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With respect to the troop website, I think I had mentioned displaying a calendar somewhere on the home page, plus a series of helpful links.  The photo slide show can begin by interspersing Norman Rockwell paintings involving Scouts with some of the slides we already use (EtherScout, Veritatis Splendor).  Initially I thought we might not want the blog feature we've used elsewhere, but on reflection I think we should have it, but not have the posts go automatically on Veritatis Splendor.  I'd like to use it as a way to post news and updates to parents and Scouts and to encourage parents and Scouts to blog on the site.  We can allow them to use the same usernames to participate at Veritatis Splendor without pushing posts from the Scout troop site to the broader discussion site.  Let's call the blog box "Scoutmaster's Minute".  Links across the top to new pages would include "A Catholic Troop", "Faithful Scouts", "Character Counts", "Scout Skills", "Youth Protection", "Scouts for Life", and "Support Troop 1212" 

Here are a few of the "helpful links" we can place in the "recommended" box:

Prayer (link to the WitnessWorks prayer site)
(replicate other scripture resources from WitnessWorks home)

BSA Troop 1212 Handbook (we'll upload a PDF here)

Scout Handbook http://www.bsahandbook.org/
Scout Fieldbook  http://fieldbook.scouting.org/
Advancement Requirements (Scout Trail) http://www.boyscouttrail.com/advancements.asp
Advancement Worksheets (Scout Trail) http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Scout_Badge
Merit Badge Requirements (Wiki) http://www.boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/bsa-merit-badges.asp 
Merit Badge Worksheets (Wiki) http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Boy_Scout_Portal
Records (Scout Track) https://www.scouttrack.com/ScoutTrack

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History of Scouting http://historyofscouting.com/founders.htm
Scouting http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts.aspx
US Scouting http://www.usscouts.org/

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Boys Life http://boyslife.org/
Scouting Magazine http://scoutingmagazine.org/
Shenandoah Area Council http://www.sac-bsa.org/openrosters/view_homepage.aspx?orgkey=2571
Shenrapawa District http://www.sac-bsa.org/openrosters/view_homepage.asp?orgkey=2575
Troop Fundraising https://www.trails-end.com/trailsend/scouts/

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National Jamboree https://summit.scouting.org/en/Jamboree2013/Pages/default.aspx
Park Finder http://www.llbean.com/parkfinder

Summer Camps http://www.summercamp.com/search.php
  + Camp Rock Enon http://www.sac-bsa.org/openrosters/ViewOrgPageLink.asp?LinkKey=41927&orgkey=2571
  + Goshen Scout Reservation http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/openrosters/ViewOrgPageLink.asp?LinkKey=15974&orgkey=1933
High Adventure Camps http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HighAdventure.aspx
  + Philmont (New Mexico) http://www.philmontscoutranch.org/
  + Summit (West Virginia) http://www.summitblog.org/

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Scouting Gear http://www.scoutstuff.org/
Bass Pro Outdoor World http://www.basspro.com/
Campmor http://www.campmor.com/
Gander Mountain http://gandermountain.com/
LL Bean http://www.llbean.com/outdoorsOnline/outdoorSports/camping/index.html
REI http://www.rei.com/
Stokes General Store http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stokes-General-Store-Inc/140657169304354
Woodlands World http://www.woodlandsworld.com/

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Arlington Diocese  http://www.arlingtondiocese.org/
Chelsea Academy  http://www.chelseaacademy.org/
John Carroll Jenkins Council #7771 http://www.koc7771.org/
Knights of Columbus Squires http://www.kofc.org/en/squires/index.html
St. John the Baptist Parish  http://www.sjtb.org/
WitnessWorks Foundation for a Culture of Life http://www.witnessworks.org/

Thank you for your support of Catholic Scouting and Troop 1212.  Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.  St. George, pray for us.  Amen.