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Bob
Savage
Council Advancements Chair
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Council Advancement Volunteer Registrar: Nancy Brennen
District Advancements Chairs:
Tri River:
EJ Dotts - Advancement Co-Chair
Leslie Jacobs - Advancement Co-Chair
Liberty:
Denis Fleming
Viking:
John Fortini
Venturing:
Ken DeMars
ON THIS PAGE:
New Eagle Scout Application and Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook
Important Information for Eagle Scout Candidates
Merit Badge
Counselor Process
Lifesaving and Meritorious Awards
Eagle Scout Palm Application
Knox Trail Council NESA Page
Memo Regarding Fire Bans and Cooking
Requirements for Advancement
Online Advancement Entry is Here! Record Youth Advancements from Any Online Location!
Attention
Life Scouts:
New Eagle Scout Application and
Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook
The National Office of the Boy Scouts of America has published new updated Eagle Scout Application form & Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook.
These forms must be used to submit a project for approval or final application.
To obtain these forms you must download them from the National BSA website.
This link will bring you to the:
Click on them to open downloadable files.
You can save these to your computer. Both files now allow you to work on them and save your work with the ability to return to it and print it when it is complete.
If you have any questions or difficulty with these forms contact the Knox Trail Office at 508-872-6551.
Important Information for Eagle Scout Candidates
How to Prepare Your Eagle Scout Service Project Proposal & Report
How to Complete Your Eagle Scout Application Form
Eagle Scout Letters of
Reference Info
Eagle Scout Letter of
Reference - Letter of Introduction to Give to Your
References
How to Compile Your Eagle Scout
Application for Submission to the Knox
Trail Council Office
Eagle Scout Project Data Collection Form
Persons to Invite to Eagle Courts of Honor updated 10.1.12
MERIT BADGE
COUNSELORS PROCESS
January 2013
The Knox Trail Council is very pleased to announce that we have sucess with our new Merit Badge Counselor list. The list currently has over 300 counselors and is updated on an ongoing basis with changes instantly available online. The list is through Doubleknot, a secure site with a logon and password. The list and access information will not be on the Knox Trail Council website and we have requested that Troops not put it on their sites. Information has been mailed to Scoutmasters and Troop Committee Chairs on the new system.
Merit Badge Counselor Registration Requirements
The National BSA has changed the leadership requirements for all leaders and requires that everyone take Youth Protection Training every 2 years. National also requires that all leaders re-register every year.
Each registration within the BSA requires a separate application. This includes the CORI form, Photo ID & Youth Protection Certificate. Merit Badge Counselors are not unit registrations, but District level registrations.
Merit Badge Counselor Registration Procedures
The following documents are required to register as a Merit Badge Counselor in the Knox Trail Council (per National BSA):
Ψ Merit Badge Counselor Application
Ψ Adult Leader Application -
Ψ Criminal Background Statement (CBC form) Page 2 of the Adult Leader Application.
Ψ Photo ID.
Ψ Proof of Youth Protection Training within past 2 years if in doubt, take it again online see below.
Click here for all forms needed to be a Merit Badge Counselor:
Ψ Knox Trail Council Merit Badge Counselor Application newly updated January 17, 2013.
Annual Registration
Counselors must reregister annually - this does not mean a new application, only to reply to the email about renewing.
Troop Only Counselors
The Knox Trail Council does not support the idea of Our Troop Only Counselors any counselor is free to decline working with Scouts that call from outside their unit however we would hope that you would be willing to work with any Scout who contacts you.
Online Training System
The Boy Scouts of America has many of its training session available online. All you need to do is go to: www.myscouting.org and follow the instructions to create an account. You will need your Member ID # which is under your name and address on the first page of this letter. You can then take the Youth Protection Training and when finished print out the certificate to send with the other paperwork.
Again, we appreciate what you are doing for our Scouts, and in doing this you are assisting us meet our requirements to make sure our Scouts can continue to work on their advancement in a safe, appropriate environment.
If you have any questions or need help with any of the paperwork, please contact John Fortini, our Office Manager, at the Knox Trail Council Office by phone or email at John.Fortini@Scouting.org.
Merit Badge Counselors Frequently Asked Questions
Lifesaving and Meritorious Awards
To recognize registered youth and adults who have performed an attempt to save a life or to recognize notable acts of service that need not involve attempts of rescue or risk to self, but put into practice Scouting skills and/or ideals.
Click here to find out out more about the Lifesaving and Meritorious Awards and how to apply