Two or three times each year, International Division BSA selects contingents of American Scouts, Venturers and leaders to take heavily subsidized trips to other countries. A number of Chief Okemos Council Scouts and Venturers have participated in these trips in the past and had a great time. There will be trips in 2009 to Japan and Saudi Arabia. Youth participants must be at least 15 and not yet 18 at the time of the event. Adult leaders must be 21 or older.
International Division maintains a Candidates Database for Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters interested in participating in future BSA International Scouting Events. Once a trip is scheduled, they invite highly qualified Scouts, Venturers, and leaders from this database to participate. If you would like to be nominated to be part of this database and be considered for these trips, please complete the International Contingent Youth Nomination Form or International Contingent Leader Nomination Form electronically, save it as a .doc file, and email it as an attachment to:
BRUCE MCCREA
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
CHIEF OKEMOS COUNCIL BSA
mccreab@sbcglobal.net
Scouts and Venturers should leave the Why you are nominating this person section blank. However, you should include in the body of your email message reasons you believe you should be nominated as well as contact information for your Scoutmaster or Venturing Advisor.