Saturday, June 28, 2008

Eagle Book

Chances are that you have heard of The Eagle Court of Honor Book, especially if you are a Troop leader for if you have an Eagle in the family. It is an invaluable resource for planning every aspect of an Eagle Court of Honor. I highly recommend it.

You may not realize that Mark Ray also wrote The Scoutmaster's Other Handbook. It is a critically acclaimed book that put together in one place many ideas for building a better troop that in his words, goes beyond the basics covered at training and in BSA publications. Here is the highlight list from his web site:

You’ll learn:
How to recruit and retain Scouts and leaders
Techniques for nearly painless fundraising
Suggested board-of-review questions for every rank
Tips for developing troop newsletters and Web sites
Ideas for strengthening patrol operations
Where to find dozens of print and online resources

Visit his web site at http://www.eaglebook.com/ . He has a wonderful web site resource list that alone is worth the trip to his site. His Eagle book is available in the Scout Shop, both locally and nationally. The Scoutmaster's Other Handbook is available at his web site as well as Amazon.com, The Honor Bookstore, and other booksellers.

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