Sidney Porter

I lived in FL for 10 years. We did not camp much from Mothers day through labor day. It really isn't comfortable when the other 9 months are. A lot of units went out of council to the mid atlantic mountains or mid west for summer camp since it doesn't get as hot or as humid.

Absolutely. But in this context it stands for Breast Self Awareness. Although I am sure you can get a flask with the motorcylce on it.

Was it a BSA breast cancer flask? Because that would make this thread go full circle. http://www.cafepress.com/+bsa_initia...ask,1112068984

With a large pack software is really helpful. We were in a pack with 150 scouts (20 dens). The CM could run reports to see which dens were falling behind and may need help. The advancement chair could print a report and get the awards at one time rather than 20 den leaders driving across town purchasing them and then filling out expense reports. It also means that a den leader doesn't need to maintain separate records to keep track of who is failing behind. Even in the current pack of 50 (5 dens) it makes life easier.

I have a battery and a solar/crank lantern. They are small and light compared to the propane / white gas. I hardly ever use them because they are still large compared to a LED fashlight / headlamp. I would like to get a white gas one just to have but I don't really have a need. With the headlamp and flashlight please get ones that have a red light. It will allow everyone to keep their night vision.

Has the BSA come out against vaping yet? It is not smoking, it is not tobacco, but it is nicotine. I assume they do not have a policy aginst nicotine gum and patches.

I assume that you have read the webelos activities. Puppets is a big part of showman. I would incorporate the Webelos so that they can work on showman. Personally I think showman is the hardest of the activities because it requires either learning an instrument or putting on a play or a puppets. I would assume that the den leader would like the help.

What are you trying to teach? Being rewarded for good actions? Buy low sell high? Budgeting? I like the uniform idea. But do it aspart of the uniform inspection so they get $ for each part they do right. At my sons school they are rewarded with "credit" for good behavior, etc. But it is an all year process where they can earn and lose. But by extending the duration of the process.

It is actually hard to compare dues w/o knowing what the pack covers. The only certain is the $24 to nationals. So out of that $50 we are left with $26 for the pack. I am going to assume a lot of that goes to awards. Does the pack supply the pinewood derby / raingutter boats etc of is that an additional cost. Our pack dues are $75 but there is very little additional cost (other than camping) I assume that the den leader gave the parents that attended the meeting some type of idea of what is included with the $40 and what they will be doing during the year. Yo mentioned the requirements bu

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The maturity and responsibility of a 6 year old tiger vs an 11 year old webelos is a difference. It is harder for a tiger to get to a meeting w/o a parent where a Webelos can ride their bike. A Webelos have been in the program long enough that they understand how it works so they should know any any given time what they have outstanding. They also know the consequences of missing a meeting. I think back to when we went to the newpaper tour as tigers. My stress was to the parents that they need to make sure that they get their scouts there because it was only being arranged 1x. The tigers

One thing that I find helpful is to provide blank charts for the stuff like tracking meals, chores, exercise etc. I like to make 2 blank copies one which I give the adult and one that I give the scout, that way the ownership is on the scout but if they lose it they have a backup. Thinking about the title of the thread it is a little interesting. It is putting the ownership on the parent rather than the scout. Maybe that makes sense at the tiger and wolf level but for bears and webelos they should know what they need.

My son swims year round. His swim club offers multiple practices per week where they do not need to attend all of them. For example one level has 4 pactices a week with an expectation that they will be at 3 practices. Another level has 5 practices with the expectation he will be at 4. So we can pick which practices to attend based upon the the cub schedule. If there are actual conflicts he would need to pick which one he can go to. He did skip a camping trip because it conflicted with the first practice of the season, he also showed up late for a camping trip because he had a race that morning

van Gogh only sold 1 painting during his lifetime. Due to his mental illnesses most were not seen until after his death. El Greco had a really hard time being allowed to show his work because of disagreements with Michelangelo. Manet wasn't allowed to display his work because of nudity. Sisley a Brit doing French impressionism limited his ability display his work. I guess these artist have no value in the the art world.

As far as troop tents. See what they have it may or may not be the right tent for the job. For cubs you are more than likely looking at car family camping where a 4 - 8 person tent is the right tent for the job. If the troop is more of a back packing troop they probably have backpacking tents. I can tell you that my wife has no interest in staying in our back packing tent 2 people fit but that is it, you can sit up in it but to change your clothes you are sort of laying down. On the other hand we have a 6 person tent that you can stand up in and has plenty of room for a family of 4. (the back

Scouts do not need to make rank nor do they need to make rank at the same time. If they don't put forth the effort / attendance they are not going to make rank. They can still have a rewrding experience in scouts. It is the same as the kid that only attends 1/2 of his sports team practice he is not going to start but will still get to play some.

Repeating requirements are always an issue when dealing with no shows. With a den of 14 I think it will be next to impossible to repeat items, if you have a couple missing each meeting. I have several Webelos that have partial requirements. It makes it real hard when they miss the meetings where you bring in a guest speaker (scientist, artist, engineer etc). That took effort to arrange and I don't really have much interest to go though that process again. But with Webelos there are enough activities that I can continue w/o needing to repeat. So that those scouts get their electives w/o ma

Have a camping 101 with what is actually needed. There is different types of camping and if they do an internet search it could get confusing. The equipment I use for car camping is not the same as backpacking. Really you are limited to car camping with cubs (some webelos could probably backpack). It could be overwhelming to a parent who think they need to go out and buy everything. Explain what the pack will provide or only one or 2 people need (usually cooking gear). If they do a search at REI they could get really scared of the cost, explain the tradeoffs of REI stuff vs Wal Mart stuff. For

As far as the original post, I don't that most schools pay that close of attention to the actual program enough to see the increased emphasis on faith. I think that the homosexual member position will continue to be a driving factor in BSA access to schools and to corporate donations. I think that the increased focus on religion could impact retention. I don't think most units recruit based upon the faith aspect. I have been involved with 2 units and neither of them had faith as a topic of the tiger recruiting, it was about activities, character development and a little citizenship. So I

Don't we have requirements where they need to track their spending and finances? We are talking about cubs so most of their income is going to be limited to their allowance and birthday gift money.

I would keep him with his grade going with the assumption that his maturity and intelegence are at that level.

I am also surprised tha his sports teams go by grade not age. That is not what I have experienced with my kids. What I have experienced is age cutoffs at the beginning of the season so if you are 10 at the start of the season you stay in that age group for the entire season even if you have a birthday.

Sit across from them when demonstrating so it can be like a mirror?

So it is a trademark issue. I don't think it matters at this point who used the phrase first. Highlights registerd the phrase and BSA did not challenge it during the opposistion proceedings. It looks like highlights magazine started in 1946 but I have no idea when they started to ue the phrase or requested the trademark. A few years ago the "Johnny Football" trademark was an interesting one. It obviously represented Johnny Manziel, but he did not give himself the nickname. So he was not the first to use it. I think mutiple people organization tried to get th copyright (individuals who wan