Khaliela

The trick is to find a domain name that's cheap. Ex. from my business Hart and Hind Publishing Company: hartandhind.com cost $1200 (yearly), BUT hartandhindpc.com cost $15 (yearly). There are lots of Wordpress meet-up groups and they're generally happy to have new members. Also, Wordpress is easy to learn and use. It's easy to update and maintain a website yourself, so you just need to pay for the domain name and hosting. Honestly, I'm surprised there isn't a web development merit badge--most teens are tech savvy enough to create a webpage themselves. Maybe this could be a project th

If you don't have the ubiquitous "for the price of a single cup of coffee per month" for your unit, why are you asking about marketing? Everything has a cost, be it fliers, radio spots, or FB ads. At $5/month, a webpage is likely the cheapest opportunity you will find. Our local newspaper charges $12 per column inch of black and white text, which few people will see. Our meet-up page cost $180/year. The cheapest radio spot in my area is $22 for 30 seconds. Want to hand out bookmarks at events like the county fair? That's $50 for the vendor permit, $135 for bookmark printing, and probably

Create a FB page--It's free. The girls won't share this, but their parents will, which means other girl's parents will see it, too. Have the girls make short videos they can post on Tic Tok, Insta, and reels. Don't do the stupid "Please join" video either. Have them show something cool like ziplining, with captions like "look what we did last weekend!" When word gets out that the girls are doing cool things, you'll have recruits. Set up a webpage--It's easy to do and will cost $5/month. In today's world, if you don't have a webpage, you don't exist. My experience with marketing

Greetings: I enjoy history and have done quite a bit of research on the microhistory of Camp Grizzly in Harvard, Idaho. The link below has information on the camp as well as ways to access two separate articles I wrote for the local historical society. The first chronicles the history from 1859 to 1907 ("History of the Camp Grizzly Area, 1859 to 1907." Latah Legacy, Vol. 45, No. 1) and the second covers the period from 1900 to 1942. ("History of Camp Grizzly Area 1900-1942." Latah Legacy, Vol. 46, No. 1.) Camp Grizzly History | Khaliela Wright I also wrote a fanciful piece about the

This summer our troop was approached by 6 youth who wanted to start a crew (half lads and half lasses.) The DE said we couldn’t start a crew, that a crew needed a CO in order to become a reality. (Preferably a bicycle shop of a cycling crew, the rifle range for a shooting crew, etc.) Our CO is willing to sponsor a crew and the DE was told as much. The kids just want to be a “High Adventure-Outdoors Crew†and not dedicated to any specific pursuit. The DE has been telling us for two months that she will meet with the Pastor; our CO designated representative, but never gets

Our ASM wears that ensemble quite frequently. I wouldn't call it Bad A$$; unless of course, someone flips the kilt over his head while he's napping, LOL!

Jblake41: Wine at communion is OK, but a beer around the campfire is not??? Why is it that it's OK to wear your uniform to church and drink alcohol, but its not OK to wear your uniform outside of church to drink alcohol? Further, why is it wrong to not wear your uniform and drink alcohol? Would you consider approving their consumption of amber fluids if they put their uniform back on?

Our boys like hammocks when allowed. (Usually only 2 or 3 actually bring a hammock, they rest just play in those during the day.) Not all places allow hammocks though. While in the Grand Canyon this year the rangers told us not to use hammocks because they were a danger to the Elk on the Rim, and could damage the trees below. If you are a tent user check with local authorities first, or plan on brining a tent or tarp use just in case.

We used den flags. They work great at Day Camp or Cub O'rees; all you have to do is wave the flag and the boys (their parents) know where to show up.

Granted I've never been accused of doing things the way council wants them, but den numbers seem stupid. When my boys were in Cubs the dens were treated "sorta" like patrols. We let each den choose on of the patrol emblems and used that as an identifier. My oldest was in the Roadrunners Den, my youngest was a Vampire Bat. Over the years I have also been a den leader for Cobra's and Hunters. More fun than saying I'm in den 4.

KDD: When I was with the Catholic Troop arrangements were made for a local parish to send a Priest or his designee out to where we were camping so the boys could take the sacrament of communion. You wouldn't believe how many priest were happy to tell their parishioners that they just wouldn't be around Sunday afternoon because they had to head to the hills to give communion to a bunch of Boy Scouts.

KDD: the problem is the whole 'nonsectarian' thing. I'm from a liberal troop and even we have trouble following this. When someone prays everyone is expected to sit though it; we don't say "Now everyone who doesn't want to hear Jonny pray, please leave the room" before proceeding. Either we should accept all the sects or not have a religious component at all. To earn a Venturing Bronze award you have to learn about religions other than your own; perhaps it's time Boy Scouts did the same. (Granted I can already hear the Christians screaming "persecution!" I've never understood why i

I find that terribly disrespectful. I too was a member of a Catholic Troop that had the very same requirements; my boys and I are no longer members of that unit. We joined a Methodist Troop that respects our religious differences. There isn't anyone on the planet who hasn't heard the "good news," this means that if someone isn't Christian (or Catholic) it's because they choose not be. Our current SM is Catholic; he also left the Catholic Troop because he didn't like the policy of forcing religion on to others (He had this crazy idea that people were given free will for the purpose of

Yes, you can type them in on the internet advancement; and you need one of those nifty paper sheets if you are turning in paper advancement forms, however, the councils don't retain the records. They vanish-- Belt loops do not show up on an advancement report generated by your council. We're on our 4th Eagle BOR this year and none of the boys beltloops show up. Two were from a pack chartered by the VFW; on was from a Catholic Pack; (the preceding 3 were from the same council); the last was from a council in Ohio, he has no beltloops recorded either. It's not a big deal because nothing f

The troop owns the equipment in the same way that a corporation owns their assets; that's why we are all required to obtain a tax ID number. The State expects us to collect and pay Sales Tax on the stuff we sell, Popcorn, Honey, Christmas Trees, hotdogs at RenFair, etc. And we have to submit earnings statements to the IRS. When an SM, ASM, CC, or other leader leaves they turn in their keys and no longer have access to "Troop Equipment." The CO owns the building, but the equipment belongs to the troop, provided it was purchased by troop funds. If the CO purchased the equipment, then they wo

Short answer is yes it's possible. I was CM and DL for 2 dens w/o assistants for either for about 2 years. There wasn't an assistant CM either. Speaking from experience, I'd advice against it. It wasn't long before the Pack began relying on my for everything and "Khaliela will do it seemed to be their manta." I got burnt out and crossed my son over to BS after only 1 year of Weblos and told everyone of my plan 6 moths out; Nobody believed me. When I left the pack was so used to everything being done for them that they ended up hiring a college kid to take over as CM after severa

It may interest some of the cub leaders to know that the award of belt loop isn't recorded anywhere with their council. It's as if the award don't really exist; at least not on paper. The arrow points, on the other hand, do show up on the council advancement reports. I'm in the process of going though my sons advancement report in preparation for him submitting his Eagle Scout application. He has a whole string of beltloops from cubs in his closet, but they don't count for anything--only the arrow points show up on the advancement report. Luckily nothing from cubs matters when it comes to

It seems that random google-ing is the winner; so much for bing, LOL!

Welcome. I'm glad you are finding it useful.

KDD: My kid struggled through the Citizenships too. I find that most kids who do not fill out their day with MB's at camp end up getting board and a board scout is trouble waiting to happen. Besides I think most boys would rather have to work their butts off for one week than to have the merit badges follow them around the rest of the year. Granted, I come from a highly motivated troop with a bunch of intellectual kids who enjoyed pestering each other about their HW while sitting around the picnic table at camp with the lantern burning. Both my boys earned 5 MB at camp their first

EagleScout441: I will never hold a "leadership" position in BSA for the reason that I am not Christian. My council has threatened to revoke our charter if I am ever placed in a leadership position. Am I upset about the decision? yes. Do I think it's unfair? yes Is there any thing I can do about it? No Do I still serve? yes. I am the most qualified adult in the troop to serve as SM and our current SM knows it. When the boys need to learn anything about plants and animals he sends them to me. I built the Klondike sleds we still use back when my boys were in cubs. I am certified i

I don't know anyone who follows that rule; just sayin'.

I find that terribly disrespectful. I too was a member of a Catholic Troop that had the very same requirements; my boys and I are no longer members of that unit. We joined a Methodist Troop that respects our religious differences. There isn't anyone on the planet who hasn't heard the "good news," this means that if someone isn't Christian (or Catholic) it's because they choose not be. Our current SM is Catholic; he also left the Catholic Troop because he didn't like the policy of forcing religion on to others (He had this crazy idea that people were given free will for the purpose of

In any race there will be losers and sometimes the losers may have been more qualified for the job. Want an example? Look at our own election system and who we have for political leaders; some of them serve their country quit well, others are complete buffoons. In the grand scheme of things not having a leadership position right now will not harm your career in Scouting; you may even benefit from this experience. My son was not elected to OA the first year he was eligible; but he didn't quit camping and give up. He was elected to troop leadership positions 3 elections in a row, but this

Qwazse: Thanks for the info. There is a crew about 45 miles from here, but they don't run the program the way council recommends and I have a feeling that what council recommends doesn't line up with the way the program was designed. (Council wants all crews to focus on one specific area, like cycling and run the entire program around bikes.) Unfortunately, the lasses that have approached us want the "Boy Scout Experience" not a cycling club. They want to go camping, backpacking, rafting, and caving just like the boys. That crew just treats the girls like a patrol from the troop, boys in