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Ask your son. Ask your son who has signed his blue card so far. (His Scoutmaster) Ask your son who he should contact.

Years ago, I did t-shirt transfers for my den. I bought the color t-shirts at A.C.Moore. I used the Hanes t-shirt design software and printed out the iron-on transfer shirts. For the Pack and Troop, i.e. large volume, I just used a local sport clothes supply shop. I did not have any BSA trademarks in the design, just Pack 25 or Troop 54, town name or CO name, outdoor artwork.

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Agree, consider the source and that it reads like fake news, but I was surprised the article gave a specific date for the email - Jan 9. An email snipe hunt is on over the internet.

or maybe the BSA will license these biodegradable paper turtle urns. http://www.passagesinternational.com/biodegradable-urns/water-urns/biodegradable-turtles

I am always skeptical of news sources, some more than others. A recent Buzzfeed article details an Surbaugh Jan 9, email to scout executives which Buzzfeed claims to have seen and spills the contents. How truthful that article is, I do not know, but keep a look-out for this alleged Jan 9 email. @Eagle94-A1 The article does mention Scouter.com. , maybe someday we will be mentioned by the BBC or NYT. Surbaugh said the proposed survey question was a "mistake" and apologized for causing "distress" to members by the mere suggestion of coed scouting — words he said were "toxic" to m

So your ASM lead by example and opened the gate.

I just think this rescue in Australia is cool. Lifeguards launched the drone, steered it towards the swimmers and dropped a “rescue pod” into the water, where it expanded so the swimmers could grab it and swim to shore. The rescue took just 70 seconds. The two swimmers were exhausted but unharmed. Drone cost $343,000. More info here. Does Philmont use drones? Other than for STEM, I wonder if any BSA camps are using drones.

The tail is wagging the dog here. The SM is responsible for the Scouting Program in his/her troop. If the SM decides NO family outings, then there are none. If SM decides one a year, then one a year. My $0.02

How many of your scouts/families have quit over your Pack's decision to admit girls? Did they quit scouting or transfer?

Be aware some old posts were about old forum sofware.

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Walter Mondale commentary in Minnesota StarTribune back in August, 2017. We can't afford to get the mining-vs.-land-protection equation wrong But as Minnesotans well know, the value of the Boundary Waters extends far beyond mere economics. A recent scouting magazine article about our secretary of state begins with this sentence: “You could say Rex Tillerson’s path to the corner office began on a portage trail in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota and Ontario.” The Boy Scouts of America has sent hundreds of thousands of kids into the Boundary Waters since 1923. It is in good company. Th

I am not sure of the "we" here. I do not believe it is a US company mining the ore. We, all of us, need water too obviously. Mine drainage will be a given and continuous. In drier areas that threat is less but treatment of contaminated water has not been effective. https://www.earthworksaction.org/issues/detail/copper_sulfide_mining

Yes, maybe we should discuss with photos how the Outdoor Program (aka Outdoor Method) can help achieve the Aims of Scouting. To my indoor parents, I sometimes say our Outdoor Program is our hands-on development lab. Another $0.02

Update notice contributed by @Thunderbird There has been an October, 2017 update to the announced August 1, 2017 Eagle Palm policy. There is also an unlocked discussion on this topic.

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Follow the Scout Oath and Law and you should be fine.

Good point. After an outing, I always wish that I or someone had taken more good photos* to tell a scouting story. *good photos - close-up, in focus, no backs of head...

Parent involvement or coverage is not really the topic here. This is about getting a non-outdoorsy parent to appreciate scout outdoor activities rather than discourage their scout to just do a minimum. Similar to a parent who is not good at or dislikes math telling his high school student to just take two years of math rather than encouraging his student to take more math courses. Sorry I was not more clear.

oh, oops where is that red-faced embarrassed emoticon? From the description of Brownsea II above, I took a different leadership course back in the 60's. Thanks @TAHAWK

That's my wish. And is there enough magic out there in the moonlight to make this dream come true?