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The founding scouts of Troop 911 learned about camp stove safety and operation at their troop meeting this week. There were demonstrations of gas stoves like the one in the picture, smaller backpacking stoves with the same mechanics, canister stoves, and alcohol 'popcan' stoves.
A couple of our scouts last year went to their Eagle Board of Review and were asked if they could recite the Outdoor Code. They couldn't. At first I was kind of perplexed on why it was even brought up, but when I reread the Scout Handbook, I found that every Scout, upon joining agrees
Click to open the August 1 issue The August 1 issue of the Finance Impact Department's e-Letter has been published and is available online. In this issue, Development and Corporate Alliances announces their upcoming AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising course to be held in the Northeast Region at the Tropicana Atlantic City in New Jersey.
Food is key to any active lifestyle. With all the high adventure and walking at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree, getting enough to eat was critical to having fun. Here's a glimpse into how Scouts and Venturers managed to stay fueled up at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree.
On Saturday, 40,000 Scouts, Venturers, volunteers, and staff from across the United States and the world gathered for the closing show of the 2013 National Scout Jamboree at the Summit. Best-selling rock band 3 Doors Down, "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe's talk about dirt, and the king of Sweden's rousing dance entertained the crowd.
Consider it the ultimate leap of faith. Over the past three years, the Boy Scouts of America asked tens of thousands of Scouts, Venturers, Scouters and parents to trust the organization's vision to reshape the national jamboree. Not only was the Summit Bechtel Reserve the first new location for a jamboree since 1981, but also…
I have been a Scout leader going on 10 years. I have experienced some super highs and super lows. Fortunately, when I have gotten super low, there has been someone that is even lower than me, and trying to help them get up, brings me up.
The book that began it all...as you've never seen it before.
Scouting has spread around the world (at last count, every country in the world except for 6 had active Scouts), and pioneering has spread with it, from forests to jungles to polar regions to open grasslands. This map summarises the timber Scouts use for pioneering around the world.
Day before camp: "Isn't it tomorrow yet?!?" 1st day of camp: "Awesome! Sweet! This place rocks!" 2nd day of camp: "Who's turn was it to do dishes?" 3rd day of camp: "Isn't it time to go home now?" Yep! It a pattern that happens all too often, even on ‘good' camping trips.
Did You Know........ In 2012 Scouting was voted the UK's most inspirational and practical charity. Source: http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/06/30-amazing-facts-about-scouts/ Yours in Scouting Service Mark West Eagle Scout ASM Troop 1316/Troop 0669 Council Aquatics/Outdoor Ethics Council Program/Training/Camping If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a professional.
Scouting laws, like the laws of physics and those recorded by Murphy, reflect the way things are rather than the way we wish they were. Andy is a Unit Commissioner who answers Scouting questions though his online column, Ask Andy with a pithy, direct style that has helped many Scouters find their way out of…
Cub Scouts love patches! And there are many opportunities to earn them. When our Cubs participate in activities such as the annual popcorn sale, the Memorial Day flag placement or the Scouting for Food drive, they get a new patch. Scouting anniversary events and camporees have patches for the attendees. The boys who go to
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For this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast I am away at summer camp so we'll share a rebroadcast of the story ‘The Boy from Aarhus' – I'll be back next week! Scoutmaster Podcast 180 – The Boy from Aarhus
A Triumphant Success—posing on their Single A-Frame Bridge In the Pioneering Area of the 2013 national jamboree, we put together a couple of Single A-Frame Bridge kits, so Scouts and Venturers could build this simple crossing bridge during their visit to Garden Ground Mountain.
Recently, one of our readers asked for suggestions on how to get Cub Scout parents more involved in helping. That is something that many packs struggle with. How do we get parents to help out so that the burden isn't all on the den leaders or committee members? We all are busy, but I'm a
August is almost here. Summer is flying by, fall is in sight, and with it, a ramp-up in Scouting activity. Here are some things the committee chair needs to be on top of as we get busier: Many troops (packs …
After 10 phenomenal days at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree earlier this month, I have just one regret: I couldn't see it all. I never rolled by the skate park or BMX track, didn't take a dip in the Pools, and bailed on whitewater rafting.
The Pioneering Area was named Peschke Field after Adolph Peschke , who through the years had motivated and inspired so many with his high standards, creativity, and pioneering know-how. The following layout is a depiction of the pioneering projects and activities featured at the 2013 national jamboree up on Garden Ground Mountain at the Summit Bechtel…
The Single A-Frame Bridge is made up of three subassemblies. Please refer to Bridge Walkways as a point of reference for two of the three of these subassemblies. The following photos will enliven the text and instructions featured in Adolph Peschke’s informative, older pioneering merit badge pamphlet .
The 2013 National Jamboree is officially over. The new Summit high adventure base has completed its first real test at handling large groups of Boy Scouts, leaders, and staff. It will be interesting during the next several weeks to see what the reports will read.
Mike Rowe at the National Jamboree telling scouts to "work smart and hard" encouraging something I have been trying to tell Scouts headed to college for years – find something you love and don't ignore the idea of working with your hands as a career.
Nothing beats a day on the water - in my opinion, at least. Especially when you're aboard a sailboat exploring new-to-you waters. The secret location in the May-June 2013 "Where Am I?" contest is a popular boating destination that I'm itching to visit.
Our Inimitable Quarter Master: Benny Poedjono waits on RIck Strong. Ropes . For thirty different pioneering projects and structures, plenty of rope had to be measured, cut, and whipped for lashings, anchors, and guy lines. We had plenty of manila and appropriate synthetic fiber rope in a variety of diameters on hand, and thanks to a…
[Note: This is a long post. But I believe it is perhaps one of the most important that I have written on this blog. Please read it when you have the time to read the whole thing through and think about it.
I have noticed that when Scouts and adult leaders have written about what they collected at this year's National Jamboree it always seems to be about the patches. I will admit that patches are cool, and that I collect them myself, but there are plenty of other things to collect at the B.S.A.'s big event.
Students from Basic Education High School 3 Dawei cook rice at Maungmakan Beach in December 2012 under a scouting program being trialled by the Ministry of Education. (Cherry Thein/The Myanmar Times) During a State visit to Canberra, Australia the President Myanmar Thein Sein expressed the desire to successfully re-establish Scouting in his country (It was…
Mike Rowe has some C.R.A.P. to sell you. That's "Collectibles Rare And Precious," of course. The Eagle Scout, Dirty Jobs star, skilled labor advocate and memorable speaker at this month's jamboree is auctioning and selling some signed jamboree gear to benefit his foundation.
Who would've thought bug spray could repel people, too? That's what's happening with DEET, that much-maligned ingredient found in insect repellents with tough-sounding names like "Deep Woods" and "Sportsmen." While some Scouts and Scouters swear by the stuff, others have sworn it off completely.
Lord Robert Baden-Powell's granddaughter Gill Clay wowed the crowds at Boy Scouts of America's recent National Jamboree in West Virginia
Thirteen celebrities have been awarded Scout badges today, as Scouting celebrates its 106th birthday.
