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Wood Badge Centennial Update pilot courses let you experience the future
Registration is now live for a pair of 2018 national Wood Badge Pilot Courses that precede a 2019 update to the BSA’s premier leadership training program for adults. The update, known as the Wood Badge Centennial Update, will be released in 2019 for use in 2020 and beyond. It’s timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary…
Read More2019 World Scout Jamboree registration is now live for BSA members
The U.S. contingent logo for the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. The theme of the 2019 World Scout Jamboree is “Unlock a New World.” Now you’ve got the keys. Registration for the 2019 World Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve is live. This means prospective youth participants, adult volunteers and staffers — known in World Scout…
Read MoreBabe Ruth signed this baseball ‘to Troop 6,’ and now it’s being auctioned for Scouts
There was something different about the baseball these Scouts were tossing back and forth. The year was 1948. The place: a crowded gym in Larchmont, N.Y. Eagle Scout Jack Coughlin, then the 20-something Scoutmaster of Troop 6 out of Larchmont, had to confiscate the ball so nobody got injured. But this wasn’t any baseball, Coughlin…
Read MoreSTEM Scout Named America’s Top Young Scientist
Photo: Andy King, Discovery Education Last week, STEM Scout Gitanjali “Anjali” Rao was named the winner of the 2017 Discovery Education and 3M Young Scientist Challenge, making the world a better place in the process. Anjali’s award-winning project, the Tethys, enables users to test for lead levels in water with greater ease and effectiveness than many…
Read MoreYOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING REQUIRED FOR REGISTERED LEADERS
LEARN ABOUT ADULT AND YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMS It is REQUIRED that all Scouting leaders take Youth Protection Training and are current with the training at recharter time. If you haven’t already done so, please go to www.my.scouting.org and create an account using your BSA ID # to access this training. If you ever have any…
Read MoreA Scout is kind, so let’s make sure the BSA remains a safe place for all
Note from Bryan: October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Each Wednesday this month, the BSA Youth Protection team will share important reminders about what each of us can do to prevent, recognize and report bullying as we work to make Scouting a safe place for all. Week 1 (Today): The BSA is a safe place for…
Read MoreINTEREST FOR WORLD JAMBOREE 2019 LEADERS
INTERESTED IN HELPING? The World Jamboree is a large scale Camporee held every four years with Scouts from around the World. This time around the U.S., Mexico, and Canada are co-hosting the Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. It is gearing up to be the largest World Jamboree ever held and will…
Read MoreHere are the Eagle Scouts playing in the NFL in 2017
Not all Eagle Scout go on to be Eagles like Donnie Jones, punter of the Philadelphia Eagles. Others find careers as Raiders, Dolphins, Chiefs, Ravens, Broncos, Redskins, Texans and Saints. A search of the NFL’s 2017 active rosters — 1,692 players in all — turns up at least 10 Eagle Scouts. These guys are living…
Read MoreFall Camporee Planning Meeting – September 20, 2017 – 7:00PM
Fall Camporee Volunteers, Host Units, their Unit Commissioners, Interested Vendors, Activities Committee Members, and District Committee Members: Fall Camporee Planning Meeting REMINDER Host Troop Schedule *posted to Camporee page of the district website Please join us Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 7:00PM Plymouth Public Library 15700 36th Ave N Plymouth, MN 55446620 map It is time to…
Read MoreOrder of the Arrow – Information for All Arrowmen – Sep 10-24, 2017
September 10-24, 2017 rder of the Arrow – Information for All Arrowmen September 10-24, 2017 Chapter Conclave – October 6-8 – All current Arrowmen and all ordeal candidates should have received letters or email about paying 2018 dues and how to register for our chapter conclave. Please remember, if you have a conflict in October you can…
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