If I can do some shameless promotion, tell your camp to look into getting merit badge tracking software which will print the blue cards on plain paper filling in the names, merit badges, partial information, completed requirements and sign the counselor name. No need to purchase cards, for the troop, no need to fill in the scout information, for the troop and no need to track information the information and update the cards by the counselor.
Yours in Scouting,
Tom Newman
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Phone: (260) 485-7995
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Cc: Tim Williams
Subject: Re: [TMTUG] perforated blue cards and summer camp
Hello Tim,
We put the Camp's name and address in the MB counselors fields plus the information for each scout. We usually have 6 cards filled out for each scout unless they are in a pioneer program that would require less. We leave the MB blank and have the scout fill that out along with the requirements. We have found that the staff at our summercanp are very happy that most of the information is filled out already and is ledge able.
Hope this was of help.
Mike
---- Tim Williams <
tjandacw@... <mailto:tjandacw%40yahoo.com> > wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I just ordered the TroopMaster perforated blue cards for our troop. How do people use this with summer camp?
>
> Do you fill out the Scout's name and merit badge for all the ones they plan to sign up for and then print them out to bring to camp, or are they filled out after camp? I would think that the camp MB counselor needs to sign it, so I'm guessing that you're mainly printing blank cards with no requirements checked off.
>
> What's the best way to handle this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
