Open For Scout News You Can Use | November 18, 2021
Scout News: November 18
Day After Thanksgiving: The annual favorite Ten Commandments Hike returns next Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Join fellow Scouts and their families as they tour various places of worship throughout the day. Good way to walk off the turkey! Click the red button for more info.
Winter Tech Camp is coming December 27-30! Registration is now open to both Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA. Our Long Beach Sea Base will be hosting STEM classes. Non-scouts in elementary school are also invited. Sign up today!
Saturday, December 11 - Troop 75 is hosting a Merit Badge Day for all Scouts BSA, Venturers, and Sea Scouts under age 18. See classes here. Choose from seven merit badges and RSVP online.
Heads up! Both our Scout Shop and office will be closed next week November 22-26. We are still open this week! So come by to stock up on your Scouting needs this week anytime 9am to 5pm. Hours here.
On November 1, the BSA announced a new merit badge: Citizenship in Society! It is optional for now, but will be required for Eagle on July 1, 2022. We encourage you to view the full requirements for the merit badge and materials for counselors.
Congratulations, Scouts! This past weekend, you collected 22,547 pounds of food in ONE day! See photos. Hundreds of Scouts and parent volunteers canvassed neighborhoods to collect food for others.
High adventure: Crew 550 of Long Beach is looking for one female adult volunteer to chaperone a trip (paid for you!) to the famous Northern Tier Base in Minnesota this December 26-30. Email Albert for info.
Beginning December 1, the National Eagle Scout Association will be accepting applications for five annual scholarships of varying amounts. Applicants must have completed an Eagle Scout board of review before January 24, 2022.
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Marc Bonner | E-News Editor
Long Beach Area Council
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