Citizenship in the Community

Richard FallonDistrict DirectorEagle Empire DistrictCentral Florida Council

Mike Evano Welcome Video

Intro and What to expect

▪ Mon-Thursday

▪ About 1 hour a day (can be slightly early some days to give time to work on homework, Wednesday especially)

▪ 8 total requirements, 6 of which require some sort of homework or to complete after this session.

▪ USE SAME NAME EVERYTIME WHEN SUBMITTING

▪ The learning link will be live for one week after the end of the course, at that time, partials will be sent out for completed work. Uncompleted work will need to be completed with a local councilor in your council

▪ onlineMBsupport@scoutinghelp.freshdesk.com for help

Review of the Website

Monday's objectives

▪ Cover requirement 1: a discussion about citizenship in the community

▪ Talk about and assign HW for 2: making a map of your community

▪ Talk about and assign HW for 5: Movie about positive impact on a community

Requirement 1: A Discussion on Citizenship

▪ Discuss with your counselor what citizenship in the community means and what it takes to be a good citizen in your community. Discuss the rights, duties, and obligations of citizenship, and explain how you can demonstrate good citizenship in your community, scouting unit, place of worship, or school

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhAV-Z7thbc

What citizenship in the community means?

▪ You live in a city, town or rural area where you participate in activities that are going on, attend school and associate with other citizens of the same area.

What are the rights, duties, and obligations of citizenship?

▪ You have the right to attend school, to be able to vote in elections when you are 18, and to be safe. You have the duty to follow the Scout Law and Oath and do your part to keep the community safe. You have an obligation to keep to the laws and to assist where you are needed.

Explain how you can demonstrate good citizenship in your community, Scouting unit, place of worship or school:

▪ Be a law-abiding citizen in the community, with scouts, at school, and in church, and always strive to improve the community with a happy attitude.

Requirement 2:

▪ On a map of your community or using an electronic device, locate and point out the following:– Chief Government Buildings such as your city hall, county courthouse, and public

works/services facilities

– Fire station, police station, and hospital nearest your home

– Parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, and trails

– Historical or other points of interest

▪ Chart the organization of your local or state government. Show the top offices and tell whether they are elected or appointed.

Go to Google Maps

The map of your community

• Print and mark with pen• Paint/photoshop• Google maps, edit map

You will need to upload image file to show it was completed

Org chart

• Print and mark with pen• Paint/photoshop• Microsoft word

You will need to upload image file to show it was completed

Requirement 5

▪ With the Approval of your counselor and a parent, watch a movie that shows how the actions of one individual or group of individuals can have a positive effect on a community. Discuss with your counselor what you learned from the movie about what it means to be a valuable and concerned member of the community.

▪ Approved movies on PDF, any other movies please send me an email and I will let you know. YOU NEED TO HAVE PERMISSION FROM YOUR PARENT TO WATCH THE MOVIE, SOME ON THE LIST ARE RATED R.

▪ You will have to submit a written answer for the requirementwith Thursday's homework.

Monday's Wrap up

▪ Homework due tomorrow:– Send in notes about citizenship in the community (req. 1)

– Make map of your community with identified places

– Organization chart

▪ Homework to start considering/do if time– Watch movie and write report

▪ Review how to submit documents

▪ Cover Requirement 4a: Issues and branches of government– Talk about 4b and 4c (after class needs): interview with a government leader, sharing

what you learned

▪ Cover Requirement 7a: Charitable Organizations– Talk about 7b and 7c: report on one, volunteering

▪ Discuss 3a as a homework assignment for tomorrow: City Council meeting

Tuesday's Objectives

Requirment 4

▪ Choose an issue that is important to the citizens of your community; then do the following– a. Find out which branch of government is responsible for this issue

– b. with your counselor's and parent's approval, interview one person from the branch of government you identified in requirement 4a. Ask what is being done about this issue and how young people can help

– c. Share what you have learned with your counselor

Finding an issue in your community

▪ Newspapers

▪ News

▪ Ask community leaders

▪ Call your local chamber of commerce

Potential issues

▪ Covid-19 related issues– Unempolyment

– Public health

▪ Affrodable Housing

▪ Permitting issues with large industry

▪ Budgetting

▪ Red light cameras

▪ Community parks

▪ Community events

Detirming what branch of goverment

▪ Every local branch of government is structored differently, use your org chart to help identify the branch

▪ For my city, Apopka, Florida, there are a bunch of different committies and groups. They are found on this website https://www.apopka.net/162/Departments.

Interview

▪ Must have parental inprovement

▪ Any elected official or empoyee of local government is approved

▪ Phone calls are approprate, in current times face to face is not encuraged, unless social distancing is in place

▪ For completing this requirment you will need to submit the following:– Your issue and which branch is

responsible

– Name and title of person interviewing

– Questions asks (pre-write some!!!)

– Notes of response

– Summary of what you learned

Requirment 7

▪ Do the following:– Identify three charitable organizations outside of Scouting that interest you and bring

people in your community togetrher to work for the good of your community

– Pick one of the organziations you chose for requirement 7a. Using a variety of resources (including newspapers, fliers and other literature, the internet, volunteers, and employees of the organization), find out more about this organization

– With your counselor's and your parent's approval, contact the organziation you chose for requirement 7b, and find out what young people can do to help. While working on this merit badge, volunteer at least eight hours of your time for the organization. After your volunteer experience is over, discuss what you have learned with your counselor.

7a: Charitable organzizations

▪ In the United States, a charitable organization is an organization operated for purposes that are beneficial to the public interest.[47] There are different types of charitable organizations. Every U.S. and foreign charity that qualifies as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is considered a "private foundation" unless it demonstrates to the IRS that it falls into another category. Generally, any organization that is not a private foundation (i.e., it qualifies as something else) is usually a public charity as described in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.[48]

Types of charitable organizations

Examples

▪ BPOE Elks Lodges

▪ Community health care

▪ Rotary Clubs

▪ Kiwanis Clubs

▪ Mason Lodges

▪ Chamber of Commerce

▪ Lion Clubs

▪ Boys and Girls Clubs

▪ Different medial issue groups– Breast cancer societies

– Lympohma societies

▪ Homeless support

▪ Religious organizations

▪ Food banks

Finding out more about your organization

▪ Make sure you can volunteer with them!

▪ Select one you care about

▪ Use internet resources and call the organization

▪ For completion of a and b of this requirment you will need to submit three local charitable organizations in your community and a detail assesment of one of those three (the one you will volunteer at)

▪ 7c will be approved after your 8 hours, if not completed by next week (which I don’t expect with the social distancing in place) you will submit to a local CofC councilor

Requirement 3

▪ Do the following– Attend a meeting of your city, town, or county council or school board, OR attend a

municipal, county, or state court session

– Choose one of the issues discussed at the meeting where a difference of opinions was expressed, and explain to your counselor why you agree with one opinion more than you do another

Completion

▪ a. the council meeting– Look for online resources

– My local county:

▪ http://netapps.ocfl.net/mod

▪ Take notes of the meeting, identify one issue where there was a difference of opnions

▪ You will have to provide link to meeting or dated photo of the meeting you attended

▪ b. discussion on differnace of opinion

▪ This will be completed by writing a response in the homework section

Tueday wrap up

▪ Homework:– Identify three charitable organizations and get a detailed description of one

– Watch a community meeting and report on an issue you agree with

– If time permits identify your community issue and who you are going to talk to

▪ Reminder – Watching movie and report

– Submit homework on website, you can also rewatch today's discussion later

Wednesday' Objectives

▪ Discuss 3b, the issues yall agreed with last night

▪ Find out which charitable organizations we are going to be working with

▪ Discuss major project for requirment 8

▪ End early to give time to work on requirment 5! -due tomorrow

Issues from last night

▪ Add from responses

Charitable organziations

▪ Add wednesday

Requirment 8

▪ Develop a public presentation (such as video, slide show, speech, digital presentation, or photo exhibit) about important and unique aspects of your community. Imclude information about the history, cultures, and ethnic groups of your community; its best features and popular places where people gather; and the challenges it faces. Stage your presentaion in front of your merit badge councselor or a group, such as your patrol or a class at school

▪ The following is an example of a great video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt2RmutM4eY

Your presentation

▪ Include:– History

– Culture

– Ethnic groups

– Popular places

– Gathering places

– Challenges your community faces

▪ Media:– Video (prefered during this time)

– Slide show

– Speech

– Digital

– Photo presentation

▪ Completion of this requirement:– Video uploaded to youtube and shared on social media

– Other options will need to be done with a local councilor

Wednesday wrap up

▪ Submit requirment 5 (video and summary) before class tomorrow!!!!

▪ Finish other homework you may have missed– Homework assignments you should have done

▪ 2

▪ 5

▪ 3a,b

▪ 7a,b

▪ 4b

▪ Start working on gathering infromation for your presentation if time allows

Thursday's objectives

▪ Requirement 5: Summarize our movies we watched

▪ Requirement 6: Services in our community

▪ Wrap up class, ensure everyone knows the plan going forward

Requirememt 5

▪ With the Approval of your counselor and a parent, watch a movie that shows how the actions of one individual or group of individuals can have a positive effect on a community. Discuss with your counselor what you learned from the movie about what it means to be a valuable and concerned member of the community.

What we learned

▪ Summarize responses thursday morning

Requirment 6

▪ List some services (such as library, recreation center, public transportation, and public safety) your community provides that are funded by taxpayers. Tell your counseolr why these services are important to your community

List of services

▪ Emergency services:– Police

– Fire

– Ems

▪ Water

▪ Sewer

▪ Transportation

▪ Schools

▪ Community services

▪ Trash

▪ Parks and recration

▪ Health services

▪ Correections

▪ Public assitance

Why are these important to the community?

Course Wrap up

▪ Requirments done with Daily Reviews or homework assigments– 1

– 2

– 3

– 5

– 6

▪ Requirments you still have to d0– 4 interview with a government

offical

– 7c volunteer 8 hours with your community group

– 8 make and present your presentation about your community