11th Annual Merit Badge Day at SUNY-ESF
Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Details
This year's Merit Badge Day will take place on Saturday, March 27, 2010.
We will be offering the opportunity to work on up to two merit badges, each in a 75 minute-long session.
Please read carefully as the schedule and details have changed substantially for this year's event.
Registration has CLOSED. You should be contacted with schedule information soon. See you in Soon!
Parking and courses will be provided on-site. Due to rising costs of materials and other resources needed for this event, we are charging five dollars ($5) per scout. This fee includes up to two merit badge classes and parking in the SU Standart lot. Leaders may attend and observe at no cost. All units are required to provide at least one adult leader per unit; if this is a problem for your unit, please let us know at mbd@apophi.org.
Registration fees of $5 per Scout can be sent as a check or money order (Made out to "Alpha Phi Omega Phi Chapter") and mailed to: Alpha Phi Omega Phi Chapter, Attn: Merit Badge Day Coordinator, 126 Schine Student Center, Syracuse, NY 13244. All units must submit their registration fees in advance and must be postmarked by March 24th, 2010.
It is recommended that scouts come prepared with a copy of the book or at least a print-out of the requirements for the badges they intend to take. An excellent resource for that is meritbadge.org. We will not be providing merit badge books or requirement lists.
All attending scouts are required to bring signed Blue Cards in order to work on merit badges.
Merit Badges
Click here for the list.
Please note that suggested preparation guidelines are NOT all-inclusive, and the requirements should be reviewed and as much prepared ahead of time as possible.
Parking and Directions
Do not under any circumstances park in any ESF lot unless you hold a valid ESF permit. You will be ticketed and/or towed by ESF University Police if you do.
Parking for Merit Badge Day will be in Syracuse University’s Standart Lot. The entrance to this lot is at the intersection of Standart and Henry Streets, near the Carrier Dome. Registration will be held in Marshall Auditorium.
Due to the NCAA East Regional being held in the Carrier Dome on the day of the event, we will be issuing parking permits. You will be asked to provide a number of vehicles on the registration form.
Please refer to the map on the link below.
Directions to Campus and Parking Information for Merit Badge Day - Includes a campus map for download.
The Schedule
Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. Please do not arrive prior to 8 a.m.!
Session 1: 9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (Pulp and Paper will begin at 8:30 a.m.)
Session 2: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Departure: 12:00 noon
Due to a Carrier Dome athletics event being held later in the day, it is IMPERATIVE that you depart as close to noon as possible. Blue Cards from the event will be mailed to the Troop's designated address, as stated on the registration form.
Signing Up
Registration is CLOSED. If you have registered, you should be contacted with schedule information soon via email.
This year's Merit Badge Day is open to up to 200 scouts. Last year's Merit Badge Day hosted nearly 200 scouts, and we're looking to expand on that success with this year's program. If you have not, or you just have questions in general, please send an email to mbd@apophi.org.
Thank you for your interest! If you have any questions, please contact the coordinators via email at mbd@apophi.org. We look forward to seeing you in March!