Bring your love of Scouting to our team!  Capitol Area Council is accepting resumes for two employment opportunities:
 
Part Time Scout Shop Sales Associate
(20-30 hours per week)
Assist customers in acquiring necessary Scout gear, awards, etc. as well as receiving shipment, stocking and cleaning the store and handling custom orders. Ability to lift 35 pounds required, strong computer skills a plus.
 
Full Time Ranger
Provide customer service, security, clean and safe facilities, while maintaining equipment and facilities at Scout Reservation. Experience a plus in plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and small and large engine repair. Heavy lifting required.
 
Only mature individuals with Scouting experience need apply.  Previous employer references are required.
The individuals selected must be self-starters with outgoing, service-oriented personalities, ready to help achieve the BSA Mission.
 
Send resume to info@bsacac.org. No phone calls please

We need Scouts, Scouters, Parents and Scouting family members to help sort, inspect and prepare food drive donations for delivery to needy families. This "Sorting Day" takes place Saturday, February 25 at the Capital Area Food Bank (8201 S. Congress Avenue, Austin).

Sign up to work either the 9am-Noon or 1pm-4pm shift and earn a "Texas Hunger Fighter" patch from the Food Bank. You'll get the patch before you leave that day. (NOTE: ALL SCOUTS MUST BE 8 OR OLDER)

CLICK HERE to sign up (scroll to bottom of page for form)

Purpose
To provide individuals a foundation of first aid principles and skills to be able to respond to emergencies and give care in areas that do not have immediate emergency medical services (EMS) response. This includes wilderness and remote environments, including urban disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes.

Prerequisites
Possess current adult CPR/AED certification
Be at least 14 years of age on or before the last scheduled session of the course
 

• Learning Objectives
• Define wilderness first aid
• Describe the difference between wilderness first aid and standard first aid
• Describe the importance of immediately establishing control of the scene and starting the primary assessment
• Discuss the importance of doing a secondary assessment
• Discuss calling for help from a delayed-help perspective and evacuation considerations
• Demonstrate a field assessment for injuries to the head
• Define types of abdominal pain and discomfort including gastroenteritis (stomachache) and diarrhea
• Describe the basics of an allergic response and its treatment and prevention
• Define altitude illnesses including acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)
• Define types of burn injuries
• Demonstrate a field assessment of a person with a chest injury
• Describe the contents of an adequate wilderness and remote first aid kit, and its uses
• Define the different types of heat-related illnesses
• Describe the mechanisms of heat loss versus heat gain
• Demonstrate a field assessment for injuries to bones and joints
• Define shock and discuss the stages of shock
• Define heart attack
• Define serious bleeding and demonstrate control of bleeding
• Describe briefly the general sequence of events during a submersion (drowning) incident
• Describe how lightning can cause injury and/or death

 
Length
Approximately 16 hours
Instructor
Currently authorized Wilderness and Remote First Aid instructor
 
Course: Wilderness
Adult CPR/AED Certification
 
Date: Wednesday February 1st
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Cost: $19.00 (Cost of Certificate)
Location: 10409 Burnet Rd. Austin
(Constable’s Office)
 
Wilderness and Remote First Aid
 
Date: Saturday February 4th
Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm
Location: 10409 Burnet Rd. Austin
(Constable’s Office)
 
Date: Sunday February 5th
Time: 8:00am to noon
Location: 10409 Burnet Rd. Austin
(Constable’s Office)
 
Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Northeast Metro Park Pflugerville
 
Cost: $50.00 (Cost of materials and Certificate)

The Winter 2012 issue of ScouTalk, our quarterly newsletter, is now available online. In this issue, you'll read about:

• The new swimming pool project at Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp
• How to earn a free "Texas Hunger Fighter" patch in February
• The new program that will help your Scouts earn their way to camp this summer
• The Class of 2011 Eagle Scout reception and Eagle Wall unveiling
• The new Volunteer Award Banquet

And much more...

CLICK HERE to read the Winter 2012 issue

The 2011 District Recognition Banquet is next month.  There have been several changes introduced for this year to address comments from previous Banquets.  Please use the attached files to submit your nomination for recognition of our top leaders in the District this past year.  These nominations are due to by January 18, 2012. Submit to Advancement@bpdistrict.org.

• 2011 Cubmaster of the Year.doc
• 2011 Scoutmaster of the Year.doc
• 2011 Venture Crew Leader of the Year.doc
• 2011 Unsung Scouter.doc
• 2011 Scouter of the Year.doc

The Blackland Prairie District Awards Banquet will be on Thursday evening, February 16, 2012 at the Frank Fickett Scout Training and Service Center.  The Frank Fickett Center is located along the south bound frontage road for IH 35, just south of the Parmer Lane intersection, in Austin, Texas.
 
This year's District Banquet will start at 7:00 pm and will recognize several adult leaders for their exceptional service to the youth of our units for the past year.
 
As mentioned above, this year there are many changes and enhancements planned for the Banquet to streamline the award process, giving more time for our guest speaker to talk to the District and the biggest change is, this year there will be a catered bar-b-que dinner.  Adult tickets will be $10 per person and youth age 10 and under will cost $5 per person.  No pot-luck preparations needed this year.  Registration for this event will be available on line starting Monday at www.bsacac.org .
 
There will be a separate Eagle Scout Recognition Ceremony held at the Fickett Center, where the Council will unveil the new plaques made on the Eagle Wall showing your son’s names as part of the 2011 class of honorees.  This ceremony will be held the following Saturday afternoon, February 18th, at the Fickett Center starting at 1:30 pm, more information is available at the Council website www.bsacac.org/activities/eaglereception.

2012 Schedule
Training will be conducted at the Pct. 2 Office located at 10409 Burnet Rd.

First Aid and CPR/AED Training
Get certified and trained in this five hour hands on class covering the critical basics for Scouting: First Aid skills CPR/AED certification. All materials provided.

Certification is good for two years and acceptable for other courses like Wilderness First Aid and Philmont. This Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) curriculum is used to teach Wilderness First Aid instructors at Philmont and approved by BSA. This is a prerequisite for the Wilderness First Aid Course.  It is not the First Aid merit badge.


Wilderness Remote First Aid Training
Wilderness Remote First Aid Basics is an American Red Cross course for people in back country and similar situations where professional emergency care is more than 30 minutes away. Philmont Scout Ranch requires that at least one member of each crew be certified in this course. Course certification can be earned through a course by our council, or other certified third parties.

The course combines classroom lecture, skills practice and realistic scenarios to teach assessment, basic and advanced first aid techniques, extended care, transports and evacuations. As a prerequisite, participants must have current First Aid and Adult CPR/AED skills equivalent to what is taught in the American Red Cross Standard First Aid and CPR course (bring copy of completion card with you for this class).

A minimum age of 15 is recommended due to the serious nature of the course and scenarios. However, mature youth are strongly encouraged to attend.

Two New Events Honor Our Best 
Honor some of our top volunteer leaders and the Eagle Scout Class of 2011 at two new events this year at the Fickett Center:

February 18, 2012 - Class of 2011 Eagle Scout reception (1:30pm)
February 18, 2012 - On My Honor: Volunteer Awards Banquet (6pm)

The Eagle reception includes the unveiling of the Class of 2011 tablets on the Eagle Wall outside the Fickett Center. Class of 2011 Eagle attendees will also receive a commemorative coin marking their achievement.

The awards banquet includes a sit-down meal, keynote speaker and presentation of the Silver Beaver,!Scouting...Vale la Pena!, Whitney M. Young Jr., Spirit of Scouting, William H. Spurgeon III and Venturing Leadership awards.

Learn more about these events, including how to register, by clicking the links above. We look forward to seeing you there!