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  1. Having been in a similar position long ago when I was trying to keep my troop alive I want to share a little story. I didn't even have a son in scouting at the time, I just didn't want to see my old troop fold. After I got my Eagle I stayed involved in many ways. At some point there was a leadership crisis and the troop was on the verge of collapse. I was under 21 and so had to recruit other adults to join and contribute. First route was just as Beavah suggested, scale back and implore the parents to participate. That helped, but didn't fully solve the problem. We had the bodies
  2. "Our Cub Summer Adventure Camp Weekend costs $108 per Scout and $83 per adult (early bird prices were $88/$63). " For a weekend? Wow...you live in a more affluent area than I do. There was a minor uprising here 2 years ago when the price for Cub daycamp (thats FIVE days) went from $40 to $50. Oh, for what its worth... I've taken my family of 6 camping for the weekend for under $50 not counting gas money. Its not that hard really. Of course camping in some areas cost more than others (just like everything else).
  3. True and the original Jurys award reflects that. They found her to be 20% responsible for the injury and reduced the award accordingly. What this boils down to is what does a reasonable person expect to happen in that situation....A reasonable person expects to get burned ..A reasonable person does not expect their skin to be removed. The coffee was held at a temp in excess of 180 degrees. A household hot water heater only goes to 145 for a reason. Temps above that cause severe burns. I happen to deal with a lot of hot water on the farm. At 145 degrees I can perfectly scald a chicken.
  4. Ok Ed, I can't let that one slide. I apologize to all for the thread jacking that is about to occur. The woman in question did not sue McDonalds for millions of dollars trying to get rich. All she wanted was for McDonalds to pay for the SKIN GRAFTS required to repair the damage to her legs. Why? Because the coffee was held at temp that could cause a full thickness burn in 2 seconds to save money. I could go into the details of this case further, but its already been done in great detail here: http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm Without a doubt McDonalds was negligent in
  5. RangerT, I have side with John here...Again we are talking about semantics. You called it a worship service and he is merely responding to that very narrow point. If you have an interfaith troop the "service" is not a "worship service"... It simply cannot be. Its got nothing to do with BSA, or PLC decisions. These are matters of faith that are out of their control. If a denomination/religion REQUIRES certain rituals/affirmations as part of WORSHIP then those must be met before you can call it such. Really, I am not trying to ruffle feathers here, but the point John is making is a s
  6. Thank you gentlemen for your explanation. I concur with your assessment that individual worship is the best option in that circumstance. However I think coming to together as a group and discussing the importance of the 12th point in our lives is acceptable. I guess what I am getting at is this: How much of this is semantics? Lets look at it : "Interfaith Worship Service"....Its an oxymoron isn't it? There isn't a Religion that I can think of that has worship criteria in its doctrine that would count an "Interfaith Worship Service" as cutting the mustard....and I think you agree
  7. Thanks John, You answered the second question clearly. I am still unclear on your position on the first. Let me try to restate (and narrow) that question in a clearer fashion: In an multifaith troop would it be your position that NO services should be held? I just wanted to also say that I fully understand your position on your personal faith and that an interfaith service is in opposition to those beliefs.
  8. Narraticong and John, Please help me understand your position. Are you suggesting that you would prefer that there were NO services at all during scout outings or that should be Christian ONLY sevices? Thanks
  9. We did this as a Bear Den. We did a neighborhood trash pick up. I think the spirit of that req is pretty wide. Doing a service project of almost anykind would meet it. On a side note, I did't have to wait 3 months to get the awards, but it was 4 weeks...but that was 2 years ago. Sylvar
  10. John, I know the MBC doesn't HAVE to accept any prior work if they choose not too...But let spin your scenario a little. Say you were on staff at this event and you knew what happened there. And say the req is a "Participate in...." type req which was fulfilled.....Would you accept that? I understand the scenario you are trying to short circuit and agree...Any Req that is a "Describe how to/Why" or "Show how to" are easily repeated and are no burden on the Scout if he truly learned the material. MBC has every right...and should question the boys on those types of reqs. Yo
  11. I think you are at the same point I was when I was told that the new boys could not use the things they had done at the camporee because they weren't already working with a MBC.....I don't get it either.
  12. Thats a slippery slope isn't it? Whats to stop a kid from sandbagging? I don't think I'd ever explain it quite like that, however I understand your point.
  13. "The counselor suggests that the Scout bring the merit badge pamphlet, the Application for Merit Badge, and any work that he has started or accomplished, and that he prepare by reading over the requirements." THANK YOU SIR! That is exactly what I was looking for. I agree completely. Its between the MBC and the scout, not the SM. The targets hypothesis was just me building off of the example given by another poster. There were two primary points the SM and I disagreed on (this wasn't an arguement mind you, just a discussion about some finer points of advancement). 1) How l
  14. John and Scott, I think we are mostly in agreement. I agree that the reqs should be specific and verifiable. No qualms with that what so ever. I do think that the ultimate question of if work should be accepted or not falls to the MBC not the SM. To use scottteng's example, if a scout has his 5 targets and the SM knows they were fairly shot (not altered) I don't think he has a right to keep the scout from submitting them to the MBC. Thanks guys. I think I have my answers.
  15. Thanks for the links John. To your point about not wanting to have to accept a wholesale list....shouldn't that be your choice and not the SM? fgoodwin, to your point - No one. The camporee was greared towards a particular setof MBs and any boy who had participated in an earlier event knew that certain topics would be covered and used for MB completion.
  16. Yes, I am in a council that uses blue cards. I have been making every effort to get training. When we moved up I told the SM that I was willing to help out where ever he needed it. He asked me to be a Merit Badge Counselor. The training isn't scheduled any where but I found the Training Materials online as well as the instructors materials. Both were quite informative and answered several of the questions I had. Can you point me to the documentation that spells out that protocol? It seems odd to me that a scout would be denied a req he had completed at a district scouting event.
  17. What about the first half... Do they have to have started the MB (Meaning formally contacted a MBC) before an event for the activities to count? Is there any documentation out there in this regard? I am not going to be able to change his mind without clear documentation. I read through all the MBC training material before I posted the question here and saw nothing that nswered this question. I bring that point up mostly because I remember my days as a scout. On more than one occasion being introduced to some topic at a scouting event and becoming interested in it. I would check to
  18. Hi All, I haven't posted here in a long time, but I figure this would be a good place to have this question answered. My Den just crossed over to the local troop and we went to our first camporee with them. I was curious to see what the dynamic would be. I am a life long scouter, but I don't want to go into this troop stepping on toes. I offered my services to the ScoutMaster (who I knew from his time in the Pack)as Advancment Chair and apparently opened a can of worms. He seems to hold several beliefs about the merit badge program that I disagree with...Some of which I can now pr
  19. The DE in this case has managed to PO everyone on the District Committee. My feeling is that the relationship between He (the DE) and the rest of the committee has broken down to the point that he wants to move EVERYONE out and start over. Sadly, I do not think he understands that he lacks the political capital to do this successfully.
  20. The DE in my district has decided he wants to replace the District Chairman. Does he really have the power to do that? The current DC is doing a good job I think, but he and the DE don't see eye to eye. The DE has asked me to sit on the commitee that will be selecting/interviewing a replacement. I don't feel completely comfortable with that and probably will not accept. Any thoughts out there?
  21. We just did our centerpieces. Here is what we did. I printed the 75th logo and the logo with the mascots with the cake twice for each boy. I had them glue those back to back to make a flag. each flag was taped to an 18" X 1/4 dowel rod. Then I had each of them decorate the bottom of a Chinet brand paper bowl (very sturdy brand). I then hot glued the bowl to a paper plate. then we poked 2 holes in the top of the bowl (actually I did this to all the bowls beforehand). Then the flags were stuck into the holes and crossed in the middle. they were tied together with a short piece of b
  22. I have several slides. My favorite is the first one I ever made. I made an arrowhead slide from a ham bone when I was 12. I still have that one. Sylvar
  23. Todd, It is my understanding that Venturing Crews get to pick their uniform. Salute away! Sylvar
  24. OK. I am ready to dive into this one. Not fully armed, but we will see what develops. I collect Scout paper goods. That means MB books, fieldbooks, Hand books and so forth. This discussion made me pour over some of those and see what I could find. The first reference I can find to an "Activity Uniform" in a Hand book is in the Tenth edition. In that edition every other scout pictured is in an "Official Activity Uniform". In that edition it is defined as follows : "The activites Uniform consists of a knit shirt (red for Boy Scouts, maroon for Venture Crews, tan for varsity Teams),
  25. My gut says no on this one. Seems that if that counted, then you could go watch the third graders play kick ball at recess and count it. But you may hear different opinoin from others. Sylvar
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