EOA / VOA Election and Corn Maze Event

EOA / VOA Election and Corn Maze Event

       

 

Come Join Us for The EOA and VOA Election Event!

What: We will be having the EOV/ VOA Election and Corn Maze Event

When: October 29^th at 2PM

Where: Granddad’s Apples N’ Such

What do I need to do?

If you know of someone you think would be fit for leading the way for the Exploring Officers Association or the Venturing Officers Association (including Sea Scouts), then please nominate them or you may also nominate yourself. CLICK HERE to receive the nominating application and send it in to: Daniel Boone Council Office, Attn: E/VOA Election Nomination, 333 W. Haywood St., Asheville, NC 28801. Then come to the election event on October 29^th at 2pm at Granddad’s Apples N’ Such (2951 Chimney Rock Rd., Hendersonville, NC 28792). After the elections, please stay and have fun getting lost in the corn maze and remember to bring $4 to enter the corn maze. They also have other activities and yummy goodies available as well!!

What do I need to turn in?

Make sure to fill out a nomination application if you know someone who would be fitting for this roll or maybe you yourself are interesting in providing leadership to this roll. If for some reason you are not able to make it to the event, please send your vote to the council office by October 28^th at 5PM. If you have questions pertaining to Venturing, please email me at Sarah.Barnett@Scouting.org or if you have questions pertaining to Exploring, please contact Alice Courtland at Alice.Courtland@Scouting.org. If for some reason we do not have enough participation, we will have to postpone the elections to a later date but we will most definitely continue on with the corn maze!

CLICK HERE to see Flyer for this event.

Hopefully we will see you at this event! As always, we are excited about getting out there and having fun! So come one, come all, and make sure to cast your vote!!!

   

Yours in Scouting,

Alice Courtland

One of our own Eagle Scouts from Banner Elk Troop 807! 

 Read full article from the Avery Journal here...

Fire Forged: Local Blacksmith wins History Channel's 'Forged in Fire'

NEWLAND — A traditional weapon amongst the Gurkha people of Western Nepal, Kora swords have a long history of use in both ceremony and battle. Whether cutting through the flesh of a ritual sacrifice or slashing at a foe on the battlefield, the Kora sword’s heavy, curved blade is made to deliver powerful chops capable of cutting through the toughest of materials.

This was the fearsome weapon that local blacksmith and Avery County native Liam Hoffman recently forged to earn first place and a $10,000 prize on a recently aired episode of the History Channel’s “Forged in Fire” series. 

Deadline Extender for Toe River Camping registration!

Good News Toe River!

The deadline for registering for Cuboree or BSAW (SOAR) has been extended until Monday September 19th, 2016!

It's not to late to join in the fun!

Cuboree...1st, 2nd and 3rd graders will have activities on Saturday of nature, games, crafts and shooting sports!  Sign up here

BSAW...for Webelos, AoL and Boy Scouts! Working with the patrol method, Cub Scouts and younger Boy Scouts will learn scout skills and team building.  Older Scouts will help lead and teach the younger Scouts as required for their Rank.  First aid, fire building, cooking, remote camping and more!  Sign up for BSAW here!

We have activities and fun for every Scout and every rank! Come SOAR with us!

See you there!

Come SOAR with us!

S.O.A.R

Scouts of all Ranks

September 23 - 25, 2016

Lavonia Crest, Bakersville

Calling all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers and Explores!

September 23 - 25, all Scouts and Explorers of Toe River District are invited to a first-time-ever event at the beautiful Lavonia Crest in Bakersville.

• Families of TIGERS, WOLVES and BEARS will participate in games, nature, shooting sports, crafts and "This is Scouting" during CUBOREE Family Camp.
• BOY SCOUTS and WEBELOS will explore the patrol method and immerse themselves in scouting and camping skills through participating or teaching during BSAW.
• VENTURERS and EXPLORERS will support the events and enjoy fun and fellowship.

Look for more information and on-line registration for both events to be available August 16.

Contact Becca Dion regarding CUBOREE at becca.newbold.dion@gmail.com 

Contact Alpo Portelli regarding BSAW at colalpo@gmail.com

Contact Alice Courtland with any other questions at alice.courtland@scouting.org or 828.301.7139.

Toe River District Day Camp Wrap-up!

During the week of June 20th - 24th the Toe River District day camp went through with the theme of Cub Scouts Investigate!  If you weren't there you missed out on a very exciting time.  35 Cub Scouts from Packs 500, 505, 515, 521, 524, 800 and 807 came out for an amazing week investigating everything from decoding to a nature walk to a round of CLUE to solve a mystery!

Special thanks goes out to The National Park Service, National Wild Turkey Federation, Mitchell County Sheriff's Department, Spruce Pine Fire and Rescue, and all of the many volunteers that helped make this possible for our youth of Toe River.  See below some of the incredible pictures from the weekend or go to our District Facebook page for other photos of the various activities we had throughout the week!  

Dr. Garland Wampler to be Honored at
Toe River Dinner May 20th, 2016

Dr. Wampler earned his Eagle in 1947, his God and Country in 1948 and also a Bronze, Gold and Silver Palm.

In 1970, a committee of 6 from Higgins United Methodist Church got together to form a Boy Scout Troop.  Troop 502 has been active on and off since that time and Dr. Wampler has been active with the Scouts in several roles, Committee Chair, Charter Organization Representative and even spent one year as Scoutmaster.  In 1981, Dr. Wampler was awarded the high honor presented by a Council, the Silver Beaver.

To honor Doctor Wampler and his dedication and passion for Scouting, a fundraising dinner will be held on May 20^th at Higgins United Methodist Church.  Doors open at 6:00pm and dinner served at 6:30pm.  RSVP is required to attend by call Alice Courtland, District Executive at 828.301.7139 or emailing her at alice.courtland@scouting.org.

It costs $140 per year to get one youth Scout through Scouting.  You may honor Dr. Wampler even if you are not able to attend by helping support at least one scout through a scouting year.  You may honor Dr. Wampler by also contacting Alice Courtland or by sending a check to Daniel Boone Council, 333. W Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801.  Please Note Dr. Wampler Dinner on the check.

Please come join us in celebrating Dr. Wampler’s year of passion and dedication for Scouting on May 20^th! Remember, RSVP is required to attend.

Toe River District held it's District Banquet on February 27th.  The district named Alpo Portelli as the recipient of the District Award of Merit. Thank you Alpo for all that you do for the youth and the district!

Also, Chris Tashner received the Medal of Merit for the act of saving his father's life when he was choking.  Congratulations Chris!  We are proud of you!

The Big Toe Awards for 2015 went to Skipper and Melissa Blair for all the hard work they do to help make the program for the boys of Toe River what it is!  Noah Blair also received quite a few prices for being the top seller of popcorn in Toe River.  Jonathan Thomas also received the Big Toe Award, the first youth to receive the award.  Thank you Jonathan for all your help at our camps and events.

Sean Byrd received the Exploring leadership award for his years of dedicated service to the Parkway Volunteer Fire Department Exploring Post 200 and Club 201.  Those are some lucky kids to Sean as their adviser!

Andrew Williams (Troop 888) and Jud Gowin (Pack 807) both received the Unit Leader Award of Merit for their dedicated service to their units.

Many other award were received by the very dedicated and totally awesome volunteers of Toe River District!

The banquet was wrapped up by the very talented Richard Hurley!  Thank you for sharing your music with us!

And thank you to all the folks that make Toe River the awesome district that it is!