Mount Baker Council is offering a 16-hour Wilderness and Remote First Aid course that is certified by the Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI).
This course meets the wilderness first aid requirement for units trekking at national high adventure bases (Philmont, Sea Base, Northern Tier and The Summit) and for other backcountry outings. It is appropriate for Scouts and Scouters who want to become better prepared for emergencies. It also fulfills the core first aid requirement for the Venturing Ranger Award.
Attendees must attend BOTH sessions to become certified.
When:
Saturday, November 11, 2017 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 18, 2017 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Where: Fire Mountain Scout Camp, 26027 Walker Valley Road, Mount Vernon
Cost: $65.00 per person
Prerequisites:
1. Registered Scouter or Scout (age 14+).
2. Scouters must be “Trained” for registered position. Scouts must be at least First Class and have First Aid Merit Badge.
3. Minors must be accompanied by parent, guardian or unit leader.
4. Current Adult CPR/AED certification card prior to first day of the course. (Online-only courses are not acceptable. Must be certified by American Red Cross, American Heart Association, ECSI, or American Safety and Health Institute.) Optional ECSI blended learning Adult & Child CPR/AED course is available at extra cost ($20) — this course requires completion of an online interactive “classroom” portion prior to the first day of class and hands-on skills testing at 8 a.m. on the first day of class, November 11, 2017.
Documentation:Submit the following documentation as part of registration:
Current signed Part A and Part B Annual Health and Medical Record.
Copy of current CPR/AED certification or date when course will be completed or enrollment in optional Adult & Child CPR/AED course.
Documentation of current rank and First Aid Merit Badge (Scouts only).
Enrollment is limited. Please register as soon as possible. Registration deadline is October 6, 2017.
For More Information: Contact Joel Walker, Course Director, at [email protected] or (360) 929-9515; or the Council Service Center at 425-338-0380
BALOO Training-Fall 2017
Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation for Cub Leaders
Saturday, November 11th 2017
8:00 am-5:00 pm
Fire Mountain Scout Reservation
Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) is a one-day training event that introduces leaders and parents to the skills needed to plan and conduct pack outdoor activities, particularly pack camping.
Participants who complete this training course will:
Understand the focus of the Cub Scout level of the BSA outdoor program.
Gain the skills needed to plan and carry out a successful Cub Scout-level overnight activity.
Learn more about the resources available from the BSA for carrying out this activity.
This training is required for any adult who is in charge of planning a pack campout.
Online registration is live for the Mount Baker Council. Prospective parents now have the ability to submit an application, and pay registration fees, online. Please review the guidelines in these slides to make sure you have everything ready for your recruiting events. Unit Key 3 positions – Cubmasters / Scoutmasters / Venture Advisors / Skippers / Coaches, Committee Chairs, and Chartered Organization Reps should all be familiar with this material.
The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
To do this — while delivering the nation’s foremost youth development program — the BSA must remain vigilant in controlling costs. Although we have been successful in reducing our expenditures in many areas, it has become necessary to evaluate our annual membership fees.
Based on feedback from both volunteers and employees, the BSA membership fee will increase to $33 for all registered youth and adult leaders, effective December 1, 2017.
Membership fees support the services that are necessary to provide Scouting to youth from 7 to 21 years of age. From education to high-adventure experiences you can’t get anyplace else, the BSA provides unique growth opportunities at a great value.
Services include primary liability coverage for all volunteer leaders and chartered organizations, ongoing advances in technology, fundraising support, new program development and membership recruiting strategies, and support materials. In 2016 alone, the BSA served 2.3 million youth members through approximately 270 local councils across the United States and its territories.
With the help of all of our volunteers and Scouting parents, we will continue accomplishing incredible things for young people and the communities we serve.
Questions and Answers:
Why are you increasing the membership fee? What is the additional money from the fees going to be used for?
To deliver the Scouting program to our 2.3 million youth members, it is occasionally necessary for the organization to increase membership fees to offset rising costs. As a result, the BSA is increasing our membership fee to $33 for all registered Scouts and adult members effective December 1, 2017.
Membership fees support the services that are necessary to provide Scouting programs to a growing number of youth. Services include ongoing advances in technology, council visits to assist in fundraising, program development and membership campaigns, liability insurance costs, and administrative costs. It is important that we continue to maintain a strong financial position in the future to support and grow Scouting.
What is directly contributing to the need for this increase?
There are a variety of factors taken into consideration, all of which have led to an increased cost of doing business.
When will the increase go into effect?
The membership fee change for all registered youth and adult leaders will go into effect December 1, 2017. This change will affect Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Venturing crews, Sea Scout ships, and Exploring posts/clubs. However, it will NOT apply to LDS-sponsored units, nor to those units with council-paid memberships. Note: All November and December 2017 recharters will have to renew at this new rate (since November recharter renewal actually spans from December 1, 2017, to November 30, 2018).
Does the BSA increase membership fees often?
There have been 10 fee increases in the organization’s history. Since 1969, the BSA has increased our fee, on average, every five years. The last membership increase took effect on January 1, 2014, and, prior to that, in 2010.
How much does it cost to be a Boy Scout?
All youth and adults who wish to become a member or leader of the Boy Scouts of America must pay the annual membership fee. Beyond that, families incur additional costs related to uniforms and the activities of their individual units.
Will the fee for Cub Scouts, Exploring, and Venturing/Sea Scouts increase as well?
Yes. This change will affect Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Venturing crews, Sea Scout ships, and Exploring posts/clubs. However, it will NOT apply to LDS-sponsored units, nor to those units with council-paid memberships.
Who gets the membership fee?
Local councils collect — and forward to the National Council — membership fees from each youth and adult who wishes to become a member of the Boy Scouts of America.
How is the National Council funded?
The National Council is funded through membership and service fees, investments, Boys’ Life magazine subscriptions, sales of uniforms and equipment, fees from national high-adventure bases, and contributions from individuals.
What does the National Council do for Scouting on the local level?
The BSA’s National Council provides program materials and support for approximately 270 local councils that administer the Scouting program, with each covering a specific geographic territory. The following are the key functions of the National Council:
Provide training to local council volunteers and staff
Maintain a national training center at Philmont Scout Ranch
Develop and maintain four year-round national high-adventure bases and execute national events (jamborees, National Eagle Scout Association and Order of the Arrow conferences, and National Council meetings)
Continue our leadership role in protecting our youth by providing youth protection resources, training, and criminal background checks for all registered volunteers and staff
Provide local councils with program as well as tools for camp and office planning and evaluation, extensive financial counseling, planned giving and fundraising information, and professional personnel support
Coordinate a communications network through magazines and literature (handbooks, merit badge pamphlets, brochures, training materials, and professional development training), including providing Scouting magazine to all registered leaders
Make available uniforms, equipment, and program supplies
Maintain and develop new relationships with chartered organizations that use the Scouting program (religious institutions, civic organizations, labor unions, professional organizations, business, and industry)
Serve in a leadership role with Scouting associations in other countries as a member of the World Scout Conference
Set and maintain program standards (e.g., advancement, health and safety, etc.) to ensure consistency of the brand throughout councils across the country
With the increase in membership fees, is Scouting still a good value?
The BSA has always taken into consideration the cost of delivering the Scouting program and has worked to keep our fees reasonable.
When you compare the BSA to other youth-serving organizations, we provide unique growth opportunities at a great value. The following are costs associated with other youth activities:
Tackle football, $142: In Plano, Texas, second- through sixth-graders who play tackle football pay $140 for a three-month season. That fee doesn’t include equipment.
Youth orchestra, $1,000: Members of the prestigious Los Angeles Youth Orchestra pay $100 to audition, $1,000 annually (if accepted), and must buy their own instruments.
Select soccer, $400: In Cleveland, select youth soccer players ages 15 to 18 pay $400 a season, plus $180 for uniforms.
Youth basketball, $525: In Queens, N.Y., boys ages 8 to 13 pay $525 a year, not including uniforms.
4-H program, $25: Participants of the 4-H program in College Station, Texas, pay $25 a year, not including fees for individual activities.
From education to high-adventure, the Boy Scouts of America provides unique growth opportunities at a great value and we want all eligible youth to receive these benefits and participate in Scouting.
Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS)
Outdoor skills are critical to the success of the Scouting program, and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills will provide leaders with the basic outdoor skills information needed to start a program right.
This course is required training for Scoutmasters, assistant Scoutmasters, Varsity Coaches and assistant Varsity Coaches. The skills taught are based on the outdoor skills found in The Boy Scout Handbook.
The course is also ideal for Venturing leaders because it focuses on skills that build confidence and competence in leaders conducting outdoor camping experiences.
Instructors will help you learn how to set up camp, cook, work with woods tools and about ropes, first aid, planning campfire programs, map reading and compass skills, hiking and packing techniques, nature identification, and Leave No Trace.
Each outdoor session will bring to life the pages of the Boy Scout Handbook to help you deliver the promise of Scouting to yourself and the youth you serve. It will increase your comfort level and give you confidence as a trained, skilled leader. The program will also give you the opportunity to work with other Scout leaders from your area, meet new friends, and reinforce skill techniques with fellow unit leaders.
Join the Mount Baker Council for our Centennial Summit Dinner and Auction!
Saturday, September 30, 2017 Tulalip Resort Hotel and Spa 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd Tulalip, WA 98271
This auction aims to exceed $100,000 in celebration of the Mount Baker Councils 100 years of delivering character building programs in Northwest Washington.
Individual Seats are $125
Sponsorships are available
In May 2017, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it was no longer utilizing the Venturing and Varsity programs of the Boy Scouts of America effective December 31, 2017. To facilitate this transition, the Young Men’s General President of the LDS Church approved the transfer of age-eligible young men from LDS-chartered Venturing and Varsity units into LDS-sponsored Boy Scout troops. This transfer will automatically take place at the end of August 2017.
At that time, young men under the age of 18 who are registered in either LDS-chartered Varsity teams or Venturing crews will automatically have their registrations transferred to their Ward-sponsored Scout troops. Adult Venturing and Varsity participants (i.e., registered participants, including leaders, who are 18-years-old or older) will be transferred to the troop or removed from registration as part of year-end recharter, and the Venturing and Varsity units will not be renewed.
Registration fees and magazine subscriptions will not be affected by this transfer and may be renewed or canceled in the ordinary course at the time of recharter. LDS crews and teams may use Internet Advancement to enter and submit awards for Venturing and Varsity Scouts until August 27th. After that date, please contact the Council office for any award submissions relating to these two programs.
The Beach! The Food! The Lake! The Zip Line!
There are so many reasons to join us at Fire Mountain for Summer Camp.
Troop Reservations for the 2018 Summer Camp are being accepted.
What is Stampede: A fun day at Fire Mountain, open to all Cub Scouts. Activities include: archery, BB guns, fishing, hiking, crafts, field sports, bouldering, and much more.
When: Saturday, October 21st. Camp opens at 9:00am and the day wraps up at 4:00pm. Come for an hour, or stay for the whole day. Scouts are invited to attend for as long as they want. Registration is not required.
Who is invited: All Cub Scouts (regardless of grade). Siblings and parents are welcome too. All scouts are encouraged to bring a friend, and introduce them to all the great things Scouting has to offer.
Cost: FREE
Food: A hot dog lunch will be available for $2.00 from 12:00 – 1:00pm, or bring a sack lunch. The Trading Post will also be open.
Where: Fire Mountain Scout Camp. 26027 Walker Valley Road, Mount Vernon, WA 98274
University of Scouting
October 28, 2017 | Haller Middle School | 8:15am to 4:15pm
To register you will need to create an individual account.
Registration fee before October 9th – $20.00
Registration fee after October 9th – $30.00
Child Care – $10.00 per child
You must register for child care prior to the event. Registration can be completed through the registration system.
On-site registration for courses is available, however please be aware that many of the courses required to be a trained leader (examples: Scoutmaster training, Den Leader training) fill up prior to registration closing. A wait list will be created in the registration system, however we do not anticipate any room in the courses for walk-in registrants.
Patches, Pins, and Ribbons: Beyond the basic awards (CUB – 033)
Good Commissioners Need Both Head and Heart (COM – 322)
Tracking Advancement: Internet and Scoutbook (COM – 323)
Contacting Units (COM – 321)
Be sure to check out our new Scoutmaster Share (BOY – 115) course. Enjoy a casual, moderated course over lunch. Meet with fellow Scoutmasters, share stories, and learn best practices.
University of Scouting
