PLANNING CALENDAR 2012–2013February 2013 Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday January BOYS’ LIFE features February activities: Resourcefulness Webelos (Year

PLANNING CALENDAR2012–2013

Building the Council Annual Plan

100% BOYS’ LIFE FOR ALL SCOUTS

Boys’ Life promotes literacy as an essential part of the personal fitness development of its readers.

Boys’ Life helps boys to discover the joy of good reading and to develop their reading skills.

Teachers will tell you that good readers are better students.

Parents know that Boys’ Life provides interesting, wholesome reading that will help their sons

to grow in Scouting…and in life.

September 2012Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

August BOYS’ LIFE features September activities:

Cooperation

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Fitness/Athlete (1) Family Member (1) Forester/Naturalist (2) Aquanaut (2)

Safety

Make BOYS'LIFE a feature of every roundtable.

1

2 3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

2330

24 25 26 27 28 29

OctOber 2012Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

BOYS’ LIFE is essential.

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8

Columbus Day (observed)

9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31 September BOYS’ LIFE features October activities:

Responsibility

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Forester/Naturalist (3) Outdoorsman (3) Traveler/Fitness (4) Sportsman (4)

Nature

NOvember 2012Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

October BOYS’ LIFE features November activities:

Citizenship

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Citizen (5) Scientist (5) Citizen (6) Scientist (6)

Business


Read to lead.

1 2 3

4 5 6

Election Day

7 8 9 10

11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22

Thanksgiving Day

23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

Pedro delivers.

December 2012Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

November BOYS’ LIFE features December activities:

Respect

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Citizen (7) Readyman (7) Makeup Makeup

First Aid

Start council program planning process.

Pedro delivers.

BOYS’ LIFE subscribers stay in Scouting longer.

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9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

2330

2431

25

Christmas Day

26 27 28 29

JaNuary 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

December BOYS’ LIFE features January activities:

Positive Attitude

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Citizen/Artist (8) Readyman (8) Makeup Readyman (9)

Winter Camping

1

New Year’s Day

2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31BOYS’ LIFE tells our youth that life is good

and that America is a neat place to live.

Readers are leaders.

Use the budget plan for 100% BOYS’ LIFE.

February 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

January BOYS’ LIFE features February activities:

Resourcefulness

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Geologist (9) Arrow of Light (10) Geologist (10) Handyman (11)

Citizenship


Make BOYS’ LIFE a feature of every roundtable.

1 2

3

Scouting Anniversary Week begins.

Scout Sunday

4 5 6 7 8

Scouting Anniversary Day

9

Scouting Anniversary Week ends.

Scout Sabbath

10 11 12 13 14

Valentine’s Day

15 16

17 18

Presidents’ Day

19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28

Give your Scouts the BOYS’ LIFE advantage.

march 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

February BOYS’ LIFE features March activities:

Compassion

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Engineer (11) Sportsman (12) Engineer (12) Communicator (13)

Physical Fitness


Use the budget plan for 100% BOYS' LIFE.

1

BOYS’ LIFE Anniversary Day

2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17

St. Patrick’s Day

18 19 20 21 22 23

2431

25 26 27 28 29 30

april 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

Pedro delivers.

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 March BOYS’ LIFE features April activities:

Faith

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Craftsman (13) Sportsman (14) Craftsman (14) Sportsman (15)

Forestry

Target completion of council/district program plan and calendar.



may 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

April BOYS’ LIFE features May activities:

Health and Fitness

Webelos (Year 1) Scholar/Artist (15) Makeup

Leadership

Set dates for all unit program planning

conferences and give units resources.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

Mother’s Day

13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27

Memorial Day

28 29 30 31

Read to lead.

JuNe 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

May BOYS’ LIFE features June activities:

Perseverance

Outdoor activities supporting activity badges and Webelos and Arrow of Light requirements

Special Cooking

Units conduct their annual program planning conferences.

Pedro delivers.


1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14

Flag Day

15

16

Father’s Day

17 18 19 20 21 22

2330

24 25 26 27 28 29

July 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

Read to lead.

1 2 3 4

Independence Day

5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31June BOYS’ LIFE features July activities:

Courage


Backpacking


auguSt 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

July BOYS’ LIFE features August activities:

Honesty


Aquatics

Use the budget plan for 100% BOYS' LIFE.

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

September 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

Labor Day

3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 August BOYS’ LIFE features September activities:

Cooperation

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Fitness/Athlete (1) Family Member (1) Forester/Naturalist (2) Aquanaut (2)

Fishing

Make BOYS’ LIFE a feature of every roundtable.

OctOber 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

September BOYS’ LIFE features October activities:

Responsibility

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Forester/Naturalist (3) Outdoorsman (3) Traveler/Fitness (4) Sportsman (4)

Athletics

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14

Columbus Day (observed)

15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31


NOvember 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

October BOYS’ LIFE features November activities:

Citizenship

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Citizen (5) Scientist (5) Citizen (6) Scientist (6)

Science


Read to lead.


1 2

3 4 5

Election Day

6 7 8 9

10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28

Thanksgiving Day

29 30

December 2013Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25

Christmas Day

26 27 28

29 30 31 November BOYS’ LIFE features December activities:

Respect

Webelos (Year 1) Arrow of Light (Year 2) Citizen (7) Readyman (7) Makeup Makeup

Cooking

Start 2014 council program planning process.

Pedro delivers.


2014

New year’s Day

Wednesday, January 1

martin luther King Jr. Day

Monday, January 20

presidents’ Day

Monday, February 17

ash Wednesday

Wednesday, March 5

St. patrick’s Day

Monday, March 17

passover begins

Tuesday, April 15

good Friday

Friday, April 18

easter

Sunday, April 20

mother’s Day

Sunday, May 11

memorial Day

Monday, May 26

Flag Day

Saturday, June 14

Father’s Day

Sunday, June 15

independence Day

Friday, July 4

labor Day

Monday, September 1

rosh hashanah

Thursday, September 25 –

Friday, September 26

yom Kippur

Saturday, October 4

columbus Day (observed)

Monday, October 13

election Day

Tuesday, November 4

veterans Day

Tuesday, November 11

thanksgiving

Thursday, November 27

christmas

Thursday, December 25

2014

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April

2015

New year’s Day

Thursday, January 1


Monday, January 19

presidents’ Day

Monday, February 16

ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 18

St. patrick’s Day

Tuesday, March 17

good Friday

Friday, April 3

passover begins

Saturday, April 4

easter

Sunday, April 5

mother’s Day

Sunday, May 10

memorial Day

Monday, May 25

Flag Day

Sunday, June 14

Father’s Day

Sunday, June 21

independence Day

Saturday, July 4

labor Day

Monday, September 7

rosh hashanah

Monday, September 14

Tuesday, September 15

yom Kippur

Wednesday, September 23


Monday, October 12

election Day

Tuesday, November 3

veterans Day

Wednesday, November 11

thanksgiving


christmas

Friday, December 25

2015

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2017

New year’s Day

Sunday, January 1


Monday, January 16

presidents’ Day

Monday, February 20

ash Wednesday

Wednesday, March 1

St. patrick’s Day

Friday, March 17

passover begins

Tuesday, April 11

good Friday

Friday, April 14

easter

Sunday, April 16

mother’s Day

Sunday, May 14

memorial Day

Monday, May 29

Flag Day

Wednesday, June 14

Father’s Day

Sunday, June 18

independence Day

Tuesday, July 4

labor Day

Monday, September 4

rosh hashanah

Thursday, September 21

Friday, September 22

yom Kippur

Saturday, September 30


Monday, October 9

election Day

Tuesday, November 7

veterans Day

Saturday, November 11

thanksgiving


christmas

Monday, December 25

2017


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2016

New year’s Day

Friday, January 1


Monday, January 18

ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 10

presidents’ Day

Monday, February 15

St. patrick’s Day

Thursday, March 17

good Friday

Friday, March 25

easter

Sunday, March 27

passover begins

Saturday, April 23

mother’s Day

Sunday, May 8

memorial Day

Monday, May 30

Flag Day

Tuesday, June 14

Father’s Day

Sunday, June 19

independence Day

Monday, July 4

labor Day

Monday, September 5

rosh hashanah

Monday, October 3

Tuesday, October 4


Monday, October 10

yom Kippur

Wednesday, October 12

election Day

Tuesday, November 8

veterans Day

Friday, November 11

thanksgiving


christmas

Sunday, December 25

2016


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2012-2013calendar of religious Dates

There are certain dates and religious observances that must be adhered to by the individual. Arrangements must be made for participation in special services. The Islamic (Muslim) year begins with Muharram. All Islamic dates are subject to sighting of the moon; an event may be one day earlier or later than the date listed. According to the Eastern Orthodox Church calendar, the day begins after evening vespers at sunset and concludes with vespers on the following day. For this reason, the observance of all Eastern Orthodox

holy days begins at sunset on the evening before the holy day. Jewish holi-days begin at sundown of the first date listed and end at nightfall of the last date listed. A religious institution has the option of celebrating Scout Sunday/Scout Sabbath at its discretion. For example, the United Methodist Church always celebrates Scout Sunday on the second Sunday in February.Note: * Usually begins at sundown the day before this date.

** Local customs may vary this date.

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January

1 Mary, Mother of God, Catholic Christian Feast of St. Basil, Orthodox Christian Gantan-sai (New Years), Shinto

5 Twelfth Night, Christian

6 Epiphany, Christian

13 Maghi, Sikh

15 World Religion Day, Baha’i

20 Tu B'shvat, Jewish

February

4 Mawlid an Nabi, Islam

5 Scout Sunday

11 Scout Sabbath

15 Nirvana Day, Buddhist

March

8 Purim, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

9 Ash Wednesday, Christian

17 St. Patrick’s Day, Christian

21 Norouz (The New Day), Zoroastrian

28 Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra), Zoroastrian

April

6 Good Friday, Christian

7-14 Pesach (Passover), Jewish (no activities on 7, 8, 13, 14)

8 Easter, Christian

14 Baisakhi, Sikh

15 Easter/Pesach, Orthodox Christian

17 Palm Sunday, Christian

30 St. James the Great Day, Orthodox Christian

May

6 Buddha Day - Visakha Puja, Buddhist

10 Lag Ba'Omer, Jewish

27 Pentecost, Christian

29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah, Baha’i

June

2 Ascension of Christ, Christian

3 Trinity Sunday, Christian

8-9 Shavot, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

10 Corpus Christi, Catholic Christian

15 Sacred Heart of Jesus, Catholic Christian

July

9 Martyrdom of the B’ab, Baha’i

11 St. Benedict Day, Catholic Christian

20 Ramadan Begins, Islam

24 Pioneer Day, Mormon Christian

25 St. James the Great Day, Christian

29 Tisha B’Aviv, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

August

10 Krishna Janmashtami, Hindu

15 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Christian Dormition of the Theotokos, Orthodox Christian

September

17-18 Rosh Hashanah, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

26 Yom Kippur, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

October

1-7 Sukkot, Jewish (No Scouting activities on first, second, eighth, or ninth days)

4 St. Francis Day, Catholic Christian

9 Simhat Torah, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

16-23 Navratri, Hindu

20 Birth of the B’ab, Baha’i

28 Reformation Day, Protestant Christian

31 All Hallows Eve, Christian

November

1 All Saints’ Day, Christian

2 All Souls’ Day, Catholic Christian

12 Birth of Baha’u’llah, Baha’i

13 Diwali, Hindu, Jain, Sikh

22 Thanksgiving, Interfaith

26 Day of Covenant, Baha’i

December

2 First Sunday of Advent, Christian

8 Bodhi Day (Rohatsu), Buddhist Immaculate Conception, Catholic Christian

12 Feast Day - Our Lady of Guadalupe, Catholic Christian

9-16 Hanukkah, Jewish

25 Christmas, Christian

26 Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra), Zoroastrian

26 - Jan. 1 Kwanzaa, Interfaith

2012

2013January

1 Mary, Mother of God, Catholic Christian Feast of St. Basil, Orthodox Christian Gantan-sai (New Years), Shinto

5 Twelfth Night, Christian

6 Epiphany, Christian

13 Maghi, Sikh

15 World Religion Day, Baha’i

24 Mawlid an Nabi, Islam

26 Tu B'shvat, Jewish

February

3 Scout Sunday

9 Scout Sabbath

13 Ash Wednesday, Christian

14 Nirvana Day, Buddhist

24 Purim, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

March

17 St. Patrick’s Day, Christian

21 Norouz (The New Day), Zoroastrian

26-Apr. 2 Pesach (Passover), Jewish (No activities on 26, 27, 1, 2)

26 Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra), Zoroastrian

29 Good Friday, Christian

31 Easter, Christian

April

14 Baisakhi, Sikh

28 Lag Ba’ Omer, Jewish

30 St. James the Great Day, Orthodox Christian

May

9 Ascension of Christ, Christian

15-16 Shavot, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

19 Pentecost, Christian

25 Buddha Day - Visakha Puja, Buddhist

26 Trinity Sunday, Christian

29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah, Baha’i

30 Corpus Christi, Catholic Christian

June

7 Sacred Heart of Jesus, Catholic Christian

July

9 Ramadan Begins, Islam Martyrdom of the B’ab, Baha’i

11 St. Benedict Day, Catholic Christian

24 Pioneer Day, Mormon Christian

30 St. James the Great Day, Christian

August

15 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Christian Dormition of the Theotokos, Orthodox Christian

28 Krishna Janmashtami, Hindu

September

5-6 Rosh Hashanah, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

14 Yom Kippur, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

16 Tisha B’Aviv, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

19-25 Sukkot, Jewish (No Scouting activities on first, second, eighth, or ninth days)

27 Simhat Torah, Jewish (Precludes Scouting activities)

October

4 St. Francis Day, Catholic Christian

5-13 Navratri, Hindu

20 Birth of the B’ab, Baha’i

27 Reformation Day, Protestant Christian

31 All Hallows Eve, Christian

November

1 All Saints’ Day, Christian

2 All Souls’ Day, Catholic Christian

3-7 Diwali, Hindu, Jain, Sikh

12 Birth of Baha’u’llah, Baha’i

26 Day of Covenant, Baha’i

28 Thanksgiving, Interfaith

28-Dec. 5 Hanukkah, Jewish

December

1 First Sunday of Advent, Christian

8 Bodhi Day (Rohatsu), Buddhist Immaculate Conception, Catholic Christian

12 Feast Day - Our Lady of Guadalupe, Catholic Christian

25 Christmas, Christian

26 Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra), Zoroastrian

26-Jan. 1 Kwanzaa, Interfaith

Building the Council Annual Plan

Gearing Into the Council Strategic PlanUsing the council’s current strategic plan, the first step is the annual review and updating of the strategic plan. By this review, and the resulting action of the executive board to approve current objectives that are attainable and challenging, the parts of the strategic plan affecting the annual plan being prepared can become the groundwork for subsequent steps in making the annual plan.The process of building the annual plan should begin well in advance of the quarter in which the plan will take effect. Starting early allows the logical steps to be taken in order, makes it possible to involve many people in unhurried deliberation, and permits basing the annual budget on the resulting plan.Steps in building an annual plan vary somewhat with different councils. Flexibility is fine as long as the basic principles are thoroughly respected:1. The planning process is begun early.2. All key leaders are involved.3. The council makes one united plan—‘‘all for one and one for all’’—

in which each district has its share.4. The plan is complete in all its parts: objectives, program, calendar,

work schedule.In general, the steps in building an annual plan are as follows.See scouting.org for unit annual program planning guides as a resource.

Staff Planning ConferenceThe professional staff develops a proposed plan. This is called a ‘‘pencil draft’’ to emphasize the fact that while the staff suggests, the volunteers make the final decision. This planning should be based on a thorough knowledge of unit needs, district needs, and the desires of volunteer groups. Having the pencil draft prepared in advance conserves the time of many volunteers and provides them with a good starting point.

District Officers’ ConferencesA series of informal conferences follows the staff planning conference. The meeting of district officers, or the district executive committee, is to review the pencil draft and make any changes that seem desirable. The important thing is that this process gives each of these key leaders an opportunity to share in the thinking and to be prepared for the council planning conference that is to follow.

Council Planning ConferenceThis meeting, involving the key leaders of the council and its districts, is best held on an afternoon and an evening. The first part is devoted to group meetings that consider the plan for each operating committee. When this has been completed, the groups join to hear the presentation of each committee’s plans. The plan refined in this meeting goes to the council executive board for its adoption.

The Districts Detail and Define Their ShareAt the next regular meeting of the districts, the council’s plan and the districts’ shares in it are reviewed. Each committee details and defines its program and calendar.The council program is broad and general, as it affects the program of the various functions. It may include a ‘‘ camporee in every district,’’ but it does not specify either the date or the place. The council has established new-unit objectives, but it does not specify where or when these are to be organized. Thus, there remains to each district and each committee a considerable task of putting in the specifics and details.

Unit Planning ConferenceAfter the commissioner staff reviews the plan and its part in it, the council prepares an annual program plan ning kit for each unit. The kits are distributed as part of a councilwide program kickoff or at a unit plan ning conference in each district. Unit program planning kits may be printed or provided in electronic format, or both. The goal should be for every unit to have an annual program plan.

Boys’ Life Is QualityProgram HelpBoys’ Life Is Good ScoutingLeaders appreciate that Scouts who read Boys’ Life stay in Scouting longer and advance in rank faster and more often than Scout non-subscribers. They know that each issue of Boys’ Life covers monthly Cub Scout activities and a Boy Scout program feature.

Boys’ Life Is Good Reading• Parents like Boys’ Life because it encourages their sons to read. The

articles and stories in Boys’ Life are wholesome and entertaining, and they help boys to grow up to be men of good character.

• Teachers know that in tomorrow’s world good reading will be a survival skill. If our youth are to compete on a level playing field, they must be able to effectively understand the printed word. Boys’ Life encourages boys to practice reading.

Two Editions—One Great MagazineBoys’ Life publishes two editions each month to meet the reading level needs of young subscribers. The Cub Scout edition goes to all youth and adult subscribers in the Cub Scout program. It has more pictures, puzzles, comics, and word games than the Boy Scout edition, in which the reader will find more articles and stories geared to the older, Boy Scout-age youth.

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331-011 (A Boys’ Life Program Package item) 2012 Printing

Make All Units 100% Boys’ Life Units

Scouting’s Journey to Excellence (JTE) is the BSA’s performance recognition program designed to encourage and reward success and to measure the performance of our units.

JTE units that also qualify as a 100% Boys’ Life Unit may wear any of the three special Boys’ Life edition JTE emblems—gold, silver, or bronze.

Documents

PLANNING CALENDAR 2012–2013February 2013 Sunday monday tuesday Wednesday thursday Friday Saturday January BOYS’ LIFE features February activities: Resourcefulness Webelos (Year