In this issue:
• From the Guide to Advancement: Trained “Agents” Produce Retained Scouts
• On Increasing Advancement: Positions of Responsibility – The Quartermaster
• Cub Scouts: Helping Cub Scouts Learn to Protect Themselves
• Merit Badges: Virtual MB Classes –New Freedoms, Renewed Responsibilities; Best Practices for Approving Merit Badge Counselors (Part 1 of 3)
• Special Needs Interests: “The Toolbox” – A-to-Z Online Resource Launched
• Awards: STEM/NOVA Awards Program - Now Council-Administered
• Worth Repeating: Service Projects – At the Core of Scouting (August-September 2012)
• Helpful Links: Advancement Resources: Abilities Digest
Available free here: https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/advancement-news/
