How To Get the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge

Hey guys, Mac Guzman here. This video is how to get the citizenship in the community merit badge. This merit badge is 1 of 3 citizenship merit badges required for eagle. It is mainly known for the requirement that says to volunteer 8 hours of service.

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Citizenship in the Community requirements:

1. Discuss with your counselor what citizenship in the community means and what it takes to be a good citizen in your community. Discuss the rights, duties, and obligations of citizenship, and explain how you can demonstrate good citizenship in your community, Scouting unit, place of worship, or school.

2. Do the following:
a. On a map of your community or using an electronic device, locate and point out the following:
1. Chief government buildings such as your city hall, county courthouse, and public works/services facility
2. Fire station, police station, and hospital nearest your home
3. Parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, and trails
4. Historical or other interesting points of interest
b. Chart the organization of your local or state government. Show the top offices and tell whether they are elected or appointed

3. Do the following:
a. Attend a meeting of your city, town, or county council or school board; Or attend a municipal, county, or state court session.
b. Choose one of the issues discussed at the meeting where a difference of opinions was expressed, and explain to your counselor why you agree with one opinion more than you do another one.

4. Choose an issue that is important to the citizens of your community; then do the following:
a. Find out which branch of local government is responsible for this issue.
b. With your counselor's and a parent's approval, interview one person from the branch of government you identified in requirement 4a. Ask what is being done about this issue and how young people can help.
c. Share what you have learned with your counselor.

5. With the approval of your counselor and a parent, watch a movie that shows how the actions of one individual or group of individuals can have a positive effect on a community. Discuss with your counselor what you learned from the movie about what it means to be a valuable and concerned member of the community.

(Because of the description limit, the rest of the requirements are on this website, please refer to it if you are looking for the other ones)
https://boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/...

Yours in Scouting -Mac Guzman
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Scout Oath: "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight."

Scout Law: "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent."

Outdoor Code: "As an American, I will do my best, to be clean in my outdoor manners, to be careful with fire, to be considerate in the outdoors, and be conservation minded"

Scout Mission: "The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law."

Music: "Batuque Bom" by Quincas Moreira - free from YouTube Audio Library