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Manhattan Beach, CA
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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February 4, 2009
February Newsletter
You can read the latest newsletter by following the link at the top of this page. An archive of all newsletters can be found here.
January 30, 2010
"Pay It Forward" Community Service Day/Weekend
This unique and very special program brings all scouts together "under one roof" to provide community service to worthwhile organizations helping people in need.
Pay It Forward is on the move and will be held in February 2010 by all the Districts of the Los Angeles Area Council. Huge Community Service Projects will be taking place and all troops are being asked to participate with their Districts in this joint effort to do their Good Turn and provide community service to worthwhile organizations and people in need all over the Los Angeles area. What a way to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Scouting!
Pacifica District's Pay it Forward Project is a clothing drive with Soldier's Angels. Please contact Sally Bickel for details. Thanks.
January 25, 2010
Historical Merit Badge Program
In honor of the BSA's 100th Anniversary, today's generation of Scouts will get the unique opportunity to experience some of the activities their predecessors enjoyed. That's possible thanks to the BSA's new Historical Merit Badge Program, a set of four discontinued merit badges that today's Scouts can earn.
Boys can earn any or all of these merit badges:
- Signaling - First offered in 1910 (as Signaller merit badge) and discontinued in 1992.
- Tracking - First offered in 1911 (as Stalker merit badge) and discontinued in 1952.
- Pathfinding - First offered in 1911 and discontinued in 1952.
- Carpentry - First offered in 1911 and discontinued in 1952.
Scouts can start working on them NOW. See http://usscouts.org/meritbadges.asp for links to the badge requirements.
The merit badges will count for towards a boy's rank advancement. Work on the badges is not to commence prior to January 1, 2010 and is to be finished no later than December 31, 2010.
December 14, 2009
Philmont in 2011
Mark your calendars - we got lucky and are going to Philmont Scout Ranch in the summer of 2011. The exact dates are August 11th to 18th. (Add travel days on both ends.) This will be a 7 day short trek. Philmont is very popular and is "the thing" for all Scouts to do at least once. It is the Boy Scouts of America's oldest national high-adventure base. Its 34 staffed camps and 55 trail camps provide an unforgettable adventure in the high country along hundreds of miles of rugged, rocky trails.
Up to 24 people may attend. Scouts must be at least 14 by January 1, 2011, or have completed the 8th grade and be at least 13 years of age prior to the trek. The cost will be about $450 per person plus the cost of transportation.
For more information on Philmont and to learn about all they have to offer, talk to someone that has been there or visit http://www.scouting.org/philmont/.
Mailing List
We are encouraging all parents and scouts to sign-up for our broadcast system at announce@troop849.org. We need to use this system to communicate more thoroughly and completely because of the size of the Troop. If you are not on the list, please sign up by going to www.troop849.org/homeMailingList.html.
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