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Or go STEM or is it STEAM or is it STREAM with a 3D printer https://www.yeggi.com/q/boy+scout+neckerchief+slide/

Followup: People in the community are stepping up to help them out. Western Rockies Federal Credit Union is giving the troop $1,000 dollars to help cover some of the money lost. https://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Local-company-gifts-Boy-Scout-troop-with-1000-dollars-after-they-lose-money--565754452.html

How often do we advise a frustrated parent or scouter that their only recourse with a recalcitrant unit is to transfer? That there is no quality control by Council?

The only problem that I see is an unwillingness by Council to confront and use their authority. Our CO has not provided us a meeting place for years but Council ignores our concerns, surely the unit can find a meeting place in the community.

In my old Council, I think the change occurred with the Improved Scouting Program so early 70's. I believe @TAHAWK and some other members here were Neighborhood Commissioners. Their recollections are likely more accurate than mine.

Starting to see a new version posted at a few Council websites. It still does not mention the CRA by name or its contact information, nor that it supersedes the above form if that form was already signed, no copy of report to members who paid for it, no linked privacy policy, and still short (or wrong) on specifics? "Boy Scouts of America and/or its subsidiaries, affiliates, other related entities, and/or successors (the “Company”)..." er no, BSA folds and the agreement and membership ends. https://nhscouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Additional-Disclosures-And-Background-Check-Authorization-NOT-CALIFORNIA-112519.pdf

12/2/19: Dozens of new allegations of sexual abuse against priests and scoutmasters have surfaced after New Jersey opened a two-year window granting victims a second chance to pursue court claims that had been barred by time limits. The Boy Scouts alone were hit with more than 20 suits before courts had even opened Monday, most of them from one firm representing dozens of plaintiffs. Because the organization was based in North Brunswick, N.J., from 1954 to 1979, sex abuse claims from across the country during that period are eligible to be heard in New Jersey’s courts. More than a dozen states have considered similar bills, spurred by the #MeToo movement and the 2018 grand jury report outlining decades of abuse and cover-ups in six of Pennsylvania’s Catholic dioceses. Efforts to pass a window law in Pennsylvania have been met with fierce opposition from Catholic leaders and the Boy Scouts, who have argued that lifting the statute of limitations would subject them to a flood of lawsuits with allegations too old to defend against. https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey-sex-abuse-lawsuits-dioceses-camden-philadelphia-mccarrick-fortney-boy-scouts-20191203.html https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/courts/2019/12/03/nj-sexual-abuse-lawsuits-boy-scouts-america-named-14-accusers/2586906001/

Over the weekend boy Scout Troop 303 posted on Facebook that credit card sales between 10:45 AM and 5:45 PM on Friday, November 29th were not processed, and about 20 trees ($1650) were taken off the lot without the payment going through. It’s still not clear what exactly caused the credit card malfunction, but now they are hoping that anyone that walked away with a tree for free will come back to pay. There is some good news...Amanda says there has been a handful of people that have dropped by to get their card processed, and even donated a little extra. Source: https://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/565714821.html

Self-inflicted. Local Councils once had Neighborhood Commissioners whose job was just that and they had the power to make corrections with no reluctance about confrontation.

There is still no official posting of a revision to the ill-considered 9/30/2019 https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/se-packet/2019-09-30/Additional-Disclosures-And-Background-Check-Authorization-NOT-CALIFORNIA.pdf @Eagle1993 found a document referenced on FB in a zip file in an unofficial dropbox. A poster on another scouter forum gave a link to another new form on an unofficial website. Neither form has a BSA document number, addresses all the member concerns, or states it supersedes the above form if that form was already signed. Our recharter is scheduled for the end of the week. We stand to lose several adult leaders over privacy concerns.

After creating bird-enrichment toys, the Scouts met Juneau Raptor Center education ambassador birds Phil and Justice, a "very social" gyrfalcon and fish-head-loving bald eagle, on Nov. 22. The toys give Phil and Justice something to do with their idle time, explained JRC manager Kathy Benner. Unlike in the wild, there's not a lot preoccupy the birds while in captivity. (Neither bird can be released due to injuries.) The toys were essentially shish kebobs made of rope and repurposed materials such as egg cartons, scrap wood and Popsicle sticks. "Even having a radio playing is considered enrichment," Benner said. "It's just something different in the birds' environment that gives them something to focus on besides just sitting there on a perch like this all day." Den Leader Shannon Seifert leads the Lions (kindergarten) and Bears (third grade). The dens will have completed two different adventure studies on wildlife with the toy-making project. More at source including photos of scouts, toys, birds: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Juneau-Cub-Scouts-make-toys-for-education-birds-14872304.php#photo-18687872

Well there is the Boot Monument to Benedict Arnold . "Benedict Arnold is not mentioned by name on the Boot Monument; the monument thus serves as a form of damnatio memoriae."

With today's BSA, it seems the following historical references are to be avoided? - Native Americans - historical figures and events after War of 1812 with exception of Lincoln No Alvin York Council, No Eisenhower Council, No Neil Armstrong Council, ... dullsville only please. My $0..02,

Why? We cannot help if the line of communication is cut. From your profile, you have worn many hats in Scouting. Which hat brought you joy?

To answer my own question, from the 2017 Annual Report page 19 Assets page 4 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements($ stated in thousands) Note 5. Land, Buildings, and Equipment At December 31, 2017, land, buildings, and equipment comprised the following: National office, less accumulated depreciation of $19,212 9,301 High-adventure bases, less accumulated depreciation of $30,383 60,300 National Distribution Center, less accumulated depreciation of $6,948 3,409 Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, less accumulated depreciation of $39,273 370,994 Furniture, equipment, and software, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $79,066 39,375 Total land, buildings,and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $174,882 483,379 Depreciation and amortization expense was $21,634 in 2017. High-adventure bases include Philmont Scout Ranch, Florida Sea Base, and Northern Tier If I read the financial statement correctly, it appears a $446 million line of credit mortgage would be the full value of Philmont and then some . Going for broke?

Soon to be a Sea Scout ship... The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 8-11, District 5 Southern Region, is sponsoring the creation of a new Sea Scout unit in Smith Mountain Lake (VA). The Flotilla will serve as the chartering organization and in partnership with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). More at source: http://www.smithmountaineagle.com/boating_fishing_and_outdoors/article_5feed788-107d-11ea-83af-1bbd7c515077.html

It did not work for me.... The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed. www.facebook.com/groups/Talk.about.Scouting/ - An unfiltered, unofficial, private forum in which the participants can talk about current events, topics, trends and news stories dealing with the AMERICAN Boy Scout program or its options.

@Eagle1993 I will wait for a verifiable source. A zip file in an unknown dropbox is a little risky for me. Try copying FB link to Word (etc.), remove hyperlink in Word so it is just text, copy text to scouter.com post.

@Eagle1993 or anyone else, FB source link please?

I like this idea. IMO, it should not require a SM give up more free time . Just as public school teachers allocate school days to professional training maybe so should scouters with their troop meetings and activities... No troop meeting this week, I'm at training. Service project instead of campout this month as I will be patrol camping with other SM's (patrol camping? ).

The council was named after Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in the late 1920s. The new name, Virginia Headwaters Council, represents the fact that the James, York, Rappahannock, and Potomac Rivers all begin in the area covered by the council. Pete Fenlon, president of the executive council, said the connection to nature is fundamental to the scouting organization. https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Local-scouting-council-changes-name-from-Stonewall-Jackson-Area-Council-to-Virginia-Headwaters-Council-565449041.html

How many mortgages on Philmont and how much equity does the BSA have left in Philmont? What are the "agreements" the BSA made with the Phillips family for ownership transfer? So far I have found these two sources OA history website (text in black) and http://www.sccovington.com/philmont/trek_info/philmont_overview.htm (in blue) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waite_Phillips In 1937 (1938?) Phillips made one of the most magnanimous gestures in philanthropy – the family donated 35,857 acres of their UU Ranch – much of what Philmonters call “the South Country” to the Boy Scouts of America. That generous donation included the Villa de Philmonte, cattle, horses, hunting cabins and more ($50,000 to develop). His only requirement was that it be used "for the benefit of the members of the Boy Scout organization." This was named "Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp" and was developed as a "he-man" wilderness camp. The headquarters for the camp was at the current Ponil camp. Scouts first visited Philturn in March 1939. That summer, ninety-nine boys from Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma stayed for a full twelve days, taking part in such varied activities as gold panning and wildlife study. Ninety additional Scouts camped at Philturn for shorter periods. In all, 1,863 camper days were spent at the property that season. There were just three stipulations: --that it remains a working cattle ranch, which it is. --that his favorite horse “Gus” be allowed to roam freely and live out his life on the ranch. He did. --And that the Phillips family be allowed to visit whenever they please. They have. The first couple of years were limited operations, but seeing the potential and the enthusiastic response in 1941 Phillips added another 91,520 acres bringing the total to 127,395. The gift included the best of Phillips’ camp lands, as well as the ranching headquarters and the Villa de Phimonte – the family’s mountainside home with its majestic view of the Tooth of Time. To help the BSA finance the annual operations of the ranch he added the Philtower Building* in Tulsa. In 1962, the National Council of the BSA purchased 10,098 acres in the Baldy area to expand Philmont to over 137,000 acres. This also preserved the mining relics around Baldy Town so Scouts could experience what life was like during this period of history. * A group of Tulsa investors purchased The Philtower from the Boy Scouts in 1977, and a Partnership known as Philtower, LLC. became the owner of record. Source http://www.philtower.com/about/history/

Sure. Thanks.

@Onslow, please answer the above questions as to your scouting position and what help you need with that position. Thanks.

@TAHAWK , please confirm you followed the link in that FB post to the correct Susan Blanchard profile. There are several Susan Blanchard's on FB. Thanks.