[20233] in APO-L
Re: Pledge project advice
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick Thompson)
Wed Feb 24 22:22:41 1999
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 21:22:58 -0600
Reply-To: Patrick Thompson <patrick.h.thompson@VANDERBILT.EDU>
From: Patrick Thompson <patrick.h.thompson@VANDERBILT.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I'm currently setting up a similar project--a "Merit Badge University."
While both Boy and Girl Scouts could use projects like this, yo'll
probably have better luck with the boys, since at least in my experience
GSUSA requires more lead time. Contact yor District Executive to set
this up. Make sure you can get facilities at which to hold
classes--trst me, this can mean a lot of paperwork. You also should
look into getting any facility fees waived by the appropriate Dean. If
the class will go on for most of the day, you'll need food. Pizza tends
to work well, but can be pricy, especially given the number of people
you might get to participate (I have almost 100 boys coming, pus adult
leaders) luckily, some places give special deals for non-profit
activities--I'm getting larges at $5-$6 each. Also, I don't know how
big your pledge class is but you might want to run several different
merit badges, and possibly some rank req's. Good luck with the project!
"Mariam J. Bakran" wrote:
>
> Hello everyone!
> I'm in Penn's APO chapter, and I'm in charge of planning our pledge class
> service project. I want to do a scouting event, where either Boy Scouts or
> Girl Scouts can come and do some kind of activity which will render them a
> badge. My group is mostly interested in doing an outdoor or an arts and
> crafts activity. I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on
> how I could set up this kind of project. (Or what kind of project would be
> most efficient.) We're not really experienced with scouting, so anyone who
> could give me some guidelines or suggestions and has worked with scouts
> before, it would be really appreciated. I want to thank everyone in
> advance for your help, and I look forward to getting responses!
>
> Sincerely,
> Mariam
