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February 23, 2007
Tour Permits 101
Tour
permits are an important requirement for conducting a good
safe Scouting program.
Sometimes Scouters have questions about why tour permits are
required and how to properly use them. To help you
better understand tour permits I have put together a general
information page of Scouting resources that
deal
with
tour
permits to help Scouters, new and old, answer questions that
may arise about them. Questions not answered by the information
posted here should be directed to your local council service
center.
If there was just one piece of advice I could give to a volunteer
asking about tour permits, it would be this - If you have a
question about whether you should submit a tour permit or not,
submit one. Tour permits don't cost you anything to submit
and they increase the probability of your unit having a safe
activity. There are many benefits gained from submitting a
tour permit and virtually no justifiable reasons for not submitting
one. —Rick
[ http://lpcylt.org/ ] You
will find 'Tour Permits' page listed in the navigation window next
to a red
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Troop Leadership Training — Job Description
Cards
The
Troop Leadership Training syllabus comes with a very nice set
of printed job description cards for all the basic youth leadership
positions in a Boy Scout troop.
Once
you give
out the initial set of cards provided in the syllabus, what
do you do for the next group of youth leaders trained in the
troop?
Buy
a
new
set
of cards!
"This complete set of youth leader position
description cards is a resource for Troop Leadership Training
and is designed to help adult leaders prepare youth to effectively
take on new troop responsibilities."
National Supply now has available the troop
job description cards for units to purchase. Below is the basic
information on the cards and the Troop Leadership Training
Syllabus. —Rick
Just
bought Legacy of Honor this week. I've started
reading the book but still have not finished. However I do
like what I've read so far. Next week, I'll have a more
complete
book report for you after I've had a chance to read the whole
book. —Rick
Legacy of Honor: The Values
and Influence of America’s Eagle Scouts by Alvin Townley.
"Alvin
Townley's book reveals the legacy of the Boy Scouts. He
relates the adventures and deeds of Eagle Scouts
living by the Scout Oath - On my honor I will do my best
to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout
Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically
strong, mentally awake, and morally straight - while contributing
to the success of America. An excellent story that will inspire
all of us."
Captain James A. Lovell
Commander of Apollo 13
" The unique leadership role in America over the
past century of men who earned their Eagle Scout award
as boys
is unparalleled in business, the professions, politics, the
military and national security. Legacy of Honor explores
this extraordinary phenomenon of Eagles' leadership through
individual stories, both informative and inspirational."
Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Defense
" Alvin Townley's book, Legacy of Honor: The Values
and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts, describes how the
Eagle Scout program can shape a life. He demonstrates this
by providing examples of many former Eagles who have succeeded
in life in no small part because of their experience in Scouting.
Once an Eagle, always an Eagle."
Bill Bradley
Former Senator, NBA champion, and Olympic gold medallist
Please send corrections
or additional calendar information to [suggestions@lpcylt.org]
for posting.
Weekly Scouting Term
This feature of Rick's
News! presents a new Scouting term taken directly
from the Language of Scouting web page each week. This
information may help upgrade your understanding of Scouting
terminology and the Scouting program. If you have a term
you would like listed let me know. [http://www.scouting.org/identity/los/]
Troop Leadership Training
The first course in the youth leadership training continuum; designed to be conducted
frequently in a troop setting whenever there are new Scouts or there has been
a shift in leadership positions within the patrol or troop.
Weekly Web Site
California Arbor Day — March 7-14
Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages
tree planting and care.
Founded by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872, National
Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April.
"To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am."
Bernard M. Baruch
Wit — Wordplay — Wisecracks
This particular Sunday sermon few will forget. "Dear
Lord," the
minister began his sermon with arms extended toward heaven
and a rapturous look on his upturned face. "Without
you, we are but dust."
He would have continued but at that moment a very obedient
daughter (who was listening!) leaned over to her mother and
asked quite audibly in her shrill little girl voice, "Mom,
what is butt dust?"
The Scoutmaster's Minute
The Boy Scout Neckerchief
You new Scouts probably learned tonight that our troop neckerchief
has other uses besides looking good and showing our troop's
colors. You found that it can be used in first aid, too. Over
the next few months, you'll find that the neckerchief has other
uses, too.
There's one use, though, that you may not think of - and that's
to remind you of the Scout Oath. The neckerchief is a triangle,
and its' three corners should remind you of something you recently
learned - our Scout Oath.
The Oath, you remember, has three corners, too - duty to God
and country, duty to others and duty to self. From now on,
every time you put on your neckerchief, it should remind you
of the things you pledge each time you repeat the Scout Oath.
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Raising with - Club Shop Infinity Groups
Tour
permits are an important requirement for conducting a good
safe Scouting program.
Sometimes Scouters have questions about why tour permits are
required and how to properly use them. To help you
better understand tour permits I have put together a general
information page of Scouting resources that
deal
with
tour
permits to help Scouters, new and old, answer questions that
may arise about them. Questions not answered by the information
posted here should be directed to your local council service
center. 
The
Troop Leadership Training syllabus comes with a very nice set
of printed job description cards for all the basic youth leadership
positions in a Boy Scout troop.
Once
you give
out the initial set of cards provided in the syllabus, what
do you do for the next group of youth leaders trained in the
troop?
Buy
a
new
set
of cards!
South
Coast District - Pinewood Derby
Order
of the Arrow - National Leadership Seminar [ 
Daylight
Savings Time Begins 
Good
Friday- offices closed
Memorial
Day
Tres
Robles, NYLT Orientation Meeting [ 
California Arbor Day — March 7-14
