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For those scouts and their families who have completed the Common App for college admission, have you mentioned your scouting experience and if so in what sections Activities, Questions, Supplemental,...?

Found another CT Boy Scout Troop 7 working Requirement 7.... Great photos The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued a reminder of their simulated rail accident training drill will occur on Saturday, September 14, 2019 between 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. in New Haven. The drill, which will appear and sound realistic, will take place as part of ongoing safety training, practice, reinforcement, and refinement exercises designed to achieve the highest level of safety along the CTrail Hartford Line and Shore Line East. The drill will include volunteer passengers, including children, who will take the role of passengers injured as the result of a simulated head-on collision with another train. The simulation will include actual calls to on-duty emergency responders (fire and police), who will travel to the scene and work to rescue simulated accident victims. According to the CTDOT, the drill is required by the Federal Railroad Administration, but is “an important component of CTDOT’s ongoing safety training and reinforcement practice.” “The simulated accident […] is designed to reinforce and fine-tune the efficacy of emergency response protocols of train crews, dispatchers, first-responders, and others, as well as the coordination and real-life application of communication and chain-of-command protocols. This drill supplements the extensive and ongoing training for all involved groups.” – CTDOT source links: https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/ctdot-runs-rail-accident-simulation-training-drill-boy-scouts-volunteer-as-injured-passengers/ https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/News-from-the-Connecticut-Department-of-Transportation/2019/REMINDER---CTDOT-ANNOUNCES-RAIL-ACCIDENT-SIMULATION-TRAINING-DRILL-FOR-SATURDAY

Well done. Nicely researched post in your blog. From local newspaper archives, we learn scouts advertised the Liberty Loan (stamps, war bonds to fund war).

My troop does not allow our scouts to go on dangerous activities with or without adults. Unreasonably vs reasonably dangerous hikes, no we plan and execute safe hikes. IMHO, adult-approved patrol activities should still be allowed. My $0.02,

Update 9/14/2019: The deceased scout's mother is suing the Oregon Trail Council alongside Boy Scout Troop 163, asking for $1.5 million for the pain and suffering that Nolan endured, $500,000 for burial services, and $8 million for being deprived of her son's love and companionship. The lawsuit claims none of the six adults volunteering with Troop 163 had proper medical, first aid, or wilderness training., alleges the scout master went hiking with several of the boys while most of the group was setting up camp. The SM then returned to camp — leaving the boys to go on an unreasonably dangerous hike without any supervision, and violating BSA policies. https://www.kdrv.com/content/news/Mother-of-boy-who-died-on-Klamath-County-expedition-sues-Boy-Scouts-560284541.html https://www.kezi.com/content/news/Family-sues-Boy-Scouts-over-sons-death--560281521.html

Update 9/14/2019: Hakuna Matata, au naturel and alleged BSA inaction. More incredible details at source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boy-scout-leader-sang-hakuna-matata-while-naked-organization-didn-n1048526

@Jlplemon welcome to scouter.com

Firing a flare to @mashmaster.

As part of Safety MB discussion, we experimented with CO detectors. With parent permission, scouts brought these residential monitors and these were placed in a boxed enclosure around a tailpipe. Engine running and after 45 minutes, none of detector alarms went off. A neighbor fireman brought the dept sniffer which said the box was over 800ppm. Around 55min some detector alarms went off. The point was to show scouts that these CO are very slow to set off an alarm ("Alarm Response Time") and to consider how that would affect your family safety plan. Here is a chart from Kidde website. Carbon monoxide levels that will set off your alarm Carbon Monoxide Level Alarm Response Time 40 PPM 10 hours 50 PPM 8 hours 70 PPM 1 to 4 hours 150 PPM 10 to 50 minutes 400 PPM 4 to 15 minutes Carbon monoxide levels and their symptoms IMPORTANT: If your carbon monoxide alarm sounds, or you suspect you are experiencing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, you should immediately leave your home and call 9-1-1. For carbon monoxide levels and their symptoms, refer to the following: 50 PPM None for healthy adults. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), this is the maximum allowable concentration for continuous exposure for healthy adults in any eight-hour period. 200 PPM Slight headache, fatigue, dizziness, and nausea after two to three hours. 400 PPM Frontal headaches with one to two hours. Life threatening after three hours. 800 PPM Dizziness, nausea, and convulsions within 45 minutes. Unconsciousness within two hours. Death within two to three hours. 1,600 PPM Headache, dizziness and nausea within 20 minutes. Death within one hour.

Perhaps CE will become a volunteer's position?

If CO was caused by structure fire, you would fan flames.

Jason DiRenza, a 10 year old Scout, has loved to tinker with tools and toys, a hobby that propelled him to the national stage with an invention designed to give people more time to escape houses that are filling with deadly carbon monoxide gas. The Connecticut Safety Society honored him for the inclusion of safety, health, and environmental principles and ideologies into his invention, and he also received an award from the judges for the top invention in his judging circle Jason said he got the idea for his invention over lunch one day with his family when a discussion came up about how, in a mishap that happened years ago, their home had filled with carbon monoxide and the fire department had to come and turn on a large fan to air it out. Jason got to thinking, "why doesn't the house just already activate a fan instead?" Thus began his work to create a model home, in which he installed a smoke detector — he used that instead of a more expensive carbon monoxide detector to cut costs — a fan, batteries, and a series of wires connecting them all. When the detector goes off, a pulse is sent to the fan, turning it on and blowing carbon monoxide out of the house, allowing those inside more time to escape. His invention is able to funnel the carbon monoxide out of the home because it's installed near an air duct. More at source with photo: Online: https://bit.ly/2k7IJZN

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@ddouglass welcome to scouter.com. Good question.

Speaking about asking for a cut, our troop has worked parking details at local fairs and has not asked or received a percentage of the parking fee. We didn't put out a donation bucket either . Perhaps we should do one or the other or both at "service" events? My $0.02,

Members of (Grand Island,NE) Scouts BSA Troop 114B and Troop 114G with Bosselmans CEO Charlie Bosselman. Bosselman Enterprises Corporation let these units plus Pack 107 use a portion of their company parking lot for parking during the (Nebraska) state fair. These units earned over $25,000 for their efforts. Thank you to Bosselman Enterprises Corporation for your support of Scouting. https://www.facebook.com/overlandtrailscouncil/

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Update: 9/3/2019 Thomas Close, "Aqua Joe", plead guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and receipt and distribution of child pornography. Close (age 40?) faces between 27 and more than 33 years in federal prison, according to the plea agreement. U.S. District Judge Dan Polster will sentence him Jan. 15. More details at source: https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2019/09/former-ohio-boy-scouts-worker-pleads-guilty-to-filming-children-changing.html

Our teaching is not limited to requirements. Some of the most fun activities will not check off any advancement boxes. Take your Pack meeting to the fire station!

Facilitated or manipulated? I agree, this should be scout lead. My $0.02,

From the Michigan Crossroads Council, For the past several years, insurance costs have been subsidized in the general operating budget at $1.00 per registered member and leader (approximately $81,000) versus annual insurance costs of over $1 million dollars. With the continued rising cost of insurance, the Michigan Crossroads Council can no longer subsidize these costs and remain fiscally strong and relevant. The Insurance Fee is an annual fee of $12 that will be charged to all registered participants in the Scouting program beginning with the 2020 charter renewal process. The current fee of $1 per person / per year will be increased to $12 per person / per year (Note: $12 is also subscription cost to Boys' Life - RS). https://michiganscouting.org/general-resources/insurance-fee/ YMMV.

Speaking of surveys, I found this new one, the BSA BEST Study. BEST is an abbreviation for Building Evidence in Scouting Together. It appears an invitation is needed to participate, i.e., only selected units.

I have the same doubts and would liked them to be unfounded.

We’re (BSA) looking for Scouts to give their input on topics that matter to kids and teens in a pilot Youth Advisory Panel (YAP). Serving on YAP consists of participating in a series of monthly digital discussions facilitated by a BSA professional. Live out the tenets of the Scout Law by helping the BSA serve you and other Scouts. This is your chance to guide the movement and gain resume-worthy experience! Applicants must be between the ages of 11 and 20. https://www.scouting.org/youth-advisory-panel-application/