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Chartered Organization Representative. The Link Between The Community And the BSA. Introduction & Welcome. Name Where are you from Unit represented Years in Scouting, youth and adult. Agenda. Overview of the BSA Charter Concept Your Job as a COR Selecting Leaders Other Opportunities
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Chartered Organization Representative The Link Between The Community And the BSA
Introduction & Welcome • Name • Where are you from • Unit represented • Years in Scouting, youth and adult
Agenda • Overview of the BSA • Charter Concept • Your Job as a COR • Selecting Leaders • Other Opportunities • Wrap-up • Graduation
Overview of the BSA • Mission – “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 Law.”
Overview of the BSA • Purposes of the BSA • Citizenship Training • Character Development • Personal Fitness (Mental & Physical)
Overview of the BSA • Whole Family Concept • 1st Graders are Tiger Cubs • 2nd & 3rd Graders are Cub Scouts • 4th & 5th Graders are Webelos Scouts • 11 to 18 year olds are Boy Scouts • 14 to 21 year olds may be Venturers (coed)
Overview of the BSA BOY Chartered Organizations Adults National Organizations District Council
Charter Concept • Types of Charters • Invitation to a Community Group to use BSA program • Supporting services to assist groups with BSA program • Local Councils • Responsibilities to local groups • Local Organizations • Use of Scouting for… • Council & Chartered Organization Responsibilities
Your Job as a COR • Head of “Scouting Department” • Interaction with Unit Committee • Communication with the Council • Tasks of the COR • Resources for Help
Recruiting Unit Leadership • Form a Selection Committee • List Qualifications • List Candidates • Organization Approval • Call on Prospect • Approach the Prospect • Completing the job
Other Opportunities • District Committee • Council Training • Philmont Training Center • Roundtable