BuffaloAnnie 3 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) For Citizenship in the Nation Community (ed -RS), how do your Scouts normally complete 4b? Scouts are to pick an important issue and interview one person from the branch of government that is responsible for the issue. Then, the Scouts should ask what is being done and how young people can help. We used to have a parent who would get the former County Treasurer to stop by our meetings. As long as the Scouts could come up with a question related to money, they were all set! Now, I'm looking for new ideas. Is it hard to get a government official to talk with a Scout? Edited January 17 by RememberSchiff OP meant Citizenship in Community Link to post Share on other sites
InquisitiveScouter 1656 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Citizenship in the Community (not Nation) ------------------------------------------------------- 4. Choose an issue that is important to the citizens of your community; then do the following: (a) Find out which branch of local government is responsible for this issue. (b) With your counselor's and a parent or guardian's approval, interview one person from the branch of government you identified in requirement 4a. Ask what is being done about this issue and how young people can help. (c) Share what you have learned with your counselor. ----------------------------------------------------------- Not hard for us in our community... we have had lots of folks... Any person paid for by local government could fit this requirement. - Public Works could talk about roads, sewers, water, or any other items they deal with - Animal Control could talk about the importance of proper pet care and how to work with your pet while out in public - Police Officer could talk about crime prevention - County Health could talk about how vaccinations are important for controlling communicable diseases (see recent news articles about measles and polio outbreaks) - Emergency Management could talk about the importance of being prepared for natural disasters etc, etc, etc Many of these overlap with other Merit Badges. And a phone conversation is fine... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DuctTape 1231 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Add School Board members to the list. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloAnnie 3 Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Whoops - yes, I meant Citizenship in the Community. Thank you for your ideas. I guess I was only thinking about elected officials. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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