Membership Validation (opens in a new tab)
Reliable membership data is essential for the credibility of the council's claims to true public service. Don Belcher gives us a clear grasp of this important process, likening it to a physical check-up.
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December 2006
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Posts in December 2006
Purdy Women's Correctional Facility (opens in a new tab)
Scouting Serves Sons of Incarcerated Mothers
The Parent Initiative (opens in a new tab)
Don Belcher discusses the 2006-2010 national Strategic Plan and its implications for commissioners.
Centennial Quality Awards (opens in a new tab)
Don Belcher introduces the concept for this new award program as a part of the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Boy Scouts of America-the perfect for tracking unit, district, and council delivery of a quality program.
Importance of Monthly Unit Visits by Commissioners (opens in a new tab)
Don talks about one of the single most important thing we do as commissioners, and tells us how to do it best.
Why Scouts Quit Scouting (opens in a new tab)
From a letter by the 2005 National Chief of the Order of the Arrow; The Boy Scouts of America recently completed a survey of boys who had left the Scouting program. I would appreciate it if you read this letter and share the information with your unit leadership.
Summer Camp with the Bugs (opens in a new tab)
One year at summer camp there was an older Scout that was completely scared of bugs. So one night we were going to bed and we hear this high-pitched scream coming from the Scout's tent. There was a giant beetle in the tent, so one of the Scout leaders (my tentmate's dad) goes to check…
The Scout That Ran Away (Sort Of)
One night at cub scout camp there was a kid crying. The scout had to pee, a leader comes over to see what the problem was. Then the leader looks over to see her son. he was not there. she freaked out.
The Stalker Spider (opens in a new tab)
The same year and leader as the run away scout , there was a wood spider in her tent. Freaking out (again), one of the other leaders sweeps it out of the tent. Her son tells her the spider would come back to its nest in her tent.