Attend a Cub Scout Day Camp or Cub Scout Summer Camp! These programs offer a great blend of educational and recreational opportunities for Cub Scouts and their parents. Day Camps occur 9am-4pm where Scouts go home at night. Extend your camping adventure by coming to an overnight camping experience at Cub Scout Summer Camp. Bring your whole pack, your whole den, or your family to camp this summer!

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Attend an upcoming in-person Popcorn University / Join Scout Night Kickoff to receive all the latest information on the 2023 Popcorn and Join Scout Night campaigns, pick-up materials for both JSN and Popcorn, share camaraderie with fellow Scouters, and score some excellent door prizes!

7/22 at Stark State

7/29 at Gorman Rupp

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NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training) is a six-day program for Scouts BSA and Venturing youth that provides leadership skills and experience you can use in your home troop and other situations demanding leadership of yourself and others. Registration is now open for the 2023 course that will be held at Seven Ranges Scout Reservation, July 30-August 4.

We are also looking for NYLT Staff! If you've attended NYLT in the past, you're invited to serve on staff for this year. Contact us if interested.

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We're excited to help shape your plan, provide promotional resources, and coordinate sign up events at your local school with our annual Join Scout Night Campaign!

Please let us know your plans for fall recruitment by having a growth plan meeting with Amy. Contact her to schedule your growth plan meeting!

The SPL2B program is a chance for a Senior Patrol Leader to come to camp FOR FREE a week or two before their troop and work on advancement and camp honor requirements. By coming to camp early and staying with a host troop, a SPL will be able to give their own troop the attention they will demand when they are in camp. Learn more on page 13 of the Summer Camp Leader Guide. After filling out the application, send it to buckeye.council@scouting.org.

SPL2B Application | Download the Leader Guide

If you are a Merit Badge Counselor and want to keep your registration current, we are asking you to respond to us and let us know whether you wish to continue as a Merit Badge Counselor. Please fill out the form below no later than June 15. If you do not respond to this notice, your name will be dropped in order to keep the Merit Badge Counselor list current.

Renew your Merit Badge Counselor Status

Thank you to everyone who attended a Program Kickoff last month. Here we shared information about events through December 2024! Download your copy of the latest Scouting Ahead Guidebook today to prepare for your next year of scouting! Reminder: The link to the Scouting Ahead Guidebook is dynamic, so as changes are made, the link will stay the same.

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All remaining fees for Day Camp, Cub Scout Summer Camp, and Scout Summer Camp are due 2 weeks prior to attending camp. This includes any merit badge fees. Log in to buckeyecouncil.org to square up today!

Pay Remaining Fees

Scouts can participate in Operation Flag this Memorial Day or Independence Day by completing two of the following:

• Decorate veteran graves with flags
• Take part in a Memorial Day event
• Retrieve Flags after the Holiday
• Write an essay “Why do we celebrate Memorial Day/Independence Day"

Pre-order patches now to be delivered directly to your house when they arrive. There will be a limited supply available for those who do not pre-order.

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Scouts BSA Troop 507 is working with the Ohio Vintage Truck Reunion and will be offering the Truck Transportation Merit Badge on June 24, 2023. For more information or to register your scouts to the event please contact Ben Coffman, Scoutmaster Troop 507 by June 20, 2023.

Contact Ben Coffman for details.

The Mansfield Scout Service Center, located at 40 W. 4th Street in Mansfield is open Monday-Friday, 8:30-5 pm; closed12:30pm to 1:30pm for lunch.

Advancements and awards may be purchased by emailing advancement reports and award lists at least one day prior to pick up to Kim Messersmith and scheduling a pick-up time. Applications, Eagle workbooks, reference letters, etc. may be dropped off at our Mansfield location. Stop by and purchase Scout handbooks, merit badge sashes, Pinewood Derby cars, unit numbers, council patches, World Crest emblems, Eagle plates, Eagle napkins, etc.

New Store Hours for the Marion Scout Store and Service Center are below:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

Friday: 11:30am - 6pm

Thursday: 11:30am - 7pm

Saturday: 10am - 2pm

Stop by the Marion Store to purchase all your Scouting needs! Mike, Becky and Willie are ready to assist you with your purchases.

Mark your calendar for Cub Scout University, 9/30-10/2 at Camp Akela! This is a diverse training experience combining BALOO STEM, P.R.A.Y., first aid, cooking, Scoutbook, and much more into a fun and exciting weekend adventure for all Cub leaders. Sessions include Leave No Trace, safe scouting practices, flag presentation, crafting ideas, parents as leaders, knot tying, GPS and compass, games for Cubs, pack planning, fundraising, and more!

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Register now for the 2023 Wood Badge Course!



Wood Badge is a two-weekend immersion and practice of advance leadership skills. It is is an advanced, national leadership course open to all Scouting volunteers and professionals. Gain a deeper understanding of scouting, apply skills throughout your Scouting career, network with new people, build skills to use in your unit, work, family life and community and have fun!

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Both Camp McKinley and Seven Ranges are always looking for adult volunteers to come out to camp to do repair projects. Head out to Seven Ranges on Tuesdays to gather with the Busy Beavers or the second Saturday at Camp McKinley to join the White Eyes volunteer group! Find more details by clicking on the Ranger's Corner in the bottom left-corner of the District Section!

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