If you need instructions  regarding "How to Use the Electronic Re-Charter Process" you will find a 30 page guide in my files.

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Here is a change of date for turning in your "Completed" Re-Charter:

When your Re-Charter Packet is delivered to your unit, please read this form: "Longhorn Council 2007 (or 2008) Commissioners Award". Read number three (3) and understand your turn-in date is actually 2 weeks prior to the Charter expiration date.
 
Example: Your Re-Charter is due to expire 31 December 2007... In order to qualify for the Commissioners Award, your Re-Charter Packet should be in the hands of the District Executive or in the Council Office located in Waco by 17 December 2007. You cannot deliver your packet to Council without ALL appropriate signatures!
 
To insure your paperwork is correct, have your Unit Commissioner, an Assistant District Commissioner, or the District Commissioner review the packet for completeness one week before turning the packet over to a Council Representative. This will allow you to gain the needed signature to qualify for "On-Time" Re-Charter and the Commissioners Award. One of the benefits of being a Commissioner's Award unit in 2007 is that your unit gets $1.40 per rechartered registered youth credited to the Scout Shop Scout Bucks. These "bucks" can be used to buy Scout rank/awards. (This dollar value comes from the Mustang District Website.)

Be sure to review ALL paperwork in the Re-Charter Packet and obtain needed signatures in a timely fashion. When you turn your Re-Charter Packet over to the DE, DC, or UC, please be sure to ask for a "FIELD RECEiPT." A receipt is your proof the packet was turned over in a timely fashion.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Robert Kratzer, Leon Valley District Commissioner.

 

 

 

Leon Valley District

District Commissioner Meeting Agenda

25 August 2007

 

 

Welcome and Greetings

 

DE Introduction and Minutes:

 

**We will follow this agenda, once completed we will have open discussion.

 

Unit Health Reports/ Unit Visit Report:

I really need this information on your Unit Visitations by the third Monday of each month. I had emailed each Commissioner a Red/Yellow/Green Unit Health Report and asked for a response for their Units. I need your true assessment of each Unit. Recently, I had to give a Report to Council and filled in what I thought where each Units Health ranks. (The Unit Health Report is not a monthly report.)

**Do any of your Units need help and if so, what sort of help?

 

Centennial Quality Unit:

Here are the 2007 Centennial Quality Unit Award Commitment Forms which I have received:

Troop(s)—222, 223, 224, 229, 259

Crew(s)—229

Pack(s)—207,222, 241, 253, 255, 259

Total—12 out of the whole District

**If you do not see your Units mentioned please get me a copy of the form they already filled out with all signatures, or make sure your Unit completes one before the next Roundtable.

**Units earliest this award can be earned is October 1^st and the latest is December 31^st. While not tied to Rechartering, commissioner can combine the CQUA completion paperwork with recharter processing for Nov., Dec., and Jan. Units to utilize time effectively. LDS-The Bishop can sign the Centennial Quality Unit Award Commitment Form.

 

Re-Charter:

Due in August—Troop 261

Due in September—Pack 248, Troop 253

Due in October—Pack 243

Due in November—Pack 234, Troop 234, Troop 255

**July 28 I had turned over the following Re-Charter Packets to UC’s: Pack 243 and Troop 253. Please be sure the Units are completing the process in a timely fashion.

**Units can qualify for what the Council calls “Commissioner Bucks” for on-time Re-Charter. The Commissioner would have to complete the Commissioner Checklist in the packets.

***Re-Charter Packets available for Units: Pack 234, Troop(s) 234, 245, 255, and 259. Please be sure to have the back of the Envelope filled out by the Unit Rep and turn into me.

 

 

Leon Valley District

District Commissioner Meeting Agenda

25 August 2007 cont’

  

I had Greg post a link for Re-Charter reminders for Units. To qualify for the Commissioner Bucks the packet must be at Council 2(two) weeks prior to the Re-Charter Date.

**With the Commissioner Service providing Re-Charter Packets in a timely fashion, Units have no excuse when the “time limits” come into play.

***LDS Units—Church leaders of each LDS Stake in the Council have been asked to organize a Charter Renewal Turn-In for all Wards to be conducted on one day. The specific charter renewal meeting in the church facilitates church leaders reviewing all paperwork, easily identifying the primary registration of leaders that will be multiple registered throughout the church’s units, and writing one check form the LDS Stake.

 

Unit Training Status:

Please contact all of your units and get a list of trained leaders. Be sure to inform the Unit Leadership there is a “Super Saturday Training Day” 15 September 2007. The information can be found on the District Website. Remind Unit Leaders Roundtable can also be a Training Session for Leaders. To accomplish this, the RT CS Commissioner needs volunteers to assist with Leader Breakouts.

 

Notes:

 

15 September 2007 – Super Saturday (Training)

 

Popcorn Time! Be sure your Units take advantage of this Money Earning Project.

 

Promote our District Website and the link to the Commissioner Space (Blog).

 

School Rallies – Please be sure to schedule your time around assisting Units during this time. Membership is important and this is the “Prime Recruiting” time of the year.

 

Thank you to the leaders who had the chance to attend the Commissioners College. We had a GREAT turnout and the Council noticed.

 

As always, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your service to the Units of Leon Valley District. Pat yourself on the back! Atta boy/girl…

 

 

Robert Kratzer

District Commissioner,

Leon Valley District

leonvalleydistrictcommissioner@hotmail.com

  

This is an information note from the DE which I sent to all Unti Leader for whom I have an email address.

 

Copied below you will see the DE's note to Units with reference to Rally Training/Rally Box (all sorts of items) for Rally Night. Please make sure your leaders know this night and have at least one person stop by Immanuel Lutheran Church for these supplies.

We will be having "Rally Training" on Tuesday, August 28th, at 6:30.  This will mostly just be a chance for everyone to pick up their rally packets, and to ask questions if they have any.  Let me know if you think there is a better date and time for this.  Also, is this too short of notice?

Could you please email a response to the DE @ bsaleonvalley@aol.com and myself @ loenvalleydistrictcommissioner@hotmail.com

If you need some ideas for "Rally Night", there is a link on the District Website. I had scanned a few pages for leaders to use if they choose.  If for some reason your unit cannot attend, please call the DE to setup a time to pick up your Rally Box. TY 

Hello Leaders and Popcorn Kernels,

 

If you are looking for Popcron information, please click this link: http://www.leonvalleydistrict.org/Popcorn/Popcorn.htm 

That link will take you to the Popcorn Page on the Leon Valley District website. The forms are downloadable!

 

To all who were in attendance at a recent District meeting,

 

As the District Commissioner for Leon Valley District and a person who cares about others, I would like to offer my apologies for statements made by a leader at a recent meeting. Such statements are uncalled for and offensive under any circumstance. Please accept my apologies and feel free to contact me if you want to discuss what you observed. This will not happen again! Please trust me.

  

Robert Kratzer

LVD District Commissioner