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March 1, 2020 Great Southwest Council, Boy Scouts of America | Council Website Eagle Scout Application Verification Reminder Once the Scout has completed all requirements and the Unit Approval for the Eagle rank, the following items must be submitted to the Council office for verification: Eagle Scout rank application, completed project workbook and signed letter of ambition/life purpose. Please allow three days for staff to review Eagle items for accuracy and completion. Once staff has reviewed the Eagle items, whoever turned in the Eagle items will be notified. At that time, the Eagle Board of Review can be scheduled with the District Advancement Chair. Great Southwest Council Earns Recognition as New Mexico Family Friendly Workplace Our Council earned distinction for its workplace policies by Family Friendly New Mexico, a statewide project developed to recognize companies that have adopted policies that give New Mexico businesses an edge in recruiting and retaining the best employees. In This Issue STEM Day Globetrotters Commissioner College Taos Ski Valley Merit Badge Adventure Camp Cub Scout Summer Camps New Gorham Ranger Wilderness First Aid Training Gorham Scout Ranch STEM MERIT BADGE FAIR! Gorham Cub Camps SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020 Partnership Update FOS UNM CENTENNIAL ENGINEERING CENTER NESA 300 REDONDO DRIVE ALBUQUERQUE 2021 Jamboree 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Governors Ball Printing Documents COST $10.00 INCLUDES LUNCH Internet Advancement Seven Layers of YPT Amazon Smile MERIT BADGE SELECTIONS: Support Our Sponsors AMERICAN BUSINESS Quick Links ARCHITECTURE Council Website DRAFTING My [dot] Scouting Site DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY National BSA Website Be A Scout Site ELECTRONICS Boys' Life Official Site ENGINEERING Scout Shop Website Scout Shop Website Service Center and SPACE IS LIMITED FOR EACH CLASS High Desert Scout Shop Hours DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS MARCH 6TH GSWC Service Center: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Closed Sat & Sun ------------------- High Desert Scout Shop: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat 9am-1pm Closed Sunday Use Your Smith's Rewards Card to Give Back to Scouting Give back to Scouting with the gas and groceries you already purchase every week! Follow these simple instructions to enroll your Smith's Rewards Card and begin earning dividends to help grow Scouting in the Great Southwest Council. THE ONE AND ONLY HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS ARE COMING Enrollment in the Smith's Community Rewards TO NEW MEXICO! program will not affect the fuel points you earn while SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH AT SANTA ANA STAR CENTER shopping. Don't have a Smith's card? No problem! 4:00 PM TIP-OFF You can register a digital rewards card when you enroll at their website by clicking HERE. CLICK HERE FOR SPECIAL SCOUT TICKET PRICING!! Scoutingwire News The Official Blog of the Scouting It is time to register for the 2020 Tri-Council Commissioner Movement Visit the Scoutingwire site College and University of Scouting March 27-28 any time for the latest news from around the in lovely Ruidoso, New Mexico United States by visiting www.scoutingwire.org Scoutbook - Online Record Keeping for your Unit Tracking the Scouting Experience from Tiger to Eagle Scout From the first knot tied to final hours of service performed, the Scouting experience is a journey like no other. Scoutbook ensures not a moment is missed - tracking advancement, milestone achievements and all the fun along the way. Starting January 2019 Scoutbook is free to all units. Click here to watch a video of how Scoutbook can improve your Scouting experience. For more details, visit www.scoutbook.com This is the 10th annual Tri-Council Commissioner College and University of Scouting My.Scouting Tips and as usual it'll will start with a fun cracker barrel on Friday evening March 27th and My.Scouting Tips and as usual it'll will start with a fun cracker barrel on Friday evening March 27th and My.Scouting.Org is an then March 28th will be a full day of training. awesome resource with many great tools. Below are some of the great things you can do at Registration is underway and available online at my.scouting.org https://scoutingevent.com/573-2020TriCouncilCommissionerCollege Take Training For more information download this year's brochure HERE There are many required and supplemental trainings available at my.scouting.org. You can take Youth Protection training, but there is so much more. Cub Scout leaders can take all required trainings to be considered "trained" for their position. Boy Scout and Venturing leaders can take supplemental trainings such as Weather Hazards, Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat - all from the comfort of your home! To take online trainings, please follow these steps: - navigate to http://my.scouting.org - log in to your account 2020 Great Southwest Council Scout Day - in the upper left corner, click home - click "my dashboard" at Taos Ski Valley - click "training center" Saturday, April 4, 2020 Print Membership Cards Your unit's Key 3 (Unit leader, Committee Chair, and Chartered Scouts, Scout leaders and their families* may visit Taos Ski Valley and receive Organization Representative) have the ability to generate and a special Scout discounted rate on an all-inclusive lift, lesson and rental print membership cards for anyone registered in your unit. No need to call package. Scouts and leaders work together with members of the ski school to the Council Service Center - this functionality fulfill the requirements to earn their coveted Snow Sports Merit Badge. is there any time you need it! - navigate to http://my.scouting.org APRIL 4 SCHEDULE - log in to your account - click "menu" in the upper left corner 8:00am - CHECK IN - click the ">" next to your unit's information Scout specific check-in table for all Scout Troop and Pack Leaders to distribute all tickets, - click member manager information and schedules - below "Roster Details" click one of the options - click the rectangle icon 8:30am - RENTAL PROCESS with a fleur-de-lis below the words "Roster by Scouts to visit rental center in two groups with a specific rental line designated for Scouts, Person" leaders and families in each location. Cub Scouts & leaders to the Rio Hondo Learning Center; Scouts BSA & leaders to Taos Sports. MORNING PROGRAMMING Taos Tent - 10:00am - 11:00am Scouts and leaders split into two groups. Each group meets with members of the ski patrol to cover the first aid requirements and members of the Ski School to fulfill the equipment and instruction portions of the merit badge. MORNING PROGRAMMING Base of Pioneer - 11:00am - 12:00pm Scouts split into groups and meet with instructors by ability level to fulfill the on snow curriculum for their merit badge. LUNCH BREAK - Noon Scouts meet leaders at the base of the beginner area and head to TFK. 'Scout Special' meal option will be offered in TFK AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING - 1:00pm - 3:30pm Scouts meet out by the base of lift one and enjoy an afternoon of open ski or additional lessons to grow their skills. to grow their skills. AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING - 4:00pm - 5:00pm Scouts and Troop leaders meet as an entire group at the Taos Tent for a pizza party and group recap on their experience. * Family members receive Scout discount since they drive the children and participate as chaperones Click HERE for pricing and registration form Merit Badge Adventure Camp is Back! @ Gorham Scout Ranch Merit Badge Adventure Camp is a weekend program at Gorham Scout Ranch. Scouts arrive on Friday evening (or before 8:00am on Saturday), take a merit badge class or adventure activity all day Saturday, and go home on Sunday morning (or Saturday night). Meals are provided in the Lodge prepared by the camp's kitchen crew. Troops sleep in canvas tents at our campsites. These amenities are time savers for Troops looking to maximize merit badge coursework or activity time. Scouts are welcome to attend with their Troop, or individually. Individual Scouts will camp in a site with another Troop, or as a provisional group with at least two adults in attendance. Schedule (merit badges are taught on Saturday - one merit badge per Scout): May 1-3: Climbing, First Aid, Search & Rescue, Space Exploration, Wilderness Survival & ATV August 7-9: Emergency Preparedness, Exploration, First Aid, Lifesaving, Swimming & ATV August 14-16: Archery, Environmental Science, First Aid, Rifle, Shotgun & ATV August 21-23: Animation, Climbing, First Aid, Lifesaving, Swimming & ATV August 28-30: Emergency Preparedness, Search & Rescue, First Aid, Space Exploration, Wilderness Survival & ATV September 11-13: Archery, Environmental Science, First Aid, Rifle, Shotgun & ATV REGISTER TODAY!! Click HERE for more information and to register Cub Scout Day Camp "Down on the Farm" in 2020 Cub Scout Day Camp is an outdoor experience where Cub Scouts participate in individual and team sports, games, crafts, explore nature and work on required adventures and electives. They get to shoot BB guns and bows & arrows. Having fun in the outdoors - that's Cub Scout Day Camp. There will be four sessions this summer: Los Alamos- June 3-5 East Mountains- June 4-6 Four Corners Area- June 11-13 West Albuquerque- June 17-19 There will also be one-day Adventure Day Camps in Zuni Mountain and Los Lunas. Day Camps are organized and led by teams of volunteers. This summer's theme is "Down on the Farm". Click HERE for more information about each Cub Scout Day Camp in our Council Introducing Bob Nash Gorham Scout Ranch Camp Ranger The Great Southwest Council is pleased to announce that Bob Nash has become Gorham Scout Ranch's Camp Ranger, effective February 16, 2020. Bob will live on the camp property. As the Camp Ranger, Bob is responsible for the supervision, operation, and maintenance of physical facilities and security at Gorham Scout Ranch.