Reminders and Changes

• New this year: Family units can now be registered for P2E. A family unit is one adult and one or two Scouts. The adult MUST be the parent or legal guardian for the Scouts.
   
• New this year: There will be FREE cold water available near the consession stand for Scouters to refill their canteen or other refillable bottle.
   
• New this year: We are trying to get all units to use the online registeration process. If your unit wishes to mail in their registration information for the P2E staff to enter into the registration system there will be a manual registration fee added of $3.00 for unit registration and $4.00 for each individual registration processed.
   
• New this year: This year we would like to try something new. We would like for all leaders, adults, and Scouts/Cubs to bring a canteen or a refillable plastic bottle to Pathways. We will provide all the cold water anyone needs. Our intent is to try to reduce the amount of materials that we recycle annually. We would like to become more environmentally friendly. We will however still have some cold water as always available for the scouts/cubs to purchase.
   
• Each Scout MUST have a list of six merit badges they would like to work on to be able to complete the registration process.
   
• Adults that register with their units and who are P2E Merit Badge Counselors this year can have their individual registration fee reduced.
   
• You will be able to pay your registration fees online. This year you will be able to pay using the secure PayPal process. You can pay using your PayPal account or by major credit card.
   
• Since BSA requires 2-deep leadership the registration system has been updated to NOT allow youth to be registered until there are at least two adults registered.
   
• Online Registration. Please use our online registration process. DO NOT mail in forms if you register online.
   
• ALL Boy Scout and Webelo units and individual registrations MUST be completed BEFORE 8:00am Saturday so the information can be given to the Merit Badge Counselors. So use the online registration or be sure to check in Friday night or Saturday morning between 7:00am and 8:00am.
   
• Scouts will NOT be allowed to change the Merit Badges to which they are assigned. Since the leader can place Scouts in Merit Badge sessions the Scouts should be prepared for the Merit Badges that they requested.
   
• Unit registration deadline is July 23, 2012.   Your unit MUST be registered in order to participate.
  A $5.00 late registration fee for all unit registrations received after the July 1, 2012 deadline.
  The completed blue cards will be mailed to the person listed as the "contact person" on the unit registration form.
   
• Individual registrations deadline is July 1, 2012.
  A $5.00 late registration fee for all individual registrations received after the July 23, 2012 deadline.
     Note: Completed blue cards will NOT be mailed unless all registration fees are paid, including late fees.
   
• BSA policy prohibits smoking in the presence of Scouts, a designated smoking area has been setup for smoking. In addition Village rules do NOT allow smoking within 15 feet of any building entrance.
   
• As with all Scouting events, Scouts are not allowed to leave the event grounds.
   
• All adults at Pathways to Eagle MUST BE REGISTERED - No Exceptions.
   

• Pathways to Eagle will supply blue cards, DO NOT give the Scouts blank blue cards to use.
   
• Because of changes to Merit Badges requirements much of the Merit Badge session preparation work has been redone this year. Be sure that you and the Scout review the preparation work needed for each merit badge a Scout wants to take and be sure that they know what is expected of them and they'll be ready to answer questions. Scouts are encouraged to make use of the Merit Badge worksheets that are available from the Rainbow Council web site and other locations. By using the worksheets they can have more work done before the session starts and be ready for testing by the Merit Badge counselor.
   

• Adult leadership training will be available. Adult leaders that wish to participate in the training MUST pre-register in Troop 1 and pay the full weekend fee. Note: You will NOT be registered with your Troop and will NOT count as part of the two deep leadership required. The training session starts on Friday evening at 6 pm. Contact Don at for more information.
   

• Additional parking is available in the Pace lot east of Village Hall on Canterbury Lane, across from the Post Office, do NOT park in the Post Office lot.
   
• Use the following link to get a Google map of where Bolingbrook Village Hall is located
  Google map of Bolingbrook Town Center location
   

• Again this year Ice Skating will be available at Rocket Ice Arena on Friday evening at no charge. Skates will be available at Rocket Ice Arena while they last so if you have ice skates please bring them.
   
• Again this year we will have a climbing wall supplied by the Bolingbrook Park District on Friday evening at no charge.
   
• A BSA Class "A" uniform will be required at Breakfast and Dinner for Scouts and Scout leaders.
   
• Saturday night we have Pelican Harbor Waterpark available to us. Scouts and Family members are invited to participate. The cost of swimming is included with weekend registration, all other guests even if you are not swimming, it is $4.00 per person CASH to enter the pool area, to be collected at the door. Units need to provide transportation to Pelican Harbor for their Scouts to enjoy the swimming and other attractions. Adequate leadership must be provided both at the pool, and in camp for those Scouts not swimming.
   
• Rainbow Council will have their mobile Scout store open for a few hours on Saturday.
   

Thank You,
The Committee for Pathways to Eagle