| News for Scouting leaders,
parents, and the communities
we serve |
August 29, 2008
To supplement, not replace, the Duffle Bag newspaper |
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Help Your Leaders Get Trained: Visit the BSA's new Online Learning Center (http://olc.scouting.org) for Fast Start Training and Youth Protection Training. Visit the Council's Training section of the website for upcoming courses, or contact your unit commissioner, district training chairman or district executive for assistance. |
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:
West County Service Center
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Make a Donation to Scouting.
The Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, is a United Way agency.
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Greetings!
Newly recruited Cub Scouts and parents can get  their first Scouting experience at "Taste of Scouting." It will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Beaumont Scout Reservation.
New Cub Scouts can spend the day at the archery range, crossing a monkey bridge, building crafts, climbing aboard a pirate ship and many other fun activities. Come and go as you like. The cost is $5 per family. You may bring a picnic lunch.
Thanks in advance for all you do to develop character and leadership in our youth members.
--Greater St. Louis Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America |
| School Night to Join Scouting Resources, Information
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Fall Fun Rally Set For Sept. 19-21 
Fall Fun Rally: Fallfunrally.org has information on this September event for Venturers At Beaumont Scout Reservation. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Venturing program at one of the largest activities of its kind in the midwest. |
Popcorn Sale  Provides Firm Foundation For Unit Programs
One annual fundraiser can adequately fill your unit's bank account so leaders, members and parents can spend more time on program. Here's why Camp Masters popcorn sales succeed:
- Excess inventory associated with other product sales is eliminated along with other risks.
- A 40-percent commission is returned to the unit on the top three high-end products
- Send $25 worth of popcorn to our country's service men and women in the military
- Web-based ordering saves time.
- Camp Master's sales incentive program eliminates the task of ordering prizes.
- More information on selling popcorn...
Two leaders per unit are invited to a dinner to learn how their units can conduct a successful popcorn sale:
(Boone Trails, Grand Towers, Gravois Trail, New Horizons, North Star, Osage, Pathfinder, River Trails and Thunderbird Districts)
Sept. 24: 6:30 p.m., Two Hearts Banquet Center, 4532 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63127
Sept. 25: 6:30 p.m., Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center, 1410 S. Fifth St., St. Charles, MO 63301 | |
Leader Tip:
Buddy Relay 
Materials: Tennis balls or oranges (one for each buddy team) Buddies pair up. The two buddies carry a ball or orange across the room and back again by holding it between their foreheads. If dropped, start again. When the first pair completes their circuit, the next pair begins. Hand over the ball or orange quickly. Teamwork for this game involves moving in tandem with the partner and gently covering the distance while hurrying.
Source: Cub Scout Program Helps, Sept. 2008 (PDF)
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Introducing and reinforcing reading at home are vital to developing literacy and fostering learning in children. More... |
| Scouting In The News
Triplets Timothy, Matthew and Daniel Deposki were presented the rank of Eagle Scout on Sunday, Aug. 17, at Our Lady of Providence Catholic Church.
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