New Parent Resources

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We have worked hard on this website to have every bit of useful information you may need. Please take some time to thoroughly explore this entire website, as this will save you and I a lot of time! I suggest that you go to the home page of this website then click and examine each of the buttons on the main menu that appear on the left side of the screen.

Who To Ask?

One of the best things about Troop 69 is the large number of adults that are involved in the troop. Because of this, in most cases there is no one adult leader that can answer any question you may have. Not Drew Barnard (the Scoutmaster), not Steve Tipton (the troop committee chair), and most certainly not me! (the webmaster, whose email address is often on the "From" end of emails sent to the troop). I recommend that you refer to the adult leader information contained on this website (go to the home page and click on "Adult Leaders" and then direct your question to the person that would appear to be most knowledgeable about your particular question).

Notice that the Adult Leaders page has a number of positions that we do not have any volunteers to fill. Filling one of these positions is one of the best possible ways to support your son's Scouting career (see last section below). Please consider volunteering for one of these positions. For more information on the open positions, please contact Steven Vore (for Assistant Scoutmaster positions) or Steve Tipton (for committee positions).

New Parent Orientation Presentations

How To Help Your Son Become an Eagle Scout

Is Scouting just an extension of Cub Scouting to you, or do you recognize the regard in which the rank of Eagle Scout is held across the world in both the scouting and the non scouting community? If you recognize the life long value of being an Eagle Scout and you are serious about doing everything to help (not make) your son reach this goal, then consider this simple fact. Very few boys ever make it to Eagle (< 5% of all scouts that join the BSA), but of those that do, a large percentage had parents that were actively involved in the adult leadership of their sons troop (Note: this does not mean you need to go camping; we have many parents who have never been on a camping trip but still provide invaluable assistance to the troop).

So if you are truly serious, get involved!

 

This page was last updated on 10/08/05.