Leaderboard

I disagree. A unit is a community- youth who participate in the program, adults who volunteer to make it happen. Taking a few minutes periodically to appropriately recognize the hard work and accomplishments of the adults sets a very good example for the youth. It sets a good example for other adult volunteers. It shows adults and Scouts in the room that the leaders in that unit are investing in their skills as a leader. It provides an example for Scouts to mimic as they themselves present awards. Finally, it's nice for a parent to get some recognition in front of their child. To

I haven't seen that yet, but the push on recharter is much less than prior years. We are late, as always, but have seen almost no emails/calls/etc. (We change our COR annually which causes all sorts of issues during charter.) Technically the assets must be used for scouting (if raised for scouting). See below. Rules_Regulations_Sept20 (netdna-ssl.com) Council or Unit Assets Upon Dissolution Consistent with the Bylaws, in the event of the dissolution of a council or the revocation or lapse of its charter, the Executive Committee may, at its option, authorize the National

There is a difference between being appreciated and being recognized, a difference between achievement and award. Some prefer a sincere individual thank you, others a more official public praise. Some are satisfied with their achievement without recognition. My $0.02,

We'll agree to disagree. Scouting is suppose to be about the youth. Not the adults. Scouting is suppose to be about the youth's accomplishments. Not the adults. Scouting is suppose to honor the youth's awards. Not the adults. Adults awarding each other awards should not be part of the equation. Do it at a district event, a committee meeting, the next SM/ASM meeting, etc. As I said, I was willing for Silver Buffalo only because it was literally BSA's top adult honor, but that was it.

I don't think there is anything really wrong with what this kid did. He's obviously committed and he met all the requirements. My issue is that this kind of thing -- zipping through to Eagle and extreme badge-ism -- is routinely held up as the ideal when it's not.

"redeployed as agreed upon by the chartered organization and local council." It looks like the CO cannot just go off on their own and they need to get agreement with the council. Are any CO's pushing back at simply writing checks to close out their accounts? I wonder how these conversations go.

Yep. A well targeted, meaningful "30 second" recognition can help recruit new volunteers and also show other scouts and parents the hard work of the leader. Perhaps the key thing is "30 seconds". "30 seconds" means "30 seconds". As scouters, we often hear "30 seconds" and then lose 5 or 10 minutes. Five minutes is not appropriate in front of youth to recognize an adult. "30 seconds" to recognize adults in front of youth happens all the time and is absolutely appropriate. All of this is about not wasting people's time. Don't waste youth's time. Don't waste adult's time. Don

I'm happy for us to agree to disagree on this. Scouting is a youth program in which adults volunteer their time. Taking a minute every so often to publicly say - "you did something notable" - to an adult volunteer is a good thing and it's good for youth to see that. This is especially true for the direct contact leaders. Keep it short, sweet, and to the point. These things don't happen too often, so taking 30 seconds to recognize an adult who receives some adult recognition or award is a good thing. Yes - it's a youth program for the youth. But I think we can insert an appro

My basic formula: Subtract month's Roundtable and replace with Recognition Event Add food and drink. Add host to welcome and introduce new Scouters to others. Minimize speeches. Maximize socializing and networking.

We had a WB beading ceremony (??) that was done at a troop meeting. Ran, I kid you not, 45 minutes. I too felt like we were hostages. Most leaders input was "and that's why I will never go to WB"

They didn't ask me, but I wished they would have gone back to the short lived "Scout BSA" strip from the '70s. Change Scout to Scouts, but keep it small and tidy.

There's two different audiences for this event: unit volunteers who normally do not participate in district activities district volunteers The reality is that unit volunteers who are otherwise not participating in district activities are very unlikely to show up for another event. We all have more meeting and requests for our time than we can keep up with - and something like a district awards banquet isn't high on many people's priority lists. Since the point of these events is to celebrate leaders, the trick is to find another way to celebrate them other than some sort of f

(pre-covid) I already donate a dozen plus hours a week. Every time I sign up for an "away from home" activity, it affects my marriage and family. So when I can, I prioritize wife and kids and look for places I can save time. A formal sit-down dinner is the exact place I can save time. I've been involved in the district for a really long time. I avoid the formal sit down dinners. I avoid Woodbadge Beadings (10 to 30 min). Times have changed. This is not the Ward and June Cleaver era. People are stressed and won't sit thru pomp. For awhile, we ran it as an outdoor buffet picn

I have done a bit more Internet sleuthing. Here are what a few sites say about the beaver symbol. Perseverance is a common theme, as is industry. 1) A description of an 1830s British wax seal of a beaver says that beavers are symbolic of abundance, industry & perseverance. 2) "The beaver builds dams and dikes in the river with branches and mud. It is aware that the river's current is endless, and that in many cases the result of its work will be affected by the movement of water, dragging away the materials with which the beaver built its creation. But that does not stop the bea

The 20 Dec 1931 issue of the Houston Chronicle, describes the award ceremony of the first two men in Houston to receive the Silver Beaver Award. The article contains this sentence: "Each was presented with a silver beaver, emblematic of perseverance." The article has a photo of the parchment certificate. As an aside, my search also revealed that Ferris Bueller's father was a Silver Beaver recipient. At the 1 hr, 8 minute mark of the movie, he claims that there is a framed Silver Beaver certificate in the hallway.

Why in God's green earth would a unit have a council hold their money?

Yeah, that's exactly what I am thinking. Don't need to ask the Troop for a FOS donation when you hold the money you can just help yourself.

Given how little many COs actually participate in the units (other than to sign the charter agreement annually) I can imagine many will. There's no upside and only a ton of liability on the other. That said, the one big thing that is going to choke a lot of units is that Council holds your money now. Now, it is one thing of a Council just serves as piggy bank/bank account. It is another if Council decides it needs/wants to approve your budget and expenditures.

Can you point me to where I can find the MEMBERSHIP SUMMARIES, and not the, for lack of a better term, GENERAL POPULATION SUMMARIES (caps for emphasis, not shouting)? When I searched for the results and/or summaries, I could not find a thing on the membership surveys. However I was kept finding the results from national polls BSA conducted using an outside agency that did not use the BSA's name, but the methods and goals , to see if girls should be allowed. This was to show that the General Population was in favor of a coed outdoor program. Again,, could you show me where the

It's interesting that you are not denying the duplicity but are instead rationalizing it. Argue what you will but it would seem the drastic membership declines of the past four years do not support your claims. More ever, you are also not processing the point that the membership losses are not necessarily due to resistance to girls joining scouts but to the dishonest way in which BSA enacted it. The organization demands much of its volunteers but has always been able to bind them to it by claiming a high moral code--a code that resonated with volunteers. Once you abandon the moral code, howev

DO. NOT. GO. THERE. One lodge I was in was scheduled to host conclave, which involves a lot of camp improvements and maintenance. Lodge had been saving up for several years to pay for the camp improvements due to conclave. Since the lodge's money was held by the Council, and the SE can decide what he wants to do with the money, he took the money scheduled for conclave and included it in the lodge's FOS donation. Long story short, no one knew this until the bills started showing up, and the council refused to pay. SE was heard saying " Lodges support the council, not the other way