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Parent Resources
-All you need to know: Pack 134 Handbook
-Assistance Funds for Council Dues: Scout Family Assistance form
-Cub Scouts website: Scouting.org
-Goal of Cub Scouts: Aim and Methods of Scouting
-Benefits of Scouting: Benefits of Scouting
-How can Parents get involved: Pack Committee Resources
-Popcorn Fundraiser Info: Popcorn Fundraiser Details
** Please do not let funding be a reason you are unable to join us, if funding for these dues is an issue, please let Pack Leadership know and we can assist in several ways.**
Popcorn... As you know our pack is 100% funded by Popcorn. We sell enough popcorn each year to cover all expenses, including all awards, crafts, events, snacks, camping, cabins, food, banquets, pinewood derby, and most trips.
Each family has a $350 ($500 for 2 or more scouts) in popcorn obligation. - If a family does not want to participate in Popcorn sales, it is not required. You may simply submit a check to “Pack 134” for $150 for the 1st scout and $100 for each additional in lieu of the popcorn obligation.
Leaders and Committee Members Resources
** The PACK still pays the registration fees for all registered adult leaders, please let us know if you have an adult invoice that needs to be paid. We will take care of it directly with council for you.**
In Cub Scouts, Akela is a symbol of wisdom, authority, and leadership. Akela is anyone who acts as a leader to the Scouts. Akela can be a Cubmaster, Den Leader, teacher, or parent, depending on where the guidance takes place. In Den meetings, it is the Den Leader who is Akela. During Pack meetings it is the Cubmaster. At home, the parents fill this role.
Many leaders are doing double or triple roles, not always because they desire to, but because the task at hand needs to get done in order to help the Pack run smoothly.
We can always use more helping hands!
As our current scouts grow from Cub Scouts to Webelos and on to Boy Scouts, we will need volunteers to fill positions vacated by those leaders moving on. Please look over the list and if you see something that you’re interested in and fits you well and let us know. We can get you started in training so you will be more than comfortable in your new leadership role and the Pack will transition smoothly. Without the help of our parents the Pack cannot grow. It’s up to each and every one of us to help contribute as much as we can.
Many Hands Make Light Work!
THREE STEPS TO BECOMING A TRAINED LEADER
STEP ONE: SET UP A MY.SCOUTING ACCOUNT
Visit My.Scouting and create an account. Once you have an account you can access online training.
STEP TWO: TAKE YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING (YPT)
The Boy Scouts of America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members.
Click Here to download an Online YPT Instruction Sheet
STEP THREE: POSITION SPECIFIC TRAINING
The BSA Learning Center is at My.Scouting. Select your position and a learning plan will be created for you. The plan includes modules that are designed to allow you to complete them at your own pace.
Leaders who complete Youth Protection Training and Position Specific Training earn the right to wear the trained patch on the left sleeve of their uniform, beneath the patch representing the position for which they are trained.
-Youth Protection info: Chester County Council Youth Protection
-PA Background Checks: Chester County Council (PA Background Checks)
PA clearances are considered “current” for 5 years from the issue date. Volunteers can obtain the Pa Background checks for free. Members may reapply after 57 months (just after 4.5 years) to update your existing clearances. For more Information/links to the state websites, go to: https://www.cccbsa.org/resources/pa-background-checks. These are the clearances needed for all PA residents:
FBI: Fingerprint Check (use code 1KG6ZJ) or Fingerprint Waiver (if you’ve lived in PA for 10+ years)
CBC: Criminal Background Check Authorization (this is done by the National BSA and is authorized by registered adults via a signature on the Adult Application – people missing this signature in their registration may be asked to sign for it)
Individuals who are registered can submit their own clearances to the Self-Service CCCBSA Clearance Portal: https://clearances.cccbsa.org/. This will allow them to check their own expirations, update, and download copies if they need them.
Summer Camp Adult Policy
Summer Camp Adult Policy
It is the policy of the Chester County Council, BSA that any attendee, 18 years and older, that is attending Cub Scout Overnight Camp must complete Youth Protection Training (YPT). YPT is a free, online course that can be completed through the BSA Learn Center at: www.my.scouting.org. Additionally, pursuant to PA Act 153, Pennsylvania Residents, 18 years and older, will be required to complete additional clearances. Complete details on how to obtain these clearances are available at: https://www.cccbsa.org/resources/pa-background-checks/clearances/. Verification of YPT and clearances will be required before any adult is allowed to stay overnight at Cub Scout Summer Camp.
Additional Leader Training
Chester County Council Training: Chester County Council Training
Additional Supplemental Training
Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation – BALOO
This one-and-a-half day course is designed as an introduction to the Cub Scout outdoor program for leaders interested in adding a camping component to their Pack activities. BALOO training consists of an online pre-requisite component in addition to an overnight outdoor camping experience. Completion of this course is mandatory for a MINIMUM OF ONE adult on a Pack overnighter.
First Aid, CPR, and AED (adult and pediatric)
Prepare to recognize and care for a variety of first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children and infants and meets OSHA/workplace requirements.
American Red Cross Training Center (Click the link, type in your zip code, hit enter, select Course Category, Course Format, and Date Range, then click to Find Courses.
Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS)
Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills is a full weekend introduction to Boy Scout Camping. Webelos Dens will be invited to camp with Boy Scouts, and so it is recommended that Webelos Den Leaders take IOLS training.
Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat
Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat govern Boy Scouts of America swimming and boating activities. Both specify that the activities are supervised by a mature and conscientious adult age 21 or older who:
Understands and knowingly accepts responsibility for the well-being and safety of youth members in their care
Is experienced in the particular activity
Is confident in their ability to respond appropriately in an emergency
Is trained and committed to the nine points of BSA Safety Afloat and/or the eight points of Safe Swim Defense.
Training programs are available online at my.scouting.org and may also be offered locally by instructors approved by the council aquatics committee or other council authority.
Wilderness First Aid
Wilderness environments create special situations not usually encountered in an urban or suburban environment. With an ASHI Wilderness First Aid class, first aid providers in a remote outdoor setting will be better prepared to respond with wilderness first aid training when faced with limited resources, longer times to care for someone, and decisions about when and how fast to evacuate an ill or injured person. This comprehensive 16-hour wilderness first aid course meets or exceeds the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, 2017 Edition.
Wood Badge is known as the premier training course in the Boy Scouts of America. Offered by a local council, it is held over a period of a week or two full weekends. It includes an outdoor camping experience. Those who complete Wood Badge are presented iconic wooden beads as a symbol of their commitment to provide a quality Scouting program.
Listen to the April 2017 CubCast, “Tell Us More About Wood Badge,” to learn even more about this advanced leadership training course.
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