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It is ironic that we realize background checks are not sufficient for youth safety, so we need and require adults watching adults - two deep leadership as the better way to keep our youth safe. Money safety is another matter, we trust $27K cash with a lone adult.

Former Deltona Cub Scout pack treasurer Eloisa "Ellie" C. Hilton, 37, a Volusia County high-school teacher, was arrested after reportedly stealing about $9,500 of the pack's money. A review of the pack's checking account showed $2,770 in unauthorized transactions, according to deputies, including electric-, cable- and phone-bill payments. There also were payments for grocery bills, gas-station charges and several nights at a Tampa hotel dating from May 2014 to March 2015. "Another $1,000.66 in funds raised by selling popcorn and discount cards was never deposited into the bank, inv

Could a "federally chartered" organization such as the Boy Scouts be taken over by the federal government? Could the President step-up from Honorary President to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Boy Scouts as writer H.L.Menck satirically suggested in 1937? Say these Colorado brownies are great!

More sad truth than humor. Land of the free, home of the brave? I would support a range-free Boy Scout program. Philmont would be a good place to start. Scout-run patrols, no adults.

Identity theft, a terrible thing...somewhere someone is pretending to be you in that mess hall coffee line.

Which membership cards are we talking about - Bronze, Gold, or Silver? I have the basic Bronze which allows me access to the mess hall coffee line. If I upgrade to Gold I get unlimited visits from Silver card holders persuading me to upgrade ($$$) to Silver. With Silver, I get a lifetime supply of TP at camp commissary. A good deal right now, as until July 1, it is still 2-ply.

Meet with the SM, Troop Committee Chairman, and said ASM to discuss the troop's experience, good and bad, with this family and the way forward. If you remove her from your Troop Committee, her sons may leave your troop. If this family stays in your troop how many "positive" families are likely to leave? At the least, I think she should be retired from the Troop Committee. My $0.02

Second try posting to Scout History. Successful after editting in 3 small steps... FYI: The story behind the 1950 BSA stamp appears in the June issue of the American Philatelist. http://stamps.org/American-Philatelist

Interesting background story from the Newtown (CT) Bee about the development of a new merit badge, Signs, Signal, and Codes. Link with text and photos http://newtownbee.com/node/267324 Emoticons, Braille, and Morse code are among the various forms of language featured in the Boy Scouts of America’s newest merit badge, Signs, Signals, and Codes. Introduced in February by Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the badge is the 135th addition to the merit badge program. Whether Scouts are hiking a trail, signaling for help in an emergency, or texting their friends, some form of communicat

Yes I thought that too. Bathing in a river just didn't seem, I dunno, British to me. Americans yes.

This can't be right can it? Zoom the image. Left margin has word "Bathroom" with arrow pointed to river.

http://www.nationaltrailsday.org/ A reminder. Some troops, packs, and OA have registered their respective events. Other units likely are already outdoor-committed, scouting as usual. Many folks are outdoors this first June weekend. In Northeast this is also a free (no license) fishing weekend. And then there are all those high school graduations gumming up our planning. My $0.02

May, 2015 Federal Wildlife Officer Matt Belew came to the rescue for Boy Scouts camping at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, OK, when a tornado blew through Saturday night (May 16). The tornado traveled 10 to 12 miles across refuge land, causing major damage to the Fawn Creek Youth Campground on the refuge and destroying nearly all tents. The campground was occupied by Boy Scout Troop 955 from Broken Arrow, OK, as the severe storm was approaching. Anticipating the storm, Belew evacuated all 65 Scouts and their leaders to the refuge headquarters basement about 30 minutes before th

IMO, their "uniform" police are harsher at least towards women.

Update: http://www.southwesttimes.com/2015/05/lake-powhatan-returning-in-time-for-camp/ This past week, Blue Ridge Mountain Council received permission from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to start filling the lake after long needed repairs to the lake’s dam were completed. That work has been going on since March, as construction crews removed the concrete from the dam’s old spillway, excavated, hauled dirt and installed rebar. ... The project to repair the dam received support from Pulaski County businesses such as H.T. Bowling Inc., JWB Contractors, Chandler

Tehran "Seventeen young boys and girls who were squirting water at each other were arrested on Friday in one of the beach parks" in the city of Bandar Abbas, Homozgan province's justice chief Ali Alia said, quoted by ISNA news agency. Alia added that "five were immediately let go" and that the rest were released on bail Sunday but could face sentences for publicly committing an "act forbidden" by Islam and "insulting police officers." General Ahmad Rouzbahani, the head of the morality police, warned recently in a television appearance that police forces, in accordance with the law, "w

What more mandatory training?

When it rains, it pours... As you know, water guns are only BSA approved to shoot at targets and likely only after a scout has undergone 5 days of safety lectures. So this got old Schiff thinking about a bankrupt traveling carnival (they were having a hard finding employees with new background check laws... ). So why not recycle their "water targets" and set up at a pilot range at the Summit. But... ran into some problems. First problem, "BSA policies prohibit the use of targets resembling any living thing." and it was quickly apparent that the bottom targets resemble some fo

May, 2015 FNH USA donated fifteen 9mm pistols consisting of their FNS-9 Standard and FNS-9 Compact models to the Marksman program at Bechtel Summit. Nice. http://www.odumagazine.com/fnh-usa-makes-donation-to-boy-scouts-of-americas-marksman-program/ Similarly two years ago, Sig Sauer donated 70 custom engraved pistols to the Bechtel summit for the 2013 Jamboree. The seventy consisted of 54 Mosquito (22 caliber) and 16 P250 (likely 9mm but other calibers possible). http://www.ammoland.com/2013/07/sig-sauer-donates-pistols-to-boy-scouts-of-america/ Hopefully all Summit BSA firear

Welcome Marco. You're gut instinct, "Where is it written that the policy/procedure is ..." is right on as it makes no sense to write a reimbursement without a receipt. I agree with Stosh. We have found this write-up helpful http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Treasurer_-_Good_Practices

You will get more accurate answers by speaking to the adult leaders of the unit. But I will takes some guesses: 1. No but when you are involved with your son in Scouting in PA, i think yes. 2. Maybe. You could be cleared by FBI and PA and the BSA unit, Council, or BSA National could still reject you. 3. No. 4. If the FBI or PA reject an applicant, the BSA cannot overrule. 5. Yes, probably from you. Council is required to keep clearance records of all over 18 volunteers.

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/2015/05/22/atlanta-oldest-scout-honored/27811049/ Lamar Wallace is the oldest Eagle Scout at age 103. Ever since he was small, Wallace aspired to Scout's Honor. He said it's kept him in good stead. The mindset pushed Wallace to serve in Germany during World War II and, when he returned, to build his own Oklahoma home. "Anything I wanted to do, anything I had in my mind to do, I could do," Wallace said. Scout Salute

Section 6444 is the following disclosure document which you sign. http://fcbc.net/archangel/woa/mgServeFile.php?fn=0_53_public/DISCLOSURE%20STATEMENT%20for%20VOLUNTEERS.pdf If French Creek Council is correct, you may have more time "Based on the reading of this law as it stands now, currently registered volunteers with the BSA program will need to complete these checks by July 1, 2016. Adults attending camp in a leadership capacity after July 1, 2015 have two options: Option 1: All adult leaders attending camp must be registered with BSA (prior to July 1, 2015) before attending

From what I read, NESA membership was required for those scholarships. Is that correct, being a plain, old Eagle scout was not sufficient to apply? Congratulation to all scholarship winners.

Good point NJ. I expected to hear a progress report regarding the 2010-2015 Strategic Plan. Anyone hear anything about that?