We're looking for a strong candidate to fill an opening focused on providing a quality program experience to our Cub Scouts. This full-time position will provide support and guidance to packs in an assigned area of the council with an overall goal of retaining more youth in Cub Scouting and delivering on the promise of Scouting. The applicant must be a skilled communicator, a motivated self-starter, a hard-worker, supremely organized, and willing to operate on a flexible schedule that includes night and weekend work. For more information on requirements of the job and how to apply, click here. 

The Cradle of Liberty and Bucks County Councils are hosting a College of Commissioner Science on Saturday, March 29 at the Firestone Scouting Resource Center (originally scheduled for Feb. 8 but was postponed due to weather). This excellent course is a great opportunity for all commissioners to get the tools they need to support successful Scouting units!

For more information and to register, please visit www.colbsa.org/cmsrcollege

Philmont Training Center (PTC) is open to all Scouters who want to "deliver the promise" of a great program to your den, pack, troop or crew. What's more, it gives you and your family the opportunity to experience Philmont together. Conference registration is now open for the 2014 PTC season which runs week-long programs starting June 8 through mid-August and into September.

For more details on opportunities at PTC, contact Craig Lauer at clauer0522@gmail.com. Craig is one of the newly appointed PTC Ambassadors who can help you plan your experience at Philmont, give travel tips and provide numerous insights. The PTC schedule is available by going to www.myscouting.org and selecting the "Event Registration" tab.  

Troop 191 of Garnet Valley, PA, would like to invite three Scouts from any troop(s) in the Cradle of Liberty Council to join them on their Sea Base Bahamas adventure. Cost is $1500 per Scout, which includes airfare and accommodations in the Bahamas. Scouts must be age 14 by September 1st, 2014, have a USA Passport and pass the BSA swimmer test. You can find a itinerary here.

The troop can give the slots to the first three Scouts that respond with a $700 non-refundable deposit with the $800 balance due in three payments, $300 on March 1, $300 on April 1 and $200 by May 1. Please contact Ron Graf at rgrafs.home@gmail.com for more information.

2014 Lodge Dues: All members should have received their 2014 membership renewal information. Please check that all your information is correct and then pay by mail or online by January 31st, 2014 to avoid a late fee. If you did not receive your renewal information, please email membership@unamilodge.org. More information at unamilodge.org/dues-card.

 Go to www.unamilodge.org for more information about these events and any Lodge information.

All leaders on 2014 Cradle of Liberty Council charters must be position-specific trained, along with having current Youth Protection Training. This includes all Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters, Cubmasters and assistant Cubmasters, den leaders and assistant den leaders, Venturing crew advisors and assistant advisors, Varsity coaches and assistant coaches, Sea Scouting mates and skippers, committee chairs, and committee members.

All assistant Scoutmasters and assistant Venturing crew advisors must complete their basic training or they will not be registered in that position. Assistant Scoutmasters and assistant Venturing crew advisors age 21 and older can register and function as a member of the troop or crew committee if they choose to not complete their classroom-style leader training.

All Cub Scout leader training and committee training for both troops and packs is available online at myscouting.org.

Venturing committee training is expected to be available from BSA National in spring of 2014 and will be mandatory for crew committee members at that time.

By dedicating 30 minutes of your time to complete this training, we are helping to ensure a quality program for all of the youth we serve through Scouting.

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