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 | March 26-28, 2010 Father-Son Camp and outing.
Tuscazoar Hoover Lodge
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| April 10-11, Venture Crew Backpacking trip to Oil
City, PA.
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/oilcreek.aspx
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| April 30- May 2, 2010 Mohican Wilderness Scout
Games. Hundreds of scouts canoeing, tubing, kayaking, games, etc.
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| May 21-23, 2010 Great Trail Council Jamborall at
Manatoc & Butler. Event
Schedule. |
| May 21-23, 2010 Greater Cleveland Council Centennial
Camporee at Berea Fairgrounds. Info |
| June 13, St. Basil Parish Picnic Service |
| June 20-26, Summer Camp Week 1, Family Night. |
| June 25-27, Brecksville Home Days |
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| June
2010 |
June
| June 3, Regular Meeting at St.
Basil's.
 | Skills: Lashings: Build
Gateway, Marching |
| Uniform guidelines for Summer
Camp. |
| Pop sale planning |
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| June 10, No Meeting. Summer
Camp 10-day leader meeting, last day of school for BBH Schools. |
| June 13, St. Basil Parish Picnic Service
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| June 20-26, Summer Camp Week 1, Family Night.
www.manatoc.org/summer_camp
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| June 25, 26, 27 Brecksville Home Days Pop & Water sale
This is the only fundraiser we use to provide enough funds to operate the troop. We need everyone's
help. |
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| May
2, 2010 |
April 30- May 2, 2010 Mohican Wilderness Scout
Games. Hundreds of scouts canoeing, tubing, kayaking, games, etc.
Mohican Wilderness Results:
| We took first place "Over
All" and won a free weekend camping with
canoeing. |
| We won almost all the events at the
lake. |
| We took 2nd and 3rd in the 10 miler
for ages 14-17. |
| We took first in the adult 10
miler. |
| Dan S. won the triathlon. |
| Matt, Chris and Brett won the 3 way
triathlon. |
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| May
2010 |
May
| May 6, PLC. |
| May 13, Regular Meeting at St.
Basil's. (Kyle's patrol opening)
| Skills: Whipping &
fusing, uniform requirements for Summer Camp |
| Game: |
| Post Meeting: Summer Camp
meeting, Venture Patrol mtg. |
| Parents meeting starts at 7:45,
scouts join us at 8:10. |
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| May 20 Regular Meeting. Compass &
Patrol Organization (Jon's patrol)
| Skills: Map & Compass,
pacing, measuring. |
| Patrols: Patrol organization,
names, yells, flags |
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| May 27 Regular Meeting. Marching
& Uniforms
| Skills: Marching, Uniform
guidelines for Summer Camp. |
| Advancement: Patrol Leaders
Review patrol advancement needs. |
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| May
13, 2010 |
May 13 is Summer Camp Kickoff meeting
for parents and scouts, Next week (May 13) will be a regular
meeting but it will be the summer camp information night.
Parents should come at 7:45 to hear the talk about what's
different this year, there will be sign-up sheets for things we
need parents to help with.
Since all of you have gone through
this at least once, we'll concentrate more on the forms and
payment schedules rather than "what to bring".
Costs this year are: Early Bird Fee
(paid by 5/20 to troop or by 5/21 at Great Trail Council
Headquarters). $210 Regular Fee (paid by 6/10): $230 Late Fee
(paid by 6/20): $245
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| Apr
30, 2010 |
April 30- May 2, 2010 Mohican Wilderness Scout
Games. Hundreds of scouts canoeing, tubing, kayaking, games, etc.
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| May
21 2010 |
Sign up for the May Council-Wide
100th Anniversary Camporee at the
Berea Fairgrounds. Save $3 by signing up before April 1
but you can sign up until the event. You can sign up via
email.
Coming Soon! Centennial
Camporee - Big campout event to celebrate 100 years of scouting
in the U.S.
May 21st , 22nd , & 23rd , 2010 Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds,
Berea, Ohio
Camporee
Information Page.
We're calculating what the cost will be but the "Early
Bird" registration date is April 1st. (Cost goes up
$3 per person after April 1). |
| May
2, 2010 |
May
2, 2010 Ryan Bellmore Eagle Court of Honor.
3-4:30 pm, Family Life Center.
All are invited.
A light dinner will follow the ceremony. |
| Apr,
2010 |
| April 29.
| If you missed the tent inspection
on the 15th, bring your tent. Tent
inspection and part-swap. New tents will be available
by then. |
| Advancement: Citizenship of
community
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| April 22.
| We will start the meeting with
Citizenship of the Community so come prepared with the
information that you were supposed to collect. |
| If you missed the tent inspection
on the 15th, bring your tent. Tent
inspection and part-swap. New tents will be available
by then. |
| Advancement: Citizenship of
community
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| Mrs. Nemeth will meet with the 5
Life rank scouts who need Citizenship of the Nation after
the Cit-Community group is done. |
| Last day to pay for the April
30-May 2 canoe races at Mohican Wilderness. |
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Den Chief Training: Saturday, Nov.
14, 2009. 9am-4pm at Macedonia United Methodist Church. 1280
East Aurora Rd. Macedonia. Cost $12. |
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Advancement requirements change on
January 1, 2010. We will accelerate our program to enable
all scouts to reach 1st class by the end of the year.
Usually, it's the cooking requirements that get backed up so
we're planning our outings so that as many cooking requirements
as possible can be done in the 3 remaining outings we have this
year (Sept. - Camporee, Oct. - Hale Farm, Nov. - Backpack.)
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Mrs. Schuster has agreed to lead our popcorn sale for
the scouts this year but needs a few adults to help with logistics. This is a
big fundraiser for the scouts who keep all the profit from the popcorn sale in
their "Scout account" (almost 40% of sales). Adults are needed to help with the
popcorn pickup, staging the sales tables with products and signs, and making
sure that adults are scheduled for all the group sales along with the scouts.
Popcorn Sale 2009 Info is
ready!
(Web
Page Version to see it now) (PDF
printable version)
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Matt Genco's Eagle Court of Honor
will be on November 8, 2009 at 2:00 pm. at the St. Basil Family
Life Center meeting Room.
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| Apr
25, 2009 |
Apr. 25-26, Survival Skills Campout at
Wygonski's. Hinckley. Very popular program. Don't miss it!
These are very interesting and well-run sessions.
Cost $20 per scout. Payable by Scout account,
cash, or check payable to "Troop 652".
We'll leave from St. Basil's at 8:30
am on Saturday morning and return by 9 am on
Sunday. We'll meet at the Wygonski property and
get picked up there on Sunday (as of 4/23/09).
Permission slips will be at the
April meetings or we can email one or you can use the generic one (Click
Here) and bring it with you to the event.
We've got the hut for adults and
Webelos who aren't prepared to tent camp. Patrols will
tent camp.
We can take care of some of the
advancement requirements.
Bring your uniform shirt to wear for
travel and dinners.
Map
to Location. Trainer
Website
We're looking at having Mr. Laskowski
teach a selection from the following topics:
| What to do when you get lost |
| Survival Kits (make one before
camp - he'll review it). |
| Signage |
| Blind Drum stalk (sneak up on the
instructor as he beats his drum - if he hears you and points to
you, you're out) |
| Traps and Triggers |
| Firebuilding - Brief knife
sharpening session, one-match fire, Flint and Steel fire, Bow Drill Fire |
| Awareness -
Fox Walk,
Wide Angle vision |
| Camouflage |
| Tracking |
These are very interesting and well-run
sessions. We've had Mr. Laskowski contribute to our program
for a number of years.
The Wygonski property has everything
we need to finish up some advancement requirements:
| Flag Raising/Lowering ceremonies. |
| Cooking and Camping |
| Knots
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To view photos from last spring, Click
Here.
Very popular program. Don't miss
it! These are very interesting and well-run sessions.
Preparation:
| Bring tinder that you think will work
for firebuilding. We'll learn how to make it and you'll be able
to compare what you brought with what you made during the
training session. (Hint - start collecting dryer lint) |
| Bring a pocket knife. You may be
whittling your own "bow" fire starter. |
| Bring boots - expect some mud. |
| Bring your mess kit and
utensils. |
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| Apr,
2009 |
| Apr 2. PLC (leader only) meeting this week
but we also need to ask all scouts to come help change the
missals in the church. Should take between 20-50 minutes
if we get enough help.
To make it worth your time Mr. Bellmore will also conduct
Scoutmaster Conferences for Scout Rank while the missals are
being changed.
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| Troop Pancake Breakfast (fundraiser)
this Sunday Apr. 5: Setup starts at 7 am. Serving
breakfasts starts at 7:45 am and continues until 2 pm.
Breakfast provided and earns service hours toward rank
advancement.
Come spend a few hours. Food is excellent!
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| Father-Son Campout Results:
| Weather cooperated! Appears
that we have some good luck weather people who have joined
the troop recently! |
| The Camp Master said we did a
terrific job of cleaning the cabin and the area. Left
it better than we found it. |
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| Apr,
2009 |
Rechartering (re-joining) is
due before the end of March. There is no paperwork to fill
out, only dues to be paid. $33 to rejoin payable wither by
check or by deduction from scout account (popcorn sale).
Registration
is Due!
| Returning Scouts: $33 |
| New Scouts: $43 (to help cover the
cost of the book and uniform items) |
| Adults: $10 |
The
committee has not changed the registration fee. It remains $33
for this year - a $10 discount! (Thanks to a great pop/water
sale at Brecksville Home Days a few years ago.)
Subtract another $10 from your fee if
another member of your family already gets a subscription to Boys'
Life magazine.
No
paperwork needed to rejoin the troop. Just pay the fee and Mr.
Orlandi will do the rest. You can even charge it to your scout
account! (You knew there had to be a reason for all that
popcorn.) |
| Mar,
2009 |
March
| March 5, PLC |
| March 12, Regular Meeting.
First Aid Merit Badge |
| March 19, Regular Meeting.
First Aid Merit Badge. Deadline to signup/pay for the father-son
campout. |
| March 26, Regular Meeting.
First Aid Merit Badge. |
| March 27-29, Manatoc Cabin - Father
Son Campout. |
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| Mar
27, 2009 |
Father-Son Campout.
| March 27-29, Manatoc Cabin - Father
Son Campout. |
| We will leave from the Church
Friday at 6:30 PM and return Sunday at 10:00AM |
| You can meet us at Camp Manatoc
if it works better for you. |
| Cost is $25 per person for the
cabin and food and supplies. Whatever is left unspent
will be credited back to the scout's camping account. |
| A few activities have been
planned and may include:
| trip to the Cuyahoga Valley
National Park nature center |
| trip to Brandywine Falls |
| Hike around camp to show
where we spend Summer Camp and how Summer Camp works. |
|
| We'll be in the "Training
Lodge" which has indoor plumbing, showers and heat
with 3 thermostats for the 3 areas: meeting area, Dorm 1,
and Dorm 2. |
| To locate the cabin on the
Manatoc Map, we're in the lower right section between the
Dining Hall and the Archery range.
www.gtcbsa.org/manatoc/summer_camp/forms/msr_color_map.pdf |
| To get to Camp Manatoc, there's
a driving map here. |
| Signed up so far: (37)
Wygonski (3), Anderle (2), Girardi (2), Leamon (2), Genco
(2), Sasala (2), Nypaver (3), Webb (2), Savvas (2), McCrea
(2), Smith (2), Sefcovik (1), Genco (3), Schuster (2), Adams
(2), Bellmore (1), Herbell (2), Demchak (2) |
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| Spring,
2009 |
Pending Items:
| Adult Leaders:
We'll need some parent/adult
volunteers to learn the Committee positions from the current
people so that we won't lose any knowledge as people graduate
from the troop. Nobody has indicated that they are leaving
their positions but we need to "Be
Prepared." We'll probably schedule a parent meeting
in March to ask for people to staff committee positions and
"events" (like Mrs. Schuster did for Popcorn, others
who have handled the Brecksville Home Days Pop Sale and Summer
Camp Family Night dinner) and putting outings together like the
Gettysburg trip, etc.) |
| CPR Training in preparation for
Summer Camp and Canoe Trips. |
| Court of Honor and Friends of Scouting
in the spring. |
| Elections for Troop positions and
Order of the Arrow. |
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| Spring,
2009 |
Welcome new
scouts. Remember to:
1. Register,
(I can't transfer your records to the troop after March) Done!
2.
Go over the Youth Protection insert in the front of your book with a
parent,
3.
Practice your "Scout" rank must-know's (just like Arrow of
Light)
4.
Class
1 Health form ( which lists "things we might need to
know" and who we should call in case of an emergency.
5.
See the "Getting Started
with Troop 652" page
Mr.
Jack Wygonski will be issuing troop tents in April & May. There's a
form that goes with the tents saying that you'll return the tent in
good condition when you leave the troop or you'll pay $50 toward
helping to replace the tent. A parent must read and sign the
form in addition to the scout signing it.
All of the new scouts should earn
their "Scout" rank as quickly as possible. Please remember to go over the youth protection stuff in the front
of the book with a parent or guardian! Practice the
other requirements and ask for a Scoutmaster Conference!
All
new scouts should have received a video DVD showing how to do all
the requirements through first class rank.
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| Feb.
2009 |
February
| February
5, Regular Meeting (not PLC as previously planned).
Personal Fitness Merit Badge testing. |
| February 7, Merit Badge Midway at St.
Barnabas in Northfield.
Click
Here for Details |
| February 12, Regular Meeting |
| February 14, Cuyahoga Valley Klondike |
| February 14, Valentine's Day
(Are we
going to have a pancake breakfast on Sunday?) |
| February 15, Eagle Scout (2008)
Recognition Dinner. Noon. |
| February
19, Parish Center not available. Need different
location. |
| February 21, Baden Powell Institute
(And Den Chief Training)
Registration
Form, Class
Schedule |
| February 26, Regular Meeting |
| Pack 59 Blue & Gold is March 8th
at 1 pm. |
| Pack 378 Blue & Gold is Feb 28th
at 4 pm. |
| Pack 649 Blue & Gold is Feb 18th
at 7 pm. |
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| Feb,
2009 |
Webelos Season!
Expect Webelos from local Packs 378, 59, 652, and 649 at our meetings and outings. Treat them well - these will be the scouts who vote for Patrol Leaders and Senior Patrol Leader next year! To earn their Arrow of Light, they must visit a Troop meeting and an outdoor activity.
Blue & Gold Banquets are usually in
February but sometimes Pack 652 has theirs in May. We'll need
scouts to conduct the crossing over ceremonies. |
| Feb
14, 2009 |
Cuyahoga Valley Klondike Feb 14th
The Klondike was originally
scheduled for Jan 16 at Beaumont but was postponed.
It's been rescheduled for February
14 (Valentine's Day) in the Brecksville Park. Give your
mom a Valentine's gift - get out of the house for a day!
No Campout involved.
The
information from the original schedule is available (Click Here)
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| Jan
31, 2009 |
CPR certification course:
There are a few spots available for
CPR training at the Independence United Methodist Church on
Saturday, January 31st with Mrs. Nemeth. I don't know when
it starts but it's usually 8 am - 1 pm.
If you have not been trained, please
make plans to attend. CPR training is required for the 1st
Aid, Swimming, and other water craft Merit Badges.
We had training last spring so if
you've joined the troop after that (Russ, Travis, JT), you will
need to attend.
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| Jan
17, 2009 |
January Campout results.
The weather cooperated by staying
chilly.
Attending were: Bret A., Kyle S., Dan
S., Jakob N., Mason S., Travis A., Jon W., Brandon T.
Mason and Kyle took care of their 1st
Class cooking requirements. Good eats!
Clayton visited from Pack 378, Taylor
visited from Pack 59, and a whole bunch of Cub Scouts visited from
Pack 652. |
| Jan
15, 2009 |
Campout Change: As of 1/15/09
We won't be going to Manatoc on Friday
night (1/16) as previously planned.
We'll be going out on Saturday morning
and returning Sunday Morning.
We'll leave from St. Basil's parking lot
at 9 on Saturday morning and return at 9 to the same place on Sunday
morning.
You can meet us at Manatoc if it's more
convenient. We'll be at the Bittersweet cabin. Bittersweet is the
cabin closest to the north-east corner of the Training Lodge parking
lot. It's the cabin that overlooks the Archery and Shotgun ranges.
If you need a map, look at the bottom,
right section of the map: www.gtcbsa.org/manatoc/summer_camp/forms/msr_color_map.pdf
If anyone has a Summit County source for
firewood, please let us know. |
| Jan,
2009 |
January
| January 1, No meeting. |
| January 8, Regular Meeting at St. Basil's.
Campout Prep. |
| January 15, Regular Meeting |
| January 16-18, Campout at Camp Manatoc,
Bittersweet Cabin. (Tents Optional) |
| January 22, Regular Meeting. |
| January 29, Regular Meeting |
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| Dec
28, 2008 |
Dec 28, 2008 Pancake
Breakfast.
A mildly successful Pancake breakfast once again.
The weather cooperated and we were able to make a profit which goes
toward making the costs of the high-adventure trips more affordable. A
Huge "Thank You" to the scouts, leaders, and families who
helped make this a success - especially Shawna Melnykowski (leader
extrordinaire), Kitchen Kings: Mr. Popadak, Steve Sasala, and Bret
Nemeth, and all
those who came early to set up all the tables.
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| Dec,
2008 |
December
| December 4, Regular Meeting (not
PLC). Patrol Organization
| Skills: Climbing |
| Advancement: Personal Fitness MB |
|
| December 11, Christmas Party at
Kendall Cliffs Climbing Wall. |
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| Nov,
2008 |
November
| November 6, PLC. Patrol Organization
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| November 13, Regular Meeting at St. Basil's.
Hike Prep.
| Skills: Flag Folding Quiz, Final
Prep for Hike/Camp |
| Game: 1st Aid for Sprained
Ankle, Campfire stuff. |
| Advancement: |
| Post Meeting: Personal Fitness MB |
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| November 15-16, Hike & Camp Emerald Necklace |
| November 20 Regular Meeting. |
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| Oct
8, 2009 |
Open House at St. Basil
grounds
where we display and show what skills we have and how we put them to
use. Webelos and others will be invited. It is sometimes
held at Oak Grove but last year we had it on the grounds at St.
Basil's for better lighting.
1st and 2nd year Webelos and their parents are invited to see Boy Scout Troop
652 in action on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 pm at the St Basil Parish Grounds.
(This is the same program we've run on previous years at the Oak Grove picnic
area in the Brecksville Metropark.)
Troop 652 is having an open house "show" Thursday (10/8/09) at 7:30 pm at the
St. Basil Parish grounds on Brecksville Rd.
We'll be demonstrating, for your Webelos and parents, a sampling of what Boy
Scouts can do starting at 7:30. We'll set up a camp site with campfire, tents
and patrol boxes, stoves, etc., and staff a couple of scout skills stations.
There will be some "hands-on" stations. We may cook something too. If you want
to watch the scouts organize themselves and prepare for our guests you're
welcome to arrive early (we start at 7:10).
It should end at 8:15 unless everyone's having too much fun. It will
definitely be over by 8:30 pm. Come for some of it or for all of it.
Scouts should be in uniform. Attending this event will meet at least one of the
Webelos Arrow of Light requirements. It's a "Boy Scout-oriented outdoor
activity".
Please encourage your Webelos, parents and siblings to join us on this evening.
Please forward this message to others you think may/should be interested. My
contact information may be out of date.
Message about the District Event...
Thurs., Oct. 8: District Roundtable / Webelos-to-Scout, Meet the Troop
Night (6:30 - 8:30 p.m.) at Brecksville Community Center (in the
Community room). The Brecksville Community Center is located at: 1
Community Dr., Brecksville, Ohio 44141 (South of Rt. 82, off of Rt. 21,
near the Brecksville Library). Refreshments will be served during the
event.
Webelos Leaders & Parents: There will be an information session (approx.
7:00 - 7:40 p.m.) for all Webelos Parents & Leaders while the boys explore
and visit the Troop displays and participate in Troop led activities.
There will be Scoutmasters available to ask questions and a staff of
Webelos-To-Scout Leaders who will lead a discussion on "What is
Webelos-to-Scout Transition?" and "What can I expect Boy Scouting to offer
my Webelos son?" Please have parents bring their questions, so we can
supply them with answers.
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| Spring,
2009 |
High Adventure trip for 2009.
|
The Hawaii trip is being set up and is ready for signups. |
|
Mr. Genco and others are putting
together a Tinnerman Canoe Base trip. If you're
interested, sign up now so we'll have enough crew reservations. |
Hawaii 2009
April is almost here and we have to get
in our reservations. We need to know who is interested. There are
many fundraisers set up in the next 2 months to help with the costs
of the trip. Please read the information and contact Shawna by April
1st with your interests.
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| Feb
7, 2009 |
Merit Badge Midway Sat., Feb 7,
10 am - 3 pm.
The Merit Badge Midway is designed for Scouts to learn about Merit Badges. Consider it as a Trade Show for Merit Badges.
To start a badge, the Scout simply needs to visit a counselor at the Midway. Establish contact with counselor and follow the instructions the counselor gives. Set up a date to meet with counselor to finish badge. To finish a badge, the Scout must have the prerequisites done. If badge has a time requirement or work to be completed,
this must be done. A partial badge may be completed as long as Scout has met with a counselor and has requirements signed off.
To complete a badge in a day, it must be a badge that can be done with a counselor in the time period.
Some examples are, fingerprinting, coin collecting, etc. Any required information must be done.
The Merit Badges are scheduled as open sessions. Check in with counselors to see what their schedule will be. Each counselor may have different time requirements to do.
The
information and list of badges offered is available (Click Here) |
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