What’s on Your To-Do List for this Month? Recruit your Boy Scouts for NYLT 17 - 22 June 2018 (MD) 24 - 29 June 2018 (MD) 29 Jul – 3 Aug 2018 (Camp Snyder, VA) 5 -10 Aug 2018 (Camp Snyder, VA) Start vetting Unit Award nominees for May Patriot CoH Review opportunities in the Patriot Press 13 Apr Goshen Early-Bird Deadline 13-15 Apr OA Spring Fellowship 20-22 Apr Spring Camporee (Camp Snyder) 27-28 Apr IOLS 27-29 Apr OA Spring Ordeal 28 Apr Life-to-Eagle Seminar ... more in Patriot Press

What’s on Your To-Do List for this Month? (Con’t) Youth Protection 2.0 – Every one must take it! How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. 4 modules (#4 is the test) taking about one hour total Skip to the test and you will NOT get credit Patriot looking to have everyone completed in May

What’s on Your To-Do List for this Month? (Con’t) High Adventure Prep -- Wilderness First Aid Courses Local Opportunity 29-30 Apr ARC Wilderness And Remote First Aid (See Mar Patriot Press for details) From NCAC High Adventure page. https://www.ncacbsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-18-NCAC-HAC-Wilderness-First-Aid-courses-110117.pdf

What’s New Effective April 30, new direct contact leaders must complete Hazardous Weather Training to be considered position trained Q. If I am trained in my current position, will I be required to take Hazardous Weather now to retain the trained designation? A. No, if you are currently trained in your position you will not be required to take the additional course now. We recommend if you have not taken the updated course (SCO_800) that you do so to have the most current content.

What’s New (Con’t) NEW (3/22/2018)

What’s New (Con’t) Effective the 2018 BSA summer camp season, any adult accompanying a Boy Scout troop to a residence camp or other Scouting activity lasting 72 hours or more must be registered as a leader, including completion of a CBC [criminal background check] and YPT, even if they are the parent of a youth on the trip https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/email/campaign/Youth-Protection-Overview_03-06-2018.pdf Tip: Position Code 91, “Scouter Reserve” will preclude any additional position-specific training requirements—but then again, why not fill a real need!

What’s New (Con’t) New Philmont Family Adventure opportunity Come as a family and stay for a week Build your own experience from a list of activities Inspiration Point hike, Hunting Lodge hike, rock climbing, Philmont Living History Day, craft center, shooting sports, COPE, horseback riding, free time. Full and half week options between Jun 24 – Jul 7 Full week: Adult $350, child $150, Mountain Trek (20-30 miles) $430 each https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2018/03/29/new-opportunity-lets-families-experience-philmont-in-a-totally-new-way/

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