BSA has updated our Youth Protection Training. The new training is now 4 modules, taking 90 minutes to complete. They can be taken one at a time or all in one sitting. Everyone must take the new YPT by October 1 to be registered with BSA. This will be an important piece as we begin the recharter process in October. Please go to my.scouting.org and log in to take the new training. Once completed, please email a copy of you certificate to Michelle Allen at mmallen1602@yahoo.com and she will enter your training into our troop system. 

Below is an article from the Orange County Council Leadership Development Chair, Rich Galpin. The article does a great job of explaining the importance of developing youth and adult leaders…not just sending them to a training course and believing they are “trained”. The calendar page of the troop website has current information and registration details about all youth and adult leadership development courses offered in the Orange County Council. A few that may catch your attention…

Every Scout Deserves a Trained Leader...

National Outdoor Awards

Scouts, prepare the needle and thread!

Sustainability and Cooking merit badges will join the list of Eagle-required merit badges, the Boy Scouts of America’s National Executive Board announced.

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