Key Announcements from the January Roundtable

Scouting for Food
* Flyer distribution January 19th - flyers will be available at the Scout Office starting January 14th
* Food pickup January 26th – drop off food bags at Arvest Bank Eastside branch (behind the Wal-Mart Administration building

- Winter Merit Badge Festival: Tri-County Tech, February 16th
http://www.cherokeebsa.org/activities/wintermeritbadge/index.html
* Registration closes February 8th

- District Committee, CoP Cafeteria downtown: January 31st, 7:00 AM

- Silver Beaver nominations due at the Scout Office by January 31st
* Nomination form: http://www.scouting.org/forms/92-103.pdf 
* Award will be present at Council Banquet March 25th

- Wilderness First Aid: February 2-3
* http://www.cherokeebsa.org/activities/WildernessFirstAid.html 
* $40 for Scouts; $50 for others - Course prices includes lunch both days
* Registration closes January 25th; limited to 25 participants

- Scout Sunday: February 3rd

- District Roundtable: February 7th

- Friends of Scouting Annual Patron Dinner February 8th
* http://www.cherokeebsa.org/activities/2008-FOS-Dinner.pdf 
* Reservations due January 30th

- Scouting Anniversary: February 8th

- Wood Badge SR-898: Sept. 19-21, 2008 and Oct. 3-5, 2008
* http://www.cherokeebsa.org/woodbadge/index.html 
* $195 if registration received by May 30th; $220 if paid after this date
* $50 deposit reserves a spot; balance due by August 15th

- OA News:
* Arrow of Light ceremonies: contact Jonathan Harrison at 918-335-1108 or spectrum_256@yahoo.com 
* OA Troop Elections: contact Jonathan Harrison at 918-335-1108 or spectrum_256@yahoo.com 
* Spring Fellowship: March 28-30

- Recharters are due NOW! If your unit hasn’t submitted their re-charter information, please do so ASAP at the Scout Office.

- Quality Unit achievement forms are due in the Scout Office by January 31st
* http://www.scouting.org/awards/centennial/14-185.pdf 

Be sure to check the Council website http://www.cherokeebsa.org  and the District website http://www.cherokeebsa.org/districts/oh/index.html  for additional information.