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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
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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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Event Details
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Most of your questions about payment, start and end times, and where to be are explained beneath the list of badges on this page.
Please read everything we've included in the event description. If you still have questions, contact the event manager by clicking this button.
Email Mr Randy Reed (rreed@hsc.edu), the Event Manager
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Description |
Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia is hosting a Merit Badge College Weekend Friday February 27, 2015 through Sunday March 1, 2015, open to all Boy Scout Troops in the Heart of Virginia Council.
Thanks to the support and involvement of the College adminstartion, faculty, staff, students, alumni and the Farmville area community, we are able to offer a great weekend with merit badge sessions taught by qualified instructors. The merit badges will will offer for this event are: American Business; American Heritage; Astronomy; Chemistry; Citizenship in the Nation; Citizenship in the World; Crime Prevention; Digital Technology; Electricity; Electronics; Forestry; Genealogy; Law; Photgraphy; Scouting Heritage; Sports and Weather.
While you are, we hope you will explore our 1330 acre historic campus.
Boy Scouts must be registered through their Troop.
No Provisional or individual scout registration allowed.
For this event, each Troop must provide at least 2 Deep Adult Leadership as prescribed by BSA guidelines.
The fee for this event is $15 per Boy Scout and Leader.
Troops wishing to attend this event Saturday during the day only are welcomed.
Tenative Schedule
Friday 2/27/15
6:00 PM -9:00 PM Arrival, Registration, and Camp Setup
10:00 Lights Out
Saturday 2/28/15
7:00 AM Reveille
7:05 AM-8:05 AM Breakfast time in Campsite
8:15 Assemble in Kirby Fieldhouse parking lot to depart for
morning merit badge classes
8:30 AM-11:45 AM 1st Merit Badge Session
12:00 PM -12:15 PM Assemble in College Church for
presentation from Dr. Christopher Howard, President Hampden-Sydney College
12:20 PM – 1:20 PM Lunch at Pannill Commons at Settle Hall
1:30 PM-4:45 PM 2nd Merit Badge Session
5:00 PM-7:30 PM Troop Time and dinner in Campsites
7:45 PM-9:00 PM Campfire (Pending)
10:00 PM Lights Out
Sunday 3/1/15
7:00 AM Reveille
7:15 AM-8:45 AM Troop Time and Breakfast in Campsites
9:00 AM-9:30 AM Chapel
Church Pastor and Hampden-Sydney Chaplain
Merit Badge Information
For the merit badge sessions, we will issue a Merit Badge Certificate of Completion that is accepted by the Heart of Virginia Council and B.S.A. For Troops that require Blue Cards, that Troop must provide all of their Scouts with the completed and Troop Leader signed Blue Cards for the counselors to sign.
Each Scout is required to bring paper and pen or pencil to each merit badge session.
Each Scout is expected to live up to the Scout Oath and Law while in each merit badge session. Any
Scout not doing so will be sent back to his troop leader.
It is recommended each Scout obtain the merit badge pamphlet(s) for his chosen badges and have read it prior to the event.
Prerequisites are required for the following merit badges:
Citizenship in the Nation -Requirements 2 & 3
Citizenship in the World-Prior to arrival, research a recent world current event for requirement 3a.Prior to arrival research a foreign country for requirement 3b.
Digital Technology- Requirements 1, 6, 7c and 9
Forestry- Bring items required for requirement 1
Genealogy- Requirements 3, 6 & 7
Sports-Come prepared to show proof of completion of requirement #4, Participating for an entire season in a team sport.
Weather- Requirement #9
Dress Cod
Scouts and Leaders must arrive in Class A uniforms. Class A’s will also be worn for the evening
campfire and Sunday’s Chapel service.
Class B or other casual clothes are permitted for the remainder of the weekend
Campsite Guidelines
Open fires are allowed in above ground fire pits only
Each Troop must provide adult supervision as per the B.S.A guidelines set forth in in the Youth Protection Guidelines
Each Troop will leave their campsites as they are found, following the B.S.A. Leave No Trace Behind Guidelines
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Counselor Information |
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Unit Sign-up Instructions |
1.) Go to www.meritbadge.info
2.) Enter the "Merit Badge Registration System"
3.) "Register New User" on the upper right of the screen. Follow all prompts carefully. Do not rush, read the screens and make sure you select all options (Unit Leader, Merit Badge Counselor, Event Manager) at the bottom of the registration page.
4.) "Sign On" (upper right screen)
5.) Select the "Unit Sign Up" tab
6.) Select the Merit Badge Event to register Scouts
7.) Follow the screen and add Scouts to the registration |
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Payment Instructions for the Unit |
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The cost of the event is $15 per Boy Scout and Per Leader. This includes Saturday's lunch in the Hampden-Sydney dining hall Pannill Commons, Coffee time for leaders in the Tiger Inn; event patch and the opportunity for Scouts to attend 2 merit badge sessions.
Registration and Payment
Registration must be done online by a Troop Leader. Go to www.meritbadge.info for registration. If not already registration. If not already registered at this site, Scout Leaders will need to register as a new user then sign on before they are able to register Scouts for the event.
Once you have complete the registration for Scouts and Leaders attending the event, print 2 copies of the registration, keep a copy for your records and send one copy with a check made out to "Hampden-Sydney College" for the proper amount and mail it to:
Hampden-Sydney College
Institutional Advancement
Randy Reed
P.O. Box 637
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
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Directions to the Event |
Directions
Take Rt. 288 South to U.S. 260 West, from 360, follow signs to Farmville and Hampden-Sydney College via Rt. 307, U.S. 360 and U.S. 15 South |
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