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Cooking Merit Badge to Join Eagle-Required List Jan. 1
Significant changes are coming to the Cooking merit badge. First, this badge will become Eagle-required beginning Jan. 1, 2014. In addition, there will be a major overhaul to the requirements, which...
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LFL and Exploring Today: November Issue Highlights Middle School Explorer...
Click image to view newsletter The November issue of Learning for Life and Exploring Today has been published and is available online. In this issue, read more about the new Middle School Explorer...
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Effective Dates Announced for Scout Oath and Law Change
Last year, the National Executive Board passed a resolution that, in support of the mission of the Boy Scouts of America, all programs would begin using the Scout Oath and Law. Recently, there have...
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It’s Time to Renew Your Historic Trails
The BSA has more than 200 trails that have been approved for our Scouting units and their members to use. However, due to council mergers and other changes, our records on these trails are outdated and...
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Just Released: December 2013 CubCast and ScoutCast
The December 2013 CubCast highlights “Good Turns and Your Chartered Organization.” Whether a school, church, or fraternal organization, we’re sure your chartered organization is planning some kind of...
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New Exploring and Learning for Life Certifications Open to All Level Employees
If you are wondering how to grow Exploring, increase revenue, support your staff with Exploring or Learning for Life responsibilities, or develop a district- or council-level Exploring or Learning for...
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VOS Information Now Available on JTE Dial
2013 Voice of the Scout data is now posted to the JTE dashboard dial, but the Information Delivery Group continues to work diligently to post fall 2013 VOS data to the VOS dashboard. Until this is...
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Register Now for National Camping School
Ready to register for 2014 National Camping School? Local councils should submit the registration form using the instructions at: NCS How to Register. Only local council representatives are authorized...
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Merit Badge Resources Just One Click Away
Looking for the latest merit badge fliers? Want to know which new merit badges are in the works? Check out http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/GuideforMeritBadgeCounselors.aspx. There you can...
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2014 Local Council Charter Renewal Applications Due Feb. 1
Click image to download form It is time to complete the 2014 Local Council Charter Renewal Application. The signed application must be submitted to the Mission Impact Team at the national office (SUM...
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Track Your JTE Progress for 2014 With New Spreadsheets
New unit spreadsheets for the 2014 JTE year are now available at http://www.scouting.org/JTE. Navigate to the Spreadsheets box and click on 2014. These spreadsheets are new this year and will be very...
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Get the 411 on the NEW Cub Scout Adventure Program
Click on image to view flier The new program updates to Cub Scouts are coming, and the team is ready to share the details. Discover the adventures that Cub Scouts will experience—from the team that...
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2013 BOYS’ LIFE Growth Award: Did You Qualify?
Click image to view flier The BOYS’ LIFE Growth Award is given twice annually (June and December) to recognize and thank BSA professionals who achieve a 3 percent or greater BOYS’ LIFE subscription...
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NEW Videos: Inspiring Stories of Scouting
Looking for some inspiring new videos about Scouting? The Marketing Team has released a new series of videos that features Scouters across the country sharing in their own words how Scouting has...
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Did Your Sea Scouts Run a Tight Ship in 2013?
It’s time for all Sea Scout ships to take stock of their 2013 accomplishments and apply for the annual National Flagship Award. The annual Sea Scout National Flagship Award was instituted by BoatUS,...
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National Camping School Offers COPE and Climbing Manager Certification
In 2014, National Camp Accreditation Program standards require that camp COPE or climbing programs be supervised by an NCS-trained COPE or climbing director. As an alternative, councils desiring to...
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Create Awareness Through Endangered Species Youth Art Contest
Looking for a creative tie-in for your Scouts’ environmental science or wildlife conservation activities? Look no further! The 2014 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is accepting entries...
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LDS Church Releases New Scouting Handbook
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released an updated version of its Scouting Handbook for Church Units in the United States. The only changes are related to registration and charter...
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Register Now for 2014 Philmont Training Center Conferences
The Philmont Training Center, the national training center of the Boy Scouts of America, is excited to offer new cutting-edge conferences to volunteers from across the nation in 2014. In addition to...
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Mining in Society Merit Badge Launches in Salt Lake City
The BSA’s newest merit badge, Mining in Society, launched this week at the annual meeting of The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc., which was instrumental in the development of the...
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