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If you wish to start using this site today, click here to launch meritbadge.info/mbn2
Adults must enter their BSA Number, DOB, First and Last name as it appears on their BSA ID card. We will query BSA and get back an answer. At this point one of three things can happen:
1) Your registration is verified - you can continue using Meritbadge.info normally
2) You are not registered or your registration has lapsed - your prior rights are revoked and you get the read-only screens that you see before your login
3) You are registered but your YPT has expired - your prior rights are revoked and you get the read-only screens that you see before your login
You have had at least two months to get yourself registered and complete YPT training. If you feel your validation is not working, send us an email with the four data items listed and we will validate your entry.
We have no control over what is on file at BSA. If everything matches your BSA ID card, there should be no issues. If not, your validation will fail.
Why are we doing this?
1. To provide higher security and validation of all adult users.
2. To clean up the mess we've accumulated via 15 years of poor user data entry.
How will we do this?
What should you do?
Login to https://my.scouting.org/ and copy your BSA ID Number then update your profile on Meritbadge.info. Let others in your unit know they should do the same. We are giving you 2.5 months advanced notice to make this work.
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Event Details
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Most of your questions about payment, start and end times, and where to be are explained beneath the list of badges on this page.
Please read everything we've included in the event description. If you still have questions, contact the event manager by clicking this button.
Email Todd Rowbury (envirow@gmail.com), the Event Manager
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Description |
Event schedule: April 12, 2014 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
April 26, 2014 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Session A: 8:45 to 9:40, Session B: 9:45 to 10:40, Session C: 10:45 to 11:40 Session D: 11:45 to 12:40
Remember: Most classes span both days
When registering individual scouts through the online registration system, the Troop Merit Badge Coordinator is requested to provide an email address for the parent of each scout. (Please provide an email address for the Scout's parents rather than the scout.) This will allow Merit Badge Counselors the ability to pass information pertaining to their classes.
Some classes are 2 hours each day and span both days, for a total for 4 hours.
Some classes are jsut 1 hour each day and span both days, for a total of 2 hours.
Some classes are just one hour and are held just one of the days.
Be careful to pick classes that fit together on the schedule.
DO NOT SIGN UP FOR MORE THAN ONE MERIT BADGE FOR THE SAME CLASS TIME!
Rules for Participation
1. Each unit is requested to provide one adult for every 4 boys who participate. This will help us with crowd control, as well as insure quality of results within the classroom environment.
2. Scouts must have prior approval from their Scoutmaster before attending.
3. Sounts must behave in a Scout-like manner. Disruptive youth will be removed from the group and either spend the remainder of the day with their Scoutmaster, or be picked up by their parents.
Note: The Unit adults are responsible for the scouts they lead.
Right to Limit or Cancel:
Merit Badges to be offered are subject to change based on Merit Badge Counselor availability.
First Come First Serve:
Scouts are admitted to classes on a first come, first served basis via the online registration system. There is no waiting list for any of the merit badges classes. Sould you encounter booked classes, please monitor this website in case seats become available.
Expectation:
Scouts are strongly encouraged to read the Merit Badge Booklet and finish all prerequisites before attending the Merit Badge PowWow.
Uniforms are required.
Code of conduct:
The Scout Oath, the Law, and the Outdoor Code shall be the code of conduct for the Merit Badge PowWow events. Adequate supervision must be provided by each participating unit. Discipline is the responsibility of the Scoutmaster or other assigned leaders in charge of the troop.
Transportation:
The troop leaders must coordinate arrival and departure time for transportation. Troops need to make certain that they have adequate transprotation for theri Scouts. Please advise your parents of the starting and ending times. A Troop representative must be sure each Scout from troop is picked before they, themselves, leave.
Remember to file a tour plan with the council and have a copy on hand.
Cleanup:
A Scout is clean. Troop Leaders please coordinate with your troop to clean the premises and to keep the classrooms in the same conditions as found. All garbage must be propertly disposed into designated containers and carried out to the dumpster.
Prerequisites:
Merit Badge Counselor will give credit for completed requirements ONLY. The Scout should complete all other requirements not covered in class, at his own pace and with the Merit Badge Counselor. Class work will be followed by individual Scout's projects and his ability to fulfill all requirements.
Advancement records:
We will not be providing blue cards. Instead we ask the individual Scoutmasters to provide blue cards for the boys to fill out and give to the Merit Badge counselors. It is up to the scouts and the scoutmasters to keep track of merit badges earned at the PowWow.
Sign-up Instructions:
Some merit badges have follow-up requirments which must be completed later in order to complete the merit badge. Some classes and have age and/or rank requirements. Unless indicated otherwise, all other requirements for the Merit Badge should be covered in class. For ALL CLASSES, Scouts are strongly advised to read and bring the Merit Badge pamphlet.
All scouts should bring the following to class:
Any work already done on the merit badge.
Merit Badge Pamphlet
And Listening Ears.
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Counselor Information |
Conselor Information:
Here are some important details:
1. Dates: April 12, 2014 and April 26, 2014
2. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
3. Location: American Falls LDS Stake Center, 111 Church Place, American Falls, ID 83211
4. If something comes up and you are unable to come, please find a substitute and let us know.
5. Check in at the registration desk, and pickup a packet for each class you are teaching.
6. Within each packet will be a roster and an abbreviated list of the requirements for the merit badge.
7. It is extremely important to complete the rooster and the requirements checklist each week.
8. Turn in the packet each week at the registration desk before you leave.
9. Some classes are 2 hours in length. So if the bell rings, and your class is 2 hours don't let out until the next bell.
10. Please dismiss the class at 5 minutes before the hour to give the scouts enough time to get a drink, go to the bathroom, and make it to their next class.
11. Blue Cards; We will not be providing blue cards. Instead we will do the same thing that summer camp does. We will provide a detailed list of which scouts attended and which requirements they completed. Scouts and Scoutmasters will be responsible for their own blue cards.
12. If a scout asks for a blue card, let him know that a summary sheet will be provided to his troop.
13. If a scout brings a blue card from his scoutmaster, and if the scout completes all the requirements, then sign the card and return it to the scout.
14. There will be several master lists of classes and which scouts are to be where, available at the registration desk.
15. Each room will have a sign identifing the merit badge being taught.
16. Each room will be set up with a number of chair needed (if possible).
17. The last class in the room should put the chairs up before leaving.
18. Ecourage the scouts to be respectful of facilities.
19. Direct any problems to the registration desk.
20. Have fun.
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Unit Sign-up Instructions |
Registration
Registration Begins March 14, 2014 and ends April 10, 2014
Here are some detailed instructins to Sign On/Register:
1. Click on the main webpage: http://meritbadge.info
2. Click "Enter Registration System"
3. Click our Event
4. If you are already registered on the system, then click "Sign On" in the upper right hand corner.
5. If you are not registered, then click "Register New User" just below the "Sign on" link.
For new user registration, use the following information:
1. State: ID
2. Council: Grand Teton
3. District Black Pow ( District inputed on site wrong)
4. Unity Type: Troop or Crew
5. Unit number: enter your unit number (troop number)
Now enter the rest of the information on the User Profile page.
If you are going to be a merit badge counselor, be sure to check the checkbox at the bottom of the page.
Most of the information is not required. (just need email, first/last name, city/state, and password).
Next:
Once you are registered, logout, and then login (sign on), click the "Sign Up" link in the right most column of our event.
You should be on the "Participant Registration" page. (If not, click on the "Registration" link, then slect our event in the dropdown list.)
Enter the scout's first and last name, age, phone number, and parent's email address.
Select the session time first, then select the available class for that particular session time.
(It is very important to select the "Session Time" first, because the list of available merit badges is based on what Session is selected)
Click the "Add" link.
Repeat for each scout. Don't select more than one class at the same time period per scout.
Remember that most classes span both Saturdays |
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Payment Instructions for the Unit |
Fees:
There are no registration fees. If there is a supply cost, it will be noted in the class description.
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