EVENTS

2020 Summer Camp Swim Testing Pre-Testing is open to all Boy Scouts and Adults attending GNFC camps, BSA High Adventure camps, or GNFC sponsored activities.

Participants may test at any location but must arrive at pool location at least 15 minutes before the ending time. There is no pre-registration.

 * Save-the-Date(s) for Pre-Summer Camp Swim Testing (for both Scouts/Adults):

• Monday, May 4 (6:30-9PM) @ Hamburg High School;
• Thursday, May 14 (6:30-9PM) @ Sweet Home High School; or
• Wednesday, May 20 (6:30-8:30PM) @ William St. School.

Council has posted the following:

• 2020 Guidebook (Updated 1.26.20) | Download
• Pre-Camp Swim Test Information | Download
• NEW BSA Consolidated Annual Health & Medical Record: Download (This replaces all previous versions of all BSA health forms)

* Reserve your summer camp bunk ASAP with just $25!

2020 TROOP 93 FEE SCHEDULE:

• Bunk Reservation of $25 Deadline: Monday, February 10, 2020
• Merit Badge Registration Begins: Monday, February 24, 2020 (for those who have submitted Bunk Deposits)
• Final Payment of $365 Deadline:  Monday, April 27, 2020

*** Due to COVID-19, our April Patrol Leaders Council (“PLC”) Meeting has been CANCELLED.

These are typically “open” meetings – all is welcome. Those who must attend: SPL, ASPLs, Patrol Leaders, Asst Patrol Leaders, Scribe and Quartermaster.

**All Leaders are expected to attend. Please let your SPL-Liam Wyss know if you are unable to attend these meetings.

>> Leadership Forms will not be signed-off, if you don’t attend these meetings and participate in the Patrol Method.

All Scouts in a Leadership Position, must keep track of their leadership:  6-Month-Leadership-Position-Report-Card

By the time a scout becomes an Eagle Scout, they will have served at least 16 months in a position of responsibility. It’s kind of a dress rehearsal for life. Taking on added responsibilities in a safe setting, where failing is OK, prepares you for life.

What are the position of responsibility requirements?

• Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class: No position of responsibility requirements.
• Star requirement 5: While a First Class Scout, serve actively for four months in one or more of the acceptable positions of responsibility listed in the next section. (Or carry out a Scoutmaster-approved leadership project to help the troop.)
• Life requirement 5: While a Star Scout, serve actively for six months in one or more of the acceptable positions of responsibility listed in the next section. (Or carry out a Scoutmaster-approved leadership project to help the troop.)
• Eagle Scout requirement 4: While a Life Scout, serve actively for six months in one or more of the acceptable positions of responsibility listed below. (A Scoutmaster-approved leadership project is not an option for Eagle.)

Acceptable positions for Eagle requirement: Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Order of the Arrow Troop Representative, Den Chief, Scribe, Librarian, Historian, Quartermaster, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, Chaplain Aide, Instructor, Webmaster or Outdoor Ethics Guide.

From Bryan on Scouting – Scouting 101

“Of all the things in the Boy Scout law, cheerful may be the most confusing. After all, what’s the point in being cheerful, with all the problems in this world? Despite this, staying cheerful is still important. If we do not try to stay cheerful, then our will to be active in the world and try to change it will simply not exist. There is no amount of resources or education that can help you if you don’t have the right attitude. Without it, you might as well stay on the sidelines and not do anything. That is why trying to stay cheerful is important, despite all that might happen. So try to find the bright side in any situation, and find your reason to keep going on.”

Earning merit badges should be Scout initiated, Scout researched, and Scout learned. It should be hands-on and interactive, and should not be modeled after a typical school classroom setting. Instead, it is meant to be an active program so enticing to young men that they will want to take responsibility for their own full participation.

The recommended process for earning merit badges

1. The Scout develops an interest in a merit badge and may begin working on the requirements.
2. The Scout discusses his interest in the merit badge with his unit leader.
3. The unit leader signs a blue card and provides the Scout with at least one counselor contact.
4. The Scout contacts the counselor.
5. The counselor considers any work toward requirements completed prior to the initial discussion with the unit leader.
6. The Scout, his buddy and the counselor meet (often several times).
7. The Scout finishes the requirements.
8. The counselor approves completion.
9. The Scout returns the signed blue card to his unit leader, who signs the applicant record section of the blue card.
10. The unit leader gives the Scout the applicant record.
11. The unit reports the merit badge to the council.
12. The Scout receives his merit badge.

Taken from Bryan on Scouting: https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2015/09/24/earn-merit-badge/