Benjamin Tallmadge District

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0578dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>DISTRICT CHAIRMAN</B></div> <div> Pat Kelly</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:pkelly@stallercenter.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:pkelly@stallercenter.com"><U>pkelly@stallercenter.com</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="6357f970.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>DISTRICT COMMISSIONER</B></div> <div> Gerri Alfano</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:gacommish@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:gacommish@aol.com"><U>gacommish@aol.com</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="4be768f0.jpg" border=0 width="118" height="143" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>SENIOR DISTRICT EXECUTIVE</B></div> <div> Jim Grimaldi</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:jgrimald@bsamail.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jgrimald@bsamail.org"><U>jgrimald@bsamail.org</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="4bf7f5f0.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sccbsa.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sccbsa.com"><U><B>SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL WEBSITE</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0588dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <B>Benjamin Tallmadge District</B></div> <div> <B>Suffolk County Council, BSA</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0588dfc3.jpg"> <div> Welcome to the Benjamin Tallmadge District web site.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U>Mission</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Member List"><U>Member List</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U>Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training"><U>Training</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><U>Photo Album</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id151.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Leader Recognition Awards"><U>Leader Recognition Awards</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hall of Fame"><U>Hall of Fame</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roundtable Archives"><U>Roundtable Archives</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ask The Commissioner"><U>"Ask The Commissioner"</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Who Was Benjamin Tallmadge?"><U>Who Was Benjamin Tallmadge?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id150.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Benjamin Tallmadge Historic Trail"><U>The Benjamin Tallmadge Historic Trail</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Happy New Year from the staff of the Benjamin Tallmadge District ! </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>NEXT ROUNDTABLE:  February 9th at </B></I><I><B><U>BAITING HOLLOW SCOUT CAMP</U></B></I></div> <div> <B>                  </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Charter BT" ><B>                                     </B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Charter BT" ><I><B><U>UPDATED ON:</U></B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><B>  1/19/2012</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The current </B><I><B>Navigator</B></I><B> newspaper is not available online yet.</B></div> <div> <B>Read the August </B><I><B>Navigator</B></I><B> Newspaper from the Council Office. Click </B><A HREF="http://sccbsa.com/docs/20110727_navigator.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://sccbsa.com/docs/20110727_navigato"><U><B>HERE</B></U></A></div> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Announcements -</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>NESA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING!</B></div> <div> <B>The National Eagle Scout Association has several scholarship opportunities described at NESA.org</B></div> <div> <B>However, the deadline for submission is January 31, 2012. To view a copy of the application, click  <a href="HTMLobj-1827/542-702_WB.pdf"><u>HERE</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>High Adventure Training Dates announced by Mr. Nicolellis at Roundtable are posted</B></div> <div> <B>on the</B><A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training"><U><B> Training Page.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>It's a new year and time to recognize the Adults in your unit!</B></div> <div> <B>We have a new "</B><A HREF="id151.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Leader Recognition Awards"><U><B>Leader Recognition Awards</B></U></A><B>" link above to give you a quick access to the</B></div> <div> <B>most common Cub Leader and Boy Scout Leader Awards. Also listed are our popular</B></div> <div> <B>District Award Nomination Forms. Take the time to nominate those that make your Unit run successfully.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>GIVE YOURSELVES A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     We had 200 Scouts attain the rank of EAGLE in 2011.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     Our District was, once again, the TOP Popcorn-selling District in the entire Council!</B></div> <div> <B>             Total Sales were $230,175.00 - an increase of 11% over 2010.</B></div> <div> <B>     Our TOP 5 Popcorn-selling units were:</B></div> <div> <B>             Pack 390 - $14,237</B></div> <div> <B>             Troop 301 - $13,138</B></div> <div> <B>             Pack 404 - $12,481</B></div> <div> <B>             Pack 382 - $11,004</B></div> <div> <B>             Pack 340 - $10,915</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Congratulations to all our Units that experienced an increase in sales over 2010!!!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>FYI - HUNTING SEASON IS OPEN</U></B></div> <div> Don't forget that you'll have more company in the woods this quarter. Deer season runs 1/9-1/31 for firearms. Small game hunting occurs through 2/29. </div> <div> Hunting occurs on weekdays. For deer season, we recommend that you stay on marked trails. </div> <div> Please note that hiking permits in the DEC lands are not valid weekdays from 1/9-1/31 marked trails or not. </div> <div> The lands effected during the January firearms deer season are Rocky Point Natural Resources Management Area, Otis Pike Preserve, </div> <div> Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve, Barcelona Neck, West Tiana, East Hampton Cooperative Area and Westhampton Management Area.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The NEW </B><I><B>Guide to </B></I><I><B>Advancement </B></I><B>- </B><I><B>2011 </B></I><B>Book is now posted on the</B><B> </B><A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training"><U><B>Training</B></U></A><A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training"><U><B> </B></U></A><B>Page.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>NEW EAGLE SCOUT RANK BADGE FOR THOSE WHO EARN THEIR EAGLE AWARD IN 2012,</B></div> <div> <B>the 100th Anniversary of the Eagle Award. Click </B><A HREF="http://www.ctrivers.org/News/SpecialbadgeforScoutswhoearnEaglein2012" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ctrivers.org/News/Specialbadg"><U><B>HERE</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.ctrivers.org/News/SpecialbadgeforScoutswhoearnEaglein2012" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ctrivers.org/News/Specialbadg"><U><B> </B></U></A><B>for the details!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>NEW Eagle Scout Workbook now in effect as of January 1, 2012.</B></div> <div> <B>Highlights were presented at </B><I><B>Roundtable</B></I><B>.</B></div> <div> <B>See the entire Workbook now on our "</B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Related Links</B></U></A><B>" Page!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>NO MORE</B><I><B> TOUR PERMITS!</B></I></div> <div> <B>NOW , WE HAVE </B><I><B>TOUR PLANS.</B></I></div> <div> <B>Click  <a href="HTMLobj-1422/TourPlanInformation.doc"><u>HERE</u> </a>  for the new Rules & Regs.  Click  <a href="HTMLobj-1419/680-014_fillable.pdf"><u>HERE</u> </a>   for the Tour Planning Sheet and Tour Plan.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>NEW STUFF on</U></B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Charter BT" ><B>"Events" </B></FONT><B><U>Page:</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Winter Camporee Flier & Registration Form Posted.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>"</B><I><B>C</B></I><I><B>ubs For Cubs</B></I><B>" Event Information and Registration Form Posted.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>