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Month: November 2015

Awards

Awards recognize individuals and councils who do Venturing right

November 18, 2015 5

Two awards recognize people and councils who do Venturing right: the Venturing Leadership Award and the Council Standards of Venturing Excellence Award.

Ask the Expert

Three-finger sign in Hunger Games movies isn’t infringement. It’s just cool.

November 18, 2015 35

A Scouter and blog reader saw something familiar in the marketing campaign for “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2”: a three-finger sign.

Camping

Send in a photo of the craziest place you’ve camped

November 17, 2015 10

Ever bunked on a battleship? Pitched tents next to a pitcher’s mound? Camped out somewhere outstanding? Send in photos of the coolest place you’ve camped.

Cub Scouting

10 of the coolest Scout meeting places around

November 17, 2015 11

Some of these Scout meeting places caught my eye right away, including a troop that meets on a beach. Others make the ordinary extraordinary.

Awards

Nominate a Scout or Venturer for the 2016 Outdoor Inspiration Awards

November 16, 2015 0

Know a Scout or Venturer who “shows leadership and passion for the outdoors”? Nominate him or her in the 2016 Outdoor Inspiration Awards.

Advancement

Number of campouts required for First Class will double in 2016

November 16, 2015 115

In a nod to the BSA’s increased emphasis on the outdoors, the number of campouts required for First Class in Boy Scouting will double beginning in 2016.

Philmont Scout Ranch

Philmont offers a physical, emotional retreat for women with breast cancer

November 13, 2015 0

Casting for Recovery provides free fly-fishing retreats for women with breast cancer. For the past six years, Philmont has hosted one of those retreats.

Cub Scouting

Umbrella movie license gives councils expanded options for showing movies

November 13, 2015 25

The BSA has purchased an umbrella movie license that covers all council-owned properties. This move has implications that reach beyond Wood Badge and NYLT.

Ask the Expert

How does two-deep leadership apply when driving to Scouting events?

November 12, 2015 96

Does “two-deep leadership” apply to driving to and from Scouting events? In other words, are two adults required in each car? We asked the expert.

Ask the Expert

What’s a new Order of the Arrow dad to do when his son isn’t yet elected?

November 12, 2015 69

At a recent camporee, an assistant Scoutmaster was called out to join the Order of the Arrow, Scouting’s national honor society. His son was not.

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