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Going to the horses mouth; links to National info on Chapter 11
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Leavitt: Boy Scouting is not what we may think it is By Irv Leavitt for Chronicle Media — February 24, 2020

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BSA's business model 1 2

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Positive District Changes during Financial Reorganization 1 2 3 4 6

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Youth serving partnership - scouting wire

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A new, or recently shared, cog in the YP response and barriers in BSA

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- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By Eagle94-A1 · Posted 7 hours ago
  
  I too hate the term.
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By DuctTape · Posted 7 hours ago
  
  I cringed when I read the term "Family Troop". My initial reaction was, "there's the final nail in the coffin of the Patrol Method".
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By FireStone · Posted 7 hours ago
  
  This is so poorly worded and tone deaf. Family Scouting was a smart concept for Cub Scouts. It makes no sense as a marketing tool for Troops. And like Jameson76 mentioned, it's not what 11-17 year olds want. Also pitching this as a solution to inadequate numbers needed to start a single-gender troop is just pure nonsense. This didn't come about to solve that problem and we all know it. I'm 100% in favor of this all happening, it's long overdue, but I don't get this particular marketing pitch to roll it out as "family scouting". It makes no sense.
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  By qwazse · Posted 8 hours ago
  
  I like your attempt at not swallowing the doublespeak. I would encourage everyone to be more direct and use the term “mixed sex troop.” The last thing the youth who participated in the mixed sex troop pilot need is for their efforts to imply that parents and siblings and extended family will all be part of the troop. No! These girls and boys weren’t testing the hypothesis that every scout’s family members would facilitate successful implementation of the program. The issue at hand was a neighborhood of boys and girls (not biological brothers and sisters) working the program together with beneficial outcomes that outweigh proposed detriments.
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  By MikeS72 · Posted 8 hours ago
  
  It was forwarded to all District Commissioners on Saturday by our Council Commissioner.
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2961 topics in this forum

Contagion and National Preparedness

How about Proactive PR? Our Competition is taking shots. 1 2 3

We Are Scouts

2017 Report to the Nation-Membership 1 2 3 4 5

Power Player of the Week - GSUSA CEO

Going to the horses mouth; links to National info on Chapter 11

Scouting ties in the Trump Administration 1 2 3 4 13

Leavitt: Boy Scouting is not what we may think it is By Irv Leavitt for Chronicle Media — February 24, 2020

Positive Council Changes during Financial Reorganization 1 2 3 4 15

Schools & Religious Principle 1 2 3 4 5

Positive National Structural Changes during Financial Restructuring 1 2 3

BSA's business model 1 2

Positive District Changes during Financial Reorganization 1 2 3 4 6

Youth serving partnership - scouting wire

A new, or recently shared, cog in the YP response and barriers in BSA

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