Monthly Troop Program Features*
Boys' Life offers special program support each year for selected monthly troop program features. The following table lists the monthly troop program features which were chosen at our Program Planning Conference on Saturday, November 19, 2005.
 PROGRAM FEATURE  MONTH/YEAR
 * Hobbies  January 2006
 * Public Service  February 2006
 * Health Care  March 2006
 * Wildlife Management  April 2006
 * Cultural Awareness  May 2006
 * Emergency Preparedness  June 2006
 * Camping  July 2006
 * Boating/Canoeing  August 2006
 * Safety  September, 2006
 * Nature  October, 2006
 * Business  November, 2006
 * First Aid  December, 2006
* Monthly program features are provided in Troop Program Features Volume I, No. 33110; Volume II, No. 33111; and Volume III, No. 33112.
Possible themes include:
Aquatics, Athletics, Backpacking, Boating/Canoeing, Business, Camping, Citizenship, Communications, Cooking, Cultural Awareness, Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, Environment, First Aid, Fishing, Forestry, Health Care, High Adventure, Hiking, Hobbies, Leadership, Mechanics, Nature, Orienteering, Physical Fitness, Pioneering, Public Service, Safety, Science, Shooting, Special Cooking, Sports, Tracking, Wilderness Survival, Wildlife Management, Winter Camping
Each year at the the troop program planning conference, we select the twelve monthly features that meet our needs from the 36 features that are provided. We use these features in building our annual troop program, and enter on our monthly calendar pages the program features we select.
You can also find copies of the above starred Troop Program Features in the appropriate editions of Scouting magazine. For additional help in implementing these selected program features, consult the appropriate issues of Boys' Life magazine.
Last revised 11/19/05
John D. McCarthy