August 2017

Here are links to some of the resources that we discussed at the Boy Scout breakout:

Merit Badge Counselors:

Highlander District is critically shoot of registered Merit badge Counselors. We had a detailed discutions about the merit badge process and how to become and recruit counselors.

• BSA Guide to Advancement: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/GuideToAdvancement.aspx
• Occoneechee Council Merit Badge Counselor information and policy: http://www.ocscouts.org/merit-badge-counselors/

Summer Camps:

We had a great discussion about where our troops have gone to summer camp. We love Camp Durant but it’s also nice for the Scouts to have some verity the program. Here are some of the summer camps that our troops attended:

• Camp Durant – Occoneechee Council – Carthage, NC: http://campdurant.com/
• Pipsico Scout Reservation – Tidewater Council – Spring Grove, VA: http://pipsicobsa.com/
• Camp Powhatan – Blue Ridge Mountains Council – Hiwassee, VA: https://bsa-brmc.org/powhatan
• Camp Daniel Boone – Daniel Boone Council – Canton, NC: https://www.campdanielboone.org/