Open For Scout News You Can Use | December 2, 2021
Scout News: December 2
Recharter for 2022: It's time to renew for next year! National BSA has a new platform this year to renew all your Scouts and adults for 2022. Please click the red button to find more information. Recharters are due this month, so we need you to act quickly!
Winter Tech Camp is coming up in 4 weeks! Choose from several STEM related merit badges. RSVP here. Open to Cub Scouts, too! For youth ages 7-17. Dec 27-30 at the Long Beach Sea Base.
NEW STATE LAW: California will require beginning January 1, 2022 that most ALL adults 18+ be LiveScan fingerprinted AND take additional training beyond YPT. The State has offered no guidance or clarity. Read the law here. Applies to ALL youth serving organizations, not just Scouting.
The BSA is introducing the Health Care Professions merit badge. This will replace the Medicine merit badge and will feature a new merit badge pamphlet and new requirements, available here. The design of the merit badge emblem will not change!
Our Catholic Committee on Scouting will be offering the Pope Pius XII religious emblem workshop beginning January 2022. See flyer and info here. There are 12 sessions. For youth 9th grade and above.
Thursday 12/9 at 7pm - Scouting updates on upcoming events. Tune in next week at 7pm via Zoom or YouTube. We will preview events coming up in 2022! We're excited to share upcoming happenings!
Last week, dozens of Scouts participate din the annual Ten Commandments Hike by walking around town learning about different faiths. See photos here! Thank you to the event committee.
We held a nice dinner celebration for John Fullerton last night at the Sea Base. See photos here. And please join us next Saturday, December 11 for a community picnic to recognize John's tenure. RSVP
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