Good Turn For America

America is a nation built on service. From barn raisings to soup kitchens, ordinary Americans have always made an extraordinary difference in the lives of their neighbors and in their communities by lending a helping hand. Today, America needs the service of its citizens more than ever. Hunger, lack of adequate shelter, obesity – these are issues that affect all of us. The Boy Scouts of America believes that we can do something about these issues – if we work together. That's why we've created Good Turn for America.

Reporting Procedures

The 2005 Good Turn for America campaign was kicked off with the Scouting for Food drive. Be sure to log in the service hours your unit contributed to make this event a success!

Unit IDs & passwords were mailed to the leader of each Scouting unit. Call your district executive if you need your information.
Unit leadership will designate person to enter service project information.
Log on to www.goodturnforamerica.org.

Select either Good Turn for America project or Eagle Scout project

Enter ID and password

Enter project information – Food, Shelter, Healthy Living, Other. (Remember, ALL service projects can be recorded no matter what the emphasis area.)

Screen will confirm data has been received and recorded

Recognition

After reporting your service project information, you will be able to print out a confirmation sheet that will allow you to purchase a Good Turn for America patch in the Scoutfitter.

Why It Is Important to Record Your Information

This information is invaluable in showing how Scouting positively affects our local communities.
Your Unit will have a record of the service projects they've completed, the district can track the projects completed within their community and the council can track the total hours that Scouts and Scouters give to make a positive impact on their neighborhoods.
www.goodturnforamerica.org
Thanks for your help with this important initiative!

Good Turn For America Data Collection

Q. The Web site has a place for the unit to register. It asks for the unit to give a Unit ID and their Unit Number and tells them to contact the council or the DE to get the information. Where do I get the information?
A. Every unit leader in the council is being mailed a card that has the information on it. Your District Executive also will have the information. Please use the full Unit Number listed on your card because sometimes this number is slightly different than the number you know as your unit number. (i.e. I know my pack as Pack 62, but my pack is Pack 0062 officially. Without the extra zeros the registration page will not recognize your unit.
Q. I have tried to log in and it just keeps taking me back to the log in page. What do I do?
A. First check to make sure you have registered using the Unit ID and Unit Number that you were given. If you have not registered, click on "Don't have a user name or password? Click here to register."
Q. What is the Username and Password?
A. The Username and Password are both assigned by the Unit designee when they register on the Web site. We recommend that the Username and Password be words or numbers that the leader can easily remember. If you forget your Username you can look in the "Change profile" section at the top right hand corner of the screen. For security reasons, this will not give you the password, only the user name. To get the password you must click on "Forgot Your Password? Click here to look up your password." The password will be emailed to the address you entered when you registered.