October 28, 2020 | Greater Los Angeles Area Council, BSA |
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Virtual Boo Fest Event
BooFest Festivities and Halloween are nearly upon us! So it is time to dust off your claws and gear up for the Firestone Virtual BooFest. A special website will include haunted house tours, fun games, craft ideas, Whittling Chip, and Cub Scout activities. GLAAC will be holding a Costume Contest on the main GLAACBSA Facebook page. Start posting and tagging your spooky friends with your costumes. Click here to submit your Halloween Costume and Spooky Family Pictures to the page.
All entered images must be posted by Halloween, and the Post that receives the most likes will be our WINNER. The winning picture will get $100.00 credit for the use of Firestone for that family.
As Scouts of all ages participate in the Fun resources that Firestone Virtual Boo Fest provides: Firestone encourages you also to submit your carved Pumpkin masterpieces! Post and tag your den, pack, and friends to be counted for the contest post on Instagram and Facebook by tagging us @glaacbsa #glaacboofest2020
The winners will be announced on November 1st on FaceBook.
The Firestone Virtual Boo Fest Link will be Emailed to you live on Friday, October 30th Morning (No sneaking early peeks)! Click here to register for FREE!
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Youth Protection Training
Hello Scouters, as the Fall weather approaches and we start to think about Renewing our registration in Scouting for another year. In order to remain in compliance with our Board’s resolution to keep young people safe, please take a moment to update your annual Youth Protection Training. You can find the latest training by visiting your my.scouting.org account and clicking on the YPT information on the right hand side of the screen. If you have any questions about the BSA’s Youth Protection Policies or training, please contact our Council Commissioner Travis Williams ( travisw@usc.edu). |
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Silver Beaver – Call for Nominations!
The Silver Beaver Award is given by the National Council, Boy Scouts of America upon recommendation of the local council, to persons who have given outstanding service to youth over an extended period of time. The local Council will present a limited number of Silver Beaver Awards each year, according to the number of registered units in the council.
This award is bestowed upon only those persons who have given continued, unselfish, and effective service to the community, usually through the programs of the Boy Scouts of America, but not limited to Scouting. Because individuals may not nominate themselves for this award, only those persons who have been nominated by their Scouting peers are considered. November 1st is the deadline for nomination submissions.
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Calling all Scouts of all ages! We need your help! We will be hosting our council, Good Character Gala and we would like to show case our Scouts in our opening ceremony. We would love for you to record you Scout in full uniform (Class A) reciting the pledge of allegiance, Scout Oath and Scout Law. Please film the video on landscape and in good lighting. Make sure it is quiet in the background as well. We will then be taking the videos submitted and creating our opening ceremony. We can't wait to see the videos you create. The deadline for submissions is November 9th at 10pm. Click here to submit your video.
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2020 Virtual Good Character Gala Virtual Event
The Greater Los Angeles Area Council, BSA is proud to honor chairman and secretary for Hoffman Associates, Inc., CEO of Hoffman Video Systems (ret) Kristoffer ‘Kris’ Popovich
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Council Summertime Employment
Awesome Scouts wanted to Join our Summer Camp Team! When you join a summer camp staff, you see the world in a new light. You are a part of a team that places service above self, provides leadership and guidance to campers, Scouters, and parents, and you experience new freedom and fun that you don’t find anywhere else. Read More
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Calling all Scouters & Friends
WE NEED YOU!! On Saturday, December 5 & Sunday, December 6, GLAAC is looking for volunteers to help cut & design cars with our cubs to prepare for upcoming Pinewood Derby events. We are looking for Scouters who have tools to share at both Smiser & Cushman. Scouts will be signing up for time slots so we can maintain social distance regulations.
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2021 Summer Resident Camp Reservations
We are looking forward to the 2021 season now more than ever as we’re hopeful the “COVID-19” is apart of our past. Scouts BSA Summer Resident Camp reservations are now first come first serve. This means if you haven’t booked the same week, another unit has the opportunity to reserve your camp. Reserve Now
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GLAAC Cub Scouting Resources
Are you looking for a one-stop-shop in Cub Resources? We have heard your cry, and we have created just that. Come and check out our new Cub Resource page! You can find everything from Themes for Pack meetings, Lesson Plans for all of October, and so many ranks specific resources. This will help you continue to provide the fun of Cub Scouting! Learn More
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Are you getting a late start to your Popcorn fundraiser? No problem! When you’re ready, we’re ready! Your GLAAC Popcorn team understands that many of you are just now getting back to Scouting. WE are here to support your fundraising efforts whenever that might be! We’ve partnered with Trail’s End to provide your Scouts with both in-person and virtual opportunities to raise the funds you need to continue your Scouting adventures in 2021! Trail’s End has fun and festive holiday products available online and plenty of promotions that will motivate your Scouts. We even have storefront opportunities available (following appropriate COVID guidelines).
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Scouting For Food COVID Style
GLAAC's next food drive is November 14 & that's just a month away! Let's make this Scouting for food COVID style a success!
Thank you so much for those who have reached out to me to host for the November date. It's not too late to add yourself to our list. If you are willing to host as a food drop location, please email me at cissie.andrews@hotmail.com.
I’m putting our final list together.
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Submit Your Articles For Our Weekly Scouter Update
Please submit your articles for the Scouter Weekly Update in MS-Word format on Monday of each week, with the images separately in a JPG format. Please email your articles to rossarnold1213@gmail.com. We welcome your input and encourage you to share your ideas with kevin.burton@scouting.org.
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