All awards
Messenger of Peace Champion
All programs
2023 requirements, effective June 1, 2023
Requirements
The Messengers of Peace Champion (blue ring) is an award created by the BSA's Messengers of Peace Committee. This award recognizes members who not only actively participate in serving their local communities but also organize and inspire those around them to do the same. This award can be earned by carrying out all of the following tasks. You should keep a record of your progress, either using the workbook or another method agreed with your Messengers of Peace Project Advisor.
Workbooks and applications are available at the Messengers of Peace Program Guide available at https://www.scouting.org/international/messengers-of-peace/
1
INSPIRE - Do the following:
a
Choose an issue that you care about and research how it affects your local community.
b
Identify organizations that work to tackle that issue. These can be local, national or international.
c
Develop a list of possible ways to combat this issue in your local area.
d
Discuss the issue you chose with one or more members of your unit.
2
LEARN & DECIDE - Do the following:
a
Choose one of the ways you identified in 1a and identify the knowledge, skills, and resources that would be needed to implement this.
b
Discuss your project with your Messengers of Peace Project Advisor. Make sure to discuss any knowledge, skills, or resources that you do not have and who you can ask for support.
c
Plan your Messengers of Peace Service project. It must have a minimum of 10 service hours.
d
Educate those signed up for your project about how you will be making a difference in your community.
3
DO - Do the following:
a
Complete a minimum of 10 hours of service on your Messengers of Peace project. These do not all need to be on the same project.
b
Carry out your Messengers of Peace project. Make sure to document your hard work.
4
SHARE - Do the following:
a
Educate everyone who takes part in your Messengers of Peace project about the program and enable them to earn their Messengers of Peace ring.
b
Present on your Messengers of Peace Project to your local District or Council.
c
Record your project in
Internet Advancement
and through
SDGS.SCOUTS.ORG*
* NOTE:
Before recording service hours at SDGS.SCOUTS.ORG, youth scouts
should have completed the "Protect Yourself Rules" or CyberChip
online safety guidelines training appropriate to their rank.
d
Share your project through at least one of the other following means:
Complete 1 of the following
i
Submit a write up of your project to the BSA MoP Committee on our website scouting.org/international/messengers-of-peace/blog)
ii
Share it on social media with the hashtag #MessengersOfPeaceBSA
iii
Submit a write up of your project to a community newsletter or local news organization.
iv
Submit a write up of your project to one of the organizations you identified in 1b