Time Sensitive:
New youth protection policy issued by BSA effective June 1. Details here.
September Roundtable – Thursday September 16 at Glendale UMC (map). Gathering 7:00 PM and meeting starts at 7:30 PM.
September District Committee Meeting will be on August 27, 7 PM, at Durham Lion's Club Scout facility (map). Minutes of previous meetings here.
Duke University is holding a Scout Soccer night on 9/11/2010! Application form here.
Occoneechee Camporee scheduled for Oct. 8-10. Details and registration here.
Mawat's Merit Badge College will be on Nov. 13. Details and registration here.
Adult Training:
Looking to get some basic training under your belt? Then check out BSA’s online training at http://olc.scouting.org/. You can complete Youth Protection Training and the appropriate Leader Fast Start.
Mawat Scouts in the News:
Jamboree articles:
Troop 451 Scout to be Jamboree correspondent for The Herald-Sun
First article here.
August 1st article
August 2nd article
August 3rd article
August 3rd article on keeping it clean
August 4th article on patch trading
Closing ceremony article by Nate Fitzsimons
Bidding Jamboree goodbye
Photos and article of 100's anniversary celebration in Raleigh posted on the News&Observer site.
Mawat's 2010 Pinewood Derby in The Herald-Sun. Don't miss the slide show, upper right!
"After 100 years, Boy Scouts say they are still 'essential'" article on Durham's The Herald-Sun.
Time magazine's BSA 100 years photos available.
BSA in the News
National Jamboree started!here and here.
Speech by Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense to the Scouts on 7/28/2010
New Yort Times article of 7/31/2010 on Scouting.
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National and Council Announcements:
2010 Boy Scout advancement requirements have been published. There are significant changes so please review this document.
Scouting Magazine is now available online.
BSA has access to almost-free SAT/ACT software for Scouts. Details at here.
2010 BSA Coin availabe for sale on March 23rd.
The report of the nation has been posted here. Pictures posted here.
Did you know? It costs at least $144/scout to provide the programs. Please help! Donate here. And remember to indicate it is for Mawat District.
Scouts is turning 100 years. Take a look at National's activities and at Occoneechee's council. One of them will involve one Scout from each county presenting a report to the Governor.Details on page 6 of the 100 Years Program Guide.
Haitian Scouts helping the recovery.
 There's a new award for the BSA Centennial: the 2010 Awards Patch. Pack 451 has captured the essence of at their site.
New Celebrate Scouting stamp being unveiled by the USPS.
New National Jamboree site (after 2010) announced.
Miscellaneous:
Mawat District's Eagles since 2000: 279!
Article on Latino outreach by the BSA in the Denver Post.
Website of the Month - every month we would like to highlight one of our unit's websites. Go and visit to see what they are doing. You may want to do similar activities or provide them some ideas.
We've been a bit slow in updating these entries so we decided to highlight the National Jamboree this time.
Some companies offer discounts/freebies to Scouts. See a list here.
Want a good way to explain the Scout Law? Then check out http://www.scouttube.org/. The videos in this site were put together by Scouts for Scouts. Excellent. You can even buy a DVD to show at unit meetings.
PVSA – Presidential Volunteer Service Award – is available to youth and adults for their volunteer service in Scouting and in other areas. Also, Good Turn for America provides volunteering and recognition opportunities.
Key Information:
Mawat District Email - Join the Mawat email group and receive timely emails about upcoming events in the Mawat District as well as having access to the Mawat District Calendar. All you have to do is
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The Mawat Calendar is located in the Yahoo Groups site. You must be a member of the group to have access to the calendar.
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