The Digital Eagle: Weekly Talon
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Welcome to the September 18, 2020 edition of the Digital Eagle: Weekly Talon! This is a bi-monthly publication of the Greater Alabama Council, BSA to help keep you and your family on the Scouting Trail.
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Scouting is safer than ever before! Learn about the BSA’s expert-informed policies and barriers to abuse that help keep kids safe in Scouting today.
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2020 Jamboree on the Internet and Jamboree on the Air
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JOTA-JOTI is the world’s largest digital Scout event taking place online and over the air. The educational event brings together more than 2 million Scouts every year in October for a weekend of Scouting and friendship. Young people can learn about communications technology and connect with fellow Scouts from over 171 countries.
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Cub Safari at the Birmingham Zoo!
The whole family is welcome to come to the Birmingham Zoo on Sunday, October 4 from 1pm-4pm for an afternoon of fun and adventure at the zoo!
Tickets are $12.00 per person- a significant savings, even with Zoo membership! Cost includes admission to zoo, and does not include food, drinks, or other optional purchases within the zoo. Train tokens and concessions are available at the zoo.
Pre-registration is required for this event due to occupancy guidelines related to COVID-19. There will be no walk-up registrations available at the event.
To facilitate ticket distribution, please either print your confirmation email or save the confirmation email to your phone or mobile device. Please be prepared to show your confirmation email (paper or digital version) to the staff at the check-in table.
As a reminder, it is the policy of the Birmingham Zoo and the City of Birmingham that Cub Safari participants are required to wear a face mask while in the Zoo.
We’re looking forward to seeing you at the Birmingham Zoo!
Details:
Date: October 4, 2020
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Cost: $12.00 per person.
There will be no walk-up registration available.
Registration Closes at 12pm on Friday, October 2, 2020
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Scouting Stories Project
The Three Easy Steps to Ensuring Your Greater Alabama Council Legacy
We’re lucky. We’re lucky, because during isolating times like these we share a remarkable connection not everyone has –– the Scouting connection. Scouting is a thread of life-changing adventures enjoyed with friends and family. Those experiences helped shape the adults we are today. And no one can tell the story of Scouting better than you.
What’s more priceless than memories of your favorite camp story, or how you helped that one kid who was struggling to earn a merit badge, or that week spent at summer camp in the pouring rain, or the joy of completing your Order of the Arrow Ordeal? Not much! Make your story part of the Greater Alabama Council legacy by following these three simple steps:
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STEP 1—LOOK FOR A YELLOW POSTCARD IN YOUR MAIL.
Soon, you will receive a yellow postcard featuring our logo on the front.
STEP 2—UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.
When you call the toll-free number on the postcard, you will reach a trained representative who will help you update the personal information we have on file.
STEP 3—CONTINUE THE LEGACY
Once your contact information is updated, the interviewer will ask if you would like to share your favorite Greater Alabama Council experience for our council’s digital archive. As an alumni of the Greater Alabama Council Scouting program, you are a critical part of ensuring Scouting’s legacy for generations to come.
Sharing your story affords you the opportunity to support the council, purchase Greater Alabama Council apparel, and/or purchase a commemorative book celebrating our local Scouting program—100 percent of monetary donations as well as a portion of apparel purchases goes directly to helping our council continue to bring Scouting to boys and girls in our community.
So, don’t wait. Call the toll-free number on the card and share your story as Greater Alabama Council Scout, volunteer, advisor, mentor, or proud parent. Every story is important and powerful in fulfilling this exciting legacy project. Help us fill our digital vault with your priceless memories of leadership, character development, and how the promise of Scouting unfolded for you. We can’t wait to share in your stories!
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Cub Haunted Weekend 2020
Cub Haunted is an overnight camp-out for Cub Scouts at Camp Comer, Sequoyah and Westmoreland. It is a weekend full of games, crafts, good food, hay rides, BB guns, archery, costume contests, and FUN for the whole family! The ENTIRE family is welcome to attend!
Be sure to sign up today as we have limited capacity, and slots are filling up fast!
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Council-Wide Roundtable Webinars Set!
On Thursday, September 24, hop online to join Scouters from across the Greater Alabama Council to take part in the first Council-Wide Roundtables! These sessions will be divided between Cub Scout and Scouts BSA Roundtables, and will have lots of good information and resources for you and your units. These meetings are open to all, and we encourage everyone to participate.
Details:
When: Thursday, September 24, 2020
Time: 7pm, Central Time (Meetings will end at 8pm)
Where: Your favorite chair
Want to call in to the Roundtables instead?
Cub Scout Roundtable: 1-844-571-1415, Access Code: 172 752 6633
Scouts BSA Roundtable: 1-844-517-1415, Access Code: 172 443 6180
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Beascout.org Pin Giveaway!
Updated BeAScout pins are crucial to the success of this recruiting season, and to help encourage units to take this vital step, we’re giving away some great prizes.
Units that update their BeAScout pin anytime between June 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2020, will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $500 Scout Shop Gift card, or one of five $100 Scout Shop Gift cards. See the full rules for the giveaway at the link below
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Scouts BSA and Venturing Fishing Day at Camp Jackson
Scouts and Venturers aged 13 and up as well as all adult leaders are welcome to join us for a day of fishing and angling at Camp Jackson on the banks of Jones Cove on the Tennessee River. Sack lunches will be provided.
You will have a blast enjoying the great fishing opportunities from the docks, or even from canoes (available on a first come-first serve basis), and you can even bring your own canoe or kayak to fish from!
This event is open to youth ages 13 and up, and all adult leaders.
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It's Popcorn Time!
Spend less time fundraising and MORE time Scouting! Our Council’s annual Scout popcorn sale is a turn-key fundraiser that provides our units with the funding they need to deliver an amazing Scouting Program! Click on the link below to learn more about our annual popcorn sale, and sign up to get started! Need help? We've included helpful training videos to help turn you into a popcorn-selling master!
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Join Scouting Marketing Materials
Looking for flyers or stickers for your unit's Join Scouting Night? Look no further! Just fill out the form at the link below, and we will produce the flyers and stickers for you! Just click on the link, fill out the form, hit "submit" and we'll take it from there!
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USAF ROTC Opportunities
Offered at more than 1,100 colleges and universities across the country, Air Force ROTC develops the leaders of tomorrow by preparing students to become officers in the U.S. Air Force while earning a college degree. In AFROTC, you’ll not only build lifelong friendships, but you may also have the opportunity to pay for school through our scholarship programs. Most importantly, unlike many other college students, you’ll have a rewarding career waiting for you after graduation.
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Restart Scouting Checklist- Safety Guidance
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As always, the safety of our Scouts, volunteers, and communities is our top priority. The Restart Scouting Checklist has been developed to assist you, your units, and chartered organizations plan for a SAFE return to in-person Scouting activities. This checklist outlines several minimum guiding protocols that adult leaders/volunteers must consider while working with local and state health departments, chartered organizations, and Scouting families on when and how to resume meetings, service projects, camping and all other official Scouting activities.
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Looking for ways to help keep the Scouting adventure going at home? The Greater Alabama Council has put together a web page where you can find 30 Day Challenges, Helpful hints and activities, and more! To access the page, just click on the button below and keep on Scouting!
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The CDC has produced a series of factsheets for young adults, ages 15-21. The factsheets cover a variety of topics, including what test results mean, how to stay safe at the pool or beach, how to wear a face covering and other preventive measures. To learn more and access the sheets as well as those regarding the Alabama mask mandate and resources from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, click on the links below.
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Every Scout Deserves a trained leader!
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The Scouting program thrives with trained leaders, like you! Now is a great opportunity to refresh your skills, learn new methods, and update your training on things like Weather Hazards or Youth Protection Training. Click on the image to the left or the button below to take part in training that will help you be the best leader for our Scouts.
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