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🧭 🪢Weekly Scout Training Meeting⚜️

15+ Swim Water Rescue Day

Swim Water Rescue Swimming Water Rescue expands the Safe Swim Defense training to include skills and knowledge to prepare a unit leader to prevent, recognize, and respond to swimming emergencies during unit swim activities. Although Safe Swim Defense training provides guidelines for conducting safe swimming activities and is required of unit leaders it does not provide the skills training mandated by those guidelines. This course supplements and provides in-depth training. The course takes approximately 8 hours and is valid for three years. Trained SWR Cards will be issued after passing required skills and completing the test exam with a score of 80% or higher. Students should arrive between 7:45 and 8:00 AM. Course will cover the following outline: Swim Classification Tests & Administration Weight Recovery– Pre-requisite Revised Safe Swim Defense & Exercises Shore based Rescues Defenses Line & Tender Rescue In-line stabilization In-water non-contact rescues for active & passive subjects Review & Test Requirements: All participants must pass the BSA Swimmer test and recover a 8-10 lb weight from 8 feet of water in order to participate. Participants in Swimming & Water Rescue must be 15 years or older. Students will need a copy of the Aquatics Supervision Manual and can be purchase at the Council Service Center. Students should study Sections 1 and 2 for in order to prepare for the written tests. Note question ending with a zero (example 1.0) will be on the written test. You will need to bring your current medical forms A/B to training. Participants need to bring the BSA Aquatics Supervision book along with a current health form. This is available for download online at: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Outdoor%20Program/Aquatics/pdf/Aquatics_34346.pdf Participants should bring: Signed BSA Medical Form Part A & B Aquatics Supervision Manual Pen/Note pad Dry Cloth Swim Suit & Towel Sunscreen Hat Confirmation of Registration Sunglasses/ Eyeglass strap, if needed Lunch / Snacks- Pack your own

Spring Merit Badge Academy Day

Spring Merit Badge Academy Attend the 2026 Spring Merit Badge Academy! MB classes & Adult Leader training are available! Date: Saturday May 2nd 2026 Class Times: 9am-4pm (all-day sessions) Location: Saint Leo University, 33701 State Rd 52, Saint Leo, FL 33574 Pricing: (includes hot lunch - participants may also pack a lunch) Pricing (regular registration, early bird) Scouts - $35, Early Bird $30 Adults - $20, Early Bird $15 Who Can Attend: All registered Scouts BSA, Venture Crews and Sea Scouts and Adult Leaders. If you are from out of council, feel free to join us! What is Required: All participants must bring a current copy of the BSA Annual Health Medical Record. You can download a current copy here: https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/ahmr/ We need Merit Badge Counselors & Adult Training Instructors Contact: FEB.Scouting@gmail.com or Frank Brown @ 813-695-7291 Dietary Restrictions The Greater Tampa Bay Area Council recognizes that there are many potential dietary restrictions as well as common diets (e.g., low-calorie and low-carbohydrate) and common food allergies (e.g., to gluten, citrus fruit, dairy, eggs, fish, nuts/ peanuts, and shellfish). Individuals will need to consider this and avoid such items in their choices in the dining hall. In addition, remember that the Food Team cannot feasibly plan for all specific dietary needs of all persons attending the event. Therefore, all special dietary needs must be indicated at the time of registration. Depending upon the special food requirements they may be asked to make their own arrangements to meet those needs by bringing their own food — just as they would bring their own medications. Any dietary requests made within 2 weeks of the event will not be able to be honored.