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On Thursday, December 10, 2009, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), you can listen to a live audiocast of the National 100th Anniversary Kick-Off Rally . It is anticipated that 250,000 volunteers, staff members, Scouting alumni, and parents will be listening in. More details at this link . Posted in 100th Anniversary, CUB SCOUTS
Trailhead (formerly "News Briefs") in the November-December 2009 issue of Scouting magazine includes the following news stories of interest to Cub Scouters: BSA 100th Anniversary "Year of Celebration": Patch, Generations Connections, National Hall of Leadership, and More Tournament of Roses Parade BSA Float "Nothing But Nets" Program BSA Memorial Monument Restoration Link Posted in 100th…
The clip below is part of Frontline's Inside the Teenage Brain . Parents, teachers and anyone who works with youth will find the show enlightening. Relatively new technologies have allowed scientists to examine the development of the brain as never before.
The January 2010 Cub Scout Monthly Theme is " Power Up! " Here is the official BSA theme description: "Boys explore the science of energy through solar, electrical, and wind power and how this energy is used in their everyday lives. They can explore different ways to conserve energy and protect the world we live in .
BSA Supply Group's new Winter/Gift 2009 catalog is now available. (This is not to be confused with the Winter 2009 catalog which came out in January 2009.) It features lots of Pinewood Derby accessories and many new 100th Anniversary items . You can view the catalog online here ( link ). Posted in Catalogs, CUB SCOUTS
At our Group's Leader meeting the other night, I put on the agenda that each of the Section Leaders were to report how things were going in their own section. However, before they spoke, I decided to go first. I had realised what a good position the Group is in and how we had improved…
Lots of hints for Power Up - games, openings, closings, ceremonies, jokes, and more Ideas are technical and physical to help our Cubs power themselves up Jim Jones talks about Training and Little blue Box of Energy. Bill Smith, the Roundtable guy, returns and writes about the Cub Scout Program Have your Scouts do their Good…
BSA has sent the following announcement about its 100th Anniversary Kick-Off: ------------------------------------- Join Our Nationwide 100th Anniversary Kick-Off Rally! Just one month to go! The year we celebrate our centennial and begin our next century of service. One of the most exciting moments in our history.
During the next week you can do a good turn for service members by sending a holiday card to Holiday Mail For Heroes P.O. Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 All cards must be received no later than Monday, December 7th.
We've added a few new items in the past few days which may be of interest to Scouts and Scouters: Awards -- see http://usscouts.org/awards.asp for these items: We now have information and the requirements for the " 2010 - A Year of Celebration " awards.
The January ( Power Up! ) Program Helps pages from BSA National are available (free) for download. Cub Scout Program Helps is a great resource for crafts, games, activities, and more for pack meetings and activities and Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings.
The new blog 'Cub Dad' has made a promising beginning and should be of great interest to any Scout leader. The blog chronicles "A discovery of cub scouting through the eyes and experiences of a 45-year-old father and his 7-year-old cub scout."
2 Vote On Idea I Know It Would Be a Blessing to put the Access Code for Online Rechartering right on the Charter. Thank you Comments (0) Applications & Registration , rechartering
The Star-Banner has a great article about three local Scouts who earned the Triple Crown Award: "Hol-ry" can be a friendly greeting or a cry for help, depending on the volume and context. The exchange is traditional at the Charles L.
#204-Second Hand News We set a new record last week with live show attendance. This week, we did it again! During this record breaking show, we discuss the real value of Roundtable, things you may not know about Scouting and how to deal with unruly Scouts.
