The Harvest

This is the 400th post on Scouteradam.  I started it back in 2009 and now over three years later it’s still going strong.  At about 38,682 views (since moving from Blogger to WordPress) later as I type this it’s been a great journey.

I am not leaving and this blog is not going to fade.  Yes, it will continue.

I have written about many subjects as it relates to my journey as a Boy Scout Volunteer.  Fresh from Wood Badge as a participant and staffer, to being a new Cubmaster and District Training Chair.  I have been opinionated, depressed about what to do and excited about what has happened and what will happen.

I have met people both in the Virtual Internet Roundtable in the Twittersphere, Facebook, Linkedin and Google+ worlds and in real life because of my interactions.  I cherish and value them. Even if some of them are just dead wrong. (Mainly Linkedin)

I wanted to write a profoundly awesome post for the 400th posting.   I wanted to take what I have learned and also what I was feeling and put it down so you can understand it and that I can re-live it years from now.  So, here goes.

No matter what you do in life or what you volunteer for or how you want to be remembered,  “What you Plant now, You will Harvest Later“.  I got that from the BSA Licensing Facebook Page off a photo they posted.

It is significantly simple. In the picture is the words “Do your Best” with Always in front.  Do you Best is the Cubscout Motto.

You do not have to be a Cubscout or a Scout to Do your Best.   You just have to do it.

That sentence does a lot for me.  As a parent, I try to make sure my children understand right from wrong, the golden rule and manners.  I also try to show them the outdoors and that the world is not viewed through a TV, Monitor or an iPad.  I also try to carry myself in the same way my parents wanted me to be.  I still remember my Grandfather, Bill Trask showing and explaining how to shake hands and it’s meaning.

Whether you are in Scouting or not, these traditions, values and character traits ring true in how we would like to pass on to others.

Please take a moment or a few, and look at what you are planting.  How are you planting it and why are you.  Is it for your children, your community or something else?

Because what you Plant, will grow and you will Harvest it.  Let’s just make sure that we tend to it.  So, like any investment in a 401k or 529, make good choices.

Yours in Scouting.

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Catching the Tiger Den Leader by the Tail…….

Tonight on Facebook a friend of mine in Montana posted this: ” When I told Bob, Tommy was signing up for CubScouts he said “oh great so I’ll have to be the den leader”. I said, “oh no, I am sure they have leaders”… well I was wrong. No Tiger Cub leader of course. Bob…???!!!” (Names have been changed to protect the innocent..;) )   “We have a meeting Sunday to get out popcorn info. If we don’t have a leader by then I guess we all take turns holding a meeting. That’ what they said they normally do for Tiger Cubs and then the next year they have parents fighting over who get to be the den leader. I just can’t take on 20 six year boys by myself.”

I will admit I have been chatting her up in getting her to take her son to Cub Scouts.  It’s what I do.  I have been doing it to a friend down in San Jose…(yes you cool Lunch maker lady!)   What I didn’t say is anything about Den Leaders.  I wasn’t thinking that far.

However, it’s on my mind since our Join Night is coming up on on the 19th.  It’s the one thing that Cubscout Leaders fear.  The boys will come, it’s the parents that we have to work on.  So, I went searching for info.  And I happened onto the Scouting Magazine’s section on Tiger Cubs. (Hence the image as well.)  The big take away from the article and section is this “A Tiger Cub parents meeting before the first den meeting is a great opportunity to help parents understand the shared leadership concept, provide ideas for activities and field trips, and ease the parents into volunteering for den and pack activities.“    That is the Key. Help the parents understand.  Hence my reason of working up a Den Leader Book for just them with a lot of info just for them.  My Cubscout Roundtable Commissioner is almost done with his Wood Badge Ticket.  His last item is to create a whole Den Leader in a Box for the Tiger Den Leader.   This is his photo of one section of the box. (Photo by Allan Campbell)

At Roundtable, he showed everyone there the kit.  Basically there is a plastic bag with each Section that a TDL would need.  The deal is, once the TDL is done with the section, they replish it as needed for next year.  The great thing here is that the TDL can hand it to a Parent and say, you do this, you do that and I will do this.  Everyone has a job.   That will make life in the Tiger Den a lot happier and the Tigers will flourish.

My point being here, is DON’T Freak out the parents right off the bat.  They come in thinking that the pack has it taken care of.  Which we do, we are just looking for a volunteer.  My first year as Cubmaster, we did not get a Tiger Den Leader, so I was Tiger Den Leader for that year again.  I did my best and got the boys through.  They did not go to Camp that summer, because I was not able to.  I kept at the parent the year.  No takers.   Last year I had two Dads who drank to Kool-Aid and totally got into it.  They so rock and I really appreciate them more than they will know.  And it’s not for stepping up to get me out of being the TDL again.  It’s that they did a wonderful job with the Den and the boys loved Scouting.

So, Pack Leaders…..don’t freak out the Parents on Join Night.   I know that I will be doing the first meeting.  Hopefully, I can get the parent into a Parent Meeting sooner than later.  Which actually our Pack is having a Pack Hike/Mixer/Leave No Trace event that weekend. So, we can work on a lot of stuff.

YIS

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The Den Leader Book

I am not a Pack Trainer.  I am a Trainer in my day job and somehow I got sucked into being the District Training Chair.  So, why have a picture of the Pack Trainer patch on the blog?  Well, it’s simple really…I am in the middle of creating books for my Den Leader Teams.  I have seen and heard of these being a Wood Badge ticket item.  This also includes “building a Unit Library.” We have all seen the Song book, Cook Book Ticket items.  Those can really be amazing.  At first, I thought..huh? really?  But then I started seeing a few and they are really good.  I guess it’s because those people really put the time into it and made it to what they wanted.  It wasn’t a cut/paste/slap it together job.

So, I I figured that I could and needed to do the same, but with a Den Leader Book.  My fear with library’s is people running down to the Council office/store and loading up on a bunch of books and calling it good.  Well, not me.    While I am not completely done, I have a good start to it.

I am making one for each rank.  I should be making one for the Committee Members as well.  The Den Leaders will contain the, Pack Calendar, Den Leader Guide, Budget, Tour Plan info, print outs from the National website from their rank’s info and all the den meeting lessons from it as well. (Yes, they are downloadable.) It will also contain our current Journey to Excellent, Pack Meeting Duties for each den and many other items.  The Webelos will have all that, and the Activity Plan sheets included.  There will be a list of Beltloops and the Segment program list too, in everyones book.  This will help stop confusion and misinformation about what to do within the Den and Pack.

Image via Wikipedia

What will also accompany this book is a CD of all this information on it.  Actually, two CDs since there are generally Two Den Leaders.  Both can have the Softcopy and one the hard copy.  This will allow for both Den Leaders to send off info to Parents as needed.  It can cut down on printing costs and keep info at their fingertips.    Our Pack has a Website via Google, so I am hoping to load all that information to there.

The main thing is that all this information will be provided not only to the Den & Committee, but also to the Parents.

Right now, I am working on the Webelos I book, since my son is a Webelos I.  The Arrow of Light book, will be similar.  Tigers, Wolves and Bears the same but without Webelos info.  It will be my hope that the current Den Leaders will use the book, add on to it and then transfer the book to the incoming den leader as they crossover.  That way, knowledge is transfered to them.  Notes about what they did, what worked, what did not work and so on.  It will make the incoming Tiger Den Leaders job easier.  And YOU WANT THE TIGER DEN LEADER’S JOB EASY!

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#worldscarfday is August 1st

In 2007 at the occasion of the 100 anniversary of the Scout Movement, the Austrian Scout Association declared August 1 a “National Scout Scarf Day” and asked all active and former scouts to wear their scout scarfs in public. Many people including prominent business persons followed the call and thus made the spirit of scouting visible.

So, get your Scarf and Woggle and wear it!

It’s also during the  22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden!

If your on Twitter, please retweet using #worldscarfday.  Please post to Facebook.

There are two Facebook Pages dedicated to this.  Mine and Micheal’s.

(I am borrowing what he posted on his)

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Im Jahr 2007 haben die österreichischen Pfadfinder anlässlich des Jubiläums “100 Jahre Pfadfinder” den 1. August zum “Tag des Halstuchs” erklärt und alle aktiven und ehemaligen Pfadfinder aufgerufen, ihr Halstuch zu tragen. Viele – auch prominente – (Ex-)Pfadfinder sind dem Aufruf gefolgt und haben den Pafdfindergedanken damit sichtbar an die Öffentlichkeit getragen.

Leider ist das eine einmalige Aktion geblieben. Es wäre doch schön, den Aufruf jedes Jahr zu wiederholen und den 1. August als “Tag des Halstuchs” quasi zu ‘institutionalisieren’.

Bitte die Information an alle Pfadfinderfreunde weiterleiten!

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In 2007 at the occasion of the 100 anniversary of the Scout Movement, the Austrian Scout Association declared August 1 a “National Scout Scarf Day” and asked all active and former scouts to wear their scout scarfs in public. Many people including prominent business persons followed the call and thus made the spirit of scouting visible.

Wondering why not to turn the idea into a permanent institution, I have asked my Austrian scout friends via facebook to celebrate a “Scout Scarf Day” this August 1 again.The many positive replies have now encouraged me to pursue the idea on international level.

Please therefore spread th information to all your scout friends and former scouts througout the world!

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En el año 2007 con motivo del aniversario “100 años escultas”, los escultas Austriacos declararon el 1. de agosto como “dia del pañoleta” y pidieron todos …lo escultas activos y anteriores a llevar so pañoleta. Muchos (Ex-)escultas (sean famosos o no) siguieron la proclamación y asi llevaron la idea de los escultas obviamente al público.

Desafortunadamente eso permaneció una acción exquisita. Seguro que sería una buena idea repetir esa proclamación y celebrar el 1. agosto de cada año como “dia del pañoleta”.

Porfavor, cursar esa información a todos los amigos de los escultas.

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No ano de 2007, quando dos 100 anos do Movimento Escoteiro, A Associação dos Escoteiros da Áustria declarou o dia 1 de Agosto, o “Dia Nacional do Lenço Escoteiro”, e pediu que os escoteiros ativos e antigos escoteiros usassem seus lenços em público. Muitas pessoas, incluindo pessoas de destaque no mundo dos negócios atenderam ao pedido, tornando visível o espírito escoteiro.
Pensando em por que não tornar esta ideia em uma data permanente, pedi a meus amigos escoteiros Austríacos através do Facebook a celebrarem novamente um “Dia do Lenço Escoteiro” neste dia 1 de agosto . As várias respostas positivas me encorajaram a propor a ideia em nível internacional.

Por favor espalhem esta informação para todos seus amigos escoteiros de hoje e de sempre, através do mundo.

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Scout Stats

I got this from a Facebook posting: Passing it along.

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For Every One Hundred Boys Who Join Scouting…

Of any one hundred boys who become Scouts, it must be confessed that thirty will drop out in their first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as a failure, but in later life all of these will remember that they had been Scouts and will speak well of the program.

Of the one hundred, only rarely will one ever appear before a juvenile court judge.

Twelve of the one hundred will be from families that belong to no church. Through Scouting, these twelve and many of their families will be brought into contact with a church and will continue to be active all their lives.

Six of the one hundred will become pastors.

Each of the one hundred will learn something from Scouting. Almost all will develop hobbies that will add interest throughout the rest of their lives.

Approximately one-half will serve in the military, and in varying degrees profit from their Scout training.

At least one will use it to save another person’s life and many will credit it with saving their own.

Today, four of the one hundred will reach Eagle rank, and at least one will later say that he valued his Eagle above his college degree.

Many will find their future vocation through merit badge work and Scouting contacts.

Seventeen of the one hundred boys will later become Scout leaders and will give leadership to thousands of additional boys.

Only one in four boys in America will become Scouts, but it is interesting to know that of the leaders in this nation in business, religion and politics, three out of four were Scouts.

This story will never end. Like the “Golden Pebble” of service dropped into the human sea it will continue to radiate in ever-widening circles, influencing the characters of men down through unending time.

Scouting’s alumni record is equally impressive. A recent nation-wide survey of high schools revealed the following information:
85% of student council presidents were Scouts
89% of senior class presidents were Scouts
80% of junior class presidents were Scouts
75% of school publication editors were Scouts
71% of football captains were Scouts

Scouts also account for:

64% of Air Force Academy graduates
68% of West Point graduates
70% of Annapolis graduates
72% of Rhodes Scholars
85% of F.B.I. agents
26 of the first 29 astronauts

AND a previous survey of leaders revealed that:
-    seventeen of our United States Senators
-    over 60 of our Congressmen
-    eleven of our state Governors
-    fourteen of our senior military officers
-    over 1700 chief executive officers/presidents/heads of corporations are all Eagle Scouts.

Of the 214 former and present astronauts, 142 have taken part in Scouting. 33 became Eagle Scouts, including Neil Armstrong who said “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” He also was the 1st man ever to step onto the moon and while doing so said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” six and a half hours after landing.

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BSA Guidelines to Social Networking #100daysofscouting

There is a section of the BSA Website that recently was created.  It is all about the Social Media.   This topic came up during a presentation that I gave during the first week of Wood Badge.   I have to say that at 43, I am the youngest among that are in my patrol.    Also, what I found out is that there are two other Ham Radio Operators, with one who really knows Morse Code very well.  So, think communication before Al Gore invented the Internet.

We did use analog communication via radio and then written by  paper and US Post Office.  Television came later.  Telegrams were the
“Instant Messaging” platform of the day.  Along with the whole Back In The Day stuff,  good and bad news traveled just the same as today, but slower in comparison.  It still got around.  But not everyone saw photos of us making fools of our selves like they do today.

Now, think of communication in the world of Boy Scouts.  Signalling, Ham Radio and Letter writing where big.  If meetings were changed a phone tree got triggered.  Notes would be sent home with boys, or a notice posted somewhere that everyone read.  Even posted in the town newspaper.  There was not a text from a Den Leader to the Cubmaster asking a quick question let alone a reply.  Think of the people that do not have email or access to the Internet.  It now slows communication down.

Today, the youth are fast.  Knowledge or the access to areas that contain it, can be accessed faster and right from the classroom.  But so is the posting of mis-information.

Now, in Scouting it changes because of Youth Protection.  Which, actually is a good thing in general, even for those outside of Scouting.

The main thing that I pointed out to my Patrol is that Social Media also includes EMAIL and that includes Two Deep Leadership.  The BSA has this to say about it:

As it relates to social media, two-deep leadership means there should be no private messages and no one-on-one direct contact through email, Facebook messages, Twitter direct messaging, chats, instant messaging (Google Messenger, AIM, etc.), or other similar messaging features provided through social media sites. All communication between adults and youth should take place in a public forum (e.g. the Facebook wall), or at a bare minimum, electronic communication between adults and youth should always include one or more authorized adults openly “copied” (included) on the message or message thread.

One of my Patrol Members asked does this apply to the Scouts that I am their Merit Badge Counselor for?  They email me stuff to show that they have completed parts of the MB.  I replied, yes it does and gave this example.   Our Pack has Den Chiefs. Two to be exact.  I explained that in no uncertain circumstances are you to email them directly.  The Den Leaders need to copy another Adult in on that communication.  I would include their Mom/Dad, myself and or the Scoutmaster.  This will do two things, keep the Cubmaster/Scoutmaster involved in how the Den Chief is doing and also maintain Two Deep Leadership.  I said this because our Cubscouts do not email.  If they do, it’s generally on our accounts to grandparents.

This open eyes in ways that they did not think of.  Was that wrong? No. They were thinking that Two-deep leadership was in the physical world and not digital.

While I am not going to re-hash what the guidelines of Facebook, Twitter and other media sites state for what they consider good conduct, nor am I going to post the BSA Guidelines verbatium and talk about them point for point.    You can read them for yourself.

What I am going to say is that because of these is that I do limit and watch what I say when interacting with Scout Youth and Youth in general.  I generally know who I friend on Facebook.  Within Twitter, it is open and people can follow me if they want.  I have tighened down all my security on Facebook and check it every so often.  I cannot on Twitter.  Though, I could protect my account, but then people cannout find me.  I want people to find me on twitter.  As for this blog, I keep it clean and only talk about mainly Scouting related items.  Once and awhile about my family.

Overall, as Scouts, Scouters and Parents of Scouts we need to be careful of what we do on the Internet and how we interact with Scouts as they interact with us.  It very well could be a quick text or email to them about a PLC meeting, work on a merit badge or a number of thing.  Point being, because we are in Scouts there are a set of rules we need to learn and live by.

YIS

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LVI of #100daysofScouting

Today I got to catch-up with a friend of mine that I have not seen in about 11-12 years.  Looked the same. Hopefully, I did too!  The fun part of it was we both are into Scouting and like Disc Golf.  Oh, he’s obsessed with it.  Which is just fine.   We finalized some issues after catching up and see how we were doing.  Yes, I told him about Wood Badge.  He actually hipped me to a couple of facts about a place that does have Disc Golf, but also has family Camping.  That could be a useful thing.  $4 per person. Nice.  He gave me a list of ideas and what to look for.  He also went over what would generally happen for the time of the event.  We just might make this an annual event…;)

Overall, I think that the boys will earn the Beltloop and Pin that day.  Main goal is for them to have fun.  If they are Webelos, it will count for Sportsman Pin!  Which, if they play a sport in the fall, they qualify again for another part of that pin!  Woot Woot!  See, you can do sports and Scouts!

Training: If you follow me on Twitter I started a conversation about BALOO/OWLS/ITOLS being required for 2012 for all Top Leaders. Some asked where I found that info.  It really was on another District’s info page about their upcoming Camporee.  A lively debate ensued which was all positive.  Which all leads me to an earlier interaction I had on another non-friendly Scout forum which was training based as well.  It boiled down to this, if you love Scouting, want to be IN SCOUTING, want to do what’s best for the Scouts you will take and do the training for that position.  If you do not want to take the time or energy you need to leave.  This was actually to a District Commissioner in a different Council.  That shut him up.

Point being, yes the rules within BSA as we have known it are CHANGING.  They have to.  They have to because people who are idiots and do horrible nasty things to children look towards our Scouts as targets.  We need to protect our Scouts from them.  BSA is also changing because there are other Idiots who go out hiking with the Troop into an area unprepared.  Meaning, sudden weather change or not being aware of possible medical issues lands the Troop in the ER and front page and in a Court Room.  Granted freak accidents happen, but if a Scout Master trudges onward and upward because they do not know about Weather…..it’s time for training.

I made a suggestion in the Twitter-verse that our Council provides BALOO at this years Pow-wow.  That would solve SO MUCH at the Pack level.  It would also invite and introduce those Leaders to go for MORE TRAINING within their District or others.

Thirdly:
Last night was my unit’s Den Leader Meeting.  While not a lot attended, a lot was conveyed.  I feel really good about it for several reasons.  First, I found out that the Webelos II who did not go through Arrow of Light is re-thinking Scouts.  I told the Webelos II Den Leader that I would come and perform a AOL Ceremony at the Troop for him.  So, we will see.  Second, I got confirmation that my recent Pack Meeting did go well.  A Den Leader said that what I did was well taken, but some boys were not being respectful.  The tone and attitude that I took was correct.  That made me feel good.  Finally and because of that, I am re-working the May Pack Meeting.  I had canceled the Compass event for May because of the last meeting.  Learning a Compass is boring if your a Tiger.  Having a Treasure Hunt is AWESOME!  Yes, we are going to have the boys go look for JEWELS!  Cubscouts love beads and shiny things!  The Troop is being asked to help with that.

Tthe April Pack Meeting will be based upon GAMES!  I have tasked all Dens to provide two games. As well as the Den Chiefs one game.  This will allow us to pick one from a Den and play it after the normal Flag, Annoucements and Awards.

Not a bad couple of days.  Tonight is the Bear Den meeting.  They are earning the Whittlin Chit and also going over the Emergency Prepardedness items I talked about.  Can I say that I really think  my Bear Den Leader is awesome!

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Disc Golf

Today I get to meet with an old work friend when I worked at Nike. Yes, that same Nike.  He is a Disc Golf Guru and plays all over the Portland Metro area.  He also has a Son who is now in Boy Scouts.   Through Facebook he contacted and offered to help host a Disc Golf Clinic for the Pack for a Summertime Award Activity.  Well, of course I am going to say YES!

I have been wishy washy about trying to get together, but today is the day we sit down and hammer it all out over lunch.  I highly suspect that all the boys who attend will be able to get not only the Beltloop, but the Pin as well.  Which, if the soon to be Webelos I (& Webelos II) go, will it will help knock off a item for their Sportsman Pin.

If your Pack is NOT doing Summertime Pack Award events….you need to do it.  It keeps the boys engaged with Scouting, help recruiting, gets the boys and their families OUTSIDE, is very fun and on a lot of fun!  The other side benefit is that it’s required for the Cubmaster Knot.  Which to me, if your working towards your Leader Knots, it makes you do things like this.  Which in the end leads to MORE FUN!  It’s not why I am doing it. But it keeps me on track to providing FUN for the boys!

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“42″ XLII of C of #100Daysofscouting

Today is the 42nd day of the #100daysofscouting that Scoutsigns started.  This is the second go around for it.  Do, I have anything PITHY to say? No, not really.  However, I did read Scoutmaster Jerry’s post today.  Now, that got me thinking.

First off people have to realize that both of us are on staff for our Council’s Wood Badge that starts in late April.  One of his ASM’s was in the same patrol as I was.  I had no clue as to who Jerry is.  I think that I barely had any idea about PTCMEDIA as well as it is today.  I had listened to several podcasts, but that’s it.

Jerry’s post today was about Leadership, with questions of “Who do you Serve”, “How best can you Serve?” and finally “Are you getting better everyday?”

My answers:
Who do I serve?
I serve the boys of the Pack.  I do not serve the parents or committee of the Pack.  Do I work with the parents and Committee?  Yes, I sure do.  However, the latter are not the ones who are earning rank, badges, segments & awards.

How best can I serve?
I took this position of Cubmaster because I knew no one else would.  It was something that I wanted to do. To make sure the boys had something to do.
I gave up being the incoming Wolf Den Leader. I thought that I would come back as the Webelos I & II Den Leader after two years.  I realized that being Cubmaster for a total of four years would best serve the boys.  The four year term would allow the boys and Pack have consistancy.  This would allow the program to grow.

Are you getting better everyday?
Yes, I am getting better.  I am not sure about everyday within Scouting since it is not my fulltime job.  However, when I am Scouting I do get better.    I get better in two ways.  First is being around other Scouters and training.  I learn more by listening to Scouters.  Just going to Wood Badge threw open the door.  Now, with being on Staff it’s getting clearer.  I know that I have a very long way to go.    However, the real learning is after finding out answers, I need to put them to work.  That happens on Pack Meeting nights and Pack Outings.  It’s there that I put everything that I learn to work.  That is when I know how my training paid off.  I will also say that the knowledge of the Cubscout program helps the Pack Committee and parents.  Through training, I am able to answer a lot of questions or look for them as needed.  That allows the Pack and Committee to move forward.

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So, the ultimate answer to the ultimate question to the life, the universe and everything else is……
DO YOUR BEST!  Doing your best will pay off dividends in ways that you may never know of.  You need to keep learning at whatever your position is, within and out of Scouting.

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JAPAN XXXIV of C of #100daysofscouting

I follow several Scouting Unit on Facebook.  When I this Pack in Japan posting updates I sent an email to them asking how they are doing and what myself and the Pack could do.  It took a few days for them to respond, which is understandable.  However, below is their response.

They also posted to their Facebook page with the suggestion to read this link, which will tell people how to help.

On Mar 18, 2011, at 8:26 AM, Adam R. Cox wrote:

Thank you for your response. I am glad to hear that your doing your best.  Our Council is looking into what we can do as well.  National has also stated what you have IE: Red Cross.
You have my email so, do not hesitate to reachout.

Yours in Scouting
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Adam Cox
Cubmaster Pack 221 Portland, OR

On Mar 18, 2011, at 3:58 AM, Cub Scout Pack 18-Misawa wrote:

Scouter Adam:

Thank you for your e-mail and concern for our Scouts here in Misawa.  Fortunately none of our Scouts or there families were directly impacted by this disaster, however many of our Japanese neighbors were not so fortunate.  We have tried to make contact with the Japanese Scouting organizations here in Northern Japan but have not been able to find out what if any assistance they need.  Our Scouts have been eager to get involved to help with the relief efforts but due to the grim nature of the aftermath they are unable to assist with clean-up efforts.

We have been contacted by several packs throughout the United States and asked what they can do to help but unfortunately due to severe restrictions on our military mail system we are not allowed to accept donated items.  If you are looking for ways that you can help might I suggest that you consider giving to one of the many International relief organizations such as the American Red Cross.  These organizations have people on the ground in these communities and know best what the Japanese people need, and are best equipped to get supplies to those who need it.
Again, thank you for your concern and support of our Scouts and Scouting here in Japan.

YIS

Michael Hermann
Awards & Advancement Chair
Pack 18, Misawa Japan

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Adam R. Cox <hueymungus@me.com> wrote:
Hi there:

I follow your Pack on Facebook as Scouter Adam.  I noticed that your right in the middle of it.
I am the Cubmaster in Portland, OR of Pack 221.  While I am reaching out to see what I can do, I am not sure what I can do.

Are you all ok?  What do you need?  How could we get something to you if we were to try. (Not sure how it would happen due to what’s going on)

Yours in Scouting….
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Adam Cox
Cubmaster Pack 221 Portland, OR

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