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I am still waiting for the "official" Girl Scout position. Here's what I have found so far
A spokeswoman for Girl Scouts San Diego told The San Diego Union-Tribune on Tuesday that the regional council of the national organization is not investigating the matter, but would discuss it with the girl and her family if they ever find out who she is because there are very particular rules about when and where Girl Scouts can sell their popular cookies each year — and “consequences” for repeated infractions.
“It’s not a cut and dried situation when we don’t know who the girl is and we don’t know what the situation is,” said Maryl Doyle, director of communications for Girl Scouts San Diego.
Doyle told The Union-Tribune on Monday that Girl Scouts are prohibited from setting up booths outside commercial establishments without explicit permission from business owners on an approved list. Doyle said that Urbn Leaf “is not on the approved booth site list.”
“This is kind of a community issue,” said Mike Lopes, a spokesman for the Girl Scouts of the USA. “For the most part, it’s not any different than selling in front of any other kind of shop. It just happens to be a marijuana dispensary.”
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The San Diego scout isn’t the first girl to anticipate munchies outside a marijuana distributor. In 2014, a 13-year-old sold 117 boxes in two hours outside a medical marijuana clinic in San Francisco.
The Girl Scouts of Colorado said in 2014 that it did not allow scouts to sell cookies in front of marijuana shops, liquor stores or bars. But it has since abandoned that policy, AnneMarie Harper, a spokeswoman for the Colorado organization, said in an interview on Wednesday.
“Back then it was a blanket: ‘No, you may not,’” she said. “Now, it’s more of: ‘Come to us, tell us where you want to be and what you want to do,’ making sure we’re checking off all of the safety guidelines.”
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Some girls have sold near breweries, she said, but she wasn’t aware of anyone trying to stake out a spot near legal marijuana sellers.
“We really want girls to be cookie entrepreneurs, to find new and creative ways to reach customers,” she said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/us/girl-scouts-marijuana.html
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Ok then, let's be respectful.
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6 minutes ago, Pselb said:
As a qualified K-12 teacher, my expertise is HS history, Does anyone really want me to put on a presentation for 3-4th graders?
Yes make it engaging and hands-on. For example, my den built a full-size historical reproduction (ductwork) of a Congreve rocket (British). It was 10ft long.
https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/rockets-inspired-francis-scott-key-180952399/
Bear Adventure: Paws for Action (Duty to Country)
Complete Requirement 1 and two others from Requirements 2-4.
- Learn about our nation’s flag. Display it at home for one month. Say the Pledge of Allegiance and learn its meaning.
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Do at least one of the following.
- A. Find out about two famous Americans. Share what you learned.
- B. Find out where places of historical interest are located in or near your community, town, or city. Go and visit one of them with your family or den.
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@Pselb , take it easy. No one and definitely not me stated or implied that you and your wife were using the BSA for babysitting, only that some parents have and long before Family Scouting arrived.
@NJCubScouter, @Sentinel947, @LeCastor
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The BabySitters of America phenomenon existed long before Family Scouting.
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As we know, today Feb 8, is the BSA birthday, mostly just a calendar reminder item these days. But I read this article and memories of Scouting long past surfaced. Thank you Bourbonnais,IL Here is the excerpt,
Kids take over
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will run the village on Feb. 10 for "Scout Week."
For about the past 40 years, the village has matched the scouts with department heads and allowed them to learn their duties.
"It's an opportunity for some of the scouts to show their leadership skills and learn a bit about their town," Schore said. "It's a hands-on civics course.
"I still run into scouts who did it 20 years ago. They still talk about how they got to be mayor or police chief for a day."
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IMO, if the Girl Scouts disapprove of the sales location, then the profits of having sold 312 cookie boxes there should be donated to a drug treatment program, etc.
My $0.02
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Okay, it is the scout's project and he , not his coach or dad, should be leading his volunteers (you).
The scout should do the project drawings, parts and cut lists. Hand drawings are still okay.
He, or better other scouts he is leading, can select boards and mark the cut lines, clamp joints square, drive screws.
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Who is Eagle Project Coach? Have you seen his Eagle Project workbook?
In his workbook should be contact information for his Eagle Project Coach, Scoutmaster, and his school principal, the benefactor. Also there will be approval signatures, if his project proposal has been approved.
The scout should be communicating with you and not his parents with you.
Thanks for helping. What a lost learning opportunity (Kreg jig nice, I could use one) for the scout due to shortsighted BSA safety rules.
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@Redman , welcome to scouter.com
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16 minutes ago, Eagle1993 said:
Before this thread goes down a path of pro/con girls I would recommend (to all) that those posts go in Issues and Politics. There has been pages of debate and I definitely have no issues seeing that debate continue and I believe you have some valid points and concerns. I posted this in programs as my goal with this tread is to talk of the actual program as we add girls and issues/challenges/ideas as BSA already made the call and Packs that decide to add girls should have the ability to share experiences and ideas.
I moved those posts over to a new I&P topic.
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@MikeS72 welcome to scouter.com
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...this year one of the organization’s four “high adventure bases” — Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico — will begin hosting family scouting for families with girls or boys. Similar family programs are under development at the Summit Bechtel Family Reserve in West Virginia, says Al Lambert, an assistant chief scout executive for BSA, who leads outdoor programming efforts.
“It’s an exciting time for us . and our efforts in supporting girls and families, as well as boys,” says Lambert.
“We’re adapting to changing times.” Lambert says many young families want to experience camping and have their kids learn outdoor skills, but would like to do so as a family, with a few more creature comforts than Boy Scouts are traditionally used to.
In some parts of the country, Boy Scouts of America-run programs open to both genders include those involving local schools or community organizations.
The Spirit of Adventure Council (Boston, MA) has done this. Camp Sayre was rebuilt/rebranded into the New England Base Camp. It is open to public. -RS
“Around 50,000 boys and girls have visited our camps through school groups, and 85 percent are not registered with the Scouts,” says John Andrews, scout executive of the Northern Star Council of Minnesota. “It’s a great way of showing the community what we do.”
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9 hours ago, Eagle94-A1 said:
I was on the receiving end of anger when one donor was recognized as a West Fellow. He did NOT want it advertised and he started of ticked off at me AND it showed. Thankfully his buddy, who was also MCing the event told him not to get angry at me 'cause I told the MC not to do it, and he did it anyway.
From my experience, adults (leaders included) should be given prior notice regarding awards to them. If they say NO, then it is NO. They need not provide an explanation.
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9 hours ago, WisconsinMomma said:
I think I should edit out my two personal peeves -- the food and adults talking. It's cleaner and less about my preferences. The den leaders can manage these things.
Delegate, yes!
No snacks at my den meetings, we are having too much fun. Send them home hungry for dinner!
Adults yakking ... I don't want to hijack topic.
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@sm270 , welcome to scouter.com
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Each year in the U.S., 25,000 children under 15 are admitted to emergency rooms for sledding injuries, according to the Mayo Clinic. But sledding deaths are rare.
In Minnesota, a teen, Katelyn Hank, died in 2014 in a sledding accident in Le Sueur. Two years earlier, a 10-year-old girl from North Carolina died while sledding in Dassel.
While there are no special helmets for sledding, kids can use ski, bicycle or skateboard helmets.
That’s a message the Caquelins are now spreading, hoping it will help prevent another family from going through such heartbreak.While wearing a helmet may not have prevented his son’s injuries, Matt Caquelin said, “it may have saved his life.”
http://www.startribune.com/st-paul-boy-dies-after-sledding-accident-at-boy-scout-camp/473005893/
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3 minutes ago, HelpfulTracks said:
Hooters?
Well Hooters did sponsor a Cub Scout Camp in Colorado, so I consider them friends of Scouting.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-outraged-learn-local-hooters-sponsored-cub-scout/story?id=40325654
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A brilliant young Girl Scout from San Diego sold more than 300 boxes of Tagalongs, Thin Mints and other munchie-friendly snacks after setting up her wares near a marijuana dispensary over the weekend.
The 9-year-old girl’s father, who was not identified either, confirmed to San Diego’s KGTV that she ended up selling a total of 312 boxes over the course of about six hours, presumably to customers of the Urbn Leaf dispensary.
The dispensary, too, advertised that the girl would be appearing outside the facility in a post shared to the shop’s Instagram page.
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@cstewart , I moved your topic from the Issues and Politics forum to here, the Advancement Resources forum.
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Seven year old Simon Caquelin of St. Paul (MN) had been at the Fred C. Andersen Boy Scout camp in Houlton, Wis., for one night when his family received the devastating news that there had been an accident.
No one was there to see exactly what happened that night, but investigators for the most part were able to piece together a series of events--seven-year-old Simon had gone sledding, authorities believe, at some point veering off the hill and striking a tree head-on without a helmet. He spent seven days fighting for his life at Gillette Children's Hospital in St. Paul, and took his last breath just after 4 a.m. Monday.
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The silver lining for Matthew, his wife Jennifer and Simon's two older siblings, however, lies in the fact that he was able to donate his organs. So far, they say he's helped save at least four lives, with a flag currently flying outside the hospital in his honor.
"I would love for everybody to realize that we had our miracle for seven years," Matthew Caquelin said. "He was an angel that was devoting time to us--and that miracle did happen."
Simon's family described him as a budding outdoorsman, a true Minnesotan who had never been camping alone or sledding at night before. He had only been a member of the Boy Scouts for several months before the accident, though Simon's family says the organization has been incredibly supportive throughout the entire ordeal.
http://www.fox9.com/news/seven-year-old-dies-after-sledding-accident-at-boy-scout-camp
Scout Salute and farewell.
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@ascouter1999 welcome to scouter.com
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@carebear3895 welcome to scouter.com
Girl Scout sold cookies outside Medical Marijuana Dispensary
in Girl Scouting
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Local option?