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  3. News & Politics

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      In answer to many requests, we established a separate forum for these topics. Those not interested can skip this forum instead of spending time reading unwanted messages to identify content.

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  4. Unit Fundraising

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      Ideas for fundraising projects and programs for your unit.

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  5. Order of the Arrow

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      Discussions for OA Members and those interested in Scouting's Honor Society. Also includes a private sub-forum for OA Members only.

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  6. The Patrol Method

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      Lessons and questions of Scout leadership and operating troop program

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  8. Wood Badge and Adult Leader Training

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  9. Advancement Resources

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  10. Patch Trading Central

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      Have a patch or memorabilia you're looking to swap? Use this virtual patch trading blanket. (This area is intended to facilitate memorabilia swapping, not necessarily commerce.)

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  11. Working with Kids

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  12. Uniforms

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  13. Camping & High Adventure

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  14. Girl Scouting

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  15. Summer Camp

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  16. Scouting Around the World

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  17. Council Relations

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      Discuss issues relating to Scout Councils, districts and working with professionals

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  18. Venturing Program

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  19. Scouting History

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      Share and celebrate the history of the world's largest youth Movement

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  20. Scouting the Web

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  21. Scoutmaster Minutes

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    • "Sarah Christian, a senior at Independence High School, has earned the highest honor in two Scouting organizations: Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA.  ...In 2019, Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America) welcomed young women into their Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scout) program. Christian is a founding member of Troop 652G in Brecksville at St. Basil the Great Catholic Church.  In 2024, Christian completed her Eagle project. She built three picnic tables and refurbished the outdoor cabinets and countertops at the High Lea campsite in the Richfield Heritage Preserve.  For her Gold Award Project, Sarah wanted to share the sport of geocaching and promote the physical and mental health benefits of being in nature. Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting activity in which participants use a Global Positioning System receiver or mobile device to hide and seek containers throughout the world. Christian wanted to give back to Camp Manatoc in Peninsula where she spent five summers attending Scouts BSA resident camp. She installed two geocaching courses: one at Camp Manatoc and one at Camp Butler. She held a Cub Scout geocaching workshop and a Scouts BSA Geocaching Merit Badge workshop.  Camp director for Camp Manatoc, Chris Noga, was pleased with the turnout for the workshops and plans to hold more in the future under her instruction. He also plans to add the Geocaching Merit Badge as an option for summer resident camp in the future. Christian is the first Girl Scout in Northeast Ohio to complete her Gold Award Project at a BSA camp. ..." More at Source: https://www.scriptype.com/2025/07/18/local-scout-earns-eagle-scout-and-girl-scout-gold-award/  
    • "Ayden and Mason Macias, brothers from Troop 11, were on a training hike for an upcoming backpacking trip in New Mexico when they encountered a man waving them down, begging for help. His pregnant wife and two young children were in distress after running out of water under the scorching sun. ...At Caprock Canyon, temperatures in the summer can reach up to 110 degrees. The family had only one water bottle to split between the four of them." The rest of the story at Source: https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/scouts-honored-nationally-for-heroism-at-caprock-canyon-park/
    • Article below states Scout was a CIT. Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/15-year-old-dies-in-apparent-drowning-at-scouting-america-camp-in-michigan/3792661/
    • "Eleven boys and two girls from Jackson Cub Scout Pack 204 were learning to fire arrows at Black Knight Bowbenders when a bolt of lightning struck a tree near the shooting range at 7:13 p.m., according to the Jackson Police Department." "Ten-year-old Cub Scout Ryan Coopey had his socks and shoes knocked off by the lightning strike Wednesday, leaving him with second-degree burns on his heels." "Mr. Montgomery (who died) was one of several volunteer instructors helping the scouts Wednesday night, according to Bob Helle, a longtime member of the Bowbenders and the group’s former president." Sources: https://nypost.com/2025/07/17/us-news/10-year-old-cub-scout-knocked-out-of-shoes-by-deadly-nj-lightning-strike/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/nyregion/lightning-strike-jackson-nj-archery.html
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