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Today's about remembering the life of John F. Kennedy, but it's impossible to do so without mentioning Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was the first president to have been a Boy Scout, and earlier today I offered an in-depth look at Kennedy's involvement with Scouting and strong positive opinion of the organization.
Set aside your paperwork, take a moment, and join me on this six minute retreat into the lakes and forests of New Brunswick, Canada with painter Réjean Roy. Le Peintre, le canot et la forêt (Painter, canoeing and forest) records Roy's traditional canoeing kit (note the wanigan , canvas portage pack, trapper tent, canvas covered canoe…
I know that the blog, once again, has taken a back seat to this crazy thing called life. I suppose an apology would sound nice, but hey, we all have lives I assume. This week has been a real moving one for me and I want to share it.
Sustainability in the BSA is much more than a merit badge, and the media is taking notice. A recent article in Dwell magazine showcased the Sustainability Treehouse at the Paul R. Christen National High Adventure Base at the Summit. Standing 125 feet tall and featuring 4,000 square feet of interactive exhibits demonstrating sustainable practices, the…
You may now register for 2014 National Camping School sessions using the electronic registration portal. How to Register for NCS 2014 Please note that only local council representatives are authorized to enter National Camping School registrations. View the 2014 NCS brochure at http://www.ncsbsa.org/resources/ncs/ .
All councils that participate in the Council Accident and Sickness program administered by Health Special Risk (HSR) should have received an email from HSR regarding the renewal of the program for 2014. BSA Risk Management recently completed negotiations with the carrier s on a two-year rate structure.
A new email address is now available for those who have questions and/or comments concerning MyScouting Tools . The new address is [email protected] . Your feedback is important to us as we want to continue to make volunteers' experiences better!
I have said it before on the blog, but it is always worth repeating.. or at least reminding ourselves about time. Specifically time management. I can't tell you how many times time comes up in conversation, typically "there's not enough of it."
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Click image to view e-Letter A special edition of the Finance Impact Department's e-Letter has been published and is now available online. This edition focuses on local council fiscal issues, with several action items specifically related to PeopleSoft Financials, IOIPay , and year-end close.
Copyright Scouter Mom - A resource for adults and youth involved in Scouting Reader Cindy asked this question I want to know… if my son has earned all of his Eagle Required Merit badges, but has not "Eagled up" ie has not completed his project or had his Eagle Board of review, do the additional merit…
In our last post we talked about Time management. This post will discuss time again, but time as it relates to wisdom, as in time as a teacher. Often times I find myself shaking my head in wonder when talking with our younger people.
December can be the most hectic month of all, with holiday preparations, family visits and vacations, shopping, cooking and cleaning. Fortunately, if you do your Scouting duty to "be prepared", your workload will be lighter and you'll have more time …
Being a friend to the environment has been part of the mission of the Boy Scouts of America for over a century. We know that conserving the land, forests, air, water, wildlife and limited resources we all share is everyone's responsibility.
Safety of our youth, volunteers, and employees is a key priority for all of us. As a reminder, employees are not permitted to carry or possess firearms, knives, or other weapons while on the premises of any BSA facility, in BSA buildings, in vehicles parked on BSA property, or on any other BSA property.
Scoutmaster Podcast 197 In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast we discuss evaluating subjective requirements, Eagle Scout problems, youth protection and communicating with families. All this and your messages in the mailbag! Links The Scouting Journey At Amazon Be a ScoutmasterCG.com Backer Podcast Archive Scoutmaster Podcast 197
When your son opens the JM Cremp's catalog and reads, "This may look like a catalog to your folks, but I can assure you, son, that this is the guidebook to becoming a man," he'll be hooked! Billing itself as the "The Boys Adventure Store," JM Cremp's is an awesome place to purchase gifts for
________________________________________ Dear Andy, (I am using my mom's email address and she is okay with me sending this.) I noticed today on my Webelos handbook that there is a mistake as there is only one bucket of water by the fire.
It's time to complete the 2014 Annual Local Council Membership Validation. All professionals, paraprofessionals, council registration staff, council service center employees, program aides/project workers, and designated volunteers should download, review, and sign the membership validation procedures. The signed forms must be returned to area directors no later than February 15, 2014.
[N.B. This is a long post; roughly 2k words. However, I feel that it is one of the most important I have ever written. Please look at it when you have time to sit down and read it through. I don't think you will regret the time spent!] A Time When a Movement is Called…
Copyright Scouter Mom - A resource for adults and youth involved in Scouting Scuba BSA introduces qualified Boy Scout, Venturing, and registered adult participants to the special skills, equipment, and safety precautions associated with scuba diving; encourages aquatics activities that promote fitness and recreation; and provides a foundation for those who later will participate in more…
The pack meeting lasts 90 minutes, so that's plenty of time to do some Christmas shopping, grab a bite and pick up my prescription for crazy pills." It's crazy but true: A few parents out there see Cub Scouting (and Boy Scouting) as a low-cost babysitting option for their son.
GIS: A geographic information system (GIS) lets us visualize, question, analyze, interpret, and understand data to reveal relationships, patterns, and trends. We posted earlier about the 2013 jamboree story map , a project that combines the best of GIS with some pretty cool images of the jamboree.
Last year, the National Executive Board passed a resolution that, in support of the mission of the Boy Scouts of America, all programs would begin using the Scout Oath and Law. Recently, there have been a number of questions about the effective date of this change, which primarily affects Cub Scouting and Venturing.
Understanding how Scouts listen should help us figure out how we best communicate with them. There's never enough time to get your message across. Even Fidel Castro, famous for giving six-hour speeches, had plenty more to add. If you're given 8 minutes, take 8 minutes minus 7 seconds, not 9 minutes.
It is hard to believe that it is nearly three years since I first seriously began thinking of taking thirty years of patches from various Scouting events and sewing them on a blanket like so many Scouters have done. In the summer of 2012 I laid out one of my Scouting blankets on my ping…
Instead of fancy sneakers, Paul wants hiking boots. Rather than an expensive vacation, Angela would like a trip to Wood Badge. And save your money on Pete, because his main wish for the holidays is simply to be a better Scoutmaster.
Copyright Scouter Mom - A resource for adults and youth involved in Scouting The Cub Scout core value for the month of December is Respect . BSA has a Cub Scout pack meeting plan called Passport to Other Lands related to this core value.
We discovered a spear point and the potsherd under a sheltering wall of rock that someone called home centuries ago. An archaeologist's expert hand peeled back layers of soil to reveal a fire-blackened circle of stones, charcoal and fragments of bones.
It is time for for the Boy Scouts of Troop 68 to add another skit, or is it a song, to the list of videos on the Melrose Scout Productions Podcast . The video comes from the troop's Laughs for Lunch Show performed in January 2000.
drawn on iPad Mini using Paper app and Just-Mobile AluPen The Marshmallow Challenge is an indoor, patrol-based, teamwork and creativity challenge that can be run with minimal equipment and twenty minutes of time. Developed by Tom Wujec of AutoDesk (Producers of the FormIt app and AutoCAD amongst many,many others), this challenge has been used by…
Copyright Scouter Mom - A resource for adults and youth involved in Scouting BSA provides Bear den meeting ideas for den leaders on the Scouting.org website. These Cub Scout Bear den meeting plans are step by step guides to carrying out a den meeting.
Tis the season again for holiday shopping and gift giving to the Scouters in our lives. If the person you're thinking of already has everything previously mentioned in my Gear Guide category , then I have a few more ideas starting one of these flashlights from Goal Zero!
Hey, Boy Scout troop leaders and Venturing crew leaders: check out the river. The New River, that is. Alright. Technically, the New River is not on the Summit grounds. However, it is a key part of The River program, so we're including it in the venue spotlight series.
