A reminder on procedures for working on merit badges:

• A Scout who wants to work on merit badge must consult with a Scoutmaster and receive the Scoutmaster's approval.  Additionally, the Scout must ask the Scoutmaster to provide him with a signed "blue card", which enables him to work on the merit badge.
• The Scout should contact the merit badge counselor to initiate work on the badge. 
• Upon completion of the requirements for the merit badge, the counselor will sign the blue card and return it to the Scout.
• The Scout must return the blue card to the Scoutmaster.  The Scoutmaster will provide the completed blue card to the Advancement lead, who will register completion of the badge with the council and purchase the badge for presentation at the next Court of Honor

Please contact Beth Hall to verify status of completed merit badges.

Current merit badge counselors for Troop 164 are:

Merit Badge	Counselor
Camping	Tim Zera
Chemistry	Alan Mitchell
Citizenship in the Community	Joe Carey  Dawn Spiewak
Citizenship in the Nation	Joe Carey
Citizenship in the World	Joe Carey
Coin Collecting	Alan Mitchell
Communications	Steve Gianni
Computers	David Valentine
Emergency Preparedness	Barbara Flanigan
Energy	Alan Mitchell
Family Life	Lori Meek
First Aid	Tim Witt
Fishing	Mark Bermes, Tim Zera
Gardening	Barbara Flanigan
Golf	Jeff Hall
Hiking	Barbara Flanigan
Personal Fitness	Beth Hall
Personal Management	Mark Bermes
Riflery	David Valentine

Bold = Eagle required merit badges

We are always seeking adults to serve as merit badge counselors.  If you would like to be a counselor for a merit badge, please download and complete the attached forms, and return them to a Scoutmaster or Committee member.  If  you are already a registered adult leader, you do not need to complete the BSA Adult Registration form.
 

Good reference sites for merit badges are:

http://www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Home/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx - Official Boy Scouts of America page with guidelines on earning merit badges and requirements for each badge.  Check here for the most current requirements for any badge.

www.meritbadge.org - "wiki" type site with all current merit badge requirements, printable worksheets, and hyperlinked references to relevant information

http://kitsapscouts.com/merit-badges/review/ - Site which ranks all merit badges by level of difficulty, written by two scouts whose goal is to earn every single badge!