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Arlington Scout Shop Newsletter
AUGUST 2021
Current Hours of Operation CLOSED SUNDAY MON 10-6
TUES 10-6
Wed 10-6 THUR 10-6
FRI 10-6
SAT 10-2
Closed 2:30-3:00 for Lunch Mon-Fri.
(Subject to Covid Policy changes)
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SCOUT SHOP
617 E GOLF ROAD
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005
847-640-4430 ARLINGTONHEIGHTSSCOUTSHOP@SCOUTING.ORG
Important Announcement!
Advancement reports needed for purchasing advancement items. Pathway to Adventure Council Scout Shops require advancement reports to confirm a unit's accomplishments when purchasing advancement items for Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, and Venturing advancement awards. Advancement reports may be printed from Internet Advancement or Scout Book. Once you complete your advancement form download it to the online (see below) advancement form and send to the Arlington Heights Scout Shop.
We wanted to share with you our NEW! Online Order Request Form to place both advancement and uniform orders for pick-up or shipping. It’s perfect for when you’re short on time, or not within easy driving distance of the store. Feel free, to click the link below and explore the site; and be sure to bookmark the link for your future orders!
On your mark, get set, Scout! Start off the new Scouting year with a nice & new uniform. We’re offering 25% off* uniform shorts, pants, or skorts with the purchase of a shirt from the same program.
*Check with your local Scout Shop for more information. Retail only. Uniform top and bottom must be from the same program and purchased together. Offer valid in participating Scout Shops from 08/02/21 to 10/31/21. Not valid on previous purchases. May not be combined with any other offer or discount. No cash value
Pathway to Adventure Council Training Opportunities Guiding you to guide youth
Classroom courses are provided to help you better understand how to guide and develop the youth of your Dens, Packs, Troops, Crews, and Posts. Classroom training gives attendees opportunities to ask questions and interact with other leaders in the same position.
Everyone is required to take Youth Protection training. It is available online specifically for Cub Scout and Boy Scout Leaders (Y01), for Venturing and Sea Scout Leaders (Y02), and for Exploring Leaders (Y03).
Scouts help other people at all times, and after a year of staying home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our Scouts are excited to start serving their communities like they did pre-pandemic. Earn service hours as an individaul and unit. Leaders- make sure you log your Scout's hours as well as the unit's in Scoutbook. (see link above for Scoutbook access).
Select Cub Scout Elective Adventures Retiring
Effective May 2022
As part of our ongoing mission to streamline and simplify the Cub Scout Adventure program, we have identified the following 19 Elective Adventures that will be retired from the program effective May 31, 2022.
Why the Change: These have been identified as the lowest earned within their rank, with the lowermost being earned by less than 3% of eligible youth.
Interim Eligibility and Inventory: All 19 Adventures are still eligible to be earned during the 2021-2022 program year. However, inventory is limited and will only be available while supplies last.
Affected Elective Adventures (Effective May 31, 2022)
SKU
Rank
Adventure Name
619922
Tiger
Family Stories
619925
Tiger
Earning Your Stripes
619930
Tiger
Tiger Tales
619931
Tiger
Tiger Theater
619940
Wolf
Collections and Hobbies
619944
Wolf
Grow Something
619947
Wolf
Hometown Heroes
619950
Wolf
Motor Away
619958
Bear
Beat of the Drum
619960
Bear
World of Sound
619963
Bear
Make it Move
619968
Bear
Robotics
619978
Webelos/AOL
Looking Back Looking Forward
619979
Webelos/AOL
Maestro
619997
Webelos/AOL
Project Family
619992
Webelos/AOL
Build My Hero
619989
Webelos/AOL
Adventures in Science
619975
Webelos/AOL
Fix It
619982
Webelos/AOL
Movie Making
You can see all of the latest "Things-To-Know" right here in the Arlington Heights Scout Shops Special Newsletter. Just click the box below and find out the latest news news for the Premier Pathway to Adventure Council. The Arlington Heights Scout Shop works closely with this Council to bring you the BEST of SCOUTING!!!
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Every year, the National Eagle Scout Association bestows scholarships upon Eagle Scouts pursuing higher education. These scholarships are made possible by generous donors and NESA members that help the alumni organization to continue developing young adults beyond their traditional Scouting experience.
Some scholarships are part of the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year awards.
Other scholarships Eagle Scouts who meet certain eligibility requirements can apply for include: Lawrence S. and Mabel Cooke Scholarship
One scholarship of up to $48,000 (up to $12,000 per year for four years) and four $25,000 scholarships (up to $6,250 a year for four years) awarded annually to an Eagle Scout who has shown academic performance, financial need and active participation in school and Scouting activities. Established by Lawrence S. Cooke in memory of his late wife, Mabel Cooke. National Eagle Scout Association Scholarship
$5,000 scholarships awarded on a regional basis to Eagle Scouts who have shown active participation in school, Scouting activities and community service. Hall/McElwain Scholarship
$5,000 scholarships awarded on a regional basis to Eagle Scouts who have shown active participation in school, Scouting activities and community service. Palmer Scholarship
Three $2,500 scholarships awarded to Eagle Scouts who have shown active participation in school, Scouting activities and community service.
The application window for scholarships this year will open in December. At that time, check the national Eagle Scout Association website to find applications.
Registered adult leaders who have completed Youth Protection Training and the training courses for their program, which are outlined below. Available in Red $1.69 for Cub Scout Leaders or Green $1.79 for Scout's BSA Leaders. Available for pick up in the Arlington Heights Scout Shop. Must show your BSA scouting profile training page for proof of completion to purchase.
What are the program-specific requirements?
These requirements are for adult leaders. The emblem may be worn only in connection with the emblem of office for which training has been completed. In other words, if you’re an assistant Scoutmaster and a Venturing crew Advisor, but you’ve only taken training for the assistant Scoutmaster role, you would only wear the trained patch on your Boy Scout uniform — not on your Venturing uniform.
Cub Scouting: Position-Specific training for your position. (Pack Trainers take Pack Committee Challenge and Fundamentals of Training.)
Boy Scouting:
Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters: Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Position-Specific and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
Coaches and assistants: Varsity Coach Position-Specific and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
Varsity committee members: Team Committee Challenge
Venturing and Sea Scouts:
Advisors and assistants: Venturing Advisor Position-Specific
Crew and ship committee members: Crew Committee Challenge
All adults in ships: Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic
Chartered organization representatives: This Is Scouting and Training the Chartered Organization Representative.
The Arlington Heights Scout Shop can help you make that Brag Vest Something Special!! Let us sew those patches on that vest and create a custom Sensation!! We charge only $3.50 per patch and quantity discounts are available. Let the Arlington Heights Scout Shop be your One-Stop destination!!
New Award – EPA 50th Anniversary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of a public awareness campaign to celebrate its first 50 years, has partnered with the Boy Scouts of America to create an award for members of troops, crews, and ships. This new award will recognize youth who research and learn about the subjects of human health and the environment, as the EPA develops its vision for the next 50 years.
Objective: The objective of the EPA award is to combine a variety of disciplines to challenge and educate youth; introduce them to the breadth of the EPA’s involvement in environmental protection and conservation; and encourage them to research, investigate, experiment, demonstrate, survey, and study air pollution, water pollution, solid and hazardous waste, and ocean dumping.
