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| {{ wiki:Traditionbeveled.jpg?170|BSA centennial logo}} | {{ wiki:Traditionbeveled.jpg?170|BSA centennial logo}} | ||
| ======Scout Councils====== | ======Scout Councils====== | ||
| - | The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) program is administered through local councils, with each council covering a geographical area that may vary from a single city to an entire state. Councils receive an annual charter from the National Council and are usually incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. | + | The [[boy_scouts_of_america|Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA) program is administered through local councils, with each council covering a geographical area that may vary from a single city to an entire state. Councils receive an annual charter from the National Council and are usually incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. |
| The council executive board is headed by the council president and is made up of annually elected local community leaders. The board establishes the council program and carries out the resolutions, policies, and activities of the council. Board members serve without pay and some are volunteer Scouters working at the unit level. Youth members may be selected to the council executive board according to the council by-laws. | The council executive board is headed by the council president and is made up of annually elected local community leaders. The board establishes the council program and carries out the resolutions, policies, and activities of the council. Board members serve without pay and some are volunteer Scouters working at the unit level. Youth members may be selected to the council executive board according to the council by-laws. | ||
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| =====Scouting units===== | =====Scouting units===== | ||
| - | {{ wiki:BAC-CG.jpg|Local Scout councils work closely with the Coast Guard and Auxiliary}} | + | {{ wiki:TN-BSA-AUX.jpg?255|Attention Tennessee Boaters!}} |
| The unit is the main operating group of the BSA. Units use different names for each membership level: | The unit is the main operating group of the BSA. Units use different names for each membership level: | ||
| - | * Cub Scouts are organized as packs. | + | * [[cub_scouts|Cub Scouts]] are organized as packs. |
| * Boy Scouts as troops. | * Boy Scouts as troops. | ||
| - | * Venturers as crews. | + | * [[venturers|Venturers]] as crews. |
| - | * Sea Scouts as ships. | + | * [[sea_scouts|Sea Scouts]] as ships. |
| The Boy Scouts of America's primary mission is to provide a values-based youth program that can be used by local institutions for the benefit of the youth in their community. Thus each unit is operated by a community-based organization such as a business, service organization, school, labor group, or religious institution that has applied for and received an annual charter from the BSA. | The Boy Scouts of America's primary mission is to provide a values-based youth program that can be used by local institutions for the benefit of the youth in their community. Thus each unit is operated by a community-based organization such as a business, service organization, school, labor group, or religious institution that has applied for and received an annual charter from the BSA. | ||
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| This chartered organization is responsible for selecting leadership, providing a meeting place, and promoting a good program. The chartered organization representative is the manager of Scouting in a chartered organization and serves as a liaison between the unit, the chartered organization, and the BSA. Chartered organizations use the Scouting program to support the goals and objectives of the organization. | This chartered organization is responsible for selecting leadership, providing a meeting place, and promoting a good program. The chartered organization representative is the manager of Scouting in a chartered organization and serves as a liaison between the unit, the chartered organization, and the BSA. Chartered organizations use the Scouting program to support the goals and objectives of the organization. | ||
| - | ======Public Education jointly sponsored with the Scouts====== | + | =====Resources===== |
| - | {{ wiki:TN-BSA-AUX.jpg?255|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nfzABBbBJ0 Attention Tennessee Boaters!}}] | + | * [[http://www.scouting.org|Boy Scouts of America]] |
| - | Materials from an effort to promote boater safety education, jointly sponsored by the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Blount County Boy Scout Troop 442 in Maryville, Tennessee. | + | * [[http://www.scouting.org/LocalCouncilLocator.aspx|Local Council Locator]] |
| + | * [[http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/|Scouting magazine]] | ||
| + | * [[http://boyslife.org/|Boys' Life magazine]] | ||
| + | * [[http://www.scouting.org/HealthandSafety/GSS/toc.aspx|Guide to Safe Scouting]] | ||
| - | ======Good Turns====== | + | =====See also===== |
| - | From the inception of the Scouting movement, Scouts have been urged to "Do a Good Turn Daily". The first national Good Turn was the promotion of a safe and sane Fourth of July in 1913. During World War I, //Every Scout to Save a Soldier// was a slogan used to motivate Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to help sell War savings stamps. | + | * [[boy_scouts_of_america|Boy Scouts of America]] |
| + | * [[eagle_and_quartermaster_recognition|Eagle and Quartermaster recognition]] | ||
| + | * [[merit_badge_counseling|Merit Badge Counseling]] | ||
| - | Scouting for Food is an on-going annual program begun in 1986 that collects food for local food banks. In 1997, the BSA developed Service to America with a commitment to provide 200 million hours of service by youth members by the end of the year 2000. As part of Service to America, the BSA provided service projects in conjunction with the National Park Service (NPS). In October 2003, the Department of the Interior expanded the program with the creation of Take Pride in America, opening service to all Americans. | ||
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| - | Service to America became [[http://www.goodturnforamerica.org/|Good Turn for America]] in 2004 and expanded to address the problems of hunger, homelessness, and inadequate housing and poor health in conjunction with the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, and other organizations. | ||
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| - | ======Scouts & Auxiliary work together====== | ||
| - | * [[http://bdept.cgaux.org/mailman/listinfo/aux-scout_bdept.cgaux.org|**Coast Guard Auxiliary -- BSA discussion list**]] | ||
| - | * [[http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/595301/Scout-o-rama-full-of-adventure.html?nav=10|//Scout-o-rama full of adventure//]] | ||
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| - | ======BSA websites====== | ||
| - | * [[http://www.scouting.org|Boy Scouts of America]] | ||
| - | * [[http://www.scouting.org/LocalCouncilLocator.aspx|**Find your local Scout Council**]] | ||
| - | * [[http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/|//Scouting// magazine]] | ||
| - | * [[http://boyslife.org/|//Boy's Life// magazine]] | ||
| - | * [[http://www.scouting.org/HealthandSafety/GSS/toc.aspx|Guide to Safe Scouting]] | ||
| - | * * [[Coast Guard Auxiliary Boater Education for Scouts]] | ||
| - | * [[http://pawaterways.org/|Preserve America's Waterways]] -- Develop a joint waterway conservation project with a Scout Council | ||
| - | * [[Preparing for Trip to Florida Sea Base]] | ||
| - | * [[http://www.teamcoastguard.org/2010/June/A100618/index.htm|Auxiliary Division Helps Scouts Celebrate 100th Anniversary]] (from [[http://www.teamcoastguard.org/|//SITREP//]])<br /><br /><br /> | ||
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