Cub Requirements - Handy Summary Booklet

Cub Requirements - Handy Summary Booklet

Click here to download a PDF summary of 2018 belt loop and adventure pin requirements for all dens in one handy booklet.

Very little has changed from the 2016-17 requirements, mostly minor changes to the text.

The Arrow of Light "Scouting Adventure" pin had the most text changes, with references to "Boy Scout troop" revised to just "troop." The "Maestro" adventure pin now refers to "his or her homemade musical instrument."

Two badges were renamed. The Webelos/Arrow of Light elective is now "Sports," renamed from "Sportsman," and the Arrow of Light required pin is now "Outdoor Adventurer," renamed from "Outdoorsman."

Three Rivers Events During September 2018

Three Rivers Events During September 2018

Sep 4 - TRD Unit Commissioners Meeting
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2413946&orgkey=944
Sep 6 - TRD District Committee Meeting
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2413905&orgkey=944
Sep 12 - TRD Roundtable
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2412015&orgkey=944
Sep 20 - TRD Asst. District Commissioners Meeting
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2413934&orgkey=944
Sep 25 - TRD Golf Outing
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2401410&orgkey=944

Training Sessions During September 2018
Sep 15 - Scoutmaster and Assistant Leader Training
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2386329&orgkey=944
Sep 15 - Nova Counselor and Supernova Mentor Training
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2375204&orgkey=944
Sep 29 - NNJC Pow Wow
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2318966&orgkey=944

Other Council-Approved Events in September 2018
Sep 21 - Beer Tasting in Hackensack
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/event/taste-of-the-region/2415742
Sep 22 and 29 - Personal Fitness Merit Badge - Sessions #1 and #2 of 15
  https://nnjbsa.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?id=184946
Sep 21-23 - Order of the Arrow Induction Weekend at Camp Lewis
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2300510&orgkey=944
Sep 28-30 - Floodwood Fall Weekend
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2371546&orgkey=453
Sep 29 - COPE Course at Camp Lewis
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2406881&orgkey=453
Sep 29 - Fall Beaver Day at Camp Turrell
  Breakfast at 8:00 AM, projects start at 9:00 AM
  RSVP to Ranger Bruce at 845-754-0812

Three Rivers Events During August 2018

Three Rivers Events During August 2018

Aug 20-24 - Hidden Gem Cub Day Camp (run by Three Rivers District)
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2326370&orgkey=944

Training Sessions During August 2018

Aug 12-18 - NNJC Youth Leadership Training Week (NYLT)
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/event/2018-national-youth-leadership-training/2273285
Aug 16 - NNJC Cub Recruitment Orientation #1 in Wayne
  https://nnjbsa.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2387327&orgkey=453
Aug 21 - NNJC Cub Recruitment Orientation #2 in Paramus
  https://nnjbsa.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2387328&orgkey=453
Aug 29 - NNJC Cub Recruitment Orientation #3 in Cedar Grove
  https://nnjbsa.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2387329&orgkey=453

Other Council-Approved Events in August 2018

Aug 25 - Friends of Turrell Pancake Fund-Raiser
  https://sites.google.com/site/foct2018/

Two Ways to Support Camp Turrell

Two Ways to Support Camp Turrell

From the "Friends of Camp Turrell"

August 1: Come to the camp for Wednesday supper in the dining hall. Arrive at 5:30, supper at 6:00. Wear your OA sash if you have one. Click here to register.

August 25: Pancake Fundraiser at Applebee's in Totowa. 8:00-10:00 AM, $10. Click here for more information and to register.

2018 Popcorn Sale Dates

2018 Popcorn Sale Dates

AUGUST
August 1	Popcorn Seminar in Caldwell for Units
August 9	Popcorn Seminar in Lyndhurst for Units
August 11	Show and Sell #1 Orders Due
August 15	Popcorn Team Meeting (in person)
August 23	Take Order Sale Begins
August 23-25	Show and Sell #1 Pickup
SEPTEMBER
September15	Show and Sell #2 Orders Due
September 27-29	Show and Sell #2 Pickup
OCTOBER
October 17	Popcorn Team Meeting (via phone)
October 27	Take Orders Due
October 27	Show and Sell Returns Due
NOVEMBER
November 8-10	Take Order Pick Up - ALL FINAL PAYMENTS DUE
November 11	Prize Orders Due
DECEMBER
December 1	Last Day for Any Prize Orders Not Already Submitted
December 16	Movie (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) Showing for All $1,000 Sellers
December 31	Last Day for 2018 Online Sales

Welcoming Girls into the Scout Program - Part 7

Welcoming Girls into the Scout Program - Part 7

Advice from Early Adapters

If your Cub Pack will accept girls, advice from early adapters was published in Scouting magazine. Click here to see the article called, "When and how you can start welcoming girls into Cub Scouting."

The article lists 7 steps:

1.  Understand how packs will be structured.
2. Get chartered organization approval.
3. Mark your calendar.
4. Get volunteers primed to launch.
5. Start thinking about program.
6. Ask your fellow volunteers to begin recruiting families.
7. Know where to go with questions.

What seems to be missing is, "8. How to publicize: Sample flyers, sample newspaper ads."

Three Rivers Events During July 2018

Three Rivers Events During July 2018

[None Scheduled]

Training Sessions During July 2018

Jul 24 - Popcorn Training Session
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2387324&orgkey=453

Other Council-Approved Events in July 2018

Jul 16 - NNJC Golf Classic
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2367009&orgkey=453
Jul 19-20 - NNJC STEM Scouts Weekend
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/event/stem-scouts-overnight-camp-lewis/2386304
Jul 30-Aug 3 - Essex County Cub Scout Day Camp
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2341930&orgkey=944