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Summit Bechtel Reserve Hosts UMC Leadership Training for First Time
For the first time, the Summit Bechtel Reserve served as the site of the annual UM Scouters Workshop. The June 17-24 event was held at the 5-year-old High-Adventure base and permanent site of the BSA National Jamboree. Gale winds and torrential rain storms pounded the 10 by 12-foot wall tents of the 22 participants during…
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Read MoreBen Gallaher, country singer and Eagle Scout, makes his mark in Nashville
Country singer-songwriter Ben Gallaher doesn’t hide the fact that he’s an Eagle Scout. He includes those 10 letters in his Twitter bio, on his Facebook page and on his official website. He also lives those 10 letters every day as he tours the country playing music in front of screaming crowds. Life on the road requires “leadership, with…
Read MoreHow These Explorers Are Blazing the Trail for the Next Generation
Explorers from the Greater New York Councils participate in a panel discussion at the annual IDEAGEN – UN Summit. (Photo credit: Dorothy Browne) On July 13, 2016, a team of Explorers, advisors, and Scout staff attended the IDEAGEN – UN Empowering Women and Girls 2030 Summit. This annual event brings together luminaries from across sectors to explore challenges…
Read MoreNeil Armstrong’s success in space didn’t surprise his fellow Boy Scouts
Neil Armstrong wasn’t your typical Boy Scout. While the other boys in Troop 25 out of Sandusky, Ohio, were horsing around at meetings and campouts, “Neil was buckling down to learning things like the flag semaphore code and first aid,” one of his troopmates told Scouting magazine in our March-April 1970 issue. And so when Armstrong, Michael Collins and…
Read MoreFive myths about the 2017 National Jamboree, debunked
With the 2017 National Jamboree a year away, many Scouts, Venturers and Scouters think they’ve missed their chance to attend this quintessential quadrennial Scouting event. But there’s good news: The door to the jamboree is still very much open. In fact, “jamboree registration has closed” is one of several myths floating around out there about the jamboree, which I…
Read MoreDistrict Family Picnic
To: Unit Commissioners and District Members: District Family Picnic It’s Picnic Time ** UPDATE ** Location Change Due To Heat Though we all know that “Plan B is Plan A with a raincoat”, the District Key-4 have decided that today’s expect high of 99 degrees, with a heat index above 110 degrees, makes for dangerous,…
Read MoreJoin Us at Valleyfair Saturday, Oct 14, 2017 – Open to All Scouts, their Families and Friends!
All Scouts and Venturers are Invited to Attend the Lake Minnetonka Camporee on Saturday Discounted Park Admission $28.25* (a $53.00 Value – front gate price for All Day Saturday admission) Join us at the Lake Minnetonka District Camporee on Saturday when the park is open to all Scouts and Venturers, their Families, and Friends from outside…
Read MoreFive tips for starting a new Scout unit in an underserved market
To grow Scouting, consider looking in communities where Scouting hasn’t yet flourished. That’s a skill Brian Collins has perfected. By tapping into underserved markets, this assistant Scoutmaster and district commissioner in the Central Florida Council has started new Scouting units in unexpected places. New packs, troops, teams, posts, ships and crews enrich communities that need Scouting most — including areas with diverse races, religions and…
Read More6 Changes You Can Make to Improve Your Local Recruiting Strategy
Do you want to encourage more and more Scouts to join Scouting in your local area? Of course you do! But how do you do it, you ask? Take note of how the North Florida Council spruced up the traditional idea of sign-up nights and in turn, boosted Cub Scout recruiting by 18%! Check out the…
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