Narcoossee District Newsletter—March 2025

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Narcoossee District Newsletter—March 2025

Latest news and updates from the Narcoossee District of the Central Florida Council BSA.<!–

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Narcoossee District 
3/6/25 Narcoossee District Commissioner & Committee Meeting (Virtual)
3/13/25 Narcoossee District Roundtable (2nd Thursday)

Central Florida Council 
2/28/25 – 3/2/25 CFC Spring Wood Badge, Weekend 1
3/22/25 – 3/23/25 CFC Spring Wood Badge, Weekend 2
3/28/25 – 3/30/25 Florida Origins Weekend (FLOW) (formerly TNAW)

Click here for full 2025 Narcoossee District Calendar (updated 1/29/2025)

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Warm congratulations to scouts in the Narcoossee District who have earned the Eagle rank in the last month!

Thomas Doyle, Troop 62
Wes Caldwell, Troop 62

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Our Narcoossee District is in need of volunteers to serve in the following roles. Please consider how you can pitch in, and contact our District Chair Kathy Vickroy at  [email protected] or 412-758-9636.

District Training Chair
Responsible for overseeing and coordinating training of adult leaders in the district, including working with the district-training team to facilitate trainings such as BALOO and IOLS.

Event Lead—District Cub Family Fun Day (Sept 27, 2025)
Looking for a few volunteers to lead this program-fee covered day event for Cub Scout families. Last year, event highlights included shooting sports, rockets, regatta, bounce houses, and touch-a-truck opportunities. 

Event Lead—District Cub Family Campout (Nov, dates TBD)
We are in need of a few volunteers to plan and lead a one or two night family campout for our Cub Scout families. This is a program-fee covered event that our district would like to get back to hosting. 

Event Lead—District Fall Camporee for Scouts BSA (Dec 5-7, 2025)
We need a troop to volunteer to plan and host this program-fee covered event. This is a great team building exercise for your troop. 

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The 2025 Narcoossee District Cub Scout Day Camp Directors are seeking Adults and Scouts age 14+ to volunteer at the cub day camps being hosted by our district. Volunteers can help out for 1/2 a day, 1 day, a few days or all 5 days. General information for volunteers and volunteer registration can be found on the event page for Central Florida Council Cub Scout Day Camps. For questions about needs and open positions at a specific Day Camp, email the Camp Director for the session of interest. Dates, location, and camp director contact for day camps hosted by our district are listed below. REMINDER: Youth who send an email to a camp director MUST copy their parent to be in compliance with the ‘no one-on-one contact’ youth protection policy. 

Session 6A—Narcoossee District, Osceola County—will be held June 9-13, 2025 at the First Church of The Nazarene in Kissimmee. Director is Stephanie Blackstone, [email protected].  

Session 6B—Narcoossee District, Orange County—will be held July 14-18, 2025 at Center Pointe Church in Orlando. Director is Elle Vail, [email protected]. 

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Do you have leaders in your unit who qualify for requirement-based awards, such as Training Awards and the Scouter’s Key Awards? We encourage you to review the requirements and submit award applications for leaders who meet the criteria! We will recognize recipients of these awards in May at the Narcoossee District Recognition Banquet in May 2025. Applications can be submitted year-round to our Narcoossee District Training Chair, Dominique Rodriguez, at [email protected]. But please submit by April 1st to ensure applications will have enough time to be processed ahead of this year’s banquet. 

Den Leader Training Award
This award recognizes den leaders who have completed training, tenure, and performance requirements. Click here for Den Leader Training Award Application. 

Scouter’s Training Award
This award can be presented to registered adult leaders who have two years’ tenure in their unit and have completed position-specific training and other performance requirements designed to encourage and recognize those who give of their resources to make the unit successful.  For more information, reference the application appropriate to your program (linked below):
Application for Cub Scouts
Application for Scouts BSA
Application for Venturing

Scouter’s Key Award
The Scouter’s Key Award is a recognition for primary leaders who complete advanced tenure, training and performance requirements as a Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Varsity Coach, Venturing Advisor, Sea Scouting Skippers, District Committee or Commissioner. 
For more information, reference the application appropriate to your program/role (linked below):
Application for Cubmaster’s Key
Application for Scoutmaster’s Key
Application for Advisor’s Key
Application for District Committee Key
Application for Unit Commissioner Key 

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After round table, I had a fruitful discussion with a few Scouters and it reenforces what I believe to be important for our Community, District and Nation. Here are ten things I try hard to live by:

Speak to people. There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting.
Smile at people. It takes 72 muscles  to frown, only 14 to smile.
Call people by name. There is little sweeter than having someone remember your name.
Be Friendly and Helpful.
Be Cordial. Let’s speak and act as though we are grateful.
Be Genuinely interested in others. If we try, we can get to know and like most people.
Be generous with praise and cautious with criticism.
Be considerate with the feelings of others. There are usual three sides to every story: ours, the other person’s, and the right one.
Be alert to give service. What we do for others often counts most, not what we say we’ll do.
Live life through humor and share joy with others.  

If you’re reading this, THANK YOU.  Please come to our next Round Table (March 13th) and have a piece of joy from me.  I would love to meet and hear your story.  If you don’t know who our District Commissioner is, I’ll happily introduce myself.”

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We would like to invite you to the Narcoossee District Roundtable, which is typically be held on the third Thursday of every month at Centre Point Community Church (9580 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825). Doors open for gathering at 6:30pm, and opening flag is at 7pm. Roundtable is a great way for Scout leaders to share ideas, network and get information about our Council and District. Ideally, every unit should try to have at least one leader attend every month so that you can take what you learn to your Units!

This month’s March Roundtable will be held on the SECOND Thursday 3/13/25, so it falls before area schools are on Spring Break. Program breakout groups will be offered for Cub Scout leaders and Scouts BSA/Venturing leaders. There will also be Session 2 of 3 of the Communications Merit Badge Class with Dorothy Sokowski (for youth who are registered). 

If you have any announcements or messages you would like to present or convey at Roundtable, please contact Mike Hockman, Roundtable Chair, at [email protected]

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Narcoossee District is hosting two ‘Life to Eagle Seminars’ events in April—at different locations and with different levels of detail. The goal is to provide different kinds of opportunities and to allow members to determine what is best suited to their time, attention, and needs. In addition to these opportunities, plans for a virtual ‘Life to Eagle Seminar’ are in the works; details will be announced in a future newsletter. 

Life to Eagle Seminar (In Depth)—Registration required!
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9:30am—12:00pm
The First Presbyterian Church, 15 Church St., Kissimmee, FL 34741
Target Audience: Star and Life Scouts, their parents, Scoutmasters, Advancement Chairs, and Eagle Mentors.
What to Expect: Detailed review of the process and paperwork with time for questions from various stakeholders (scouts and adults) 
What to Wear/Bring: Class A uniform, filled water bottle, pen/paper for note taking 
Questions? Contact the seminar leader, Theresa Martinez at [email protected] 
Register Here: https://scoutingevent.com/083-LifetoEagleWorkshop

Life to Eagle Seminar (Brief Overview)
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 7:15pm—8:15pm (at April Round Table) 
Centre Point Community Church, 9580 Curry Ford Rd., Orlando, FL 32825
Target Audience: Star and Life Scouts. Adults who support these youth are welcome, but time for questions will be prioritized to scouts.
What to Expect: 30-minute overview of the Life to Eagle process followed by Q&A. 
What to Wear/Bring: Class A uniform, pen/paper for note taking 
Questions? Contact the seminar leader, Dan Morrison at [email protected]
No registration, just show up!

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Narcoossee District is hosting Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS) April 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm to noon on April 27, 2025. This course is for new Scouts BSA Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters and Crew Advisors. This is also good if you are a Webelos or Arrow of Light leader preparing to move into Scouts BSA.

We will offer Scoutmaster position specific training on Friday from 6-8pm if there’s enough interest. If not, this training must be completed online through your My.Scouting portal along with Youth Protection Training. Please contact Dominique Rodriguez at [email protected] if you are interested in completing this portion of the training in-person on Friday.

More info and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-NarcoosseeDistrictIOLSTraining

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Get ready, set GO! Narcoossee District will be hosting a Pinewood Derby on Sunday, April 27th 9:30—11:00am at Sport Subaru South on Orange Blossom Trail. Cub Scouts, come race your car and compete for the title of Narcoossee District’s fastest car! Enjoy refreshments and snacks at the Fueling Station, Get your Pit Pass and come see all the cool designs. Parents, adults and leaders enter your car in the adult competition and see who ranks first. Start your engines.

Register by 4/20: https://scoutingevent.com/083-NarcoosseeDistrictPWD#

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The Narcoossee District is joining forces with Seminole and Eagle Empire districts to put on a Spring Camporee for Scouts BSA troops on May 2-4, 2025 at Camp LaNoChe. The theme is “Cook or be Cooked”.  Last month the three districts gauged interest from troops, and it was determined that there is enough interest to move forward! The event registration should be posted on the council calendar soon, along with a Leader’s Guide. As a reminder, this is a no-cost event as the fee is covered by the council program fee. 

In the meantime, if you have questions, reach out to our district chair, Kathy Vickroy at [email protected] or 412-758-9636. 

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Spread the word! Narcoossee District is hosting two sessions of Cub Scout Day Camp this summer! The theme is INVENTION CONVENTION! Cub Scout Day Camp offers boys and girls entering 1st through 5th grade in the 2025-26 school year a full week of FUN and exciting activites related to the Invention Convention theme. Activities will also provide opportunity to earn 3 elective adventures and 2 target and range belt loops.  

Session 6A—Narcoossee District, Osceola County—will be held June 9-13, 2025 at the First Church of The Nazarene in Kissimmee. Director is Stephanie Blackstone, [email protected].  

Session 6B—Narcoossee District, Orange County—will be held July 14-18, 2025 at Center Pointe Church in Orlando. Director is Elle Vail, [email protected]. 

Additional sessions on different dates are being hosted by other districts throughout the Central Florida Council. 

More information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-DayCamp#

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Florida Origins Weekend (Formerly TNAW)
For Cub Scouts and their families, Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouts
At Camp La-No-Che
March 28, 2025—April 30, 2025

Information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-TNAW

Academy & Trades Weekend
For Scouts BSA, Venturers, Adult Leaders, and La-No-Che Seasonal Staff Applicants.
At Camp La-No-Che
April 4-6, 2025

Information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-Academy

Camp La-No-Che Spring Family Cuboree
For Cub Scouts and their families
At Camp La-No-Che
April 11-13, 2025

Information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-SpringCub

The Beast’s Revenge 2025
For Scouts BSA and Venturing
At Camp La-No-Che
April 25-27, 2025

Information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-theBEASTspring

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More information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-NYLTsummer

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Did you know that Narcoossee District scouts/units are welcome to attend events hosted by districts throughout the Central Florida Council? Below are some of the upcoming events that your scouts/unit can register for today. And best of all, many of these events are included in the CFC Program Fee (so no additional cost). More information and registration for each event listed can be accessed through the council calendar at  https://www.cflscouting.org/calendar/

Cub Scouts
3/15/2025 Timuqua District Cub Scout Ranges and Radios Extravaganza
3/22/2025 Timuqua District Pinewood Derby
4/5/2025 Eagle Empire District Pinewood Derby
4/25/2025 – 4/27/2025 Timuqua District Cub Family Campout
4/27/2025 – Eagle Empire Cub Scout Fishing Derby
 

Scouts BSA
3/01/2025 Riverside District Life to Eagle Seminar
4/12/2025 Law Merit Badge Day
5/2/2025 – 5/4/2025 Timuqua District Triwizard Tournament (Spring Camporee) 
 

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Please click the following link to get your tickets: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Boyscouts30

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The Central Florida Zoo in Sanford is hosting a Merit Badge Day on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Reptile and Amphibian Merit Badge will be offered 10am—12pm; and Mammal Study Merit Badge will be offered 1:30—3:30pm. 

More information and registration: https://www.centralfloridazoo.org/event/boy-scout-merit-badge-day/

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Now is the time to register for the 2026 National Jamboree! The Central Florida Council is actively recruiting contingent members to join us! This event is open to Scouts 12-17 years old and who are at least First Class Rank. We are also recruiting Venturing Scouts who are 14-20 years old. Participants need to register now to secure their spot in the contingent.

We would also like to come visit your units to share information about the National Jamboree. Please reach out to Joshua Ryan, [email protected] or 321-431-8560, to arrange a visit!

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BALOO and IOLS Training Opportunities

BALOO/IOLS hosted by Timuqua District
Sat. 4/12/25, 8:30am – Sun. 4/13/25, 11:00am
Scout Hut in Deland, FL
More information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-TimuquaDistrictBalooTraining#

IOLS hosted by Narcoossee District
Fri. 04/25/25, 6:00pm – Sun. 04/27/25, 12pm
Moss Park in Orlando, FL
More information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-NarcoosseeDistrictIOLSTraining

Academy & Trades Weekend
(includes courses formerly offered ‘Training Weekend’)

Fri. 4/4/25 – Sun. 4/6/25, exact times vary by program
Camp La-No-Che in Paisley, FL
For Registered Adult Leaders in all programs, La-No-Che Seasonal Staff Applicants, Scouts BSA, and Venturers

Training opportunities include Aquatic Supervision, COPE Level 1, Cub Scout Shooting Sports, Red Cross Lifeguard Certification, Wilderness First Aid, and Youth Mental Health First Aid

More information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-Academy

Level 2 COPE Training

Fri. 5/2/25, 6pm – Sun. 5/4/25, 4pm
Camp La-No-Che in Paisley, FL
For Registered Adult Leaders who have Level 1 COPE Training, Youth age 16+ can attend but must be 21+ to be certified

Training will cover basic knots, artificial structure rigging, inspection of structure, administrative procedures, emergency procedures, facilitation and processing of groups, belay and spotting techniques, and more. 

More information and registration: https://scoutingevent.com/083-COPElevel2

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Click HERE to be linked to the Angling Educator Course Registration Form. 

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Stan Richards, Dan Morrison, and Theresa Martinez are leading the Narcoossee District Eagle Advancement Team. You can submit proposals and general Eagle advancement inquiries to [email protected].

Please note the following information for Life scouts working on their Eagle Rank:

1. The Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook was last updated in February 2023. Please make sure you are using the 2023A version when you submit your workbook for district review. The 2023A version of the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook PDF can be downloaded from the National website at:
https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/eagle-scout-workbook/

2. Within the Project Proposal, the District Information requested on Page B should be entered as: Narcoossee Eagle Chair; (407) 889-4403; 1951 S Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, FL 32703; [email protected]

3. Life scouts who are ready for their Eagle Project Workbook review and District approvals have the option of personally meeting with a District Advancement team member by appointment. The Life Scout can still opt to submit and receive feedback electronically, if preferred. But in some cases, a short in-person meeting will still be needed for signatures. Electronic proposal submissions should be sent to [email protected]

3. Dr. Phillips Charities has established a matching grant fund at the Central Florida Council to which Eagle Scout candidates may apply for partial assistance to fund their Eagle Scout Service project. Only projects located in Orange, Osceola & Seminole counties will be considered for approval. For more information and application: https://www.cflscouting.org/dr-phillips-charities-eagle-service-project-grant-application/

 4. Eagle Boards of Review (EBOR) will be held by appointment at a location coordinated by the District. The Eagle Scout Candidate should contact the District Advancement team member specified by Council after application verification to schedule their EBOR.  

5. After the EBOR is complete, units should NOT record the date of the Eagle Board of Review Rank achievement, as it delays the certification process with national.  

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Michelle Adamick is the Narcoossee District Merit Badge/Nova/SuperNova Coordinator. All requests to become a Merit Badge Counselor or Nova/SuperNova mentor should be submitted to Michelle at [email protected]. 

If you are unsure of the status of your application to become a Merit Badge Counselor or a Nova/SuperNova Mentor, please send Michelle an email and she will advise. 

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Contact our Narcoossee District Camp Card Chair, Brittany Pickren at [email protected], if you have questions or need assistance with Camp Cards.

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Oussauna is Narcoossee District’s chapter of the Tipisa Lodge Order of the Arrow. If you are a brother, please join our Band to receive chapter information, quickly contact Oussauna leadership, and connect with other brothers. Here is the link to join: 

https://band.us/n/acaeAfk7keQbf  

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You can share this newsletter with others in your unit by generating a shareable link. Simply click on “View this email in your browser” at the top of this email. Then you can share the URL of that web-based version with others. 

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The Narcoossee District Monthly Newsletter is published on the first Sunday of each month. If you have announcements to be included in the newsletter, please email your request to [email protected] at least one week ahead of a given month’s publication date.  

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