Pack Leaders: Conservation Good Turn Award

The Conservation Good Turn Award is different from a usual Service Project in that it requires a little more planning with someone in the Community. One of the purposes behind that is to make Scouting more visible in our Communities. If we can get our Scouts and our families out serving their communities we can help Scouting keep a positive image and a a real impact.

We can work with many Federal Agencies including the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Your Pack can also work with State and Local Government as well as any other organizations in your community.

When filling out the application you count the total hours given in service by everyone that helped. For this reason you want the entire families participating in these service projects. What a great way to share the value of service and Scouting with the entire family! There should be certificates available from the Council and I know there are Patches available for purchase at the Scout Shop.

Have fun planning this and doing something the boys will be able to point to in their community as they go about their lives!

For more information visit http://scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/Resources/Conservation%20Good%20Turn.aspx

This is the link to the application http://scouting.org/filestore/pdf/GTFAapplication.pdf