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Good story, maybe it should be included in Citizenship in the Nation MB. Story suggests the first Bachelorette Show occurred at Northern Tier? https://www.ifallsjournal.com/news/local/becoming-a-u-s-citizen/article_1e39284c-f653-5330-9b04-e53cbe4befac.html

From the Scouting Association in the United Kingdom which as I understand provided alternate Promises starting in 1993? Hopefully I found a current link https://www.scouts.org.uk/por/1-fundamentals-of-scouting/11-variations-to-the-wording-of-the-promises/ Scouting is open to people of all faiths and of none and must therefore take account of the different religious obligations of its Members while upholding the essential spirit of the Promise. The following table shows the alternative wording of the Promise that young people and adults may wish to use to best reflect their own beliefs: Religion or Belief Beaver Scout Promise Cub and Scout Promise (for British Subjects) Christian, Jew, Sikh ...to love God ...duty to God and to The Queen Muslim ...to love God or ...to love Allah On My honour... or In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent the Most Merciful... ...duty to God and to The Queen or ...duty to Allah and to The Queen Hindu ...to love God or ...to love my Dharma ...duty to God and to The Queen or ...duty to my Dharma and to The Queen Humanist, atheist or no faith ... To be kind and helpful and to love our world ... To uphold our Scout values, to do my duty to The Queen Recite a traditional Scout Promise that fits the spiritually of some, a generic promise for all, or an alternate promise for you?

Summer, 2020: Scouts Canada has provided an alternate promise for scouts and volunteers. More details, including a FAQ, at source: https://scoutsca.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/08/scout-promise.pdf Unlike BSA (DRP), You do not have to believe in God to join Scouts Canada. Scouts Canada is proud of its commitment to diversity and welcomes members of many different faiths, denominations and non-religious backgrounds...Spirituality is and has been one of the three main principles of Scouting since its inception more than 100 years ago. In Scouting, the term ‘spirituality’ appeals to a broad concept that may relate to: faith that is not associated with a doctrine, religious beliefs, or an appreciation for existence outside of oneself. Scouts Canada Total Youth Membership: 2018-2019: 56,802 2017-2018: 58,881 2016-2017: 63,460 2015-2016: 61,438

Update: https://www.scouting.org/blackbaud-data-incident/ "...Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, the BSA reminds you it is always advisable to be vigilant for incidents of fraud or identity theft by reviewing your account statements and free credit reports for any unauthorized activity. You may obtain a copy of your credit report, free of charge, once every 12 months from each of the three nationwide credit reporting companies. To order your annual free credit report, please visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll free at 1-877-322-8228. Contact information for the three nationwide credit reporting companies is as follows: Equifax, PO Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374, www.equifax.com, 1-800-685-1111 Experian, PO Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013, www.experian.com, 1-888-397-3742 TransUnion, PO Box 2000, Chester, PA 19016, www.transunion.com, 1-800-916-8800 Please know that the BSA takes the security of your information very seriously and shares your concern about this incident. Blackbaud has already implemented changes to its security controls to better protect against a potential future attack, and the BSA is working with Blackbaud and other resources to assess the best path forward..." What some were doing on their own. No identity protection? Seems lacking given severity of breach.

That "legend" would be Baden Powell, among others.

@PACANBoston could use that service project now! Some scouts cherry pick service projects. From Green Bay Gazette More info to be found in Boys Life April, 1943 I found that Boys Life issue is very gripping, could be a supplemental literature to Why We Fight, say Why We Scout.

In our Chapter 11 case, I saw this docket which included the details of an individual injury liability settlement with a council and its insurer. The volunteer who drove golf cart that hit claimant? https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/841156_1123.pdf

While away at my first scout summer camp, my young brother sold my Green Lantern comic collection. He didn't see my problem, after all, each comic was already price-marked 10c or 12c..so surely for sale.

I like free checking, a paper trail, and the ability to cancel a check.

??? okay... ...flautists, vexillophiles...oh the humanity.

@Chubbykittys on behalf of moderators of scouter.com, welcome.

Scouts may complete required steps to earn the award between April 22, 2020 and December 31, 2021, at which time the MOU may be extended. It started April 22? First I have heard of it. Missing Hornaday link. Hmmm.

Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Boy Scouts of America (BSA) CEO and President Roger C. Mosby signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the creation of an EPA/BSA special award to be awarded as part of a new environmental education awards and recognition program. ... The EPA-sponsored award will challenge Scouts to learn about, explore, and conserve the world around them as part of an awareness campaign to educate the public about EPA’s accomplishment during its first 50 years and develop the vision for the next 50 years. The program will also provide EPA with opportunities to educate BSA member councils and leadership about priority initiatives including Trash Free Waters, Winning on Reducing Food Waste, and Healthy Schools. The program will introduce Scouts to the breadth of EPA’s involvement in environmental protection and conservation, combining a variety of disciplines including earth sciences, animal studies, outdoor activities, and public health. To receive the EPA award, Scouts must first receive merit badges in each of these four areas and participate in an environmental/public health community service project, totaling at least six hours, as part of an approved Scouting program. Scouts may complete required steps to earn the award between April 22, 2020 and December 31, 2021, at which time the MOU may be extended. Will this replace Hornaday Awards? More at source link: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-boy-scouts-announce-collaboration-environmental-education-award-program-and-special

Me too. I had a steel penny in my thrifty collection. My $0.02,

Though today, numismatics are fewer in number. Link below has a brief history of the Coin Collecting Merit Badge and an offer from the American Numismatic Association https://coinweek.com/us-coins/young-numismatists-and-the-coin-collecting-merit-badge/

Hempstead, NY honors scouts for their mask making (1000's) during pandemic. Nice to see scouts learning to use power tools - sewing machines . Good video: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/boy-scout-covid-merit-badge/2568906/

Update Aug 13, 2020 The National Capital Area Council announced that CSCI, a consulting, enterprise IT, and financial management firm will sponsor a new, special council shoulder patch honoring retired Air Force Brigadier General Charles McGee. “We are extremely proud to recognize retired Brigadier General Charles McGee for his tremendous accomplishments and contributions to Scouting,” said Scout Executive Craig Poland. “Brigadier General McGee not only meets the criteria for the special edition council shoulder patch – he more than surpasses it. The values embodied in Scouting are reflected in his daily life and work.” The one-of-a-kind patch honoring McGee will be available to nearly 60,000 Scouts, according to the Scouter Digest release. More at sources: https://www.wrbl.com/news/national/boy-scouts-honor-tuskegee-airman-retired-air-force-brig-general-charles-mcgee-with-new-shoulder-patch/ https://weownadventure.com/boy-scouts-honor-tuskegee-airman-with-special-edition-council-shoulder-patch/

...Adrian’s kits are full of materials that are described as anxiety and autism comfort items, and as a part of his eagle badge requirements, Adrian supplied the kit to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department to use as a tool when they are responding to calls that involve autistic people or people in extreme anxiety. The kit contains headphones, sensory balls, fidget spinners, pipe cleaners, stretchy men and flavored tongue depressors, which are Adrian’s favorite. These kits are now carried by 42 medic units in Fairfax County, and when they are working with an individual with autism or calls involving mental health crises, the kit might be just the thing they need to help induce calm while the rescue workers tend to the task at hand. More details of this great Scout story at sources: https://ffxfirerescue.wordpress.com/2020/08/07/local-scout-creates-anxiety-and-autism-care-kits-for-fcfrd-medic-units/ http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2020/aug/13/emergencies-autistic-people-now-have-adrians-resou/ Outstanding, Scout Salute

REI now plans to sell it’s new 8-acre, Bellevue corporate campus. In response to the corona virus pandemic, their workforce (1000 employees) has moved to multiple “satellite” locations across the Seattle area and that it would “lean into remote working as an engrained, supported and normalized model” that could also allow employees to work outside the region. Employees who would have worked at the campus, which media reports had called the “most outdoorsy HQ ever” and “like summer camp for grown-ups” for its rooftop terraces, courtyard full of native plants and large sliding doors to the outside, had not yet taken occupancy. Like many office-based employees, they began working from home in March and had been expected to move midsummer. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/12/rei-seattle-headquarters-commercial-real-estate/ https://www.geekwire.com/2020/rei-looks-sell-brand-new-seattle-area-hq-pandemic-forces-retailer-rethink-remote-work/

His 2009 dissertation: (free ) . Very interesting read on James West, James Beard (zingers), patrol method, the Interracial Service, BSA early history, immigrants, minorities, urban vs rural, conservation/animal rights vs pioneering/scoutcraft...Good stuff. https://escholarship.org/content/qt6s56c7cg/qt6s56c7cg_noSplash_adb0c60e663dce67efa6513d5571baa4.pdf Subsequent book (2016?): Modern Manhood and the Boy Scouts of America In this illuminating look at gender and Scouting in the United States, Benjamin René Jordan examines how in its founding and early rise, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) integrated traditional Victorian manhood with modern, corporate-industrial values and skills. While showing how the BSA Americanized the original British Scouting program, Jordan finds that the organization’s community-based activities signaled a shift in men’s social norms, away from rugged agricultural individualism or martial primitivism and toward productive employment in offices and factories, stressing scientific cooperation and a pragmatic approach to the responsibilities of citizenship. By examining the BSA’s national reach and influence, Jordan demonstrates surprising ethnic diversity and religious inclusiveness in the organization's founding decades. For example, Scouting officials’ preferred urban Catholic and Jewish working-class immigrants and "modernizable" African Americans and Native Americans over rural whites and other traditional farmers, who were seen as too "backward" to lead an increasingly urban-industrial society. In looking at the revered organization’s past, Jordan finds that Scouting helped to broaden mainstream American manhood by modernizing traditional Victorian values to better suit a changing nation. https://uncpress.org/book/9781469627663/modern-manhood-and-the-boy-scouts-of-america/ https://flexpub.com/preview/modern-manhood-and-the-boy-scouts-of-america

... The BSA national organization said the victims committee was focusing on “a single transaction by a single local council,” and that all local councils have agreed to share information with the committee regarding past and future transactions involving their assets. ( ugh...walked right into that trap) ... As part of the bankruptcy, the Boy Scouts obtained a consent order for a preliminary injunction halting lawsuits against the organization’s 261 local councils as “related parties.” The local councils, which run day-to-day operations for local troops, are not listed as debtors in the bankruptcy and are considered by the Boy Scouts to be legally separate entities. Attorneys for abuse victims have nevertheless made clear that they will try to go after campsites and other properties owned by the local councils to contribute to the victims fund. In return for protection against litigation under the injunction, participating local councils must adhere to certain conditions of the consent order. Those conditions include providing 30 days notice to BSA of any action regarding the marketing, sale or transfer or real estate, and of any sale or transfer of personal property valued at more than $25,000 outside the ordinary course of business. Attorneys for the victims committee say that on June 12, three days after the injunction was extended to Nov. 16, Brown and Middle Tennessee Council president John Bright Cage executed an agreement establishing the trust. On June 30, Brown signed quitclaim deeds for each of the five properties, which the council is now leasing from the trust. The council did not disclose the transfers until July 6, the deadline for opting into the consent order. Under the consent order, the council was required to disclose any sales, transfers or encumbrances of real property since July 2014. A hearing on the motion is scheduled for Sept. 9. More at source: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/08/11/us/ap-us-boy-scouts-bankruptcy.html

Counsel for The Waite and Genevieve Phillips Foundation (Philmont) has arrived, requesting service of papers and reservation of rights. https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/839320_1093.pdf

Certainly not helping retention or recruitment.

Moderator note, let's keep on topic Summit Summer Camp experience - activities, cold showers , costs, gear, medical checks, camp setup, check-in, safety,... Thanks P.S. oh and food. @John-in-KC @MattR

http://npshistory.com/books/boy-scouts-katahdin.pdf I should like to hope that my book might make some boy beg his father to take him on a camping trip to Maine (without any gun but with a good camera!), and that it might make his father consent to go, where he will find just as much beauty and fun and strenuous, healthy excitement as his boy will, even if he can't climb Katahdin quite so fast, and wisely keeps out of the Chimney altogether. The Katahdin Chimney is no place for a father who isn't in condition. Scouts, keep your dads out of it unless they can chin themselves at least six times!