunteers.
Day Camp is staffed entirely by Adult and youth members of our Cub Scout, Boy
Scout and Venturing programs. Assistance from our district Boy Scout
Troops and Venture Crews is needed at both our 2009 Camps to lead small groups
of Cub Scouts as Den/Tribe Leaders, and we are currently several youth leaders
short of our minimum requirements. Remember, Boy Scouts can fulfill their
leadership and/or service requirements while having fun at the same time.
Volunteers should download and fill out the
Volunteer Registration Form.
All adult and youth volunteers should contact the Camp Directors
listed above and plan to attend 1 of the following training dates:
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“South” |
“North” |
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Where |
Harbin Park
Shelter #5 |
Camp Timber Hill
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When |
June 13 – 10:00 am
June 18 – 6:00 pm |
July 12 @ TBA |
We have also created a
Flyer/Newsletter
that provides more information you can print out and take to your units to
answer their questions and promote the Day Camps.
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New Ft. Hamilton Silver Beavers
We are proud to announce that three Ft. Hamilton Scouters have
just been awarded the coveted Silver Beaver Medal from Dan Beard
Council. This is the highest award that a council can bestow
on a Scouter, and it reflects not just their many hours of
contributions for outstanding service to youth throughout the
Council but additionally includes major contributions to the
community outside of Scouting as well.
Please join us in
congratulating the following Ft. Hamilton Scouters and thanking
them for all they have contributed over the years to improving the
Scouting program within Dan Beard and for their overall service to
their communities in earning this coveted and highly deserved
award. Click on their names to see descriptions of some of
their contributions that earned them their Silver Beavers.
Each of these
Scouters received their medals at Council’s annual dinner on March
25, 2009.
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New Leader Essentials/Leader Specific Training Sessions
Ft. Hamilton is presenting several opportunities of Basic Leader
Training for new leaders to obtain the required training you need
for your new positions. The courses being offered are New
Leader Essentials and Leader Specific Training.
The next training dates will be during the upcoming Merit Badge
Challenge days at Fairfield High School. Details of times
and topics and lists of additional training dates in the months to
come are listed on our web site’s calendar and on the
New Leader Training Page.
The new Basic Leader Training comprises two parts:
New Leader Essentials for all unit-level leaders and
Leader Specific Training, which is based on the leader's
unit-level position.
New Leader Essentials - this is an introductory session
that highlights the values, aims, history, funding, and methods of
Scouting. It addresses how these aims and methods are
reached in an age-appropriate style within Cub Scouting, Boy
Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing. You can learn
more about the intent and content of New Leader Essentials at
http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/resources/18-813/basic.html
Leader Specific Training - once a volunteer has a solid
overview of the BSA's values-based program, he or she can begin
training for a specific Scouting position through Leader Specific
Training. This training provides the specialized knowledge a
new leader needs to assume a specific leadership role. More
detailed information for Leader Specific Training can be found at
http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/resources/18-813/specific.html
The prerequisites for this training are completion
of the ON LINE FAST START and YOUTH PROTECTION
courses at
www.danbeard.org/Training_Index.aspx .
Whether the training is offered in one full day
session or over multiple part day sessions, the cost for attending
any one complete set of New Leader Essentials and Leader Specific
Training is just $10.00.
To register, contact:
John Harriman 513 892 0609
scouttraining@blueheronsolutions.com
Adam Blanchard 513 961 2336
ablanchard@danbeard.org
John Register 513 961 2336
jregister@danbeard.org
We expect our youth to do their best in Scouting,
and in turn we owe them trained and effective leaders. If
you have not yet earned your “Trained” badge, please sign up for
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We've updated two areas of our website to reflect the realignment
of the Ft. Hamilton District. We have posted the changes in
our slate of District Committee positions on our
Contact Us page, and we have revised
the list of Scout Units currently in the district on our
Unit Directory page.
We would like for the leader of each unit to
review the changes in our Unit Directory
and make sure we are showing your unit’s information correctly.
If you find any errors, please email the
Webmaster.
Also, we are still trying to confirm the meeting
location of each unit including the community name and ZIP code
where they meet so we can update our Units
by Location page. If your unit is showing with the wrong
information or if it is not showing at all, please send the
correct information to the
Webmaster. |
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Attend Roundtable: Stay Informed!
We will hold Roundtable Meetings the second Wednesday evening of
each month from 7:00 – 9:30 to provide information, coordination,
and training to unit leaders. Check out the
Events Calendar for specific locations and instructions.
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New Training Opportunities Page
We have created a new Youth
Training Opportunities Page for our website where we will post
training opportunities for the youth in our Scouting program.
It will be located as a subset of the
Advancement Page, and you
will be able to navigate to it by clicking on the “Providing
training and advancement opportunities to the youth in our district”
item in the bulleted list of services being offered by the
Advancement Committee.
If you have any training opportunities you would
like to see posted on this new page, send them to our
webmaster along with information on dates, times, locations, any
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Webelos Transition
Council has developed a program to better manage and support the
transition of Webelos Scouts into Boy Scouts. You can view it
by clicking on the
Webelos to Scout Transition Plan (218k PDF).
It's an excellent plan which makes it much easier to manage the
transition process, and it will result in retaining many more of our
Scouts. If you need any help with this program, contact
Charlie Garrison, our Membership Chair, or our District
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District Chaplain
Our District Chaplain, Rev. Jim Chester, is now on-line and
available to all units and individuals in our district to help
everybody in his role as spiritual advisor and counselor for the
district. His office phone number is 513-942-5570, and his
email address is
chapljim1@yahoo.com.
He is available to provide the following aids and services in
our district:
- Provide training to unit chaplains and youth chaplain aides
- Help promote earning religious service awards
- Help units prepare appropriate non-denominational religious
services
- Provide a spiritual tone for various Scout group meetings
- Provide spiritual counseling service when needed or
requested
Check out additional District & Troop Chaplains
services and links to Religious Scouting web pages on our
Chaplains Committee Page. |
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Adult Knot Awards
If you are interested in how to nominate a Scouter for the Silver
Beaver or the District Award of Merit or if you want to understand
the requirements for any of at least 32 scouting “knot” awards that
you can wear on your uniform, check out our
Adult Awards page.
Each picture of a knot on this page is linked to another page that
contains a picture of the actual medallion the knot represents as
well as a detailed description of the requirements for earning the
award. A link to this page is permanently located on our
Advancement Committee page in the last bullet list item labeled
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Yahoo Email Groups
We have established email groups at Yahoogroups.com to enable better
communication throughout the Ft. Hamilton district.
For units, our objective is to have the Cubmaster,
Scoutmaster, or Crew Advisor of each unit join their appropriate
Yahoogroup along with their unit’s Committee Chair and Charter Rep.
as a minimum. Other leaders, volunteers, parents, Boy Scouts,
and Venture Scouts are welcome to join as well so they can be kept
quickly abreast of developing information, ask questions, and access
stored files such as Roundtable handouts, special forms, etc.
All Commissioners should join the Commissioners
Yahoogroup, and all members of the District Committee should join
the District Leaders Yahoogroup.
To join one of our Yahoo groups, send an email message
to Bob Wylly, our Communications Chair, at
bwyllybsa@fuse.net requesting membership in the specific
group(s) you wish to join (Packs, Troops, Crews, Commissioners,
District Ldrs.). Please include the following in your message:
- Your name: ________
- Your unit number: ________
- Your role or position in your unit: _______
- Your phone number(s): ________
You can view our
Yahoogroups Information Page for more information. We
encourage broad participation regardless of your role.
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Ft. Hamilton District has been notified we are the recipient of the
Scouting The Web
Award of Excellence for August, 2004! In the notification from
the Award committee, they said: "One of the best district sites
we've ever seen!...It is very apparent that a lot of work has gone
into your site. Your site is a true asset to the Scouting
community with the great resources and information you provide for
Scouts and Scouters.
A link to your site has been placed under our
awards area".
WOW! This came as quite a surprise. A
big Thank You goes out to the Scouting The Web Award Committee for
considering us for this honor. In looking at some of the sites
in the awards area above, we are in the company of some extremely
well done web sites around the world! We are very proud to
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"Scouting
is this country's single best program for building character in
youth and instilling positive religious and family values and has
been for nearly a century."
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-- The
Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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Site Updated 6.24.2009
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in the Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America.
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