News (Scouts)
Look inside the emails the BSA sends new Cub Scout and Scouts BSA families
When welcoming a new family to your pack or troop, nothing beats a personal phone call, email or text message from you. But when welcoming tens of thousands of new Scouting families into our movement, a series of helpful and cheerful emails from the BSA comes in a close second. Last year, the BSA launched…
Read MoreCub Scout Parent Orientation Guide now available!
You have the Scouts – so what do you do with the parents? The parent orientation is a vital step in the recruiting process and should take place after your back-to-school night, your unit’s recruitment event, and School Night for Scouting. Parent orientations serve as the opportunity to provide an introduction into Scouting and your…
Read MoreHave you completed your Troop Annual Plan yet?
We plan so we can deliver a high quality program to every Scout and his or her family. Setting an annual program plan, complete with a weekly calendar, provides direction for the troop and helps meet the goals Scouting. It also makes the best use of volunteer time, which makes it easier to recruit more…
Read MoreHave you completed your Pack Annual Plan yet?
Excellent Cub Scout packs know that a great program doesn’t just happen: packs must take the time to plan and organize for the year ahead. Planning helps prevent conflict and last-minute problems, and ensures a safe, successful program. Pack Annual Planning meetings ideally take place in May, June, or July to ensure that everyone is…
Read MoreDay Camp Program for new Tiger Scouts!
Tiger Day Camp is the perfect introduction to Summer Camp for our youngest campers entering 1st Grade this fall! Spend a full day exploring camp and all of the awesome activities it has to offer. You can look forward to swimming, archery, bb guns, nature hike, bounce pillow and much more! ADVANCEMENT This program is…
Read MoreNew Cub Scout Preview Adventure!
Welcome to the fun and exciting Yo-Yo Preview Adventure sponsored by Duncan Toys. This preview adventure gives Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scouts the opportunity to learn the concepts that make a yo-yo work and the basic physics of a pendulum. Duncan has provide great instructional videos to help you present this adventure to your…
Read MoreNorthern Star Scouts BSA Troop needs adult female leader for Philmont
A Scouts BSA Troop is looking for an adult female leader to join their Philmont Trek – and they’re willing to help pay the way! Know anybody interested? July 9-21. Comment if you want more info and we’ll connect you – you could make this young woman and her friends very happy!
Read MoreWORK AT YOUR FAVORITE PLACE, CAMP!
MOST OF OUR CAMPS ARE STILL HIRING WHAT IS THE JOB? Northern Star Scouting, based out of St. Paul, MN is seeking camp counselors age 15 and older that are interested in work with Scouts age 11-17 (Scouts BSA) or age 6-10 (Cub Scout). WHERE IS IT? Northern Star Scouting has camps throughout Minnesota and…
Read MoreSoar toward a new STEM Nova Award with iFLY
Your Scouts can take flight and earn a cool new STEM Nova Award, thanks to a collaboration between iFLY and the Boy Scouts of America. iFLY indoor skydiving gives Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA members, Sea Scouts and Venturers a chance to fly high while working on the “Up and Away” STEM Nova Award. They’ll focus…
Read More2019 Many Point and Tomahawk Reservations Are Now Open
2019 Many Point and Tomahawk Reservations are open. All the remaining sites are available for anyone to reserve. MANY POINT SCOUT CAMP Many Point is a top notch Scout camp in Northern Minnesota known for being mission driven, providing quality service, and innovation. TOMAHAWK SCOUT RESERVATION Located in beautiful Western Wisconsin, Tomahawk…
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