Archive for Venturing

| September 6, 2025

Chippewa January 8 Roundtable

Please attend our next Chippewa District Roundtable on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7 PM

The January roundtable will be held at the Macomb Intermediate School District building complex located at 44001 Garfield Rd , Clinton Township, MI 48038. Please enter at the north end of the building complex.

The sessions will include a brief overview of Family Troops, along with a discussion of upcoming events and the tools available to support your unit.

We will also review the membership renewal and charter renewal processes, including step-by-step guidance on how to complete each in the new system.

Handouts

As always, please forward the invite to your unit’s parents as this is open to everyone.

Category: Cub Scouts, Interesting Ramblings, Roundtable, Scouts BSA, Tiger Cubs, Venturing, Webelos |
| April 8, 2025

2026 Chippewa District Dinner and Awards Night

Tuesday April 28 at Crank’s Enchantment Banquet Facility

46915 Hayes Rd, Shelby Township, MI 48315

Doors Open at 6 PM

Please join us on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 as we salute the Scouting volunteers of Chippewa District. You won’t want to miss this event as we recognize Scouters at the unit and district levels with the District Award of Merit, Silver Beaver, Unit Award of Appreciation and more while enjoying a fantastic gourmet buffet and silent auction at Crank’s Enchantment banquet hall. Doors open at 6 PM.

Please register by April 14 for early bird registration pricing of $30.

Register at: https://scoutingevent.com/272-2026ChippewaBanquet

District Award of Merit nominations should be sent to Pat Zimmerman at patonz@att.net

Unit Award of Appreciation submissions should be sent to Dave Pranger at djp0711@gmail.com

If you have an auction item please contact Dave Putt at dputt5@yahoo.com

Unit Award of
Appreciation Form
District Award
of Merit Form

Category: Cub Scouts, District Dinner, Interesting Ramblings, Scouts BSA, Tiger Cubs, Venturing, Webelos | Tags: , , , , ,
| January 12, 2021

Hazardous Weather Training is Required to be “Fully Trained”

Hazardous Weather Required to be Fully Trained

All “direct contact” leaders are required to take BSA’s Hazardous Weather Training to be considered fully trained in their position. Here’s who is a “direct contact” leader:

▪ Cub Scouts – Cubmaster, Assistant Cubmaster, Den Leader, Assistant Den Leader, Tiger Den Leader, Webelos Den Leader, Assistant Webelos Den Leader
▪ Scouts BSA – Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster
▪ Venturing – Advisor, Associate Advisor
▪ Sea Scouting – Skipper, Mate
▪ Exploring – Advisor, Associate Advisor

There is no physical location as the course is only offered online through the Training section of My.Scouting.org. This training expires every two years.

Category: Camping, Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Training, Venturing |