100 years of Scouting. Troop 182 Scoutmaster in First Coast News

100 years of Scouting @ Florida State College at Jacksonville - Kent Campus

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Feb 2010. Scout Sunday. 100 years of Scouting

A Scout is reverent. Celebrating 100 years of Scouting in our churches.

Adventure Base 100 is coming to Jacksonville March 19-21, 2010

Adventure Base 100 is coming to Jacksonville March 19-21, 2010 at the St. John's Town Center. In celebration of the organization’s 100th anniversary, the Boy Scouts of America will be rolling into Jacksonville with a 10,000-square-foot campus of immersive Scout-related experiences: a ropes course, hands-on exhibits, digital interactives, a multi-sensory IMAX-like Go! Dome, stage, and much, much more!

This is the traveling event that started in Pasadena on January 1 and will be making it's way across the nation. I encourage all scouts, parents, families and friends to visit and see what the next 100 years of scouting will be like.

Besides attending we need your help by volunteering to be an Adventure Base 100 Ambassador. The jobs are easy, greeting attendees, helping with lines. Just be a great example of what a Scout is. Attached is a link to the volunteer application. Just fill it out and return it Wednesday night at the Scout meeting.

http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?orgkey=1359&id=69870

I look forward to having the Scouts, Scouters and parents of Troop 182 at Adventure Base 100.

Yours in Scouting,

Catherine Weide

Adventure Base 100 Volunteer Coordinator

2009 10 - Iron Chef Shawnee District Camporee

Troop 182 scouts attended the annual Shawnee District Camporee @ Camp Echockotee. Our scouts got the Iron Chef Award and other competitions awards.

Did You Know? Rank Requirements change

Did You Know? Rank Requirements change

Along with the Year of Celebration marking Scouting’s 100th anniversary comes a real collector’s item: The centennial edition of The Boy Scout Handbook, which carries several rank requirement changes that go into effect Jan. 1, 2010:

Tenderfoot
A Scout must teach another person how to tie a square knot using the EDGE model (explain, demonstrate, guide, and enable). He also must be able to discuss four specific examples of how he lived the points of the Scout Law in his daily life.

Second Class
A Scout must discuss the principles of Leave No Trace and explain the factors to consider when choosing a patrol site and where to pitch a tent.

He must explain what respect is due the flag of the United States.

He must again discuss four examples of how he lived four different points of the Scout Law in his daily life.

He must earn an amount of money agreed upon by the Scout and his parents and save at least 50 percent of it.

First Class
An additional requirement to the 10 separate troop/patrol activities states he must demonstrate the principles of Leave No Trace on these outings.

He must discuss four more examples of how he lived the remaining four points of the Scout Law in his daily life.

Life
A Scout must use the EDGE model to teach a younger Scout a specified skill.

Star, Life, and Eagle
Troop Webmaster and Leave No Trace Trainer are two new leadership positions.

Note: If a Boy Scout is working out of the old edition of the handbook, he may continue using those requirements until he completes that rank. Then he must move to the new edition.

Special Needs Camporee + JOTA/JOTI

Hi troop 182,

This weekend se have two important activities:

1. Special Needs Camporee at Camp Echockotee. Saturday: all day
activities. A great opportunity to serve.

2. Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI).

You can participate on JOTI at any time from your own computer by
opening an account on https://www.jotajoti.org/community. All you have
to do is to contact other Scouts in the community, send "Validation
Cards" to them and request them to receive "Validation Cards". You can
see the number of validation cards you send or receive. You can find
me too and send/request a validation card to/from ScoutmasterJose (my
nickname)

I already opened one account for Troop 182 (troop182jax). Search for
"troop182jax" and send/request a validation card too. This will also
be a proof that you participated in JOTI as part of Troop 182. JOTI is
open to scouts and adults who want to participate on this worldwide
experience.

I will also be participating on English and Spanish via Twitter
(ScoutmasterJose) and the hashtags are #JOTI2009 and #JOTwitter.

You can also request validation cards to your friends in Facebook or MySpace.

My connection times will be Friday, Saturday, Sunday evenings. I will
also try connecting from Camp Echockotee on Saturday morning during
the Special needs Camporee.


3. Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) via radio

Here is the information if you want to participate on JOTA Jamboree on
the Air via radio.

> Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts can communicate with other Scouts around the
> world!
>
> The Duval County Amateur Radio Emergency Service is sponsoring Jamboree on
> the Air (JOTA) this year at the Marshside campus of Neptune Beach Baptist
> Church, 13723 Atlantic Blvd., 8am - 5pm.
>
> This can also be an opportunity to earn the Radio Merit Badge. More
> information is available. Email me.
>

See you live on Echockotee or online. Have fun, serve others, and make
international contacts.

Yours in Scouting,

Jose

Jose G. Lepervanche
SM Troop 182