WHAT'S NEW

UPCOMING EVENTS

Information is available for the following events. (click on the event for more information.)

ORDER OF THE ARROW UPDATE

  •  Lodge Updates (pdf)

  •  Ordeal Registration Form (pdf)

  •  Ordeal Information (pdf)

CAMP USE FEES SET

The Council Executive Board has set Camp Use Fees to help offset the costs at camp. For local units the fees are minimal, but out-of-council and non-scouting units each have a fee structure to help defer the cost to replace or repair equipment.

For more information on the usage fees for Council camps, click on the link below.

  •  Camp Use Fees (pdf)

YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING POLICY CHANGES

Recently, the Boy Scouts of America announced important changes to its Youth Protection policies. The purpose of these changes is to increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting.

To view these important changes, click on the link below.

  •  Youth Protection Training Policy Changes

On June 17th, in Cambridge, MA the Boy Scouts of America, in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology formally launched the Inventing Merit Badge.

This new, exciting merit badge is now available for all scouts to earn.

  •  Inventing Merit Badge Requirements

BE A SCOUT

THE BSA IS PUTTING SCOUTING ON THE MAP! Thats right! The BSA is putting Scouting on the map all across the nation! In time for Join Scouting 2010, the Boy Scouts of America will have its own joining Web page with information on Scouting, plus an actual Google map application that will help potential Scouts and their parents find packs, troops, and crews in their communities. It’s real and it’s coming!

  •  "Be A Scout" Brochure (pdf )

HISTORICAL MERIT BADGE PROGRAM INTRODUCED

As the Boy Scouts of America celebrates 100 years of Scouting in the United States, today's youth will have the opportunity to experience a piece of the past.

Four vintage merit badges that will count toward rank advancement are being released for the BSA's centennial year only, giving Boy Scouts a hands-on opportunity to experience the exciting past of Scoutning.

•  Historic Merit Badge Program website

GEOCACHING TO PROMOTE SCOUTING

Geocaching is an exciting new sport that uses GPS navigation to find hidden treasures. It provides another tool for the fun-with-a-purpose toolbox and can combine outdoor adventure with advancement, recruiting, retention, and public relations.

Learn more about geocaching by navigating through the followiing links:

  •  Geocaching overview (pdf )    
  •  A Guide to Geocaching (pdf )   
  •  Geocaching to Promote Scouting (pdf )   
  •  Welcome to Geocaching! (powerpoint)   
 •  Sol Mayer Geocaching Trek (pdf )