Raritan Valley District
Welcome to the Raritan Valley District Website, serving the communities of: Bound Brook, Bradley Gardens, Branchburg, Bridgewater, Dunellen, Edison, Finderne, Flagtown, Franklin, Franklin Park, Green Brook, Griggstown, Highland Park, Hillsborough, Lamington, Manville, Martinsville, Metuchen, Middlesex, New Brunswick, Neshanic, Neshanic Station, North Branch, Piscataway, Plainfield, Pluckemin, Raritan, Somerset, Somerville, South Bound Brook, South Branch, and South Plainfield.
Raritan Valley Event Registrations and News:
- Roundtable Information & Upcoming Events
- Awards Recognition Breakfast & Nomination Information
- Cub Scout News
- Health & Safety
- Community Service
- Training News
- Alumni News
- Raritan Valley Photo Links
JANUARY 15, 2020
7:30 P.M.
SOMERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
51 WEST CLIFF STREET, SOMERVILLE, NJ
Pre-Meeting Reminders:
7 p.m. – Commissioners Meeting
7 p.m. – Klondike Meeting
7 p.m. – Camporee Meeting
Roundtable Agenda
7:30 p.m.
8 p.m. – Breakouts
Cub Scouts
Scouts BSA
Activity Calendar 2020
Webelos/AOL Klondike Registration Site & Info
Scouts BSA Klondike Registration Site & Info
Raritan Valley District Awards Breakfast
Saturday, March 21, 2020, 8:30 AM TO 11:00 AM
New Location
Pluckemin Presbyterian Church
279 Route 202/206, Pluckemin
This is a great opportunity for fellowship with great food.
Price $20 per person by February 14th
$25 per person February 15th through March 7th
Breakfast Registration closes March 7th
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE BREAKFAST
We will also acknowledge and congratulate the winners of:
- Raritan Valley District Award of Merit
- Mary Tomchuk Servant Leader Award
- Ron Catlin Cub Scouter Award
- George Kosta Scouter Award
- John Schaub For The District Award
- Denninger Award
- Raritan Valley District Hero Awards
- Scoutmaster of the Year / Cubmaster of the Year
Each Unit should plan on nominating one volunteer for the Raritan Valley Hero Award. The Raritan Valley Hero Award recognizes people who do that little extra, or a whole lot extra to make scouting happen in their unit.
Award Nominations will open on January 3, 2020 and close on February 1, 2020.
Click Here to Leave the Breakfast Registration and Nominate Someone for an Award
Event Chair: Linda Cummings at [email protected]
2020 Cub Scout Event Calendar
Webelos Klondike/Sled Race – 2/1/2020 – Click to Register
District Pinewood Derby – 3/14/2020
Spring Cub Family Camping – 6/5-7/2020
Spring Webelos Woods – 6/5-7/2020
Rocket Launch – 6/28/2020
Fall Cub Family Camping – 10/2-4/2020
Fall Webelos Woods – 10/2-4/2020
Webelos First Responders -11/7/2020
Reporting Hours
Please remember that all Community Service hours need to be reported by Dec. 31, 2019
https://servicehours.scouting.org
Linda Cummings
Raritan Valley Community Service Chairperson
908-904-4498 home 908-963-6310 cell
Click Here to Register for Cub Leader Position Specific Training
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO REGISTER FOR ALL TRAININGS
For trainings see the Council Calendar
Upcoming
January 3, 2020: Eagle Scout Recognition and Dinner– Scouts that earned the Eagle Scout rank during 2019 will be recognized at this event which includes dinner.
Additionally, adult Eagle Scouts will be inducted into the Eagle Scout Hall of Fame. Congratulations to the inductees:
Robert Brady, class of 1989
Edward Bumiller, class of 1978
Daniel Doherty, class of 1979
Daniel Stringham, class of 1979
William Stroh, class of 1984
Check back for location and registration information.
Attendees: Alumni & Friends Dress: Adults-business; 2019 Eagle Scouts – Class A Fee: Yes Click to register.
November TBD 2020 – Philmont Alumni Brunch
Program Highlights:
• Guest Speaker
• Recognition of the 2020 Philmont Leadership
• Presentation of the David Setzer Philmont Alumnus Award
Attendees: All Alumni, Family & Friends. Dress: Casual. Fee: TBD
Contact Us
Hugh Gordon, District Commissioner
The Professional Team
Art Lobdell, Field Director
(973) 765-9322 x228
Javier Juarez, Membership Executive
Will Adams, Program Executive
Jeff Miller, Finance Executive
Raritan Valley District Calendar 2020
District Roundtable
Cub Scout and Scouts BSA Roundtables are held at 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at the Somerville Middle School: 51 West Cliff Street, Somerville, NJ 08876. Alternate locations will be added when needed.
Scout BSA Roundtable Link
February 19
March 18
April 15
May 20
June 1 – Tradeshow of Scouting
Many Thanks to All Our Scouts & Volunteers!