EdHunt

Hmmmmm....gee that movie sounds a little familiar....maybe it is where we got the idea. A creative Scout Leader is one that forgets his source, right? I have noticed that after I got my 40 year pin last fall I seem to forget more and more...lol. I just hope MomScouter's gentleman can be as gracious as Fred MacMurray was! Regardless of the source, I experienced the power of this idea. It allows the leader to save face and avoids the frustration. I know the troop I helped really made it nice and not painful. Good luck!

Dear MomScouter: I ran into a similiar problem several years ago. With the committe's help, we created a new postion "ScoutMaster Emertitas"..ok, down all you legal-regulation types...this was a very positive thing for the troop I was helping out. One of the troop helpers embellished a special "ScoutMaster Emeritas" badge, and we held the promotion at a court of honor, had the COrep there, even the local Mayor, and several of the influential politicians, chairpeople of this and that. We had a large parchment scroll, and part of the ceremony was reading of all the accomplishments ov