MacArthur Service Center
4568 West Pine Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63108-2179 Phone: (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895 FAX: (314) 361-5165 Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Click on the links below for service center information:
Plan to attend your district's program preview meeting in August. Click on your district name in the lower left column for information on dates, times and locations of your district's program preview.
All who subscribe or receive the Duffle Bag newspaper will receive the Council's 2007-08 Program Guide by Aug. 1. The publication has information on training courses, activities, and School Night to Join Scouting. For those who want the information now, download it from the Council's website by clicking on the above link or icon.
--Greater St. Louis Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America
Invite New Members, Recruit Parents, Leaders on School Night to Join Scouting
Make sure your unit's School Night to Join Scouting is a success. Unit leaders should work with their district executives to plan the annual fall recruitment drive. Click on your district name in the lower left column for resources and information.
Merit Badge Make-Up Day On Aug. 11
The Eagle Scout Association will once again sponsor Merit Badge Make-up Day for those Scouts needing assistance completing the remaining requirements for merit badges they began at summer camp.Read more...
Leader Tip: Wind The Clock GameDraw a circle a foot in diameter. Boys assume a position where one hand is in the center of the circle and their body is stretched straight out. The object is to move their feet in a clockwise motion while maintainting the hand in the center. Continue until they have gone the whole way around the circle and their feet are in the same place they started.
Parent Tip
Helping Children Stay Smart and Safe on Social Networks
It's getting more difficult for parents to know a child's friends, because many new relationships begin and develop in cyberspace on social networking Web sites. Read more...