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Here's a New Year's resolution you'll want to keep: Be a better Scouter next year. I should point out that you're already pretty great. Like in business, a big part of being a successful Scouting volunteer is simply showing up.
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Hoppin' John is traditionally served on New Year's Day to bring luck through the year. You can have in anytime though. This recipe works at camp or you can cook it at home on your stove. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
After helping the National Park Service restore some of the natural habitat in a high-traffic area on the Gauley River, Venturing Crews 32 and 44 from North Carolina were rewarded for their hard work. In this installment of Adventures in Service: Venturing to the Summit, hard work pays as one of the crews got to…
We talk about discipline in the sense that it's a bad thing, that it's a punishment. From Wikipedia In its original sense, discipline is referred to systematic instruction given to disciples to train them as students in a craft or trade, or to follow a particular code of conduct or "order".
SAN RAMON, Calif. – On December 19th, Boy Scout Quentin Boasso, 14, of Danville, CA was presented with a certificate of recognition and fire district cap for his service to a fellow citizen. On September 7th, Quentin and his father were flagged down on their way to Home Depot.
On Monday while you watch the Rose Parade be on the lookout for the Girl Scout's Float. The Girl Scouts have a float each year in the Rose Parade, but this year the float is a little more special. 2012 marks the Girl Scouts of USA's 100th Anniversary.
Scouting Thought of the Day: Is it too early in the year to start thinking about summer camp plans????? I personally believe that a month after you conducted summer camp for last summer you should at least at the very minimum do the following.
Another year about to begin - endless possibilities and opportunities ahead. Over the holidays, I've been enjoying time with relatives and away from computers. I got in a couple 15-mile hikes in the snow, received a few very cool hiking/camping items, and ate way too much.
Auld Lang Syne is traditionally sung at the new year. "For auld lang syne", loosely translated, means "for old times sake". The song is used to mark endings and new beginnings. For that reason, in the Scouting movement it is sometimes used to close big events, such as jamborees.
From the beginning this blog has held two roles. One has been as a resource to share ideas with parents and fellow Scout leaders. The other role has been as a diary of my own reflections of events gone by. According to WordPress this blog was viewed about 11,000 times in 2011. I certainly appreciate
2010 ended on the heals of one of the most exciting things I had ever done in Scouting having gone to the National Jamboree. Making that super special was that I got to go with both of my sons. 2011 ends with some challenges, but looking back, it was a fantastic year of Scouting.
New York, N.Y. - In a move designed to focus national attention on girls and the issues they face, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has declared 2012 the Year of the Girl: a celebration of girls, recognition of their leadership potential, and a commitment to creating a coalition of like-minded organizations and individuals in support…
