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Guidance for honoring veterans with grave site flags on Memorial Day
For 35 years, Scouts from the Chickasaw Council have honored the veterans buried at the Memphis National Cemetery every Memorial Day by placing American flags at their grave sites. Buddy Crenshaw came up with the endeavor after a Scout, who was seeking ideas for an Eagle Scout project, approached him. “The Memphis Naval Air Station folks had been putting…
Read MoreDear Scoutmaster: OA Chapter Meeting on Jun 7, 2018 6:50-8:30PM
Dear Scoutmaster, It is my understanding that you have Order of the Arrow youth in your troop. Our Chapter Conclave is very important for the council because our Chapter performs critical service projects at Stearns Scout Camp, as well as the inducts for our new Ordeal and Brotherhood members to our Lodge. We are…
Read MoreOA Chapter Meeting on Jun 7, 2018 6:50-8:30PM
Calling all OA Members, This is our last chapter meeting before summer. We will be serving ice cream to celebrate summer call outs, summer camp, and maybe the end of school! If you have any food constraints or allergies, please let me know so I can make accomedations. The chapter is looking for volunteers to…
Read MoreMembership Recruitment – more than once a year event – New tools for recruiting!
Membership Recruitment – more than once a year event! Each unit should have a recruitment strategy for bringing in new members throughout the year. That could be a bring-a-friend event at you pack, troop, or crew, participating in a parade or other community events, or doing service projects. When we are out in the community…
Read MoreWhat you need to know about the LDS church’s announcement about its future relationship with the BSA
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this week announced that, starting on Jan. 1, 2020, it will shift the focus of its youth programs toward serving an increasingly global membership. That means the LDS church will no longer charter Scout units beginning in 2020 and beyond. Many Scouters have been wondering what this…
Read MoreNEW BSA MANDATORY YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING – Classroom Training Available – May 24, 2018 7:00PM
The Boy Scouts of America’s updated Youth Protection Training is mandatory for all registered adult leaders in all BSA programs. Other adults participating in Scouting are strongly encouraged to take this one-hour online training. The prior version of BSA’s Youth Protection trainings will no longer be available. The updated training replaces all other Youth Protection…
Read MoreThe Summit Bechtel Reserve offers top-notch training courses, too
The Philmont Training Center isn’t the exclusive home of high-level BSA training. Excellent opportunities await at the Summit Bechtel Reserve’s John D. Tickle National Training and Leadership Center in West Virginia. The center has a long name but a simple purpose: Help adults and youth make an even bigger impact on their unit, district or…
Read MoreThird Annual Base Camp Backyard Family Campout
Join us for Base Camp’s third annual family campout as we return to the wild surroundings of neighboring Fort Snelling State Park! Join a guided two-mile hike from Base Camp to the private group campsite along the bank of the Minnesota River – no heavy hauling required, an equipment shuttle will be available both days!…
Read MoreLION SCOUTS, DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE’S SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM JUST FOR YOU?!
TIGER DAY CAMP Tiger Day Camp is a single day program designed just for current Lion Scouts (entering 1st grade in the fall). You will have a chance to try out all of the favorite camp activities such as swimming, archery, bb guns, crafts, nature and bounce pillow! Staff will guide you every step of the…
Read MoreAshton Kutcher was a Scout, hiked Philmont and supports BSA efforts to welcome boys and girls
Ashton Kutcher, star of TV and movies and the original social media influencer who in 2009 became the first account to amass 1 million Twitter followers, was a Scout and hiked at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. The star of That ’70s Show took to Twitter on Thursday to offer his support for the BSA as…
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