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 ●   Good scouting info for all

●●●   A scouting site worth visiting!

●●  Great for Troop 93 Scouters

In this effort, the Boy Scouts of America is partnering with some of the nation's most respected service organizations, including The Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity. These organizations, and thousands of others, will work to provide opportunities for youth and volunteers to fight hunger and homelessness, and teach the habits of healthy living.

You may review these sections all at once, or one at a time. There is no time limit, nor do you need to review all sections from the same computer.  Most of the content is text-based, so you do not need to download any software to take the training. At the end of each section, there is a form to provide your name and council so that you may be credited for taking Fast Start training online.

●●● The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America supports more than 300 local councils that provide quality youth programs, including Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing. Select one of the links below to learn more about Scouting and the BSA.

●●●●  This site is provided to enable adult leaders to undertake youth protection training online, as well as to provide a reference to the BSA's youth protection guidelines.  If you are a registered member of the BSA and wish to receive credit for completing this training online, you will be able to complete a test to demonstrate your knowledge and then send your information so that your local council may credit you for completing the course.  This is a narrated training site that requires Flash 6.0. Go to www.macromedia.com to download this software. Each page has an audio file and graphic to load. Loading time is affected by bandwidth, Internet congestion, and your computer's capabilities.

●●● This site provides information about quality uniforms, camping gear, and accessories, enabling you to browse our product selection while compiling a shopping list of items that may be purchased from a Scout shop or Scouting distributor in your community.  Online ordering of uniforms and scouting materials is available from this site.

●●●●  The BEST website for a scout or scouter to use to find ANYTHING out about requirements for any merit badge in Boy Scouts!  If you are looking for individual merit badge requirements, rank advancement information, or even resource links for particular merit badges, this is the site for you!  Forms and badge requirements made printable!

● Are you looking for a great vacation getaway, or just a spot to spend a day with your family or troop enjoying the natural and historical wonders of Connecticut? Then, look no further. The diversity and splendor of Connecticut’s state parks and forests offers everything you are looking for, and more.  Whether you like to camp, boat, swim or just spend time outdoors, Connecticut’s more than 100 parks and forests offer something for everyone.

Scouts New England

●●● We cover everything Scouting related in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.  View information on what communities each New England BSA Council serves, find any Council Service Center address, their phone number or FAX number, find out what they have for Campgrounds and Summer Camps, and about their Order of the Arrow (OA) Lodges and much more!

EAA's Young Eagles Program

●  Have you ever wondered what your neighborhood looks like from the sky? Or what it feels like to lift off the ground in a private airplane?  To all those who have ever dreamed of flying, this site and program are for you.  EAA wants to offer everyone between the ages of ages 8 and 17 an opportunity to fly in a private airplane with a qualified pilot. It's safe. It's fun. It's free.

●●  New England's largest private youth-serving organization, the Connecticut Rivers Council delivers Scouting programs that develop character, citizenship, fitness, and leadership skills to more than 35,000 youth and nearly 10,000 adult volunteers in 127 cities and towns in Connecticut.

●●●  Every year, scouting does fundraising that's not only fun and challenging, but is usually the BIGGEST fundraiser of the year!  Trail's End Popcorn provides an incredibly detailed site where scouts, parents, leaders and customers of scouting can get all the information they need to sell and buy popcorn from Troop 93.  Everything you need to know about selling Trail's End Popcorn will be at this site! 

JUNE NORCROSS WEBSTER SCOUT RESERVATION

●●  June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation is located in scenic Ashford, Connecticut. Established in 1964, the reservation occupies 1,200 acres of land that is home to approximately 1,230 Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts each summer during its six-week season. Scouts stay in two-man wall tents and sleep on cots with mattresses. Three square meals are served daily in the Greer Dining Hall. The Reservation boasts its own lake, so swimming and boating are extra fun.

SCOUTER.COM

●●●● Launched in September 1995, this website was designed as a grass root resource to equip Scout leaders with the tools to fulfill their responsibilities... as leaders, as parents and as mentors.  We are the largest Scouting web portal in the world, with more than 1.5 million pages visited each month. Through our huge web of Compass Points, covering more than 400 Scouting-related topics, we link to Scouting and Scouting-related web sites throughout the United States and the World.

Scoutorama.com

●● The content and information on Scoutorama.com is made possible by the thousands of Scouts and Scouters who take time to contribute songs, thoughts, skits, and other information to the site.  The database and Scoutorama.com web site are the work of one crazy Scouter's addiction to Scouting.

U.S. Scouting Service Project

●●● The USSSP website is one of the leading Scouting Internet sites on the World Wide Web that features hundreds of resources and links to the Scouting community. It currently maintains the largest collection of Scouting Graphics and Text files anywhere in the world with over 13,000 files available for download.

●● The purpose of this Website is to provide access  to hard to find, out-of-print documents.  Much of the content has been edited to be of practical use in today's world and is not intended as historical preservation.   Sections of great information are available for scouters in outdoor activities, scout games, seasonal activities, patrol methods, adult associations, uniforms, advancements, ideals and leadership.  books and campfire programs.  This is great information for scouters wanting to get new ideas with "tried-and-true" time honored ideas and fun activities.  A must for troops that do an lot of camping!

●● For over 25 years Bromley has sponsored a fun ski/ride weekend for Boy Scouts troops all over the Northeast and Midwest. Up 2,000 scouts have participated in the weekend event. This site also provides links to forms, brochures and online reservations for scouting and non-scouting ski AND summer fun!

●●  The National B.S.A. Jamboree is held every 4 years and is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event. 35,000 Scouts from every state in the U.S. and dozens of other countries will create a temporary tent city in one day, and then enjoy 9 days of adventure, activities, shows, history, learning, advancement, and just plain fun!