The Digital Eagle: Weekly Talon
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Welcome to the June 26, 2020 edition of the Digital Eagle: Weekly Talon! This is a weekly publication of the Greater Alabama Council, BSA to help keep you and your family on the Scouting Trail.
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COVID-19 has made for some interesting times, especially at camp. If your Scouts BSA troop is preparing to join us at Camp Comer for camp, it is of utmost importance that you read the COVID-19 Letter, and sign page 2 of this letter and bring it to Camp with you. A signed page 2 is
required of all participants
to be able to participate in our camping program at Camp Comer this summer.
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Due to low registrations and projected turn-out for Camp, we have had to cancel Week 4 at Camp Comer for this summer. We are working with our units who had registered to secure other options including re-scheduling for Week 3 instead. For more information, read the letter at the link below.
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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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Help a Hero and buy them a Camp Card!
Help us help those who are leading the charge in the fight against COVID-19! Purchase a Camp Card for our local heroes who are working tirelessly to take care of our communities during this difficult time. Paramedics/EMS,
Nurses, Police Officers, and Firefighters, could all use some appreciation during these times and receiving a Camp Card is just a small way that we can all say thanks! To purchase a card, just click the button below.
Every card you purchase will be personally delivered by a local Scout to a local Alabama hero while maintaining current health and safety guidelines.
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Cub Adventure Boxes: Reserve yours today!
The best part of Scouting is the outing, and the best part of Cub Scouting is the Day Camp! We're pleased to announce our Camp in a Box Kits! These kits are tailored to your Scout's rank and needs! Each kit will ensure your Scout will have the tools and materials needed to work on both Core and Elective adventures, and that's just for the "Day" option!
The Overnight Kits contain additional advancement supplies,
PLUS
tools to help make your campfire a big hit!
Advancements that your Scout will have the chance to earn in the standard Daytime kit:
Tigers: My Tiger Jungle, Tigers in the Wild, Tiger Safe and Smart, Sky is the Limit
Wolf: Call of the Wild, Paws on the Path, Running with the Pack, Grow Something, Collections and Hobbies
Bear: Bear Necessities, Furs-Feathers-Ferns, Bear Goes Fishing, Super Science
Webelos: Stronger-Faster-Higher, Webelos Walkabout, Adventures in Science, Earth Rocks
Arrow of Light: Outdoor Adventure, Scouting Adventure, Adventures in Science, Earth Rocks
Last day to order your boxes: June 29th!
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Nominations for the Silver Beaver Award
DUE
JUNE 30!
The Silver Beaver Award is the highest honor that a Council can bestow on a volunteer Scouter. This award recognizes continuous service to youth over a sustained tenure in the Boy Scouts of America. The Silver Beaver Award was introduced in 1931 and is a council-level distinguished service award. The award is given to recognize registered Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service within a council.
To nominate an individual or individuals for the Silver Beaver, please work with your District Executive, and submit all nominations to the Council through them. The nomination form as well as information on the Districts of the Greater Alabama Council can be found in the links below.
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BSA's Commitment to Act Against Racial Injustice
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The Boy Scouts of America is an organization that is known for its commitment to instilling in young people the character values necessary to enable them to make the moral and ethical choices they will need to make in life. Racism has
no
place in the BSA or in our communities.
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Camp Card Sale Update!
The 2020 Unit Camp Card Sale ends on July 8th! Units need to return all remaining cards and money to the Council Office by July 8th.
For more information, contact your District Executive.
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Summer Job Opportunity!
Did you or a Scout you know lose their Summer job because of COVID-19? Pradco Brands is looking for excited and energetic summer workers for their Distribution Center! With the possibility of earning nearly $7,000 this summer alone, this opportunity could even lead to a career in Supply Chain Management! To learn more, please click on the button below.
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Scouting’s flagship event is one-of-a-kind. It’s a gathering of approximately 40,000 Scouts, leaders, and staff that showcases everything that is great about the BSA and its members. Over the course of 10 summer days, once every four years, the Boy Scouts of America comes together. The result is the National Scout Jamboree.
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Do you want to be a part of an experience unlike any other? Do you want to have the chance to work with Scouters from Across the Country? Do you want the chance to change lives? If you answered "Yes" to any of these, then the Jamboree Service Team Needs you! There are dozens of opportunities waiting for you and your talents and skills!
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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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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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