MikeS72

As both committee chair of one of my 3 units, and a signer on the unit checking account I had no trouble renewing individuals and rechartering the unit online. I am a key 3 delegate with the other 2 units, but not a signer on their checking accounts. Even with the treasurer sitting with me and inputting her information at the payment screen we were unable to get anything to process. According to our council registrar this appears to be fairly common, and we were told to put money in our council account and let her know who it was for and she would process the renewals. For the unit charter there is an option ton the first screen to pay at council. We chose that option, printed and signed the PDF that popped up, and sent it, along with the annual charter agreement to council with a check for $100 attached.

Lot of them currently listed on ebay

Good luck doing anything with that dime in today's world! 🤣

Cut and pasted from the front page of scouting.org

No, not trading the entire camp. Earlier post stated 450 acres of a 1,300 acre property. Sandhill hosted this year's OA Section Conference. Without seeing a map of which portion is on the block it is hard to assess, but my thoughts having been there would be that they are talking the front part of the camp which is mostly open, unused land that is right on a major multi lane highway (It took me less than 5 minutes to go from the parking area to Dick's Sporting Goods). I will also state that if that is what it takes to upgrade the showers/restrooms it is a small price to pay. They are old, cramped, and do not offer any means of giving privacy when either adults or scouts of different genders are in the campsites. We had several times when people did not realize someone was already using the facilities and ended up with either mixed genders present at the same time or adult/youth at the same time. We looked at them as a youth protection nightmare sorely in need of upgrading.

I got an email on Friday titled Monthly Renewal Information with a list of everyone whose is scheduled to expire on August 31. Those parents should have also received notification on Friday, and I will be contacting them individually to be sure they did receive it and to confirm their status for the upcoming pack year.

Most but not all of the Scout Reach programs in our area are school based programs rather than traditional units.

Actually there is a form in the project workbook. Eagle_Scout_Service_Project_Fundraising_Application.pdf

Just a guess.... GSUSA may well be ok with seeing us rebrand as Scouting America but would consider it a bridge too far if all we do is drop the word girl from their name.

Scout shops were given a limited number of the newest uniform shirt that has a QR code sticker put on the receipt asking for feedback before committing to a full roll out. It makes sense to me that if we are going to incorporate the name change on uniforms going forward that it will cost nothing more to have the new version branded accordingly. (by the way, I have one of those new shirts; better fit and much more comfortable than the last revision) I would also expect that they will do as they have with every other revision to uniforms or literature and continue to sell current stock before putting anything new out, the exception being the new Cub handbooks, since that is a major overhaul to the program and requires pulling any remaining stock off of the shelf.

One of our most popular weekend events is an annual wilderness survival weekend. This despite the fact that most of our scouts have already earned the MB.

How about going back to an earlier version?

While I was not involved in Cub Scouts at the time, a quick Google search brought up an article from the September-October 2008 edition of Scouting Magazine detailing how to use those beads, along with the white diamond that held the lanyards for them as a part of Tiger Cub advancement and immediate recognition. How to use beads to encourage Tiger Cub advancement - Scouting magazine

Go back to late July/early August of 2020 and you will see more explicit examples of why the OP was angry about one specific affinity group at the last NOAC. While the only affinity group I attended that week was a NESA group I knew exactly what and whom he was angry about, as a very crowded dining hall found me at an empty space at a table with the person he described in detail several times. In the 20 or so minutes I was there I found the young man personable and polite. If anyone remembers the conversations right after NOAC there is no doubt what the OP was referring to at that time or what he is referring to in this thread.

Had I not spent 2/3 of my life in the public school system CiS may well have been the first I heard it used as well. Due to many years in elementary, middle school, and high schools it is a term that I am very familiar with and use often.

On the roster page for the current Pack or Troop you click the check box by the name of the Scout. That will change 'transfer' at the top of the page to a clickable link. Click on it and it will ask you for the unit type and number, that will allow you to select the correct unit. Once you click to complete the transfer it will let you know that the registration has been created. The new unit accepts via my.scouting and it is done. (Just did one today for an outgoing AOL)

The term upstander versus bystander has been used in anti-bullying programs for probably 15 - 20 years in many school systems. Exactly what we would hope a Scout would be if he or she witnessed bullying.

Either the parent or a key 3 member of the pack can initiate the transfer in my.scouting, which will then require a key 3 member of the troop to accept him.

Pretty sure the fundraising guidelines apply nation wide. No idea other than imposing their will on a Scout as to why they do not allow them to submit their own proposal. In our district the Scout usually works with a mentor, sometimes someone in the same unit, sometimes someone they are comfortable with from outside the unit. Once they are confident everything is ready to go with the proposal the Scout contacts the DAC to set up a meeting (in our case this meeting is frequently just before or during Roundtable) to go over everything and get approval. Once the project is complete it is the responsibility of the Scout to get it to the council chair for her approval before it goes to national. Hope everything works out for BOTH of your Scouts.

This was part of a presentation by Anthony Berger, who is the National Director of Cub Scout programs. I do not recall anyone asking about the Scouts BSA rates. This is the overall rate nationwide, which I am sure varies depending on district or council. Here we see a lot of Cub earn the shooting sports awards at the many Cub camping events our council hosts. My district also offers 5 -6 free shooting sports days each year.

Yes. This was a part of the presentation at our council leadership summit yesterday.

I would be extremely surprised if any council would be able to ignore the new requirement that a completed background check must come back before anyone has contact with scouts or serves in any capacity. How will your council exec explain the sudden absence of said volunteer if and when that background check shows that they should not have been accepted due to abuse being uncovered? If I am not mistaken this is one of the YPT conditions of the bankruptcy settlement. (and something that should have been in place all along, just like ending the 72 hour rule that should never have been in place)

I don't know about the Apple ecosystem, but on my Android phone texts show phone numbers rather than names only if it comes from someone not in my contacts. Contacts show names.

Rogue Pack?? I joined Cub Scouts in 1961, when the joining age was 8. It was not long ago (relatively speaking) that Cubs went with the Tiger Cub program and even more recently that the Lion Dens were added. As for things we can no longer do, you only have to look at certain aspects of OA ceremonies that have been changed over the years due to risk factors or to Wood Badge where I remember my patrol being given rope, a canvas tarp, and a pile of brush and we had to figure out how to get everyone to the other side of the pond in the area of our council camp where the course was held. No one could get wet during the attempt, let alone drowned.

Sounds like a net positive for both councils. I am sure the newly formed Natural State Council will do just fine under Shanna's leadership. (Shanna was our DE here in CFC a while back - great person to work with)