Weekly Scouter Update

July 8, 2020 | Greater Los Angeles Area Council, BSA

Online Merit Badge Classes

Greetings Scouters! We are pleased to announce the addition of the Textile, Pets, Collections, Pulp & Paper, and Personal Management merit badge courses. Please see the schedule below and click the links to register. These courses are $10.00 each to register and will be facilitated by a knowledge and highly motivated merit badge counselor. Read More

Eagle Scout Rank Age Extensions

Some months ago, councils were given the temporary authority due to the current pandemic situation, through September 30, 2020, to grant Eagle age extensions for 3 months.These extensions could be granted only in situations where it can be established that COVID-19 disruptions were the only circumstances that delayed work on Eagle Scout/Summit/Quartermaster advancement requirements, such as the service project or merit badges. Extensions for Eagle are only granted to youth who have already achieved Life Rank. Read More

Troop and Pack 219 Celebrate Flag Day

Whittier Units, T-219 and P-219 are true patriots. Although they were isolated due to the COVID-19, it did not stop them from remembering the men and women that sacrificed their lives for our freedom. On Flag Day June14, they can freely raise the flag that represents our freedom; Pio Pico District proudly salutes you.

Every Scout Unit Should Make These Vital Updates Now Ahead of the Fall

Recent updates to these key items should be reviewed by unit leaders to ensure all information is correct. Read More

Troop 242 Virtual Campout

Boy Scout Troop 242 in Torrance hosted a virtual campout on the weekend of June 30-31, 2020 for our troop along with several Webelos Scouts from Pack 862.

With all the historic events taking place that weekend, we were fortunate enough to be able to share those events virtually with all the participants.

We Are Back & Ready To Serve!

That’s right! We’re happy to announce that the Los Angeles (Cushman Watt), Pasadena (Smiser), and Cabrillo Beach Scout Shops are scheduled to reopen on July 8, 2020 with modified operating hours to help you further your Scouting adventure! Read More

Down On The Farm Virtual Camp

There are three remaining weeks of Virtual Cub Day Camp in July & August with July 27-31 emphasizing Bear adventures, August 3-7 focused on Wolves, and a NEWLY scheduled second course for Webelos will be offered August 10-14.

July Cub Scout 31 Day Challenge

Though these challenging times, we want to continue to keep the Cub Scout Adventures going. So join us on the July 31 Day Cub Scouting Challenge!

We encourage you to join us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to view our Cub Scouting Videos. As you complete the challenges, please share with us your progress and projects.

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Next July Camp Out In Place

Friday, July 24th to Saturday, July 25th.

Just because you are stuck at home doesn’t mean you cannot camp out! Units plan your week-end camp out today. Patrols and dens should plan a meal for dinner and lunch, you should also plan some type of patrol or den activity!

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Akela Den Training for the

Online World

Just as our Scouts in our Packs and Troops need constant feeding to grow, our adult leaders need the same, so the Team of Sercel and Kalb will ride again into the ONLINE world of Cub Scouting. We will be offering a 4 part series of adult online training meetings in July 2020 to help Cub Leaders in our COVID world. Learn More

Welcome to the Greater Los Angeles Scouting Weekly Scouter Update!

During the changing times we live through, we know it is essential to share frequent Scouting updates. To streamline communications, we are pleased to share a new format for our council newsletter, the Weekly Scouter Update .

Every Wednesday , we will send timely updates to our Scouting community. The goal is to provide a shorter newsletter each week, which covers essential announcements and information for unit and district leaders.

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 .

Please refer to www.glaacbsa.org for additional program information.