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NEW! Cub Scout Roundtable Newsletter
What to Expect at the upcoming January Cub Scout Roundtable meeting We are trying something new, a newsletter just for the Cub Scout roundtable. The newsletter provides and overview of the upcoming program, including events and information just for adult leaders and parents. Let us know what you think of the new Cub Scout Roundtable…
Read MoreRoundtable Handouts (eHangfiles) – December 2017
(handouts from previous months) Boy Scout – Order of the Arrow – Information for All Troops Cub Scout – NEW! Cub Scout Newsletter for the Upcoming Roundtable – January 4th, 2018 2017 Webleos To Scout Transition 2017 Webelos To Scout Transition Roles Pinewood Derby Rules 2018 Pinewood Derby Build Clinic – Jan 4, 2018 –…
Read MoreNalgene water bottles have surprising roots in the Boy Scouts of America
They’re carried on Philmont’s trails and clipped to canoe thwarts at Northern Tier. You’ll find them on every Florida Sea Base trek and Summit Bechtel Reserve adventure, too. But you might be surprised to learn that Nalgene water bottles were created as lab equipment — not camping gear. It took the vision of the company’s…
Read MoreWaste not: 2017 National Jamboree was the greenest on record
Anyone who attended the 2017 National Jamboree already knows it was one of the most successful Jamborees ever. Now we know it was likely the greenest Jamboree ever, too. For the first time in recorded National Jamboree history, Scouts, Scouters and staff recycled and reused more than they sent to the landfill. At the 2017…
Read MoreDistrict Committee Meeting – Minnetonka Community Center – Dec 19, 2017
Subcommittee Members are Encouraged to Attend Minnetonka Community Center Oak Knoll Room 14600 Minnetonka Blvd Minnetonka, MN 55345 Tuesday, December 19, 2017 7:00PM Teleconference by: Google Hangouts Two Options: (1) Video Conference by desktop, laptop, or cell phone browser. Use this link: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/calendar/aWhvc3RAbG1kYnNhLm9yZw.2iemhpnj1s7m5vib8u0d8asinp?authuser=0 (2) Telephone (from any telephone) 781-448-4248 Pin# 28391 LOCATION CHANGE (see address above)…
Read MoreAfter Hurricane Irma, Sea Base Alumni and Friends members stepped up to help
Editor’s note: This guest blog post was written by Suzanne Tiernan, communications director for the Sea Base Alumni and Friends Association. First, there was Hurricane Harvey. The news was full of damage reports and people helping each other. Then came Hurricane Irma. We followed its track and watched it grow as it headed towards the U.S.…
Read MoreOrder of the Arrow – Information for All Arrowmen – Dec 17 – Dec 31, 2017
Order of the Arrow – Information for All Arrowmen Dec 17 – Dec 31, 2017 OA Elections for 2018 –2018 OA youth elections run from Jan 1st through April 15th. Your annual elections should already be scheduled. Ensure your peer troops are committed to visiting and providing an election team. The OA chapter web page…
Read MoreEagle Scout creates Lego models of historic hotels for his Eagle project — and for fun
For his Eagle Scout service project, Adam Moore built a hotel. Brick by brick — and without a drop of glue — Adam’s one-twentieth-scale Lego model of the historic Strater Hotel in Durango, Colo., took shape. In 2015, Adam and the group of Scouts under his leadership donated the completed model to the landmark hotel.…
Read MoreRECORD MILLION DOLLAR DAY FOR SCOUTING KICKS OFF NEW YEAR
$1,176,000 RAISED BY END OF SECOND BREAKFAST Nearly 900 generous Scouting supporters took part in the two breakfasts that make up the Million Dollar Day for Scouting. For the first time ever, this event topped $1 million by the end of the 25 hour period, reaching 33% of our 2018 Friends of Scouting goal. A…
Read MoreGet the Scoop on the Scoutbook Youth Advancement Sync
Calling all unit leaders—the Scoutbook Youth Advancement sync is officially underway! All Scouting units with active Scoutbook subscriptions have recently been invited to complete the Scoutbook Youth Advancement Sync with ScoutNet. The Scoutbook Unit Admins have been notified and given instructions on how to activate this sync by December 31, 2017. This sync will allow…
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