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NEW WEB SITE TO AIR IN SEPTEMBER
Watch for a new look and feel to the Overland Trails Council Website. Many new features will be added to help leaders and families receive up to date information and help with scouting.
Background Checks
Recently the Boy Scouts of America began a process to obtain authorization for criminal background checks from volunteers who hve continuously served in the same volunteer positions. Since 2003 background checks have been conducted on new volunteers when they registered. Background checks were not performed on those volunteers who did not change their position. The new volunteer authorization Web site opened on June 1 and will be available until August 1.
Letters were sent in early June to volunteers requesting that they visit the site, log in, and accept the background]check authorization. Volunteers who give authorization will receive the background check and need to do nothing more.
Volunteers who did not give their agreement, or who took no action to respond to the letter, are required to submit a new adult application when it is time to renew their registration. To protect our youth members, those volunteers who did not have the background check will have their registration expired. These adults will not be listed for selection at the time of charter renewal.
Units that use Internet Rechartering for online renewal will need to enter these adults, if they are to be registered, as new adults and submit the volunteer applications to the council along with their renewal.
Units that renew using the paper application must submit the volunteer application for these adults, if they are to be registered, with the charter renewal papers.
Background checks will be conducted on all new volunteers. This summer, the BSA will introduce an application to replace previous versions of the BSA Adult application. This form will include a new authorization and disclosure statement. Units should use this new BSA Adult application to ensure that new adult registrants use the proper authorization and disclosue statement. Units may obtain the new BSA Adult applications from the council service center.
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Scouting!
Make Plans now to be a part of the National Celebration of Scouting by Attending the 2010 National Jamboree to be held at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia.
Who can attend? Any Boy Scout who has completed 6th grade or is at least 12 years old and a First Class Scout by July 1, 2010, but you must not have reached your 18th birthday by September 1, 2010. Also must be active in the troop for at least six months prior to July 1, 2010 and obtain Scoutmaster approval.
How many can go? A Troop of 32 youth and 4 adults will be organized. Upon filling this Troop, a waiting list will be developed, and utilized by replacing cancellations or filling openings in other Councils. Should the waiting list obtain 32 youth, a second Troop will be formed. All this, makes early sign up and commitment essential.
CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM
Cubcast Online
Want to get the newest up to date information on Cub Scouting. Cubcast are audio Podcast featuring a variety of how to and informational topics designed especially for Cub Scout Leaders. Click on this link Cub Scout Podcast to be connected to the site and start downloading the audio file to your computer or MP3 player and then listen to the Cubcast as your commute, exercise, mow the law, or work.
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