About our cover:
Any season can be good for launching a unit money-earning campaign to help pay for program supplies and activities, but the holidays are especially lucrative since so many people are buying gifts. Writer Mark Ray gives tips and examples of successful money-earning projects in his article. Sales items featured on our cover include evergreen garlands, wreaths, and centerpieces from Sherwood Forest Farms; Virginia Diner gourmet nuts; and Trail's End popcorn. Photograph by Tom Hussey; digital imaging by Stephen Schmitt, Tom Hussey Photography.
In the November-December 2007 Issue
- Letters
- News Briefs
- Family Talk Special foods create holiday memories.
- Worth Retelling
- Front Line Stuff Effective communication with divorced parents.
- Outdoor Smarts A pack full of outdoor gifts.
- Boys' Life Program Helper
- Family Fun Page Get an automotive tune-up by solving these car-related puzzles.
- Holiday Magic
- The magic of Scouting occurs when a young Scoutmaster brings his energy and focus to a community in which he might otherwise never be involved.
- 'One World, One Promise' Scouting's 100th birthday
- Scouting's centennial marks a milestone in the history of the world's largest youth-serving organization.
- Raking in Good Will
- During the Greater Cleveland Council's annual Yard Charge, Scouts help needy residents while providing a great example of Scouting's committment to service.
- Choose Your Own Major
- The Heart of Virginia Council's University of Cub Scouting is a day of training opportunities for commissioners and unit leaders.
- Creative Money-Earning Projects
- Packs, troops, and crews are using effective and often innovative techniques to fund their annual schedule of program activities.
- Stand and Deliver
- Careful preparation and practice can eliminate the dread that many novice public speakers experience, whether talking to a small group or a full auditorium.
- Scouting Is Cool
- Being cool is in the eye of the beholder -- unless, of course, you are between the ages of 10 and 14, and then it is in the eyes of your friends.
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