Merit Badges
The goal of the merit badge program is to expand a Scout's areas of interest and to encourage the Scout to meet and work with adults in a chosen subject.
Merit badges are earned by a Scout working with a registered merit badge counselor. The Scout is required to contact a counselor via the Troop
Scoutmaster to arrange for times
and places to meet with the counselor. When the Scout completes the work on the merit badge the counselor will inform the Scoutmaster that the Scout has
completed the requirements for that badge. Merit Badges earned will be presented to the Scout during the Troop's Court of Honor.
Each parent of a Troop 530 Scout is encouraged to become a trained merit badge counselor.
Information for merit badge counselors can be found in the
Merit Badge Counselor Instructors Guide
and the
Merit Badge Couselor Application.
In addition, meritbadge.org is a great resource for everything relating to merit badges.
The list below identifies each of the merit badges available through the Boy Scouts of America and whether Troop 530 offers a merit badge counselor for each.
Optional merit badge worksheets can help Scouts organize notes,
listen actively, and document their work.
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Eagle Required
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Counselor
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CAMPING
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Yes
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CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY
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Yes
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CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION
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Yes
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CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD
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Yes
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Yes
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CYCLING
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Yes
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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Yes
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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Yes
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Eagle Required
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Counselor
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FAMILY LIFE
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Yes
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FIRST AID
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Yes
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HIKING
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Yes
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LIFESAVING
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Yes
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PERSONAL FITNESS
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Yes
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PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
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Yes
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SWIMMING
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Yes
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Electives
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Counselor
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American Business
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Yes
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American Culture
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Yes
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American Heritage
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Yes
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American Labor
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Yes
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Animal Science
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Yes
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Archaeology
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Yes
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Archery
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Yes
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Architecture
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Yes
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Art
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Yes
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Astronomy
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Yes
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Athletics
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Yes
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Atomic Energy
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Yes
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Auto-Mechanics
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Yes
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Aviation
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Yes
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Backpacking
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Yes
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Basketry
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No
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Bird Study
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Yes
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Bugling
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Yes
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Canoeing
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Yes
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Chemistry
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Yes
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Cinematography
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No
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Climbing
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No
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Coin Collecting
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Yes
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Collections
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Yes
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Composite Materials
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No
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Computers
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Yes
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Cooking
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Yes
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Crime Prevention
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No
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Dentistry
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No
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Disabilities Awareness
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Yes
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Dog Care
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Yes
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Drafting
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Yes
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Electricity
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Yes
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Electronics
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Yes
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Energy
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Yes
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Engineering
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Yes
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Entrepreneurship
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Yes
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Farm Mechanics
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Yes
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Fingerprinting
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No
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Fire Safety
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No
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Fish and Wildlife Management
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Yes
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Fishing
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No
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Fly Fishing
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Yes
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Forestry
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Yes
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Gardening
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Yes
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Genealogy
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No
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Geology
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Yes
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Golf
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Yes
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Graphic Arts
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Yes
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Home Repairs
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Yes
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Horsemanship
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Yes
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Indian Lore
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No
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Insect Study
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No
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Journalism
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Yes
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Electives
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Counselor
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Landscape Architecture
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Yes
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Law
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Yes
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Leatherwork
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No
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Mammal Study
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Yes
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Medicine
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Yes
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Metalwork
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Yes
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Model Design and Building
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Yes
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Motorboating
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Yes
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Music
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Yes
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Nature
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Yes
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Nuclear Science
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Yes
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Oceanography
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Yes
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Orienteering
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Yes
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Painting
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Yes
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Pets
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Yes
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Photography
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Yes
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Pioneering
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Yes
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Plant Science
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Yes
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Plumbing
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Yes
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Pottery
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No
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Public Health
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Yes
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Public Speaking
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Yes
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Pulp and Paper
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Yes
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Radio
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No
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Railroading
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Yes
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Reading
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Yes
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Reptile and Amphibian Study
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Yes
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Rifle Shooting
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Yes
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Rowing
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Yes
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Safety
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Yes
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Salesmanship
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Yes
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Scholarship
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Yes
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Sculpture
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No
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Shotgun Shooting
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Yes
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Skating
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Yes
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Small-Boat Sailing
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No
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Snow Sports
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Yes
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Soil and Water Conservation
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Yes
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Space Exploration
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Yes
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Sports
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Yes
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Stamp Collecting
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Yes
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Surveying
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Yes
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Textile
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No
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Theater
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Yes
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Traffic Safety
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Yes
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Truck Transportation
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No
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Veterinary Medicine
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Yes
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Water Skiing
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No
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Weather
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Yes
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Whitewater
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Yes
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Wilderness Survival
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Yes
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Wood Carving
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No
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Woodwork
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No
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