An Hour A Week? #279
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An Hour A Week? #278
Some Scouting news, camp cards, Pinewood Derby activities, and a Day Camp update on this Easter show. Links: Five Effective Ways to Use the 2012 Boys' Life Mini-Mag (PDF)- http://bit.ly/Hqp5bU Membership Impact Department- http://bit.ly/nLwU3l Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post
An Hour A Week? #277
Saying no, digital rechartering, Pinewood Derby activities and Tiger TV tour suggestions are in store for this episode. Tonight's show sponsored by The Boy Scout Store Join the forum discussion on this post
An Hour A Week? #276
New marketing campaigns, themes making a comeback, internet Scout Patch, bullies, online training and gracefully leaving Cub Scouts are on tap for tonight's show. Links: Boy Scouts of America – Google+- http://bit.ly/rBP2RO Pack Meeting Plans- http://bit.ly/bQi7Mc PTC Media – Google +- http://bit.ly/rOpl7p Tonight's show sponsored by Badge Magic Join the forum discussion on this post
An Hour A Week? #275
#275-New marketing campaigns, themes making a comeback, internet Scout Patch, bullies, online training and gracefully leaving Cub Scouts are on tap for tonight's show. Tonight, we discuss derbies – Pinewood, Space and Raingutter. Links: Improve your Scouting for Food drive with these 10 tips- http://bit.ly/fiKKxw Tonight's show sponsored by ALPS Mountaineering Join the forum discussion on…
An Hour A Week? #274
#274-New marketing campaigns, themes making a comeback, internet Scout Patch, bullies, online training and gracefully leaving Cub Scouts are on tap for tonight's show. Links: Boy Scouts of America Recalls Cub Scout Wind Tech Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard- http://bit.ly/vOwY4u Questionable Marketing Campaign of the Day- http://chzb.gr/uDkQFx The Buzz – New 2012 Marketing- http://bit.ly/uqtLDM 2012 Marketing…
An Hour A Week? #273
#273-Roundtables, training, Commissioners, Webelos Woods, Webelos to Scout transition, Halloween costuming and November's Core Value of Citizenship are some of the topics on tonight's show. Links: Wearing the Scout uniform as a Halloween costume- http://bit.ly/r0CVf3 Tonight's show sponsored by The Boy Scout Store Join the forum discussion on this post
An Hour A Week? #272
Feeling stressed and tired, maybe a little burned out? This is the episode for you. It's an all-burnout show, including recognition, recovery and prevention tips. WARNING: This episode is a little dark. If you are looking for the fun stuff, come back for 273.
An Hour A Week? #271
Bright Ideas pages, ceremonies ideas, opinion on the possibility of a camping BL & Pin, Scouting and homework, and making Scouting cool are some of the things on tonight's show. Links: Scouting and homework: Can the two coexist?- http://bit.ly/pXKcjG UK Scouting Video- http://bit.ly/e4x9AH Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post
An Hour A Week? #270
Lots of talk about what's going on in my Scouting world tonight. Also, recruitment, social media, and roundtable help are all on tap for tonight's show. Links: Cub Scout Peer-to-Peer Recruitment Cards- http://bit.ly/orqYnx Getting Started With Social Media for Your Scouting Marketing- http://bit.ly/olpvh9 Delivery System Manual Cub Scout Program- http://bit.ly/o0L6aQ Delivery System Manual Cub Scout…
An Hour A Week? #269
Talking about September Roundtable for the October theme of Responsibility. Tonight's show sponsored by Badge Magic Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #268
Day Camp support, software for Scout tracking, retaining Scouts, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Scouting, fundraising, and homeless Scouts are on tap for tonight's show. QOTW: What do you do to welcome and educate new Cub Leadership? Links: ASD and Scouting- http://bit.ly/ogFeue Scouting Membership Help- http://bit.ly/nLwU3l Retention: Six reasons Scouts drop out and how you can…
An Hour A Week? #267
BeAScout.org, popcorn tips, Journey To Excellence, what Leaders Should think when they lose a Scout, resources for Day/Twilight Camp, Day Camp registration and JOTA are on tap. Links: Ten tips for making your Scout popcorn sales really pop- http://bit.ly/oL29yb Cub pack faces closure- http://bit.ly/qqWtEX BL Gym- http://bit.ly/lY8djt Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum…
An Hour A Week? #266
Some catch-up from the Spring with news and feedback. Links: The diversity derby – Day at the races for Jewish, Muslim scouts- http://bit.ly/jMFaRa Scouting's Journey to Excellence- http://bit.ly/gXuzdC Cub Scout Chronicles: Keeping it fresh by recruiting new voices- http://bit.ly/o0XJ1E Cub Scout Template-Free Joomla 1.0 & Joomla 1.5 Legacy Template- http://bit.ly/o0XJ1E A gang with a purpose- http://bit.ly/eAIcIr Tonight's…
An Hour A Week? #265
Day Camp, Part 4: I talk about some of the problems and special kids that were at camp. Tonight's show sponsored by The Boy Scout Store Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #264
Day Camp, Part 3: I talk about what activites we did during our Summer Cub Scout Day Camp. Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #263
Day Camp, Part 2: I talk about days 2-5 of Day Camp. There are 3 more shows on Day Camp coming. Tonight's show sponsored by Badge Magic Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #262
Day Camp, Part 1: I talk about the prep and first day of Day Camp. Tonight's show sponsored by The Boy Scout Store Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #261
Mostly talking about Day Camp on tonight's show Guests: MISS Liberty – Host, The MISS Show and District Membership Chair & Trainer Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #260
May Roundtable and Day Camp are on tap for this show. Links: Parent/Family Talent Survey Sheet- http://bit.ly/jl7l9x Tonight's show sponsored by The Boy Scout Store Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #259
Innovation Engine and Day Camp are on tap for this short show. Tonight's show sponsored by Badge Magic Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #258
Lots of Innovation Engine activity, recruitment, Day Camp, national website consistency, and lots of other fun stuff is on tap for the show this week. Links: Social Media Guidelines- http://bit.ly/eRFTWd Tonight's show sponsored by The Boy Scout Store Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #257
Youth Protection, giving out rank badges, heroes and Day Camp are on the show tonight. Links: Burg Rieneck Castle- http://bit.ly/dQKhQx Tonight's show sponsored by The Scoutmaster's Other Handbook Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #256
Service hours, Cub camping, Scout auctions, and Day Camp ideas are on tap for tonight's show. Links: Journey To Excellence- http://bit.ly/gXuzdC Fundraising with eBay- http://bit.ly/excRhy Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #255
A somewhat regular show talking about tie-dye shirts, gardening, being nice to volunteers, Scout Sunday, Blue and Golds and some future show changes. Links: Get A Blue Suit- http://bit.ly/htmh11 Top 10 Cheap Recruiting Tips- http://bit.ly/cFtjj0 BSA 2010 National Youth Forum – Marsha Williams, "Understanding Boy Culture" - http://bit.ly/gGP45w Cub Scout Parent Orientation- http://bit.ly/gGP45w Webelos To Scout Transition…
An Hour A Week? #254
Me talking about our Blue & Gold. Tonight's show sponsored by Badge Magic Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #253
Me gushing about my Day Camp School training this weekend. Tonight's show sponsored by The Boy Scout Store Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #252
Pinewood Derby Awards, New Tour Permits?, new parent recruiting, lots of 'Resourcefulness' ideas, QOTW: (How did you celebrate Scout Sunday?), and Bears to Webelos transition are on tonight's Super Show. Links: George Washington Carver- http://bit.ly/TdA5n Balsa Bridge- http://bit.ly/fwf1Zd Vince's Arrows- http://bit.ly/dJ9tSC Tonight's show sponsored by Badge Magic Join the forum discussion on this post Share…
An Hour A Week? #251
New format… kind of. Between an internet connection issue and allergies, this was not the whiz-bang event I was hoping for, but still some good information for Awards Chairs, Cubmasters getting Blue and Golds prepped, Jr. & Sr. Webelos leaders and our Question of the Week.
An Hour A Week? #250
It's the 6th anniversary of An Hour A Week? and for this one, it's a short audio show and a special video podcast. This time we're talking about ceremonies for Dens and Packs. Thanks to everyone for another great year.
An Hour A Week? #249
Today we cover online camping guides, more Boy Scout transition fears, asking how to get more parent involvement, a Pack falling apart, flag retirement, other Cub Scout podcasts, Scout dirt, our first contest winner and some new show format announcements.
An Hour A Week? #248
Today we cover the Quality Unit replacement program, flag retirement, a winter sports update, 2011 resolutions, how to get boys over the fear of becoming Boy Scouts, and how to fund Roundtables. Links: MISS Show #18- http://bit.ly/e5FDMx SC Scouts Wiki Page- http://bit.ly/hKSl52 Winter Sports Safety update- http://bit.ly/guVdg6 How should Boy Scouts retire the American flag?
An Hour A Week? #247
Today's show is an abbreviated one, but a cool topic: Blue & Gold themes. We'll be back to a regular schedule and length next week. Thanks to MISS Liberty for pitching in this week. Join the forum discussion on this post Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #246
Some new features this week: The Cubmaster's Packbook, getting the boys over their fear of going to Boy Scouts, Wolf Meeting #12, background checks, and popcorn for the Troops are on this week's show. Links: Drawer Pulls- http://bit.ly/ejWydp NetLibrary- http://bit.ly/IDm7t
An Hour A Week? #245
#245-Shame On The Moon Our November Pack Meeting, first Troop campout, our Webelos 2 follow up plans for awards, acronym soup, awards at non-Pack Meeting events, and what I'm thankful for are all on tap this week. Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #244
#244-Strange As Angels Mostly a discussion of our November Roundtable covering Blue & Golds. Tonight's show sponsored by Badge Magic Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #243
#243-The Scream New Roundtable items, Fall Fund Days, Camporees, Special Needs Scouts, Pow Wow and the Question of The Week are on the show tonight. Links: Scoutings Traveling BSA Man, Stadri Emblems Scouting Blog- http://www.stadriemblems.com/scouting/blog/?p=179 Special Needs Scouts- http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/#sec_110 Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with…
An Hour A Week? #242 (opens in a new tab)
#242-Double Platinum Disc 2 Our October Roundtable is on tap for this week's show. Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #241
#241-Double Platinum Disc 1 ScoutJam, effective leadership, returning to Scouting, finding a Committee Chairman, Scouters with legal issues, the Charter Organization lottery, and advice for a new Cubmaster are on tap for tonight's show. Links: The Officially Licensed Ruger Boy Scout- http://www.ruger1255.com/ How Do I rate as an effective Leader?- http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/PDF/Appendix/511-805.pdf Tonight's show sponsored by…
An Hour A Week? #240
#240-Hold Your Head Up We mostly discuss Roundtable and a small discussion of the new online training. Links: Emily's Pack- http://www.wsbtv.com/news/25196375/detail.html Tonight's show sponsored by The Boy Scout Store Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #239
#239-Lullabye News on training materials availability, lots of Innovation Engine feedback, a troubled Cubmaster, and New Leader binders are on tap for this week. Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #238
#238-Coffee Shop Tonight, we talk about Trainers EDGE, a great train the trainer class offered by BSA. Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #237
#237-Dream Warriors Part 2 of our August Roundtable Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #236
#236-Seven Nation Army Part 1 of our August Roundtable Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #235
#235-Walking After Midnight Annual program planning and the Sports & Academic programs are on tap for tonight's show. Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #234
#234-Edge of The World Youth protection, cheap canopies, training, BeAScout and lots of other topics on tap for the show tonight. Links: The canopy sunshade- http://bit.ly/bLN3PD Tonight's show sponsored by The Boy Scout Store Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #233
#233-Back In The Saddle I get back to doing Scouting (finally). Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others:
An Hour A Week? #232
#232-Mr. Big Stuff A new marketing campaign, Be A Scout promotion, disposable wooden utensils, attendance at Pack events, day camp, and Leader book PDFs are on tap tonight. Links: Words To Live By- http://bit.ly/9MWW3x Disposable Wooden Forks- http://bit.ly/bIVVWr Disposable Wooden Knives- http://bit.ly/baMmYI Disposable Wooden Spoons- http://bit.ly/9p951E PDF versions of a bunch of BSA manuals.- http://bit.ly/9aaqKe…
An Hour A Week? #231
#231-Rocky Mountain High Two Rivers Scouting Blast, Youth Protection reminders, Scout Shop closeouts, iBooks, merging Packs, what to do as a new Webelos 2 leader, newsletters, and the new training validation are on this week's show. Links: Closeout Deals- http://bit.ly/bUZwPN Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share…
An Hour A Week? #230
#230-Train In Vain Acronym soup, Unit Commissioners, and training is on tap for tonight. Links: Kids Bowl Free- http://bit.ly/iaJK0 Cub Scout Pack Adult Participation Form Sample- http://bit.ly/92nqLk Ways to Involve Parents in Your Pack- http://bit.ly/cr6WRS Tonight's show sponsored by ClassB.com Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Share with Others: