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17 entries from official and volunteer blogs posted the week of May 11th, 2015.

A man shall leave his mother

When my niece got married a few months ago, one of the songs she and her new husband chose was the Wedding Song, written by Paul Stookey of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. We're probably all familiar with it – one of the stanzas starts out...

Bobwhite's Blather May 7th, 2015

Financial practices for units: The unit budget

Now that many troops and packs are winding down the most active part of their program year and are looking forward to scaling back a bit over the summer, and as adult leadership and committee assignments often change, it's a good idea to review how...

Bobwhite's Blather May 4th, 2015

Who Plans Pack Activities?

Amy sent in this question: I'm CC and am being told by the CM that he and the outdoor activity chair are the only two who get to plan the summer activities. This is not how I understood the planning was handled. Shouldn't it be open to all leaders...

Scouter Mom May 4th, 2015