Outdoor Service Guides has updated our Mission Statement in the wake of our name change. We believe this new statement better reflects who we are, and who we want to be. Having an accurate Mission Statement is essential to having a well run organization. A mission statement helps direct all of us to what our mutual goals are. This new...
I am excited to announce that we have a new “Values statement” but I’d call it our motto. The tag line we put under our name, if you will. The new one is: Scouting for Everybody. This new name reflects our core belief, that everyone, with every type of body, is welcome in our scouting program, around our campfires and in our organization. We also...
Please take a moment and welcome our new South Region Commissioner: Nicholas Provenzo, OSG Knight and GSM of the 107th Dogwood Group in Alexandria, VA! Nick has been active with Outdoor Service Guides since 2018 and is excited to take on this new role. You can contact Nick at commissionersouth@osg-us.org and he will be happy to get to know you...
Outdoor Service Guides just elected a new board. As of Feb 22, 2022, our board will be: Chief Commissioner: Richard Sowdon Secretary: Mathias Neuber Treasurer: Aislinn McEwen In OSG, our elected board serves for two year, which means they will serve until Feb 22, 2024. Congratulations to all our new board members! We are grateful for your service. As an...
One of our goals in Outdoor Service Guides is to be radically inclusive. Why “radically inclusive”? Because there have been many people denied access to scouting, we seek to fix that. We want to be the place where everyone can scout together. While becoming truly radically inclusive and having scouts of all background is a process, from our founding, we...
In 2020, the Baden Powell Service Association announced that we would be making a change to our name. After months of work, debate, and voting, we have arrived at our new name: Outdoor Service Guides, or OSG for short. You can read the official announcement from the Chief Commissioner here. This change allows us to set a new direction for...
As I watched the terrorists and their many flags storm the capitol, I was horrified. They waved a lot of flags, one of which was the actual American flag. But despite that, my group will still be flying the American flag the next time we camp. Those crazy people don’t change how we feel about flying the American flag. ...
We love seeing what all our groups are doing in the South! It inspires us all to see what is working for other groups. If you have pictures of your group to share- please send them to us at southregionbpsa@gmail.org These are a few high lights from the 17th Black Bears this fall. Wearing masks and social distancing while in...
We just added our first ever BPSA group in Tennessee! The 901st Buffalo group in Bartlett, TN now joins our ranks as a South Region group! If you would like to reach out and welcome them, their GSM Aislinn can be reached at 901Buffalo@gmail.com
Finding our way into scouting this fall is challenging. The pandemic means that many groups aren’t able to return to “normal” with meetings and activities. What are some reasonable ideas? The 17th Black Bears has decided to do a 3 pronged approach. Those 3 prongs are on-line meetings, home projects and monthly in person, socially distant activities. Each one is...
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