MEMBERSHIP

Giving every youth the opportunity to join scouting and benefit from the program should be part of every units plan.  A plan which should include fall and spring recruitment. Currently, Districts are conducting Boy Talks in Schools and School Sign-up Nights.


Every unit should plan a recruiting night, and every youth should bring a friend to have fun.  Every Troop and Venturing Crew should plan an Open House event in September, or early October.  Look for opportunities such as Community Events, Fall Fairs, Family Nights, or other Community Gathering, to set up a table and share and invite youth to join your unit.

For more information, or to request support materials such as flyers, contact your District Membership Chairman, or your District Executive.

To find their contact information at the Last Frontier Council website, District Pages CLICK HERE.

The popcorn sale is off to a great start.  Many units reported that they sold most of their Show and Sell Popcorn the very first weekend.  All units can still participate in the Take Order Program. This is a great way to fund your Program, and meet your unit Budget needs.  

A Scout is Thrifty - this means a lot more than putting pennies away.  A scout learns and understands Fiscal Responsibility, being responsible for and sharing in Unit Plan to make the Scouting Adventure happen for his unit. 

Get signed up and participate contact your District Popcorn Kernel or your District Executive.
To find their contact information at the Last Frontier Council website, District Pages CLICK HERE.


The next due date in the popcorn campaign is for the units that got Show and Sell Popcorn.  The due date to turn in your money for Show and Sell popcorn is September 21, 2015 by 5pm at either the Gaylord Scout Service Center in OKC or at Laura Fields Scout Center in Lawton.  If you have any questions concerning Show and Sell Payments, please email Kahlil Hooks at Kahlil.Hooks@scouting.org. 

Fall Family Camps
at John W. Nichols Scout Ranch and Camp George Thomas

Registration is now open for Fall Family Camp at John Nichols and Fall Family Adventures at Camp George Thomas.  These weekend events are great adventures for the whole family, including all Scouts and siblings. Opportunities for new Scouts to earn their Bobcat and participate in fun activities..

The session dates are listed below.  If you would like additional information, please click on the session date that you would like to attend.

Fall Family Camp at John Nichols
This campout features Saturday afternoon activities such as Swimming, BB guns, and Archery, along with an evening campfire and overnight camping.
Session 1: September 26-27
Session 2: October 3-4

Fall Family Adventures at Camp George Thomas
These popular weekends feature two nights of camping and an international theme. This year's theme is Scouting in Japan!
Session 1: October 9-11
Session 2: October 16-18
Session 3: October 23-25
Session 4: October 30-November 1

DIAMOND H CAMPING - FALL ENCAMPMENT

Fall Encampment at Diamond H Scout Ranch will be held November 14-16.  Registration will open in September.  Scouts and Venturers may choose a day of activities and merit badge instruction in Geocaching, Search & Rescue, Wilderness Survival, Leave No Trace, Rifle, Archery or Shotgun.  Venturers may opt for Pistols.  Adults may also participate in Leave No Trace.  For more information, click here

The Last Frontier Council is now accepting applications for the positions of Scoutmaster and three Asst Scoutmasters for 4 contingent troops and for Venturing Advisors and Associate Advisors for 2 Venturing Crews to attend the 2017 jamboree (12 Scout leaders and up to 4 Venturing leaders total).

The 2017 Jamboree will be July 19-28 at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.  

Visit LFCJambo.org to access the Leader Application page and  for details on how to become a jamboree troop / crew leader.

Application deadline for Adult Leaders is September 30, 2015.

The estimated fee is $ 1999.00 for each participant or leader.

Septemberfest is a free public event that can draw as many as 20,000 visitors in six hours. Boy Scouts and Venturers from the Last Frontier Council provided community service at Septemberfest, and Cub Scouts and their Families should come out and enjoy the festivities. Scouts are welcome to participate with the general public. Everything is free except the commercial food trucks..


There will be a cannon firing every hour, watermelon salsa, jerky, a cow to milk, tepees to check out, horses to pet, steam engines and tractors to look at and the museum will be open and free.  The biggest challenge will be parking. Parking is only available around the event.   The event is Saturday, September 12th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This year only, the event will take place in and around the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73105.  This is northeast of 23rd St. and Lincoln. It will be held on September 12.  

The scouts job is to wear their uniforms, keep the water jugs filled with ice and water, pick up trash, haul bags of trash to the dumpster on adult driven golf carts, look for lost individuals and be helpful..We will have the parking lot and grassy area south and east of the Oklahoma History Center.  23rd street will be closed.

If weather permits, those youth who have worked ALL day will be honored with a swim in the Governor's Oklahoma shaped pool and a couple of slices of pizza.

Contact Kenna Green at kennagreen@aol.com or text 405-229-7353 for more information. Youth must be accompanied by a parent  or unit leader.

Septemberfest Flyer
Map of Oklahoma History Center

There’s still time to sign-up for any or all of the six OU home games in September, October and November. Come join your Scouting friends and colleagues from other LFC Troops who are already enjoying service hours and game day excitement while promoting Scouting in front of over 85,000 fans every home game at the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on the University of Oklahoma campus!

Registered Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, and Adult Leaders are invited to serve as ushers at home football games for the University of Oklahoma.  Scouts must be at least First Class rank and official BSA uniforms are to be worn for all games.  With Scoutmaster’s approval a Scout may count 4 hours per game as service hours for rank advancements.


Bus transportation is provided from the Gaylord Scout Service Center in OKC for OU ushering participants. The bus leaves promptly four (4) hours prior to kick-off and returns to the Council Service Center after the game. For Troops not riding the bus, the pre-game check-in and meeting starts 3 hours prior to kick-off outside of the Book Store on the west side of the stadium.

For more information, guidelines and sign-ups check out the following links or go to the council calendar on the LFC website for the information for the games.

September Home Games:
9/5 - Akron
9/19 - Tulsa
10/3 - West Virginia
10/10 - Texas
10/24 - Texas Tech
11/7 - Iowa
11/21 - TCU

Saturday, September 26, 2015 – Boy Scouts
Saturday, November 7, 2015 – Cub Scouts
 
Friday, January 22, 2016 – Boy Scouts
Saturday, February 20, 2016 – Cub Scouts
 
Registration is handled directly through Science Museum Oklahoma.
Contact: (405) 602-3760; accepted M-F from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Email: brightnight@sciencemuseumok.org 


Each of these events will run from 6pm on the date listed to 7:30am the following morning. Price reduced from last year to $45 per participant (scouts or siblings), and $25 for adults/chaperones. This pricing WILL include the badge class, as well as a breakfast special the following morning. We will be opening our new exhibit hall, CurioCity, during select hours of the evening Bright Night guests will still be able to attend a planetarium show and the live science show if they choose to.
 
For our Boy Scout dates, we plan to offer the following badge classes:
-Chemistry
-Environmental Science
-Space Exploration
-Geology
-Weather
 
Classes will run for approximately 2 hours, and all of our instructors will be certified badge counselors who have completed their Youth Protection Training. Each of these badges will be capped at 15-30 students (depending on the needs of the badge instructor), and enrollment will be first come, first served. Most requirements for completion of the badges will be met, although some classes - Environmental Science for example - will have portions that must be completed outside of our time at the SMO event.
 
For Cub Scouts, we plan to offer the following Adventures for Webelos:
-Adventures in Science
-Engineer
 
And the following Adventures for Bear Cubs:
-Super Science
-Forensics
 
For Tiger and Wolf cubs, we will continue to offer activities that count towards their adventures. These activities will be at come-and-go tables, and Tiger and Wolf cubs will not be able to complete an entire adventure at our event, although they can complete requirements from many different adventures. 

2015 GATHERING OF EAGLES & ANNUAL RECOGNITION BANQUET

 
The 2015 Gathering of Eagles & Annual Recognition Banquet will be held December 4, 2015, 7:00 PM, at the Tower Hotel in Northwest Oklahoma City.  Please make plans to join us as we honor our 2015 Eagle Scouts and Silver Beaver Award Recipients.  

The Last Frontier Council is proud to announce that the application process for the Phil and Alice Pippin Eagle Scout Project Award has begun.  Eagle Scouts who complete their board of review between September 1, 2014 and August 31, 2015 are eligible.  A winner will be selected from each district to receive a $500 scholarship.  The Eagle Scout Project of the Year will be selected from these 12 winners and will receive an additional $1,000 scholarship.  

Please apply for this scholarship opportunity by submitting a full copy of your completed Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook to your District Executive by September 15, 2015

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