Proudly serving the youth of Aroostook County, Maine

Scouting in Aroostook County is a lot closer than you think!!

If you have a boy in Grades 1-5 he can join a Cub Scout Pack. Packs are located from the St.John Valley to Houlton! Too far to travel, talk to District Executive Matt Ghirarda about starting one nearby.

Boys Aged 11-18 can enroll with a Boy Scout Troop. Island Falls, Presque Isle, Ashland, Limestone or Ft.Kent. Your son has plenty of opportunites to see what scouting is all about. Check out our Boy Scout Troops page for a Scoutmaster in Your Town. Fun and Adventure are waiting for you!

CO-ED VEnturing! That's right North Star District has venturing crews! Girls and Boys ages 14-20 can sign up with Venturing Crew. Fort Kent, Washburn, and Limestone all host a local crew. Look over our Crews page for contact information. If you are intersted in starting one in your town contact local District Executive Matt Ghirarda.

Mom and Dad - Would you like to enroll your boy in scouting, but want more information, Scoutparents.org is for here to help.

North Star District Executive Matthew GHirarda can be reached at 207-949-5256 or email him at mghirard@bsamail.org .

Leadership Training Dates:  New Leaders or Helpers,ask  about the next training classes.  Many Training classes are done at roundtable meeting, Leadership Meeting and more.  It is a very important part of the leadership training continuum of BSA National and local councils .

Membership Round-Ups: Do you have Eagles aging out? How about some Webelos who have crossed over recently? Are Scouts not showing up to program? If you answered YES to any of these questions then you need to recruit new boys into your program. The fall tends to be the best time register new scouts. It is encouraged to start recruiting as early as possible. In some circles they will tell you to recruit all year round. However the bottom line is your program cannot afford to wait for boys to walk through your door. There are just too many opportunities for them to use their time in someone else's program. It's up to you, the leader, to go out and get them. Encourage your scouts to invite a friend. Break out an old roster and

So here's a list of the following units who are off and running in North Star including the Number of Scouts that unit recruited this fall. Please do not forget to send those applications in. To get your unit all the materials needed for a successful round-up just contact your local commissioner or District Executive.

2011 Friends of Scouting Campaign:

Centennial Quality Units: Here is a list of the following units who have earned the 2010 Centennial Quality unit Award:

• T-177 Washburn
• T-189 Fort Kent
• T-179 Ashland
• T-184 Caribou
• T-171 Presque Isle
• T-193 Limestone
• T-170 Mapleton
• T-186 Woodland
• T-194 Ft.Fairfield 
• P-179 Ashland
• P-162 Washburn
• P-193 Limestone
• P-171 Presque Isle
• P-170 Mapleton
• P-189 Fort Kent
• P-187 Easton
• P-190 Madawaska 

In 2011 the Centennial Quality Award is being retired. We now are all taking part in the "Journey to Excellence" Program.  Now our Scouting Units will be working toward 3 levels of quality programming.  So is your Unit a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Level unit.  Stay tuned as we are rolling this information out to everyone. These are units who have made a commitment to provide the best possible program for their scouts. Why haven't you?! Contact District Commissioner Tony Enerva at tenerva@maine.edu or call him to schedule an appointment to go over the Award at 207-540-5443.