| Rhonda | 05/02/07 | 
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| Cub RT Commissioner, Asst. Bear Den Leader, | ||
| COMMENTS: Is it appropriate to divide boys into Patrols for cub scout camping activities? Our Cubmaster who has just completed the practical course of Wood Badge is doing this to our Graduation Family Campout. As a Woodbager, I believe this to be the wrong approach for Cub Scouts. They are not ready for this structure and it is only for the campout. It is my oppinion that this plan is a mistake. Would you please comment? | ||
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You are correct in thinking that it is wrong to
organize Cub Scouts into patrols rather than dens.
It just doesn't work, even for Webelos. The difficulty
is that spending time in a vain attempt to introduce the
patrol method to boys too young to handle it will prevent
giving them the Cub Scout and Webelos as written.
There is a real danger that parent participation and
guidance may be reduced. I'm afraid that Wood Badge training may confuse Cub Scout leaders by presenting the patrol organization as the only model for Scouting.  |
| Zach | 05/02/07 | 
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| Senior Patrol Leader, Troop 503, Wisconsin | ||
| COMMENTS: Great site, awesome design and very good information! | ||
| Michelle Ly | 05/05/07 |
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| Asst. Cubmaster, Houston, Tx | ||
| COMMENTS: This is the BEST cubscout webpage I have EVER come across!!i You have covered it all! Congratulations and keep it up! | ||
| Deb Amidon | 05/08/07 | 
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| Troop 18 Committee, Seneca Tuscarora District Committee, Cazenovia, NY | ||
| COMMENTS: Helpfull site. Came across it doing research for Webelos Outdoor Leader Training. Thank you! and have fun! | ||
| Linda | 05/08/07 |
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| cubmaster, Dallas | ||
| COMMENTS: great, great stuff. Thanks. really helps to keep my leaders aware. | ||
| Jennifer Swenson | 05/08/07 | |
| COMMENTS: I found your site while searching for a new scout troop for my son. The leader at his former one was terrible. Many mistakes were made and the guy just didn't seem to care. I got mad and pulled my son. You seem like a person who cares and expects people to do their best like I do. Thank you. | ||
| Traci Maynard | 05/11/07 | 
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| Den Leader (Tiger Cubs), Pack 696, Irvine, CA | ||
| COMMENTS: My group just earned the "Leave No Trace" temporary
patch. It is supposed to hang from the right pocket button, but the Tiger Cub
Emblem is on there. Do they wear both or take off the Tiger Cub Emblem? If
they have to take it off is there an alternate place they could wear it until
they complete thier Tiger Cub year? Thank You | ||
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It will look a bit messy but the boys can wear
both the Tiger Emblem with the strings and beads
as well as one temporary patch such as the Leave No Trace patch.
A similar rule will apply next year
when they may wear the Progress in Ranks badge for
Wolf and Bear. An alternative that many packs and dens use is for boys to wear a red patch vests, or camp blankets for all their temporary patches and out of date stuff. |
| Kevin Gallagher | 05/12/07 | 
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| Den Leader, Pack 8 Den 7, Stoughton, MA | ||
| COMMENTS: Very nice web site to get me familiar with some of
the cub scout core values and a better understanding of the whole cub scouting
program. I will be a new Den leader once approved and working with Johnathan
Raine. Look forward to coming back to browse. Thanks. -Kevin Gallagher | ||
| Kristofer Cowles | 05/16/07 |
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| Tiger Den Leader, Pack 977, Arrowmoon District, Sam Houston Area Council, Bryan, Texas | ||
| COMMENTS: Bill, My dad was an awesome District Commissioner, and your site is exactly what he would have provided if he were interested in being on the web. I saw Scouting as a boy receiving the program and as a son watching his Dad implement it, from '70 - '95, and now I am SO frustrated that our District (Not my Dad's, his was in Ohio) is totally incompetent and refusing to follow program but go it on their own. I'd love your advice (Thankfully my Dad and my favorite DE from those days have offered to help from a distance) on so many things, because my boys deserve a program the way it is meant to be. Thanks for your site, and if I can ask you questions via email, please let me know. Thank you for your service! Kristofer Cowles | ||
| carew olusegun richmond | 05/18/07 | 
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| troop leader, 12th suru-lere lagos, lagos NIGERIA | ||
| COMMENTS: Dear Bill Smith, i have noticed that in lagos it is not easy to get your troop together why is this so. i shall like a comment from you based on your observation about our activities in lagos nigeria. thank you till i hear from you i am your brother in scouting. regards richmond olusegun carew. | ||
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Unfortunately I know so little about Scouting and youth
activities in Nigeria that any advice I might offer would
probably be of no practical use. There are, I understand,
some American Scouts in Lagos who you might contact.
As Scouts, I would expect them to be helpful.
I do know, however that Scouting is and will continue to be important in developing leaders for Lagos and Nigeria. Your work in Scouting is valuable and we all commend you and thank you for all you do. |
| Bruce Entwistle | 05/18/07 | 
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| Cubmaster, Pack 4348, North Star District, Heart of America Council, Kansas City, MO | ||
| COMMENTS: Thanks simply for having so many ideas available! | ||
| Joăo Alexandre Voss de Oliveira | 05/19/07 | 
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| Chief Asssitent, 44 GE Tupinambás, Brazil | ||
| COMMENTS: Hi!
I'm a chief in a Scout Group in Brazil (in a city called Erechim, north of a state
called Rio Grande do Sul) an I want to thank you for the informations published
in you website. Great compilation of games, activities, ideas ... Cub scouts, here,
are called "Lobinhos", and your ideas are great for the kids! Best Regards
Alexandre | ||
| Bruce Campbell | 05/20/07 |
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| Cub Master, Pack 312, Maspeth Queens NY | ||
| COMMENTS: I'm a new Cub Master and was looking for ideas on how to be Master of Ceremonies for my first Blue and Gold Banquet. Your web site is fantastic. I've decided to print out the whole thing so I can use it as a resourse next year. Thank you for putting your wisdom on paper. | ||
| Traci Maynard | 05/11/07 |
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| Den Leader (Tiger Cubs), Pack 696, Irvine, CA | ||
| COMMENTS: My group just earned the "Leave No Trace" temporary patch. It is supposed to hang from the right pocket button, but the Tiger Cub Emblem is on there. Do they wear both or take off the Tiger Cub Emblem? If they have to take it off is there an alternate place they could wear it until they complete thier T iger Cub year? Thank You | ||
| Kevin Gallagher | 05/12/07 |
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| Den Leader, Pack 8 Den 7, Stoughton, MA | ||
| COMMENTS: Very nice web site to get me familiar with some of the cub scout core values and a better understanding of the whole cub scouting program. I will be a new Den leader once approved and working with Johnathan Raine. Look forward to coming back to browse. Thanks. -Kevin Gallagher | ||
| laura | 05/31/07 | |
| COMMENTS: we have found what we believe to be a cub scout medal from the 50's,we dug it up in the dirt by our house,as we have been here for 50 years we think its OLD,but we dont know what they look like,it reads"be square" on one side with the wolf,then it reads on the back "to do my duty to god and my country" so on,do you have any pictures you could email us to help us track how old this is?would be a great adventure.thanks,Laura | ||
| Tim Johnson | 06/04/07 |
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| Webelos den leader, Pack 608, Monterrey Bay Council, Scotts Valley, CA | ||
| COMMENTS: Good stuff that I can use. Thanks for posting all this. | ||
| Rikki Wardle | 06/05/07 | 
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| Den Leader, Logan, UT | ||
| COMMENTS: Thanks so much!! your site is most helpful. It really helps me make it through! | ||
| nannon | 06/06/07 | 
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| Pack Leader, 1st Kiblerpark Sea Scouts, South Africa | ||
| COMMENTS: I found it quite enlightning and will be visiting again on many occasions | ||
| Carolina Garcia | 06/06/07 | 
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| Cub scout leader, Pack 484, Miami, FL | ||
| Karen Boone | 06/06/07 | 
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| cubscout helper/ boyscout com.member, Pack 360, And troop757, Huntsville,Al | ||
| COMMENTS: I love the projects for boys Ideas and the varitey it has in this. Thank you | ||
| Lewis Johnson | 06/06/07 | 
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| Unit Comm./Pack Comm. Chair/District Training staff/Round Table Staff, Pack&Troop 897, Baltimore Area Council | ||
| COMMENTS: This is a great WEB site - Good Information | ||
| Donna Lutes | 06/07/07 | 
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| , Girl Scout, Overseas Community Chair | ||
| COMMENTS: The cheers were very helpful | ||
| Irene Melly | 06/09/07 | 
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| Trng chair, cub, boy, venture, Five Rivers Council, Andaste Dist | ||
| COMMENTS: Please add me to your list of new trainings coming from National. Scouting, it's worth the effort. | ||
| Jennifer Villalta | 06/09/07 |
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| Program Director Cub Day Camp, Pack 431, Osceola District, West Central Florida Council | ||
| COMMENTS: I would so appricitate it if you would email me a mp3 or wav file of the tune for Quatermasters Store, I have choosen that for our day camp and would love to use that for the boys to practice. Thanks Jen | ||
| If anyone else wants a copy, Click Here to download the MP3. |
| Judy Aldrich | 06/09/07 |
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| District Training Chair, Cub RT Comm., Wood Badge Course Director SR805, , Bradenton, FL | ||
| COMMENTS: Bill, Want to thank you for such a tremendous resource. I promote your website at every roundtable and training session. I have used your site for several years and love it. When I need new inspiration for ideas, topics, training ideas or inspiration, I go to this site. I absolutely love your baloo's Bugle and our RT would suffer without it. I am able to add a lot of extra pizzazz because of your great ideas. Thanks for all of your hard work. I hope you will be inspired to keep this site up for many, many years to come. I truly appreciate all of the time and work you put into it. Judy Aldrich | ||
| Tom Deltz | 06/13/07 |
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| Unit Commissioner, Cape Cod, Ma | ||
| Cathy Smith | 06/13/07 |
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| wolf den leader, Baden-Powell Council pack 100, Johnson City, New York | ||
| COMMENTS: Always looking for something different. My wolves are very interested in new and exciting things. | ||
| Patricia K. Eicher | 06/13/07 | 
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| a little of everything!, Pack 60, Heart of Ohio Council, Bucyrus | ||
| alice retzinger | 06/19/07 |
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| , Pioneer District, Golden Empire Council, Sacramento CA | ||
| COMMENTS: This is one of the sites I check for ideas or resources - and also for links. Gets my creative thought process going. Today, I wanted to check the requirements for Forester (I'm not at home and no Webelos book with me) Reviewing the requirements set me off looking for possible projects, contacts, field trip or guest expert ideas. Thanks for the help! | ||
| Rebecca Henry | 06/24/07 | 
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| WEBELOS DEN LEADER, PACK 209, edinburgh indiana | ||
| Wren Dilworth | 06/25/07 |
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| wolf den leader, Pack, Universal City, TX | ||
| COMMENTS: thanks for some great ideas! | ||
| Joe Parajecki | 06/26/07 |
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| District Training Chair, Pack 324, Waterford,WI | ||
| Christine Gregori | 07/01/07 |
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| Assistant Cub Master, Pack, Cheektowaga, NY | ||
| COMMENTS: Nice site. | ||
| Jhonny Young | 07/01/07 |
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| Co-Wolf Leader (new), Pack 3092, Fort Wayne, IN | ||
| COMMENTS: I put your site in my favorites so I can come back here for a little ( a lot!!!) of help once in awhile, I hope you don't mind. I have found your site, and a couple of others, have been very helpful. My lady and I are hoping to plan a good year for our Wolf's (Wolves???), but both of us being new to the leadership we are feeling a little stressed already. We both helped with the Tiger den last year and will be with the same boys, two of them ours, so we are at least familiar with the core of our group, but both of us feel just a little bit intimidated from the expectations... I hope we do well. If you have any specific advice don't be afraid to e-mail me... please!!! Thanks again! Jhonny | ||
| Keith Lorenz | 07/07/07 |
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| den leader, pack3885, Sheboygan Falls, WI | ||
| COMMENTS: This site is awsome! I've never seen so much organized info. Thank you for putting so much time into this, when I'm done writting this I'll be sending it around my pack( if I don't run into something else neet. | ||
| Valerie | 07/12/07 | 
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| , Pack, Kent | ||
| COMMENTS: Looking for ideas for games for cub scouts. | ||
| richard | 07/15/07 | |
| asst. cubmaster, pack232, | ||
| Jason Burns | 07/18/07 |
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| Den Leader, Pack 185, Noblesville, Indiana | ||
| COMMENTS: Great site! Lots of good info and help for us new leaders, thanks for the time you have put into it. | ||
| Harold Keller | 07/20/07 | 
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| Scout Executive, Council, Goldsboro, NC | ||
| COMMENTS: Great site! I would love to link to this and use it in an ever diminshing Roundtableworld as a resource for my leaders. Wish I had found it sooner it is so comprehensive. | ||
| KATHRYN DEVENBERG | 07/30/07 | |
| COMMENTS: I WAS SURFING THE NET LOOKING FOR THE PERMISSION SLIP FOR AN OUTDOORS OUTING. IT IS A HALF SHEET. I CAME UPON YOUR SITE. IT IS GREAT. SO INFORMATIVE. I THINK IT IS MUCH MORE USER FRIENDLY THAN THE SCOUT'S SITES. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION. | ||
| Rebecca | 08/02/07 | |
| Committee Chair, Pack, | ||
| COMMENTS: This site was given to me to help in my training. | ||
| Loree Thompson | 08/02/07 | 
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| Pack advancement chair, Pack 384, Oswego,IL | ||
| COMMENTS: I want to help put the FUN back into cub scouting and turn the emphasis from the information passing to making the kids excited to be in scouting. Thank you for your website to help us do just that. I'll let you know what worked for us! | ||
| ronnie j carr | 08/06/07 | 
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| watson louisianna | ||
| COMMENTS: My wife and myself have tried several time to contact scout leaders to get our son into cub scouts, we never get any call backs. how can we become a part of this organization with our son? | ||
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I was able to contact several Scouters in Ronnie Carr's district and I
understand that they are working to help him.
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| Aprille Gallardo-Perez | 08/07/07 | 
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| Future Cub Scout Leader!, Kirtland, NM | ||
| COMMENTS: Great site. I was wondering how to get started in Cub Scouts, and I think this site will give me some great ideas. Thanks! | ||
| Jane and Glen Hair | 08/09/07 |
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| committee for Wolf, Cub Scout pack 201, PA | ||
| COMMENTS: Thank you putting together the pool games. I did go to other pool game sites but your games were a "little" educational. ex. nut and bolt apart underwater. We are having a family picnic/swimming sports pin at a public pool and the games will be fun. | ||
| Sharon Peele | 08/09/07 |
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| Dist.Training Chair-Baden-Powell, Troop #141, Jacksonville,Fla | ||
| COMMENTS: None at this time. First visit to this website | ||
| Marnie Frasier | 08/09/07 | 
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| Webelos leader, Pack 202, Meridian Id | ||
| COMMENTS: Great resources - thanks | ||
| Phillip Bump | 08/10/07 |
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| Cubmaster, Pack 942, Florissant, MO | ||
| COMMENTS: A most excellent resource that will be bookmarked and shared. Many, many thanks! | ||
| NICOLE WOLFAARDT | 08/13/07 | |
| SCOUTS, , | ||
| COMMENTS: AWESOME | ||
| Tom Wood | 08/13/07 |
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| Cubmaster/Cub Roundtable Commissioner, Pack 162/Harvest District, Bainbridge, PA | ||
| COMMENTS: Very nice site. Thanks for all you do to support resources for other leaders | ||
| Rocke | 08/15/07 |
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| Cubmaster, Pack, Utah | ||
| COMMENTS: Thank you for this site. I have been looking for a Parent training program that would help parents better understand Cubs. Your training booklet gave me a great resource. Thanks again | ||
| Valintino | 08/17/07 | |
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| Deacon Kevin OBoyle | 08/20/07 | 
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| Chartered Organiztion Rep, Pack, Troop, Crew, Hamilton, NJ | ||
| COMMENTS: Bill: LOVE YOUR SITE! I just found it by googling "Cub Scout Pack 28, Jackson, NJ". You see, in the early 60's that is where I got my start in scouting. After earning the arrow of light in Pack 28, I moved on to Troop 300 out of St Veronica's Church, where we were parishoners - that was about 1967 or so. In 1968 we moved to Northern NJ, where I joined Troop 13 at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Orange, which was in the old Orange Mountain Council. In 1972, I earned my Eagle from that troop. Since about 1990 I have been active at my current parish, Our Lady of Sorrows in Hamilton, NJ, first as a parent, they quickly as a Pack Committee Chair, and since about 1991 as Chartered Org Rep. In the mid 90's we started a boy scout troop, 38, and my oldest son got his eagle from there 5 years ago. Last night, another of my sons got his eagle - from Venture Crew 500 of the Diocese of Trenton Catholic Committee on Scouting - although he did most of the work in our troop. My scoutmaster from Troop 13 was there to help with the ceremony, and he today wrote me to ask me for a scouting resume. Well, that got me to wondering if my old pack was still around, and if there were any chance of any records from the early days. Anyway, thought I would drop you a note. Do you have contact with any NJ locals from those days? Please email me. I am wondering if you were my first Cubmaster. Kevin OBoyle | ||
| John Wrobel | 08/21/07 |
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| RT commish, T-436, Hollister, CA 95023 | ||
| COMMENTS: Very impressive web site. was looking for general guidance for annual pack planning probably here, I just haven't seen it yet | ||
| Lisa Marie Jones, Tiger Cub Den Leader, Pack 286 in Beaufort, SC | 08/23/07 | 
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| Tiger Cub Den Leader, Pack 286 in Coastal Carolina Council, Beaufort, South Carolina | ||
| COMMENTS: Thank you so much for your list of rules and conduct! I have been looking all over for something so i can have it for the boys this year! This is my 2nd year as the den leader but i am getting more involved this year since i really didn't know what was going on last year! I greatfully appreciate your site! Again, thank you! Sincerely, Lisa Marie Jones | ||
| Lyssa Wilson | 08/23/07 |
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| Den Leader - Roundtable Staff, webelos citizen info. Sam Houston Area Council - Pack 164 - Den 2 Houston, TX | ||
| COMMENTS: Once again this site comes through. My den is now entering Webelos and you have lots of good ideas. I have said it before more than once - but I have to say again how much I appreciate all the work that went into this site. Thank you!!! | ||
| Sherry Hoskins | 08/25/07 |
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| Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner, Moab, UT | ||
| COMMENTS: Great site!! Thanks. | ||
| Keith Lorenz | 08/27/07 |
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| den leader, pack 3885, Sheboygan Falls, WI | ||
| tracy | 08/28/07 | 
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| , pack 530, georgia | ||
| Tim TOfil | 08/28/07 | 
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| Den Leader, Cub Scout Pack 80, Rochester MN | ||
| COMMENTS: Great site. Lots of good ideas for scouts. Thanks! | ||
| Peggy | 08/29/07 | 
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| Webelos I, Pack 275, Den 5, Tempe, AZ | ||
| COMMENTS: Parent here, in charge of planning, organizing and implementing all that is required for the Aquanaut Badge. Liked your games for Aquanaut. Since we have boys who most likely can not pass the BSA "swimmer" test, I am stuck trying to find a rowboat to complete the three requirements... Thanks for all your work on this site. Greatly assists those of us who don't have a clue what to do... Best regards, Peggy | ||
| Thanks for all the messages,
especially the suggestions and encouragements.
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