BSA has taken the wraps off of http://www.beascout.org, a new website to help prospective members find new units in your area.  It works like this:  the registered leaders for your unit log into scouting.org.  On the left, under the link to training, is a link to BeAScout.  Once there, you can select which leader information or other information will be displayed when someone searches for a unit, as well as any special notes or even your own custom icon.

Once your information is there, when someone searches on beascout.org, they will get a Google map with the unit locations marked with a small icon, similar to what our district site used to do.

Our next roundtable will be August 13th at 7:30 pm. We will not be having Roundtable in June and July. See you in August.

District Roundtable Staff

Per the attached memo from National, starting June 1st, 2010, Youth Protection Training will become mandatory for all volunteer leaders.

• 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.

 Youth Protection Training Policies

The new Cub Scout delivery method and materials are now available.  "The change for Cub Scouts is a piloted and successful method of delivering the existing Cub Scout program that is handbook-based and focuses on den activities leading to youth advancement and higher retention."  Program Helps will no longer be used but have been replaced with a more planned and focused method.

You can get more information on the changes to the program here:

Texas Powder Horn Course 2010: September 10-12 and September 24-26, 2010 at Camp Tahuaya

Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venturing leaders and now YOUNG ADULTS can benefit from this course. Young adults 16 years and older are invited to participate with a letter of recommendation from their unit leader. 

The Historical Merit Badge program has been officially released.  BSA has "revived" 4 retired merit badges that Boy Scouts can earn for this year only.  All the details are available on the Historical Merit Badge program page. Links to scans of the original merit badge books are available online only and the merit badge pamphlets will not be reprinted for this program.

Note that the effective date of all badges is April 1, 2010 and all requirements MUST be completed by 12/31/2010.  These badges may be used and counted towards rank requirements and all are non-Eagle required.