Matinecock Roundtable

Next Roundtable is: 

Next Roundtable is: Thursday, February 12th, 2026 starting at 7:30pm

In-Person - @ Burr Intermediate School (202 Burr Road, Commack)

• District Pinewood Derby Information 
• New Scouting Year Plans
• Fun Games to use with your Scouts
• Upcoming Winter/Spring Fun Events
• 100th BHSC Anniversary

 

All upcoming Roundtables will be in-person, unless stated otherwise.

Roundtable is a great way to learn and meet other leaders and share experiences. This year we are focusing on: Back to the Basics. Each Roundtable is design to help give you confidence, knowledge and skills to run a meeting and run fun activities. We will have visual presentations and material all at your fingertips.  Do you have questions?   Would you like to hear about a particular topic?  Let us know! We are here to support you!   Looking forward to seeing you there!  We meet the second Thursday of the month.

Have a question or a suggestion for a topic ?  Suggestion Box

Information about past roundtables

Matinecock Roundtable Guideline and Procedures

If Roundtable is Zoom: an invitation will go out to all registered leaders.  If you are not on our mailing list you can subscribe here

Video Training From National

• How to populate your unit Pin video
• Setup On-line application manager video

 

Information that was passed out at  Roundtable:

On the New Cub Scouting Program

• Cub Scout Launch overview and FAQ
• Roundtable Presentation - Powerpoint
• Roundtable Presentation - Printable 
• New Cub Scouting Adventire and  Requirments - Printable
• New Cub Scouting Adventure and Requiremenst - Spreadsheet 

2025-2026 Unit Leader's Planning Guide

2025-2026 Matinecock District Calendar

2025-2026 Matinecock District Unit Map

2026 Membership Fees

Huntington Trail Challenge for all Scouts

2025 Matinecock Membership Plan: School District Breakdown

Incident Reporting

Should I report it infographic

See our roundtable page for full details.

 

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For future Roundtables, please look at the chart below.

Roundtable meets monthly on the

2nd Thursday of the month at 

Burr Intermediate School Commack at 7:30 pm

202 Burr Rd, Commack, NY 11725

Round Table Meetings 2025-2026

Month	Date
August	23
September	11
October	9
November	13
December	11
January	8
February	12
March	12
April	9
May	14
June	11
July	N/A

* = Footnote 

Additional resources:

• https://sites.google.com/site/scoutssc/ This site is not officially associated with the Matinecock District or the B.S.A 

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Training & Discussion Videos From National

• How to populate your unit Pin video
• Setup On-line application manager video

Cub Scout Breakouts (Training & Discussion)

• Getting Parents Involved (9:41)
• Recruitment Events (9:41)
• Welcoming New Families (8:59)

Scouts BSA Breakouts (Training & Discussion)

• Leader Recruitment and Succession Planning (3:06)
• Recruiting in the Time of Pandemic (8:40)
• Developing High Performance Youth Leaders (4:27)

 

On the New Cub Scouting Program

• Cub Scout Launch overview and FAQ
• Roundtable Presentation - Powerpoint
• Roundtable Presentation - Printable 
• New Cub Scouting Adventire and  Requirments - Printable
• New Cub Scouting Adventure and Requiremenst - Spreadsheet 

 

2024-March

• Cub Scout Program Updates and the Impact on Scouts, BSA (13:59)
• Pack to Troop Transition (5:16) (Discussion Questions)

2024-Jan

• Free Subway program

2023-Dec

• Youth Safety Training
• Advancement Updates

2023-Sept

• Youth Suicide Prevention Safety Moment
• Arron On Scouting Article about the BSA and Sucide Prevention
  • BSA's Sucide Prevention Video
    • download the discussion guide 

 

2022-June

• Violent Intruder Safety Moment
• Emergency Action Plan Safety Moment
• Unit Roadmap
• Journey to Excellence

2022-March

• Journy To Excellence https://www.scouting.org/awards/journey-to-excellence/
• Outdoor Ethics
  • BSA National Outdoor Ethics & Conservation Subcommittee:http://outdoorethics-bsa.org/
  • Intro to Outdoor Ethics : https://www.scouting.org/outdoor-programs/outdoor-ethics/
  • Outdoor Ethics Awards: https://www.scouting.org/outdoor-programs/outdoor-ethics/awards/scouts-bsa/
  • Games / Activities: https://lnt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/BFPB-Activity-Materials-Packet.pdf

2022-February 

• Power Horn information

 

2021 - December 

•  National Resources  - A collection of Scouts, BSA  resourses from national 
• Immunization Requirements 
• Byran on Scouting Campfire guide
  • National Camping skits Guideline
• Citizenship in Society Merit Badge
  • Diversity Equity & Inclusion

2021 - November

• Incident Reporting
  • Should I report it infographic
• Matinecock Excellence in Education Award Dinner - Nov 20th
• Silver Beaver Nomination  information Due 1/4/2022
• Council Fellowship Dinner  - 3/24/2022
• Matinecock National Eagle Scout Association Social -12/19/2021
• Zoom Youth Protection Training  Nov 17, Dec 7, Dec 15

2021 - October

• Keeping Your Food Safe
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “Keep Food Safe—Summer and Vacations”
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration, “Foodborne Illnesses: What You Need to Know”
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives”
• Compass Game
  • Mapping Presentation 1
  • Mapping Presentation 2
• Pioneering Knots and Lashings

 

2021-June

• Sea Scouts Ship 270
• Dreading Water
• A Swim Test Guide
• Aqutic Safety from the guide to safe scouting

2021-May

• Adult Awards (knots)

• Adult Fun Awards A list of fun awards you can make and give out.

• Special Needs and Disabilities – Serving Scouts With Disabilities

• Suffok county council special needs committee  Max Klein,mklein.bsa@gmail.com 

2021 - April

• April Roundtable Agenda
• Announcement Slide Show
• BSA Safety Moments
• Alumni Registration: https://www.sccbsa.org/alumni Alumni
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sccbsaalumni
• Covid Award : https://www.sccbsa.org/covid19commaward
• Preparing For Your New Cub Scouts Video
  • New Parent Flyer
  • Orientation for New Scout Parents

2020 December

• Safety Moment - Frostbite  , Hypothermia
• Scouts BSA -  How to Conduct Socially Distanced Ceremonies (3:20)

2020 November

• Developing High Performance Youth Leaders (4:27)

2020 October

• Is it Scouting ?

2020 April

Council Safety Resources

• Nap Safely
• Sleep Foundation  
• NASA NAPS

• Safety Information
• BSA Advancement Site

2019 December

• December Annoucements

2019 November

• November Announcements

2019 October

• October Announcements
• Souts BSA
  • Lashing Games
  • Patrol Activities
  • 100 Patrol Ideas - 1953

 

Past Years

2019 June

• Announcement Slide Show
• What's the Point- June Edition
• Woodbadge Promotion Video
• Saftey Moments 
• Boys Scout Links
  • Personal Saftey Awareness discussion Guide
  • BSA Venturing Personal Safety Awareness Videos on YouTube
  • Friendship Knot
  • Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Orientation
  • How to Utilize a JASM

2019 May

• Announcement Slide Show

2019 April

• Announcement Slide Show
• Camping Presentation
• Historic Trails Award
• Historic Trails Index
• National Outdoors Awards
• Totin Chip Requirements
• Firem'n Chit Requirements
• Program Updates
• Program Resources

 

2019 March

• Announcement Slide Show
• Camp promotions:
  • Scouts, BSA Spring Camp
  • Cub Scout Spring Camp
  • Climbing Day 4/19
  • Climbing Day 6/19
  • Cub Scout Shooting Sports
  • Shotgun Merit Badge Day
  • Webelos Pin Day
  • Events and Camps For Cub Scouts
  • Events and Camps for Scouts, BSA
  • Cope Day

2019 February

• Feburary 2019 Whats the Point
• Anouncment Slide Show

• William T. Hornaday Awards

• Updated Scouts BSA Requirements

2019 January

• January 2019  Whats the Point
• Announcemnet Slide Show
• New Member Coordinator
  • ScoutingWire: Introducing the New Member Coordinator
  • New Member Coordinator Webinar Part 1
  • New Member Coordinator Webinar Part 2
  • Why every Scout unit needs a New Member Coordinator - Bryan On Scouting
  • Voice of Scouting
• Scouts Own Information
  • A Scout's Own Service Template
  • A Scout's Own  Service Planning Website 
  • A Scouts Own Book From Scouting Ireland
  • Prayers and Graces form usscouts
  • Mac Scouter Big "A scout is Reverent" Book

2018 December

• December 2018 Whats the Point
• Messengers Of Peace information
  • Messengers Of Peace Facebook Page
    •http://worldscoutfoundation.org/messengers-peace /
• Flyers
  • Jan 26th  Catholic Committee Suffolk Fun and Faith Day 2019
  • Mar 2nd  Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure
  • Jan 13-19,20-26 Florida Sea Base Training Conferences
  • New Member Coordinator Brochure
  • Sylvan Robotics 

2018 November

• 2018 November Whats The Point
• Dec 6, 2018   District Re-charter Day      Flyer
• Nov 17 2018  2018 Commissioner College  Flyer
• Jan 6 2019    Eagle Scout Recognition & Outstanding Eagle Brunch   Flyer
• BSA The Adventure Plan (TAP)
• Nov 14 & 28 Scoutmaster Training - Sign up here
• Mar 21 2019 Council Recognition and Fellowship Dinner   Save The Date
  • Honor Spirit Award

2018 October

• October 2018 Whats the Point
• Webelows Woods Troop Evaluation Form For cubs scouts.
• Participation Sign

2018 September

September 2018 Whats The Point

•  ScoutCast: The Scoutmasters Minute
•  Troop Program Resource: Leaders Minute
•  Sample Scoutmasters Minute with props
• Sample Scoutmasters Minute without props
•  Bryan on Scouting: The Four Elements Behind every Scoutmaster’s Minute
•  ScoutCast: The Scoutmasters Minute

 

Roundtable contacts:

jmaltese@gmail.com

Assistant District  Commissioner for Roundtable	VACANT
Assistant Roundtable Commissioner (Cub Scouts)	VACANT
Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner	Jim Maltese	jmaltese@gmail.com
SCOUT BSA Roundtable Commissioner	VACANT

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