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Scouting Information Files

Boy Scout Interest

Advancement:
* Merit Badge College - Dates, schedules and valuable information about the upcoming MBC.
* Merit Badge Directory - Lighthouse Merit Badge Counselor list.
* Merit Badge Research Center - Michael Kauffmann of the Atlanta Area Council has built this great site to help you start working on your merit badges and advancements. Full of resources, links, information and ideas.  This site is now called MeritBadge.com
* Requirements Index - All the info on the current and new (4/1/99) rank and merit badge requirements.

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Eagle Advancement:
* Eagle Scout Service Project Planning Guide.   From eaglescout.org a great resource.
* Eagle Service Projects - Scouting Online with Eagle Projects and much more.
* Eagle Project Ideas - More ideas from Troop 869.
Eagle Letters - Troop 915's (Canal Fulton, Ohio) superb list of sources for Eagle  Commendation     Letters.  Updated, verified and improved with annotations of Scouting background and email addresses.  This is the list to use!

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Leadership:
The Kudu Net is a great resource in the areas of Adult Aims, Advancement, Personal Growth,  Ideals, Leadership, Outdoors, Patrol Method & Uniforms.
Leadership Skills Taught In Boy Scout Leader Wood Badge and other Boy Scout Training Courses.
* The White Stag Web is the most comprehensive source on the web for information on the 11 leadership skills of US Scouting and Wood Badge.

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Miscellaneous:
* Scholarship Information for Scouts and Explorers

Program:
* Boy Scout Program Planning - Essential literature and methods used in successful troop planning.

Skills:
* Pioneering Projects - Hurricane District's great Pioneering Projects section. Build up those Camporee points and pioneering skills with camp gadgets and project ideas galore!

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Cub Scout Interest

Ceremonies:
* Ceremonies - Larry Jones' MS-Word Ceremonies Booklet in 4 sections.
Ceremony Ideas for the Cub Scout Leader - A great resource from Pack 215 of hundreds of memorable ceremonies for every cubbing occassion.
* Cub Scout Ceremonies Book by Ellen DeVilbiss - Another fine source for ceremonies.
* Pack 44's Career Arrow for Webelos graduation. Career Arrows are one of Pack 44's most popular traditions. Arrows are marked to show the major achievements in a boy's Cub Scout career. The arrows are then presented during the Arrow of Light/Webelos Graduation ceremony.

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Program:
* Akela's Language - A Glossary of Cub Scout Terms.
Baloo's Bugle - From the U.S. Scouting Service, your online Cub Scout Roundtable featuring monthly program hints for Cub Scouters.
* CAC Resource Library - Capitol Area Council's Program Resource Library.
* Child's Memo - A child's memo to parents and leaders!
* Cub Program Planning - Essential literature, methods for successful pack program planning.
* Cub Resource Links - A nice list of Cub Resource links on the WWW.
* Cub Scout Roundtable - An excellent resource for training and program materials for all Cub Leaders from Austin's Capitol Area Council, Longhorn District.
* Cub Scouting on the Internet - This site is an "HTML Active" copy of the "Scouting on the Internet" section from the 1998 Baltimore Area Council Pow Wow
Book: "Let's Celebrate Cub Scouting!"
* Den Gathering - Games & Activities for early arrivals.
* National Den Award - Information & requirements for earning this incentive for a year-round fun, quality program in the den.
* One Hundred Cub Scout Questions - An Aid to parents and Cub Scout Leaders by Larry Jones
* Organizing Yourself - Organizing your paperwork and literature
* Organizing Yourself 2 - More ideas on getting organized for leaders.
* Outdoor Program - National Guidelines for the Cub Outdoor Program
* Pack 114's Virtual Library - Full of games, fun, family campout activities.  A must see site for all Cub Leaders! - Be sure to email your thanks to Barb Stephens!
Pack 215's Virtual Cub Scout Leader Handbook - Virtually everything any Cub Leader could need or want to know and then some.  Want everything in one place?  Well this is it!
* Parental Involvement - Some ideas on getting folks to help.
* Pow-Wow Books - Downloadable Pow-Wow Books.  
Pow Wow Online - A great new resource for cub leaders.
* What would have helped? - Compilation of What would have helped New Cub Leaders the most when they were "new" from Scouts-L.  Scouts-L is the Premiere mailing list (discussion of Scouting's Aims and Methods) for Scouters, but you must be prepared to receive up to fifty messages per day or a single digest of the same messages.

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Training:

Cub Scout Fast Start - Computer-based Cub Scout Fast Start Leader Training has been developed and is now available.  This training does not replace the current video-based Fast Start, but provides an additional method of delivering this important information to new leaders.

This interactive training experience takes leaders through a "What Every Cub Scout Leader Should Know" section, then allows them to choose the training appropiate to their position. Specific sessions for new Cub Scout den leaders, Webelos Den leaders, Cubmasters, pack committee members, and Tiger Cub coaches are included.

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Webelos Program:
* Webelos Handouts - Handouts from Webelos 1 Session of Quapaw Area Council Pow-Wow 1998
* Webelos Leader Guide - Useful information for the Webelos Leader.
* Webelos to Scout Ideas - Plans and suggestions for implementing the Webelos-To-Scout Plan.
* Webelos to Scout Transition - Learn how the Cub Scout pack, Boy Scout troop, Unit commissioner, and district Webelos transition chair can coordinate their efforts to ensure the passage from Cub Scout pack to Boy Scout troop is a smooth transition for Webelos Scouts.

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General Interest for all Scouts & Scouters

* Acronyms - Some Scouting Acronyms and their Meanings
* Awards - Fun and Special Awards for all occasions.
* Boy Scout & Cub Scout Requirements Library by Seth Dilday

Camping
* Camping Locations - Miccosukee District's great list of places to camp and to visit in    S.Florida. Over 130 web pages of information.
* Creative Campfires - NetWoods resource for start to finish memorable campfires, by Steve Tobin.
* Florida State Parks - Listing of all Florida State Parks & Recreation areas from the State Dept. of Environmental Protection.  You can access this information by geographic location, recreational activities provided from park to park, calendar of events, or an alphabetical listing of all parks.

Cooking
*MacScouter's Cooking Page
*The Backcountry Recipe Book
*The Old Buffalo Cooking Page
*Dutch Oven Recipes: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5634/dutchovn.htm
* Dutch Oven Cooking - Mike Audleman's Dutch Oven Cookbook
* Foil Cooking - Foil & Outdoor Cooking from Indian Nations Council Pow-Wow Book. See MacScouter also!

Indoor Helps

* Icebreakers - Fun "brain teaser" games for kids and adults. Something for everyone. Good gathering activity too.

Outdoor Skills

* Get Knotted! - Animated knots for Scouts from the 42nd Brighton Scout Group in the U.K.

Scouting, General
* Guide to Safe Scouting - From BSA National, online and complete versions.

* Learn2.com - The ability utility, where you can learn the stuff that makes life easier and/or more interesting: everything from the essentials of life to the esoteric, from practical to just plain fun.
* Motivating Moments - A huge collection of Motivational, Inspirational and Positive Quotes.
* Position Codes - Exhaustive listing of most every official two-letter or number position codes from George Crowl.
* Scouts-L Archive - A slightly easier to read version of the Scouts-L File Archive Index and instructions on working with the server
* Scouts-L Commands - A quick reference to the most commonly used and requested Scouts-L commands. Thanks to Michael Bowman!
* Wood Badge is the most advanced training available for Scout Leaders who are involved in the programs of the Boy Scouts of America.

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Links to other Internet (WWW) Scouting Resources

 Boy Scouts of America Online
The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America supports more than 300 local
councils that provide quality youth programs, including Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing.

* African Seeds of Scouting -  Visit the siege of Mafeking, and explore the African heritage in Scouting, from Ashanti to Zulu.
* BSA World Wide Web Sites - Alphabetical listing of many sites covering all aspects of Scouting courtesy of Michael S. Holmes of the Southeast Wisconsin Council.
* Cascade Pacific Council - Home page has excellent download area for graphics, forms area, etc.
Florida Paddle Sports - From Florida Smart.
* Gary's Scout Page - A varied selection of all kinds of Scouting material for all kinds of Scouts!
* James' Scouting Site  - As James' puts it some useful Scouting documents and other resources for leaders.  The documents I've posted here have proven to be invaluable tools during my Scouting career.
* Jon Eidson's Home Page - With links to Scouts-L page, Longhorn Council and Jon's excellent personal home and hobby pages.
* Links for grownup Scout Leaders - Pacific Skyline Council's great resource page by Chris Jacobi.
* MacScouter - MacIntosh (tm) aficionados with a little bit of everything and a lot of some things for every Scouter. A must visit site for all Scouters! Even those with a lowly PC. Thanks to the Hendras!
* The Ol' Buffalo Scout Page by Blaine S Nay - An excellent listing of sites and resources for Scouts and Scouters.
* Randy Moyer's Links - Randy's list of Scouting the Internet links presented at the Lighthouse District Roundtable of March 1998
* NetCommish - Micheal Bowman's site dedicated to helping Commissioners improve themselves and their ability to help improve the units they serve.
* NetWoods Virtual Campsite - Steve Tobin's great resource for Scouters, with material on camping, equipment, scouting ideals, leadership , campfires, stories, ceremonies, games, tips and techniques to help "deliver the promise"
* Pine Tree Web - Lew Oran's "Pine Tree Web" focuses on his particular interests in Scouting which include: leadership development, the heritage, history and traditions of Scouting, and International Scouting, with a particular emphasis on Scouting in Eastern Europe and Russia.
* Roundtable Links from U.S. Scouts -
Scout Roundtable OnLine - A great new resource for Boy Scout Leaders.

Advancement - Calendar - Campfires - Discussion Lists - Graphics and Clipart - Leaders Resource - Medical Issues Library - Meeting Activities - Scout Skills - Scouting History
Scouting Organizations - Service To America - Training - Where To Go - Youth Protection


* Scouting Spider - Scouting Spider  Service helps in finding Scouting sites on the WWW.

*Scouting The Net (A Portal For The Scouting Community) - A portal to almost 700 other Scouting sites of all kinds.  

ScoutWare - Scouting Web Surf Club, Links to new scouts sites, software etc.
* Serious Side to Scouting - Actually Norman MacLeod's "Gaelic Wolf Scouting Pages" taking on such subjects as ADD, 1st Aid and survival training courses, the "Challenge to Service" and much, much, more. Plan on spending some time here!
Troop 915, Canal Fulton, Ohio - A Superb troop web site.  Everyone should visit this site just to see what a great job these guys have done, not to mention all the great links and information they have!  Ooops! I dun went an' mentioned it!  Home of the BEST source for Eagle Scout Letters of Commendation!

USSCOUTS.ORG - WEB PORTAL*U.S. Scouting Service Project and *ScoutLinks - Now sponsored by "The Scouter's Journal", if it exists and it's about Scouting you'll probably find it here. If not they'll help you find "it"!  Soon to host The MacScouter and The NetCommish with searches available covering all three sites!
About BSA  Advancement Home  Advancement Index   Animations and Freebies   Awards  Baloo's Bugle - Cub Scout Roundtable   Boy Scouts   Camping  Camporees  CD-Rom - USSSP Library  Ceremonies  Checkers Game  Clipart  Commissioner  Contributors  Cooking  Cub Scouts  Document Library  Eagle Scouts  Finances  Fish and Wildlife Service Clipart  Flag  Fonts  Games  GSUSA  Guide to Safe Scouting  Health  High Adventure  History
Honor Organizations  Humor  Icons for Scouting Computers  Internet  Internet Scout Patch  Join Scouting?  Leave No Trace  Merit Badges  National Jamboree 2001New Unit Organizers and Lifesavers Award  Oaths and Promises from Around the World  Online Uniform Ordering Myth  Our Story  Pinewood Derby  Professor Beaver  Relief of Mafeking Campout  Reverent  Safety  Service to America Program  Scout and Guide Museums  Scouts in Fiction  Scouts on Tour  Scoutcraft  Scoutmaster Minutes  Scout Pictures  Scout Prayers  Scouting Counts!   Service Project Ideas  Skits, Songs, and Stories  Software  Team at USSSP  Themes  Trading Post  Training  Venturing  Wood Badge  World Scouting

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Scouting Forms

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*Scouting Forms  (BSA National Website)
* And another great list from Pacific Skyline Council. This site has even more forms with links to two other sites with almost every form you could ever want to complete!
* Longhorn District's List.   Longhorn District Forms Page has been in the works for some time, but the goal is to have a copy of every form that you may need in the operation of our units in a convenient PDF format.

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Community, Education, Health and Opportunities for Service

Community

Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward  The Boys & Girls Club is a place to go and a way  to grow. A place to meet  old  friends and make new ones. But it is more than just a place; it's people and fun. Fun with a purpose. (H'mmm sounds familiar?)
Broward Community Web   Here are links to over 2000 South Florida business, government and organizational web sites that we think you'll find useful.
Broward County Welcome to Broward County, Florida. This service is provided by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners.  We invite you to learn more about Broward County --- our government, programs, services and cultural/recreational opportunities --- and we hope that you will visit us often.
Broward County Fair A not-for-profit organization itself, the Broward County Fair assists other not-for-profit agencies to raise awareness and funds for their own charitable purposes.
Florida Online, Broward Page
Florida State Employees' Charitable Campaign
Jewish Federation of Broward
Local Happenings The CommunityNews Online serving Coral Springs, Parkland & West Boca Raton

Education

bigchalk.com provides a broad spectrum of educational Internet services to teachers, students, parents, librarians, and school administrators in the K-12 educational and public library markets.

Blue Web'n  A library of blue ribbon learning sites on the Web.

Berit's Best Sites for Children


Broward County Schools There are lots of ways for parents to be involved in their child's education - keeping track in the classroom, at home and throughout the school district. Broward County Public Schools encourages all their parents to be actively involved with, and committed to, their child's education.

Broward County PSG... supporting homeschoolers since 1983...
The Broward County Parent Support Group is the oldest and largest homeschool organization in South-Florida.
http://www.browardcountypsg.org/

Education World - Where Educators go to learn.

Florida Homeschooling - A to Z Homes Cool
Resources, support groups and laws for homeschooling in this state. Links from your Homeschooling Guide.
http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/regional/Florida....

Homeschooling in Florida
Florida Homeschooling Directory with 1000s of links to Homeschooling resources, educational information, homework help and more...
http://www.floridasmart.com/education/homesch_fl.htm

Lightspan.com Providing Online learning for School and Home.

Click here for more information.

 

Health

An Internet Safety Resource - Numerous web sites and a variety of different resources on safety related information for all.

Prevention Yellow Pages A worldwide directory of programs, research, references and resources dedicated to the prevention of youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children. OUTSTANDING.  A must for any adult working with children which probably means you if you are reading this!

School Psychology Resources Online   Resources for Psychologists, Parents and Educators.  Research   learning disabilities, ADHD, functional behavioral assessment, autism, adolescence, parenting, psychological
assessment, special education, mental retardation, mental health, and more.

Opportunities for Service

AmeriCorps Since 1993, more than 100,000 Americans have served in AmeriCorps. Most AmeriCorps members are selected by and serve with local and national organizations like Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Boys and Girls Clubs, and the I Have A Dream Foundation.

Arts Service Organizations An alphabetized listing of arts service organizations located in Broward County

Connect for Kids, an award-winning multimedia project of the Benton foundation, helps adults make their communities better places for families and children. The Web site offers a place on the Internet for adults-parents, grandparents, educators, policymakers and others-who want to become more active citizens, from volunteering to voting with kids in mind.

Coral Springs High School - With links to their volunteer programs.

Environmental Programs Sharing Success in Environmental Programs Honored from Florida Gulf Coast University, Office of Environmental Education.

Helping.org-Helping People Make a Difference

Helping.org is an easy-to-use, one-stop online resource designed to help people find volunteer and giving opportunities in their own communities and beyond. With customizable services and comprehensive information, it's never been easier-or more secure-to donate your time, services, or financial support.


President's Student Service Challenge Millions of students volunteer every day - improving   communities and making America stronger.   Launched this year, the President's Student Service   Challenge is an opportunity for schools, colleges, and   community organizations to recognize these young   people for their outstanding community service and to encourage more young people to serve.

Rescue Shelters and Animal Welfare Rescue, Shelters, and Animal Welfare from Professor Hunt's Dog Page

Social Services Listing from SEFLIN

South Florida Non-Profits These groups use volunteers to help complete their work in their communities. In these listings you will find a link to each group's individual web sites where you may obtain more information about the organization and how to volunteer.

TECH CORPS® Florida Technology Volunteers Helping Florida K-12 Schools

United Way of Broward County

Volunteer Broward Home Page Your One-Stop Resource to Volunteering in Broward County Florida

Volunteer Center

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