DES PLAINES VALLEY COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE ACADEMY

Elmwood Park High School

8201 West Fullerton Avenue, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707

March 17, 2018 – 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Registration

This year all registrations will be online.  There will be no in-person or fax registrations.

Scouts will not be able to attend class if they do not come to MBA with their blue cards signed by their Scoutmaster.  There will be no registrations accepted after this date or on the day of the event, no exceptions.  In addition, it will not be possible to make adjustments to a class schedule the day of MBA.  

JUST ADDED - GENEALOGY MERIT BADGE

LAW MERIT BADGE AND SCULPTURE MERIT BADGE HAVE BEEN CANCELED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE

Fees

Early Bird registration fee $25.00. On March 5th price increases to $30.00. Registration will close on March 9th at 5pm. The fee includes lunch and a Merit Badge Academy patch. We regret that we are unable to accommodate special dietary needs. If you have such needs, please bring your own lunch.

Picking your Schedule  See list of badges below

Please remember that the later you register the greater the chance of the classes you choose being filled and closed to registrations.  Please do not pick the same merit badges multiple times.

Schedule

The day is 4 periods in length. There are two periods in the morning and two periods in the afternoon. Classes range from 1 to 2 periods. Scouts can take any combination of period lengths. For example, you may take two 2 period classes, one am and one pm, or you may take one 2 period class in the am and two 1 period classes in the pm, or four 1 period classes.

Contact  with any questions Colleen Leahy & Bertha Guzman at PTACMBA1@gmail.com

MERIT BADGES OFFERED
The day is 4 periods in length. There are two periods in the morning and two periods in the afternoon.  Classes range from 1 to 2 periods. A scout could take four 1 period classes or two 2 period classes (one in
the morning and one in the afternoon) or a combination thereof. Merit Badges in bold below are Eagle required.

BADGE SESSIONS 

American Heritage 1 Period
Art 1 Period 
Chemistry 2 Periods
Citizenship in the Community 2 Periods  
Citizenship in the Nation 2 Periods
Citizenship in the World 2 Periods   
Coin Collecting 1 Period
Collections 1 Period
Disability Awareness 1 Period  
Emergency Preparedness 2 Periods
First Aid 4 Periods
Fly Fishing  2 Periods
Genealogy 2 Periods
Movie Making  1 Period
Photography 2 Periods
Public Speaking 2 Periods
Scouting Heritage 2 Periods
Stamp Collecting 1 Period  
Truck Transportation 2 Periods
Weather 1 Period

We are asking that attendees bring an item for the collection. The collected items will be donated to Sharing Connections.  Sharing Connections supports families that are at or below the poverty level in the Chicago area.  

Suggestions are:
Paper towels
Glass cleaner
Dish soap
Furniture polish
Buckets
Washcloths
Sponges