10 Traits of Successful Scouting Units

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What Successful Scouting Units All Tend To Have in Common I’ve been involved in Scouting for the better part of 33 years, and in that time, I’ve been involved with an awful lot of scouting units. I’ve observed several things that all successful scouting units have in common. I hope that this describes your unit, … Read more

Top 10 Reasons to Send Your Kid To Scout Camp

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I love Scout Camp. I’ve been a “camp guy” for the better part of 30 years, in just about every capacity. I’ve been a camper. A Scout leader. A scout camp commissioner, an administrator, instructor, inspector, and a lifeguard… and it’s been an absolute blast. But probably the best thing about going to camp is watching … Read more

Scout Campfire Skits to Get You Ready For Summer

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Scout Campfire Skits It’s almost summer. Time for Scouting groups everywhere to get ready to go to camp. It’s also about the time when den leaders everywhere are thrust into the unwitting role of producers and directors of skits at Day Camps everywhere. Every year at day camp, I’d get hit up by den leaders … Read more

Could Your Organization Use Free Advertising?

Free Advertising? Could your organization use free advertising? Seems like a safe bet that any non-profit would. You’d like people with an interest in your cause to be able to find you? Google Ad Grants is a program that donates free in-kind advertising to qualifying non-profit organizations. How do you qualify? You sign up for the “Google … Read more

How a Game of Catch Helped Build a Little League

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This evening I’m running practice for my son’s Little League T-Ball team. The regular head coach has to be somewhere else, so I’m subbing. It got me thinking of the first time I volunteered to coach a Little League team, back in 1998. I think there’s a pretty good lesson to be learned from it, although … Read more