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Oct 26	Scoutmaster and Asst. Scoutmaster Specific Training How effectively the Boy Scouts of America influences the lives of youth depends on its leaders and their ability to apply the aims and methods of...
Oct 27	Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Working as patrols, this hands-on course provides adult leaders the practical outdoor skills they need to lead Scouts in the out-of-doors. Upon...
Nov 3	Regional Leader Specific Training (Defiance) Council Day of Basic Training - St John's Lutheran School Sessions include: Cub Scout Specific - includes Den Leader, Cubmaster and Pack...
Nov 3	Live- Youth Protection Training Live- Youth Protection Training - St John's Lutheran...
Nov 3	Murder Mystery Dinner Are you ready for a night that you'll never forget? Are you ready to dive in to a live murder mystery? While you eat, you will be be able to not...
Nov 22	Thanksgiving - Office Closed
Nov 23	Office & Camps Closed
Dec 7	Last Day to submit Eagle Applications
Dec 7	Silver Beaver Nominations Due

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Recharter Now Open!
Unit leaders, now is the time to begin your recharter for your unit. Unit Key 3 (committee chair, charter organization rep., and scoutmaster/cubmaster) received an email with instructions to complete your unit's recharter...
Silver Beaver Applications
It is that time of year again! Do you know a registered Scouter who has exceptional character and provided distinguished service in the Council?...
Popcorn - Free Shipping is Here
FREE SHIPPING for the online popcorn sale to help you provide your customers with another reason to support your Scouting Adventures through your popcorn sale ...
Incident Reporting and Accident Insurance Information
Keeping Scouts safe is everyone's job! Now what to do when and an accident or near miss occurs. To help determine if a report needs to be filed please use this...
BSA recalls Cub Scout neckerchief slides sold between February and August 2018
The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday announced a voluntary recall of Cub Scout neckerchief slides sold between February 2018 and August 2018. The affected products include the orange Lion, red Wolf, green Bear and blue Webelos slides...
Scouting Impact on the Youth of the Community
20 years ago, I had the chance to hear Stephen Covey speak at a training conference, which spurred me to read his book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". After reading Covey's book, it struck me how well the Boy Scout Oath and Law align...
*DATE CHANGE* October IOLS Training
The October 4-6 Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills training has been rescheduled...
BSA Today
Welcome to BSA Today - a new series of short videos featuring information and updates on timely topics in Scouting. Each installment will provide you with news you can use...
NEW Youth Protection Training Information
National recently implemented the new YPT-2 training course. For now, it consists of three separate training modules...
Learn more about Family Scouting and Den Leader Recruiting!
Cub Packs this fall will be able to serve girls grades k-5. In preparation, we are asking packs to begin to identify incoming den leaders. Click here to read more...
NEW! Community Service Award
The Black Swamp Area Council, BSA is pleased to announce a new Community Service Award...
BSA Expands Programs to the Entire Family
BSA's mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law...
Unit Committee Training Pack and Troop
The Executive Board of the Black Swamp Area Council adopted a training requirement for adult volunteers in the council in 2012. Those training requirements are being phased in over a number of years. The goal of the training is to enhance the programs offered to our youth members so that more of them will stay in Scouting. Since the implementation of the training requirement, year over year the council has had an increase in youth retention...
Do You Need Training?
Are you wondering where you take training? Look no further...
Training Schedule 2018
A leader in Scouting is considered fully trained and entitled to wear the Trained leader emblem when he or she has completed the training courses for their position...

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