RE: Service Project Hours

We do not allow them to count as both either an activity or a service hour.
So if a scout needs an activity it is counted as that.  If a scout needs
service hours it is counted as that

 

Nanch

 

From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of Ray
Miessler
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:44 PM
To: TMTUG@...
Subject: RE: [TMTUG] Service Project Hours

 






I think if you check the BSA policies, you'll find out that you cannot count
and Eagle Service project as a Troop activity.  You should not be checking
the credit to 2nd/1st class on an Eagle service project.

 

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From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of
David Wildschuetz
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 3:52 PM
To: TMTUG@...
Subject: Re: [TMTUG] Service Project Hours

Actually, it depends on how you want count each day as a seperate activity
for 2nd Class and 1st Class activity requirements.  If you combine each day
as one activity, the Scout only gets counted as one activity as far as
TroopMaster is concerned.  If the young Tenderfoot shows up for 3 days of a
5 day project, would you not want to count it as three seperate activities
towards Second Class?

 

Just a thought for consideration.

David

 

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From: M Derleth <mderleth@...>
To: TMTUG@...
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 2:45:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TMTUG] Service Project Hours

Matthew:

It's actually not important to enter the time on each day for 99.5% of the
Scouts. The requirement says X hours while a <rank> Scout.  Only if a Scout
was having a board of review and advancing during the work phase of a
project would hours spent on different days matter.  This would most often
come into play if there was a multi-week or month delay between starting
work and completing the work.

Our troop records <start date of project>  <total hours spent by Scout>.
Works fine. Saves a lot of wear and tear on adults.

Michael Derleth
ASM T14 / Oregon / Eagle Scout

 

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From: Matthew Baynard <matthew.baynard@ troop44bushkill. org>
To: TMTUG@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 10:42:02 AM
Subject: [TMTUG] Service Project Hours




Question for the group.  When we enter service project hours for the boys
who have worked on Eagle Projects, we're not sure what is best, to enter the
time as a total at the end of the Eagle project or to enter them on the days
that the work is done.  I know its important to enter the time on the day
its done since some ranks need service hours to be completed while in that
rank.  Is there a way to enter this multiple dates for one entry in
activities?  The manual really doesn't talk about this one.

 

Regards,

 

Matthew Baynard
Troop 44 - Bushkill Township
Assistant Scoutmaster & Webmaster
matthew.baynard@ troop44bushkill. org
www.troop44bushkill <http://www.troop44bushkill.org/>  .org