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Clean Up Day

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2024 CLEAN UP DAY!

When:  May 11th, 2024 

Thank you for your interest in Golden Heart Clean Up Day! At this point if you register below, the information will be used to collect volunteer participation numbers only. Our volunteers that pick up the full trash bags from the roadside (our awesome Heavy Haulers) have been assigned their route and will only be picking up bags from previously registered areas and main roads and intersections. You can still participate! Grab some bags and join the fun. If there are people cleaning an area that you wanted, ask to join in and make new friends. If you clean in an area that is not along a main road please take your full bags to the FNSB landfill and tell them it’s clean up day trash (please secure you load) or get them to a main road or intersection by Saturday afternoon. See below for more information and thank you for your part in making our community a better place.

REGISTER HERE TO TELL US VOLUNTEER NUMBERS 

2024 Clean up Day Flyer 

 

Click links below for Safety Tips:

Clean Up Day Dos and Dont’s

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What is Clean Up Day?

Clean Up Day is a community wide volunteer initiative to clean up the trash uncovered by melting snow in the Fairbanks North Star Borough before tourist season begins.

Who organizes Clean Up Day?
The Clean Up Day Committee is made up from volunteers from many different sponsoring organizations including; United Way of the Tanana Valley; Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Adopt a Highway; Green Star of Interior Alaska; Midnight Sun Council, Boy Scouts of America; Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce; Fairbanks North Star Borough, Central Recycling Facility; The Radio Station; Cowles Heating Services; University of Alaska, Advocacy Committee, Alaska Comedy, North Pole Community Chamber of Commerce; and Golden Heart Waste Management

 

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Recycling is Back for 2024

We are excited to offer Green Bags as an option again this year! Green Bags will be passed out at all 5 bag pickup locations. You may fill the bags with #1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs and aluminum cans. You may leave the green bags along main roads with other Clean Up Day trash and the Heavy Haulers will get it where it needs to go. After Clean Up Day you may take your Green Bags to the Central Recycling Facility, 1855 Marika Road. For a full list of what the Central Recycling Facility accepts, outside of this event, please visit their website https://www.fnsb.gov/294/Central-Recycling-Facility

 

Where to get Clean Up Day bags?

Midnight Sun Council, BSA  –  1400 Gillam Way, Monday – Friday 9 AM to 5 PM

Cowles Heating  –  1675 Richardson Hwy, Monday – Friday 8 AM – 5 PM

Central Recycling Facility  –  1855 Marika Road, Tuesday – Friday 10 AM to 5:30 PM

         and Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM

Green Star of Interior Alaska  –  2134 Texaco Avenue, Tuesday – Friday 10 AM to 5 PM

     and Saturday 1 PM to 5 PM

Golden Heart Waste Management  –  2131 Sheldon Ave, Monday – Friday 8 AM to 5 PM

Who picks up the trash bags from the roadside on Clean Up Day?
The volunteers, who pick up the trash bags from the roads on Clean Up Day and transport them to the landfill, call themselves the “Heavy Haulers.” The crew and the pickup route are organized by Justin at Cowles Heating. Many companies volunteer their time and their trucks to pick up trash bags. Thank you to all our Heavy Haulers; Alaska Waste, Horst Expediting,  Shredway, Golden Heart Waste Management, 907 Diesel, Hydro Tech, Total Toyo, and Cowles Heating.

What if a group picks up an area on a different day than Clean Up Day?
If you organize a clean up crew on a different day than Clean Up Day, you will need to take the yellow bags to the FNSB landfill and let the attendant know you’re there for Clean Up Day. Please secure the Clean Up Day bags in your vehicle! You don’t want your group’s hard work to end up back on our roadways. The Clean Up Day Committee does apply for a tipping fee waiver from the Borough for about a month around Clean Up Day. The bags are weighed, and the landfill keeps track of the tonnage so we can track the community effort. If it is taken to a local transfer station, it is treated as regular household trash and will not be tallied.

ANY TRASH COLLECTED AFTER CLEAN UP DAY MUST BE DROPPED OFF AT THE BOROUGH LANDFILL

Fairbanks North Star Borough Landfill:
455 Sanduri St., Fairbanks, AK 99701
Hours of operation: Monday – Friday 8 AM to 4 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM; Sunday noon to 4 PM
Click here to view Map to Fairbanks Landfill (https://goo.gl/maps/zr6YxJiURVH2)

 Thank You!

 From all of us on the Clean Up Day Committee, thank you for your commitment to keeping Alaska’s roadsides beautiful.

For more information call 452-7211(United Way) or visit us 

at www.facebook.com/groups/goldenheartcleanupday/

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Spring Camporee

2024 SPRING CAMPOREE

63 Scouts had a howling good time at the Wise Wolf Camporee the weekend of May 3rd – 5th.  The scouts signed up for particular tracks of program presented to them by experts in their fields.
Scouts took part in a mock search and Rescue after receiving some training, cook delectable gourmet meals over a variety of outdoor cooking methods, practiced tying flies and casting, while others learned about traps and how to process their catch.
A great big thank you to the Midnight Sun Flycasters, Wilderness Search and Rescue, PAWS, the Alaska Trappers Association, and outdoor gourmet chef Bruce Campbell for teaching our Scouts valuable lessons. A special thanks to Mark Smurda for emceeing the campfire and to Dave Minto for cooking the meals for the staff.  It was a great weekend.

Click the links below to view/download:

Wise Wolf Camporee Leaders’ Guide

2024 Wise Wolf Registration form

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We expect some classes to fill up, so when registration opens, don’t wait!

 

 

Spring Camporee Archive

Spring Camporee 2022 “Back to Basic”

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We held our 2021  “Eye on Conservation” Spring Camporee at Lost Lake Scout Camp May 21-23! Our Scouts participated in conservation projects and could choose from 3 Environmentally themed Merit Badges. Special thanks to Troop 1001 and Grace Edwards for leading the planning efforts for a great Camporee!

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2021 SC 4  2021 SC 5

2021 SC 1  2021 SC 6

 

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MSC Aviation Merit Badge Day

2024 AVIATION MERIT BADGE

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WHEN: May 18, 2024

The AOC is offering a Scout Aviation MB Day during their Aviation Day community event. Registration information will be available soon. There will be spots available for at least 16 Scouts and then we will put Scouts on a waitlist. We will need at least 3 registered adults for this event.

Note: This is a One-Day Merit Badge program for active Scouts. Pre-Registration is required and space is limited!

Activity Consent form is required.

Consent Form must be brought to the Midnight Sun Council  office BEFORE (TBA-download below).

Weight of Scout (for flight planning purposes) must be submitted to Midnight Sun Council office by (TBA).

Scout must bring Aviation Worksheet (download below) and Scout Must read Aviation Merit Badge Pamphlet prior to attendance.

Click here to download Aviation Merit Badge Day Flyer (coming soon)

Click here to download Flying Activity Consent Form

Click here to download Aviation Day Merit Badge Worksheet

For questions contact :

Melissa Osborn at 907-978-3788,

fairbanks.aoc@gmail.com

or

Tasmine Stebbins at 907-452-1976,

tasmine.bennett@scouting.org

We need at least 3 registered adult leaders for this event and please let us know if your child needs a guardian with them during the flight.

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FredMeyer community rewards

 

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YOU CAN HELP THE MIDNIGHT SUN COUNCIL EARN DONATIONS!

JUST BY SHOPPING WITH YOUR FRED MEYER REWARDS CARD!

 

Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based on where their customers tell them to give.

Here is how the program works:

  • Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Midnight Sun Council at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.   You can search for us by our name (Midnight Sun Council) or by our non-profit number (88285).
  • Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping the Midnight Sun Council earn a donation!
  • You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today.
  • If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store.
  • For more information, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.

 

 

 

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AmazonSmile

 You can make a difference while you shop Amazon  

 

If you can’t fid it locally, and shop Amazon help the Council raise money!

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 Did you know that the Midnight Sun Council of the Boy Scouts of America has a unique AmazonSmile link that makes it easier for you to find and support our organization?

When you click on our unique link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/92-0027314  you are taken to smile.amazon.com and will be automatically asked if you want to support Midnight Sun Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

  

 Or, if you rather donate items (instead of money), you can access our NEW CHARITY LIST

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NOW you are able to donate items DIRECTLY to our Council by shopping our Charity List in the Amazon Shopping app on your mobile phones or continue to shop our Charity list at smile.amazon.com on desktop or mobile web browsers.

Charity Lists offers an additional and simple way to donate items (instead of money) directly to the Midnight Sun Council, at the convenience of your fingertips.

 

  

Good news! AmazonSmile is now available in the Amazon Shopping App to all AmazonSmile customers using supported Android devices.

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If you are an AmazonSmile customer, you can now support Midnight Sun Council of the Boy Scouts of America in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.

  1. If you have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, open the App on your Android device.
  2. View Settings and select AmazonSmile.
  3. Follow the in-App instructions to complete the process.

If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, update your App. Click here for instructions.

AmazonSmile is not currently available for iOS users. AmazonSmiles charities will be notified when it becomes available.

 

 

 

What is AmazonSmile?

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the Midnight Sun Council every time you shop, at no cost to you.

When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price.

 

How do I shop at AmazonSmile?

To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.

Which products on AmazonSmile are eligible for charitable donations?
Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. Recurring Subscribe-and-Save purchases and subscription renewals are not currently eligible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CategoriesTraining by

Introduction to Leadership Skills Training (ILST)

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Boy Scout Youth Training

The purpose of the ILST course is to teach Scouts with leadership positions about their new roles and how to most effectively reach success in that role. It is intended to help Scouts in leadership positions within their troop understand their responsibilities and to equip them with organizational and leadership skills to fulfill those responsibilities. ILST is the first course in the series of leadership training offered to Scouts and is a replacement for Troop Leadership Training. Completion of ILST is a prerequisite for Scouts to participate in the more advanced leadership courses National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) and the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE). It is also required to participate in a Kodiak Challenge Trek.

Click here for ILST Facilitator Guide (web)

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SAR Eagle Scout Award program

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The program is open to Eagle Scouts, under 19 years of age.

The award will be based on a theme essay by the scout.

The National Award is $10,000 for the winner, $6,000 for the 1st runner-up, and $4,000 for the 2nd runner-up.

A possible state award for the top 3 will be published later.

The state society will conduct a judging of applications in the spring of 2017, date to be announced later.

The top 3 state applications are to be forwarded to National SAR by June 1, 2017.

 

Please see https://sar.org/education/youth-contests-awards/arthur-m-berdena-king-eagle-scout-award for more information or

contact

John Rogers,member of the Alaska Society SAR. 

 

 

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Eagle Scholarship

Eagle Scholarship

 

 

Reminder: NESA Scholarship Application starts December 1st.

December 1st the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) starts accepting applications from eligible Scouts for the 2024 scholarship season. In 2023, NESA granted scholarships to 69 NESA members awarding over $520,000 in funds. Help spread the word and secure scholarships for Eagle Scouts in your council!

Applicants can join here and visit nesa.org/scholarships/ to learn more about how to apply.

 

Application Requirements:

Eagle Board of Review date must be before January 24, 2024
Eagle Scout must be a member of the National Eagle Scout Association
May apply for scholarships beginning in senior year of high school through junior year in an undergraduate program or by the halfway point of an associate degree program or skilled trade program
Applications must be completed and submitted by 11:5p p.m. CST on January 31, 2024

See the site below for information, and encourage your Eagle Scouts to apply.
Scholarships – The National Eagle Scout Association (nesa.org)

The National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) has recently implemented new pricing for its membership.
NESA requests that all new Eagle Scouts should now be directed to https://nesa.org/ to complete their NESA membership applications.

All NESA scholarship applications must be submitted online. Paper copies from previous years are out of date and will not be accepted.

 

Eligibility

– Eagle Scouts may apply for NESA scholarships beginning in their senior year of high school through their junior year in college.
– Recipients may receive a NESA scholarship one time only.
– NESA scholarships are available to Eagle Scouts attending four-year colleges or universities, vocational trade schools, and other approved programs.
– NESA scholarships are not available to students attending any of the U.S. military academies.
– NESA scholarships are not available to graduate students pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree

 

For more information click here