Trailblazer The May - June Trailblazer newsletter is now available online! Cubmobile Race The Red Hawk District is hosting a Cubmobile Race on August 2, 2008. The location is City Parking Lot F on 8th Street in Charleston. For more information see the race flier. Spring Rendezvous - Links to the Future The Annual Spring Rendezvous - Links to the Future event will be held May 16-18 at Wolf Creek State Park. There are events being planned for Cub Scouts, Webelos, and Boy Scouts. More information and the event fliers will be available soon. 2008 Cub Camp Leaders Guide The 2008 Cub Scout Summer Camp Leaders Guide is now available online! 2008 Summer Camp Leaders Guide The 2008 Summer Camp Leaders Guide is now available online! Eagle Application Change The new printing of the Eagle Scout Rank Application, No. 58-728, has a notable change. Now, under Requirement 5, the name of the candidate’s Eagle project is required, as well as the grand total of hours devoted to it (from page 10 of the Eagle Scout Leadership Project Workbook). The new application will be required beginning May 1, 2008. The information about Eagle projects will be entered along with other information from Eagle Scout rank applications, and will be stored on our database and accessed through PAS. Councils will be able to run reports at the district or council level. This new database of Eagle projects will also be available at area, region, and national levels. Brownsea National Youth Leadership Training The 2008 Brownsea National Youth Leadership Training will be held from June 8th through 14 at Rhodes France Scout Reservation. The Following Resources are available: Letter to the scoutmasters Brownsea NYLT Fact Sheet Registration Form Personal Resource Questionaire Personal Equipment List 2008 Rhodes France Camp Site Reservation List Click here for a camp site reservation list. Click here for a camp site reservation form that can be filled in and printed. Relaunch of Boys’ Life Web site Exciting news here at Boys’ Life magazine: We have relaunched our flagship Web site, www.boyslife.org, into the premier site for fun and information. It’s full of Scouting info and advancement help, gear buyer’s guides, tons of how-to projects and games for youth of all ages. And with Cub Corner, BL has created a special site dedicated for Cub Scouts. Other new site features: Pedro’s daily blog will keep users up to date with the latest news that affects a youth’s life. Tell a joke! Think our magazine jokes are lame? Tell us a better one and let the BL online community rate it. Reader photo galleries make BL’s readers the stars of the show. Boyslife.org is only going to get better. Make it a habit to visit every day — you don’t want to miss out on any of the new stuff in the works. If you have ideas to make the site better, let us know. Feel free to contact me at the e-mail address below. Mike Goldman Boys’ Life magazine mgoldman@netbsa.org Internet Advancement Units can now submit advancement for unit youth members online. Use Internet Advancement for the following: Add ranks, merit badges, and awards Update information on existing advancements (excluding the Eagle Scout rank). There is a link in the Resources Menu above or click here to learn more. You must pick up your login name and password at the roundtables. Policy on Scout Participation in Political Events With the presidential election coming up in 2008, it is a good time to restate the BSA’s long-standing policy regarding the participation of Scouts in political rallies and other political events. Uniformed unit members and leaders may participate in flag ceremonies at political events and may lead the Pledge of Allegiance; however, they should retire after the ceremony and not remain on the speakers’ platform or in a conspicuous location where television viewers could construe their presence as an endorsement or symbol of support. In addition, photos of candidates or Scouts in uniform or BSA marks and logos are not allowed in political campaign materials of any kind. Volunteers and professionals must be alert to situations that would imply that the BSA favors one candidate over another. Strict observance of our long-standing policy against the active participation of uniformed Scouts and leaders in political events is mandatory. Please notify your chartered organizations and unit leaders of this policy. Questions on the interpretation of this policy may be referred to David K. Park, national legal counsel, or the Marketing & Communications Division at 972-580-2263. Rhodes-France Scout Reservation The Camp Web Site is now posted. Thanks to Andrew Brookman for contributing this site created in the Pana High School Web Design class. More will be added as the camp season nears. Scouting.org Rhodes France Scout Reservation Promotional Video SMALL Rhodes France Scout Reservation Promotional Video LARGE for Broadband or DSL only.