• HOUSATONIC COUNCIL ITEMS FOR SALE
• NATIONAL RECRUITING WEBINARS
• CUB SCOUT SUMMER EVENT
• ORDER OF THE ARROW MOMENTUM EVENT
• SCOUTING WIRE & BRYAN ON SCOUTING NATIONAL NEWSLETTERS
• August 8 - Family Fun Fest
• 8 museums offer virtual visits to fulfill a merit badge requirement!
• Submit a story idea to Boy's Life

• KELLOGG ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER JULY AND AUGUST PROGRAMS
• SAT / ACT PREP
• CAMP PHOENIX
• JOURNEY BACK IN TIME

Would you like something to commemorate the Housatonic Council's 100 year anniversary of formation?

Here is your chance...

You can pre-order t-shirts or a fleece, drink from a 100th Anniversary "Cookie" Glass, or for the patch collectors purchase a 100th Anniversary Patch.

The National Membership team comprised of volunteers and professionals have put together the following webinar series:

Recruitment Webinars

• August 6 - Local PR How-to's Print, Digital, Video
• August 20 - It's Not Too Late: Five Things You Should be Doing Now

• Two (2) Sundays and a group web-meeting led by the Program Director.

• Program is limited to 30 youth.

• Begins Sunday, August 16 ,2020 with an in-person gathering following social distancing rules followed by a week long at home program.  Followed by another in-person gathering on Sunday, August 23, 2020. (You do not need to attend the in-person gatherings, you can come on Sunday, August 16, 2020 to pick up your take home kit.  Again on August 23, 2020 you can drop off your completed take home kit.)

• The take home kit will include a craft, rank advancement exercises, a STEM project, outdoor game materials, scavenger hunt, program booklet etc., and a Cub Scout buff.

• The Virtual portion of the program will be held on Google Classrooms. Families will need a gmail account to participate.

• Open to all youth ages 5 - 10 years old.

• Cost is $95 per youth.

Participate in games, activities, and competition with Arrowmen from across the nation. Learn from highly qualified trainers about interesting topics-both in and out of the OA. Ask questions to a panel of OA national officers. These opportunities and more will be available to participants of Momentum Launch!

There are two different ways to experience Momentum Launch. Anyone can view a live stream of the event's program at no cost and interact with Momentum Launch over social media. There is no need to register for the event if you intend to participate this way.

SCOUTINGWIRE  

• August 8 - Family Fun Fest
• These 8 museums offer virtual visits (and fulfill a merit badge requirement!)
• Scouts: Share your most EPIC Scouting Adventure with the World
• Boy's Life Wants to Tell YOUR Story - Reprint

The eKnowledge and the SAT/ACT Donation Project remains in effect for Scout families - both current and former - enabling them to access SAT and/or ACT test-prep computer programs for a reduced rate. The test prep includes multiple hours of video instruction, several lessons and drills, hundreds of practice questions, and numerous automatically graded tests.

JOURNEY BACK IN TIME AN AT-HOME CUB CAMP ADVENTURE