Leadership News News for Scout Leaders – Pacific Harbors Council – Boy Scouts of America February 2018 No. 1 Vol. 1 In this issue • Family Scouting • New YPT Requirements • Dues Increase • Ralph’s Corner • Unit Service Reporting • Scout-O-Rama • Eagle Keynote Our Council has begun admitting girls into the program as part of a national pilot. • Scout Sunday • Scouting World News Family Scouting Begins • Scouting Super Stars Important Links Related Links Published by Fact Sheet Girls joining BSA in droves The Executive Board Marketing & Infographic CBS Sunday Morning Communications Committee of the National Key 3 Message CBS Chicago Pacific Harbors Council, PowerPoint Deck KABC-TV Boy Scouts of America News Release KHQ Spokane Information Site KOMO News Lesa LeDuc, Joseph Beaulieu, Doug FAQ Lewiston Morning Tribune Edison, Charlene Miseli, David Pack Application Nisqually Valley News Matzen, Mike Movius, John Ohlsen, Welcoming girls Portland Tribune Darel Roa, Mark Woodman and Ken Message to Commissioners Spokesman-Review Woo. Please send inquiries to [email protected] Early Adopter Program: Creighton Scout Service Center 4802 South 19th Street • Soft launch allows BSA Councils to admit girls (K-4) into CSA starting January Tacoma, WA 98405 15, 2018. 253-682-2217 • Packs have until February 15, 2018 to sign up. • Official program begins 2018-2019 Scout year Tumwater Service and Training Center • Early adopters agree to.. 1760 Barnes Boulevard Southwest • Register a minimum of 4 girls into an existing pack in an all-girl den Tumwater, WA 98512 • Use the Current Cub Scouting program and resources 360-357-3331 • Uphold membership policies and follow the guidelines in the Unit Performance Guide www.pacificharbors.org • Provide data and statistics on their activities and experiences to help improve the formal rollout; this information may also be used in ©2018 Pacific Harbors Council BSA marketing material and earned media. All rights reserved • Early adopters may participate in Pack overnighters, Family Camping, Council-Organized Family Camps, Day Camps, and Resident Camp. Leadership News – Page 2 New YPT Requirements Important Links Current Knowledge YPT Training Site Chief Seattle Council YPT Guidelines 100+ years of Youth Protection Safe Scouting Information Wikipedia on YPT YPT from Guide to Safe Scouting Cool YPT Graphic Facilitator’s Guide FAQ’s New Youth Protection Training Online ________________________ Important changes to course: • Two deep leadership extends to digital communications. • Buddies and tent mates must be within 2 years of age of each other and at similar maturity levels • All Coed outings require both a male and female leader, both must be over 21 and One must be a registered scouter. • New reporting requirements; call 911, notify Child Protective Services, call 1-844-Scouts1 (1-844-726-8871) Youth Protection training is required for all BSA registered volunteers, regardless of their position. New leaders are required to take Youth Protection training before submitting an application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time the application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins. Youth Protection training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer’s Youth Protection training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered. By October 1, 2018, all new and currently registered leaders will be required to complete the updated training. The enhanced and updated content will allow leaders and councils to comply with all current legal requirements. Disclaimer Notice: At this writing, there are technical challenges with taking the course online. National BSA is aware of the issues and fixes are in the works. Leadership News – Page 3 Dues Increase Important Links Current Knowledge National BSA statement • National BSA has increased the Bryan on Scouting/Dues Increase Annual Registration Fee from $24.00 information ($2 per month) to $33.00 ($2.75 per Mt. Baker Council web information month), effective December 1, 2017 • Information is currently incomplete, but there are some suggestions the increase had to do with the increased cost of liability insurance to cover all Councils, units and adult leaders. It also is said to cover the rising cost of technology and program development Thank you to all of our Council families for your continuing support The National Office of the Boy Scouts of America has made an through time, money and adjustment to the annual membership fees effective December 1, 2017. resources. You make all the The current BSA membership fee of $24 increased to $33. difference in the world _____________________ BSA said this new rate is to offset continued investment in technology, rising insurance costs, and continued program development and implementation. This change will affect Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Venturing crews, Sea Scout ships, and Exploring posts/clubs. The last time there was an increase was 2014 when it went from $15.00 per year to $24.00 per year. Why it matters We recognize the hard work Scout leaders do in recruiting and fundraising. This only adds to the pressures of developing a realistic budget to accommodate the activities of local units. Plus, families are also being asked to give through other means like Friends of Scouting or to other non-profit or religious organizations in a time when family needs are many and money is tight. We do thank everyone for their contributions to Scouting whether it’s time, money or other resources. While we would have liked to have given you more time to understand and communicate to your people the fee increases, we were not given that opportunity. Leadership News – Page 4 “Our best Scouting units all have one thing in common, a Ralph’s Corner lot of great volunteers who Ralph Voelker, Scout Executive are trained and motivated to build a great program. Every gamily should help in some way. Please survey the parents in your units to ask for their Important Links Current Knowledge help in stepping up to welcome all new members to create an Information on Venturing • Council finances are improving Information on Explorers • We expect to see significant growth in environment for Safe Information on Sea Scouts 2018 membership Scouting.” Membership Application – Youth • Focus on volunteer leadership to direct Membership Application - Adults the Council -Ralph Voelker FOS Breakfast • We have a need for more adult volunteers to help shepherd new members into the organization • Progress is slow on Camp Thunderbird • FOS Breakfast is March 7, 2018 featuring Lisa Hallett “I am pleased to report to you that we have made significant progress in advancing the Council over the past two years. For the first time in a longtime, we have a balanced budget. Our finances are improving, and I believe we are poised for significant growth in the coming year due to welcoming girls to our organization. We have one early adopter pack that now has seven girls. When their brothers saw how much fun they Pack 692 Pinewood Derby were having, three of them joined the pack. It looks like putting the family into family Scouting is working really well! The addition of girls into our Cub Scout program begins an exciting chapter into our history as a community organization. But with potential growth comes challenges we must address together. Our best Scouting units all have one thing in common, a lot of great volunteers that are trained and motivated to build a great program. Pack 267 signed up six new Every family should help in some way. Please survey the parents in members at a recent meeting your units to ask for their help in welcoming all new members and help us create an environment for safe scouting. Our training team is making plans to assist your recruiting efforts. Every young person deserves a trained leader! As I mentioned, our finances are much better than what they were 24 months ago. We still have a long way to go. Thanks to our board of directors, we now have a budget and a plan going forward. I would like to invite all Scouters to attend our Friends of Scouting event on March 7, 2018 . We have a great speaker, Lisa Hallett. Proud new member of Pack 44 -continues on next page Leadership News – Page 5 Ralph’s Corner – continued from page 4- Lisa is the President and Co-Founder of wear blue: run to remember. On August 25, 2009, Lisa’s husband, CPT John Hallett, was killed when his Stryker was attacked with an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan. Surviving the loss of her husband, best friend, and father of her three young children, Lisa turned to running. An avid runner, she soon found a community that needed the same kind of support that running gave her. Creating wear blue gave Lisa a healthy outlet for her grief and a path to move forward, and she’s committed to sharing that with others. Lisa has an M.Ed.T. from University of Hawaii and a B.A. in English Literature from University of California- Santa Barbara. She completed her fifth ultra-marathon in December 2013, and has set a full marathon PR of 3:37:52. Lisa has completed three Ironman races, with her most recent the Lisa Hallett is our FOS 2018 Ironman World Championships. Lisa is an active parent volunteer in our keynote speaker. Council. She and her children live in DuPont. _______________________ Kicking off our event will be Daniel Konzelman. If his name sounds familiar to you, it’s because he is the Eagle Scout who helped rescue a number of people on board that train that derailed in DuPont in December. Daniel will be leading our invocation and I invite you to come and help us thank Daniel for his courage and conviction in getting involved and representing Scouting to the world.