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The area is offering Woodbadge I courses for Beaver and Cub leaders on April 7th/8th. The course will run 7pm-10pm on the Friday evening and 8:30am to 5:30pm on the Saturday. The course format has been changed back to a more traditional approach with a focus on what the leaders actually do every week/month. e.g. ceremonies/games/crafts/activities/planning/etc. Roger Nuttall will be distributing a course outline. Cost is $0. Lunch is included. It will be held at the Westminster church in Smiths Falls (opposite Burger King). I highly recommend this course be attended by all those leaders that haven't got their WBI in their current (or future section). Kevin/John/Liz/Simon/Robert. Ditto if there are any parents that are planning on being leaders next year.

Scout NiteVent event ideas to be distributed by Roger Nuttall to troops shortly. Each troop needs to provide one event per patrol. So assuming both patrols enter the competition, Merrickville will need to provide and run two events.

Valley Highlands Beaveree on Saturday May 13th at Whispering Pines. 10am - 3pm. This is a new event that was just added to replace the council Beaveree that has been canceled.

Note that the spring Cub camp, the Beaveree, and the Scout NiteVent are all at Whispering Pines on the same weekend. Are the whitetails invited to the spring Cub camp again?

Second in command for the Lombardy fair needed this year. It is the August long weekend. Stan will not be available to run the food booth next year (2007) so the 2IC is needed so they can learn the ropes this year, and run it next year. Biggest effort is signing up volunteers and transporting all the food to the booth.

The Cub Leaders' offer to organise the spring area Cub camp (Impeesa) was very well received; as was the boot camp theme. 70-85 Cubs and 30 adults are the expected participation.