3rd 100 Days of Scouting: Day 2

Day 2 of this year's 100 Days of Scouting brings news.

First, it quit snowing yesterday as soon as I sent out the notices that we would cancel our meetings.  I wish I could say it was the first time that had happened!  We have a number of families that drive 30-45 minutes through the mountains to attend our weekly meetings, so better safe than sorry with icy roads.

Second, it is a shame that great Scouting community we had built up on Twitter has virtually vanished.  I know many have moved to Google Plus, but it just isn't the same.  If anyone is interested in getting it going again, I'm here.

Third, new merit badge rolling out 24 FEB: Welding Today's good deed was to announce the new arrival to our troop and to solicit parents that might be qualified to serve as merit badge counselors for it.

Tonight brings our chapter Order of the Arrow meeting, for which my son serves as the vice chapter chief.  Forty minute drive each way.

After the OA meeting, is our district roundtable.  Between the two meetings, it is worth the 90 minutes on the road.  The last several months have brought us a complete change in district leadership with a new District Executive, a new District Commissioner and a new District Chair.  Lots of new going on, which is still sorting itself out.

2nd 100 Days of Scouting: Day 2

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Wednesday is still the most hectic Scouting day of my week.

Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, email, calendar corrections, meeting plans, trips to the store, and merit badge counseling.  Oh...and blogging, confirming appointments for other Scouting events, Blue and Gold updates...you get the idea.

But I wouldn't have it any other way!

Today I:

• Confirmed a meeting next week to discuss creating "video roundtable" (can't wait!).
• Emailed Cub Scout families to remind them that the Blue and Gold is in two weeks.
• Made a list of special folks to invite to the Blue and Gold--our parish priest, the office staff, our district executive, our COR and the head of our sponsoring organization, the Knights of Columbus.
• Pulled together Wolf Den Meeting #11--my youngest son's den, so I wear two hats in the pack.  Shoot me.
• Located water purification items for tonights troop meeting, per the SPLs request.  Tablets, boiling, filtering...
• Posted a list of 100 Days of Scouting participants (thanks all!).
• Responded to last minute request to start counseling Citizenship in the Nation tonight.

I'm sure there is more...there is always more!  

It's only an hour a week...so how are you spending it?  Who in Scouting will directly benefit from today's work?

100 Days of Scouting: Day 2

Today I:

Wrote and mailed an Eagle Scout letter of recommendation. Go MATT!

Notified BoyScoutTalk and CubScoutTalk about 100 Days of Scouting project.

Updated Twitter feed so that 100 Days of Scouting will show up there as new posts appear.

What did you do today for Scouting?  Tell us about your "good turn" in the comments!