Section Social Event – Nov 23rd

SECTION SOCIAL EVENT
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019

Dear AWS Reading Section Members,

Please join us for a strictly social event on Saturday, November 23rd at:

Darryl’s Wood Fired Grill
3300 West Gate City Boulevard
Greensboro, NC, 27407 at 6pm

Please look for an Eventbrite invitation in your email to RSVP for your free dinner. Please make sure to include a coworker, spouse, or date in your RSVP if applicable.


Boy Scout Welding Merit Badge Event

We are also looking for section members to volunteer to help facilitate a Boy Scout Welding Merit Badge event on the campus of GTCC, Saturday, February 29th.  If you are interested, the Scouts require a special training for all volunteers.  Below is some information on the training you need to complete beforehand.  Please email Jill Caudill to express interest in helping out, [email protected]

Merit Badge Counselor Requirements and Registration

To qualify as a merit badge counselor, a volunteer must:

  • Register annually with the Boy Scouts of America.
  • Be at least 18 years old.
  • Be of good character.
  • Be proficient in the merit badge subject by vocation, avocation, or special training.
  • Be able to work with Scout-age youth.
  • Be approved by the district/council advancement committee.

To register with the Boy Scouts of America, a potential merit badge counselor must complete the BSA’s Adult Application form (No. 28-501Y; available in Spanish as No. 28-502S) and submit it along with the BSA Merit Badge Counselor Information form (No. 34405) to the BSA local council office. Renewal of this registration annually is necessary to continue as a merit badge counselor.

Trainer: Show participants the forms, books, and other resources as they are mentioned throughout this training. It might be fruitful to take a few minutes to go over the Adult Application.

The Boy Scouts of America strongly recommends that merit badge counselors take BSA Youth Protection training. This program addresses strategies for personal safety awareness for youth as well as adults. BSA Youth Protection policies include:

  • Two-deep leadership
  • No one-on-one contact
  • Respecting privacy
  • Reporting problems

The BSA Youth Protection guidelines have been adopted primarily for the protection of our youth members; however, they also serve to protect our adult volunteers and leaders from false accusations of abuse. BSA Youth Protection training is available online at http://olc.scouting.org.

Regards,
The AWS Carolina Section Board