New photo album: Bowling Practice

Bowling at the church?

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > December: Bowling Practice

New photo album: Court of Honor - December

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > December: Court of Honor - December

Klondike Derby permission slip available

Klondike Derby (Jan 28-30 2011) permission slip in either PDF or DOC.

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info > Klondike Derby

New photo album: Robert Born Eagle Court

Congratulations, Robert!

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > September: Robert Born Eagle Court

4Q10 Newsletter available on t380.org

Download the latest edition of The Eagle from t380.org!

t380.org > Downloads > Newsletter > Volume 10, Issue 4

Thanks, Sheri!

New photo album: Sac Youth Symphony Color Guard

Check out the new November 2010 photo album on t380.org:

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > November: Sac Youth Symphony Color Guard

Phone List updated (requires login/password)

The latest Troop 380 Phone List is available in the usual spot on the "Phone List/Roster" page of t380.org. The login and password information are the same; ask Dave or any Assistant Scoutmaster.

t380.org > Downloads > Phone List/Roster

Email Floyd Brown for any updates that need to be made to the Roster or Phone List.

Thanks, Floyd!

New photos in 4 albums (2010)

New photos were added in the following albums:

• Golf Night
• High Sierra Trek
• Pt. Reyes-Mt. Wittenberg
• Summer Camp - Royaneh

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > various

Asphalt Snowshoeing photo album available (already!)

Q: How many scouts does it take to walk across a parking lot?

A: It depends on how many pairs of snow shoes you have.

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > November: Asphalt Snowshoeing

Scouting For Food photo album

From the photos it looks like a Pack-, Troop- and Crew 380 participated in a very productive Scouting For Food event. Great job!

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > November: Scouting for Food

Webelos Open House photos are up

Check out the 35 photos from the November Webelos Open House:

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > November: Webelos Open House - November

William R. Eagle Court of Honor photos now online

Congratulations, William!

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > November: William R. Eagle Court of Honor

Mission Peak permission slip available for download

Mission Peak Day Hike (Dec 4)

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

Grover Hot Springs permission slip available for download

Grover Hot Springs Camp Out (Nov 20-21)

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

Three new photo albums available

A few pictures were taken on somebody's cell phone at the following three events, now available under "October" on the 2010 photos page:

• Pack 380 Haunted House
• Pt. Reyes-Mt. Wittenberg
• Webelos Woods

t380.org > Photos > 2010: October

Camporee Liability Release available for download (Permission Slips page)

See the permission slips page for a link to download the CCD Fall Camporee Liability Release:

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

CCD Fall Camporee 2010 permission slip available for download

See the Permission Slips/Event Info page of t380.org to download the permission slip in .doc or .pdf format.

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

"Downloads" page updated with links to adult leader downloads

See the new "Downloads" page, with links to download forms for adult leaders (three total).

t380.org > Downloads

"Scouters" page now has forms to download

See the new "Scouters" page, now with three new forms for adult leaders to download.

t380.org > Scouters

Kelson Lentsch added to the Honor Scouts page

Congratulations, Kelson Lentsch!

t380.org > Scouts > Honor Scouts

(2010)

Permission slip for Mt. Wittenberg / Pt. Reyes Camp Out available for download

The permission slip for the upcoming Mt. Wittenberg / Pt. Reyes Camp Out is ready for download on t380.org.

The campout is October 16-17.

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

3Q10 Newsletter Available for Download (The Eagle)

The 20 Sep 2010 edition of The Eagle is available for download on t380.org in .pdf or .doc formats, the former being a much smaller file size.

t380.org > Downloads > Newsletter

Phone List updated (requires password)

Floyd just released the latest version of the Troop 380 Phone List. You'll need a username and password to download the file, as there is personal information therein. You can get the username and password from Dave, Floyd, Don, or any other ASM.

t380.org > Downloads > Phone List/Roster > Troop 380 Phone List

Court of Honor (September) photo album is online

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > September: Court of Honor - September

Three new photo albums available

August

• High Sierra Trek
• Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
  

September

• Monterey Camp Out - Pinnacles Hike 

t380.org > Photos > 2010

William Ruygt added to the nest of Eagles

Congratulations, William!

t380.org > Scouts > Eagle Scouts  ::  2010

Alistair F. Eagle Court of Honor photo album now online

Congratulations, Alistair!

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > August: Alistair F. Eagle Court of Honor

New photo album: Aaron R. Eagle Court of Honor

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > August: Aaron R. Eagle Court of Honor

Lawrence G's Eagle Court photos are now available

Congratulations, Lawrence!

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > August: Lawrence Goedrich Eagle Court

Panorama of National Jamboree Contingent on the 2010 Photos page

A Panoramic photo of the 2010 National Jamboree contingent was taken at Camp Pollock. Check it out!

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > July: National Jamboree: Panorama of the contingent (single photo)

More photos (and one video) added for Patrol Camp Out (July)

51 more photos were added to the "Patrol Camp Out - July" album on the 2010 Photos page of t380.org. Also, one 4MB video is now linked from the 2010 Photos page:

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > July: Patrol Camp Out - July

High Sierra Trek permission slip available for download

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

Two more albums: Royaneh and River Cats

t380.org > Photos > 2010

June: River Cats Game

July: Summer Camp - Royaneh

Phone list updated

The latest version of the Troop 380 Phone List is available for download. You need a username and password to download any documents from the site that have personal information on them. Please ask Dave or any Assistant Scoutmaster for the username and password.

t380.org > Downloads > Phone List/Roster > Troop 380 Phone List

Patrol Camp Out (July) photo album now online

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > July: Patrol Camp Out - July

Monterey Campout & Aquarium permission slip is now available for download

See the Permission Slips/Event Info page for the permission slip in either PDF or Word doc format.

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

Corey Reynolds Eagle Court

Congratulations, Corey!

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > July: Corey Reynolds Eagle Court

More photos added to the RdO Twilight Camp album

Photos 162-223 were added to the RdO Twilight Camp album for June 2010 at t380.org. That's a lot of photos!

Thanks, Don!

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > June: RdO Twilight Camp

Honor Scouts page updated

Congratulations, Dakota!

t380.org > Scouts > Honor Scouts

Two new photo albums: Golf Night and Englebright Lake

Check out the two new photo albums for June 2010:

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > June: Golf Night

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > June: Englebright Lake Camp Out

Troop 380 Phone List updated

The Phone List version on the site is now Floyd's latest and greatest (dated June 16th). Remember, there is a login and password required to download the Troop 380 Phone List and/or Troop 380 Roster. Any Scoutmaster can give you that information, but it might be quickest to just ask Dave.

t380.org > Downloads > Phone List/Roster

June Court of Honor pictures are now online

65 new photos from the June Court of Honor are now online:

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > June: Court of Honor - June

Driver Information form added to "Permission Slips/Event Info" page

Driver Information for Tour Permits

If you are a Troop 380 Scouter that plans to volunteer as a driver for any Troop event, please download and fill out the Driver Information worksheet. The information helps Sheri Rush update the transportation database used for the tour permits online.

Keeping our database of volunteer information current is a key contributor to Troop 380's reputation of success.
Driver Information

Please fill out and send to Sheri Rush
 

Please return electronically-filled out forms to Sheri via email, or print a copy out and return it completed to Sheri.

Patrol Camp Out permission slip available for download

Patrol Camp Out

Jul 23-25
 
t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

Photos added to "RdO Twilight Camp"

Photos 75-161 were added to the album.

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > June: RdO Twilight Camp

14 June 2010 Edition of The Eagle (Troop 380 Newsletter) available for download

The latest edition of The Eagle dated 14 June 2010 is Issue 2 of Volume 10 (meaning it covers 2Q10).

t380.org > Downloads > Newsletter > Volume 10 Issue 2

New Photo Album: RdO Twilight Camp

74 photos were posted tonight into a new album for the Rio del Oro Twilight Camp.

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > June: RdO Twilight Camp

Photos added to NorCal Jamboree album

71 photos were added for a total of 95.

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > April: Northern California Jamboree

Another photo album: Troop 380 at Scout Expo

t38o.org > Photos > 2010 > May: Troop 380 at Scout Expo

4 new 2010 photo albums!

For May:

Fair Oaks Cemetery
High Sierra Shoot Out
National Jamboree SF Trip

For June:

Lawrence G. & Aaron R. Eagle Recognition 

t380.org > Photos > 2010

Greg B. Eagle Court of Honor photos are online

92 photos are available from Greg B.'s Eagle Court of Honor. Congratulations, Greg!

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > June: Greg B. Eagle Court of Honor

"Join" page updated with a link to the Scouters page

A minor update to the "Join Troop 380" page: a new section, "Adult Volunteers" has been added that basically links to the Scouters page.

t380.org > Join Troop 380

Scouters page updated with Youth Protection training and new guidelines

The Scouters page increased in scope to include a message from James Terry, Assistant Chief Scout Executive.

t380.org > Scouters

Important Changes to BSA Youth Protection Training Policies

Effective June 1, 2010:

  * Youth Protection training is required for all registered volunteers.
  * New leaders are required to take Youth Protection training before they submit an application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins.
  * Youth Protection training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer's Youth Protection training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered.

To ensure these policies are fully implemented, please take the following steps:

  * If you have not taken Youth Protection training within the past two years, please log on to MyScouting and take the training. Be sure to have your member ID number. The number can be found on your Boy Scouts of America membership card.
  * If you do not know your member ID number, contact your unit leader or committee chairman. Your council can also assist.
  * A person does not have to be a registered volunteer or have an ID number to take Youth Protection training. To take the training, log in to MyScouting and create an account. From the MyScouting portal, click on E-Learning and take the Youth Protection training. Upon completion, print a certificate and submit it with an application or submit to the unit leader for processing at the local council.
  * If you have taken Youth Protection training online but did not input your member ID number, please log on to MyScouting and input your member ID in the My Profile section so the training will be linked to your records.
  * If you have taken Youth Protection training within the past two years but did not take the course online, log on to MyScouting to ensure your records are up-to-date, or contact your council for verification that your Youth Protection training records are accurate.
  * Finally, please share these important changes with other Scouters.

To find out more about the Youth Protection policies of the Boy Scouts of America and how to help Scouting keep your family safe, see the Parent's Guide in any of the Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting handbooks, or go to http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx.

Aaron Rush joins the nest of Eagles

Congratulations to Aaron Rush for joining the nest of Troop 380 Eagle Scouts!

t380.org > Scouts > Eagle Scouts

Northern California Jamboree photos and videos online

23 photos and 2 videos are now available for April's Northern California Jamboree:

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > April: Northern California Jamboree

Summer Camp health form available for download

The health form needed for Camp Royaneh 2010 is now available on t380.org's Permission Slips/Event Info page:

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

Mother and Son Rafting Trip photo album with videos!

28 images and 3 videos are available for the May 2010 event "Mother and Son Rafting Trip" on t380.org:

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > May: Mother and Son Rafting Trip

Englebright Lake permission slip available for download

Check out the permission slip & event info page on t380.org for all the current paperwork for upcoming events, including Englebright Lake.

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

Englebright Lake Jun 12-13

Silver Bears page updated: 3 recipients for 2009!

Cindy Frazier
Neil Ishikawa
Mark Woosley

These three scouters received the Silver Bear award for their work in 2009.

Alistair Fortson added to Eagle Scouts page

Congratulations, Alistair!

t380.org > Scouts > Eagle Scouts

Lawrence Goedrich added to Eagle Scouts page

Congratulations, Lawrence!

t380.org > Scouts > Eagle Scouts

2010 RdO District Dinner photo album

95 photos are in the newly created album 2010 RdO District Dinner

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > 2010 RdO District Dinner

Mother-Son Rafting Trip permission slip available for download

Permission slips for all upcoming events, in PDF and MS Word formats, can be found on the Permission Slips page:

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips/Event Info

• Scout Expo: Apr 30 - May 2 (Please also download the
  Hold Harmless Agreement)
• Mother-Scout Rafting Trip: May 16th
• River Cats Game: Jun 19th
• Camp Royaneh: Jul 4-10
  
  

Troop Phone List and Roster (secure documents) updated

Two updated PDFs for download, each protected by (the same) password.

t380.org > Downloads > Phone List/Roster

Thanks, Floyd!

Photos addedto 2010 Skills Camp Out album

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > March: Skills Camp Out

Photos added.

Thanks, Don!

Minor updates to two pages

• t380.org > Downloads > Phone List/Roster
  Fixed copy/paste typo: Phone list mentioned in Roster section
• t380.org > Scouts > Honor Scouts
  Removed "Last updated ..." note
  Moved "Honor Scouts of Troop 380" to below the Honor Scout image

Troop 380 Roster now available as a downloadable file under "Downloads" > "Phone List/Roster"

t380.org > Downloads > Phone List/Roster

The Roster is also a list of active scouts in the troop, but it is sorted by patrol. Information for each boy includes phone number, age, rank and date of last rank, and leadership position (if applicable). If you notice any errors, or need to update any of the information therein, please email Floyd Brown, the membership ASM.

For privacy reasons, the Troop 380 Phone List has been protected by a user name and password. Ask Dave or any Assistant Scoutmaster for that information.

Thanks, Floyd!

Cosmetic tab name changes to under "Downloads"

• "Permission Slips & Event Info" --> "Permission Slips/Event Info"
• "Phone List" --> "Phone List/Roster"

I wanted to change "Phone List" to "Phone List & Roster," but I was running out of space. Instead of change font size I just reduced the length of the updated tab's width as well as the width-hog on the left...

Search results might point to pages that don't exist...

The nifty search feature (right hand side of the t380.org home page) is pretty slick, but since the structure of pages has changed, the results will point to the old pages, which no longer exist.

It will take some time for Google (and other search engines) to re-crawl our site...but when they do, the search results will be correct again.

River Cats Game flyer/order form ready for download

Please see the Permission Slips & Event Info page on t380.org to download the River Cats Game flyer/order form:

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips & Event Info

Note: the Permission Slips & Event Info page is part of what used to be the old "Forms" page. 

Thanks, Maryann!

"Permission Slips" tab now reads, "Permission Slips & Event Info"

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips

is now

t380.org > Downloads > Permission Slips & Event Info

The URL remains the same: t380.org/permissionslips, but I changed the name of the tab to better reflect the content, since I'm adding the Rivercats info...which isn't a permission slip...

Thanks, Maryann!

"Email Floyd..." button added to "Join Troop 380" page

t380.org/join

The "Join" page now has a shiny green button that links directly to emailing Floyd Brown, the membership ASM.

Thanks, Floyd!

New embedded Google search feature on t380.org

The home page has an ad-free search feature now! Pretty cool, huh?

Do you think the search should be available from every page, or do you like it how it is (just on the home page, t380.org)? Email your opinions to webmaster@t380.org or comment directly to this blog post (preferred in this case).

New page: "Join"

t380.org/join

Did you notice the yellow box in the upper-right of every page? Now our guests have more information (and a link to email Floyd Brown) about Scouting and Troop 380 specifically.

If you have any additional information that should go on this page, please email me: webmaster@t380.org

Forms --> Downloads

As more and more electronic documents go up on the site, they don't all fall under the category of "Forms."

The old Forms page has been renamed to "Downloads" and now has several sub-pages:

• Newsletter (The Eagle)
• Permission Slips
• Phone List

If any scout or scouter out there has a document or file of any kind that should be on t380.org, please email me: webmaster@t380.org

"Leadership" and "Patrols" pages no longer on t380.org

The "Leadership" and "Patrols" pages were never really updated, nor did it look like they ever would be on a useful enough basis. Besides, who needs to look on the web who is in what patrol? You can pretty much determine that at every meeting based on were people sit, right?

If anyone desperately wants these pages to appear back on the site, you're also volunteering to update them for the forseeable future...but I'm willing to negotiate!   :P

PLEASE READ -- LOTS OF CHANGES

Many enhancements were  made to the t380.org site, though most of them should be transparent. Several blog posts will follow this one to highlight the changes.

IMPORTANT: if you have bookmarked any page on the site except the home page (t380.org) or a particular photo album, your bookmarks will now be broken. That's because the file structure (how the pages and content are organized) has been overhauled to make more sense.

Examples:

• t380.org/photos2007.html     -->     t380.org/photos/2007/
• t380.org/committee.html       -->     t380.org/scouters/committee/

I don't anticipate changes like this in the future, mainly because things are now the way they should have been the entire time (if I wasn't so lazy in the beginning).

Silver Beavers page corrected

The Silver Beavers page had a typo: Erik Carlson was listed as a 2010 recipient, which has been corrected to read that he's in fact a 2009 recipient.

t380.org > Scouters > Silver Beavers

Camp Royaneh permission slip

Camp Royaneh

July 4-10

Scout Expo permission slip & legal docs

If you plan to attend Scout Expo, please make sure to download both the permission slip and the additional legal paperwork.

Scout Expo

Apr 30 - May 2

Please also download the
Hold Harmless Agreement

<--Permission Slip

Aquatics Day pictures are up

You can view/download 80 pictures of the Aquatics Day event on the Troop 380 web site:

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > March: Aquatics Day


Is Mike whacking that goose upside the head?

Greg Bringedahl added to Eagle Scouts

Greg Bringedahl has been added to the Eagle Scouts page of t380.org:

t380.org > Scouts > Eagle Scouts

Scoutmasters page updated

Sheri Rush was added as the Newsletter Assistant Scoutmaster:
t380.org > Scouters > Scoutmasters

Court of Honor (March) Photos

62 pictures of the March Court of Honor are up in the 2010 photos page:
t380.org > Photos > 2010 > March: Court of Honor - March

1Q10 Newsletter available for download

The first 2010 issue of The Eagle is available for download at t380.org.

Thanks, Sheri!

Casey Reynolds added to Honor Scouts Page

Check out the list of Troop 380 honor scouts, from Ryan Beard to Casey Reynolds:
t380.org > Scouts > Honor Scouts

Skills Camp Out Pictures!

63 pictures are in a new album:
t380.org > Photos > 2010 > March: Skills Camp Out

New Skills Camp Out permission slip

New Skills Camp Out

March 20-21

Pack 383 Bridging photos

t380.org > Photos > 2010 > February > Pack 383 Bridging

Council Dinner photos are up

Check out the new album on the 2010 photos page (February):

• Council Dinner

Aquatics Day Permission Slip

Check out the forms page on t380.org:

Aquatics Day

March 29

Garrett Marengo Joins the Nest of Eagles

Garrett Marengo was added to the Eagles page on t380.org. Congratulations, Garrett!

Corey Reynolds Joins the Nest of Eagles

Corey Reynolds was added to the Eagles page on t380.org. Congratulations, Corey!

Silver Beavers updated

Congratulations Erik Carlson!
http://t380.org/silverbeavers.html

Pack 380 Bridging Photos

New album: Pack 380 Bridging on the 2010 Photos page of t380.org.

100 Year Celebration Photos

A new album was added from yesterday's meeting: Feb 8 Meeting - 100 Year Celebration.

Snow Camp Out Permission Slip

Snow Camp Out

March 6-7

Download the permission slip:

See permission slips for upcoming events at the forms download page. See upcoming events in general at the Troop 380 Calendar of Events.

Updated Troop Phone List

Troop 380 Phone List

- this document is password protected -

For privacy reasons, the Troop 380 Phone List has been protected by a user name and password. Ask Dave or any Assistant Scoutmaster for that information.

Adventure Base 100 Photos

Check out the new album on the 2010 Photos page on t380.org, Adventure Base 100.

Banner Image Design Change

Something that's bugged me since the beginning of t380.org is the waste of space up at the top of the screen. Large, square logos adorn a sizable chunk of visual real estate, especially at low resolution (think netbooks or laptops in general).

Here's the old verson of the t380.org logo:

And the new one (click the image to see it not cut off on the right):


More information (Sacramento, CA), less space. So what if the entire firebird doesn't show up...

Similarly, I updated the Crew banner image:



Is now this (again, click the image to see it without the cropping):



Please comment on this blog post if you love/hate the new design.