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One hundred days of doing something for Scouting, and writing about each one. Scouters took the challenge for the centennial in 2010 and came back for second and third rounds.
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Archaeology Merit Badge A quiet day today, preparing for a quick St. Valentine's Day trip tomorrow. The calendar was actually clear today of Scouting commitments--in fact the whole weekend was. Pretty unusual event around here. None of us really knew what to do instead!
Days 4, 5, and 6 were eventful and plenty of good Scouting Moments... Unfortunately I have not taken the time, till now to sit down and jot down the thoughts... well I am going to claim that time and space was the reason.
Today I: - worked with the Treasurer on some budget ideas - updated the online sign up for the March Campout - emailed various Scouts and Scouters about all sorts of things, including Webelos, supplies, sick Scout, Merit Badge Cards, Cross Over dates, New Scout Patrols - exchanged information with a local Scoutmaster about a topic from Roundtable....
Plan your work and work your plan...that's all there really is to being a scout leader. It's not rocket science, it's not neurosurgery...it's scouts. Poor communication, lack of planning and not following through results in lost scouts...something that I am not a big fan of.
Animal Science Merit Badge Nice day out today, prematurely warm. Spent a lot of time out looking at my garden, cleaning up the area in between the square-foot boxes, and adding more leaves to add to the rot. So what does that have to do with Scouting?
Sorry this is late all... I did not plan to do any Scouting on Day 4. My son and I traveled to his new college to learn about their School of Music, Music Education program. It was an incredible day filled with lots of information, several concerts and some placement tests and auditions that my…
Did some self educating on Journey To Excellence; Is it just me or are the majority of the requirements Aids to Scoutmastership in bullet point format? Not that that's a bad thing. Going to put together brief presentation for …
American Labor Merit Badge 100 Days of Scouting is off to a great start. Seventeen people are involved...so far! Rumors of others out there...we'll see. The first weekend of the program is coming up, and is usually a hurdle to cross.
Filed Tour Permit (so far no notice from council on moving to the new "tour plan" system) for the Troop's snow-tubing trip Filed Tour Permit and booked reservations for March campout at N0-Be-Bo-Sco – Yes we're camping at the site where Friday …
I usually don't talk about gear or what I wear, but recently, I picked up this jacket . I will have to say that it's the best investment that I have made in the last couple of years...ranks right up there with the Danner boots that lasted me almost 4 years.
Thursdays are easily my favorite night of the week. It means the weekend is almost here but there's still time to wrap things up. It's also the night of our weekly Troop meeting. Out of 100 Days of Scouting I …
Today I: - chatted with a fellow Scouter and planned some Scout Nation recording next week - emailed the CC about the Committee Meeting last night - met with a new Scoutmaster and talked show at the meeting after the meeting - went to District Roundtable...sat on a panel about Grubmasters and shared our practices -talked to a Life…
American Heritage Merit Badge I was looking for a little adventure today, and found this guy: @SamuelHGardner Think you have goals? 12500 mile hike in one year. Never been done. Think you have struggles? First 4600 miles is the North Country Trail .
Well the 100 Days of Scouting Project is off to a great start yet again. So far I've seen 6-8 Scouters joining the project. And I am sure several more will follow. I had a mountain top experience last night at our Troop's Court of Honor.
There are a group of Scouters out there that have real nice Blogs (and Podcasts).. they have individually yet collectively decided to keep a running log of their activity that celebrate the next 100 days of Scouting... after all, just because it's not the centennial anymore does not mean we should not kick off the…
100 Days of Scouting has started off very well… It's great to see the momentum it's started with and already it's led me to a number of new Scouters to engage with. worked with the patrol leader on planned instruction …
American Cultures Merit Badge Wednesday is still the most hectic Scouting day of my week. Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, email, calendar corrections, meeting plans, trips to the store, and merit badge counseling. Oh...and blogging, confirming appointments for other Scouting events, Blue and Gold updates...you get the idea.
And welcome back to 100 days of Scouting (I will be doing a bonus 101st day in honor of 101 years) What I did today: - our February Court of Honor was tonight. I spent an incredible evening with 100+ Scouts, Scouters and families.
(Cake decorations by BSA licensee DecoPak through your local bakery) This time last year, we celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Scouting with the BSA by launching the 100 Days of Scouting program . The idea was to capture the big and little things we do every single day for Scouting--and maybe more importantly to make sure…
Today begins the 2nd Annual 100 Days of Scouting . Happy Birthday to us! I've already heard from Scouters who have kicked off their own blogs to participate in this year's event. Read them, offer comments, share the experience...and maybe even join us!
Happy Birthday to the Boy Scouts of America! Today, the organization is 101 years old. That is quite an accomplishment for any organization, but it is really something for a youth group to accomplish. It is awe inspiring when you sit and think for a moment about all the boys that have been a part…
February 8th, the honored birthday of Scouting in the United States. It was on this day in 1910 that The Boy Scouts of America was founded. 2010 was marked by Councils and Districts across the country celebrating 100 years of …
Tomorrow is a big day. Scouts--and Scouters--all over America will celebrate the birthday of Scouting. 101 years strong and already taking on a new century. It is also the beginning of 100 Days of Scouting . Tomorrow is Day 1, where each and every day I will log in what I've done for Scouting that day.
As we inch closer to this year's 100 Days of Scouting , let's make an effort to get the most out of it. I learned so much last year, and stayed motivated, by reading the 100 Days of Scouting efforts made by others--Scouts and Scouters both.
Coming soon...100 Days of Scouting for 2011. Beginning on the anniversary of Scouting is a great time to dedicate ourselves to 100 days of focus on the things we hold near and dear--Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturing. Think about it...get yourself psyched...make a plan.
October 6th, Reviewed my be a scout presentation for tomorrow night. October 7th, Helped with info packets for roundtable, Gave a quick present at roundtable for BeAScout.org, Committed troop to teach knots at our Troopadillo Adventure (Webelos Woods like event).
So while I prepared yesterday, I ended up writing my thoughts and it evolved into my scoutmaster's vision statement. It will take a while but I hope to get the Scouts to come up with their own vision of our success.
In my last post, I laid out that I'm going to become Scoutmaster tonight. I have had a couple of weeks to plan for this, but I really haven't done much to prepare for tonight. The current Scoutmaster hasn't said a word about this to me, that has me a bit on edge.
Two great podcasts to listen to today… MISS Show (subject:recruiting – how timely for me) and Clarke Green interviewing David Scott about his book "The Scouting Party." . The book is "a thoroughly researched, unflinching account of the founding and …
99 days into the journey... I remember Continue reading →...
Today I worked on my Family Life and Gardening and Home Improvement merit badges… wait a minute, leaders can't earn merit badges – must have been a "Honey-Do" list.
Day 96: * RE-enabled Troop listing on beascout.org * Began to look at what other Troops were in the surrounding area * Plagued all day with worry/dread/despair at the possibility of folding the Troop Day 97: A good day of …
Troop meeting night – Well there was no call to tell me the Scoutmaster wasn't coming but by 7:15 that was obviously the case. The lack of air conditioning at our meeting hall resulted in us deciding to host the …
Got some great information and resources from @Scoutsigns on Bugling (position and Merit Badge) – My son is interested and we're hoping to start it as a new Troop tradition… (link) Located and distributed BSA ID's to Pack Membership (response …
First off thanks to all you who visited over the past 100 days. And thank you to "Scoutsigns" and all the other 100 Day Scouters (and Scouts) for sharing their journeys as well! As I logged on each day and recapped the previous day of Scouting I thought a) MAN this is more work then…
Friday: Day 98 started like most days, I was already behind and had several Scout things to do before I left for work. - packed for Scout Campout - looked over proposed Schedule, printed it and then left it behind :) - drove 4 Scouts to campout and watched as 34 Scouts (including 14 1st years) put up camp.
The clock continues to countdown this great project: - entered some TroopMaster data - emailed some Scouters about participants in the White Stag program (we have 5 going and 2 on Staff) - sat on an Eagle Board of Review and recommended him to National for Eagle!
As the Project 100 Days draws to an end I reflected on what has come before: - was asked (and agreed) to teach Scoutmaster Specific Training at Summer Camp for Main Camp Scouters this summer - made Facebook friends with several more Wood Badge participants - talked with CC about upcoming project for the Troop - worked on a…
100 Days of Scouting has come to a close. It began with the centennial anniversary of Scouting in the United States. The original idea was to motivate people--and especially me--to make sure we did something to improve the Scouting universe each day.
Days 88, 89, 90, 91, 92 TBA Day 93: after a long trip away I got back into the groove and starting prepping for the Troop Meeting, the monthly campout and Summer Camp Day 94: befriended on Facebook several Scouters from C-33-10 the course I staffed.
Today I: Spent a lot of time thinking about the 100 Days of Scouting project. I wanted it to make a difference in Scouting, for my Scouts, and for me personally. At this point, I hope that has happened. We'll see what seeds sprout.
Well, the end is here. 100 Days of Scouting (and effort) have been tied up. There are other Scouters following along, completing their own 100 Days trails. Catch the spirit of Scouting--whether is is for 100 days or a lifetime!
Today I: Helped a Tiger earn another elective : #42 Worked with the council office to confirm our troop, pack and crew commitments for the Scout-A-Rama this weekend. Swapped email with a new Scout dad about being able to camp with his son this weekend at the Scout-A-Rama.
Today I: Hosted a Patrol Leaders Council with our incoming and outgoing Scout leaders. Completed a Scoutmaster conference for a new Scout. Followed up with a dad who needs to be dropped at the airport on the way home from a backpacking trip in June.
Today I: Relaxed after planting 48 tomato and 48 pepper plants, by reading Scouting blogs. It was the perfect way to recover. Flipped through a few random 100 Days of Scouting posts--I'm amazed at all the stuff I've already forgotten!
Today I: Fixed a new Scout's Boy's Life subscription. He paid for it but it wasn't marked on the registration form. Contacted all of the troop's dads about stepping up to help handle one campout year. Helped a Dad get the dates for Cub Scout summer camp so that he can surprise his son and…
Today I: Attended the council's Centennial Committee meeting. Attended the council's Scout-A-Rama Committee meeting. Turned in two new Scout applications--one for the pack and one for the troop. Meetings and Scouting go together like shoes and socks. Today was a meeting day with other great Scouters. Do you help Scouting with adult-facing meetings?
Paperwork. Advancement forms, merit badge cards, new Scout applications, committee meetings. We are not always as "Leave No Trace" as we would like. But it all happens to make Scouting move along. More days: Day 91 Day 92 Day 93 Day 94 Day 95 Blogging could be considered a form of paperwork, too!
Today I: Helped a Scout finish up Citizenship in the Nation--must have a Board of Review tonight...;-) Fielded a phone call about helping a den leader out. Could only offer encouragement, as the troop is swamped tonight. Conducted a scad of Scoutmaster conferences for Scout, Second Class, First Class, Star and Life ranks.
Today I: Had a long conversation about our Order of the Arrow program. Not thrilled, but sounds like new direction is coming. Scheduled a visit in a couple of weeks with the OA to visit our troop for OA elections.
