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2012: nine Michigan councils consolidated into the Michigan Crossroad Council. The move was sold as a cost saver that will improve scouting by streamlining operations. The land sales quickly followed the consolidation and some local Scouts say it appeared to be a land grab. In the last five years alone, the Michigan Crossroads Council of Boy Scouts, which oversees scouting in Lower Michigan, has netted more than $5 million by selling five camps covering more than 2,000 acres. That figure could more than double if planned sales go through. Camp Tapico near Kalkaska, Camp Holaka in Lapeer County, Camp Agawam in Orion Township, Camp Muscootah in Hillsdale and the Northwoods Scout Reservation near West Branch have been sold since 2014. The Silver Trails Scout Reservation near Port Huron is in the process of being sold. Two other large camps, Paul Bunyan in Rose City and the Lost Lake in Farwell, are up for sale. 8 camps since 2014? Weak finances are driving the sales. A Free Press review of the council's most recent financial audits shows the state organization sustained operational losses of $5.5 million for 2013-17. That means that on average, council expenses exceeded revenues by about $92,000 a month for five years. More details at source, including current sale of Silver Trails directly, no realtor, to a local gravel company. The proposed sale has angered local residents and other fans of the property. Almost 5,000 people have signed an online petition to save the property as natural area. Also there are details of Council's financial troubles and membership drop, 68,000 in 2014 to about 61,000 last year. Source: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/08/04/boy-scouts-michigan-campgrounds/1868668001/ Related earlier topics:

This report states 1M rounds of ammunition.

...other scouts will remember their first, and for some of them, only opportunity to shoot firearms at the Summit’s shooting sports complex -- the second largest in the U.S. ... Summit Director of Shooting Sports Dick Heft said he spoke with many scouts who had never seen or held a firearm and likely would never again as it’s illegal in their countries. He even got an email from the government of Belgium indicating that their scouts should not be allowed to handle firearms. Heft responded matter-of-factly that his staff would not screen scouts. “That’s not our job,” Heft said. “That’s a political issue, and this is not a political venue. We’re here to safely provide a fun activity. And that’s what we’re doing.” In a single day, Heft saw more than 12,000 scouts go through the shooting sports, discharging up to 70,000 rounds of ammunition. ( 5 to 6 rounds each? -RS ) https://www.wvpublic.org/post/wva-hosts-tens-thousands-scouts-around-world#stream/0 @Oldscout448 @ShootingSports

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Another out-of-council possibility? Wood Badge 2019 Gilwell Park, United Kingdom August 4-10, 2019 This Wood Badge course will be an experience you will never forget! https://scoutingevent.com/802-Woodbadge2019

Moderator note: I split the nude swimming posts, which were unrelated to OP, to a new topic. The topic title can be changed.

In my neck of the woods, sales of camp t-shirts, sweatshirts, MB booklets have increased over previous summers.

Back to OP, MARSHFIELD, WI – For the first time in the 100 year history of Boy Scouts of America, young women are able to join the organization. Recently a new troop was formed in the Marshfield area for females between the ages of 11 and 17 – Troop 9392. Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., will invest $1,000 in this new troop, as part of its Employee-Driven Corporate Giving grant program. Each month Security Health Plan awards a $1,000 grant to a different charity or organization that is nominated by a Marshfield Clinic Health System employee. Employees are encouraged to nominate organizations making a positive difference in the community. An anonymous Marshfield Clinic Health System employee nominated the troop for the grant. Julie Degner said the grant is appreciated and she welcomes the support for the newly-formed troop. Degner serves on the committee for this troop and said the young women in the troop are working to strengthen their individual character, citizenship, leadership, mental fitness and physical fitness. She said this organization is giving young females an opportunity to grow their leadership skills in a way that was unavailable to them in the past. @WisconsinMomma more at source: https://www.hubcitytimes.com/2019/07/28/security-health-plan-invests-in-youth-scout-troop-for-young-women/

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"Opportunities Inc. and the Boy Scouts of America Caddo Area Council (TX) are working together to start scouting troops for children and adults with disabilities. One of the troops will be for adult males, one for adult females and another for children and one restricted for children in kindergarten through second grade." http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texarkana/story/2019/jul/29/boy-scouts-council-create-troops-those-disabilities/788467/

Scout Salute to Denver Channel 7, Scheels, and the many contributers. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/contact7/crash-leaves-denver-area-scout-troop-without-their-camping-equipment-or-a-way-to-haul-it https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/contact7/boy-scout-troop-that-lost-trailer-in-crash-gets-a-shopping-spree-thanks-to-denver7-viewers

A group of Girl Scouts on a trip deep within Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was successfully evacuated early Saturday. The group reportedly was affected by a lightning strike while on Knife Lake, as severe storms rolled across the wilderness area Friday evening. The storms produced gusty winds, some hail and lightning as they swept across the Arrowhead region. Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines spokesperson Nancy McMullen said the group is from Chicago and that "everyone is safe." "The lead guide called in the lightning strike, per protocol, informed authorities of their exact location per the planned route, and said 'they believe that lightning struck the ground and they might have experienced ground current," McMullen said in an online statement. More at source: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/07/26/girl-scouts-party-hit-by-lightning-in-boundary-waters https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/rescue-underway-after-girl-scouts-struck-by-lightning-in-boundary-waters

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In my experience, the more easily something can be stolen, the more likely it will. If it wasn't for boxes labelled prime-for-stealing on doorsteps, I bet more scout trailers would get attention from thieves.

"Out of the more than 40,000 scouts attending the jamboree, 40 percent are female." Interesting in the news video, the female BSA Scout interviewed was captioned as a "U.S. Scout". https://wchstv.com/news/local/females-make-up-40-percent-of-scouts-at-world-scout-jamboree

IMO, youth naturally form groups or gangs for good or bad. In Scouting, we take those groups further by teaching and guiding scouts into responsible, cooperative, disciplined, self-lead patrols - the Patrol Method. From @Kudu website http://www.inquiry.net/patrol/system/3_patrol_organization.htm

Each of the buckets put together by Green and his troop contain two alcohol swabs, a blanket or bed sheet, two bottles of water, a fire extinguisher, 10 glucose tablets, a glass breaker or steel rod, eight golf balls, 10 feet of rope, two towels, two tampons and one whistle. Unconventional items like the golf balls and tampons have a specific purpose, Green said. Golf balls can be thrown at an intruder, while tampons can be used to stop bleeding from gunshot wounds, he said. “All these tools can be used however you see fit,” Green said. IMHO, this needs more serious thought. For the money, installing double deadbolt latches on classroom doors might be a more effective start. Check the measures which Israel has used to protect their schools in the last 50 years. My $0.01,

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Anyone hear from @ItsBrian our resident camp counselor somewhere in the red during this recent tropical heat wave? I wonder how his AC is working?

In the OP, the Dutch drop a group of blindfolded scouts called a dropping team, on a paved road with GPS and cellphone. The dropping team does carry a cellphone in case of emergency, and the scouting association requires participants to wear high-visibility vests and distributes a long list of guidelines, mainly geared toward traffic safety. “Pushing boundaries is fun,” reads one recommendation, “but that, too, has boundaries.” Yawn...lame. I believe Scouting should have a solo outdoor experience akin to what Outward Bound does. Back in the day, I solo'd on a OB expedition. (January in NH) No cellphones, no maps, had a whistle. https://www.outwardbound.org/blog/what-is-solo/ My $0.02,

"Fifty years after NASA astronaut and Eagle Scout Neil Armstrong sent greetings from space to participants of the 1969 National Scout Jamboree, NASA astronaut Drew Morgan will inspire a new generation of Scouts directly from the International Space Station as he answers questions posed by Scouts attending the World Scout Jamboree at Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia at 1:30 p.m. EDT on July 24." https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scouting-inspires-new-generation-to-reach-for-the-stars-while-celebrating-iconic-connection-to-the-1969-historic-moon-landing-300888187.html

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Update July 17, 2019: note OP @The Latin Scot SALT LAKE CITY — The new initiative to replace the Boy Scouts and Personal Progress programs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is called "Children and Youth" and will be rolled out in September in a special worldwide satellite broadcast. President M. Russell Ballard, the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will lay out the new initiative to replace those programs in a broadcast on Sept. 29, according to a letter sent Monday to general authorities and officers of the church and local leaders around the world. Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will host a Face to Face broadcast about "Children and Youth" on Nov. 17. "The principles taught in this effort for children and youth represent a higher, holier way to encourage the rising generation to follow Jesus Christ and apply his gospel in all areas of their lives," the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles say in a statement in a guidebook to the program. "This major effort will include gospel learning, the privilege of service, personal development, and exciting activities." The Young Women program will move forward without Personal Progress and Faith in God for Girls. Boys will no longer have Scouting, Duty to God or Faith in God for Boys. A website has been published for leaders in preparation for the change at ChildrenandYouthLeaders.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. The site includes an introductory guide for parents and another for children and youth. Both guides are available only in English. The new Children and Youth program will begin Jan. 1, 2020. Girls and boys have until Dec. 31 to finish the retiring programs. For example, girls can complete Personal Progress and receive their Young Womanhood Recognition by then, as can boys who want to finish the Duty to God program. Children in the Primary program can complete the Faith in God program by then, too. Exceptions can be made for those who need additional time. The awards will be available for order until March 1, 2020. The church has encouraged those who wish to participate in Scouting to join local community groups. The goal of the new initiative is to deepen conversion through gospel learning, personal development and service and activities. It is based on the church's renewed emphasis on home-centered, church-supported learning, which has led to major changes, including a new churchwide curriculum for Sunday School and other classes and more family gospel study in place of one hour of Sunday meetings. More at source https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900080061/church-replacement-for-boy-scouts-personal-progress-lds-mormon.html