walk in the woods

Well, my post included a random image from my clipboard so I deleted it. But the image from hell keeps reappearing from the dead! And it appears I can't delete it from my profile, so behold, an image from a Code 42 install. (From MattR: I set the image size to zero to get rid of it. This might be easier from a laptop.)

Not to defend National too much, but, they've made several attempts to reach underserved youth. That was part of the thrust of the ISP. Learning for Life, Scoutreach, Scouting and Soccer, generally fall into that category. They may be bad at it, but, they've certainly tried.

I doubt Summit expenses would be listed with Accounts Payable. Aren't Accrued Liabilities typically the cost of services rendered but no invoice has been received? I'm guessing Law Firm Fees and the like.

Actually I'm not proposing a federation of councils. If the National Council of the BSA were to be dissolved, there are no more regions, areas, or councils as we understand them today. What we call Councils today are independent Not-for-profit corporations licensed by the National Council (which in this scenario no longer exists) to deliver scouting. Areas and Regions have no meaning outside of the national organization because they are ust amalgamations of Councils, which are now undefined. Without National, there are just 270-odd NFP corporations scattered around the country that used to

Ah okay. Seems like a great argument for killing the NSP concept.

Question is does the USA need a National scouting organization? The EU countries are roughly the same geographical size as the US, roughly the same GDP, but with more population. The EU has how many scouting organizations? 30ish? Why not have the mega-councils referenced in this thread form individual organizations, give them all access to the BSA IP and let them innovate from there? Use the RBOC Model. They could all be part of WOSM.

I think you've identified an effect but might be missing the cause. I was never "taught" those things either. Growing up my mother, and every mother in town, kicked their progeny out of the house by 9am all summer weather permitting. We met up at the ball park, played baseball, or whatever we decided to do. There wasn't an adult in sight, no structured rules, so we figured it out on our own. Older kids looked out for the younger because their dad said look out for your kid brother. I'd argue we've taught kids to be dependent on adults and we tend to ostracize the natural leaders instead

The official ad informing potential victims of the filing deadline has been running every couple hours on Golf channel all weekend. I assume the other NBC properties likewise.

https://www.scouting.org/resources/guide-to-advancement/mechanics-of-advancement/scouts-bsa/#

Define "patched up" in this specific case please. What is the time window between the first and last month's of service that the scout is claiming? How much of the patchwork was continuous? Was the scout otherwise active during that same window or did he disappear because he made the decision to pursue something else (all decisions have opportunity costs)? Is the 6 month continuous service applied consistently in the unit? Was it known in advance?

I was on higher ground. Dug 10 Miles of trenches at a minimum. Sorry!

you're getting off cheap. My council took full advantage of the nationally approved council service fee. It will be $126/youth for my kids to recharter for next year($66 national and $60 Council because they announced before National did), $75 or so dollars for adults.

Have someone on the committee sign for the CC and ask the IH to sign for the CoR. Nobody is checking signature cards or anything.

This would be interesting in that a separate management company would have no incentive to service only Scouts BSA units during the summer. Nor would there be an incentive to focus on Merit Badge work. They wouldn't be bound by BSA camp standards or the G2SS. They might cater to Scouts BSA units for a year or two but that wouldn't last long.

Seasonal Scouts is an interesting idea, although we'd need something with a different acronym. Maybe the program could work something like this: We'd divide a geographical region into chunks, maybe we'd call them Districts or Councils Each District or Council would have to recruit a few Counselors to work with the Seasonal Scouts The Counselors could coordinate occasional events to introduce the Seasonal Scouts and their parents to each other Rather than have the Seasonal Scouts join and move in/out of a traditional unit which could be disruptive to those units, they c

I guess a GIF from the greatest post-apocalyptic movie franchise in history doesn't qualify as having fun @MattR? Smdh.

It was true then, and it's true today. Lone Scouting could have the ability to improve membership in rural areas that struggle to meet the minimum numbers of youth and adults for a BSA unit. Although I don't know that it could compete with 4-H/FFA combination, especially as they've broadened their appeal over the years. 4-H has advantages that scouting doesn't, e.g. taxpayer funding, but their model seems similar to what @David CO describes. And, they are clearly doing something right, 6 million kids, 500k volunteers, 3500 professionals according to one article I read. They seem to have p

It would have taken way less words if you'd just said Chicago/C7. Anyway, the short answer is nothing is going to happen at this point because it's too late. The councils that can afford to pay will, and then they'll sit back to watch how everything shakes out. No board is going to take on the liabilities of a weak neighboring council at this point. The councils that only have liquidate/merge as their options will be liquidated. There will be a number of units that will be council-free for a period while the survivors hold cage matches for territory after the discharge. Done correctly, t

People get into bad relationships. They think if I work harder I can change my partner and then things will be perfect! Or, if I work harder I can change myself to make my partner happy and then things will be perfect! Both scenarios are a lie and disastrous for both party's health. Now it's possible for the parties to find compromise to save their relationship but it requires change from both. That's the question you have to answer with regards to the Scoutreach unit. You have invested in the relationship and are struggling because your partner doesn't seem interested in changing to me

You are operating under the false premise that the G2SS is about safety. It's not. It's about BSA image management. They don't want boys competing with each other one-on -one for fear someone might feel bad.

Sorry @Navybone but you dismissed one series of reports based on bias. When shown a different report from a mainstream media outlet you deflect to Russians? That's laughable but typical. Beyond that, anyone who has actually picked up a copy of the SunTimes in the last 10 years knows exactly where their politics lie.

Well, here it is from NBC Chicago then. The organizer went on to say: Black Lives Matter Chicago organized the rally after overnight unrest throughout the city, with police saying that more than 100 individuals were taken into custody for a variety of offenses, including looting. “That is reparations,” Atkins said. “Anything they wanted to take, they can take it because these businesses have insurance.” Additional thought: The Sun-Times is strongly biased towards liberal causes....

Every time I drive down there.

Nah, more like the difference between being a pro and being a dog trolling for the misfortunate to exploit them. "In a wreck and need a check? Lxxxxx and Rxxx are the lawyers for you! Call 222 22 22!"