Taughannock District
Baden-Powell Council, BSA
2019-2020 District Calendar

Mark your calendars! As the dates approach for District events, watch this page for more details. 
When they're available, the entry for the event on this calendar will turn into a hyperlink. 
For information on events tagged with an asterisk * see the Council Web Page

Monthly Events | 2019-2020 Scout Year | 2020-2021 Scout Year (through Dec. 2020)

The calendar through December 2020 is available for download - PDF (updated June.10, 2019)

"A Scout is Reverent" - when you're planning your unit calendar, please keep religious holidays in mind for all of your members!
BSA has calendars with religious dates for  2019 2020 2021

Monthly Recurring Events

First Wednesday of each month: District Committee Meeting - 7:00 Dryden Community Cafe, Main Street, Dryden - enter through the parking lot in the rear of the Cafe (No DC meeting in August, July meeting at Barton on different date)

Second Wednesday of each month: District Leaders' Roundtable, Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting and Commissioners Meeting - 7:00PM - Dryden Presbyterian Church at 6 North Street (no roundtables in July or September, August Roundtable is kickoff - note date change) 
Note that the starting time for roundtable has changed, effective April 2019. 

The monthly roundtable is the principal training and communications program for the District. All units in the District should have at least one representative attend each roundtable. Preferably, this is the unit leader and/or assistant(s), but Committee Members and parents are also encouraged to attend. Troop Senior Patrol Leaders and Venturing Crew Presidents are also welcome. The Roundtable will start with a general meeting for all positions, then there will be separate breakouts for Cub packs, Scout troops, (hopefully) Venture/Explorer crews/posts, and Commissioners.  District Committee members and Chairs of District program committees are also encouraged to attend Roundtables.

Third Wednesday of each month: Council Coordinated Committees Meeting (council) - 7:00 - Baden-Powell Council Office, Route 12, Kattelsville (Chenango Forks). 

All of the council-level program committees (activities, advancement, camping, membership, properties, and training) meet on the same night each month at the Council Office. While this is not a Taughannock District activity, as such, anyone from the district who is interested in helping on any of these committees at the council level, or who would like to meet the council chairmen and committee members on any of the council committees is welcome to attend (for more information, see the Baden-Powell Council website)  

District Advancement Committee Meeting: Fourth Thursday in Sep, Oct, Jan-Apr and Jun; third Thursday in Nov, Dec, May; July meeting is at Camp Barton; no August meeting  - 7:00PM - TC3

The monthly District Advancement Committee meetings will be a "one stop shopping" place for prospective Eagle Scouts to get their projects reviewed and approved, meet with mentors, and have their Eagle Board of Review. The Advancement Committee is also charged with encouraging and coordinating advancement at all program levels (Cub, Scout and Venturing). Each unit is requested to send a representative to the District Advancement Committee - for more information, contact advancement@TompkinsCortlandScouts.org 

For locations of District meetings and activities Click here for the Taughannock District Map 

Color code: Blue for Cubs - Red for Boy Scouts - Green for Venturers - Black for all members 
Purple for Adult Leaders - Grey for District-level Committee members - Orange for Community Events
* marks Council Activity - (Underlined text is a hyperlink - ignore the color, just click on it!)

2019-2020 Scouting Year

October 2019

• October 5-6 Sat-Sun - Boo at Barton - Cub Adventure Weekend at Barton* - See Camping page
• October 8-9 Tue-Wed (Sundown) - Yom Kippur 
• October 9 Wed - Life to Eagle Training at Roundtable
• October 12-13 Sat-Sun - Cub Adventure Weekend at Tuscarora* - See Camping page
• October 14-19 - "Scout me in" Week - all units invite potential new members
• October 19-20 Sat Sun - Jamboree on the Air (International ham radio/Scouting event)
• October 26-27 - BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) and INTRODUCTION to OUTDOOR LEADER SKILLS (IOLS) Camp Tuscarora*

November 2019

• November 23 Sat - Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) - training for Scouts BSA youth leaders - see Training Page
• November 28 Thu - Thanksgiving 
• November 29 Fri - District Ten Commandment Hike - Ithaca

December 2019

• December 7 Sat - District Recharter Day - charters are due!

January 2020

• January 5 classroom  - Okpik (Cold Weather Camping) *

• January 10-12 outdoor - Okpik (Cold Weather Camping) *

• January 18 Sat – District Planning Day - Dryden Village Hall 

• January 25-26 Sat-Sun - Winter Camporee - Cooking in the Cold!- details to be provided on the Activity page

February 2020

• February 22 Sat – Founder’s Birthday Bash – all programs

March 2020

• March 7 Sat - District Pinewood Derby

• March 21 Sat - University of Scouting*

April 2020

• April 17 Fri - District Recognition Dinner

• April 24-26 Fri-Sun - Spring Camporee - “Blue and Grey” Civil War Theme- details to be provided on the Activity page

May 2020

• May 2-3 Sat Sun - Cub Adventure Weekend at Barton*

• May 16-17 Sat Sun - Cub Adventure Weekend at Tuscarora*

• May 16-17(?) Fri-Sun - OA weekend at Barton*

June 2020

• June 10 Wed - Program Planning Information Distribution and Picnic

• June 20 Sat - Beaver Day at Barton*

• June 20 Sat - Fishing Derby at Tuscarora*

• June 16 Tue - Pack Program Planning Conference*

2020-2021 Scouting Year

July 2020

• No Roundtable 

• Cub Scout Day Camps - Scouts BSA Summer Camps -  - See Council Camping Page for information

• July 1 Weds – Alumni Picnic – Little York (Mike Hughes’ party)

• July 13-August 5 - Blair Atholl Scottish International Patrol Jamborette - see BP Blair Atholl web page for details - recruiting is starting now!.

• July 22 Weds - District Committee and Advancement at Barton (date change)

August 2020

• No district committee or advancement committee meeting

• Cub Day Camps and Resident Camps  - See Council Camping Page for information

• August 26 Wed - District Kickoff Roundtable of the new Scouting Year! - Life to Eagle training

• August 29-30 Sat-Sun - Woodbadge 2020 - first weekend*

September 2020

• No regular roundtable this month – get your unit program started!

• September 12-13 Sat-Sun - Woodbadge 2020 - second weekend*

• September 13 Sun - Commissioner Kickoff and picnic

• September 11-13(?) - Fri-Sun - OA Weekend*

• September 18-20 Fri-Sun (sundown) - Rosh Hashana

• September 21-25 “Scout me in” Week - all Scouts BSA troops invite potential new members

• September 27-28 Sun-Mon (sundown) - Yom Kippur

• All month – but especially Sept 21-25– “Scout me in” Cub Fall recruitment

October 2020

• October 3-4(?) Sat-Sun – Boo at Barton - Cub Adventure Weekend at Barton*  - See Council Camping Page for information

• October 7 Wed - Life to Eagle Training at Roundtable

• October 10-11(?) Sat-Sun - Cub Adventure Weekend at Tuscarora*  - See Council Camping Page for information

• October 12-16 “Scout me in” Week - all units invite potential new members

• October 17-18 Sat Sun - Jamboree on the Air (International ham radio/Scouting event)

November 2020

• November 21 Sat – Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops

• Nov 26 Thu - Thanksgiving

• Nov 27 Fri - Ten Commandments Hike*

December 2020

• December 5 Sat - District Recharter Day - charters are due!

• April 24-26 - The Blue and Grey - Civil War Camporee