Communications merit badge. Remember, next week we will be working on more requirements.

Your homework is to write down a 5 minute talk that you can give next week. Or if you have talked in Church in the past 15 months, it counts if you write out the talk and show it to me.

The other part of the homework is to teach the skill that I approved on your paper and write down how well they learned.

The other part is to write a letter to the editor or make a flyer or web page for a group.

The final homework was to write the agenda for a home evening and conduct the meeting.

We will attend another public meeting within the next couple of months.

Thanks for a great campout and hike! You all did wonderful. I don't remember any complaints about anything. I think we all learned about what we want and don't want in our 72 hour kits and have a feel for what it is like to subside on our reserves. Moonshine Canyon is truly one of the beautiful creations of God.

Important Update to Scout Camp...

I've just received an email re: camp details for the 12 year olds.
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Thanks,
Tyler

Calendar for the next 4 months

Scout Unit leaders are now able to submit local and national tour permits electronically. This new system takes just four easy steps, and it will save the transportation and training information, so leaders can easily recall it for future permit applications.

All registered unit leaders will have access to Tour Permits from MyScouting, accessed on www.scouting.org

The MyScouting account verifies that the owner is a BSA leader associated with a unit. Leaders will only be able to submit tour permits for their unit(s). This authentication replaces the physical signatures on tour permit applications. Other unit leaders are notified via e-mail when an application is submitted and approved.

The system allows submission of both local and national applications.

Unit leaders enter all the necessary information for the tour, and rules specific to tour permits are applied. When appropriate, helpful messages will advise the leader about any missing information. Once the tour permit has been submitted, the council will evaluate and approve it or return it for further work. Online features allow easy entry of driver information for transportation and required training supervision.

There will be automatic notification at all appropriate steps in the process to the permit creator, the tour leader, and the assistant tour leader. The unit committee chair and unit leader will also receive e-mail notifications if they have MyScouting accounts.

The online Help document explains how to complete and submit permit applications to the council. Additionally, the Guide to Safe Scouting is available on the site for easy reference. Other documents, such as the BSA Transportation Guidelines and the Pledge of Performance can also be accessed from Tour Permits.

Authorized council staff members will review and process submitted applications. The tour permit creator receives a PDF version of the approved permit via e-mail. The approved permit PDF can also be obtained from Tour Permits in MyScouting.

As a reminder, local tour permit applications should be submitted two weeks before the tour and national applications at least one month before the tour start date.

We encourage all Scouting units from our council to use this new service to submit their local and national tour permit applications online.

For more information, and to access a simple training presentation, visit www.utahscouts.org/tourpermit

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The Utah National Parks Council Advancement Committee has recently written and approved the Life to Eagle standard operating procedure (SOP) document. This is an important step is improving the consistency of how Eagle Boards of Review and approval of Eagle projects are accomplished across the many districts in our council.

One of the key changes is the elimination of the Eagle Counselor program, effective January 1, 2009. Instead District Advancement Committees will be responsible for approving all Eagle projects before they begin.

Please become familiar with the following documents. You may begin implementing them immediately.

Life to Eagle SOP

Eagle Counselor Migration Plan