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Today, 22nd February, is Founder's Day for Scouts or Thinking Day for Guides and Girl Scouts. It marks the birthday of Baden-Powell and, coincidentally, his wife. Today is the day we remember BP, his life and work. The WOSM have issued a small video of BP to mark Founder's Day (it's quite amusing too!).
Carol and I have just come back from a visit to London and one of the things we did was to visit Gilwell, the spiritual home of Scouting. Considering how often I visit London, I’ve never been before, so I decided to make amends this time.
Last night, I had the honor of attending Pack 11's Blue and Gold Banquet. What a great experience! It does those of us more involved with the older Scout programs a great deal of good to see the enthusiasm of the younger Tigers, Cubs, and Webelos.
Correction for: Tour Permit and Health Form Post Published on February 20, 2009 Through a comment posted on my blog it has come to my attention that I mis spoke about the policies and procedures for the tour permit. The correction is as follows: I said that: "All adults on the outing who are leaders…
When I was first approached, by Rod Goldhahn , to take over as the Voyageur District Chairman for the Webelos to Scout Transitions program, I had many initial misgivings. No one had been doing that job for almost 20 yrs. Webelos Woods was no longer a part of the Voyageur District program and worse yet was…
The "Jurassic Pack" edition of Baloo's Bugle is now on-line in Word.doc and Adobe.pdf and soon in HTML, too This month we will explore the wonderful world of dinosaurs, a world that delights almost every boy. What have paleontologists, who are scientists studying early forms of life, learned about the great beasts that roamed the…
Today, February 22nd, is the birthday of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement. Throughout the world, National Scout Associations are celebrating today as "Founder's Day". A day to take some time to learn about the Founder of Scouting.
BSA Supply Group now has Cub Scout flashing cutlery . It is $5.99 per set. These would be cool at a Blue and Gold Banquet or for a prize of some sort. Link Posted in Blue and Gold Banquet, CUB SCOUTS, Merchandise
The 5th point of the Scout Law tells us to be Courteous. The other night as our Troop camped on the Oregon Coast we had an opportunity to discuss this fine point of the law. You see, it seems that some of the Scouts did not understand the difference between having fun and being disrespectful.
0 Vote On Idea One thing I wish they would put more focus on is ProTalk. These audio training sessions I found very informative and helpful. I spend a great deal of time driving and would appreciate having a podcast of sorts especially for professionals to listen to.
1 Vote On Idea Libraries and to a lesser degree schools are looking for displays in their lobbies. Can National put together a set of pre-made stickers, posters, flyers that Unit Serving Execs can use to create displays in these venues during February 2010.
Hello fellow Scouters, Just for fun… I started a forum post in the Scouting Community , that I wanted to share with you. Several posters added their thoughts, and all were funny. So, without further adieu (because apparently the paragraph above must be adieu), — "You know you're a Cub Scout leader when…" - You spend more time…
-2 Vote On Idea Every Council in America has it's own form of fundraising venture whether it be popcorn, magazines, candy or whatever. I am sure all Councils would agree that the single most important attribute to success in every Council is Scout involvement.
Revenge is a Dangerous thing. It is best to never seek revenge, and sometimes it takes a lot of self-control to do so, but people are always better off when they learn to forgive and to let go of vengeful thoughts and actions.
Hi all from chilly Atlanta, GA. This post finds me missing the troop and crew terribly while I tend to family business far from Houston. Some might consider missing a boy scout meeting to be no big deal, even two.
Latest edition of Far & Wide uploaded
2 Vote On Idea An idea hatched by our VP of Planned Giving while I was up at GNYC and then implemented by Mike Mahon of the staff has fallen out of my bag of tricks here at the Shore and had some success.
Here is the February 2009 ( American ABC's ) monthly theme emblem. It is $1.19 from BSA Supply Group. Link Posted in American ABC's, CUB SCOUTS, Patches
Whether you like it or not, I am back! I have not posted for awhile because I have been on vacation for the last week. My parents, my brother and his family, and myself all went to Florida to visit Mickey and friends at Disney World.
I recently went on vacation to the four Disney them parks in Florida. The family and I had a lot of fun and rode a lot of the rides. Now that I am getting back into the Scouting mode, I began thinking about how some leadership styles within packs and troops is similar to some…
#175-Only A Fool It's a LONG show and it's all about my Blue & Gold. All planning and technical items are covered. Video will be coming soon. Tonight's show sponsored by Badge Magic
Scouting Magazine’s Front Line Stuff asks how to balance sports and Scouting : So many of our Scouts are involved in sports that there are always conflicts between troop meetings and outings and team practices and games. How do other troops handle this issue?
1 Vote On Idea The MyBSA photo and logo resource provides a wealth of images - until a council looks for black/white or full-color endowment logos: James E. West, 1910 Society, Founders Circle, and Heritage Society. Based on a call from a council, I looked and - if they exist - they are not intuitively filed.
Happy Thanksgiving one and all! What!?! Did I read that right? Yes, February is a time for all scouts to give thanks to our Founder of the Scouting program: Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell. Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell was born on Feb 22, 1857, and the world celebrates Founder's Day on the 22 nd…
0 Vote On Idea The "preferred" font in the Brand Identity Guide (p30) is a licensed font. To eliminate the need to purchase a font, why not make one of fonts already available in Microsoft office the "preferred" font. With all of us looking for ways to eliminate needless expenses, purchasing a font when so…
6 Vote On Idea Two executives from my council have been doing Community Group FOS Presentations this year to try and find new ways to raise money in a tight economy. They have made and are scheduled to do presentations with such groups as Service Clubs, Chambers of Commerce events, Fraternal Organizations and any other…
During our Centenary last year, we decided to have a badge to commemorate the fact (you can see my original post here ). These badges were given out to all members of the Group and any old members we knew about.
One of the biggest headaches and heartaches in scouting does not come from failed activities or meetings it comes from figuring out how to deal with those pesky scouts that are determined to be troublemakers. I dislike using that term because it has such a negative connotation attached to it.
Another fantastic camp out with the Scouts from Troop 664. I took the opportunity to try out a J Falk Wood Fuel Stove this weekend. Jason Klass from Gear Talk sent me one to try out. I really like the stove.
Last weekend Troop 483 went to Pedernales Falls SP for some fun. We got up Saturday morning, had breakfast during a brief rain storm and then set out for a seven mile hike with some beautiful weather. After crossing the river we assended up the hills about a thousand feet and had lunch on the…
6 Vote On Idea The McKinsey study and reorg plan left out at least 2 major areas: how we govern the web and how we create training. Although training (for youth members, adult volunteers, and employees runs through nearly everything we do, there are no generally agreed upon standards for how it is created, distributed…
The March 2009 ( When I Grow Up ) Den Meeting in a Box is now available from BSA Supply Group for Tiger, Wolf, or Bear den meetings. It is $37.49 and includes ten " Into the Future " booklets, 10 blue plastic time capsules, ten monthly theme emblems, and more.
We have some new designs we are considering adding to the Trading post. Please help us decide which ones to print, vote for the ones you like and also tell us the ones you do not like. You can vote by replying to this post, thank you!
2 Vote On Idea Please allow year end 1099's to have be adjusted. We had to manually type some of ours to accomodate special situations. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Other (68) Mark as duplicate
3 Vote On Idea Take off the page headers when a bsaprint report is saved to a file. It would save a lot of time if I didn't have to delete all the page headers when manipulating the data in excel. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Technology (108) Mark as duplicate
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There's nothing I enjoy more in scouting than kicking a scout out. When new scouts join, one of the first things I tell them is that my hope is to kick them out. I don't really care if they reach Eagle or not because that is completely up to them.
Most drivers when approaching a Bridge Out sign would know that they must stop before they run out of road or put themselves into immediate danger. Are we doing that with the transitional scouts? ...Could be. Many scouts will drop from the program because they have not been give the full information of what lies…
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel t hat you, too, can become great. Mark Twain
For the first time, two youth from the same council will be part of the delegation selected to present the Boy Scouts of America's annual Report to the Nation in Washington, D.C. Eagle Scout Jack O'Neill, 19, and Amanda Vogt, 19, hold two of Scouting's highest national youth offices while representing the Greater St.
The March 2009 Baloo's Bugle (by Commissioner Dave) is available for free download. Baloo's Bugle is a monthly unofficial publication with games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings. This one covers the April " Jurassic Pack " theme.
I've just realised that it is nearly a month since I did a podcast talking about the Beaver and Cub programmes. The Scout one will hopefully be coming this weekend. I know that you've all been desperate to hear the next instalment!
During the summer of 2007 members of our local Explorer Unit went to Canada to camp with some Canadian Scouts. This year marks the return visit by the Canadians. This camp will have been in preparation for 12 months when it actually happens.
ScoutStuff.org has created a special page to list all of the Scout Stuff Promotion Codes . Current ScoutStuff.org Promotions: 99 Cents Shipping 2/1/09 - 2/28/09 P90929 Free Thermos with a $50 purchase 2/18/09 to 2/28/09 P50446 Buy one 3-in-1 Backpack Vest and get a 19-LED Headlamp for free 2/25/09 to 2/28/09 P98912
Personal stories of what the Wood Badge means to you.
A canoe trip is like a voyage of life. An old 'un ought to hand on piloting hints. The only true Success is Happiness. Two steps to Happiness are: Taking life as a game and giving out Love. Happiness is not mere pleasure not the outcome of wealth.
The April 2009 ( Jurassic Pack ) Den Meeting in a Box is now available from BSA Supply Group for Tiger, Wolf, or Bear den meetings. It is $37.49 and includes ten " Creature Features " booklets, 10 unfinished wood dinosaurs, acrylic paint, ten monthly theme emblems, and more.
We promised a February Contest so here it is! (We know its a little late but hopefully you will agree it was worth the wait!) This month Scouting News Visitors have a chance to win a $25 coupon code for TrailStop.com , which includes free FedEx Ground Shipping!
I forgot to bring my lunch to work today, so had to pop out to the local shop to get some. My food cost £2.19, so at the till I handed over £2.20 and received 81p in change! I told the assistant he'd given me too much and handed back the 80p.
Today is my Mum's 65th birthday, so Happy Birthday! Not really Scouting related, but that doesn't matter!
1 Vote On Idea ScoutNET runs so many reports. Could there be a way for ScoutNET to automatically populate all of the actual data from the previous year into the Quality Unit commitment forms? Every year I spend a couple of hours with my District Commissioner manually copying over this data from Advancemet, MyBSA, and…
2 Vote On Idea Often times changes are made to ScoutNet that hinder a registrar's job. Why not ask a group of registrars to serve on a committee and get their input before making changes? It may be a good idea to form a committee for each computer software program that the local council employees…
-1 Vote On Idea Why not make jigsaw puzzles out of the Centenial Portrait for sale in Scout Shops and/or Service Centers? Comments (0) Category/Tags : 100th Anniversary (22) Mark as duplicate
Our Beavers and Cubs had pancakes at their meetings last night, as it was Pancake Day on Tuesday and most of them were cooked by me! Action shot The Beavers are too small to reach the cooker and to have them around hot oil is probably not a good idea either.
One in three children in Nebraska (K-12) are overweight or at risk of being overweight. To help combat this, the Mid-America Council is transforming our many wellness-based activities into a higher profile program – ScoutFit. The ScoutFit program will bring to light the current wellness-based activities and advancements Scouting offers and also use new, specially designed…
Podcast number 8. Finally got round to talking about the Scout section of the UK programme. Explorers and Network section programme to follow soon (less than a month!).
Potawatomi Area Council's Executive Board Search Committee would like to announce that Patrick Scherer has been hired as Potawatomi Area Council's new Scout Executive. He will become the 13th Scout Executive in the history of the Council and will start his new position on March 9, 2009.
