| | | | | | | | | | The 2nd Annual Bay-Lakes Council Convention will be held at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, WI, on April 14-16, 2023. We will be recognizing all you do for the youth in Bay-Lakes Council. No matter your position in Scouting, there will be content for you.
Friday night will open with a Kentucky Derby themed appreciation event. Saturday will continue with leader training, the Council Annual Business Meeting, District Award presentations and special recognitions, and so much more. Visit our Convention web page for additional information. Click here to view and bid on our Silent Auction items. To secure a room and to take advantage of Early Bird pricing, be sure to sign up by March 15! | | | | | | | | It’s not too late to register for the Spring Product Sale! Your unit will earn a 30% commission on your sales to use towards summer camp and other adventures. The sale runs through April 5, 2023. | | | | | | | | This important community service event helps make a healthy difference for those in need! Scouts are asked to share the Scouting for Food Drive plan by distributing Door Hangers throughout their communities on, or just before, April 15th and then return to pick up food donations the morning of April 22nd. Collected donations will be taken to a local food bank or pantry. Now is the time to deliver on Scouting’s “Good Turn” motto, by participating in the annual campaign in Eastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Once registered, an email will be sent to your unit's Scouting for Food Chair as to where and when your door hangers will be available for pickup.
| | | | | | | | We are excited to bring back the Bay-Lakes Council Golf Classic to The Bull at Pinehurst Farms in Sheboygan Falls, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Please consider sponsoring with a foursome, non-playing sponsorship, donating an item or gift certificate for our silent auction, or a cash gift to support local Scouting. If you are looking forward to getting out and enjoying spring, this is a great event for your business to support Scouting.
| | | | | | | | | | The funds raised at our Golden Eagle Event will be used to support local boys and girls in Scouts. Your investment in the Mission of Scouting will ensure that ANY young person wishing to take part in the program will be able to experience the fun and invaluable life opportunities that being a Scout provides! The Bay Lakes Council serves 36 counties in Northeast Wisconsin and Upper Michigan serving over 11,000 girls and boys in Scouting.
In 100 seasons for the Green Bay Packers franchise, no player has had more receiving yards than Jordy Nelson had in 2014 with 1,519 yards. Nelson earned NFL Comeback Player of the Year as a Packer in 2016. In 10 seasons with the Packers, Nelson ranks No. 3 in franchise history in receptions (550), No. 5 in receiving yards (7,848), No. 2 in touchdown receptions (69), and No. 3 in 100-yard receiving games (25). Nelson is the only player in Green Bay Packers history to record three seasons with 13-plus touchdown receptions (2011, 2014, 2016). In 2019, after a remarkable career in the NFL, Nelson retired as a Green Bay Packer. Nelson now resides in Kansas with his wife Emily and their three children, Royal, Brooks, and Adda.
Join us on on *October 17, 2023, at the Lambeau Field Atrium for a fun and inspiring event as we come together to support our youth and future leaders! Registration will open soon. *Date is subject to change based off of confirmation of the 2023 NFL Season schedule.
| | | | | | | | Join us in congratulating our recent Bay-Lakes Council Eagle Scouts:
Alec Bricco, Troop 629 of Winneconne, WI, Twin Lakes District
Jacob Hagerty, Troop 1201 of Green Bay, WI, Voyageur District Sam Hemr, Troop 865 of Mequon, WI, Kettle Country District Andrew Nelson, Troop 1902 of Peshtigo, WI, Northern Lights District Jack Schubert, Troop 835 of Cedarburg, WI, Kettle Country District | | | | We feature those Eagles who submit their Eagle Board of Review news.
Please send an email to Warren Kraft or use our Submit A Story Link and help us continue to tell the great stories of Scouting. | | | | | | We are once again well into that season when Webelos II’s cross over into Scouts BSA units, a tradition that has long existed. It is a wonderful time when Cub Scouts are recognized for their achievements and begin to move to the next rank, Webelos are awarded their Arrow of Light awards, and excitement builds as many continue along the Scouting trail. Scouts BSA units receive new members with enthusiasm and welcome them into their meetings, outings, and activities. This is indeed a season of celebration, but perhaps not for all. For some, that cross over bridge is a bridge too far. | | | | | | | | Once a month, The Guide features the most recent Scouts who achieved their Eagle Award. We read the stories of several Scouts who choose to submit their news and pictures. That is but a fraction of the Bay-Lakes Council Scouts who successfully complete their Eagle Board of Review. Did you know that there were 193 Eagles awarded last year? And just six weeks into 2023 there are already 25 Eagle Scouts.
Scouting Magazine reports that each year, about six percent of eligible Scouts become Eagle Scouts. When you consider the entire population of Scout-age youth in this country, that percentage drops to about 0.3%. Indeed, extremely rare accomplishment. Yet as the highest and most coveted award in all of Scouting, Eagle. Org, writes that Scouting has achieved its purpose in these Eagles: in building "participating citizenship," in growth in moral strength and character, and in development in physical, mental, and emotional fitness. At the National Court of Honor, when the local unit actually presents the award to the Scout, you will often hear these words: Eagle Scouts are some of the most well-prepared leaders for life, ready for both schooling and a career. By the time a Scout is 18 and achieved this rank, they’ve built strong skills in areas of leadership and communication.
Every day, Scouting happens, from the Lions to the Eagles, in Venturing, Exploring, and Sea Scouts, from the youth through the adults, from the family's commitment to the community at large. Becoming an Eagle celebrates a youth's life-long commitment. That is why we pause to celebrate, because trying to catch up with them can be challenging: they are busy living their daily lives as an Eagle.
Warren Kraft Program Development
guide@baylakesbsa.org
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