Attakapas District - District 6

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Message from the District Executive

Please allow me to introduce myself, I am Craig Overland, and I am serving as your new District Executive for the Attakapas District. I am very excited about meeting everyone in the district and getting to know your units. To give you some background on me, I have been employed by the Evangeline Area Council since Jan. 2007, serving the Chitimacha District (St. Mary Parish) from that date till Jun. 2010. I was a volunteer for 2 years before becoming a professional, serving as the Cub Master for Pack 12 in Berwick, as well as Tiger Den Leader, Cub Den Leader and Webelos Den Leader for Pack 300 in Franklin. I am Wood badge Trained, I have attended National Camping School for Outdoor Skills Director in 2007, and served in that capacity for 2 years; and Camp Management (Camp Director) in 2009, where I have served as the Summer Camp Director for the last 2 years. I have attended the Philmont Training Center District Key 3 Conference in Cimarron NM. I am also a Brotherhood Member of the Order of the Arrow, Atchafalaya Lodge. I am married and have 3 children, one a Cub Scout and one a Boy Scout. As a youth I was a Cub Scout in Bayou Vista, and earned the rank of Life Scout in Troop 44 in Morgan City with whom I attended the 1989 National Jamboree.

Some important information for our district:

District Committee Meeting: 6:30 PM - FUMC New Iberia
Back-To-School Camp-out and Ice-Cream Challenge: Aug. 13-14 at Camp Steen CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Join Scouting Night Training: Aug. 14th - 3:00 PM at Camp Steen
District Roundtable & Join Scouting Night Training Make-up: Aug. 18th - 6:30 PM at Erath Library
Popcorn Kick-Off: Aug. 28th - 8:30 AM at Angelle Hall (UL Campus). Each Unit will get 5 chances to enter into the Ultimate Door Prize. Packs will vie for a 6 lane aluminum Pinewood Derby Track; Troops will vie for a Patrol's worth of quality Tents.
Council Summit: Aug. 28th - 1:00 PM at Angelle Hall (UL Campus). All District Committee Members are invited to attend, learn more about how your committee operates, get info form Council on upcoming events, and give us your feedback to help us better our Council
Attakapas Scout-O-Rama: Aug. 29th - Time & Location TBA
New Leader Training: Sep. 11 - Time & Location TBA
Popcorn Sales STARTS: Sep. 13
More to come soon...

At our last District Roundtable meeting, we discussed:

The Cub Scout meeting plans for August. Using Swimming Belt loop and Rain Gutter Regatta as program ideas.
Craft Idea for Cubs and Scouts: Gluep, kind of like a cross between Silly Putty and Slime; made from glue, laundry start, water and food coloring.
Den and Pack Management ideas such as Den Dues, how much, and frequency, etc.
We Voted to change the TIME for future Roundtables to 6:30 PM, still at the Erath Library.
Next Months meeting will be a JSN Training, it is VERY IMPORTANT that EVERY Cub Pack has a representative at this meeting. If you can not find someone to attend, LET ME KNOW AHEAD OF TIME so that we can make arrangements with your unit to get someone trained for the JSN Plan.
We are working on having Pizza and Soda available for the next meeting, So DON’T MISS OUT !!

I want to personally thank Lowell and Carmelite Leach for their hard work and dedication to making this months Roundtable a lot of Fun and Very Informative. I look forward to meeting you all at the next meeting, or seeing you at the Ice Cream Challenge!!

Once again, I look forward to meeting with you all and serving scouting in Attakapas. Please feel free to contact me with questions, comments and concerns anytime vie Email at Craig.Overland@Scouting.org or call me on my cell at (985) 518-3155.

Attakapas District Committee

• District Chair: Henry Eikel
• Assist. District Chair: John Caro
• District Commissioner: Charles Dill
• Asst Dist Commissioner - Iberia: Pam Rayburn
• Asst Dist Commissioner - Vermilion: Ellyn Hill
• Unit Commissioner: Catherine Melancon
• Unit Commissioner: Marty Hebert
• Unit Commissioner: Tony Piontek
• Roundtable Commissioner: Lowell & Carmelite Leach
• WEBELOS Transition Commissioner: Annie Bell
• Finance Co-Chairman - Iberia: Vacant
• Finance Co-Chairman - Vermilion: Murphy Guilbeaux
• Popcorn Co-Chair: William Kyle
• Popcorn Co-Chair: Jules Hebert
• Public Relations: Jeff Zeringue
• Membership Co-Chair: Tammy DeRouen
• Membership Co-Chair: Diane Broussard
• Programs Chair: Justin Boudoin
• Training Chair: Jocelyn DeRouen
• Camping Chair - Kevin Hotard
• Cubscout Camping Chair: Anthony Falgout
• Activities Chair - Margaret Eikel
• Fall Camporee: Justin Boudin
• Derby Day: Todd Neuville
• Spring Camporee: Rob Hankenhof
• Dist. Banquet: Diane Ezell
• 2011 Day Camp Directors: Lowell Leach, Carmeltie Leach,Juliet Granger, Shelli Helms, Jody DeRouen
• Advancement Chair - Jay Leger
• Advancement Committee: John Aldridge
• Advancement Committee: Paul Broussard
• Members At Large
• Paul Broussard
• Clay Schexnayder
• District Executive: Craig Overland

District Information

• District Calendar - Fall 2010 (PDF)

About the District

• Parents Guide (PDF)

• Our Units
• Cub Scout Pack Contacts (Boys 6-10 years old / 1st-5th Grades):
• Pack 94, Kaplan, Deborah Mire [Email]
• Pack 167, Maurice, Troy Cormier [Email]
• Pack 175, St. Martinville, Jada Jenkins [Email]
• Pack 315, New Iberia, Brandon Dautreuil [Email]
• Pack 323, Erath, Mona and David Roche, [Email]
• Pack 326, Abbeville, Jules Hebert [Email]
• Pack 328, New Iberia, Mitch Gilfoil [Email]
• Pack 333, New Iberia, Ashley Breaux [Email]
• Pack 334, Jeanerette, Randy Segura [Email]
• Pack 350, New Iberia, Jennifer Horton [Email]
• Pack 360, New Iberia, Chad LaBiche, [Email]
• Pack 463, New Iberia, Shelli Helms [Email]
• Pack 464, Loreauville, Ben Decuir, [Email]
• Pack 466, New Iberia, Jody DeRouen, [Email]

• Boy Scout Troop Contacts (Boys 11-18 years old / 6th-12th Grades)
• Troop 14, Loreauville, Mark Landry [Email]
• Troop 15, New Iberia, Kevin Hotard [Email]
• Troop 16, Darrel Thibodeaux [Email]
• Troop 17, New Iberia, Curt Landry [Email]
• Troop 81, Kaplan, Shantell Vice [Email]
• Troop 98, Erath, Nelson Geoffrey [Email]
• Troop 133, New Iberia, Pat Castille [Email]
• Troop 229, Abbeville, Keith Faulk [Email]
• Troop 333, New Iberia, Ricky Tenney [Email]
• Troop 367, New Iberia, Ronnie and Pam Rayburn [Email]

District Advancement

• Eagle Scouts of Attakapas District [Coming Soon]
• Eagles Nest (PDF)
• Recent Eagle Scouts [Coming Soon]

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