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 Venturing Road to Ranger Camp featured in May issue of Boy's Life
The Road to Ranger Camp will be featured in May issue of Boy's Life magazine. Road to Ranger is a challenging advancement and high adventure camp designed by Longhorn Council Venturing Crew Advisors. The program is built around the Outdoor Bronze award and the Ranger Award and some of the high adventure outposts of Chisholm Trail Adventure.
 R2R is designed to help Venturers and Crew Advisors facilitate advancement to the Ranger Award. Venturers can earn the Outdoor Bronze Award and complete most of the Core requirements and many Electives for the Ranger Award. Crews can attend as a unit or individual Venturers can attend. Road to Ranger is Staffed by Longhorn Council Venturing volunteers and Texas High Adventure Base staff.
Summer Camp and High Adventure Weeks still Available
WEEK |
CAMPS OPEN |
June 7-13 |
Chisholm Trail |
June 14-20 |
all closed |
June 21-27 |
Wakeboarding |
Jun 28-Jul 4 |
Chisholm Trail, SR2, Worth Ranch, Wakeboarding |
July 5-11 |
Chisholm Trail, BRCT, Wakeboarding, Venturing Road to Rannger |
July 12-18 |
Aquatics School, Shoooting Sport Camp, Wakeboard Advanced School |
....more
information
Cub Scout Railroad Safety Poster Contest
Enter in the Cub Scout Railroad Safety Poster Contest sponsored by BNSF Railway, Operation Lifesaver, and the Longhorn Council, BSA. Create a railroad safety poster of any size. Print your name, address, phone number, program level, adn pack number on the back of your poster. It's free to enter and every participant wins a special patch. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners of each of the 5 program levels will receive great prizes! Entries should be taken to the Longhorn Council Hurst and Waco offices between March 1, 2009 and April 1, 2009. Only one entry per person....more information
FOS
Update
- The 2009 Campaign is beginning. Unit Leaders should select someone
to serve the role of Unit Coordinator. The Unit Coordinator works with
the Presenter selected by the District. The Coordinator will send a
pre event email or letter to each family to ensure that all are fully
aware of the purpose of Friends of Scouting and of its importance. They
will also participate in the follow up efforts.
- Schedule your Pack Blue and Gold and the Troop's Court of Honors for
these Fos presentations.
- The need this year is to raise $1,900,000.
- Become a Dig Scouting Club member or one of our Eagle Club Members.
...more
information.
2009
FOS Goals
Make
an FOS Presentation
Each
Unit needs to schedule a Friends of Scouting presentation. Call your DE
or send Michael Wright an email to make it happen before the end of the
year. Concerning the Community outreach for Alumni and Civic Leaders,
speak with your District Executive or Michael to find out how best to
utilize your influence and talents in Friends of Scouting.
Donors
above $1000 are most appreciated. Our current list is found here - Eagle
Club Members
Are
You a Dig Sponsor?
Dig Scouting is a finance recognition club for those that pledge a commitment
of $1.00 or more per day. First time joiners receive a very distinctive
Shovel, then each succeeding year a new 'thank you' is offered. In 2008
a specially embossed belt buckle was given. In 2009 a specially printed
pad is given.
Dig Scouting Members in 2008 are found here - Dig
Scouting Members
Endowment
Update
Congratulations
to Gerald Robinson for submitting an application for a James E. West Fellowship.
2008 James E. West
Nuts for Scouting
2009 Sale Information
Scouts can earn the cost of Scouting. Choose from two plans:
The unit can keep the 30% commission up front as they pick up the product,
OR
choose to allow the boys to earn 40% return on their sales by turning in the total money and 40% will be returned to the boy as a Gift Card to any Scout Shop or online for Scouting supplies.....more information
Public
Service - Flag Ceremonies
An
Invitation from Ann Pope, Secretary of the City of Euless
We
would also like to make you aware of an opportunity for your troop leaders
to have their scouts participate in flag ceremonies at one of our City
Council meetings.
Our
meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, beginning
at 7:00 PM at City Hall, 201 N. Ector Drive, Euless, Texas 76039. The
scouts are free to leave following the Pledge, but are welcome to stay
for the duration of the meeting. Parents are most welcome and many bring
cameras for a group picture in front of the city emblem located in the
lobby.
Anyone
who is interested may contact Ann Pope at apope@ci.euless.tx.us
or 817-685-1427. We have an open calendar starting with November 25.
National
Jamboree 2010
The
National Jamboree will be held July 26 through August 4, 2010. The Longhorn
Council contingent will leave July 22 and return August 6, 2010...more
information
National
Jamboree Brochure (cover)
National
Jamboree Brochure (inside)
Legends
Program
The new Legends Program and James E. West Fellows List can be found at the
link below and on the Memorials page.
Legends
Programs and James E. West Fellows List
Spring
Canoe Race
A 6-mile Fun Race from Worth Ranch to the Highway 4 bridge and a 14 mile
Race for experienced canoeists from Possum Kingdom Lake Dam to Worth Ranch.
100-yard War Canoe Race in the afternoon. Parent/Youth teams welcome. ...
more information.
Register Online for the Spring Canoe Race.
Pack
Resources
The
Pack's First Three Months
(in English - 7.14 MB download)
The
Pack's First Three Months
(in Spanish - 7.14 MB download)
Pack
Meeting Planning Sheet Campfire
Program Planner
Meeting
Place Inspection Checklist
Cub
Scout Leader Recognition Awards
Where
to Find Cub Scout Leader Training Courses
What
Does a Pack Trainer Do?
Cub Scouting's
12 Core Values
Cub
Scout Outdoor Activity Award
BSA Online Learning Center
Cub Scout Leader Fast Start
Youth Protection Training
Aggie
Eagle Program
The Aggie Eagle Program provides a unique opportunity for Scouts to visit
a world-class university. Texas A&M is home to the Corps of Cadets,
an organization whose values align with the fundamental attributes upheld
by many Scouts. Find out more by clicking here.
Cub Scout and Webelos
Resident Camp
Both Cub Scout Resident Camp sessions at Camp Tahuaya are now Webelos
Camps! Join your fellow Cub Scouts and Webelos for outer space FUN and
adventure at the 2007 Galactic Explorer Cub Scout Resident Camp at SRS
or at the Webelos Resident Camp at Camp Tahuaya. ... more
information.
Sign
Up for Program News
Click here to sign up for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venturing and other Scouting
news! Sign
Up for News
Longhorn
Council Strategic Plan 2007-2011
Click on the title to see the Longhorn Council's 2007-2011 Strategic Plan.
The plan was developed by dozens of volunteers on 12 Strategic Plan committees
aassisted by outside experts in various fields. The Strategic Plan is
the operational guide for the Longhorn Council for the next 5 years.
Internet
Advancement Records System Open
Units can do their advancement records online
Units can now use BSA’s Internet Advancement system to record their
youth member advancements from any online location—at home or at
the office. You will find this new method to be easy, convenient, and
accurate because you will enter the information yourself.
The
system is separate from Internet Rechartering, but uses a similar concept.
Unit
leaders can record awards, ranks, and merit badges directly to BSA's
official
youth member records with
the online system.
The unit advancement processor can now print a unit roster at any time.
The roster is the most current information from BSA's ScoutNET system,
and will include the person ID for each adult and youth member.
See the Advancement Page
for more info and to try the new system.
Rebuild
Hurricane Damaged Scout Camps
Get
a Hurricane Relief CSP!
Get
a Hurricane
Relief Patch to support of relief efforts for the Boy Scout Camps
and Councils damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Help save scouting
in these hard hit areas!!! The Patches cost is $10. All funds raised by
the sale of this patch go to the Boy Scouts of America fund to rebuild
Scouting facilities in the hard hit areas along the Gulf Coast. Only 2500
were produced. Click on the title for details. Click here to see the
full size Hurricane
Patch Image.
New
BSA Online Trainings
New Leader Essentials Training is now "THIS IS SCOUTING" Training Online:
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online training courses are now available for Scouters:
- This is Scouting
- Youth Protection Training
- Troop Committee Challenge
- Varsity Leader Fast Start
- Venturing Advisor Fast Start
- Venturing Crew orientation
- Venturing youth PRotection
- Unit Commissioner Fast Start
- Staffing the District Committee
- Scout Parents Unit Coordinator
- Climb On Safely
- Trek Safely
- Safe Swim Defense
- Safety Afloat
- Hazardous Weather Training
- Generational Diversity
- Den Chief Training
See
the Training
Page for more information.
Map
of LHC Districts
Now
on Maps & Directions Page
There is new map page showing the boundaries of the Longhorn Council's
Districts on the Maps
and Directions Page. Detailed maps of individual districts and their
boundaries are also in the works.
New
Religious Emblems Page
The
Boy Scouts of America has always been committed to the moral, ethical,
and spiritual development of our youth. Click on the title for information
on the Religious
Emblems that can be earned by your youth.
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 Viking Ship Dedication set for Memorial Day Weekend
The Longhorn Council's new viking Ship will be delivered by the shipwright in mid May. A christening ceremony will be held on Memorial Day weekend on Lake Bridgeport.
 Click here for more information on new programs and facilties at our summer camps and Texas High Adventure Base: New Programs 2009. Like the new Area 51 Program, new F-16 Flight Simulator Center, new SR2 Multimedia Program, new Covert Ops Program headquarters, new Road to Ranger Venturing Camp, new Viking Ship and medieval combat program, new Fast Draw Program, new Tahuaya Railroading Program, and more.
Spring Canoe Race Awards
Click on the title for Spring Canoe Race awards.
100 Years of Scouting Generations
Was your grandfather a Cub Scout, mom a Den Mother, uncle a Merit Badge Counselor? Or are you the first in your family to go down the Scouting trail? No matter what your Scouting legacy, we invite you to celebrate your family with the 100th Anniversary Generations Connection program.
For 100 years, Scouting has given American families opportunities to build memories, share experiences, and develop strong values. We invite all Scouting families to share your stories and continue the tradition. For those without a long history of Scouting, you can start today!
USA Archery Basic Archery Instructor Course
(formerly NAA Level 1)
This course is good for adults who would like to run an archery program for their Boy Scout Troop, Varsity Team, or Venturing Crew, and for Archery Merit Badge and summer camp counselors. Upon completion, students will receive the Basic Archery Instructor certification and NADA instructor card valid for 4 years, and Instructor Manual.
Register Online for Boy Scout and Venturing Events:
NRA Range Safety Officer Course
Spring Canoe Race
 Register Online for Cub Scout Events:
Cub Family Adventures
Cub Scout Day Camp
Philmont 2010 Council Contingent Treks
Philmont
2010 Contingent-Last Chance!
Register NOW before April 20.
Looking for Boats, Trucks, Sailboats: Our Camp Rangers are looking for Trucks, Tractors, Trailers, Sailboats, Ski Boats, Pontoon Boats
The Longhorn Council is expanding our camping, sailing, skiing, wakeboarding programs for Boy Scouts and Venturing Crew members. If you have a truck or a sailboat or power boat in good condition that you no longer use or do not wish to continue paying slip fees for, please consider a tax-deductible boat donation to the Longhorn Council's summer camp program. We will accept donations of used sailboats and power boats that are in good condition, with trailers, in all sizes. Click here for more information on boat donations.
 Highland Games on for Nov. 14
The 2008 Highland Games was rolled into the Council Camporee. The 2009 games will be at Camp Tahuaya on Saturday, November 14, 2009.
Approved Locations for Cub Scout Pack Family Camping
In order to meet BSA standards and to be covered by BSA liability insurance, all Cub Scout Pack Family camp-outs must include a Baloo and a YPT certified leaders and must be held at a facility that has been inspected and approved by the Council Camping Committee.
The Longhorn Council Camping Committee has approved locations throughout the council for Cub Scout Pack Family Camping. Click here for the Longhorn Council’s Family Camping Policy and list of approved campsites.
Unit leaders assume personal liability for campouts that are not conducted at an approved facility or that do not follow BSA policies. Camp Rangers will not allow Packs set up camp without a Baloo or YPT certified leader onsite.
BALOO is the Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation. Camp Rangers will not allow a Pack to camp without a BALOO certified leader onsite. Rangers cannot grant any exceptions to this BSA policy. Please remind all those that take their Packs Family Camping that the person with the BALOO Training Card should bring their BALOO card - the Ranger WILL ask to see it - and should arrive at camp first so that other Pack members do not have to wait at Check-In for the Baloo Card to arrive.
Popcorn
2009 Campaign
We
have had an outstanding popcorn season and topped 2,200,000 in sales!
Thanks to all of the districts kernels popping away to make sure everything
was handled. Our retreat for the year had over 350 leaders trained and
we contribute the success of our campaign to that and some highly motivated
popcorn salespeople. Units that sold 10,000 and above will be listed on
the website for your review. It has been a pleasure to work with so many
great leaders that care about the future of scouting! Thanks
again, and here is to a popping 2009!Renee
Horton
Popcorn Council RepresentativeCongratulations
to Topsanah District for being the top seller with over $261,000!!Congratulations
to Troop 98 of Trailblazer District as our top unit with over $32,000!
2008
Popcorn Combo Sales
Fantom
Fun House 2009
2008 was great! The crowd was huge at the park and the weather couldn't
have been nicer. Tens of Thousands of park goers mustered up enough courage
to make it through the Phobia, and Bloody Mary's Circus of Fear. Part
of the proceeds raised every year goes to help build council programs
and maintain our camps. Many volunteers came out to help this year making
it a tradition for many scouting units in the council. Thank you so much
for another successful year at Six Flags. Make sure to put in on your
calendar for next year. We are always looking for a dedicated actors and
helpers. Make sure to watch for the sign up form and other
information for 2009. The
Fantom Funhouse is an opportunity for anyone age 14 and older to earn
free admission to Six Flags' Fright Fest for
themselves and their family (spouses, siblings, etc.). Free admission
is earned by committing to help scare park-goers for two to three hours
in one of the Council's haunted houses…That's right, for just two
hours of fun you and your family can all enjoy Six Flags Fright Fest for
FREE!! Best of all, a portion of the Park's proceeds during this time
will go to benefit anyone age 14 and older is welcome to work in the Funhouse.
All Troops, Crews, Teams, and Posts are encouraged to take part in this
unique program. Cub Scout Packs can participate too!! Just have mom and/or
dad or even a big brother or sister
work a shift and all can go to the park free. You don't even have to be
registered in Scouting. The Funhouse is a perfect way for Scouting and
even non-Scouting groups to serve their community and be rewarded for
doing so.
2008
Council Camporee
More than 7200 Scouts, Cub Scouts, venturers, and adults attended the Council camporee. The program was great, although we ALL froze in that cold wind! Congratulations to John Park and his outstanding management team for planning and running the largest event in the history of the Longhorn Council !!
Camporee
Chairman: John Park, Troop/Crew 75, jpark.1@charter.net
Logistics Chairman: Michael Cawood, Troop 43, cawoodmd@swbell.net
Cub Scout Chairman: Debra Furst, Pack 771, Debra@Furstranch.com
Cub Scout Program Vice Chairman: Angie Wilson, Pack 450, wilsonjam3@yahoo.com
OA
Newsletter Online
Find out more about what's going
on in the Order of the Arrow this year by clicking here.
Venturing Kondersteg Trip
2009 in Switzerland
July 7-16, 2009 Kandersteg
International Scout Centre (“KISC”) is the only world center
of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The Centre began
in 1923 with Lord Baden-Powell, who, after the first world Jamboree had
a dream about a place where all Scouts from all over the world could meet.
His dream came true and now YOU have the opportunity to visit Kandersteg
International Scout Centre and live your dream! Mandatory
informational meeting for participants and their parents will be on November
20, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at the Scout Service Center, 850 Cannon Drive,
Hurst. For more information and for answers to your questions, contact
Keira Quam (817) 233-6010 or Tom Lucas (817) 792-3055.KISC
Application (PDF
document)
KISC Application (doc
file)
KISC Flyer (PDF
document)
KISC Flyer (doc
file)
Catholic
Scout Retreats
The 11th annual Catholic Cub Scout Retreat will be held at Worth Ranch
on Saturday October 11, 2008 from 9am-5pm. The 48th annual Catholic Boy
Scout Retreat will be held at Worth Ranch on October 10th-12th. Click
on one of the links below for more information. Catholic
Cub Scout Retreat Flyer
Catholic
Boy Scout Retreat Flyer
Districts
News Updated
Check out our District News
page for updates on what's going on in our Council's districts. Just
click on each district's name to find out what's new with them.
Endowment
News - "The Gift that Keeps on Giving"
Congratulations
to our newest member: Cody Michael Smith, Eagle Scout of Angelia and Brock
Smith from Decatur.
....more
information.
Annual
Business Dinner
The Council Recognition Banquet and Annual Business meeting will be held on April 30th. Click here for Council Annual Recognition Banquet details and registration.
Philmont
International Scouting Trek
The International Division of the Boy Scouts of America is organizing the
first Philmont International Scouting Trek. The ages of eligible Scouts
are 16 to 19 years by the date of the trek. The date of arrival in Dallas,
Texas (all participants depart Dallas for Philmont), is June 18, 2008; departure
to home city is June 29, 2008. The method of selection will be a written
essay. Essay DEADLINE is February 1st, 2008. ... more
information.
New
Eagle Scout Rank Application
May 1, 2008 was the effective date for the new Eagle Scout rank application. It
now requires the name of the Eagle Scout project and the grand
total of hours devoted to it. Please download the new application by clicking
on Eagle Scout Award Application under Eagle Project Info and
Forms on the Advancement page or by clicking here.
Lockheed
Community Grant Information
Information for the Lockheed
community grant has been added to the Friends of Scouting page...more
information
Eagle Scout
News
TOTAL EAGLE SCOUTS for 2008: 556
Lakeview
Lodge Retreat and Conference Center
Lakeview
Lodge is a full service conference and retreat center serving church retreats,
family gatherings, Scout groups, and corporate meetings since 1970. Lakeview
is located on a rustic wooded 3000-acre ranch on Lake Bridgeport, 65 miles
northwest of the Dallas Fort Worth Airport ... more
information
Twin
Arrows JLT Courses
Click on the ttile or visit the Training section for more information and
registration forms on 2007 Twin Arrows Youth Leader Training Courses.
Scouting
Anniversary Award
Click on the title for the recognition award form for Scouting Anniversary
Month activities and service projects.
Scouting
for Food Drive
Click on the title for information and resources for conducting a Scouting
for Food drive for your local food pantries.
Philmont
Training Center Courses
Click on the title for the Philmont Training Center conference schedule
and Family Program information.
 Support
Our
Troops!!
The Rest and Recuperation program at DFW International
Airport has put out a call for volunteers to help welcome our troops as
they arrive home for a two-week leave from Iraq, Afghanistan, and
Kuwait. The R&R flight arrives daily around
10:30 a.m. at Terminal B, Gate B39. This very successful, nationally-recognized
program gives a great morale boost to our troops and a sense of pride to
the greeters. DFW Airport would welcome any BSA Packs,
Troops, Teams, and Crews that could volunteer to help welcome
our Troops back home to the USA. If your unit or your church or chartered
organization would like to help, please contact Liz Samuel, 972-621-0400,
liz@ntc-dfw.org.
BSA
Good Turn for America
Good Turn for America is a national call to service by the Boy Scouts of
America to address the issues of hunger, homelessness, and poor health in
our nation. In this effort, the Boy Scouts of America is partnering with
some of the nation's most respected service organizations, including The
Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity. These organizations, and thousands
of others, will work to provide opportunities for youth and volunteers to
fight hunger and homelessness, and teach the habits of healthy living.
Youth and volunteers are looking for ways to serve their communities. At
the same time, service organizations need dedicated volunteer help. By working
together, we can improve our young people, our communities, and the nation.
In order to fight hunger, provide shelter, and teach the habits of healthy
living, the Boy Scouts of America asks your assistance. If your unit/group
participated in a service project to benefit your community, we ask that
you report the details on the national Good Turn For America website. A
username and password that will enable each unit to enter details about
it's service projects was listed on the label on each unit's Fall Program
Packet at the August Roundtables (and was distributed at Roundtables in
the spring). If you need your unit's access code, please contact your district
executive.
Good Turn for America Info
Good
Turn for America Log-In Page
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Scout Program News
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Program News
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Texas
High Adventure Video CD
New Online Training Courses:
New Religious Emblems Page
Eagle Processing Changes
District
& Council Training Event Calendar
Cub Scout Family
Camping Policy
Camps & High Adventure
Council
Philmont Contingent 2010 Guidelines
Jamboree 2010 - Celebrate
100 Years of Scouting
Program
Calendars
Cub Scout Events Calendar
Boy Scout & Varsity
Events Calendar
Venturing Events Calendar
New Training Calendars
Coming
Events
NRA Range Safety Officer
Cub Family Adventures
Spring Canoe Race
Council Recognition Banquet
Cub Scout Day Camp
Summer Camp Weeks Still Available - 03-31-09
General
News
Council
Philmont Contingent 2010 Guidelines
Author Reviews
Chisholm Trail Adv.
Philmont Training Classes
Cub Scout Family
Camping Policy
New State Parks
for Family Camping
Guidelines for Pre-Camp Swim Tests
Scouting Magazine Features Score-O
Youth Protection
Policy
Unit Accounts
YPT
Instructor Materials Order Form
Changes in Insurance
Climbing and Rappelling
Policy
 Wood
Badge Courses
Wood Badge is the premier adult leadership develop course for the Boy Scouts
of America. It teaches contemporary leadership and team-building skills
in a comfortable outdoor setting. Go to the Wood
Badge page to see a photos of the recent Wood Badge courses. Course
Information for the Spring Wood Badge Course at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch
is now posted on the Wood
Badge page.
Campmaster
Corps
Campmasters are the Scouters who help our Camp Rangers support your unit's
weekend camping trips at the camps. The Campmaster Corps is looking for
new Campmasters for SR2, Worth, and Tahuaya. It's a fun, rewarding service
you can perform in a few weekends each year. For more information contact:
Russ Johnson 940-575-4160.
Spirit
of the Eagle Award
Honorary
Posthumous Recognition
The Boy
Scouts of America has created the Spirit of the Eagle Award as an honorary
posthumous special recognition for a registered youth member who has lost
his/her life in an accident or through illness. Click on the title or go
to the Forms
page for a copy.
This award is bestowed by the National Court of Honor as part of the celebration
of life of this young person. It recognizes the joy, happiness, and life-fulfilling
experiences the Scouting program made in this person’s life.
The intention is also to help heal and comfort the youth member’s family,
loved ones, and friends with their loss. Because the Scouting program was
so appreciated, loved, and enjoyed by the youth, this award will serve as
a reflection of the family’s and friends’wishes as a final salute
and tribute to their departed loved one.
Electronic
Eagle Scout Application Process
The Longhorn Council Service Centers can no longer certify Eagle Scout
Applications without an appointment. BSA has a new program and process
that all Councils must use when certifying Eagle Scout Applications.
In the past, our Eagle Processor was usually available to certify a candidate’s
application in approximately 30 minutes. The new certification process
requires our Eagle Processor to enter all information from the Scouts
application in a ScoutNet program. Click here for details:
Advancement
Page.
Seven
Times!
from Ellie Morrison, Membership Vice Pres.
That’s how many times a youth or a family needs to be made aware of
Scouting, encouraged, or “invited” before they will seriously
consider joining Scouting. SEVEN times—and usually within a 7 day period
according to the latest research from BSA's National Council.
But that’s impossible, you say. Typically we send two flyers to school
and do a “Boy Talk”—and that is if the school will let us
in the door!
But it is possible—did you know that last year the Longhorn Council
was number one in the nation for our size council for fall recruiting? We
did it by thinking about the seven times rule.
Your Council Membership Committee brainstormed and came up with a list of
ways to “invite” a boy to join Scouting. Some of them cost money,
others don’t—but the units that utilized additional ways to invite
a boy to join had great rallies. This is the latest list for you.
*Personal invitation—boy to boy, parent to parent
*Business cards—make business cards for each Scout on the computer
and ask that he hand them out at school—include rally information
*Information booth at School—Back to School, Meet the Teacher, Open
House, school carnivals, etc.
*Flyers on windshields—in the school parking lot, at church, at Day
Camp or the first football game—the CARPOOL line
*Marquees—at school, church, bank—also think “rented temporary
one”
*Newspaper ad
*Newspaper “bulletin board”—local news or church newspaper
*Uniforms at school—boys wear theirs the day of the rally, parents
eat lunch at school in uniform or just come inside to pick up a child
*Magnetic sign for your car
*Sponsoring organization—they are as interested in recruitment as you
are. What about something in the bulletin, newsletter, where ever they make
announcements? What about Boy Talks in Sunday School—for boys and for
parents? What about a letter from the pastor? An announcement on Sunday
morning?
*Stickers—Council has some print your own message—distribute at
school or church
*Address labels—really cheap—check the ads you get in the mail—it
doesn’t have to have an address, just 3 lines of type.
Back
to top.
A
Message from the Endowment Committee
The
Longhorn Council strives to be strong in membership, leadership, program,
and facilities - especially camping facilities. Your financial support
helps make it possible To initiate recruiting strategies, to develop leadership
training courses, to conduct a variety of interesting programs, and to
increase and maintain required facilities - especially suitable camps.
Capital expenditures are required and made each year to keep the Longhorn
Council camps up to standards required by the Boy Scouts of America. Old,
worn out equipment must be replaced with new equipment. Old buildings
require repairs, and new buildings are needed to meet expanding needs.
You can help provide the financial support required to meet the many needs
of our Longhorn Council. There are many ways in which you can do your
part. Please look at your options, and then find a way to be as generous
as possible in your support. All contributions are very welcome and appreciated.
Click here for more information on Friends
of Scouting gifts and planned endowment giving
Cub
Outdoor Activity Award
Tiger
Cubs, Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts have the opportunity
to earn the Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award. Boys may earn the award in
each of the program years as long as the requirements are completed each
year. The first time the award is earned, the boy will receive the pocket
flap award, which is to be worn on the right pocket flap of the uniform
shirt. Each successive time the award is earned, a wolf track pin may be
added to the flap. Leaders should encourage boys to build on skills and
experiences from previous years when working on the award for a successive
year.
Texas
Badge Requirements and Application on the FORMS Page
THe
application and requirements for the Cub Scout and Boy Scout TEXAS BADGES
are posted on the Forms Page.
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