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By RememberSchiff · Posted
@mylo_cat welcome to scouter.com Previous similar topic thread. -
To my delight, one of the young women in my troop has earned the National Medal for Outdoor Achievement. I am now looking for help in obtaining the actual physical award. By way of background, this award was quietly discontinued in late 2024 and this change was announced in January 2025. Because we had a Scout who was well on her way to earning it, we contacted Scouting America and were told: "We understand that some Scouts may have been actively working toward the National Medal of Outdoor Achievement prior to its discontinuation. If a Scout has already begun the process for this award prior to December 31, 2024, they will have until December 31, 2025, to complete it. Scouting America Outfitters (formerly known as National Supply) will keep the medal available for order until December 31, 2025, although it will be listed as discontinued. The SKU for the medal is 662983." Unfortunately, we are now unable to source the medal. Our local Scout shop has none in stock and the Scouting America Outfitters (National Supply) also has none. There aren't any available on eBay. We want to recognize our Scout's remarkable achievement (all the more remarkable because she worked very hard to complete all the remaining requirements in a compressed time frame; she's 16). If we can't source the medal, we'll come up with something meaningful — but I am hoping perhaps a redditor has a local Scout shop that still has them in stock, or perhaps an extra in their possession they would be willing to sell. Thank you for helping up recognize our Scout's hard work and commitment to putting the "outing" in "Scouting"! (She is now planning her Eagle project so that it can fulfil part of the requirements for the Distinguished Conservation Service Award). -
By Eagle94-A1 · Posted
Trust me I know. My council is about to launch a capital campaign for repairs and upgrades at camp. What happened to the money from a camp they sold that they told volunteers would pay for these renovations? Yes, I know, it went to pay the council's share of the lawsuit. -
But the mergers are going to come slow, they're all fighting them, they only do it (looking at you Long Island & Northern MN.) when they simply have no other options and national forces them to do it with no cards on the table. -
By Eagle94-A1 · Posted
Supposedly, if every CO in a county petitions to leave and join a council, it can happen. BUT every single CO has to agree to it. I do not know if they have everyone on board or not. But I told them to have patience as mergers are coming.
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