{"id":1411,"date":"2015-10-27T14:17:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T21:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2015-10-27T14:22:26","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T21:22:26","slug":"merit-badge-fair-aurora-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/?p=1411","title":{"rendered":"Merit Badge Fair (Aurora District)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1412\" src=\"http:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/aurora_district.jpg\" alt=\"aurora_district\" width=\"283\" height=\"126\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, November 7<\/strong><br>\n<strong> 9 am to 1 pm<\/strong><br>\nThe Aurora District Committee would like to invite scouts&nbsp;to learn some new skills and progress on up to two <a href=\"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/?encyclopedia=merit-badge\" target=\"_self\" title=\"There are 21 badges that are required for Eagle rank, and more than 100 others that can be earned. Something for everyone! For each badge, there is a merit badge book with much of the information necessary to complete the&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">merit badge<\/a>s.&nbsp;Currently the following badges will be offered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Citizenship in the Nation<\/li>\n<li>Citizenship in the World<\/li>\n<li>Art<\/li>\n<li>Camping<\/li>\n<li>Aviation<\/li>\n<li>Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Sports<\/li>\n<li>Digital Technology<\/li>\n<li>Sports<\/li>\n<li>Electricity<\/li>\n<li>And many more &hellip;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1A1MviPKOOKRv7tBf7LnGcPEUmr-oo8jErCL8s91q65Y\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1A1MviPKOOKRv7tBf7LnGcPEUmr-oo8jErCL8s91q65Y\/viewform\">this link<\/a>&nbsp;to sign up for up to two badges. Classes will be filled on a first-replied, first-served basis until classes are filled.<\/p>\n<p>The Fair will run from&nbsp;9:00 am until 1:00 pm with two sessions. Some badges will be offered in two hour time blocks while others will be offered in four hour time blocks.&nbsp;Although badge completion may not be guaranteed, you can expect to make progress on the requirements.&nbsp;Be sure to read the requirements ahead of time, bring any necessary workbooks, and <a href=\"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/?encyclopedia=blue-card\" target=\"_self\" title=\"This is where merit badge work is recorded. Before beginning work on a badge, the Scout gets a blue card signed by the Scoutmaster or the Advancement Chair. At the final meeting with a merit badge counselor, the blue card&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">blue card<\/a>s.&nbsp;In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/?encyclopedia=merit-badge-counselor\" target=\"_self\" title=\"A registered adult volunteer who is expert in a merit badge field, has the ability to work effectively with Scouts, and certifies that requirements are met.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">merit badge counselor<\/a>s will be available to sign off blue cards upon presentation of all requirements.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions please feel free to email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jethro302@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:jethro302@yahoo.com\">John Peeples<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:snyder.eric@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:snyder.eric@gmail.com\">Eric Snyder,&nbsp;<\/a>or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rebeccah_stratton@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:rebeccah_stratton@yahoo.com\">Rebeccah Stratton<\/a>. The Merit Badge Fair Committee&nbsp;are looking forward to an interesting day of learning and accomplishment on November 7th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, November 7 9 am to 1 pm The Aurora District Committee would like to invite scouts\u00a0to learn some new skills and progress on up to two merit badges.\u00a0Currently the following badges will be offered: Citizenship in the Nation Citizenship &hellip; <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/?p=1411\" aria-label=\"Merit Badge Fair (Aurora District)\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[90],"class_list":["post-1411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cool-opportunity","tag-merit-badge"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/merit-badge.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1411"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1414,"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411\/revisions\/1414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troop100seattle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}