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BSA membership policy resolution released, will be voted on in May

David Thuis — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:15:30 +0000

The Boy Scouts of America’s Executive Committee today released its membership policy resolution, which proposes removing the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone and maintaining the current membership policy for all adult leaders of the Boy Scouts of America. The resolution, if passed, would be effective Jan. 1, 2014. …

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Can Tiger Cubs attend resident camps?

David Thuis — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:40:49 +0000

That’s a trick question. Yes, they can. Effectively immediately, the policy forbidding Tiger Cubs from attending resident camp has been reversed. As Scout Wire first reported yesterday, the change allows Tiger Cubs to go to resident camp with their adult partner or guardian. What’s a resident camp? The BSA defines it, at least for Tiger …

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Scouts represent Pikes Peak Council at the Report to the State!

David Thuis — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:49:15 +0000

Pikes Peak Council sent 12 Scout delegates to represent the Pikes Peak region at the Report to the State on Friday, February 8th in Denver. Eagle Scout Andrew from Troop 220 served as the Scout delegate that read a portion of the report in front of Mayor Hancock and other congressional and city leaders. The …

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09 Nov 2011 18:00 : Friends of Scouting Kick-off!

(author unknown) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:43:27 +0000

Pikes Peak Council's 2012 Friends of Scouting Kickoff is Wednesday, November 9th at the Antlers Hilton from 6:00-7:30. Our 2012 theme is "Blazing the Trail," so dust off those cowboy books and support your local Scouts. If you are interested in attending this event or hosting a table at our annual FOS Breakfast, contact Whitney Riley at 719-219-2915 or whitney.riley@scouting.org

08 Oct 2011 08:00 : Pawtoberfest

(author unknown) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:46:50 +0000

How would you like to help homeless animals in the Pikes Peak region? HUMANE SOCIETY IS LOOKING FOR 20 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP AT PAWTOBERFEST! Pawtoberfest is a 5k walk/run follwed by a pet fair complete with local food vendors, costume contests and doggie demos. Date: Saturday Oct 8th Time: 2-4pm (time volunteers are needed) Location: America the Beautiful park Volunteers will help with tear down/clean up after the event. Approx length of committment is 2 hours. As a volunteer, you will receive an event t-shirt and the satisfaction of knowing you've helped the nearly 31,500 homeless, abused, and neglected animals that come into HSPPR each year. To sign up, please contact Kerri at 473-1471 x 188 or email pawtoberfest@hsppr.org To register for the 5k and help raise money for homeless animals visit www.hsppr.org/pawtoberfest

22 Jul 2011 20:00 : Father-Son Campout

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:30:23 +0000

Father-Son Campout, Sponsored by Chick-Fil-A! A NIGHT OF ADVENTURE Friday-Saturday * July 22-23 * 8:00 pm - 6:00 am Join us for a night filled with adventure & fun at our Father-Son Campout. Enjoy Father-Son activities all night long as our resta...

This Last Weekend

David Thuis — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:55:00 +0000

Wow What a weekend! We traveled some 680 miles and saw a lot of great sites. Here’s just a little recap if you’re interested. Friday, 24 September 2010 My son has no school today so he had a sleepover last night. Not much work there. 3:45 pm – Head out the door enroot to Longmont, …

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BSA announces important changes to its Youth Protection policies

David Thuis — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:24:57 +0000

From the U.S. Scouting Service Project website Recently, the Boy Scouts of America announced important changes to its Youth Protection policies. The purpose of these changes is to increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting.Effective June 1, 2010:Youth Protection training is …

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cspack225: Congratulations to Michael T

David Thuis — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:35:00 +0000

cspack225: Congratulations to Michael T, Webelos II, Beaver Den, Den 3, Pack 225, for being the Pikes Peak Council, High… http://bit.ly/Thzy8