Reminders and Changes for 2008

• Again this year we will have a climbing wall supplied by the Bolingbrook Park District on Friday evening at no charge.
• Again this year Ice Skating will be available at Rocket Ice Arena on Friday evening at no charge.
• A BSA Class "A" uniform will be required at Breakfast, Lunch 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 registered, 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.

• New this year: Each Scouts MUST have a list of six merit badges they would like to work on to be able to complete the registration process.
• Again this year: Adults that register with their units and who are P2E Merit Badge Counselor this year will have their individual registration fee reduced.
• Again this year: 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.
• Again this year: 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 unit and individual registration MUST be completed BEFORE 8:00am Saturday so the information can be passed to the Merit Badge Counselors. So use the online registration or be sure to check in Friday night or between 7:00am and 8:00am Saturday morning.
• Again this year 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 2, 2008.   Your unit MUST be registered in order to participate.
  A $5.00 late registration fee for all unit registrations received after the July 2, 2008 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 24, 2008.
  A $5.00 late registration fee for all individual registrations received after the July 24, 2008 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 MUST BE REGISTERED.
• All units MUST have 2-deep leadership.

• 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

• 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 will be ready. 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.

Thank You,
The Committee for Pathways to Eagle