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Published: Jan 13, 2020
Greetings Scouters I am seeking your input. As I am sure you realize it takes a lot of time and resources to keep InsaneScouter going. Don't worry, I'm not asking for money. Instead, I am seeking your advice.
In the past, I have tried seeking out volunteers to help with the various tasks. But have had little luck. Over the last year, I have been experimenting with outsourcing those tasks. This has been reasonably successful but comes with a cost. The sponsor revenue does not come close to covering those costs. I have had lackluster results seeking donations.
We also have many things we want to do moving forward. For example, we want to launch a themed newsletter full of ideas and resources for all Scouting levels based around that theme.
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Props: 5 candles, candle board with two holes in the top and three holes in bottom Committee Chairperson: Before you is a ceremony board that has five candles in it. The top tw...
Setting: A bridge is in the center stage. One side of the bridge is represented as the Cub Scout side and the other side as the Boy Scout side. You can use your imagination on how to symbo...
EQUIPMENT: 15 to 20 child's building blocks. CUBMASTER: (Begins to build a pyramid with the blocks) No, Cub Scouts, I'm not really losing my mind. I'm building something that has a lesson for all o...
PERSONNEL Narrator, new Cubmaster, Cub Scouts. EQUIPMENT Indian blanket and headdress. ARRANGEMENT The narrator and new Cubmaster stand at the front of the room in front of...
In Indonesia a Cub Scout says: "I promise to do my best to do my duty to God and the Republic of Indonesia, to follow the family rules, and to do Good Turns everyday."...
Parent Guide Have an adult member of your family read and sign the tear-out Parent Guide found in the front of the Webelos Scout book. Active Membership Be an active memb...
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Please join us as we congratulate Dana Kuhns, who will serve as Scout executive of the Rip Van Winkle Council in Kingston, New York, effective January 13, 2020. Dana began his Scouting career as a district executive at the Bucktail Council in DuBois, Pennsylvania. He was promoted to senior district executive at the Pine Tree Council in Portland, Maine, and then to district director at the Keystone Area Council (now known as the Birth of Freedom Council) in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He was later selected as Scout executive of the Chief Cornplanter Council in Warren, Pennsylvania. He moved on to serve ...
Girl Scout Cookies are about so much more than the sweet treats we anticipate each season; your purchase powers life-changing adventures for girls while helping them build real-life skills. Here’s how it’s done.  As the biggest annual financial investment in girls in the United States, the Girl Scout Cookie Program sets the stage for girls to discover their inner leadership potential. All year long, they map out their plans to influence the world around them, be it through nurturing their love of the outdoors or using science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to create sustainable solutions. Their vision for a ...
You wouldn’t know the cemetery near Thorntown, Ind., was the resting place of nearly 50 African Americans. For a long time, it was a patch of grass, recognized only by a few decrepit stone tombstones and a black-and-white sign. Four years ago, Reece Thompson of Troop 350 in nearby Advance, Ind., decided to do something after reading an article about the cemetery in a local newspaper. Since his older brother had restored a cemetery for his Eagle Scout project, Reece chose to do the same. “Only a part of it was making it look pretty, ” Reece says. “The other ...
This is Unsung Heroes, a Bryan on Scouting blog series celebrating under-reported acts of Scouting heroism. These are stories that don’t make national headlines — but should. That’s doubly true in this world that can always use more good news. Read the latest story below, and find instructions for sharing your own Unsung Heroes story at the end of the post. In February 2019, Shane Holbrook was snowboarding with friends and family at Snow Summit Ski Resort in Southern California when he spotted a skier in danger. The man’s skis had become trapped in some green plastic safety fencing. The fencing, ...
Click here for the whole Scout Ambassador’s Tool Chest In September, we explained the role of the New-Unit Commissioner. Many of our Scouting Ambassadors recognized right away that that was the role they were already playing with their new units. Our local council has asked that any Scout Ambassador who has succeeded in starting a unit accept the assignment of being that unit’s commissioner. And to plan on serving as an ongoing advisor to the pack, troop, or crew [unit here after] during the unit’s first three years of operations. ...
Let’s face it, Baby Yoda is the greatest thing to happen to the Star Wars universe. **Official disclaimer, Disney wants everyone to call him “the Child, ” not Baby Yoda. At the same time, this video says Baby Yoda and so does the majority of the internet.** Those big floppy ears, cheeky grin, and wittle (little but in a baby voice) legs have taken the internet, and our hearts, by storm. And now, you can carry the Child with you wherever you go with this Baby Yoda Paracord Keychain. I’ve never met a Scout who doesn’t enjoy ...
News
QUEENSTOWN — Chesapeake Cats and Dogs animal rescue organization celebrated the completion of a unique Eagle Scout Project Saturday, Jan. 4, at its Tree of Life Pet Sanctuary, 326 Wye Mills Road, ...
CHINA GROVE – Students, faculty and staff, parents and members of Boy Scout Troop 379 of Granite Quarry recently gathered to dedicate and show appreciation for a completed Eagle Scout Project at ...
A new lawsuit is looking to establish Washington, D.C. as the venue for child sex abuse accusations against the Boy Scouts of America. Eight former ...
Boy who got up close and personal with a giraffe in iconic Chester Zoo photo reminisces about it ...
The image of three eight-year-old Cub Scouts climbing on a fence with buckets and scrubbing brushes, trying to clean the neck of a giraffe is ...
Lee Jay Campbell has been scouting for over a decade since he was 6 years old. On Saturday, he achieved Eagle Scout, which is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America ...
A local Boy Scout makes hundreds of emergency kits to be used in school ... with help, put together 400 of the buckets for his Eagle Scout project...
Podcasts
The Mormons part ways with Scouting, Scouts collect Christmas trees...and Girl Scouts have a new cookie on the way. News Stories Scouts to lose around 2, 400 members in Alberta as Mormon Church ends ties Save your Christmas trees and recyclables to help out Saanich scouts for first 2020 fundraiserScouts hope to cash in on a change to Regina's Christmas tree drop offFree your tree! Let the 1st Airdrie Scouts recycle it Garry Oak Scouts bank on 10-cent boost for the upcoming bottle drive through Oak Bay Scout group collects cans and e-waste for summer trip Scouts get cash bonanza from East Cowes ...
Youtube
Kate Parker photographer of all images featured on the Girl Scout’s new packaging seeing them for the first time...
Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement, once said: A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room. And BSA surveys agree, showing that a Scout who attends summer camp in his or her first year is three times more likely to stay in Scouting. Summer Camp provides a week of living the Scouting program! Being outdoors is a great teacher, inspiration, and a source of lifelong experiences for all Scouts. Join us and thousands of Scouts across the National Capital Area Council during 2020 as we celebrate 100 years of summer ...
Ana María Mideros, Chair of the World Board, shares greetings for the New Year from the WAGGGS World Board. Select Subtitles for all WAGGGS languages...
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Here's a quick and easy project that your Webelos and Arrow of Light Cub Scouts can make for the Build It adventure...
Jobs
The Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council, Inc. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE). $15 an hourFrom Indeed - Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:56:07 GMT - View all Columbus, OH jobs...
Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma (https://www.gswestok.org) is the world's preeminent leadership development organization for girls, building girls of courage, … $48, 000 - $52, 000 a year From Custom Growth Solutions - Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:15:00 GMT - View all Oklahoma City, OK jobs...
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council is seeking seasonal summer camp staff who can passionately deliver Girl Scout programs through our youth leadership…From Girl Scouts of San Jacinto - Mon, 30 Dec 2019 23:33:18 GMT - View all Houston, TX jobs...
The Retail Experience Administrator for Girl Scout Central at GS National HQ is primarily responsible for assisting in the implementation of events and…From Girl Scouts of the USA - Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:16:34 GMT - View all New York, NY jobs...
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I am an ASM at my son's troop, but I haven't been active for 4 months because of the advice offered in this forum, namely let your son pursue advancement on his own, without your help -- so it will be his Eagle, not yours. So far, that experiment seems to be panning out: my son's advancement has come to a halt, without my continually asking him "What's next?" It will be his decision and his initiative that gets him to Eagle if he gets there. But returning to the main subject: I missed a step and landed wrong, messing ......
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