Next Advancement Committee meeting will be Thursday April 24, 2008 at
Canton First United Methodist Church
and the time is the same, 7:00 pm.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Advancement Committee Chairman,
Sharon Coleman, 770-926-6728
if you have questions.
Atlanta Area Council’s NESA Advancement Day will
be held May 10th at Georgia Perimeter College. Choose from a variety
of Eagle required merit badges and some non-Eagle merit badges. There
will be some classes for the adults accompanying the boys. Cost is
$5 per Scout. To register click HERE.
Questions? please contact, Fred Turner, Council Advancement
Chair, (404) 841-4646, e-mail turner_f@bellsouth.net
or Bob Fitzgerald, NESA Day Chairman, 770-623-6768, e-mail nesa_atl@bellsouth.net
Merit Badge Counselors Needed for NESA
Advancement Day
The following help is needed for the upcomiung Nesa
Advancement Day:
Personal Fitness we need - 2
Citizenship in the Community we need - 3
Citizenship in the Nation we need - 2
Citizenship in the World we need - 1
Emergency Preparedness we need - 3
Fire Safety we need - 1
Communications we need - 4
Background help needed for Check - in, the more the better
Persons needed to do paperwork for class's - 6
If you can help out please contact Bob Fitzgerald, NESA
Day Chairman, 770-623-6768, e-mail nesa_atl@bellsouth.net
Eagle
Rank Requirement Changes
These requirements became effective on January 1, 2008.
The wording of requirement 2 was changed in Boy Scout Requirements
on January 1, 2005, but had appeared on the Application for Eagle Scout
for a number of years.
The wording of requirement 5 below has been adjusted based
on a note from the Director of Boy Scout Advancement.
Note that neither the 2005 nor the 2008 editions of Boy
Scout Requirements included these changes in the lists on the inside front
cover of the book.
To see the requirements with the changes highlighted, Click
here.
To see the additional wording for these requirements, which
appears on the Eagle Scout Rank Application (#58-728), but not in Boy
Scout Requirements (#33215), and which either clarifies or amplifies the
requirements from the book, Click
here
The National Youth Protection Committee recommended additions
to the Boy Scout rank requirements that were approved and will become
effective January 1, 2008. These changes will help us advance the importance
of Youth Protection training beyond the initial Boy Scout
joining requirements, and keep youth informed and actively engaged in
understanding the key elements of personal safety and protection.
TENDERFOOT RANK - Revised requirement #9: Explain the importance
of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings
and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should
respond to one.
SECOND CLASS RANK - Revised requirement #8b: Explain the three R's
of personal safety and protection.
FIRST CLASS RANK - Revised requirement #12: Describe the three things
you should avoid doing related to use of the Internet. Describe a
cyberbully and how you should respond to one.
These changes will be represented in the 2008 Boy Scout
Requirements book and the revised ninth printing of the 11th edition
of the Boy Scout Handbook.
All troops need to be in compliance with the above from
National.
Life
to Eagle Clinics
You are moving toward a very great thing in your life.
Becoming an Eagle Scout is one of the most rewarding, yet challenging
things that you can do. You can excel at sports or shine in the arts.
Hobbies that grab your attention at one age don t always remain interesting.
But working through the requirements to become an Eagle
Scout gives you invaluable experience in such a wide variety of fields
of study and most of them allow for a hands-on interaction, not just
a lesson from a book. And it will become an important part of your life
that will remain so forever.
To assist you in attaining the rank of Eagle the Cherokee
Pickens District Advancement Committee will hold a number of Life to
Eagle Clinics. These clinics will be held on March 27, 2008, and May
22, 2008. They will be at 7:30 pm at Canton
First United Methodist Church in conjunction with the regularly
scheduled Advancement Committee meeting.
The intent of these clinics is to give guidance to the
Scout, Scout leaders, and parents as they prepare to travel down the
path toward the attainment of the Eagle Scout rank. We want to give
you all the greatest help possible for your success.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Advancement Committee
Chairman, Sharon Coleman, 770-926-6728
if you have questions.
Cherokee Pickens District Advancement Committee
Advancement Committee meets the 4th Thursday of every
month with the exception of November and December at Canton
First United Methodist Church 7:00 pm.
· To have a project approved or have an Eagle board it must
be coordinated with the Advancement Chair Sharon
Coleman 770-926-6728 by the 3rd Thursday of the month or the week
before in November and December.
Eagle Board
· MUST have 4 adults to help serve on Eagle boards, exceptions
will be made for units that are struggling for leadership.
· MUST bring handbook, original packet and at least two copies.
· Youth must appear in Complete Uniform including Merit Badge
sash.
· Be on time!
· If not able to make your appointment, please be courteous
and call to alert the committee.
· Scoutmaster or designee must accompany the Eagle candidate.
· DO NOT plan the court of honor before competed paperwork
comes back for National.
Eagle Project
· Youth must appear in Complete Uniform including Merit
Badge sash.
· Be on time!
· If not able to make your appointment, please be courteous
and call to alert the committee.
· DO NOT solicit funds for project until it has been approved.
Useful documents
Here's a collection of Advancement documents that provide
guidelines, instructions, applications, and more.
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