Scouts will be working on rank advancement requirements at tonight’s meeting. This includes some of our higher ranking scouts who need to teach something using the EDGE method, as well as younger scouts working toward the lower ranks. We will also be working in the attic taking inventory for the Pancake Breakfast, and checking out our Klondike Derby sleds.

Next week (January 24) we will hold Boards of Review. Please let Nancy Hopkins know of scouts who are ready for a Board.

Also next week, Mrs. Lulich will be available to assist scouts in completing the requirements for the Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge. Please be aware that your scout may believe he has completed all the requirements, but some of these had to be done outside of class and have not been turned in.

Requirements 8 is: Name your two senators and the member of Congress from your congressional district. Write a letter about a national issue and send it to one of these elected officials, sharing your view with him or her. Show your letter and any response you receive to your counselor. The letter MUST be brought to this meeting.

Also, Requirement 6 MUST be completed, which requires the scout to prepare IN ADVANCE. With your counselor’s approval, choose a speech of national historical importance. Find out about the author, and tell your counselor about the person who gave the speech. Explain the importance of the speech at the time it was given, and tell how it applies to American citizens today. Choose a sentence or two from the speech that has significant meaning to you, and tell your counselor why.