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Remember, the claimant number prediction was for the Plan' quick claimant submission deadline (May, 2020) and there was no definitive vetting process for those claimants. Proper? Is it 10x or 50x larger? The vetting process is still being argued.

Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance Once again*, National** ignored the 5 P's, wasting time and money. Even after 14 months of "wishful thinking" for "a wonderful plan" with Sidley Austin, National entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February, 2020 with a woefully incomplete Plan. After more than 5 iterations, National sent out an incomplete plan for a vote according to U.S. Trustee. Time and money well spent for maintaining control? My $0.01, *Remember when Summit was our largest money pit? **Not that all others are blameless.

Big winners in the Boy Scouts bankruptcy? Attorneys, who could walk away with $1 billion. https://money.yahoo.com/big-winners-boy-scouts-bankruptcy-100024259.html "Boy Scouts of America estimates the bill for their professionals, plus those hired by the official creditors’ committees, could be more than $205 million by the end of the year. That’s approaching the amount Boy Scouts said it would contribute to a trust for survivors: $219 million." The above link also has these sections: Boy Scouts’ fees higher than USA Gymnastics, Catholic dioceses cases Venue shopping one example of bankruptcy loopholes Infighting drives more activity, resulting in more billable hours

As to point (3), perhaps the TCC has information on the Survivor Working Group from the BSA and Coalition? For example, has the group met?

Bob Hansler, Eagle Scout, expert outdoor survivalist, former high school biology teacher turned professional YouTuber, who volunteers each summer at the nine-thousand-plus-acre Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch, high in the Davis Mountains needs a kidney transplant. Please read his story: https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/survivalist-youtube-star-bob-hansler-wild-life/ Scout Salute

12/06/2021: From the Bonner Springs (KS) Police Department. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/camel-causes-chaos-running-away-kansas-nativity-scene-rcna8061

Not "The Path Ahead" rather IMHO it should be "Follow the Lead of Volunteers".

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/boy-scouts-bankruptcy-judge-ousts-mediator-questioning-impartiality-2021-12-07/

The judge just removed a mediator from the mediation, could she similarly remove a group from the mediation?

https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/d9237f32-7111-40dc-90b9-459fa7587e6b_7589.pdf

Just baffling, Kevin Carey was her former colleague. Glad to hear that Greene will not be Settlement Trustee,

Good point. Certainly other Scouting organizations have use celebrities to bring attention to their programs and become the face of their Scouting: - Scouts of Canada Chief Scout is tv's "Survivorman" Les Stroud. - I did not know that UK Chief Scout Bear Grylls recently spoke at UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/november/chief-scout-bear-grylls-speaks-at-the-un-climate-change-conference-cop26-in-glasgow/ - since 1974, the Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines has been the President of the Philippines Should we have a non-celebrity, "normal" Chief Scout where scouts are the face of our Scouting. Hmmm.

Yes. My point was, if there are confirmation arguments, IMHO the U.S. Trustee will be near the front of the line.

Scoutmaster image Add to Responsibilities: IMO, frequently uploaded candid photos of Chief Scout with scouts. Maybe something online, Where is the Chief Scout? Sends out a Holiday/New Years Greeting/Challenge to Scouts.

But wasn't the U.S. Trustee against sending this plan out for a vote and confirmation?

Reminds me. IMHO, the Chief Scout is NOT a suit.

Wow @InquisitiveScouteryou have given much thought to this. Maybe your scouter hat should be a thinking cap? Give some thought to accessibility, i.e. , local events. Not many scouts attend Jamborees or HA bases.

Yes some thought needs to be given to who selects and nominates the Chief Scout and the Chief Scout's relationship with Program Development.

@InquisitiveScouter please tell us more of your prospective tenure as Chief Scout. What input, oversight should Chief Scout have over Handbook?

"It is not clear how much each survivor would get if the settlement is confirmed at a Dec. 13-14 hearing in Indianapolis. There currently isn’t enough money to fund the entire settlement, with at least one insurance carrier still disputing the amount it should pay. But the proposal that survivors overwhelmingly voted to approve allows for a partial settlement, and negotiations with the holdouts will continue ahead of the confirmation hearing. ... In exchange for accepting the settlement, the survivors will agree to end legal claims against USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and Bela and Martha Karolyi. Lawsuits by the survivors, including Olympic champions Simone Biles and Aly Raisman, have been on hold since USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy in December 2018, but they would be allowed to proceed again should USA Gymnastics exit bankruptcy without a deal." https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/12/03/settlement-end-litigation-between-usa-gymnastics-nassar-survivors/8854581002/

IMHO, it would be cool to encounter the Chief Scout, distinctly yet plainly uniformed, on the trail or at camp.

We NEED a public spokesperson for our Scouting program, a Chief Scout, akin to Bear Grylls with the UK Scouting Association. Some requirement ideas: Leader Enthusiastic and active (young!) adventurer and scout program supporter. Has vision of future and how scouting can contribute. Someone who has the creds to challenge scouts. Can make time commitment. Good public and online (youtube, TikTok, etc., oh and scouter.com ) personality and role-model. NOT a BSA employee. Nominated by scouts and scouters (yeah voting/survey is not a core competency ). Confirmed by Commissioners (not NEC, Not NEB, not a PR firm) An example candidate. Well you look, he's all that AND an assistant scoutmaster too! or maybe candidate , a former scout, Cub Scout volunteer. No doubt there are more! Thoughts on need, requirements, responsibilities of a Chief Scout. My $0.03 (inflation) P.S. Mike Rowe has been mentioned in the past, maybe he's aged out?

12/03/2021: However... U.S. Trustee Objection to Third Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization proposed by USA Gymnastics and Additional TCC of Sexual Abuse Survivors The Plan should not be confirmed as the non-consensual third-party releases violate the Bankruptcy Code and Seventh Circuit law, and the Bankruptcy Court lacks constitutional authority to adjudicate, and thus impose releases of, the state law Abuse Claims at issue. Moreover, the Debtor’s release of many of the estate’s claims for little to no financial contribution does not satisfy the applicable standards under section 1123(b)(3)(A) and directly harms the Abuse Claimants and other creditors. The U.S. Trustee requests that this Court deny confirmation of the Plan. https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47282/0040a202-5e2a-48b7-99a5-f6df629ea023_1734.pdf Case 18-09108-RLM-11 Dockets: https://cases.omniagentsolutions.com/documents?clientid=CsgAAncz%2b6bcQ9xJsUS6kVRkbXTeWvylnPGR%2fbOwF7Mdnp%2bg4lFF6ZDffFn1%2bVXZdb3DCv1%2f7g0%3d&tagid=1034&noFrom=18-09108-RLM-11

12/02/2021: Certification of Ballot Report https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47282/7a169928-8e6d-4ee4-8fd3-394f0ff17b5d_1732.pdf page 11, Class 6 Claims (partial screenshot). I had thought there were 525 claimants but Professor Jacoby has the number at 510. Votes received 505 of which 476 were determined valid, 29 invalid.

Of CEO's, CSE's, From the Charter and Bylaws of the BSA as proposed Nov 30, 2021 in the Plan Supplement link below https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/9e63149b-24cd-4cf1-b209-74d0d9854bbd_7515.pdf Corporate Officers Section 2, Clause 2 "The President and Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Executive Board. The Chief Executive Officer shall be a voting member of the Executive Committee, oversee the National Operations Leadership Committee, and be an ex-officio nonvoting member of all other committees except the Governance and Nominating Committee, where the Chief Executive Officer shall serve as staff advisor. If the Chief Executive Officer is a commissioned professional, he or she may also hold the title of Chief Scout Executive. If the Chief Executive Officer is not a commissioned professional, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the authority, rights, privileges of the Chief Scout Executive. However, the Executive Board may commission the Chief Executive Officer and thereafter the Chief Executive Officer shall also hold the title of Chief Scout Executive." What is the point of a "Chief Scout Executive"? Isn't the Chief Scout traditionally a volunteer commissioned professional and an Executive a paid employee? I found no job description for CSE in ByLaws only that as stated above the Executive Board may decide to add this title to CEO regardless of background. Can we drop the meaningless title of Chief Scout Executive and bring back Chief Scout? Similarly, I don't understand the need for "President", "Chief Executive Officer" seems sufficient and is specified in the Bylaws. The Bylaws have no specification regarding the position of President. The Index is not in sync with the update. For example, the Index lists Vice presidents , 13. There is no mention of any Vice, presidents or otherwise, in the Nov 30, Bylaws. My $0.01,