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  1. But: "Only 52% of parents plan to vaccinate kids against COVID, poll reveals" https://www.wave3.com/2021/04/07/only-parents-plan-vaccinate-kids-against-covid-poll-reveals/
  2. Tips from the Mountain Lion Foundation: https://www.mountainlion.org/portalprotectstaysafe.php
  3. Summer camps facing rocky start, uncertain future https://apnews.com/47d01ea8c3d94203c6ad212df94b18d5
  4. Dr. Fauci agrees: https://twitter.com/ScottThuman/status/1247628515580788736
  5. "All the while, pay for Boy Scouts’ top brass jumped more than 14 percent, with then-top Scout Michael B. Surbaugh paid $873,927 in total compensation in 2017, according to the national council’s most recent tax returns." "Boy Scout Director Mark Logemann received total compensation of $625,016, while Bradley Farmer got $602,874. Eight other executives earned more than $400,000, and another four made more than $335,000." "First-class travel — necessary so employees can discuss business during flights, according to its filings — cost $382,490 over the six years examined by the Souther
  6. Looks like Rick Perry is leaving: Rick Perry expected to resign next month after Dems raise questions about frequent trips to Ukraine Trump pins Ukraine call on Energy Secretary Rick Perry
  7. Gabriella Burke, the girl who started the petition, did go to the camporee after all -- in Scouts BSA: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/all-girl-boy-scouts-1.34947886?fbclid=IwAR2900qv9ZyLznadkrfScbS--LbqJ-6iv47tBvhqvUzEEHBO6Nepie32Wm0
  8. Classrooms will stock school shooting survival kits created by Portage student https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2019/07/classrooms-will-stock-school-shooting-survival-kits-created-by-portage-student.html
  9. It looks like the ban imposed by GSNC on the Valley Stream troop originated from its board of directors. A comment in the news story mentions that some board members are elected officials in the village. My count of the board bios includes a former mayor, a current trustee, and two current education trustees. Not only are they blocking members of their organization, but their constituents, too.
  10. It appears there are several spring Scouting for Food events that may involve Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts: https://www.austindailyherald.com/2019/03/scouts-collecting-food-this-weekend-will-be-coming-to-residences-saturday-morning/ "Members of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will pick up the items to be delivered to the Salvation Army Food Pantry." https://www.davisenterprise.com/community/scouts-gather-food-for-steac/ "Davis Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are hosting a food drive..." https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ellicott-city/ph-ho-n-clarksville-0314-story.ht
  11. 2014: "In the past five years or so, Girl Scout councils across the country, backed by the parent organization Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), have put up for sale more than 200 camps in 30 states—more than a third of Girl Scouts properties with acreage are threatened. The regional councils defend the sales by citing the rising costs of maintenance. And, they say, today’s girls aren’t as interested in camping." https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-are-girl-scout-camps-being-closed
  12. That 10-15% probably includes day camp, weekend camping and summer (residential) camp. When residential camp participation drops below 10%: "Soots said last fall that fewer than 10 percent of the council’s girl members attend a resident camp." Girl Scouts circulate petition in effort to save camps https://www.semissourian.com/story/2579947.html
  13. "Are camps being sold to pay for the pension expense? Camping is and will always be an essential part of Girl Scouting. The decision to sell or close a camp is made entirely by local councils on the basis of usage, maintenance costs, availability of other camp property, and other factors. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of our members participate in camp experiences as part of Girl Scouting." (emphasis added) https://www.girlscouts.org/en/faq/faq/national-gs-retirement.html
  14. https://www.whec.com/news/police-suspects-charged-in-bomb-plot-were-former-boy-scouts/5218855/
  15. The Fort Lebanon scenes in that film were shot at Yawgoog Scout Reservation (BSA) in Rhode Island.
  16. A 2014 article on GSUSA camp closures; it mentions a reduced role for outdoor learning within the organization: Why Are Girl Scout Camps Being Closed?
  17. GSUSA seems to have officially distanced itself from outdoorsmanship. Quote: “Instead of focusing on past notions of ‘outdoorsmanship,’ ” the organization tries to help girls develop leadership skills in a way that suits them — for example learning to advocate for environmental protection, Girl Scouts Vice President Jennifer Allebach said in an email to The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/recruitment-war-raises-questions-about-what-it-means-to-be-a-girl-or-a-boy/2018/12/08/c3cac538-f700-11e8-8d64-4e79db33382f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.
  18. Rockland measles cases hit 40; more unvaccinated kids ordered home "The 25 schools targeted — with more than 1,000 students — have under a 70 percent vaccination rate and students must remain home for 21 days after the last confirmed measles case."
  19. Zinke’s own agency watchdog just referred him to the Justice Department
  20. While comparisons to stomach bugs and other illnesses may be helpful, it is important to note that diseases like measles seem to be very different. 1. People who have contracted measles are contagious for four days before symptoms appear; by contrast, patients infected with the flu are contagious for just one day before symptoms appear. Checking glands and temperatures upon arrival will not catch measles in advance; by the time infected people are found, others have already been exposed. 2. Unlike the flu, there is no "season" for diseases like measles. While it may spread faster i
  21. The purpose of the original post was to see if camps had policies in place for future outbreaks. The absence of outbreaks in the past is irrelevant when vaccination rates are declining to the point where "herd immunity" is decaying. For measles, herd immunity requires a vaccination rate of 90-95% and many areas are already well below that (see map). A single nurse isn't going to be able to handle a situation where 10% or more of the children in a large camp are infected. Furthermore, measles patients are contagious four days before symptoms appear. BSA has a religious component, so presum
  22. "The first leg of a July 2017 trip from Andrews Air Force Base to West Virginia was likely for a Boy Scouts event, where Tillerson, an Eagle Scout, was being honored." Rex Tillerson Spent $1 Million In Taxpayer Money Flying Around The Country, Watchdog Group Estimates
  23. The religious exemptions may be involved in the outbreaks in Rockland County and Brooklyn, as they are primarily impacting the orthodox Jewish communities there; non-immunized people recently returned from Israel, where an outbreak is occurring. Apart from this, anti-vax people are increasingly using the religious exemptions for their children.
  24. Unvaccinated Students in Rockland County, New York, Told to Stay Home Following Measles Outbreak With declining vaccination rates, it seems summer camps will likely face outbreaks in the near future. Do camps have procedures in place to deal with them, such as sending unvaccinated personnel home, etc.? With measles, there is a 90% chance of infection for susceptible people who are exposed.
  25. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Boy Scouts of America Recalls Neckerchief Slides Due to Violation of Federal Lead Content Ban https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/boy-scouts-of-america-recalls-neckerchief-slides-due-to-violation-of-federal-lead
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