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Citizenship
in the Nation
2009 4th of July Project
Do you
know of Unit's participating in 4th of July events such as parades, celebrations,
ceremonies, etc?
Lets
do our part at these events to "do a good turn" by handing out
copies of the two most important documents in the formation of this great
nation, the Declaration of Independence and the U. S. Constitution.
This
free booklet is available on a first come first served basis at the Volunteer
Service Center.
Please
call Heather Hawks at 770-956-3187 to get your copies.
Our goal
is to hand deliver 5,000 copies to the public.
New Local Tour Permit/New Online Tour Permit System
New Local Tour Permit, Training Requirement
Effective January 1, 2009
ALL units must have at least one person who has taken the online course
"Planning and Preparing for Hazardous Weather" on site, with
their unit, anytime the unit leaves their home base.
This course takes 30 minutes or less to complete and certainly should
be taken by all leaders so we can "Be Prepared". Here is a
link directly to the online learning page: http://olc.scouting.org
Beginning January 1, 2009 only the new
tour permit will be accepted
New Online Tour Permit System
There is a new Web-based Tour Permit system for both Local and National
Tour Permits.
This system will go live January 5, 2009.
Preparing for Tour Permits Online
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Soon unit leaders will be able to submit local and national tour permits
electronically. This new system takes just four easy steps, and it will
save the transportation and training information, so leaders can easily
recall it for future permit applications.
All registered unit leaders will have access to Tour Permits from MyScouting,
accessed on www.scouting.org. To learn how to create your MyScouting
account view the MyScouting Account Setup
Tutorial. Councils will approve or return the permit applications
using MyBSA.
The MyScouting
account verifies that the owner is a BSA leader associated with a unit.
Within Tour Permits, the leader has access only to his unit. This authentication
replaces the physical signatures on tour permit applications. Other
unit leaders are notified via e-mail when an application is submitted
and approved.
The volunteer can submit both local and national applications, for
either traditional units or Learning for Life posts. Once approved,
each tour permit will have a unique tour ID number.
Unit leaders enter all the necessary information for the tour, and
rules specific to tour permits are applied. When appropriate, helpful
messages will advise the leader about any missing information. Once
the tour permit has been submitted, the council will evaluate and approve
it or return it for further work. Online features allow easy entry of
driver information for transportation and required training supervision.
There will be automatic notification at all appropriate steps in the
process to the permit creator, the tour leader, and the assistant tour
leader. The unit committee chair and unit leader will also receive e-mail
notifications if they have MyScouting
accounts.
The online Help document
explains how to complete and submit permit applications to the council.
Additionally, the Guide to Safe Scouting is available on the site for
easy reference; Safety First Learning for Life Guidelines is also available
for Learning for Life posts. Other documents, such as the BSA Transportation
Guidelines and the Pledge of Performance can also be accessed from Tour
Permits.
Authorized council staff members will review and process submitted
applications. The tour permit creator receives a PDF version of the
approved permit via e-mail. The approved permit PDF can also be obtained
from Tour Permits in MyScouting.
As a reminder, local tour permit applications should be submitted two
weeks before the tour and national applications at least one month before
the tour start date.
We encourage all Scouting units from our council to use this new service
to submit their local and national tour permit applications online.
Thanks!
Donna Carr
Program Center Manager
770-989-8821 ext 2010
770-956-5980 fax
New Annual Health and Medical Record
The Boy Scouts of America has released a new Annual Health
and Medical Record, a new one stop medical record for your use. This new
form will replace the former Class 1, 2, and 3 forms, which will be phased
out during 2009. The new form, No. 34605,
will be required effective January 1, 2010, and for the 2010 National
Scout Jamboree. Based on input from individual Scouters, the Order of
the Arrow, local councils, health and safety and risk management committees,
and high-adventure bases, there was confusion on when to use any of more
than 20 different health forms in use across the nation. There was also
an immediate need to update a medical form for the 2010 National Scout
Jamboree. The Health and Safety Committee took on the challenge and the
opportunity to establish one Annual Health and Medical Record for all
ages and known risks. It is simple and yet comprehensive enough to be
used for both health and wellness evaluations as well as emergency situations.
More information on the new Annual Health and Medical Record can be found
HERE.
The form is available from the National Council HERE.
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