Get your copy of the 2012 Hemlock District Pinewood Derby Rules here.

When:       Saturday, March, 24, 2012 Cost: $15 per Scout, $8 per Leader, includes lunch and patch

What:        Occoneechee Council / NC State University / 2012 Merit Badge College

                 Classes: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch 30 minutes)

Where:       North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

How:         Unit Leaders (Troop Scoutmaster, Crew Adviser, Team Coach, OR their designated Unit Registration Coordinator) sign up for their own unit Scouts. NO individual registrations without permission from Registrar Mary Hampson.  All Scouts must wear their Class A uniforms (as defined by your unit) and provide a minimum of two registered leaders who agree to attend the entire day. Units are required to register a minimum of five Scouts and two Adult leaders to participate.

Registrations will ONLY be accepted by a unit leader or the unit designated registration coordinator. Units must register a minimum of FIVE scout in order to participate. Additionally, each unit must provide a minimum of TWO registered Adult leaders who agree to stay for the entire event. Confirmations and class assignments will be sent to the unit leader after class assignments are made and all fees are paid. To ensure a quality learning experience, the NCSU MBC instructors are limiting enrollment to 25 scouts per class (15 scouts for Composite Materials), so please register early.

The District Advancement Committee is also changing it's BOR handbook to reflect the following changes:

National has released a new Eagle Application and Workbook.  The new Eagle Application is in effect IMMEDIATELY.

For any Scout who has not turned in their application already, you must use the new one:

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-728_web.pdf

Attention Scouts, Leaders, and Parents or Guardians

Eagle Scout rank requirement 5 has been reworded. To support that change, a new Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook has been created. Through Dec. 31, 2011, Scouts have a choice to use either the new workbook or the old one. Scouts whose Eagle Scout service project has already been approved by the district while using the "old" workbook, should continue to use the "old" workbook. If their project has not yet been approved by the district, they may elect to use the new workbook. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, Eagle Scout candidates—unless they have already submitted a plan for approval by the district will be expected to use the new workbook.

New Eagle Scout Workbook:  http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-927_fillable.pdf

Old Eagle Scout Project Workbook:  http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-927.pdf

This is the number one question we as leaders ask on a daily basis.  What can we do to get more youth involved in Scouting?

The answer is to have a top notch mountain top program and promote the good that your unit is doing to the community.

The 2011 Unit Marketing Manual is updated to include social media, regular print media, as well as other ideas that will help you deliver the news to the community.

Have your Unit Marketing Chairman download the updated edition today!