Notice!!! Meritbadge.Info will switch to the new site with BSA validation Friday morning March 13th.
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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Parents and Scout Leaders read carefully.
Eggleston Services is the host for this event. Please do not contact them as they cannot assist with registering for this event. No Walk-ups will be allowed.
Please visit their website at http://www.egglestongardencenter.com/
Garden Center & Greenhouses Garden Center
The Eggleston Garden Center is a retail outlet and greenhouse featuring house & bedding plants, hanging baskets, herbs, gardening supplies, and accessories. You’re invited to stop by, see the selection, and enjoy the welcoming atmosphere. Excellent Values, Caring PeopleYou’ll find excellent values on plants grown in our greenhouses, cared for by people who really take pride in their work and are grateful for the opportunity. With Eggleston supervision, our people with disabilities receive training in a retail environment and plant craft. Greenhouses
Down the street from the Garden Center, next to the Virginia Zoological Park, are the Eggleston Greenhouses and Training Facility, comprising three greenhouses, meeting rooms, and outdoor gardens. Here our people learn landscaping services including landscape design, installation and grounds maintenance. Grounds maintenance crews assemble here for transport to client sites, where they work under Eggleston supervision. Our Greenhouse operation also provides associates the ability to learn plant propagation and greenhouse management.
Eggleston Services, Empowering People, Changing Lives
http://www.egglestonservices.org/index.htm
Since 1955, Eggleston has helped find more and better ways to help persons with disabilities lead fuller, richer lives. We find and create opportunities for individuals to make the most of their abilities, contribute to society, and enjoy the satisfaction of working and earning their own living.
Job Training
Through a variety of enterprises, Eggleston creates opportunities to receive on-the-job training and subsequent employment, in either an Egglestone facility, or with a participating corporate partner.
Learning and Recreation
Field trips, specialized instruction, sports and programmed activities at Eggleston facilities such as Camp Civitan and Sarah Bonwell Hudgins Center provide fun, learning, and companionship.
Independent Living
Eggleston, through its facilities and outreach programs, helps people live outside the home, either in group homes, independently, or with a roommate.
Services to the Community
Being useful provides a great boost to our people as well as a boost to the local businesses, who also welcome the opportunity to help.
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Description |
This merit badge will be completed while at the event.
Scouts will need to bring their own small tic-tac size contanier.
This event will cover all the requirements of the Plant Science Merit Badge. There are no pre-req's for this event and the merit badge will be completed at this event.
Note: Requirement 5 is similar to First Class Requirement 6. If you save or have saved your work, it will be much easier to complete.
Plant Science is a rare merit badge with roughly less than 44,800 completed at the end of 2014.
REGISTRATION:
Pre-registration is REQUIRED via this website.
Payment is due upon registration, see below for more information. An email is sent to remind registered leaders and parents payment has not been received. Upon the second non-payment email, leaders and parents are notified the scout listed will be dropped from the event.
UNIFORM: The Class "B" uniform (Troop t-shirt and long pants) is the uniform for the day. Dress appropriately for the event as you will be outside for part of the event. Bring gloves that can get dirty.
CODE OF CONDUCT:
The Scout Oath, Law, the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace are the code of the Merit Badge Event. A Scout whose conduct is not consistent with the code will be directed to leave immediately.
CLEAN UP:
The Scout is clean and practices Leave No Trace. Future offerings of the Merit Badge Day will largely depend on how neat we leave the place.
Food & Drink:
Snacks and drinks will be provided during the event. |
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BLUE CARDS / Merit Badge Books.......
All Scouts must bring to class a Blue Card SIGNED by their Scoutmaster. The Plant Science Merit Badge booklet can be found here and should bring it to the event:
http://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/5/5d/Plant_Science.pdf
The Blue Card will be updated with tasks completed in class and returned to Scout at the end of the merit badge class. It is the responsibility of the Scout to request and obtain his Blue Card before leaving.
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In order to register for this class, you will need to register with the website. WALK-ups will be turned away. Please include your contact information such as phone number and email address in case we need to contact the scout in case of changes.
New to MeritBadge.info?
1. You have to register with the website and create a username and password, and add troop information.
2. Then you have to log in with that username and password.
3. Locate the event, and click on the "sign up" button to the right.
4. This takes you to the event page.
5. From there you will need to add an attending adult for the event, scroll down to do this.
6. You will see Add an adult, click there.
7. On the Adult page, click Un\Register next to your name.
8. Scroll up and click on back to registration page button.
9. Then, add your scout information, and click add.
10. Once registered, you will need to send in your payment for the event.
YOU WILL NEED TO INCLUDE YOUR SCOUTS TROOP NUMBER. IF YOU FAIL TO INCLUDE THE TROOP NUMBER WHEN YOU REGISTER, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
Please do not contact Mr. Colby to register your scout. You will need to follow the directions provided above.
CHECK IN: All blue cards will be turned in to Mr. Colby when the scout checks in.
CHECK OUT: Blue cards will be given out upon completion of the merit badge class. Blue cards not issued out will not be mailed. Scouts are responsible for the collection of their blue cards upon completion of the class.
If you preprint your merit badges, use Mr. Colby's information listed below.
Please ensure all Portions of the blue card are filled in with the scouts name, unit and this event. There have been several blue cards turned in blank or partially filled out. as part of being Courteous, please fill out the blue card.
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Payment Instructions for the Unit |
There is a $5.00 fee for this merit badge class. Payment due upon registration.
This is to cover expenses. Failure to pay will result in scout being dropped from the event and the scout being released from the spot!! I will send a follow-up email to those not having paid as a reminder.
Please make check payable to:
Joe Colby
On the check or with a note, include the name and troop of the scout(s) attending (i.e. John Smith\Plant Science\T-0000).
Mail payment to:
Joe Colby
3112 Trumpet Road
Chesapeake, VA 23321
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Directions to the Event |
http://www.egglestongardencenter.com/Map
You will need to proceed to the end of the street and then turn right.
The Garden Center can be seen from the road with a 10-foot black fence around it. |
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Release Information |
By registering for this event we (Parents, guardians and scouts) authorize Eggleston Services or any entity or person designated by Eggleston Services the right to the use or reproduction of any and all photographs, video, or other media taken of the persons named above during the classes or related activities. All photographs, videos, or other media are the property of Eggleston Services or the entity or person designated by Eggleston Services, and may be used for any purpose without additional consent.
Pictures will be taken as a tree will be planted to comemorate the event and may be used for posting on Eggleston's, or other, website. Scout Leaders, please be sure you express this to scout parents when discussing with them. |
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