Blood Drive – Jan 21
The Good Turn for America blood drive at Bethlehem UM in Dallastown scheduled for Jan 21 has been postponed. Additional details will be announced soon.
Other blood drives scheduled for today (Jan 21) are proceeding. Please contact the Red Cross via their website if you’d like to make a different appointment time. http://www.redcrossblood.org/boyscouts2012
About Field Service…
This section of the website will be used to feature news that might be of interest to all council Scouters. The pages in the blue menu bar above link to many of the council’s special projects and activities. Each district also has it’s own website, and the links to those can be found on the menu to on the right.
2012 Annual Registration for District and Council Volunteers
All district and council volunteers are asked to re-register for 2012. To do this, a volunteer should complete the Council or District Re-Registration Form and give it to his/her district executive or council committee staff advisor.
In cases were the BSA registration fees have been paid through a unit, the volunteer should just note that he/she is a “multiple.”
Examples of volenteers who should complete annual re-registration are:
- unit commissioners
- district committee members
- council committee members (advancement, training, camping, membership, etc)
In the case of a new volunteer who is not already a member of the BSA, the normal adult application process should be used.
Pinewood Derby: There’s An App For That…
When it comes to pinewood derbies, there’s an app for that, just like for about everything else these days.
AppCore LLC, an official licensee of the Boy Scouts of America, has created the Pinewood Derby game for the iPad and iPhone.
The app, which debuted in December, allows Scouters to help Cub and Webelos Scouts test their car-building skills just as they would in real life. Boys can learn basic physics by customizing their cars with a variety of wheel dimensions, weight distribution options, axle types, wheel types, and body styles. Quick-race and tournament-play modes give them feedback on what makes a car go fast. And the more a driver wins, the more features he can unlock.
Find the new app by searching for “pinewood derby” at the App Store on your iOS device.
Scouting Magazine: Blue & Gold Tips
The latest issue of Scouting Magazine included some great tips for Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquets. Check it out here.
