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It is also still mentioned in the current Troop/Team Record Book-BSA Item #34508C on Pg.42.
For those of you that still use those for record keeping purposes when in the field and away from the PC's or Laptops that do not own Blacberry's or whatever your favorite technological toy fetish is these days.
Ken
--- In TMTUG@..., Matt Price <admyank@...> wrote:
>
> From Jan/Mar 2008 scouting Magazine:
>
>
> Troops can earn the National Camping Award
>
> Boys join Scouting to go camping and have fun with their friends, and
> boys stay in troops that go camping. BSA research has proven that troops
> that camp monthly are larger and retain more boys than troops that donât
> camp monthly.
>
> The BSAâs National Camping Award recognizes troops that deliver a
> year-round camping program to their members. It is available for two
> levels: annual camping and cumulative camping.
>
> * â¯The annual National Camping Award, a green ribbon for troop
> flags, is available in four categories: 10 days and nightsâ"Unit
> Award; 20 days and nightsâ"Bronze Award; 30 days and nightsâ"Silver
> Award; 50 days and nightsâ"Gold Award.
>
> The year for earning the annual award may be a calendar year,
> charter year, or any 12-month period that best serves the troopâs
> program goals, as determined by the troopâs patrol leadersâ council.
>
> Summer camp, district camporees, and weekend camp-outs are all
> included in a troopâs total days and nights camped in a year. As
> explained in the application form, at least 50 percent of members
> must attend summer camp and at least 33 percent must attend
> weekend camp-outs, to count toward the award.
> * â¯The cumulative National Camping Award (a white ribbon for troop
> flags) has four categories for all camping done since Jan. 1,
> 1999: 100 days and nightsâ"Unit Award; 250 days and nightsâ"Bronze
> Award; 500 days and nightsâ"Silver Award; 1,000 days and
> nightsâ"Gold Award.
> * â¯In troops that earn the National Camping Award, individual
> National Camping Award patches are available for Scouts and
> leaders. Camp-outs with patrols, families, or other groups can be
> counted when qualifying for the individual award.
>
> The award application, âOur Camping Logâ (BSA No. 33690A), includes
> requirements, suggestions for planning an effective outdoor program, a
> chart for tracking individual troop member camping records, and a form
> (which must be signed by the district camping chairman or unit
> commissioner, Scoutmaster, and senior patrol leader) for submitting to
> the council camping committee when an award level has been reached.
>
>
>
>
> Thomas A Newman wrote:
> >
> >
> > There are no Official Boy Scout awards for 25 nights camping and so
> > forth, so this sounds like a Troop policy. The nice thing about
> > scouting is if you want to create your own awards, you can also make
> > the rules for it. There are no right or wrong answers, just have fun
> > and honor the boys who meet or exceed your expectations.
> >
> >
> >
> > Yours in Scouting,
> >
> > Tom Newman
> >
> > scout043@...
> >
> > Phone: (260) 485-7995
> >
> >
> >
> > If you can't live forever, create something that can.
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] *On
> > Behalf Of *bowen1@...
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 09, 2009 4:30 PM
> > *To:* TMTUG@...
> > *Subject:* [TMTUG] Camping nights awards?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I know that this is not a TM-specific question, but I know that there is
> > a lot of expertise on this list, and many of you are very willing to
> > share your opinions!
> >
> > I am responsible for keeping track of nights camped for our scouts, as
> > well as for the adults in the troop. We present awards at 25 nights, 50
> > nights, etc. The nights must be under the stars or in tents.
> >
> > We also allow new Scouts to include nights camped as Webelos Scouts, but
> > not Cub Scouts.
> >
> > This is the way we do it, and I have always taken guidance from our
> > existing leadership. My questions to you all are:
> > - is this standard BSA policy?
> > - is this the way other troops handle this?
> > - is there a national policy? I looked but could not find anything...
> > - do others include Webelos camping?
> > - do others include Cub camping?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Jim
> >
> >
>
For those of you that still use those for record keeping purposes when in the field and away from the PC's or Laptops that do not own Blacberry's or whatever your favorite technological toy fetish is these days.
Ken
--- In TMTUG@..., Matt Price <admyank@...> wrote:
>
> From Jan/Mar 2008 scouting Magazine:
>
>
> Troops can earn the National Camping Award
>
> Boys join Scouting to go camping and have fun with their friends, and
> boys stay in troops that go camping. BSA research has proven that troops
> that camp monthly are larger and retain more boys than troops that donât
> camp monthly.
>
> The BSAâs National Camping Award recognizes troops that deliver a
> year-round camping program to their members. It is available for two
> levels: annual camping and cumulative camping.
>
> * â¯The annual National Camping Award, a green ribbon for troop
> flags, is available in four categories: 10 days and nightsâ"Unit
> Award; 20 days and nightsâ"Bronze Award; 30 days and nightsâ"Silver
> Award; 50 days and nightsâ"Gold Award.
>
> The year for earning the annual award may be a calendar year,
> charter year, or any 12-month period that best serves the troopâs
> program goals, as determined by the troopâs patrol leadersâ council.
>
> Summer camp, district camporees, and weekend camp-outs are all
> included in a troopâs total days and nights camped in a year. As
> explained in the application form, at least 50 percent of members
> must attend summer camp and at least 33 percent must attend
> weekend camp-outs, to count toward the award.
> * â¯The cumulative National Camping Award (a white ribbon for troop
> flags) has four categories for all camping done since Jan. 1,
> 1999: 100 days and nightsâ"Unit Award; 250 days and nightsâ"Bronze
> Award; 500 days and nightsâ"Silver Award; 1,000 days and
> nightsâ"Gold Award.
> * â¯In troops that earn the National Camping Award, individual
> National Camping Award patches are available for Scouts and
> leaders. Camp-outs with patrols, families, or other groups can be
> counted when qualifying for the individual award.
>
> The award application, âOur Camping Logâ (BSA No. 33690A), includes
> requirements, suggestions for planning an effective outdoor program, a
> chart for tracking individual troop member camping records, and a form
> (which must be signed by the district camping chairman or unit
> commissioner, Scoutmaster, and senior patrol leader) for submitting to
> the council camping committee when an award level has been reached.
>
>
>
>
> Thomas A Newman wrote:
> >
> >
> > There are no Official Boy Scout awards for 25 nights camping and so
> > forth, so this sounds like a Troop policy. The nice thing about
> > scouting is if you want to create your own awards, you can also make
> > the rules for it. There are no right or wrong answers, just have fun
> > and honor the boys who meet or exceed your expectations.
> >
> >
> >
> > Yours in Scouting,
> >
> > Tom Newman
> >
> > scout043@...
> >
> > Phone: (260) 485-7995
> >
> >
> >
> > If you can't live forever, create something that can.
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] *On
> > Behalf Of *bowen1@...
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 09, 2009 4:30 PM
> > *To:* TMTUG@...
> > *Subject:* [TMTUG] Camping nights awards?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I know that this is not a TM-specific question, but I know that there is
> > a lot of expertise on this list, and many of you are very willing to
> > share your opinions!
> >
> > I am responsible for keeping track of nights camped for our scouts, as
> > well as for the adults in the troop. We present awards at 25 nights, 50
> > nights, etc. The nights must be under the stars or in tents.
> >
> > We also allow new Scouts to include nights camped as Webelos Scouts, but
> > not Cub Scouts.
> >
> > This is the way we do it, and I have always taken guidance from our
> > existing leadership. My questions to you all are:
> > - is this standard BSA policy?
> > - is this the way other troops handle this?
> > - is there a national policy? I looked but could not find anything...
> > - do others include Webelos camping?
> > - do others include Cub camping?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Jim
> >
> >
>
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