The National Pike District 

Serving the youth of Howard County, MD

District Chair: Jim Olson
District Commissioner: Jeff Seymour
Field Director: Brendan Canale, 443-573-2527 / bcanale@baltimorebsa.org

Fishing Derby - July 15, 2017 - Centennial Lake in Columbia

Registration is now open!

For more info, go to http://www.baltimorebsa.org/npfishing

Flag Retirement Service Opportunities

American Legion Post 156 conducts a quarterly Flag Retirement program.  To date 1,372 flags have been retired with honor.

Boy Scouts, Venturers and volunteers are needed to participate in the program.

Retirements are now scheduled through 2017.  The dates are as follows:

25 March
17 June
23 September

All of these dates fall on Saturdays.  The time frame for the Flag Retirement program is from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  The location is the VFW, 4225 V F W Ln, Ellicott City, MD 21043.

If your Unit is interested in volunteering, please let Ron Whitehead know what date and how many volunteers. His e-mail is ronwhitehead172@verizon.net; your service will be appreciated.

Boy Scout Rank Requirements Changes are NOW in effect (01 January 2017): 

Understand the changes coming in the Boy Scout Advancement Requirements. Learn more about the changes and the timing for implementation. CLICK HERE. The presentation provided at the October 2015 Roundtable can be found HERE. FAQs published by BSA can be found HERE.  Download the insert for use with previous editions of the Boy Scout Handbook HERE. 

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