Elizabeth River District

Last updated 02/25/10

District Chairman: Daniel Plante, 436-4600, dplante@towneinsurance.com
District Commissioner: Willie Adams, 482-1264, ScoutR@verizon.net
Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner:  Bruce Cashwell,547-9222, cashwell1@cox.net
Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner: Bruce Bodge, 410-5895, kbodge@cox.net
Venturing Roundtable Commissioner: Mick Meyer, 382-9333, mickmeyer@cox.net
Advancement Chairman: Bob Zastrow,651-4899 rzastrow@cox.net
Membership Chairman: Chuck Kelley, 482-7983 bsakelley@verizon.net
Order of the Arrow Chapter Advisor: Robbie Henderson, 421-3637, rahender@hotmail.com
Finance Chairman: Steven Schools, 482-6736, 5schools@cox.net
Camping Chairman: Jimmy Gwinn; 482-6801 jamesrgwin@cox.net
Activities and Civic Service Chairman: David Chase, 204-4338 david.chase@cox.net
Training Chairman: Doug Montgomery, 647-3467, doug.montgomery@cox.net
District Executive: Gene Warber, 497-2688, Gene.Warber@Scouting.org

Dates to Remember 

March      2  Commissioner Staff Meeting  

                6  District Pinewood Derby

                9  District Committee Meeting

             11  Roundtables

             13  BALOO Training

             27  Council Pinewood Derby

      27-28   Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders 
           

DISTRICT PINEWOOD DERBY - MARCH 6th

Click on this link for the Registration Form

Notes From The District Commissioners 

A Message from Willie Adams, E-River District Commissioner  

COMMUNICATIONS

One of the most important characteristics of a well oiled organization is communications.   This is particularly important in the Elizabeth River District, as we have 39 units made up of 1375 Scouts and almost 600 adult volunteers, covering almost all of Chesapeake.   Today we have so many ways of communicating…home phone, cell phone, text messaging, web sites, and e-mail.  The most often used method is that of web sites and e-mail. 

The District Committee and Commissioners are trying very hard to communicate to you everything we can that relates to the Scouting program and what it takes to develop a quality unit with positive results for our young Scouts.  The dynamics of the Scouting program are too much to communicate over the phone and occur too often to rely strictly on meetings, so we primarily use e-mail services.  This is the quickest way to communicate and ensures that all get the same information, at the same time.  We primarily send messages to the Committee Chairs, the Scoutmasters and Cubmasters.  In turn, we appreciate any reply requested, or forwarding needed to ensure the communications are made.  These e-mails, both to and from, also provide one of the primary elements in the planning cycle of events…the need to know what the plan is, are you planning to attend, how many, etc.  Failure to reply or communicate can often cause poor planning which would result in poor quality programming.

As we begin 2010, please work with us in the communication process.  Pass on the information provided, ask questions when needed, and provide answers when requested.  Commissioners, District Committee members, and event chairmen want everyone to know what is going on, and want to provide positive results toward a quality program.  Remember, we are all volunteers.  The time we spend is valuable…..to ourselves, our families, and our Scouts.  Let’s work together.

Training

These trained charts below are what the ScoutNET records indicate. In some cases you will note that the person is "Trained" but that they have not completed the component parts i.e. This is Scouting (New Leader Essentials) or Leader Specific of the "new" training courses for their position. These people are grandfathered in under the old training codes which were in effect before the current training courses came into being.
If the person listed in a position is different from your records, then the application for that person has probably not been processed or has not been submitted.
The training status is updated when  a class roster for a traditional "classroom" course is turned in, These official records are updated by volunteers in the Council Service Center. If the training status shown conflicts with your unit records it can be corrected if you will send a copy of the "training completed" card to the council office. In the case of on-line training records that conflict with your records this is usually, but not always, the result of not using your Member ID # when a person takes the course. If this has occurred, please contact the your District Training Chairman.

As of March 15, 2009 "New Leader Essentials" training is replaced with "This is Scouting".   "This is Scouting" training is available only online through the national website.

Please check the date on the chart to see when it was last updated.