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15th Peterborough Scouts bake and decorate sugar cookies. Yum!

1st Cannington Cubs and Scouts starting their CSI challenge night. Finger print analysis, learning to be a good witness, and even a mock trial (Mom. A. Bear vs. Gold E. Locks)!

1stPortHopeGroupenjoyingtheirtimeastheytakepartintheirlocalSantaClausParade!

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Meeting Night – Winter Wonderland!

Craft Corner- Sock Snowman Materials - Ankle length sock for the body (fuzzy socks are good for this) - Buttons - Small coloured sock (hat) - Ribbon - Hot glue gun - Glitter glue or fabric paint - Elastic bands - Rice - Essential oils (optional) Directions Step 1: Fill ankle length with rice till it is full just past the heal; make sure to have the rice compact. (If you so desire you can add essential oils to the rice before adding it to the snowman to give it a nice smell) Step 2: Tie the excess sock off with and elastic band. Make sure it is tight enough that the rice will not fall out. Step 3: Take an elastic and put it on the sock about 1/3-1/2 of the way down to create the head use more than one elastic to secure this. Step 4: Fold the extra part of the sock over the head. Hot glue the folded part down to help secure it in place. Step 5: With the small sock cut or fold the sock till you create a hat that you like. Use hot glue to secure this to the top of the snowman's head. Step 6: Use the ribbon to creat a scarf or bow around the snowman's neck. If you wish you may also glue this on but it is not necessary. Step 7: Use the buttons and/or glitter glue/fabric paint to give your snowman a face and some buttons down his front.

Meeting Outside? Build a fun and safe Snow Quinzee!

- Pile snow in a giant pile as big as you want and

as high as you want the Quinzee to be - Pack the snow in as much as you can by lying,

letting it sit for a while, or if you have access to water you can also pour water onto the pile to freeze if it’s cold enough

- Find sticks about 2ft. long (they don’t need to be thick) and push them half-way into the snow pile equally all the way around

- Choose your point of entry and start digging out the snow in the middle, stopping when you hit the ends of the sticks you’ve pushed in

- Feel free to take a thick stick to make an air access whole if you’d like

- Enjoy your newly made snow quinzee!

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A knot is a knot, is it not? We have all ended up with knots in our shoelaces or headphone cords, but how many of us are really skilled at the art of knot tying. Let’s face it; the very idea of having to tie a knot can strike terror into the hearts of some Scouts. You start asking yourself questions... 1) Do you use a knot, a hitch, a bend… 2) what knots should I know, 3) and how can I learn them? The best way to answer these questions is in reverse order, so here goes: 3) The easiest way to learn any knot is to have it demonstrated for you and then practice, practice, practice. Now don’t worry if you don’t know someone who has an extensive knowledge of knots as there are some great websites out there to help you learn on your own. One of my favorites is www.animatedknots.com with around 300 knots and tons more information about knots than the average person would ever need to know. There are even Apps you can install on your phone to teach yourself knots. The Scout Shop also has an amazing deck of playing cards that has a different knot on each card for those rainy day camps. Fifty-two knots in a little pocket pack with no battery to charge; now that’s what I call convenient. 2) According to the internet there are between six and forty “essential” knots that every Scout should know. This is a huge difference in numbers. The real number you need to know depends on how often you need to tie a knot. I suggest you start with one knot and build from there. As you get comfortable with tying the one knot, add another knot to your practice list. I personally have about eight knots I use/practice regularly but my list of knots is always expanding. 1) I know I’m going to start a debate with this answer but since all this terminology is confusing, even to me, I revert to the KISS method, Keep It Simple Scouter. The best knot for the job is always the knot that works. I don’t care if you call it a Reef knot, a Square knot or a Flat knot as long as it does what you need it to do. Learn the knot first and then learn the name. Decide what you need your knot to do and research a knot to learn. Many knots do the same job so pick one you feel comfortable with and use it. The only time you should be specific about the knot being used is when you are building a support structure, climbing, hoisting heavy objects or anywhere that personal safety is concerned. In these circumstances, please ensure you have the skills and/or certificates necessary to safely perform the task. Now that you have all this knotty knowledge all you have to do is practice, practice, practice. I keep two short, different coloured pieces of paracord in my pocket and practice wherever I can. On the bus, waiting for the Dentist, watching TV or just sitting around the campfire are all great places to practice. When you find you can tie the knot without looking at the rope then you know it’s time to add another knot to your collection. Pretty soon you will find that you have your own number of ‘essential’ knots as well as some fun decorative knots you like to tie. As a Resource Scouter I try my best to make myself available to youth and fellow Scouters to help with training. Please feel free to email me, Brian Gill, at gill@i-zoom.net if you would like me to share my resources and skills with your Area, Group, or Section.

2017 Scouters Con…It’s Almost Here!! Be one of the first 100 registrants to be entered in a early bird draw for a great prize donated by one of our vendors. This awesome conference is being held at Bowmanville High School on Saturday, January 21, 2017, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. This will be a fantastic day with all kinds of interesting workshops, great speakers and very relevant vendors of interest to Scouters. Some of our confirmed vendors are St. John Ambulance, Halendas, Ontario Electronic Stewardship, Region of Durham, Reptilia, to name a few. Watch the White Pine Council Website for new vendors coming on board! For the low cost of only $15.00 per person you will receive an individual registration bag filled with all kinds of goodies, a light lunch and you absolutely will be entertained and educated. All attendees will be eligible for random draw prizes donated by our vendors and by other organizations/companies supportive to scouting. Keep watching the White Pine Council Website for important updates. Those who register before December 1, 2016 will be given the opportunity to have first selection of workshop choices, once the ever expanding workshop schedule is finalized! Early registrants will be sent a special e-mail inviting them to register for workshops ahead of everyone else. A few of the workshops already confirmed include: STEM Talk, Scuba Diving and Underwater Creatures (Fish, corals, shipwrecks and all the cool stuff), DeMystifying Running A Campfire, So You Want to Go Where and Do What?, Taking Scouting International-ABC’s, Food Safety For Camp, Colony: Adventuring into the Canadian Path, Games For All Sections, Working With Youth With Disabilities, Disney’s Approach to Quality Service, Be On The Lookout For Ticks and Lyme Disease, AND a very special workshop by our Youth Network! Don't delay! Register at http://wpc.scouts.ca/ca/scouters-conference For more information contact: Randie Jacobs at ranjac@sympatico.ca or 905-626-2128

Looking for some fundraising ideas? Halendas will be one of our vendors at the Scouters Con. Here are some excellent fundraising tips from Bill Schwartz at Halendas:

Halenda Fundraising Perspectives

If we had a choice, most of us would prefer not to fundraise at all. Fundraising is a “means to an end” which makes it possible for Scouters to accomplish programming and activities not covered by registration fees. There are many ways for your group to fundraise and most require a significant commitment from your volunteers. I would suggest that no matter what sort of fundraiser you choose, the greatest investment you make in any fundraiser is your time. Your time is often the greatest barrier to having a successful fundraiser. It makes sense then to seek out a simple fundraiser which minimizes your time and administrative commitments and maximizes the revenue returns. This is easier said than done but it is the foundation upon which Halendas Fundraising program was created! There are many ways to fundraise, but should you decide you are going sell a fundraising product, your choice of product is critically important! Here are some things to consider when making choices for a fundraising product:

• Will people perceive value when looking at your fundraising product? o If people decide on their own they like your fundraising product, (and it’s worth the

asking price) then you do less “selling” and usually finish fundraising faster. o If your fundraising product is easy to understand and interesting then you may get sales

from people outside of your usual “circle of support” and that means incremental revenue.

• How is your fundraising product used after purchase? o If your fundraising product is put in a pantry or freezer for months after people buy from

you, then you reduce the chance people will come back and make secondary purchases before your fundraiser is finished.

o If your fundraising product is consumed quickly you can increase the odds of both multiple purchases and repeat purchases during the course of your fundraiser

• Planned or Impulse sale? People decide in about 5 seconds if they are going to support your fundraiser and the easier and faster you can make that decision, the more successful your fundraiser will be.

o A “Planned Purchase” fundraiser requires a person to take time to make a range of different choices as part of the decision to support you. It also requires your volunteers to have skills in selling and fundraising administration.

o “Impulse Fundraising Purchases” usually occur when your fundraising product creates interest in itself and you get a sale from people who are actually rewarding themselves. This can change the psychology of the fundraising transaction from apprehension that you are going to cost them money to engaging them in getting a treat for themselves.

Halendas “Pepperoni Stix” is a highly effective fundraiser which people want and do not need to be pressured into buying. They sell themselves which makes them a perfect choice for youth group fundraising. We can help you finish fundraising faster with less effort and with OUTSTANDING profits!

Bill Schwartz – Manager, Halenda Fundraising 905 576 6328 x 292 bschwartz@halendasfundraiaing.ca http://fundraising.halendas.com/

RegistrationInformationName:_______________________________Organization:___________________________________Address:_______________________________________________________________________City/Province:________________________________PostalCode:_________________________________Telephone#:__________________________Email:____________________________________________When:SaturdayJanuary21,2107Where:BowmanvilleHighSchool,49LibertyStreetNorth,Bowmanville,ONL1C2L8Time:8:30AMto5:00PMCost:$15perperson,includesalightlunch.Contact: Randieformoreinformationrjrj8963@gmail.com 905-626-2128 TopayonlineviaPayPalorbyCreditCard,goto: http://wpc.scouts.ca/ca/scouters-conference,followtheregistration

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Registration and PQA

Area # 2015/16 # 2016/17 # away from previos year

Algonquinte 202 207 +5

Kawartha Waterways

307 313 +6

Lakeshore Ridge

345 319 26

Oshawa 450 397 53

Owasco 538 465 73

Trillium Highlands

154 144 10

Whitby 628 598 30

Program Quality Award Don’t forget to complete your seasonal Program Quality Standards to MyScouts to achieve your Program Quality

Award for all Sections! To Complete Your Program Quality Standards:

• Review with your Section Scouters how their season went (what went well, what could be improved, etc.)

• Group Commissioners log into MyScouts • Click on the “PQA” tab • Select the Sec on you are assessing, and click “EDIT”

Your Seasonal Assessment can now becompleted!

3,406

4,410

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Numbersreflectyouthregistrationsonly.

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Until December 23rd, 2016

…And a Scouter says “Let’s Go!” January 2017 Jan 8-14 - Bring-a-Friend Week, all sections, all nights. Jan. 7 and 14 – Trainer Development 1, Camp Samac, Admin. Building 8:30am-4:30pm Jan 12 - Council Team Meeting (DCC's + AC's), Camp Samac Admin Building board room 7:00 Jan 15-21 - Bring-a-Parent Week, all sections, all nights Jan 21 - Scouter's Con, university of Scouting, workshops, displays, guest speakers, $15,

Bowmanville High School, 49 Liberty St, Bowmanville, Ontario. Jan 28 - Scout Winter Rally 2016, Camp Samac. Jan 29-Feb 5 - Safety Week, all sections.

February 2017 Feb 4 - Cub Winter Activity Day, Camp Samac. Feb 4 - Council Youth Network Retreat Feb 5 - Scout Day at the Oshawa Generals, Game time 2:05 pm, Feb 16 - Council Team Meeting (DCC's + AC's), Camp Samac Admin Building board room 7:00 Feb 19-26 - Scout-Guide Week Feb 22 - Thinking Day Scouting's founder Baden Powell's Birthday, look for various celebrations and

banquets.

ScoutShopHolidayHours

OpenDecember24th10:00am–1:00pm

ClosedDecember25thtoJanuary2nd,2017

OpenJanuary3rd,2017–9:30am

MerryChristmasandHappyNewYear!