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Volunteer Unit Organizer Award Announced

Description:    

The William D. Boyce New-Unit Organizer Award is to recognize volunteers who organize one or more traditional Scouting units.

The award is a square knot to be worn on the uniform above the left pocket.  The award has three colors, representing the three phases of our program – Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing.

The knot is earned by organizing one traditional unit.  A program device is earned for each additional unit organized, allowing the award to recognize a volunteer for organizing up to four new units.

Requirements:

1. With the approval of the district committee chair, serve as the organizer and complete the successful organization of one new traditional unit (Cub Scout pack, Boy Scout troop, Varsity Scout team, or Venturing crew).
2. Organize the unit by following all procedures as published in the “New-Unit Organization Process,” No. 34196, particularly ensuring that new unit leadership is trained, program for the new unit is organized and has begun, the new unit committee is functioning, a unit commissioner is assigned, all paperwork for the new unit is completed and processed, and the unit charter is presented to the chartered organization.
3. Sometimes several individuals help to organize a new unit.  However, for this award, only one volunteer can be recognized as the organizer for each new unit.
4. A program device can be earned and worn on the new-unit organizer knot for each additional new traditional unit organized.  The program device would represent the type of unit organized (a Cub Scout pack, Boy Scout troop, Varsity Scout team, or Venturing crew).  The knot and up to three program devices may be worn, representing recognition for organizing the total of four new traditional units.  Multiple program devices from the same program may by earned and worn.
5. The new-unit organization award recognizes volunteers for organizing traditional units after, and not before, March 1, 2005.

If you are interested in earning this award, contact your district manager, or district membership chair, for information on the process.  He/she can help you qualify for this award.