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The National Order of the Arrow website now features a new online OA Trading Post. To celebrate the launch of our new OA Trading Post Online website and to build excitement for the 2009 National OA Conference, we are offering deep discounts on all 2002, 2004, and 2006 National OA Conference patches in stock through…
0 Vote On Idea In recent years I have noticed a trend in our council away from qualified individuals in the community who serve as a merit badge counselor toward Scouts only earning them in group sessions at the troop level or at summer camp.
The National Council has issued a response to the news stories published today as a result of a joint investigative project from five Hearst Newspapers. While you can read the full article, Profit trumps preservation for Boy Scout councils nationwide , here are some "highlights": The Hearst journalists found that over the past 20 years, scouting…
0 Vote On Idea Can National Supply offer three different (sized?) reasonably priced good quality pinewood derby trophies for first, second, and third place? Comments (0) Category/Tags : Other (64) Mark as duplicate
My 30th podacst is available for download. I had a real great time with this. I chatted with a fellow backpacker from the Denver area. His name is Jason Klass. We talked about Light weight backpacking. Jason has a fantastic blog called Gear Talk where he reviews gear and gives tips about light weight backpacking.
We'll be climbing with Troop 747 at Enchanted Rock
Every Friday five posts from Scoutmaster worth reviewing. This week the subject is Tens (and one six) ; Ten Common Scoutmaster Mistakes Avoid these common pitfalls and everything else will be easy. Ten Essentials With a Quiz What to always bring camping.
ScoutStuff.org is having a hat sale! Starting today, January 29th, select Stetson hats and other caps will be marked up to 75% off their original retail prices. Purchase one of the hats or caps marked for this promotion and receive another of equal or lesser value at no cost.
Scouting News has extracted a few facts, our readers have asked about in the past, from the Response to various inquiries regarding the Boy Scouts of America memorandum released in response to stories recently published by Hearst Newspapers . The largest Councils in the Boy Scouts of America is always listed in two different ways.
Tonight, Ms. Commish got handed her first difficult task as a Committee Chair... The "difficult boy"... This is harder for me, as I don't want her to be tested like this so early in her tenure, and as I have stated to her time and time again, I do what I do and say what…
Pinewood Derby is a highlight of the year for most Cub Scout packs. Watching and cheering for the brightly colored cars speeding down the track can be very exciting. But I think it is helpful to remember that Pinewood Derby is not really about making and racing fast cars .
0 Vote On Idea Consider a test site of all the MyScouting Apps (Recharter, Tour Permits, Unit Commissioner Tracking) that all MyBSA users could access and experience using these tools as a unit volunteer (i.e. Scoutmaster, Commissioner, etc) would (Filling out a Tour Permit, Rechartering, etc.)
I have been involved with a new dynamic program called, "Twinning." Twinning is a link up between 2 or more units from other parts of the world with your unit to discover more about the international scout program. This link between units from one country with another encourages the exploration of diversity, creates new friendships…
0 Vote On Idea Can national or the regions lend out 8-foot folding executive recruiting displays or retracting banner signs for use at career fairs? I was at a major university's career fair yesterday, and was really struck by the displays that most of the employers had.
4 Vote On Idea There are 12 promoted career clusters in the Exploring program. There are promotion materials (brochures / fliers geared toward youth) available only to the Aviation, Fire, and Law Enforcent clusters. As big as Health Care, Law, and Engineering careers are, it would be helpful to have brochures / fliers made in these career…
The $25 million Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders capital campaign recently achieved 75% of goal. "This important campaign will help Northern Star Council better deliver Scouting's proven programs to all youth by equipping volunteers with the needed tools and facilities for the next 100 years," said campaign chair Fritz Corrigan.
Hello fellow Scouters, Scouting has a great connection with Native American culture. And since many ceremonies involve arrows, as a Cub Scout leader you are eventually going to need to get some arrows. You can go out and spend $12 - $15 or more on an arrow, but here's a way to make arrows that look…
Welcome to Friday Funny! Every Friday, Scouting News will share a Scouting related joke with our readers. Hopefully you find it just as funny as we did! Today's Friday Funny comes from the Boy's Life Joke Archives , and was originally submitted by Ed L.
3 Vote On Idea Since there is a big video gaming culture in the youth today, why not capitalize on that by implementing some of the following: - Instead of merit badge training books, why not video game simulations which are akin to what the DoD does when they train service personel.
If you've checked out, Chief Seattle Council or Greater New York Councils websites lately you've seen an emphasis on "words to live by". For those unfamiliar with this campaign the "words to live by" are the Scout Law, Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, Reverent.
0 Vote On Idea There is no question that we need to save money whenever and wherever we can. Regardless of the state of the economy. But instead of cancelling things like Top Hands or other professional training opportunities, we need to find ways to make them more economical without losing the things that make…
