Happy Memorial Day - No Troop Meeting

There will be no Troop Meeting tonight. 

Art Merit Badge Opportunity

As shared on Bryan on Scouting

Imagine getting free art lessons from the most accomplished illustrators from around the country.

Maybe you want to ask them questions about their techniques. Maybe you’re looking for tips for your next art project. Maybe you’re bored and just want to draw along with the pros. And maybe you’re even looking to jumpstart the Art merit badge.

May 25-29, we’re making all that happen. Each day at 2 p.m., hop onto go.boyslife.org/fblive for live-drawing demonstrations and Q&As with the incredible illustrators of Boys’ Life magazine. Every lesson will cover different art media and how to render awesome art using a variety of tools.

Kids of all ages are invited to join. Even Cub Scouts who aren’t yet earning merit badges can benefit from tuning in.

Come prepared to draw along with the pros. Or just watch to get inspired for your own drawings. Some days you’ll probably have everything you need to follow along. Other tutorials require specific tools you can order ahead of time.

What’s the schedule for Art-O-Ree?

Monday, May 25, at 2 p.m.:

The Boys’ Life team kicks off the week with a look at the Art merit badge requirements. And then things get really exciting when Joey Ellis joins live to demo computer-sketched art with Photoshop. He’ll also show how to sketch with pencil and paper.

Supplies to have on hand for the pencil sketch:

• A few pieces of tracing paper or regular computer paper
• A pencil
• An eraser
• A marker (or a permanent marker)

Tuesday, May 26, at 2 p.m. Eric Ottinger shows how to make a work of art with acrylics.

Supplies to have on hand:

• Synthetic bristle brushes
• A wax- and oil-free canvas
• Water in a disposable or painting cup
• Paper towels or clean junk rags
• A workspace you can get messy (protect surfaces you want to avoid staining with paint)

Wednesday, May 27, at 2 p.m. Daryll Collins demonstrates a pencil-and-paper sketch and takes your questions live.

Supplies to have on hand:

• A few pieces of tracing paper or regular computer paper
• A colored pencil (Darryll likes a Prismacolor Col-Erase Erasable Colored Pencil – carmine red)

Thursday, May 28, at 2 p.m. Kevin Hurley is live for a watercolor demonstration. He’ll stick around to answer questions, too.

Supplies to have on hand:

• Basic tray of watercolors
• Set of watercolor brushes
• Textured watercolor paper (140 lb. weight recommended)
• Water in a disposable or painting cup
• Paper towels or clean junk rags
• A workspace you can get messy (protect surfaces you want to avoid staining with paint)

Friday, May 29, at 2 p.m. Mike Moran shows how to create art with pen and ink.

Supplies to have on hand:

• A pen with plenty of ink (fountain, rollerball or felt-tipped)
• A few pieces of heavyweight paper

Drawing from the Art merit badge

Check out requirement 4 from the Art merit badge:


4. Render a subject of your choice in FOUR of these ways:

Pen and ink,Watercolors,Pencil,Pastels,Oil paints,Tempera,Acrylics,CharcoalComputer drawing or painting

If you tune in all week and draw along with the experts, you may have four (or more) great pieces of art to show your merit badge counselor. This could help you complete a key, challenging requirement. Ultimately, only your merit badge counselor can give you the final sign-off. Either way, you’ll be working toward developing the skills you need to earn this badge.

And if you need a hard copy of the merit badge pamphlet, you can order it online here. If you’re looking for the Kindle Edition, you can find it here.

Add it to your calendar now

Set a reminder. Tell your troop. Share with your Scout and Scouter friends.

What: The Ultimate Art-O-Ree

When: May 25-29, 2 p.m. 

Where: go.boyslife.org/fblive

See you there!

Scouting At Home

In this week's episode of ScoutingWire TV, we see how Scouts around the world are #ScoutingAtHome and continuing on through these tough times. You'll also learn more about Philmont Scout Camp and how you can still enjoy High Adventure Camps throughout the summer. Stay tuned for next week's episode!

Coming Soon! Virtual Merit Badge College

Virtual Eagle Merit Badge College – Coming Soon

Communication

Citizenship in the Nation

Citizenship in the World

Personal Management

Sustainability

All with requirements which will not involve having to leave home to complete!

Each Eagle Merit Badge planned as two 2-Hour Saturday morning live, virtual, interactive class sessions with very experienced Eagle Merit Badge Counselor Instructors, 

including Greg Buell, Bob Morgan, Russ Brown and Matt Tumulty. 

All Scouts can earn Eagle Merit Badges. However, expect required homework and be prepared to actively participate and give each class your full attention!  

Email troop1910meritbadgecoordinator@gmail.com if interested!

Sign Offs, Scoutmaster Conferences and Boards of Review

Please be aware that 5/25 is Memorial Day, so if Scouts are signed up for that date, ACTUAL sign offs will be conducted sometime that week based on ASM availability and coordination with the Scout's parent.

Adults and Scouts, this is your opportunity to sign up for Rank Advancement Sign Offs, Boards of Review ("BOR"), and/or Scoutmaster Conferences. Very few of you are taking advantage of this opportunity to continue advancing in Scouting – it is challenging, but there are still advancements that you can complete and get signed off virtually at this time!

NEW Scouts should all be working on completing their Scout ranks at this time, then Tenderfoot, as possible.

Also, Scouts and parents, please be aware that you must take a picture of your Scout’s Handbook for the rank in question (and Camping and Service Logs as needed) and email to the Assistant Scoutmaster (ASM) and BOR contact once assigned, to enable them to verify that Scoutbook is up to date.

Parents are more than welcome to add dates in Scoutbook.com that are missing – just don’t click Recorded/Approved (if you have that capacity.)

All responses are required by Sunday at noon in order to schedule on Sunday for Monday night’s meeting.

1. Scouts Sign Up to participate in a Zoom video conference with an ASM, along with your parent, in order to get Rank Advancement sign-offs (Scout through Life Rank) or a Scoutmaster conference (up to First Class only)  Please see your e-mail for the link to the Sign Up Genius.
2. Scouts Sign Up to participate in a Zoom video conference for Scoutmaster Conference for Star or Life Rank. Again, see your e-mail for that specific link.
3. Scouts Sign up for Boards of Review (BOR): After your Scoutmaster Conference is signed off by an ASM, Scouts need to email Ms. Boyd at troop1910advancements@gmail.com to request a BOR, and she will then put you on the BOR list. BOR’s are first-come, first served, so you must wait your turn until you receive an email with your scheduled BOR Zoom meeting.
4. ASM Sign Up to volunteer to conduct Zoom video conference with Scouts for Sign Offs or SM Conferences (Scout's parent must be present to conduct the conference). There's a separate link for this in your weekly e-mail.
5. Adults Sign Up to volunteer to participate in Boards of Review with Scouts - you need prior experience participating on a Board of Review please. See email links for those.

Everyone should be mindful of the 2 deep leadership requirement for youth protection - there shall be no one-on-one contact with Scouts, including teleconference, email, video conference, etc., so the parent must be included in all cases. NO exceptions!

For ASM’s and Scouts for sign-offs - Current virtual direction from the BSA regarding rank requirements HERE.

One update is that the BSA has implemented temporary changes to allow Scouts to complete rank requirements by video conferencing through September 1, 2020. This deadline will be re-evaluated as needed.

Virtual Troop Committee Meeting Tonight

Tonight is the Virtual Troop Committee Meeting. All are welcome to attend. If you've thought about plugging in to see how you can help fill a need, this would be a great way to see what all those needs are.  We are all volunteers... the more everyone helps, the less of a burden it is on everyone to make sure this program keeps running like a well-oiled machine.

Won't you stop in and help?  Check your email for the Zoom login credentials.

Food Donations - A Scout is Kind

Donations are needed for the Resource Center.

Experiencing an increase in need at the Resource Center, the KUMC outreach serves the food insecure in our community. We invite you to help us meet this increased need.

Monetary donations are welcome. CLICK HERE to give online or you can mail a check to the church with "Resource Center" in the memo line.

A donation of food items is also greatly appreciated! Most needed items are:

peanut butter

jelly

canned soups/Ramen

mac-n-cheese

pasta

canned pasta sauce

canned vegetables

canned meat (tuna, chicken and/or canned ready meals such as ravioli, spaghetti O's)

beans (any variety in 1 or 2 lb. bags)

rice (1 lb. bags preferred)

Virtual Court of Honor TONIGHT

Court of Honor is tonight on Zoom at 7pm.

Be sure to check your e-mail for the log-in credentials and password. These are new every week. If you arrive after the meeting starts, you will be in a Waiting Room for approval to join. Please be patient.

Virtual Troop Meeting Tonight

Virtual Troop Meeting tonight via Zoom at 7pm. Please check your e-mail for log-in and password information. A new password and log-in will be sent out for each meeting.

Scouting At Home - Episode 4

#ScoutingAtHome at continues! This week, we showcase some of our favorite Mother Day Photos, learn about the Pet Grooming, and even hear from Pro Bass Fisherman Tom Reddington. Join us for our fourth installment of ScoutingWire TV and keep #ScoutingAtHome!

We Need Your Scout's Photos!

Parents, please be sure to check your e-mail for a list of Scouts we need photos of for the Court of Honor program. Please take a photo of your Scout in uniform and send it to us ASAP!  This would also be a great time to update their photo in their Scoutbook profiles.