Potomac Council, Boy Scouts of America

All three Potomac Council Jamboree Shoulder Patches are here!  Check them out below!  The top patch is a trader, the middle is the contingent patch, and the bottom is the staff patch.  to find out more about Dr McNinja, the character on the patches, go to www.drmcninja.com and click on the good Doctor's face.

Now the question is, how do you get them?  If you will be at the Jamboree, seek out Troop 420 or a Jamboree Staff member from Potomac Council.  For the rest of you, the remainder of the patches will go on sale the first day of the Jamboree, July 26.  The cost will be $5.00 each if you stop by the Potomac Council Service Center or $6.00 each if you want them mailed to you.  Supplies are limited.  Orders for the remaining patches will only be accepted on or after July 26.

Youth safety is the No. 1 concern of the BSA.

To increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting, the Boy Scouts of America is implementing several important changes to further enhance its Youth Protection policies:

Effective June 1, 2010:

Youth Protection Training is required for all registered volunteers.

New leaders are required to take Youth Protection Training before they submit their application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins.

Youth Protection Training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer’s Youth Protection Training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered.

For More Information Download this letter from Assistant Chief Scout Executive Jim Terry

Youth Protection Training Policy Update

Adventure Base 100-a traveling 10,000 sq ft hands-on, interactive base camp of activity and fun is coming to our general area.  The three times it will be close to the Potomac Council are:

June 5-6: Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh, PA- 9am to 6pm Daily

July 17-18: Rash Field, Baltimore, MD-11am to 7pm Daily

July 23-August 8: National Mall, Washington DC-10am to 6pm Daily

For more information about Adventure Base 100 go to www.adventurebase100.org

Welcome to the most recent evolution of Cub Scouts!

The change for Cub Scouts is a piloted and successful of delivering the existing Cub Scout program that is handbook-based and focuses on den activities leading to youth advancement and higher retention.  The change is supported by a new leader resource, the Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide.  This new resource contains all the information a den leader or Cubmaster needs to deliver the planned program.

The Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide is available to you three ways:

1)  Hard Copy-Available from the Potomac Council Scout Shop

2) Downloadable Full Edition-Coming Soon to scoutstuff.org

3) Free Downloadable Individual Meeting Plans-Available by clicking here.

The Program Update to the 2010 Boy Scout Resident Camp Leader Guide is now available.  Updates include information about Scouting Heritage Merit Badge and the four Historic Merit Badges only available this year.  To get your copy click the link below:

2010 Boy Scout Resident Camp Program Update

The Potomac Council Cache to Eagle Geocaching Series is now up and running.  The series consists of twelve geocaches, two hidden in each county of the Potomac Council.  These caches not only celebrate the hard work of Potomac Council Eagle Scouts, but will take you on a tour of some of the less visited sites of the Council, as well as giving you a variety of different types of geocache hides.

To Get in the Game, download this checklist:

Potomac Council Cache to Eagle

Each of the twleve geocaches contains a code word.  The first fifteen people to find all twleve, log their finds on www.geocaching.com and send an email with the correct geocache "GC" code and code word from the cache will get a really cool Cache to Eagle patch.

Campaganza 2010, Northeast Region Area 4's super huge Centennial Celebration event is coming September 24-26 at Moraine State Park outside Butler, PA. Registration will open soon.  Get More information at www.campaganza.org.