Jamboree On The Air, Bobwhite Blather

May 25, 2015May 24, 2015

Scouting and Amateur Radio meet at Dayton

RadioScouting250 Last week I attended the Dayton HamventionÂ®, the largest annual gathering of Amateur Radio operators in the world. Amateur, or “ham”, radio and Scouting grew up almost in parallel at roughly the same time. Scouting just observed its hundredth anniversary a few years ago, while radio as a hobby started gaining in popularity in the early nineteen-teens. The American Radio Relay League, the national association for ham radio in the US, was founded in 1914.

Almost from the very beginning, Scouting and radio have gone hand in hand. Continue reading “Scouting and Amateur Radio meet at Dayton”

October 4, 2011

A Jamboree in your own backyard

Have you ever wanted to attend an international Scouting event, but were unable to make it to one of the World Jamborees, a camporee in another country, or even a local event?

How about attending a Jamboree that literally could be as close as your own backyard, or practically so?

Scouts and Scouters around the world will soon have that opportunity as we are approaching the weekend of Jamboree On The Air, an annual worldwide gathering via amateur radio, sponsored by the World Organization of the Scouting Movement. Continue reading “A Jamboree in your own backyard”

Stay on top of Youth Protection Training. Currently, the training must be taken every two years, and if a member's training has expired, they are no longer considered registered. While many councils send reminders to leaders whose training is about to expire, it's best to check your unit's training records in my.scouting.org and remind anyone whose training has expired or is about to expire to retake the course as soon as they can. It's simple: Just go to my.scouting.org and sign in to take YPT.

Summer camp is almost upon us!

Keep a close watch for updates from your council regarding summer camp scheduling changes or cancellations.
Reconfirm your roster for summer camp. Don't forget your recently crossed-over Scouts.
Remind parents of health form and medical checkup requirements.
Make sure final payments are paid when they are due.
Confirm commitments from adults who will be attending camp. Make sure you have at least two adults in camp at all times.
Remind all adults of youth protection training and other clearance requirements.
Arrange for enough transportation to get Scouts and equipment to and from camp.
Cub Scout leaders: Promote day camp and resident camp options and register with your council as appropriate.
Also finish your summer activities planning and promote to your families. Tell them about the Summertime award, which can be earned by any Cub Scout who participates in a Scouting activity in June, July and August.