BSA National Pike District

Local organizations that offer special seminars, tours or workshops for scouts.

• B&O Railroad Museum - Ellicott City
• Chesapeake Children's Museum
  Located in Annapolis, the museum offers many workshops for Cub Scouts and Webelos that satisfy many of the requirements for badges.
• Seaport Scouting Adventure
  Historic Tour of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Earn a special patch while touring many of Baltimore's best museums, ships, and landmarks.
• Baltimore Museum of Industry
  Learn about history, science and the industrial culture of Baltimore while working on badge requirements.
• National Building Museum
  Washington, DC. Hands-on programs and learn about architecture, urban planning, construction, engineering, building, and design. The programs also assist Scouts in fulfilling their Badge requirements.
• Historic Trails
  Hike around cities, parks, and historic sites visiting memorials, landmarks, battlefields, and museums to learn about our history. Gather information and past the quiz to earn a badge. These trails are located throughout the region.  
• Community Emergency Response Network
  Howard County's Community Emergency Response Network (CERN) is introducing the Neighbor-to-Neighbor (N2N) program. CERN's mission is to facilitate the development of a community-based disaster response plan for Howard County to ensure optimum preparedness in the advent of a terrorist attack. CERN is looking for opportunities to speak about their Neighbor-to-Neighbor program to Home Owners Associations, neighborhood groups (e.g., neighbors on one street), non-profit organizations, etc. to help develop preparedness plans in case of a natural or man-made disaster or emergency. Being able to sustain yourself, your family and neighborhood, for up to five days, is the goal of Neighbor-to-Neighbor. Earn a Scouting Award. By taking some of the steps toward preparedness, your son can complete some of the requirements towards the Emergency Preparedness Award. See ww.scouting.org/pubs/emergency/award.html For more information on Community Emergency Response Network (CERN) and their Neighbor-to-Neighbor program, go to www.bepreaparedbeready.org You can get more information from Becky Maerten at bmaerten@n2nhc.org or 410-549-6477.

Commercial organizations that offer discount events, tours or workshops for scouts.

• Tickets To Local Events
  Discounted group tickets and pre-event tours for Scouts at major sporting and entertainment events. Scouts can earn special patches at some events.
• SCORE! Field Trips
  SCORE! Educational Centers offers free, fun-packed educational field trips for Tigers, Wolves, Bears, and Webelos. Scouts will earn their Computer Belt Loop and Academic Pin by completing the 3 requirements for the Belt Loop and 5 of the 11 requirements for the Pin.